Bye is currently serving as the Director of Business Relations for NSA-MN. She will be handing off the torch in July 2007 and is truly setting pace for the next NSA-MN Director of Business Relations. In this position for only one year, Bye has implemented and assists on multiple internal and external fronts. Internally, she focuses on NSA-MN's monthly e-newsletter, Minnesota Speaks. Externally, the goal is to spread the great assets that NSA-MN has to offer locally and nationally through publications and sponsorships. Bye considers herself a sales force development specialist, as noted by the name of her company: Sales Growth Specialists. The focus of her speaking engagements is helping chief executive officers, presidents and vice presidents of sales re-engineer their sales team in order to grow revenues. She has carved a track record in building and inspiring intentional, no excuse, high-performance sales teams that achieve bottom-line results. She has been speaking for seven years as part of her current business model and feels "it's a great marketing tool." Throughout her speaking career and involvement with NSA-MN, she says, "I've learned how to be more intentional and strategic about speaking." Bye explains, "One of the most beneficial lessons I've learned is the importance of listening. Great speakers are great because they've learned how to really listen....listen to the needs of both the company leadership in order to accomplish their strategic objectives AND listen to their audience so that they walk away with an implementable idea."

Danita is also pursuing her master's degree in Transformational Leadership from Bethel University and serves on the Board of Directors for City Sites Urban Media. She is a guest speaker for the St. Thomas Fast Trac Entrepreneurial Program as well as the Carlson School of Management's Entrepreneurial Club. In 2005, the Twin Business Business Journal named Bye in the Top 25 of Women to Watch. She has authored articles in Upsize Magazine, The Business Journal, The Hearing Review and the Star Tribune. Bye's new book, Sales Management in the No Excuse Zone, is due for release in mid 2007.

On a personal note, Danita has been married for 23 years and has three fantastic children. When asked who inspires her, she replied, "My parents. They are incredible entrepreneurs and were able to create success again impossible odds."

Whatever the need for speaking, training, facilitating or consulting, NSA-Minnesota is your gateway to the best in the business. Every speaker has given between 20 and 2000 paid presentations. All members work hard to master the craft of speaking and to develop material in the most professional, ethical and quality manner possible. They share their secrets with audiences across Minnesota, America and the world. They dedicate themselves to on-going development and professionalism to be able to bring YOU the best of what the profession of speaking offers.

Danita Bye's unique Fortune-100 turned-entrepreneur perspective enables her to help CEOs and Presidents take their businesses to the next level. Her No Excuse approach to sales management, combined with her leadership approach, enables the sales staff and sales management to increase sales, boost profitability and create predictable revenue streams while reducing sales costs.