Books and speaking

Written from the field. Shared from the stage.

Two books and a programme of keynotes, drawn from more than 20 years of building, leading and scaling sales teams in enterprise technology.

The Blueprint series

One for the people who sell. One for the people who lead them.

Two practical field guides, built on the frameworks Alex has used to build and scale sales organisations across Siemens, Cisco, Verizon, Oracle, The Access Group and Forterro.

Both were published in October 2026 and are available now on Amazon.

Copies of Blueprint to Sales Mastery, second edition
Copies of Blueprint to Sales Management
Cover of Blueprint to Sales Mastery, second edition, by Alex Blakeway

Book one · Second edition

Blueprint to Sales Mastery

How to join the top 1% club

Alex did not just learn the game of selling. He mastered it. In Blueprint to Sales Mastery he shares the insights, proven models and techniques that took him from a hungry young salesman to a global sales leader, and into the top 1% of sales professionals. Whether you are starting out, a seasoned executive or an entrepreneur who needs to grow revenue, it is a no nonsense roadmap to the top.

Inside, you will learn how to

  • Use the five sales models that build and scale any B2B business, with a QR code to the full frameworks
  • Plan for accelerated growth with four proven, downloadable templates
  • Prospect, negotiate and close high value deals with confidence
  • Build a winning sales culture that performs quarter after quarter
  • Think like the top 1%, with the mindset and habits that lead to real financial freedom

Hardback · 211 pages · Published October 2026

Cover of Blueprint to Sales Management by Alex Blakeway

Book two · New

Blueprint to Sales Management

The follow on to Blueprint to Sales Mastery

Alex did not just master the game of selling. He learned to lead it. Blueprint to Sales Management shares the frameworks, models and techniques that took him from first line manager to Chief Revenue Officer. Whether you are newly promoted, an experienced leader sharpening your edge, or aiming for the CRO role, it is a straight talking field guide to leading a team that wins.

Inside, you will learn how to

  • Hire and develop the top 1% of sales talent, and build a team that keeps producing leaders
  • Master coaching, forecasting and pipeline management, and turn individual performers into a repeatable machine
  • Build a sales culture that scales, retains your best people and becomes a competitive advantage
  • Manage up to investors and boards with confidence, and walk the path from manager to CRO

Hardback, paperback and Kindle · 202 pages · Published October 2026

Alex Blakeway speaking on the Startup Stage

Speaking

An inspirational speaker with an operator’s playbook.

Alex is an inspirational speaker who brings energy, honesty and real commercial experience to every stage. His story runs from commission only sales at 18 to helping scale The Access Group from £280m to over £1bn in SaaS revenue, and every talk is built to leave sales teams, leaders and investors with ideas they can put to work the following week.

KeynotesSales kick offsPortfolio forumsLeadership offsitesPanels and fireside conversations

Talks

Keynotes, shaped to your event.

01

Join the top 1%

The mindset, habits and disciplines that separate elite sellers from the rest.

From Blueprint to Sales Mastery

02

From manager to CRO

What it really takes to build, coach and lead a sales organisation that wins.

From Blueprint to Sales Management

03

Value creation, executed

Why so many growth plans stall on revenue, and what the best operators do differently.

For investors and boards

04

Selling in the age of AI

What changes for sales teams, what never will, and how leaders should respond now.

For sales kick offs