Jen Allen-Knuth

Founder, DemandJen | Sales Trainer & SKO Keynote Speaker | Dog Rescue Advocate

I help B2B revenue teams stop losing pipeline to buyer status quo. I'm a former Enterprise seller who carried quota for 18 years, closing 7-figure deals with Fortune 500 brands. Now, I run DemandJen, a sales-training firm trusted by Autodesk, GE, G2, IBM, Bloomberg, Instructure, Sprout Social, and more.

From conference stages to company Sales kickoffs, I'm known for:

- Buyer-Centric Frameworks – Practical playbooks for defeating buyer status quo in outbound pipeline generation, running executive-level discovery, building a point of view on cost of inaction (COI), and gaining consensus with larger Enterprise buying groups. 

- Story-First Messaging – Techniques that replace product pitches with problem-centric narratives that buyers remember.

- Engaging Delivery – A direct, humorous style that keeps even your most tenured reps taking notes.

Featured in Forbes, Sales Hacker, and 200+ podcasts, I combine real-world stories with data-driven insight to move audiences from inspiration to application. When I'm not on the road, you’ll find me in the Chicago suburbs chasing my 4 rescue dogs and 4 step-kids.

Head of DemandJen

Delivering SKO keynotes & virtual workshops that won't put your teams to sleep.

B2B Sales & Marketing teams have tried to earn buyer time and attention with a strategy of "more". 

More dials.
More emails.
More content.
More "value" and ROI.

But, 2023 showed us "more" is expensive and no competition against today's risk-averse B2B buying teams.

Instead of motivating the team to do “more”, I help empower teams to defeat customer status
quo and to make their sales conversations a competitive advantage.

Last January, I posted about how I collected social proof from 51 clients in 4 simple steps. It costs $0. I started doing this when I was an AE, but now I do it religiously as a solo business. 

Alejo P. turned the post into this cartoon carousel. 

(If his fun artwork looks familiar, it's because he created my website illustrations & the DemandJen logo cartoon 🤗 )

How I Gather Social Proof 

Leslie Venetz

Outbound sales strategies, processes & skill sets for 15-50M SaaS & service orgs that need revenue-generating pipeline | Keynote Speaker | Top Sales Voice ✨#EarnTheRight to your buyer's time & attention ✨

🔥 Discover the Power of Effective Sales Training & GTM Strategy with Me 🔥

As a corporate sales trainer and sales-led GTM consultant, I am dedicated to transforming the way your team engages with prospects. Say goodbye to one-sided conversations and hello to meaningful interactions that drive results. 

Want your team to talk WITH prospects instead of AT them? Reach out to learn more today.

✉ Let's Connect! ✉

📰 Newsletter:
https://lnkd.in/eBYGfiNZ

📚 Business Book Club: 
https://patreon.com/BusinessBookClub

📺 YouTube:
youtube.com/@leslievenetz

📲 TikTok:
https://lnkd.in/ePQv7sTH

🤳 IG:
https://lnkd.in/ep5xSgX9

💡 Why Choose The Sales-Led GTM Agency? 💡

🚀 Extensive C-Suite Enterprise Selling Experience: With 15 years spent in C-suite enterprise selling, I have opened doors and penetrated the biggest logos, including AT&T, KraftHeinz, Walmart, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan, Verizon, and Target. I understand the intricacies of navigating high-level negotiations and building fruitful partnerships.

🚀 Accomplished VP & Head of Sales: Thriving in leadership roles, I have achieved remarkable success as a three-time Head of Sales. My strategic vision and ability to inspire teams have consistently led to over-achievement and revenue growth.

🚀 Early-Stage Startup Smarts: As employee #1 in a business intelligence startup, I fueled rapid growth by ramping up revenue from zero to 412K & 21 logos within 9 months post-MVP launch. I possess the expertise to guide startups through critical stages and drive substantial sales momentum.

🚀 Stellar Track Record: By nurturing SDR, BDR, ISR, AE, and CS teams, I have consistently surpassed targets and elevated overall performance. My proven ability to build high-performing, buyer-centric sales teams has resulted in tangible results and increased customer satisfaction.

🎯 Specialties 🎯

 B2B Sales & Sales Management | C-level Fortune 1000 Sales | Blue Chip Sales | SME Sales | Sales Collateral & Materials | Sales Training & Coaching | Sales Presentations | Cold Calling | Lead Sourcing | GTM Strategies | Email Sequence Creation | Outbound Campaigns | Sales Coaching | Pipelines | Business Development | Sales Strategy & Leadership | Sponsorship Sales | Marketing Campaigns | Social Selling | Content Creation | Recruitment | Onboarding | Customer Success | Account Management | Account-Based Marketing | HubSpot | SalesLoft | ZoomInfo | Prospecting | SDR & BDR Management | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in a B2B Sales Culture

GTM  Partner

Follow Leslie Venetz, Founder of Sales Team Builder at @SalesTipsTok for daily sales tips and inspiration. 

Leslie is here to help you reach more people, build more value and close more sales.

I have some ambitious goals for social growth in 2026. 
Here are the channels I’m betting on:


# 1 - YouTube

I currently have 1.63k subs at https://lnkd.in/eH_vX5rC

By the end of the year I want to have 10,000 + hit 4000 hours of watch time on my long form content. 

It's a BHAG but I'm here for it. 



# 2 - LinkedIn 

LinkedIn is still THE platform for business content. 

Beyond that, I've worked hard to build a community here. 

I will continue to invest in LinkedIn with a goal of growing to 65,000 subs (25% increase). 

I've also made some investments in my LinkedIn newsletter and would like to see that grow to 12,500 subs (also 25% uptick). 

Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here: Subscribe on LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/gDXepd4P


# 3 - Instagram

# 4 - Beehiv Sales Success Newsletter (my owned email newsletters)

# 5 - TikTok 

I'm going to be rolling out a few new series and tap back into having fun on TikTok. 

I share enough series content everywhere else, I can be silly on TikTok + it's what the people want. 


# 6 - Threads

# 7 - Twitter 

# 8 - Substack 

# 9 - Quora 

In 2016, I was a Top Question Writer for Quora (see the picture for proof). 

I got my very own Patagonia laptop satchel and an invitation to their Top Writer Meetup in Mountain View, CA. 

The platform made some monetization and content structure changes that made it almost unbearable so I left for many years, but 

I'M BACK BABY. 

They've worked through their growth pains and I'm dialed in on AEO strategy so Quora will be a key part of that plan. 


# 10 - Colin Stewart-Perreault 🧙insists that I have a Facebook account so I will begrudgingly add another Meta product in the 10th spot. 



👉  so you might have just reviewed this list and be thinking to yourself - 

Yea, so that's insane. 

And you would be correct. 



HOWEVER, I do not do this by myself. 

I focus on learning, thinking, operating and writing great content. 

Then I have a full team of partners an freelancers that help me bring it life. 

I have folks that edit my youtube videos for me, that create clips for my content, that format my newsletters and make the Canva banners. 

I have a team that helps me collaborate with brand partners. 

I have robust Claude prompts built into projects to help me ideate and plan. 

I schedule all of my content on every platform except threads where I just share shower thoughts. 



So, yea, it is insane, but it is also my passion, my calling to share all of his wisdom + I have a great team that helps make it possible. 



📌  Besides LinkedIn, what is your favorite platform for business content right now?

Leslie Venetz 

Sales Strategy & Training for Outbound Orgs | SKO & Keynote Speaker | 2024 Sales Innovator of the Year | Top 50 USA Today Bestselling Author - Profit Generating Pipeline ✨#EarnTheRight✨

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