Jen Allen-Knuth

Founder, DemandJen | Sales Trainer & SKO Keynote Speaker | Dog Rescue Advocate

I help B2B revenue teams stop losing pipeline to buyer status quo. I'm a former Enterprise seller who carried quota for 18 years, closing 7-figure deals with Fortune 500 brands. Now, I run DemandJen, a sales-training firm trusted by Autodesk, GE, G2, IBM, Bloomberg, Instructure, Sprout Social, and more.

From conference stages to company Sales kickoffs, I'm known for:

- Buyer-Centric Frameworks – Practical playbooks for defeating buyer status quo in outbound pipeline generation, running executive-level discovery, building a point of view on cost of inaction (COI), and gaining consensus with larger Enterprise buying groups. 

- Story-First Messaging – Techniques that replace product pitches with problem-centric narratives that buyers remember.

- Engaging Delivery – A direct, humorous style that keeps even your most tenured reps taking notes.

Featured in Forbes, Sales Hacker, and 200+ podcasts, I combine real-world stories with data-driven insight to move audiences from inspiration to application. When I'm not on the road, you’ll find me in the Chicago suburbs chasing my 4 rescue dogs and 4 step-kids.

Head of DemandJen

Delivering SKO keynotes & virtual workshops that won't put your teams to sleep.

B2B Sales & Marketing teams have tried to earn buyer time and attention with a strategy of "more". 

More dials.
More emails.
More content.
More "value" and ROI.

But, 2023 showed us "more" is expensive and no competition against today's risk-averse B2B buying teams.

Instead of motivating the team to do “more”, I help empower teams to defeat customer status
quo and to make their sales conversations a competitive advantage.

Meet Elsie ❤️

This 5 year old sweetheart LOVES every human and dog she meets. 

At 5 years old, she’s past all that puppy mischief, but still has plenty of joy and tail wags to share. 

She’s gentle, loving, and ready for a home with someone who will love her as much as she loves them. 

Not sure if you’re ready to adopt? Foster her! It’s completely free. 

Photo credit: Nicholas I. Knuth 📸 

Available at Many Paws Global Rescue in Palatine, IL.

(PS - if you’re looking for Saturday plans, I’ll be at Buffalo Creek Brewery in Long Grove, IL for a Many Paws adoption event today from noon-3. Come meet your future sidekick ❤️)

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Kirkland & Ellis

As Kirkland & Ellis' Business Development Director (Litigation), Christina is responsible for developing holistic go-to-market strategies for the global litigation practice, and works closely with litigation practice leaders to develop strategic plans that drive the business development and marketing goals of the Firmwide litigation practice group.

Business Development Director (Litigation)

Smith Gambrell Russell

Following Freeborn & Peters' combination with SGR, Christina oversaw firm-wide attorney professional development and related training, and focused on developing and implementing comprehensive programs and processes to support the training, mentoring, development and retention of SGR’s lawyers and paralegals. She also worked across departments by assisting with business development training, associate and lateral integration, DEI initiatives and wellness programs. Christina renewed the firm's mentorship program, developed a monthly professional development newsletter and produced numerous CLE programs.

Professional Development Officer

Formerly Freeborn & Peters LLP (now part of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP) 

Christina oversaw nationwide business development, marketing and communications strategies for Freeborn across its five offices. Christina worked closely with the firm’s Executive and Management Committees, as well as attorneys within and the leaders of Freeborn & Peters LLP's various practice groups and industry teams, and led a marketing and business development team devoted to practice support, client development, strategic planning, market research, competitive intelligence, event planning, branding, public relations, and internal and digital communications.

Chief Marketing And Business Development Officer

Served as Freeborn's senior-most marketing and business development professional, overseeing all marketing and business development activities of the firm, as well as the marketing and business development team.

Director Of Marketing And Business Development

Client Development Executive

Cray Huber Horstman Heil & VanAusdal LLC

Attorney

Patton & Ryan, LLP

Chicago Bar Association Women in the Law Committee

Coordinated annual Continuing Legal Education presentation to Chicago Bar Association members on topics applicable to gender and diversity in the law, which included choosing the topic of the presentation, inviting applicable speakers and panelists, preparing program materials and PowerPoint presentations, and collaborating with the Chicago Bar Association in the execution of the event.

Chairperson

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.

Donner & Company Law Offices LLC

Christina Solomon is a service-oriented professional with an entrepreneurial, innovative and strategic mind, and a track record of success. She is Business Development Director for Kirkland & Ellis’ commercial litigation practice where she is responsible for developing holistic go-to-market strategies for the Firmwide litigation practice and managing a team of professionals who provide strategic business development and marketing support to the firm's 800+ litigators. 

Previously, Christina oversaw nationwide business development, marketing and communications strategies for Freeborn & Peters LLP across its five offices. As Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer, Christina worked closely with and was a trusted advisor to the firm’s Executive and Management Committees, as well as attorneys within and the leaders of Freeborn’s various practice groups and industry teams, and led a marketing and business development team devoted to practice support, client development, strategic planning, market research, competitive intelligence, event planning, branding, public relations, and internal and digital communications. Christina was also a practicing attorney for nearly a decade. 

In addition to her professional career, Christina serves on the Women's 18 Hole Golf and Executive Committees at Medinah Country Club and is a member of its Series 7 platform tennis team. She also served as a Level 2 Volunteer and Mentor for PAWS - Chicago's largest no-kill dog and cat shelter for over 5 years.  

Christina is an avid golfer, platform tennis player, pickleball dabbler, triathlete, and traveler, and as a food and wine enthusiast, Christina is also the former Owner and Editor of Chritiques.com, a restaurant review blog devoted to restaurants, events, and travel.

Christina earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, and her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Vanderbilt University. She is actively licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois.

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