Keynote Speaker
John Sweeney is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the country, and for good reason. He has been changing human behavior for over 20 years within the biggest businesses in the world, including: Microsoft, Target, Hilton, United Health Group, General Mills, Facebook, and Apple. He has shared the stage with George Bush, Sr., Deepak Chopra, Betty White, Steve Ballmer, and Mark Zuckerberg. A quote from his book appeared on millions of Starbucks cups, and he has danced shirtless on The Today Show and ESPN SportsCenter. John is a bit of an industry unicorn: highly strategic, goal-oriented, AND hilarious (his OG background, after all, was professional comedy.) His ability to highly customize his approach to deliver messages in a truly unforgettable way regularly brings audiences to their feet for a standing ovation.
Some of our most requested themes for keynotes include:
- Design your Mindset: From Survive to Thrive™
- Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable!
- Sick of Change? Nimble Leadership for the “New Normal”
- Innovation & Growth
- Sales at the Speed of Laughter
Workshops
Our workshops are a fantastic way for your team to spend time collectively designing & practicing the best, most productive mindset. We will spend substantial time preparing and learning about your organization so we can weave in key messaging and themes that are most impactful for your goals and attendees. Our workshops are typically 90-180-minute-sessions delivered either as a stand-alone event or as a series of progressive content. The workshop format allows us to spend more time together actively practicing and debriefing the new mindset and behavior we want to activate in the audience, and we have more time to strategically bridge directly to your mission, values, and organizational objectives. Our approach is highly customized but for purposes of example here are some themes we have recently been engaged to activate:
Some of our most requested themes for keynotes include:
- Change management and building acceptance and resilience to high-change environments
- Speed up decisions, and reduce obstacles to decision making
- Bias to action; how to start without full information or full confidence
- Communicating in a proactive, intentional way
- Empathy, listening, and belonging
- Celebrating failures, increasing our comfort with risk
- Reacting to the unexpected with nimbleness and grace
- Authentic Voice, Storytelling, Presentation & Influence
Emcee + Keynote
Our team are some of the most gifted event Emcees in the country, and we frequently get asked to create a hybrid approach to delivering a Keynote Speech and then staying on board to further manage large events to conclusion. Our team is exceptionally skilled at handling the unexpected and keeping the audience engaged through a combination of banter, direction, humor, and interactivity. We will incorporate some of your mission, values, and key messages into the keynote portion with the goal of being a meaningful “primer” for the rest of your content – we get the audience open and engaged so that the rest of the event content “hits and sticks” to increase the ROI of your event. We also have outstanding experience in moderating panels or interviewing executives or key customers in a lighthearted, respectful, insightful, and wholly memorable way.
| Length | Audience | Depth of Connection | Key Benefits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keynote | 60-90 minutes | Broad or Large Audience | Interactive & Energetic | A fun, entertaining and insightful “gift” for the audience. Great as a “primer” so that your content hits and sticks that much more effectively.
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| Workshop | 90 minutes to full day | Typically 10-300 people | Deeper sense of connection and shared purpose among participants. | Deep dive into your focus areas.
More opportunity to practice new |
| Series / Cohort | 3-8 sessions over time | Typically 10-50 people with defined culture or development goals. | Group identity & culture formed, or strengthened. | Most customized content to build sustainable behavioral change.
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| Sustainability (add-on only) | 20-30 minute enegizers | Same as original delivery. | Lighthearted way to stay accountable and engaged. | Re-engage periodically to keep energy and commitment high. Wonderful way to kick-off any follow- |