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About Morné
With over 70 speaking events scheduled for 2024 and accolades from EO and Vistage, Morné is one of the most sought after Sales Experts in the U.S and the chosen voice succeeding Jack Daly.
Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, Morné was an honour student and an accomplished athlete, medalling at National Level in Track & Field. After attaining a degree with a double major in Marketing & Economics, Morné moved to London, United Kingdom in 2001 and since 2022, has established his base in the United States.
Developing from a salesperson to leading sales teams in 6 different industries, including spearheading a 10x growth outcome over 5 years of a mid-market property company, Morné gained invaluable insight, knowledge, and experience over 2 decades that brought him to found Emerse in 2017.
Emerse is a sales accelerator that leads sales development and coaching programs for businesses in over 50 industries across 3 continents. The mission statement is simple: Master Sales, Guarantee Growth and Predict Success.
Developing from a salesperson to leading sales teams in 6 different industries, including spearheading a 10x growth outcome over 5 years of a mid-market property company, Morné gained invaluable insight, knowledge, and experience over 2 decades that brought him to found Emerse in 2017.
Emerse is a sales accelerator that leads sales development and coaching programs for businesses in over 50 industries across 3 continents. The mission statement is simple: Master Sales, Guarantee Growth and Predict Success.
In 2022, Morné was named as the successor for internationally renowned speaker & author Jack Daly, and he now travels the world speaking on the topics of sales culture, sales management and driving sales excellence through the leverage of sales playbooks.
“I have found my successor. It’s time to pass the baton.”
Work With Morné
Morné met global keynote speaker and Best-Selling Author Jack Daly in 2018 and with his guidance and mentorship has led ambitious start-ups, scale-ups, and mid-market companies, to grow revenue 30% – 130% year-on-year, through his sales consultancy, Emerse.
“It’s not every day that you meet the perfect individual to take forward your life’s work. In many ways it is more unique than meeting your spouse.”
~ Jack Daly
Combining Jack’s teachings and materials along with his own 20+ years of sales experience, Morné has created a set of tailored keynote talks, workshops and virtual training that he now delivers across the globe, virtually and in person.
Your audience will be left energized and ready to transform their sales performance, with practical and easy-to-implement tools and takeaways.
Morné met global keynote speaker and Best-Selling Author Jack Daly in 2018 and with his guidance and mentorship has led ambitious start-ups, scale-ups, and mid-market companies, to grow revenue 30% – 130% year-on-year, through his sales consultancy, Emerse.
“It’s not every day that you meet the perfect individual to take forward your life’s work. In many ways it is more unique than meeting your spouse.”
~ Jack Daly
Combining Jack’s teachings and materials along with his own 20+ years of sales experience, Morné has created a set of tailored keynote talks, workshops and virtual training that he now delivers across the globe, virtually and in person.
Your audience will be left energized and ready to transform their sales performance, with practical and easy-to-implement tools and takeaways.
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TESTIMONIALS
What Others are Saying
I have found my successor on the business front, which I’m tremendously excited about. In the past 20+ years he is the most impressive of guys I’ve met in that space, he is an accomplished professional in the sales arena and someone who over the last four years has absorbed my teachings and combined my proven systems & processes with his material, making for a strong combination. He will add tremendous value to your members.
Jack Daly
International Speaker & Best-Selling Author
Morné is dynamic, engaging, and filled with insights. The concepts covered during the talk helped me glue all the pieces together of how to hire, manage and get the performance I need from our sales team. I left with a clear picture of the actions we needed to take to scale through sales.
Cesar Quintero
Certified EOS Implementer
Morné is a dynamic and entertaining speaker who unclutters how to build a sales team, the different skill sets between sales and sales management, behaviors to look out for, how to measure success, accountability and developing the all important Sales Playbook. This is a must attend session.
Franck Saragossi
CEO – The Profit Recipe
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Morné Smit for a number of years, and I’ve heard him speak a number of times.
Morné extracts new insights by framing exceptional questions. He’ll challenge, confront and test your assumptions. Then will guide you to reach ingenious answers.
Dan Larson
CEO of LeverageSalesCoach.com
I’ve attended a number of similar events and I rarely remember any of the content, but Morné’s style and approach are impactful and highly memorable. I definitely recommend attending Morné’s keynote talks!
Vesna Dejanovska
HR Director, KEMET
Excellent delivery and passion, engaging, great presentation flow. High energy and passionate about topic. Great take aways. Would highly recommend. I rarely give 5/5 but this was definitely one.
Michael S Kady
Vistage South Florida Group Chairman
One of the best speakers I have heard in a long time. Extremely relevant!
Outstanding speaker.
Andy Bourey
Master Chair, Vistage International Inc
Morné was among the best speakers we’ve ever heard at our Vistage Group in Little Rock. Lots of takeaways across many areas of leadership through a sales culture lens.
Morné is very energetic and motivating. I walked away with clear, actionable steps that I know will make a positive impact on my business.
I highly recommend Morne to speak to your business of business group!
Marta Loyd
Chair, Vistage Executive Peer Advisory Boards
Thanks for doing your magic with us this week. You nailed it. I believe what you shared will have a lasting impact with my members.
Ed Holinski
Vistage Michigan
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