Bob Urichuck is a Sales Skills and Inspirational speaker – founder of the Velocity
Selling(tm) System and the Author of two best selling books “Up Your Bottom Line” and “Disciplined for Life: You are the Author of Your Future.” Based in Ottawa, Canada, Bob has used Singapore and Dubai as his ongoing hubs for the last 15 years and has spoken in over 1,000 cities in over 40 countries to audiences with as many as 10,000 participants at one event. Bob’s passion and energy, along with his advance adult learning techniques, allows him to quickly connect with audiences of diverse cultures and backgrounds, while providing value added, and non traditional, content.
Profile
Summary:
Bob is a Certified Sales Professional(CSP), Certified Master Trainer (CMT) and Certified Social Entrepreneur (CSE) who has adopted a village in Sri Lanka where he is financially responsible, on an ongoing basis, for the medical care and education of over 700 children who survived the Tsunami.
Bob has been ranked #7 in the World’s top 30 Sales Gurus and published in the bookSales Gurus Speak Out. Bob has also been recognized as Consummate Speaker of the year and awarded Platinum Speaker Status by Meeting Professionals International (MPI). Bob holds a Diploma in Adult Learning from St. Francis Xavier University and is the Founding President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) Ottawa Chapter.
Bob has written hundreds of articles which appeared in a variety of print media and is regularly interviewed on National radio and TV programs domestically and internationally.
Bob’s ongoing worldwide clients include many Fortune 500 Corporations, Government Departments in Canada and Singapore and Institutions like the Singapore Institute of Management, the Civil Service College in Singapore and Ottawa University.
Bob is a catalyst for constant improvement and a cultivator of human potential. His purpose is to inspire, educate and empower people and organizations globally to significantly increase their performance capability while constantly improving the quality of their lives and the lives of others with whom they come in contact.
Sales Velocity. Your Bottom Line. Our Passion.
Partial Client List :
America
Algonquin College, Atlific Hotels and Resorts, Auto Trader, Bell Canada, Bombardier Motor Corp, BRP, Business Development Bank, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Canada Post Corporation, Canada School of Public Service, Canadian Institute of Management, Canadian Tourism Commission, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Co-Op Ontario, Costa Cruise Lines, CPSA Sales Institute, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Club All Seasons, Corel Corporation, Costco, Coventus, Dollco Printing, Energy Pathways (On-Site), Envirocopy, Expo-Zone International, Excel, Export Development Corporation, Indian and Northern Affairs, Garland Canada Inc., GasTOPS, Gigatron, Harold L. Taylor Enterprises, Imperial Oil, Institute of Professional Management, Leon’s Furniture Limited, Lexxus International, London Life, Mitel Corporation, Mont Cascades Golf, Ski and Water Park, National Research Council (CISTI), Natural Resources Canada, Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Nortel Networks, Office of the Auditor General, Ottawa Citizen, Peak Performers Network, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Royal Canadian Mint, Shred-It, Statistics Canada, TelNet, Texec, University of Ottawa, Welch and Company, West Park Technology, …
Professional Associations / Institutions
Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS),
Canadian Association of Pre-Retirement Planners (CAPP)
Canadian Booksellers Association (CBA)
Canadian Club, Canadian Curling Association (CCA)
Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA)
Canadian Curling Association (CCA)
Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA)
Canadian Restaurant and Food Association (CRFA)
Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE),
Canadian Wood Council (CWC)
Instituto Jalisciense de la Calidad - Mexico
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Calidad (INLAC) Mexico
Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA)
Ontario Association for Co-operative Education
Ottawa-Carleton Board of Trade
Ottawa-Carleton Home Builders’ Association (OCHBA)
Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI)
Ottawa Talent Initiative
Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia (TIANS)
United Way of Ottawa-Carleton
Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO)…
Media
CFRA, Ottawa; Focus The Dini Petty Show, CTV; The New RO, Ottawa Sun, Ottawa Business Journal, The Ottawa Citizen; Golf Business Canada; HR Today; Industry Canada – Strategis; Manager, Sharing Ideas, International; Small Business Canada; Today’s Manager,…
What People say about Bob
KEYNOTES
“From both the written and personal comments I have received, I can truly say that your talk was appreciated, enjoyed and valued from a learning prospective. The greatest evidence of this was the number of people that I noticed taking notes during the talk. I believe that your winning personality combined with solid content based on experience made the talk powerful and a success.”
MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL (MPI)
Chuck E. Schouwerwou, BA, CMP
“This genuine concern to have a complete understanding of what we were trying to accomplish was very impressive. Most of all Bob, you quickly earned the representatives’ respect. You were credible and they could identify with you. Your enthusiasm and humbleness came through perfectly and ultimately it was you, the individual, who significantly contributed to an overall successful day.”
LONDON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Nathalie Charette, Manager
“Despite the challenge of having to speak to an audience coming from diverse cultures and businesses, your candour and knowledge of sales made rapport and learning easy. The post conference evaluations were extremely positive with several singling you out for Kudos.” REED ELSEVIER (S) PTE. LTD, Singapore, Michael Tan, Director
“Bob was excellent - timing and delivery were spot on! He was very inspirational and motivational. The lunch was buzzing. Bob’s presentation was extremely professional and the fact that he condensed it down to 30 minutes shows his true expertise as a speaker.”
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS WOMEN'S GROUP, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E,
TRAINING & COACHING
"The participants rated the program 9.4 on a scale of 10. This reflects an outstanding performance. Congratulations. It is seldom a trainer receives such an excellent feedback unanimously from all the participants. I am highly impressed by your capacity to meet everybody's need and even to get it acknowledged."
EMIRATES BANK GROUP TRAINING CENTRE (Dubai, UAE)
Mansoor Siddiqi, Manager - Business Development & Training Services
“I wanted to thank you for contributing to the success of our sales meeting. I was impressed with the way you clarified our objectives and invested time and effort to understand both the audience and their issues. You made a difference. Thank you.”
CANADIAN TOURISM COMMISSION Terry Francis, executive VP & COO
“Thank you for the enlightening and motivating presentation. You helped us focus on the little things that matter most. You got the most skeptical to become believers by day’s end – a great achievement! We accomplished more in one day with you than we ever did in the past. A big contributing factor was your passion, your beliefs and your “do it now attitude”.
BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORP. OF AMERICA Claude J. Joncas, Regional Sales Manager/Northeast US
“Your sales training has had an immediate impact on my group. You managed the most difficult task of bringing this team together in the realization of a common goal. You taught them how to motivate themselves and how to take charge of their activities. There has been a big change in their attitude as well. Through your course, this group has demonstrated an incredible positive attitude to change, and to their work. You have inspired them to reach for new heights and have given them tools to feel confident in the accomplishment of their goals.” U of O CO-OP, Carmen Poulin Brazeau, Director
“Well you did it again. Three years since our last Bob Urichuck program finds me even more satisfied and delighted that we scheduled you for an encore. You were able to draw out the experience from the veterans, as well as offer simple, common sense approaches to challenges that less “battle ready” representatives can utilize.”
TYCO HEALTHCARE, Claude Buckles, National Sales Manager
"You are so dynamic that I noticed you have no trouble holding people's attention. You are knowledgeable, organized, articulate, and pace yourself to the learning level of the class. You make your audience very comfortable and that promotes good discussion. Your energy and enthusiasm are contagious and I can't wait to get out and sell, sell, sell!" CANADA POST CORPORATION Janie Burstein, Director, Government Sales
“Congratulations on your high ratings. The evaluations on your sales courses ranked Course Content 4.75 / 5 and Instructor Effectiveness at 4.89 / 5.”
SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
Corinne Lam (Mrs) Department Head, HRD Programmes B3
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Testimonial
« I was most impressed with all of the positive evaluations. But mostly, with all of the time you spent prior to the event to identify the association's objectives, specific needs and desired outcomes. I appreciated your suggestions, the resource material you distributed, and the follow up after the presentation. I can honestly say, that I've never worked with a speaker who cared so much about the success of our meeting. »