Buying is harder then selling

A story-driven keynote for sellers about modern B2B buying: messy, high-risk, and a little dramatic.

What should’ve been a “simple” purchase turns into an absurd obstacle course. Proof that you can have a budget, a timeline, and a dream… and still end up in buyer chaos.

Former top-performing AE Renko switches seats and becomes a first-time buyer in his new job. When the stakes turn high and his reputation is on the line, none of his old sales tactics work.

A Mamma Mia moment reshapes how he sees enablement and sales, showing what modern buying really feels like.

This keynote reveals what buyers are up against behind the scenes, and what top sellers do differently to reduce risk, create clarity, and help buyer groups make informed decisions without spiralling.

A talk about growth, empathy, and why the future of sales isn’t pushing harder… but making buying easier.

Format: 20-30 min keynote + optional Q&A
Remote or on-site
Audience: B2B Sales/CS Reps, Sales/CS Leaders, Enablement, GTM teams handling complex deals

Award-winning speaker, trainer and host.

The Speaker

  • TEDxKiel (Germany, 2015) 

  • Winner Toastmasters Humorous Speech Contest District 95 (Prague, 2015) 

  • KCRW-Radio (Berlin, 2019 to 2021)

  • Sales Enablement Summit (Berlin, 2025)

  • Countless storytelling events such as The Bear, 4 eyes, Cosmic,... 

The Host

  • European Juggling Convention (Netherlands, 2016)

  • Pepsi Boston - Schwuz (Berlin, 2022)

  • The Bear Storytelling (Berlin, 2020 - current)

  • Impromptu Speaking Championshionship - Telefonica (Berlin, 2016 & 2017) 

The Enabler

  • GTM Enablement Lead (Berlin, 2023 - current)

  • President and Board - Mercury Toastmasters (Berlin, 2014-2017)

  • Crushing Public Speaking - Dreamers And Do'ers / Impact HUB  (Berlin, 2018) 

  • Persist Summit Berlin - Workshop Leader (Berlin, 2018)

The Coach

  • TEDxGhent - Speakers Coach (Belgium, 2015) 

  • TEDxUniPotsdam - Speakers Coach (Potsdam, 2018)

  • Storytelling Training - LIH (Berlin, 2025)

  • President and Board Member - Mercury Toastmasters (Berlin, 2014-2017)

Praise from Past Audiences

  • Creative, insightful, and genuinely engaging from start to finish.

    G. Zaidenberg, Director Customer Success - Leapsome - 2025

  • I never viewed our sales process from the buyer seat like this. It was a reset for how we should be selling.

    K.J - Berlin - 2025

  • Unforgettable. You were a fantastic Gala master. I highly appreciate your energy, humour and your coolness on stage.

    J.S. - Berlin - 2017

  • The concepts werent new to me, but the way Renko presented them was new and it was the first time it actually clicked for me.

    Onboarding Manager - Leapsome - 2025

  • It felt like a tragicomedy of what buying looks like behind the scenes. I kept laughing, and I kept thinking, ‘Yep, that’s exactly it.’

    T. Erhard - Project Hype - 2025

  • People kept quoting him afterwards. That’s the sign for a great keynote.

    H. Moeller - LIH - 2025

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