Sarano KelleySpeaker and Booking Agent Information

The Center for Excellence, a communication consultancy business focused on advanced communication skills training, was founded and headed by Sarano Kelley. Mr. Kelley worked as a legal intern for the City of New York for multiple summers during his senior year of high school.

He was a New York Federal Court System senior and the National Legal Mock Trial Champion at 15. At the age of 16, he enrolled at Vassar College, majoring in both acting and economics.

When he was 20 years old, he started working on Wall Street for one of the 400 wealthiest individuals in the world and the most prosperous investment banker in the nation.

After that, Sarano joined the Lehman Brothers cold calling system creator's team as a protégé, learning from a producer who once earned a million dollars in commission in a single month and was regularly profiled in the Wall Street Journal.

The company's top producer, who at the height of the market produced 20 million dollars in commission and is profiled in the highly respected book "10 Greatest Salesmen," was his mentor while he was working at Lehman Brothers. Mr. Kelley generated almost $400,000 in commission in his first full year with Lehman Brothers.

During this period, he taught sophisticated communication and problem-solving techniques to psychiatrists, psychologists, and other medical specialists. He joined one of the nation's most extensive and established communication skills training organizations. He rose to the adviser position to Fortune 500 company senior management and top sales producers. He was the youngest and most successful salesperson in the company's 25-year history.

He also coached corporate spokespersons for their appearances on CNN, 20/20, and 60 Minutes. In his final year with the company, Kelley increased his productivity every year, bringing in close to $1 million in sales, or around 12% of the actual income.

The president of Kidder Peabody's Retail Division hired Kelley and served as a communications coach and counselor to the company's senior management. He also recruited Kelley to lead the development of a client-focused sales culture. As a result, Kidder developed into one of Wall Street's most influential and lucrative sales teams.

Sarano was appointed corporate vice president and manager of professional education and management development for the combined companies when Kidder Peabody and PaineWebber amalgamated. Also, Mr. Kelley coached the White House Fellows in media skills during President Clinton.

He currently serves as the corporate spokesman for a financial institution worth $50 billion, and he routinely serves as the keynote and motivational speaker at important trade shows. Sarano's book Selling from the Center: How to Double Your Company While Tripling Your Enjoyment is being acquired by Institutional Investor.