THE LEADER IN STRATEGIC SELLING FOR B2B SALES ORGANIZATIONS
Amy Franko helps organizations transform sales culture, ignite sales growth, and build high-impact leaders through her strategic selling programs. Recognized as a LinkedIn Top Sales Voice, Amy is the leading expert in modern sales strategies—including in-demand sales training programs, sales strategy, and as a sales keynote speaker and leadership keynote speaker. She guides growth-oriented organizations to significantly improve their results through B2B sales strategy and sales team skill development.
THE LEADER IN STRATEGIC SELLING FOR B2B SALES ORGANIZATIONS
Amy Franko helps organizations transform sales culture, ignite sales growth, and build high-impact leaders through her strategic selling programs. Recognized as a LinkedIn Top Sales Voice, Amy is the leading expert in modern sales strategies—including in-demand sales training programs, sales strategy, and as a sales keynote speaker and leadership keynote speaker. She guides growth-oriented organizations to significantly improve their results through B2B sales strategy and sales team skill development.
Amy Franko’s Strategic Selling Background
As a sales leader, Amy Franko built a successful and lucrative B2B sales career with global tech giants IBM and Lenovo. She then took a pivot into entrepreneurship in 2007, launching Amy Franko Associates, with a specific focus on sales consulting, sales training, and sales leadership excellence.
She has built her organization from the bottom up, from her very first client to today, with the hundreds of Fortune 1000 clients she has served over the years. She has created significant growth and success, consistently selling major engagements with repeat business and loyal clients.
Amy Franko is a strategic sales expert and keynote speaker. She has spoken on big stages across the U.S, including at the prestigious Outbound Conference.
Strategic Selling Wins/Accomplishments
What makes Amy Franko’s strategic selling programs so effective? Her expertise and results directly translate into significant success for her clients. She has a unique combination of large enterprise B2B sales experience, entrepreneurial sales success, and over 15 years in learning and development.
Amy Franko meets fans of The Modern Seller all over the world. Kelvin recognized her while on a visit to Kenya.
Known for her dynamic and practical style, Amy has worked with some of the world’s most recognizable brands. Her expertise is widely shared on social networks, and in respected publications such as:
- Sales & Marketing Management
- Performance Magazine
- Top Sales World
- Selling Power
- TD Magazine
- Training Industry
- Training Magazine
- Accounting Today
- Prezi Blog
- CLO Magazine
She has been interviewed on numerous high-profile sales and leadership podcasts. Her book, The Modern Seller, is an Amazon Best Seller. It was named a top sales book by Top Sales World and a “highly recommended read” by Selling Power.
Board Governance Experience
Amy serves as the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors for Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland, a Top 25 non-profit in the Columbus, Ohio region. With a membership of nearly 18,000 girls and adults, she’s committed to helping today’s girls develop into tomorrow’s leaders.
Under her leadership, the Council has launched a $16M transformational STEM workforce initiative that has received significant support from the business community. Amy was honored for this impact with the prestigious Nonprofit Board Executive of the Year Award at the 2024 Medical Mutual Pillar Awards for Community Service. The Pillar Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and businesses that bridge the gap between the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, making a significant difference in the community.
In previous board roles, she has been responsible for leading the Council’s efforts in attracting, retaining, and developing executive board talent. She also received the President’s Plaque, an award given to a board member who has gone above and beyond to forward the mission of Girl Scouting.
Amy was selected to participate in the prestigious Deloitte Board Ready Women program in 2023.
With her significant business and board governance experience, she’s available as a private company board director or advisor. Download Amy Franko’s board director bio.
Amy Franko is immediate past chair of the board of the Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland and was honored with the Nonprofit Board Executive of the Year Award at the 2024 Medical Mutual Pillar Awards for Community Service. Here she is pictured with Tammy Wharton, GSOH, president and CEO.
Other organizational memberships include Women Sales Pros, Association for Talent Development, National Speakers Association, and Women for Economic and Leadership Development. Amy Franko Associates is certified as a woman-owned business through Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
Other Little-Known Facts
As the oldest of five daughters, you could say that leadership (and sales) are in Amy’s DNA. She always knew that she would either build something or lead something. Her first significant leadership role was at 20 years old, elected president of her university sorority, where she led an organization of over 100 young women. That fueled her passion for leadership. Her first true sales job was an inside sales role for value-added reseller in the technology industry. She applied for the job cold, and that was the springboard launching her passion for sales (and meeting her future husband).
Amy is a Cleveland, Ohio native and University of Dayton graduate, with degrees in English and Communication. She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband Dave and their very energetic black lab, Roxy. In her spare time, Amy loves all things sports and fitness, enjoys travel, and usually has a stack of books she’s reading at once.
Born and raised in Ohio, Amy Franko is a lifelong Buckeye fan. She is based in Columbus, but delivers sales training and sales consulting services across the country.
Awards & Recognition
2024 Nonprofit Board Executive of the Year Award, Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service
2022 Influencer of the Week, Social Sales Link
2022 Blue Chip CRO #FollowFriday
2022 Top 15 Women Sales Influencers to Follow, SalesMate.io
2021, Finalist, Top Individual Sales Bog, awarded by Top Sales World
2021 Advisory Board Member, The Sales Experts Channel
2020 Top 50 Sales Book, awarded by Top Sales World
2020 Top 50 Global Sales Keynote Speaker, awarded by Top Sales World
2020 Top 50 Sales Blog, awarded by Top Sales World
2019 LinkedIn Top Voices of Sales, awarded by LinkedIn
2019 Top 50 Global Sales Keynote Speaker, awarded by Top Sales World
2019 Top 50 Sales Blog, awarded by Top Sales World
2019 Silver Medal Winner for Sales Webinar, awarded by Top Sales World
2019 August Cover Feature in Top Sales World
2019 APEX Award for Publication Excellence, awarded for The Modern Seller
2019 The Modern Seller, The Best Sales Books, 2019 Edition, compiled by Vengreso
2019 The Modern Seller, Finalist, 2019 Next-Generation Indie Book Awards
2018 The Modern Seller, Top Sales Book of 2018, Finalist, awarded by Top Sales World
2018 The Modern Seller, ”Highly Recommended Read,” by Selling Power
2017 Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland President’s Plaque, awarded for outstanding board service
2016 Columbus Smart 50 Award, recognizing entrepreneurs and leaders in the Columbus region, for their business and philanthropic contributions
2016 APEX Award for Publication Excellence, awarded for the Deloitte Strategic Leadership Excellence for Women Program
2015 Woman You Should Know™, Women for Economic and Leadership Development (WELD), awarded to 12 women annually for their leadership and philanthropic contributions
2015 APEX Award for Publication Excellence, awarded for the Thirty-One Gifts Field Sales eLearning Programs