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John Warrillow

Award-Winning Entrepreneur and Advisor

John Warrillow
8 Ways to Improve the Value of your Company Workshops
High Net Worth
John Warrillow
The Trifecta of Scale
John Warrillow
The Playbook - Inc.com - When to Sell
How to Create a Sellable Business
How to Reach High Net Worth Individuals
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John Warrillow
John Warrillow
John Warrillow
8 Ways to Improve the Value of your Company Workshops
High Net Worth
John Warrillow
The Trifecta of Scale
John Warrillow
The Playbook - Inc.com - When to Sell
How to Create a Sellable Business
How to Reach High Net Worth Individuals

John Warrillow has more than 20 years of research experience into the small and medium business market. As the founder of The Value Builder System, a cloud-based assessment tool that helps build the value of a company, he has helped more than 55,000 business owners to improve company value by up to 71 per cent. Named one of the “Top Ten Business-To-Business Marketers” by B2B Marketing, Warrillow’s expertise ranges from entrepreneurship, sellability, and the benefits of subscription-based marketing to build — and sustain — success.

A sought-after speaker, Warrillow’s bestselling book Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You was recognized by both Fortune and Inc. as one of the best business books of 2011 and has been translated into 12 languages. He is also the host of Built to Sell Radio, ranked by Forbes as one of the world’s 10 best podcasts for business owners. In 2015, John wrote another bestselling book, The Automatic Customer: Creating a Subscription Business in Any Industry. Warrillow completed the trilogy with his latest book, The Art of Selling Your Business: Winning Strategies and Secret Hacks for Exiting on Top.

Prior to founding The Value Builder System, Warrillow started and exited four companies, including one acquired by a public company.

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Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

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  • What do buyers look for when buying a business, and what should entrepreneurs be doing if they want to sell their firm? If you want to know, I strongly suggest you pick up a copy of Built to Sell by John Warrillow. Covering every important aspect of the process, from attracting multiple bidders to getting the most for your business, this book easily explains what you must know and do if you want to create a business you can sell.

  • John is a visionary… he understands the concept of customer and does an amazing job delivering a simple yet motivational message.

  • John is an excellent speaker and author; he presents well and has a deep understanding of both business and marketing. His thousands of conversations with both small and large businesses give him credibility and insight that he uses to maximum advantage when presenting.

  • I’ve had the pleasure to work with John Warrillow as we both share a focus and passion for the small business market. John is an excellent presenter and event moderator. He served as the keynote for many conferences I’ve attended and was interesting and engaging in his presentation content and style. I’ve also co-presented webinar and lecture series events with John where he demonstrated a great ability to adapt to the channel, format and audience needs in his presentations.

  • John’s presentation style is engaging and informative. He takes the time to understand his audience and deliver the message in ways that resonates. He takes time to educate and share his knowledge and insights.

  • John Warrillow is an excellent speaker. He captivates his audience with clearly presented insightful information, flavored with personal and professional stories that illustrate his salient points. I have had the pleasure of hearing John speak at various events for the past eight years, and I wouldn’t miss the chance to attend another presentation. He’s one of the best!

  • John’s insight into the issues of small business owners is remarkable. And he is very engaging in the way he shares those insights in a group setting. His use of both data and stories works well to captivate an audience. I always learn something listening to John speak.

  • John Warrillow is truly one of the best speakers I have known. He is extremely knowledgeable, but more than that, understands how to connect his knowledge to actionable ways to address issues and problems. He has a gifted way of connecting with his audience and an uncanny sense of how to get his point across in a way that is well-received — even if the audience is at different levels of understanding. I would hire John in a heartbeat for any speaking event as he is always professional, well-prepared, and downright interesting!

  • I have had the opportunity to hear John speak on a number of occasions. John is always up to date and his material is presented in a clear and concise manner. He has the ability to tailor his presentations to meet the client expectations and adapts to a multitude of market segments. I would highly recommend John as a speaker for your industry or business.

  • I would highly recommend John as an articulate contributor to strategy and positioning in the small business market, as well as an educator on the challenges and opportunities presented to small businesses.

  • John is a fantastic presenter — very polished, engaging and interesting. He has a great stage presence and a good sense of humour so that you are intrigued to listen to the discussion and time flies by. I would highly recommend him — he is a very professional and engaging speaker.

  • It’s clear John has a commanding knowledge of entrepreneurs that he is able to parlay into usable insights for his audience, what makes John an excellent speaker is a highly personable, casual charm that engages the audience and fosters a sense of personal connection.

  • John is an expert in the understanding of small businesses and his presentations and insights were very useful to our team. He is a great speaker and while we did not involve ourselves in many smaller events, this one was exceptional.

  • John is a charismatic presenter who makes a clear connection with his audience, and provides deep insight and powerful ideas that his audience can easily identify with and action. He does so with a very engaging style that endears himself to his audience.

  • I’ve worked with John when I was at Bank of America and Wachovia/Wells Fargo.  John has tremendous insights and knowledge on small business owners and does an incredible job on sharing those.

  • John is an exceptional speaker. He has a commanding, articulate, passionate delivery, backed by an intimate, firsthand knowledge of his subject. His talks are structured for the audience’s clear understanding, with relevant take-away action items for use the next day.

  • John is an excellent public speaker with exceptional ability to understand and connect with entrepreneurs, small business leaders and marketing leaders at companies targeting the small business audience.

  • John is an articulate, engaging and insightful speaker. He has a great ability to engage and teach his audience.

  • John is a very well informed speaker regarding SMB best practices and value associated with key elements of that marketplace. Knowledgeable, detailed, engaging, and a very positive delivery. Just outstanding in every regard!

  • John is an engaging speaker that makes his audience consider things in creative ways. I have seen John speak in small workshops, and present to medium and large audiences. With all audience sizes John is excellent. After seeing John the first time I recommend to management at Cisco to stay involved with him. For years since Cisco has benefited from its engagement with John. If you have the opportunity to see John present or hire him to present or support you–do it!

  • I have had the pleasure of hearing John speak numerous times over the past 12 years as a consultant, key note speaker, moderator and emcee. While it’s clear John has a commanding knowledge of entrepreneurs that he is able to parlay into usable insights for his audience, what makes John an excellent speaker is a highly personable, casual charm that engages the audience and fosters a sense of personal connection. As such, I enthusiastically recommend John Warrillow as a highly effective public speaker.

  • Engaging, thought provoking, riveting. That’s how I’d describe John as a speaker. I’ve heard him deliver his marketing and business insights many times to large audiences of marketing leaders from Fortune 50 companies. He combines thoughtful analysis with sparkling delivery to hold them in thrall every time.

  • John is a charismatic presenter who makes a clear connection with his audience, and provides deep insight and powerful ideas that his audience can easily identify with and action. He does so with a very engaging style that endears himself to his audience.

  • John was fantastic and very well received.  Many in the group had already read his book and eager to hear him speak.  He was perfect.

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