Tim Sanders
Tim Sanders is a keynote speaker and business author who helps organisations understand how AI, leadership, collaboration, and modern sales practices shape business performance.
- Chief Innovation Officer at G2.
- Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School’s Digital Data Design Institute.
- Former Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo.
- Business author of five books including Love Is the Killer App, The Likeability Factor, Dealstorming, Today We Are Rich, and Saving the World at Work.
- Author of New York Times bestselling books including Love Is the Killer App and The Likeability Factor.
- Professional background connected to the Broadcast.com era and the technology sector during the dot-com period.
Full Profile
Key speaking topics
- Artificial intelligence in business
- Leadership in technology-driven organisations
- Sales strategy and modern buying behaviour
- Collaboration and team performance
- Data-driven decision making
- Innovation and digital transformation
- Organisational learning and knowledge sharing
Ideal for
- Sales and commercial leadership teams
- Senior executives leading digital or AI adoption
- Organisations navigating technology-driven change
- Corporate teams focused on collaboration and performance
Audience outcomes
- Clearer understanding of how AI and data influence modern business strategy
- Practical perspectives on collaboration and knowledge sharing in organisations
- Insight into sales approaches aligned with contemporary buying behaviour
- Frameworks for leadership in technology-driven environments
- Broader context for innovation and organisational learning
Why organisations work with Tim Sanders
- Combines experience as a technology executive with practical business research and writing.
- Connects themes of AI, leadership, collaboration, and sales to organisational performance.
- Brings perspectives shaped by work in the technology sector and enterprise platforms.
- Provides frameworks and insights that help leaders interpret and respond to technological change.
Biography
Tim Sanders is a business speaker and author whose work focuses on the practical implications of artificial intelligence, leadership, collaboration, and modern sales strategy. His perspective combines experience in technology companies with research and writing on how organisations adapt to technological and cultural change.
He serves as Chief Innovation Officer at G2 and is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School’s Digital Data Design Institute. In these roles, his work centres on the intersection of data, AI, and business decision-making, helping organisations understand how emerging technologies influence performance, leadership, and competitive strategy.
Earlier in his career, Sanders was a senior executive at Yahoo, where he served as Chief Solutions Officer. His experience during the rapid expansion of the internet economy was shaped by the Broadcast.com era and the wider technology sector during the dot-com period, providing first-hand insight into the evolution of digital business models.
Alongside his corporate career, Sanders is the author of five business books including Love Is the Killer App, The Likeability Factor, Dealstorming, Today We Are Rich, and Saving the World at Work. His books Love Is the Killer App and The Likeability Factor were New York Times bestsellers and explore how relationships, collaboration, and knowledge sharing drive business success.
Through his speaking and writing, Sanders brings together lessons from the technology sector, organisational leadership, and modern sales practice. His work helps leaders and teams understand how collaboration, data, and AI are reshaping the way organisations operate and compete.
Talks
This keynote explores how collaboration can accelerate the innovation process. Tim Sanders examines how leaders can promote a culture of collaboration across organisations and with partners, customers, and “competimates” to solve problems faster and bring breakthroughs to market. Drawing on his study of leaders who practice what he calls disruptive collaboration, the talk shows how major business breakthroughs often emerge from unexpected alliances and the collision of different ideas.
Key takeaways:
- How disruptive collaboration across organisations and markets accelerates innovation
- Practical tools for building a culture of collaboration with partners, customers, and internal teams
- Insights into how cross-disciplinary thinking can drive breakthrough business outcomes
This talk explores the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership and how it contributes to long-term influence and resilience in competitive environments. Drawing on ideas from his bestselling book The Likeability Factor, Tim Sanders introduces the concept of Emotional Talent and explains how leaders can strengthen relationships, expand their influence, and bring out the best in others by developing emotional awareness and generosity in their leadership approach.
Key takeaways:
- Why emotional intelligence is as critical to leadership success as experience and expertise
- How developing Emotional Talent strengthens influence and professional relationships
- Ways leaders can recognise and respond to the emotional dynamics of business situations
This keynote focuses on how organisations and professionals can move from being a “good option” for clients to becoming an essential partner. Tim Sanders shares insights from research into client loyalty conducted through Deeper Media, highlighting the behaviours and capabilities that strengthen client relationships and support long-term business growth.
Key takeaways:
- How professionals can move from optional supplier to essential partner
- The importance of acting as a sounding board, knowledge source, and connector for clients
- Practical approaches to strengthening client loyalty and supporting business continuity
Based on ideas from the New York Times bestselling book Love Is the Killer App, this talk explores how generosity, knowledge sharing, and strong relationships strengthen organisations. Tim Sanders examines how leaders can build deeper connections with employees and customers by sharing knowledge, networks, and compassion to help others succeed.
Key takeaways:
- How generosity and knowledge sharing strengthen business relationships
- The role of leadership behaviour in improving employee engagement and customer retention
- Why strong professional relationships support innovation and organisational resilience