Keynote Speaker40+ countries · 38 years on stage

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For 38 years, on stages in 40+ countries, Patrick Valtin has turned packed rooms of owners, executives and sales teams into people who go home and do things differently. Energetic, real, unforgettable.

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150,000
Leaders trained
40+
Countries
38
Years on stage
600+
Companies served
Trusted by audiences from
USPSFordGMBMWMercedes RenaultToyotaMotorolaIBMAIG Coca-ColaAT&TCanonAccorRE/MAXCentury 21
See him in action

45 seconds tells you everything.

One look at the room — the energy, the laughter, the leaning-in — and you'll know exactly why organizers keep inviting Patrick back.

Many more talks on Patrick's YouTube channel — delivered live, all over the world.

Signature talks

Four talks that move a room — and a business.

Each one is built from 38 years in the field, not a textbook. Pick the one your audience needs — Patrick tailors it to your people.

The signature keynote

How to Win the “Bloody” War for Talent

Your toughest competitor isn't in your market — it's the employment market. How to attract, hire and keep the best when everyone is trying to steal them.

  • Why honesty is now the #1 trait to test for
  • How to see “invisible” traits — loyalty, commitment — before you hire
  • How to lift engagement & retention in a disloyal market
Sales & growth

The 8 Golden Rules of Salesmanship

38 years training sales teams across 40+ countries, distilled into the timeless rules that separate reps who close from reps who chase.

  • Why the real barrier to every sale is trust — never price
  • Logic makes people think; emotion makes them act — finding the emotional trigger
  • Why price is never the real objection — and what is
Honesty & culture

Hire for Honesty — Taking Off the Mask

A résumé and a smile hide more than they show. How to read what people won't tell you — and build a team they don't want to leave.

  • Spotting honesty, loyalty and integrity early
  • The questions that reveal the mask
  • Turning “Hire for Happiness” into a culture
Team & leadership

How to Build the Best Team You Deserve

The “Happiness at Work” approach to rebuilding a team fast — attract the right people, lift morale, and get everyone pulling in the same direction.

  • Why happy teams win: +37% sales, +31% productivity, 10× fewer sick days
  • Morale as a management tool — the real driver of production
  • How to get your whole team on the same page — and keep them

Also delivered live: Sales Management · People Management · Leadership · Organization · Marketing — every talk shaped to your audience and your goals.

Patrick Valtin on stage
Who you're booking

A veteran on the ground — not an academic at a lectern.

Patrick Valtin has trained over 150,000 people across 40+ countries in sales, personnel selection, people management, leadership and organization. His audiences run from fast-growing businesses to the world's biggest names — Ford, BMW, IBM, Coca-Cola, USPS, AIG and more.

He's the bestselling author of No-Fail Hiring 2.0 and Taking Off the Mask, and the creator of HireBox. On stage he's high-energy, refreshingly direct, and impossible to forget — the kind of speaker an organizer books once and brings back for years.

“My job on stage is simple: make people feel something true — then give them one thing they can do Monday morning.”

What organizers & clients say

They came for a talk. They stayed for years.

Unedited words from owners, executives and professionals who heard Patrick speak — and went on to work with him for years.

Speaking
★★★★★
“Patrick is one of the best speakers and trainers I have ever met in the field of hiring. He truly cares about his clients and wants to help them succeed in life and business.”
DS
Diane D. Stein
President, Online & Social Media PR
Training
★★★★★
“In my 25 years of Project Management, this was the best class I have ever attended. Your presentations and your information were invaluable.”
PM
Workshop attendee
Digicon class — Rockville, MD
Hiring
★★★★★
“One bad hire had cost us over $100,000. I applied Patrick's No-Fail Hiring system — now I have better staff, far more confidence, and we'll probably have our best year ever.”
SA
Dr. Steve Arculeo
Owner, Peak Performance Health Care
Consulting
★★★★★
“Heads and shoulders above anything I have come across in my 30 years of being in business. The step-by-step guidance made the difference in our unprecedented expansion.”
AN
Art Neumann
Owner, Water Damage Recovery — Oakland, CA
Leadership
★★★★★
“With more than 30 years in senior management and HR, I am amazed. We expanded, reached productivity we'd never seen, and retained an exceptional team. The best investment our company has ever made.”
SM
Stephen D. Merrill
CEO, Centers for Integrative Medicine & Healing
Hiring
★★★★★
“Patrick came to my business to deliver training and streamline our hiring. I have been hiring for 27 years and this is the best system I have ever used. Highly recommend.”
CS
Dr. Chuck Simons
Owner, Simon Eye Associates
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