About selfpublishing.com
At selfpublishing.com, we help purpose driven people turn their ideas into published books, and those books into life changing impact. Our mission is to help 100,000 people publish a book, impacting 120M+ lives through "Leveraged Impact."
As our Speaker & Sales Representative, you'll represent selfpublishing.com on stage at 6 to 20 live events per year, sharing our mission and enrolling new authors. Speaking will make up 20% to 50% of your role. The rest of your time, you'll drive sales for us as an SDR, business development rep, or sales rep, depending on your skillset.
If you light up in front of a crowd, believe that sales is serving, and want to sell something that genuinely changes lives, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.
🎤 Speaker & Sales Representative
Location: Austin, TX (In Office, Full Time)
Department: Sales
WATCH THIS VIDEO FIRST BEFORE YOU APPLY. (For an overview on the role)
💪 What You'll Do:
- Speak and sell at live events: Travel to 6 to 20 events per year, pitch our mission and services from stage, and enroll new authors on the spot.
- Own the room: Deliver high energy, inspiring presentations that move audiences to action.
- Drive sales between events: Depending on your strengths, book strategy sessions as an SDR, build partnerships as a business development rep, or close deals as a sales rep.
- Serve every prospect: Understand each aspiring author's goals and obstacles, and recommend the right selfpublishing.com program for them.
- Track your results: Use our CRM and proven sales systems to measure and improve your performance.
- Collaborate: Work alongside a hungry, mission driven sales and marketing team.
🧭 Who You Are:
- A confident, engaging speaker who loves being on stage in front of large audiences.
- A proven top performer with a strong sales track record.
- Driven, self motivated, and energized by fast paced environments.
- Someone who enjoys traveling and meeting new people.
- A believer in the power of books and personal transformation.
- Passionate about helping people get unstuck and step into their potential.
🌱 The selfpublishing.com Way (Our Core Values):
- Honesty & Integrity Always Win
- Fail Fast, Fail Forward, Fail Often
- Hard Work & Continuous Improvement
- Everyone Is Responsible For Facilitating Change
- Best Is The Standard
🧰 What You Bring:
Required:
- Experience speaking or presenting at live events
- 3+ years of top performing sales experience
- A track record of hitting or beating quota
- Strong CRM and sales process proficiency
- Willingness to travel 6 to 20 times per year
- Living within 30 minutes of Westlake, Austin
Bonus Points If You Have:
- 5+ years of high performance sales experience
- $1M+ in total lifetime sales
- Experience with high volume, low ticket sales ($5K or less, short sales cycles)
- Experience as a paid or featured speaker at conferences or events
🚫 This Isn't the Role for You If:
- Travel or public speaking isn't something you enjoy
- You're looking to coast
- You dread talking to people
- You have zero interest in growing as a person
💰 Compensation & Benefits:
- On target earnings: $80,000 to $150,000+ annually
- Base pay: $35,000 to $50,000, plus incentive compensation
- Proven pay structure: Same compensation model as our sales team, so your earnings grow directly with your results
- Top tier healthcare: Your choice of high quality plans for full time employees
- Self Care budget: $3,000 per year for massages, house cleaning, or date nights with your spouse
- Training: World class sales training and personal development
- Travel: Represent a purpose driven brand at events across the country
🏢 Location & Hours:
This is a full time, in office role (45+ hours a week) based at our Austin, TX headquarters, with travel to 6 to 20 events per year.
💬 Why You'll Love It Here:
selfpublishing.com teaches people how to write, market, and publish their first book in as little as 90 days, giving them more opportunities, confidence, and income. We believe it's not about the book. It's about what the book does for you.
We've made the INC 5000 list of fastest growing private companies four times and have been certified as a Great Place To Work. You'll work side by side with a passionate, purpose driven team that believes in growth, accountability, and having fun along the way.
Want to inspire authors from the stage and help them change their lives, one book at a time?
👉 Apply now to become our Speaker & Sales Representative!
Skills Required
- Experience speaking or presenting at live events
- 3+ years of top-performing sales experience
- Experience in sales and meeting quota
- Strong CRM and sales process proficiency
- Willingness to travel 6 to 20 times per year
- Live within 30 minutes of Westlake, Austin
- 5+ years of high-performance sales experience
- $1M+ in total lifetime sales
- Experience with high-volume, low-ticket sales of $5,000 or less and short sales cycles
- Experience as a paid or featured speaker at conferences or events
What We Do
At selfpublishing.com, we're dedicated to transforming lives through the power of books. By guiding authors to write and publish bestselling works, build thriving businesses, and launch successful author careers, we're making a profound impact. Our goal? To empower 100,000 individuals to publish their own books by 2035. Join us in reshaping the publishing landscape and unleashing the potential of aspiring authors worldwide.
Why Work With Us
Working here means being part of a team that believes in the power of storytelling to change lives. We're not just a company; we're a movement dedicated to helping individuals unleash their creative potential and share their messages with the world. If you're passionate about making a difference, thrive in a dynamic environment, and want to be part
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