

STEVEN MARK
KAHAN
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR • B2B GROWTH STRATEGIST • KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Steven Mark Kahan is the author of Creating Urgency, the playbook CEOs use to overcome buyer indecision and accelerate growth. Former CMO with three decades of helping technology companies scale from startup to billion-dollar exits. Marketing Advisor at Insight Partners. Also writing science thrillers as SM Kahan.
Which Steven Mark Kahan Book Is Right for You?
FIND YOUR STARTING POINT IN 10 SECONDS.
Looking to accelerate sales and overcome buyer indecision?

Start with Creating Urgency by Steven Mark Kahan
Building or scaling a digital marketing engine?


Read High Velocity Digital Marketing (Wall Street Journal Bestseller)
Growing your career inside a high-growth company?


Pick up Be a Startup Superstar
Love smart, fast-paced thrillers that keep you guessing until the very end?

Begin with Killer Dreams (Hunter Harden Series) or Fire Mountain (Dr. Lena Thompson Series) by SM Kahan

Creating Urgency
HOW TO FLIP THE SCRIPT AND WIN
More B2B deals are lost to "no decision" than to any competitor. The biggest obstacle to growth isn't the company across the table. It's the buyer who does nothing.
Creating Urgency by Steven Mark Kahan gives leaders a repeatable framework for helping customers recognize the cost of waiting, build momentum, and make decisions faster.

Book Steve Kahan as a Keynote Speaker
Steve Kahan speaks to CEOs, executive teams, and sales organizations on creating urgency, AI strategy, and building billion-dollar growth companies. His presentations combine three decades of operator experience with frameworks audiences use the same week.
Keynote topics
• Creating Urgency
• AI & the Future of Marketing
• Building Billion-Dollar Growth Companies
• Category Leadership
• Overcoming Buyer Indecision

Get the Urgency Playbook: Free PDF for CEOs & Sales Leaders
5 FRAMEWORKS CEOS USE TO ACCELERATE BUYER DECISIONS.
A free PDF with the core models from Creating Urgency by Steven Mark Kahan, delivered instantly. Plus: new articles on B2B growth strategy, AI, and leadership delivered when they're worth reading.

