Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown

Keynote speakers specializing in sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, and corporate events
Their research-backed, high-energy presentations combine insights from their Wall Street Journal bestselling book The Unsold Mindset
USC professors, transforming how teams think about sales, leadership, and performance

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Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown Speaker Biography

Wait, two speakers at the same time?

Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown are a rare speaking duo whose partnership itself is a huge part of the message. One is expressive, the other reflective. One leads with bold energy, the other with quiet depth. One speaks to the head, the other to the heart. One sparks curiosity, the other deepens it. Together, Colin and Garrett remind audiences that there is no single right way to lead, sell, or be authentic… and that's the point.

They are best friends in real life and do nearly everything together. They teach together, write together, speak together, and yes, argue together. Their differences don't divide them, they reveal them. What starts as two perspectives always ends at the same finish line, creating a kind of chemistry and coherence that audiences can feel immediately and see themselves somewhere in between that duality.

And yes, you get both of them for the price of one.

Their dynamic tag-team style allows audiences to witness contrast become connection, genuine ideation in real time. Colin and Garrett don't just share insights, they demonstrate them through story, debate, humor, and unadulterated vigor for the most essential human skills that cannot be replicated or automated by technology. In fact, it is these exact skills that unlock technology.

They speak to anyone who sells - which is everyone. Whether you're pitching ideas in a boardroom, rallying a team, influencing stakeholders, or closing actual deals, you're selling. Colin and Garrett's message resonates universally because they understand that success in any role requires the ability to inspire, connect, and move people to action. From C-suite executives to frontline employees, their talks meet audiences exactly where they are.

At the heart of Colin and Garrett's work is a shared belief that the greatest leaders, sellers, entrepreneurs, and humans are remembered not for their statements, but for their questions - especially the ones most people don't actually want to know the answers to. Through their talks, they teach audiences how to grow that kind of curiosity, the kind that drives understanding, creates trust, and unlocks possibility.

They deliver business transformation through human transformation. Audiences come expecting sales or leadership strategies and leave with tools to build empathy, authenticity, curiosity, optimism, and connection - distinctly human skills that drive performance and purpose in equal measure. What seems like professional development becomes deeply personal, changing how people show up in work and life.

Master storytellers with immediately actionable takeaways. Colin and Garrett are known for relatable, often hilarious stories that drive home practical strategies audiences can implement the next day. No fluff, no generic advice - just tools that work. Their presentations are packed with humor, energy, and insights that stick long after the applause fades.

Completely customized for your audience. As professors at USC's Marshall School of Business, where they created the groundbreaking course "Sales Mindset for Entrepreneurs," Colin and Garrett have developed more than 32 hours of proprietary content. This deep well of material allows them to tailor every single presentation to your audience's specific needs, challenges, and goals. You're not getting a canned speech - you're getting a bespoke experience designed for maximum relevance and impact.

The credentials to back it up. Their journey together began at Bitium, the software startup they helped scale and sell to Google, and continued as they became beloved professors at USC. They are co-authors of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Unsold Mindset, which redefines what it means to sell and succeed in the age of AI.

Colin Coggins is currently the GM of Chegg Skills. He previously held C-suite and senior leadership roles at emerging technology companies including Mobile Roadie, Fabric, and Chanje, and serves as a lead mentor at Pharrell Williams' Black Ambition fund and Techstars. He is known for his unique approach to scaling revenue by cultivating sales IQ across entire organizations.

Garrett Brown began his career as a corporate lawyer representing startups and entrepreneurs before entering the startup world himself, where he climbed the ranks as a sales and business development executive. He joined Bitium in its early days as chief revenue officer and oversaw all revenue functions until the company was acquired by Google. After the acquisition, Garrett joined Google in a revenue management role, learning countless lessons about the inner workings of one of the most recognizable companies on the planet.

Together, as founders of Agency18, they also consult mission-driven organizations on aligning revenue with values.

The bottom line? Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown are funny, engaging, and unforgettable. They bring the perfect mix of entertainment and education, leaving audiences energized, equipped, and eager to take action.

The Unsold Mindset: Why the Best Leaders, Sellers, and Influencers Stop Selling and Start Being Themselves

Everyone sells, every day. It’s why the most successful people are better than most at selling themselves, their ideas, or their products and services. Nowhere is this more clear than in the real estate industry. Yet when people hear the word “sales” they often get uncomfortable, or don't think their natural personality is "enough". Because of these misperceptions, when we find ourselves in situations where we need to sell, we feel compelled to put on the persona of a "good salesperson."

But there’s a disconnect between who we think good salespeople are and who they actually are.

While writing their bestselling book, The Unsold Mindset, Colin and Garrett sought out some of the most successful sellers on the planet from all walks of life, including CEOs, entrepreneurs, realtors, doctors, trial lawyers, professional athletes, military leaders, artists, engineers, and countless others (even Snoop Dogg!) in hopes of understanding why these people are so extraordinary. They found that as different as all these incredible people were, they all had an eerily similar approach to leading and selling. It didn’t matter if they were perceived as optimistic or pessimistic, logical or emotional, introverted or extraverted - they were all unsold on who people expected them to be.

It's impossible to change the world - yours or anyone else's - unless you can move people. And moving people is selling. In this entertaining conversation, Colin & Garrett will share a counterintuitive approach to the selling we all need to do every day. They'll help you understand that the greatest sellers on the planet aren’t successful because of what they do, they’re successful because of what they think. Shifting to an unsold mindset will change the way you think about selling... and the way you think about yourself.

Transform, Don't Transact: Impactful Strategies for Selling Anything and Everything

For anyone looking to gain buy-in for an idea or spur others to take a next action - be it to join a mission, make a purchase, or change their mind - transformational leaders and change agents Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown present forward-thinking ideas and practical strategies for how to move from transactional to transformational cultures in order to create enduring value, foster loyalty, and drive sustained growth. Amid their fun banter and stimulating anecdotes, Colin and Garrett explore the limitations of transactional thinking and demonstrate why relationship-centric organizations are more optimally positioned to thrive in dynamic business environments. Their paradigm-shifting insights put the wheels in motion for how teams and individuals can move people to the center of their business strategies and cultivate deep, meaningful relationships that translate into tangible value for all parties involved.

The Future of Work Is Still Human: Thriving in the Age of AI

In this high-energy and forward-looking keynote, Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown take audiences on an eye-opening journey into the future of work - one where the most valuable skills are not technical, but deeply human. As AI reshapes industries and roles, it’s the qualities that are substantially harder to automate - like curiosity, creativity, adaptability, and authenticity - that are becoming the true differentiators when it comes to leveraging AI and unlocking growth.

They talk about asking questions most people don’t want to know the answers to, vibe coding (no matter what your role is), being a knower versus a learner, authentically influencing others, and elevating connection through communication in any room or team as key leadership and performance skills in the AI era.

Participants will gain a new understanding of how to cultivate the self-awareness, communication style, and curiosity that will set them up for the next era of work.

Re-Thinking Leadership: Be a Teammate, Not Just a Coach

With decades of experience as transformational leaders and executives of purpose-driven, revenue-forward companies, Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown introduce a surprising approach to leadership that is rooted in connection, optimism, intentional ignorance, emotional intelligence, and embracing the agency we have to show up as our authentic selves each day. Drawing from their own experiences as leaders, as well as the experiences of the famous leaders and elite performers they interviewed for their Wall Street Journal bestselling book The Unsold Mindset, Colin and Garrett lead an upbeat session complete with entertaining stories and thought-provoking, actionable takeaways for how anyone can level up as a leader. As they reveal, the most successful leaders share many of the same habits - beginning with a seemingly counterintuitive mindset that rewards authenticity with influence and impact. The insights they share show audience members how to gain support for their ideas, creatively solve problems, spark high-

Showing Your Work: The Authentic Guide to Change Management

With change being the only constant in business, Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown reflect on their own experiences as agents of change within the organizations they helped evolve to present a gripping session on the art and science of change management. Together, they discuss the core mindset principles of some of the greatest leaders on the planet, and why it’s crucial for success in modern organizations. They provide time-tested frameworks, tools, and tactics for planning and executing change initiatives, inspiring teams to embrace and adapt to change, communicating goals and progress to stakeholders, addressing resistance, and working through the complexities of change to see successful culture transformation through to the end.

Transformation Workshops

Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown offer a multitude of opportunities to work more closely with organizations and individuals on specific areas of focus. They draw from their experiences leading teams, teaching students, advising entrepreneurs, and collaborating with sales, marketing, leadership, and executive teams to lead transformation workshops that are designed to support groups in putting their plans to action as they look to upskill themselves, and grow and innovate their businesses.

From one-day training programs and multi-day learning and development events to serving on advisory boards, coaching teams, and long-term consulting, there are various ways to bring Colin and Garrett’s knowledge and energy to your organization, or to add a deeper level of engagement at your event.

In their customizable workshops, they create programs and share valuable expertise on: