beat YesterDay
The high-performance keynote that takes your team's worth off a scoreboard they'll never control.
Your best people are measuring themselves against the wrong opponent- the rep one seat over, last quarter's leader, a number on someone else's scoreboard. And when their worth rides on a board they don't control, a missed quarter doesn't just disappoint them. It indicts them. Confidence erodes, and even strong performers start to feel permanently behind.
Beat Yesterday® gives your team one scoreboard that can't be stolen or reset: who they were yesterday. When that's the standard, comparison stops paralyzing and starts driving high performance.
The problem isn’t comparison. It’s whose Scoreboard they’re on.
Teams get told to stop comparing. They never do - because comparison was never the real problem.
Tell a team to stop comparing and nothing changes. Comparison isn't the disease. It's the symptom. The real issue is Identity Drift: when a person's sense of worth gets anchored to a scoreboard someone else built—a ranking, a quota, last year's number. Then every glance sideways becomes a verdict.
I'm behind. I'll never catch up. Why bother. That's how talented people quietly check out while still showing up. And it carries a hard performance cost, because a rep who's busy defending their worth is never fully selling.
Beat Yesterday® takes their identity off the borrowed board and hands them an internal one they compete against every day. The energy they were spending to protect themselves converts straight into performance.
What Your Team Walks Away With
Built for sales teams, high performers, and organizations where comparison and burnout are quietly eroding the edge.
Built around the Base-Build-Breakthrough Framework, this research-backed keynote moves teams from comparison to identity—so they stop competing against everyone else and start competing against who they were yesterday. Through real stories and named research, Jake replaces motivation that runs out with repeatable behaviors that compound. Your team will leave able to:
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See where worth has been anchored to a borrowed scoreboard, and what it's quietly costing in performance
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Replace the comparison reflex with an internal standard the quarterly reset can't erase.
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Understand why the rep who stops defending their worth outsells the one who is protecting it
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Take responsibility for attitude, effort, and action regardless of circumstances
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Install simple reflection habits that turn setbacks into feedback instead of verdicts
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Run the Base-Build-Breakthrough as a repeatable path, so small daily wins stack into gains the team can measure quarter over quarter
This keynote is right for you if: your team is talented but discouraged, your best people feel "always behind," or motivation spikes after every event and fades by Tuesday.
Format: 60–90 minute keynote; half-day and full-day workshops available for teams who want to build the execution plan together.
See Beat YesterDay® Live
A few minutes inside the room — the energy, the substance, and the standard your team will be talking about Monday.
Real Results FROM
Real Leaders
From the rooms where this keynote was delivered.
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"Jake didn't just deliver a keynote at our Leadership Summit"
— he set a new standard for what a speaker can bring to an organization. It was a 90-minute masterclass in mindset, tailored so specifically to our mission it felt like he'd been part of our team for years. The ripple effect will be felt far beyond the summit.
Corrie
Valet Living -
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"We brought Jake in to keynote our National Sales Summit, and he delivered in every sense."
What stood out was the intentionality and preparation — he took the time to truly understand our company, our people, and our purpose. And he's not a 'one and done' speaker. He's a true partner who wants to see your team grow and win.
Karl
Highstreet Insurance -
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"Jake was a great partner from start to finish."
He took the time to understand our business and worked closely with our team to tailor both his keynote and breakout sessions so the content was relevant, engaging, and immediately actionable.
Natalie
Wyndham -
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"What truly set Jake apart was his level of engagement outside of his formal presentation."
He was fully invested in the attendee experience—taking time to connect with participants before and after his keynote, attending after-hours networking events, and engaging in meaningful conversations that reinforced his message.
Jessica
IronMarkets
The Work Behind the Keynote
Beat Yesterday® is a keynote, a framework, and a book.
The keynote opens the door to a 15-year body of work: four books, a podcast ranked in the top 1% globally with 2M+ downloads, and a brand worn by leaders in 62 countries. Jake's newest book, Beat Yesterday, gives your team the full Base. Build. Breakthrough. system to keep competing long after the event—alongside custom team resources built around the same standard.
Give Your Team a Scoreboard That Can’t Be Stolen
Tell Jake about your event. He'll respond within 24 hours.
Whether it's a sales kickoff, all-hands, leadership summit, or culture reset, Beat Yesterday® is exact scoreboard your team is stuck chasing. The first conversation is just discovery - no pitch.
The Two-Minute Drill
One framework. One challenge. One question. Every Tuesday to help you compete every day.