Bernadette McClelland - Keynote Speaker
Sales Leader of Influence™
MOMENTUM

A 12-Week Experience for Sales Leaders Who Want
Results In Times of Uncertainty.

Not because you don’t know what to do. Because when the pressure is on, what you know… doesn’t always show up.

Deals move – but decisions don’t finalise. Leaders step in – but not always at the right time. Standards exist – but shift when pushed.

And over time, that shows up where it matters most. In forecasts you don’t fully trust. In margin that isn’t where it should be. In teams that show too much dependency instead of take ownership.

12
Weeks · Cohort-Based
5
Leadership Dimensions
Live
Real APPLICATIONS
“You kept our leadership team engaged and focused on what mattered. I applied the frameworks immediately - it shifted us away from generic sales dialogue toward commercially relevant discussions.”
Damon Lembi - Podcast Host and CEO, LearnIt
Sales Leader of Influence - Damon Lembi
Momentum Sales Leadership Cohort — Bernadette McClelland
Sound Familiar?

Forecasts you don’t fully trust – despite the activity level

Margin that softens late – when pressure rises in the cycle

Teams that escalate instead of owning their decisions

Results that depend too heavily on you personally

Tightening execution and pushing harder – that works briefly, then doesn’t hold

The problem isn’t effort. It’s how leadership shows up when the pressure is on.

The Real Problem

This Isn't About
Improving Performance.
It's About Stabilizing It.

Most leaders respond to volatility the same way. They tighten their management around execution. They push harder. They step in earlier.

And it works. Briefly.

But it is not sustainable. Because more effort applied to the same system produces the same results – eventually.

The MOMENTUM Experience is not about improving one part of the system. It’s about changing how the whole system works and sticks together when it matters – live deals, real forecasts, current leadership decisions.

The Effort Trap vs. Momentum GAP

The Effort Trap

You tighten execution

You push harder on activity

You step in to save deals

It works for a brief time

Is not sustainable in tough times

THE MOMENTUM MAP

You embed  standards

Applied to live deals now

Team works without you

Is sustained under pressure

Momentum grows in tough times

Where This Fits

This Is Not Your Starting Point.
This Is Where You Come
When Everything Is Interacting.

Momentum is the right pathway when the issue isn’t just one thing. It’s for that moment when you know inconsistency is no longer acceptable, and when doing more has stopped working.

Not sure where you stand? The Revenue Predictability Diagnostic will show you exactly which decisions need attention – and whether MOMENTUM or an individual module is the right next step.

Bernadette McClelland speaking at AA-ISP Chicago Conference
MOMENTUM is right FOR YOU if:

Your Revenue Risk Diagnostic shows gaps across multiple dimensions

You’re still the one deals depend on to close

Forecast confidence drops late in the cycle – consistently

Margin gives way under pressure at the back end of deals

The team leaning on you is becoming normal instead of the exception

You’re expected to deliver results without a system that supports those results

You’ve outgrown one-off fixes – and want consistency, not spikes

MOMENTUM is not right if:

You’re looking for quick tactics or a single-session fix

You only need to address one area

You’re not ready to look at how you lead under pressure

The Structure

Five Leadership
Decisions.
One Integrated System.

Five Decisions That Determine Whether Revenue Is Achieved – or Not. Each is applied to live leadership challenges inside the cohort. Nothing is practiced in theory and applied later. It’s applied as it’s learned.

1
Manage Self

The Decision That Sets Your Standard

Standards don’t drop over time – they drop in moments of stress. It could be numbers aren’t met, a deal is lost, direction is challenged, talent leaves.

This is the decision to hold the line – so what you expect, how you lead, and what you accept doesn’t shift based on circumstances.

Result: 
Your standards stay consistent under pressure. Your decisions don’t get diluted. Your credibility is maintained when it matters most.

2
Motivate Others

Surface Resistance Before It Costs You

Deals don’t stall at the end – they stall early, quietly.
In your team. In your buyers.

This is about reading what’s not being said so decisions happen when they should – not when it’s too late.

Result: 
Fewer surprises. Cleaner conversations. Decisions happen earlier, not under pressure.

3
Mentor the Team

Own The Numbers Your Pipeline Misses

Most pipeline problems aren’t pipeline problems – they’re clarity and ownership problems.

This is where responsibility becomes visible, measurable, and non-negotiable.

Result:
Forecasts stabilize. Roles, responsibilities and pipeline exit strategies are clear. Execution stops relying on reminders and starts running on structure.

4
MobiliZe the Business

Coach The Human. Coach The Deal.™

Most leaders overstep – or step back too late.

This is about knowing when to coach the thinking, when to coach the deal, and when to intervene.

Result:
Performance lifts without dependency. You get your time back. The team grows with the right accountability and coaching is based on beliefs, behaviour and business.

5
Multiply Your INFLUENCE

Turn Leadership Into Leverage

If it only works when you’re in the room, it’s not leadership – it’s effort.

This is where your thinking, decisions, and standards become transferable assets.

Result:
Your influence expands and builds. Capability scales and your impact multiplies in the leadership of others.

What Changes

What Happens When
These are Embedded and Embodied.

Not motivation. Not a temporary spike. Leadership that sticks – so results do too.

📊

Forecast Variance Stabilizes

Not just improves – it stabilizes. Late-stage surprises become the exception, not the pattern.

🔍

Resistance Is Seen Earlier

In both your team and in your buyers. Catch it before it becomes a lost deal or a missed quarter, yet again.

⏱️

You Get More Time Back

Because you stop being leaned on and doing what isn’t yours. The team owns their actions. You lead.

🎯

Cleaner Ownership

Execution happens effortlessly.  You set standards and they are adhered to – with or without your presence.

💰

Margins Are Sustained

Even when pressure increases. Late-cycle concessions decrease because you stayed the course much earlier.

🌐

Influence Beyond You

Your impact extends past your role. Opportunities expand commercially for you inside or outside the business.

“This is not motivation. This is leadership that sticks – so results do, too.”
What Leaders Say

From Leaders Who've
Done the Work.

“I applied what I learned with immediate success each week. The program is comprehensive, with excellent supporting videos and a practical workbook that have helped me refine what I knew and develop areas I needed to improve.”

Robert Bonifacio - Business Leader and Coach

“Feedback from the sales  leadership team over this initiative was positive. Bernadette also enabled discussions that had been difficult in gaining traction, without an external voice reinforcing those messages.”

Sam Robinson - Business Managr, - SME/Online, Workwear Group

“Bernadette, this cohort was just what I needed. It led me to play a bigger game and branch out into more of a leadership role which I successfully did. You know my pipeline grew and converted as a result, as did my self-confidence”

James Dowling - Business Development Lead, SimpleBiz

Bernadette McClelland — Sales Leader of Influence
Led By

Bernadette McClelland -
Creator of the Decision-Led Revenue Method™

Bernadette has spent more than two decades working with senior sales leaders across global organisations – advising, coaching, and installing the leadership standards that make revenue predictable.

She has supported board-sponsored transformations, served as a former Tony Robbins Master Coach across APAC, and currently mentors Harvard Business School MBA students and Leeds School of Business undergrads in commercial leadership.

Momentum reflects the disciplines used to move sales leaders from pipeline volatility to predictable performance – especially under scrutiny in tough times.

Not Sure?

Take the Revenue
Predictability Diagnostic First.

Five minutes. Five decisions. A clear read on where your leadership is holding up – and where it isn’t. If you show Exposed or At Risk across three or more dimensions, Momentum is designed to bring you into a Stable position for exactly that reason.

Revenue Predictability Diagnostic — Sample
Leading from Who You Are
Exposed
Identifying How Others Decide
At Risk
Closing Revenue Gaps Upstream
Exposed
Coaching the Human + Deal
At Risk
Commercialising You Knowledge
Stable
Apply for Your Seat

Ready to Install Leadership
That Delivers Real Results?

Complete the short application and Bernadette will be in touch. Cohort places are limited – this is not a rolling enrolment.