Business Management
The Sweeney Agency will help you find the perfect Business Management Speaker for your event by providing you with all the information you need to make the right decision. We take into account your event objectives, audience dynamics and expected outcomes. We provide you with professional speaker bios, video clips, topic outlines, and independent perspectives on the best Business and Motivational speakers available. Working closely with the Business Speaker you choose, we will ensure he or she delivers a customized presentation that informs, inspires and entertains.
Dirk Ahlborn
About Dirk Ahlborn – Entrepreneur and Innovation Speaker, CEO of Hyperloop Technologies, Founder of JumpStarter
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Dirk Ahlborn: Founder of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and JumpStarter | Entrepreneur | Speaker on Innovation, Collaboration and the Future of Work
Why Book Dirk Ahlborn?
His entrepreneurial background spans banking, alternative energy, product development and startup incubation. Dirk connects those experiences with practical questions leaders face: how to attract talent, build partnerships, organize expertise and keep moving when resources are limited. His presentations give audiences a concrete story to examine as they consider new ways to innovate.
Why Is Dirk Ahlborn Right for Your Audience?
Dirk is a strong fit for innovation conferences, leadership meetings, entrepreneurship events and industry gatherings exploring new business models. He is particularly relevant when an organization wants to challenge familiar assumptions about how companies develop ideas and bring people together.
Book Dirk when your audience needs to:
- Explore alternatives to traditional innovation models
- Bring outside expertise into business challenges
- Build commitment around an ambitious vision
- Rethink how teams and partnerships are organized
- Consider how AI could change everyday workflows
- Turn entrepreneurial thinking into practical action
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- More open to unconventional approaches to innovation
- Clearer on the opportunities and limits of crowd collaboration
- Better able to connect a shared purpose with contributor commitment
- Equipped with questions for evaluating new ways of working
- Ready to identify a practical next step for their own organization
Keynote Programs
Building the Hyperloop
Dirk shares the partnerships, setbacks and decisions behind building HyperloopTT. Ideal for innovation, transportation, infrastructure and leadership audiences interested in what ambitious ventures teach about running a business.
Crowd-Powered Companies
Dirk explains the model that brought hundreds of contributors together to work for equity, including how to organize a distributed community and where the approach can encounter difficulties. Ideal for founders, talent leaders and audiences exploring new organizational models.
Working in the Age of AI
Dirk explores how AI changes the way companies are built and work gets done, with practical ideas for introducing AI agents into workflows. Ideal for executives, industry associations and company audiences considering their next steps with AI.
Is Dirk Ahlborn Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the innovation challenges it faces and the ideas you want people to explore. We can help select Dirk’s most relevant program, discuss customization and format, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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David Allen: Creator of Getting Things Done® | Bestselling Author | Speaker on Productivity, Focus and Managing Commitments
Why Book David Allen?
His approach gives people a practical way to reduce mental clutter and make clearer decisions about what to do next. Drawing on decades of developing and teaching GTD®, David connects everyday habits with the space people need for focused work, creative thinking and a greater sense of control.
Why Is David Allen Right for Your Audience?
David is a strong fit for leadership meetings, professional development events, association conferences and company gatherings. He is particularly relevant when people are juggling multiple projects, responding to constant incoming requests or struggling to keep track of everything they have agreed to do.
Book David when your audience needs to:
- Manage competing commitments with greater clarity
- Turn vague tasks into specific next actions
- Build a reliable system for tracking work
- Reduce the distraction of unfinished obligations
- Review projects and priorities more consistently
- Create more room for focused and creative thinking
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Familiar with the five GTD® steps: capture, clarify, organize, reflect and engage
- Better able to define the next action on a project
- Ready to move reminders out of their heads and into a trusted system
- Clearer on why regular review supports effective decisions
- Equipped with practical habits they can begin applying at work and at home
Keynote Programs
Getting Things Done®
David introduces the principles behind his approach to productivity, explaining how people can organize commitments and choose their next actions with greater confidence. Ideal for audiences seeking practical ways to handle demanding workloads and maintain focus.
The presentation can provide a starting point for audiences new to GTD® or a deeper discussion of its principles for those familiar with the method. Tell us whether your priority is managing incoming work, clarifying projects or strengthening review habits so we can discuss the most relevant focus for your event.
Is David Allen Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the demands on its attention and the working habits you want people to improve. We can help discuss the presentation’s focus and format, and confirm David’s availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Scott Anthony
Author and speaker on growth and innovation, creativity and entrepreneurialism.
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Scott Anthony: Innovation and Disruption Expert | Dartmouth Tuck Professor | Author of Epic Disruptions
Turn Disruption into a Path Forward
Scott Anthony helps organizations work through both. A clinical professor of strategy at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and a longtime advisor at Innosight, he brings research, business examples, and practical tools to the challenges of innovation, transformation, and growth. Tuck School of Business
Why Book Scott Anthony?
Scott gives leaders a way to act when the future is uncertain. He shows how to test assumptions, explore new opportunities, and make progress before every answer is known.
His keynotes are particularly useful for teams facing shifts in customer needs, technology, or competition. Scott connects innovation to strategic choices, leadership behaviour, and the systems needed to move ideas forward.
What Makes Scott Different?
- Experience spanning academic research and practical strategy work
- A clear view of how disruption unfolds
- Frameworks for strengthening today’s business while creating future growth
- Practical approaches to experimentation and innovation culture
- Insight relevant to executives making decisions under uncertainty
Why Is Scott Right for Your Audience?
Scott is a strong fit for executive conferences, board and leadership meetings, innovation events, and organizations planning a major transformation. He is especially valuable when leaders agree change is necessary but need a shared language and a more concrete path forward.
Book Scott when your audience needs to:
- Understand the forces reshaping its industry
- Make strategic decisions with incomplete information
- Strengthen the core business while exploring new growth
- Move promising ideas from discussion to testing
- Address the leadership and cultural side of transformation
- Build a more consistent approach to innovation
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Better able to recognize patterns of disruptive change
- Clearer on the assumptions behind their current strategy
- Equipped to discuss future opportunities without waiting for certainty
- Ready to use experimentation to learn what works
- More confident leading teams through ambiguity and change
Keynote Programs
Decoding the Epic Disruptions That Shaped Our Modern World
Drawing on Epic Disruptions, Scott uses stories from past innovations to show how major change unfolds and what those patterns can teach leaders facing disruption today. Ideal for strategy, innovation, and future-focused events.
Lead Through the Fog of Uncertainty with Optimism
Scott gives leaders practical ways to work through ambiguity, question old assumptions, and identify opportunity amid competing demands. Ideal for executive teams and organizations navigating transformation.
The Myths and Realities of Building a Culture of Innovation
Scott examines the systems and leadership habits that help innovation happen consistently. Audiences consider how to remove obstacles, support experimentation, and connect new ideas to results. Ideal for leadership and companywide innovation events. The Sweeney Agency
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us where growth is slowing, what is changing in your market, and what you want your audience to do differently. We’ll help you assess which of Scott’s topics fits your event, discuss customization, and check his availability and current fee.
Is Scott Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, its biggest strategic challenge, and the decisions the event should help move forward. We’ll help you assess Scott’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].
Dr. Jasmin Bergeron
International expert on the WOW Effect, Dr. Jasmin Bergeron delivered more than 2,000 keynote presentations on the WOW Effect in sales, leadership, teamwork and work-life balance.
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Dr. Jasmin Bergeron: University Professor | Researcher | Speaker on the WOW Effect in Sales, Service and Leadership
Give People a Reason to Remember You
Dr. Jasmin Bergeron helps audiences create what he calls the WOW Effect: practical moments of value that strengthen relationships and leave a lasting impression. A university professor and researcher, he makes his findings useful through humor, interaction, and examples tailored to the people in the room.
Why Book Dr. Jasmin Bergeron?
Jasmin connects research with everyday decisions. He shows sales and service professionals how to manage expectations, increase perceived value, and build loyalty. For leaders and teams, he offers ways to improve recognition, participation, and collaboration.
He has delivered more than 2,000 presentations and workshops across industries. His programs can be customized for your organization and presented in English, French, or both.
What Makes Jasmin Different?
- A university professor who translates research into practical actions
- More than 2,000 keynote presentations and workshops
- Experience across financial services, healthcare, education, hospitality, and other sectors
- Interactive presentations that use humor and audience participation
- Bilingual delivery and the ability to tailor or combine topics for your event
Why Is Jasmin Right for Your Audience?
Jasmin is a strong fit for sales conferences, customer experience events, leadership meetings, and association programs. He is especially valuable when an organization wants its people to turn a broad goal such as “better service” into behaviors they can use immediately.
Book Jasmin when your audience needs to:
- Make customer interactions more memorable
- Strengthen trust and long-term loyalty
- Sell on value rather than relying on price
- Handle expectations and complaints more effectively
- Help managers recognize and engage their teams
- Build greater participation and cooperation among colleagues
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the behaviors that create a positive lasting impression
- Ready to improve how they manage expectations
- Equipped with practical ways to build stronger customer relationships
- Better able to connect service, sales, and teamwork to daily habits
- Motivated to create WOW moments in their own roles
Keynote Programs
The WOW Effect!
Jasmin explores what makes an experience memorable and gives audiences practical ways to create more positive moments for customers, colleagues, and other important relationships. Ideal for a broad conference audience.
The WOW Effect in Sales and Business Development
Jasmin shows sales professionals how to increase the value customers see, build credibility, strengthen loyalty, and approach closing without undue pressure. Ideal for sales kickoffs and client-facing teams.
The WOW Effect in Customer Service
This keynote focuses on the interpersonal skills and service habits that help customers feel valued. Jasmin addresses expectations, complaints, and the impressions that shape satisfaction and loyalty. Ideal for service and customer experience events.
The WOW Effect in Leadership
Jasmin gives leaders practical ways to build trust, recognize contributions, and engage employees through change. Ideal for managers who want stronger teams and more consistent collaboration.
The WOW Effect in Teamwork
Jasmin explores how colleagues can increase participation, use their different strengths, and create a more supportive team environment. Ideal for organization-wide gatherings and team meetings.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us where your audience needs to create a stronger impression: sales, service, leadership, or teamwork. We can help select or combine the most relevant topics, discuss the presentation language and format, and confirm Jasmin’s availability and current fee.
Is Jasmin Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the interactions you want to improve, and what you want attendees to do differently afterward. We’ll help you assess Jasmin’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].
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Marcus Buckingham
Global Expert in Leadership, Management, Strengths-based Talent Development & Reinventing an Organization
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Marcus Buckingham: Strengths Researcher | Bestselling Author | Speaker on Leadership, Engagement and Performance
Why Book Marcus Buckingham?
His current work also explores how leaders can build love into work and the experiences they create for employees and customers. With research, stories and practical examples, Marcus gives audiences a fresh way to examine performance, creativity and commitment.
Why Is Marcus Buckingham Right for Your Audience?
Marcus is a strong fit for executive conferences, leadership development programs, HR events and manager meetings. Consider him when an organization wants to improve engagement by changing how managers understand and support their people.
Book Marcus when your audience needs to:
- Recognize the strengths of individual team members
- Create work that people find meaningful
- Improve everyday coaching and management
- Question assumptions about performance
- Connect employee experience with customer experience
- Build teams where different talents can contribute
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on how individual strengths influence performance
- Better prepared to discuss what energizes people at work
- Ready to examine management practices that limit contribution
- More aware of the link between meaningful work and engagement
- Equipped with ideas for improving team and customer experiences
Keynote Programs
How to Unleash the Most Powerful Force in Business
Marcus examines how to design love into work, leadership and customer experiences. Ideal for leaders exploring performance, creativity, wellbeing and advocacy.
What the World’s Best Managers Do Differently
Marcus explores how managers turn talent into performance through role selection, expectations, attention and development. Ideal for manager and leadership audiences.
Strengths-Driven Performance
Marcus shows how people can make greater use of their strengths at work and how organizations can support that contribution. Ideal for talent development and employee events.
Is Marcus Buckingham Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your leaders, the employee experience you want to improve and the performance challenges you want to address. We can help select Marcus’s most relevant program, discuss customization and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Jeff Bush: Principal of The Washington Update | Speaker on U.S. Politics, Policy and Financial Planning
Why Book Jeff Bush?
His presentation connects legislation, regulation and election dynamics with the questions advisors, investors and business leaders are asking. Jeff gives your event a timely discussion of what has changed, what remains uncertain and which developments deserve closer attention.
Why Is Jeff Bush Right for Your Audience?
Jeff is a strong fit for financial advisor conferences, wealth management events, executive meetings and client programs. Consider him when your audience needs to make sense of U.S. policy without turning the event into a partisan debate.
Book Jeff when your audience needs to:
- Understand the implications of developments in Washington
- Separate enacted policy from proposals
- Examine tax and regulatory issues affecting planning
- Discuss election dynamics with greater context
- Communicate policy uncertainty more clearly
- Ask better questions about business and financial exposure
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the policy developments covered in the session
- Better able to distinguish current rules from possible changes
- More aware of issues to monitor in financial planning
- Ready to discuss Washington with clients in a balanced way
- Equipped to frame more informed questions for their advisors
Keynote Programs
The Washington Update
Jeff provides a nonpartisan overview of the political environment, prospective legislation and implications for investment and retirement planning. The content evolves with developments in Washington. Ideal for financial professionals, investors and business leaders.
Is Jeff Bush Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the policy questions it faces and the purpose of your event. We can help select Jeff’s most relevant program, discuss customization and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Susan Cain
Co-founder of Quiet Revolution, New York Times Best-selling Author and Speaker on Leadership
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Susan Cain: Bestselling Author of Quiet and Bittersweet | Speaker on Introversion, Leadership and Human Connection
Why Book Susan Cain?
Her presentations combine research and stories with a thoughtful, accessible delivery. Susan gives leaders a reason to reconsider how meetings, collaboration and culture can make room for different voices and deeper connection.
Why Is Susan Cain Right for Your Audience?
Susan is a strong fit for leadership conferences, HR programs, employee events and education meetings. Consider her when an organization wants to hear more of its people’s ideas or create a more supportive environment.
Book Susan when your audience needs to:
- Recognize the strengths of quieter colleagues
- Create more inclusive meetings and collaboration
- Reconsider assumptions about effective leadership
- Make space for reflection and independent thinking
- Build empathy during difficult transitions
- Strengthen creativity and human connection
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- More aware of how introverts and extroverts contribute
- Ready to examine participation in meetings and teams
- Clearer on the value of reflection in creative work
- Better prepared to acknowledge difficult emotions
- Equipped with ideas for a more supportive workplace
Keynote Programs
Quiet: How to Harness the Strengths of Introverts to Change How We Work, Lead, and Innovate
Susan explores how organizations can better use introverted talent and make room for ideas from different personalities. Ideal for leadership, HR and innovation audiences.
Bittersweet: The Secret Keys to Creativity and Connection
Susan examines how acknowledging sorrow and longing can deepen empathy, authenticity and creativity. Ideal for organizations exploring connection and a more supportive work culture.
Is Susan Cain Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, whose voices you want to bring forward and the culture you want the event to support. We can help select Susan’s most relevant program, discuss customization and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Ram Charan: Global Business Advisor | Co-Author of Execution | Speaker on Strategy, Leadership and Profitable Growth
Why Book Ram Charan?
His presentations bring an experienced business perspective to growth, talent and competitive advantage. Ram is particularly valuable for audiences that want to question their assumptions, understand the fundamentals and move from broad ambition to practical execution.
Why Is Ram Charan Right for Your Audience?
Ram is a strong fit for executive conferences, board retreats, senior leadership meetings and management development programs. Consider him when decision-makers need a substantive discussion about how their business competes, grows and performs.
Book Ram when your audience needs to:
- Close the gap between strategy and execution
- Connect people, priorities and operations
- Develop stronger leadership talent
- Understand changing sources of competitive advantage
- Examine opportunities for profitable growth
- Improve the quality of business dialogue
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on leaders’ responsibility for execution
- Better prepared to align talent with strategic needs
- Ready to examine priorities against business realities
- More aware of how competitive advantage can change
- Equipped with questions for more focused management discussions
Keynote Programs
Execution
Ram explores how robust dialogue connects people, strategy and operations. Ideal for leaders who need to improve accountability and follow-through.
Rethinking Competitive Advantage
Ram examines how digital businesses compete and what established organizations can learn from their practices. Ideal for strategy and transformation audiences.
Talent
Ram discusses finding, developing and deploying leaders who can deliver business results. Ideal for executive and talent development programs.
Is Ram Charan Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your leaders, the business decisions they face and the outcomes you want from the discussion. We can help select Ram’s most relevant program, discuss customization and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Virtual Events can:
- Reach a wider audience
- Offer a great experience at a much lower cost
- Create long term impact with recorded elements that allow for content to be watched over a period of time
- Have an increased impact over time, as viewers re-watch, discuss and connect over social media and other channels
And, most importantly: offer the ability for inspiring and impactful presentations to connect in a one-on-one way, directly to the attendee.
WHO is your audience?
Who are your virtual event attendees? Are they across a specific group within your organization, or are you serving clients across a wide range of levels? Determining who you are speaking to will help you determine a format for your event that will captivate your audience.
WHAT is your key message?
Are you focusing on change? Innovation? Leadership?
Creating a single focus or mission will allow you to hone in on the type of speaker(s) you need to engage your audience and help event producers to format the event into a dynamic program that balances inspiration with information and audience interaction.
WHAT type of event suits your audience?
- Virtual Conference
- Webinar
- Hybrid Event
Virtual event technology has come a long way over the last few months, offering a huge range of different options from pre-recorded webinars, to multi-day virtual conferences, to hybrid events with some attendees in the audience while the event is live streamed.
OUR ADVICE
A COMBINATION of live and pre-recorded elements will allow your virtual event to run smoothly and stay on time.
Many of our clients are also opting for multi-day virtual conferences with shorter segments spaced over a few days.
This allows some flexibility for attendees in different time zones and accommodates different teleworking situations for attendees, allowing them to tune in when it is convenient.
WHERE? It’s all about Tech.
Virtual meeting technology has exploded over the last few months as teleworking became the norm.
Consider your needs:
- Interactive elements like breakout rooms, polls & Q&A
- Seamless blend of live & pre-recorded elements
- Ability to replay segments
- Live tech support
If you plan for rain, it’s likely the sun will shine…
Tech isn’t perfect so don’t forget to test, rehearse and have a back up plan ready to go for your virtual event.
Pro Tip: Think of a virtual presentation like a podcast. Viewers can view the content multiple times and refer back to it.
WHEN? A Date… or Dates?
As we have all noticed, our attention spans for meeting in real life versus meeting online are a lot longer.
When deciding on a date, consider spreading your virtual event out over a few days, with a variety of speakers, interactive elements and information.
The benefits of a multi-day format:
- Viewers watch content fresh for a short period every day
- Allows attendees in different time zones to stay on top of the content
- Attendees can review & re-engage with content
Virtual Event Checklist:
Is your event?
- Interactive?
- Informative?
- Able to be rewatched?
WHY? Pandemic 2020
Just because you are online instead of in person, it doesn’t mean you are missing out on connection.
Using the technology that we have become so accustomed to over the last few months, our keynote speakers have the ability to connect to your viewers one-on-one, in a way that was impossible in live events.
FIND YOUR WHY…
What do you want the audience to leave thinking at the end of the presentation?
Apply this question to all the presentations and segments in your event to create a cohesive, impactful virtual event.
HOW? Virtual Event Checklist
To wrap it all up
- TECH: Find the right tech platform & don’t forget to test drive before your event
- AGENDA: Use a mix of live and pre-recorded segments, mixed with interactive elements, to ensure a smooth flow of events & audience engagement
- ANTICIPATION: Build up your event with emails, teasers and sneak peeks into what content will be offered
- NETWORKING: Create and encourage online chat functions, an event specific hashtag or even a dedicated event page to allow attendees to network virtually. Maximize the networking opportunities offered by your tech platform.
- EXTEND YOUR IMPACT: A dedicated social media page is a great place for attendees to connect after an event to discuss ideas and implement some of the learnings from the event.
Offer a password protected, limited time recording of keynote presentations to continue the conversation long after the virtual event has ended.
Continue the conversation with post-event touch points like emails or questions based on the key presentations.
To find a GREAT Speaker for your Virtual event, get in touch.
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Mark C. Crowley: Author of Lead From the Heart | Former Financial Services Executive | Speaker on Leadership and Employee Well-Being
Why Book Mark C. Crowley?
Drawing on his financial services leadership experience and his study of workplace research, Mark connects care with accountability. His message gives managers a practical reason to make appreciation, support, and employee development part of how they lead.
Why Is Mark C. Crowley Right for Your Audience?
Mark is a strong fit for leadership conferences, management retreats, HR meetings, and employee experience events. Consider him when your organization wants managers to build commitment through the quality of their relationships with employees.
Book Mark when your audience needs to:
- Strengthen trust between managers and employees
- Make recognition more specific and meaningful
- Support employee well-being through daily leadership
- Connect people development with business priorities
- Reconsider management habits that weaken commitment
- Build a more supportive workplace culture
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- More aware of how leadership affects the employee experience
- Ready to make appreciation part of regular conversations
- Better able to discuss employee needs with curiosity
- Clearer on the connection between care and accountability
- Focused on concrete changes in their management habits
Keynote Programs
Heart-Led Leadership Ignites Human Potential
Mark’s leadership presentation draws on Lead From the Heart and The Power of Employee Well-Being. He explores how managers can support people, strengthen commitment, and create conditions for better work. Ideal for leaders responsible for team culture, development, and retention.
Is Mark C. Crowley Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the leadership behaviors you want to strengthen and the employee challenges your managers face. We can help select Mark’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Dr. Ken Dychtwald
Futurist, Best-Selling Author, Entrepreneur, Psychologist, Gerontologist and Recognized Speaker on the Aging Population.
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Dr. Ken Dychtwald: Founder of Age Wave | Psychologist and Gerontologist | Speaker on Longevity, Aging and Retirement
Why Book Dr. Ken Dychtwald?
Ken makes the implications of aging concrete for decision-makers. His presentations encourage organizations to examine assumptions about older adults and consider how products, services, and policies can respond to changing lives. He brings a long-term perspective to challenges that extend across generations.
Why Is Dr. Ken Dychtwald Right for Your Audience?
Ken is a strong fit for financial services conferences, healthcare meetings, executive strategy events, and organizations serving older consumers. Consider him when your audience needs to understand demographic change as a factor in future planning.
Book Ken when your audience needs to:
- Recognize opportunities in the longevity economy
- Reconsider assumptions about retirement and later life
- Understand changing expectations among older consumers
- Explore the implications of an aging workforce
- Address connections between family, care, and financial security
- Include demographic change in strategic discussions
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- A broader perspective on the consequences of longevity
- More aware of changing needs across generations
- Ready to question outdated assumptions about older adults
- Better prepared to discuss retirement as a life transition
- Equipped with ideas for serving a longer-lived population
Keynote Programs
The Longevity Revolution: Triumph or Tragedy?
Ken examines the opportunities and societal challenges of longer lives. Ideal for executive and policy audiences.
Reinventing Retirement: Your Grandparents’ Retirement Is Over
Ken explores changing retirement expectations and the questions they create for advisors. Ideal for financial services audiences.
How the Age Wave Will Transform the Marketplace, the Workplace and Our Lives
Ken connects demographic shifts with consumer needs, work, and business opportunities. Ideal for leaders planning for long-term change.
Is Dr. Ken Dychtwald Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the demographic changes affecting your organization and the opportunities you want to explore. We can help select Ken’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Ryan Estis: Bestselling Author | Former Fortune 500 Chief Revenue Officer | Speaker on Leadership, Sales, and Growth
Why Book Ryan Estis?
Ryan brings energy, stories, and clear actions to the stage. He tailors his presentations to the audience, whether the goal is to strengthen leadership, improve sales performance, or help people move forward through uncertainty.
Why Is Ryan Estis Right for Your Audience?
Ryan is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, manager meetings, and company events. He is especially valuable when an organization wants people to take ownership of growth while building stronger relationships with colleagues and customers.
Book Ryan when your audience needs to:
- Lead high-performing teams through change
- Build trust and engagement at work
- Coach people to take greater ownership
- Communicate value to today’s buyers
- Strengthen customer relationships
- Turn new ideas into action after the event
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Clearer on how their daily actions affect team performance
- Ready to coach and support people more effectively
- Better equipped to build trust with colleagues or customers
- More confident navigating change and uncertainty
- Committed to a practical next step they can take immediately
Keynote Programs
Human-Centered Leadership: Leading High-Performance Teams in a Forever Changed World
Ryan shows leaders how to develop people, communicate with clarity, and create the trust teams need to perform. He helps managers connect individual growth with shared goals and lasting results. Ideal for leadership conferences and manager meetings.
Sell for Impact: Value-Based Selling & Winning Customers in the Era of Complexity
Ryan helps sales teams earn customer trust, communicate value beyond price, and guide buyers through complex decisions. Drawing on his experience as a chief revenue officer, he offers practical ways to strengthen conversations and move opportunities forward. Ideal for sales kickoffs and client-facing teams.
Adapt & Thrive: Leverage Change and Transformation as a Catalyst for Growth
Ryan helps audiences approach change with greater confidence and a willingness to learn. He explores how people and organizations can respond to disruption, find opportunity, and keep growing. Ideal for company events and teams facing transformation.
Is Ryan Estis Right for Your Event?
Tell us whether your priority is leadership, sales growth, or navigating change. We can help select Ryan’s most relevant program, discuss the event format, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency at 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Scott Greenberg
Business Motivational Speaker Helps Leaders & Franchisees Engage Employees, Serve Customers and Grow their Business
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Scott Greenberg: Author of The Wealthy Franchisee and Stop the Shift Show | Former Franchise Owner | Speaker on Frontline Leadership and Business Performance
Why Book Scott Greenberg?
His perspective includes experience as a franchise owner. Scott brings an operator’s understanding of staffing pressures, customer expectations, and the challenge of translating a business plan into consistent execution on the frontline.
Why Is Scott Greenberg Right for Your Audience?
Scott is a strong fit for franchise conferences, retail and hospitality events, manager meetings, and service business programs. Consider him when supervisors need practical ideas for engaging employees and improving the experience customers receive.
Book Scott when your audience needs to:
- Develop more effective frontline managers
- Improve the way hourly employees are supported
- Connect daily management habits with customer service
- Strengthen coaching and accountability
- Examine assumptions that limit business performance
- Create more consistency across teams or locations
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on behaviors that support frontline performance
- Ready to reconsider a management habit
- More aware of obstacles facing hourly employees
- Equipped with ideas for coaching and team development
- Focused on an improvement they can apply in their operation
Keynote Programs
Stop the Shift Show
Scott explores how managers can develop and support hourly teams. Ideal for retail, hospitality, franchise, and service organizations seeking stronger frontline leadership.
The Wealthy Franchisee
Scott examines the habits and decisions behind effective franchise operations. Ideal for franchise owners and operators looking to strengthen their approach to business performance.
Is Scott Greenberg Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the staffing, management, or operating challenges your audience needs to address. We can help select Scott’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Scott Halford
Expert in the Areas of Achievement Psychology, which includes Brain-based Behavioral Science, Emotional Intelligence and Critical Thinking.
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Scott Halford: Author of Activate Your Brain | Leadership Educator | Speaker on Brain-Based Performance and Emotional Intelligence
Why Book Scott Halford?
His presentations give audiences a framework for examining how they respond, communicate, and make decisions. Scott encourages people to improve their understanding of themselves and use that awareness in their relationships with colleagues and customers.
Why Is Scott Halford Right for Your Audience?
Scott is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, professional development, and company events. Consider him when your audience needs a practical discussion about emotional intelligence, focus, and more intentional workplace behavior.
Book Scott when your audience needs to:
- Recognize how emotions influence their responses
- Strengthen self-awareness in professional settings
- Bring more intention to attention and priorities
- Communicate more effectively with colleagues
- Pause before reacting in difficult situations
- Build habits that support learning and development
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the workplace relevance of emotional intelligence
- More aware of their patterns of attention and response
- Ready to approach a challenging interaction more thoughtfully
- Equipped with ideas for developing greater self-awareness
- Focused on a habit that could support their effectiveness
Keynote Programs
Activate Your Brain – The Neuroscience of Success
Scott connects concepts about the brain with everyday performance and leadership choices. Ideal for audiences exploring focus, learning, and personal effectiveness.
Success in Business and Beyond
Scott examines emotional intelligence and its application to workplace relationships. Ideal for leaders and professionals seeking greater awareness of their behavior and impact.
Is Scott Halford Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the focus, communication, or leadership habits you want your people to strengthen. We can help select Scott’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Dan Heath
Dan Heath: Author of Reset and Upstream | Co-Author of Switch and The Power of Moments | Speaker on Change and Problem-Solving Why Book Dan Heath? Dan Heath helps organizations find a better way to tackle problems that keep returning. Author of Reset a …
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Dan Heath: Author of Reset and Upstream | Co-Author of Switch and The Power of Moments | Speaker on Change and Problem-Solving
Why Book Dan Heath?
Dan’s presentations invite audiences to examine where their effort goes and what could make that effort more useful. Whether discussing prevention, change, or meaningful experiences, he gives teams a shared framework for questioning familiar practices and planning a better approach.
Why Is Dan Heath Right for Your Audience?
Dan is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, healthcare and education events, and customer experience programs. Consider him when a team needs fresh thinking about persistent problems or the challenge of turning good intentions into progress.
Book Dan when your audience needs to:
- Look for the causes behind recurring problems
- Understand obstacles to behavior change
- Identify where effort could have greater impact
- Create more meaningful customer or employee experiences
- Translate an idea into a clearer course of action
- Challenge routines that keep producing the same results
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Ready to examine a recurring problem differently
- Clearer on how conditions influence behavior
- More aware of opportunities for prevention
- Equipped with a framework for discussing change
- Focused on an improvement they can begin exploring
Keynote Programs
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
Dan examines how teams can identify and address problems earlier. Ideal for leaders and organizations caught in repeated cycles of reaction.
Leading a Switch
Dan introduces a framework for helping people change their behavior. Ideal for transformation initiatives and leadership development.
The Power of Moments
Dan explores how defining experiences are created and why they matter. Ideal for customer experience, employee engagement, and service audiences.
Is Dan Heath Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the problems you want to solve and the changes you want attendees to consider. We can help select Dan’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Dane Jensen
Acclaimed speaker, Media Commentator, Educator and Author of The Power of Pressure
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Dane Jensen: CEO of Third Factor | Author of The Power of Pressure | Speaker on Leadership, Resilience and Performance Under Pressure
Why Book Dane Jensen?
Dane combines engaging stories with clear frameworks. He helps audiences understand the difference between preparing for a critical moment and sustaining energy through a demanding period, giving them useful ways to approach both.
Why Is Dane Jensen Right for Your Audience?
Dane is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, executive meetings, and company events. He is especially valuable when people face ambitious targets, competing priorities, or prolonged uncertainty.
Book Dane when your audience needs to:
- Prepare for high-stakes conversations and decisions
- Maintain focus when priorities compete
- Respond constructively to uncertainty
- Sustain motivation through demanding periods
- Support colleagues facing pressure
- Build resilience into everyday working habits
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on what creates pressure in their work
- Better prepared for moments when performance matters most
- More aware of their responses to uncertainty
- Equipped with ideas for sustaining energy and motivation
- Ready to improve how they approach a demanding situation
Keynote Programs
The Power of Pressure
Dane introduces his pressure equation of importance, uncertainty, and volume. He explores preparing for peak-pressure moments and navigating sustained demands. Ideal for leaders, sales teams, and professionals pursuing challenging goals.
Building Resilience
Drawing on Third Factor’s work with athletes and executives, Dane explores practical approaches to responding to setbacks and staying effective under pressure. Ideal for organizations navigating change or demanding workloads.
The Meta-Skilled Organization
Dane examines capabilities such as empathy, resilience, creativity, and self-awareness that help people adapt as circumstances change. Ideal for leadership development and organizations preparing their people for new challenges.
Is Dane Jensen Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the pressures they face, and what you want them to handle more effectively after the event. We can help select Dane’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Whitney Johnson
Author and Co-Founder, with Clayton Christensen, Rose Park Advisors’ Disruptive Innovation Fund
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Whitney Johnson: CEO of Disruption Advisors | Author of Smart Growth | Speaker on Personal Disruption, Learning and Talent Development
Why Book Whitney Johnson?
Whitney connects individual learning with organizational development. Her message helps managers consider when someone needs encouragement, a new challenge, or a different opportunity—and how those choices can shape the growth of the whole team.
Why Is Whitney Johnson Right for Your Audience?
Whitney is a strong fit for leadership conferences, talent development programs, management meetings, and organizations navigating change. Consider her when developing people is central to the business strategy.
Book Whitney when your audience needs to:
- Recognize different stages of learning
- Support employees through unfamiliar challenges
- Create opportunities for continued growth
- Rethink assumptions about career progress
- Connect individual development with team needs
- Make learning a more deliberate leadership responsibility
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the S-Curve of Learning
- Ready to reconsider their own stage of growth
- More aware of the support a colleague may need
- Equipped with questions for development conversations
- Focused on a meaningful next learning challenge
Keynote Programs
Program options include Disrupt Yourself® and a tailored focus on smart growth and talent development:
Disrupt Yourself®
Whitney explores how personal disruption can open new paths for development. Ideal for professionals and leaders considering their next growth opportunity.
Smart Growth and Developing Your People
Whitney connects learning stages with the decisions leaders make about talent. Ideal for managers building development into everyday work.
Is Whitney Johnson Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the people you want to develop and the learning challenges your organization faces. We can help select Whitney’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Dr. Jessica Kriegel
About Dr. Jessica Kriegel – Organizational Culture Expert and Leadership Strategist
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Dr. Jessica Kriegel: Workplace Culture Researcher | Author of Surrender to Lead | Speaker on Leadership, Change and Accountability
Why Book Dr. Jessica Kriegel?
Jessica combines data, humor, and direct advice. Her keynotes help audiences examine what gets in the way of ownership, how to build alignment, and what leaders can do to create a culture that supports their goals.
Why Is Dr. Jessica Kriegel Right for Your Audience?
Jessica is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, executive retreats, and events focused on culture or transformation. She is especially relevant when an organization has a clear strategy but needs people across the business to understand it, own it, and act on it.
Book Jessica when your audience needs to:
- Connect culture with business results
- Build accountability without relying on pressure or micromanagement
- Lead people through change with greater clarity
- Align teams around shared goals and expectations
- Encourage ownership and follow-through at every level
- Reconsider assumptions about a multigenerational workforce
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the beliefs and behaviors that shape results
- Better equipped to create ownership rather than simply demand it
- Ready to identify cultural friction that slows change
- More aware of how to connect strategy to daily decisions
- Equipped with practical questions to bring back to their teams
Keynote Programs
Surrender to Lead: The New Leadership Paradigm for an Unpredictable World
Drawing on her book Surrender to Lead, Jessica challenges leaders to loosen their grip on control, face changing conditions, and take clearer action. Ideal for organizations navigating uncertainty and disruption.
Results-Based Leadership: The Framework for Turning Strategy Into Real Results
Jessica shows how beliefs influence actions and how those actions shape outcomes. She gives leaders a framework for strengthening clarity, alignment, and accountability. Ideal for leadership and strategy events.
Leading Change: The Change Activation Equation
Jessica explores the conditions that help change take hold across an organization. She offers a practical approach to building alignment and reducing the cultural friction that can slow transformation. Ideal for teams facing restructuring, technology adoption, or a strategic shift.
Ignite a Culture of Accountability
Jessica examines how leaders can inspire people to care about their work and take ownership of outcomes. She connects empathy, clear expectations, and shared purpose to stronger follow-through. Ideal for company and leadership audiences.
Is Dr. Jessica Kriegel Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the results you want to improve, and the behaviors that need to change. We can help select Jessica’s most relevant keynote, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Patrick Lencioni
Best-Selling author and speaker on leadership, organizational health, teamwork and corporate culture.
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Patrick Lencioni: Bestselling Author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team | Founder of The Table Group | Speaker on Teamwork and Organizational Health
Why Book Patrick Lencioni?
Patrick brings his ideas to the stage through stories, humor, and clear models. His keynotes give audiences a shared language for building trust, reducing confusion, and working together with greater purpose.
Why Is Patrick Lencioni Right for Your Audience?
Patrick is a strong fit for leadership conferences, executive retreats, company meetings, and events focused on culture or team performance. He is especially relevant when an organization has talented people but needs stronger alignment and healthier ways of working together.
Book Patrick when your audience needs to:
- Build more cohesive leadership and project teams
- Recognize behaviors that undermine trust and accountability
- Reduce politics, confusion, and silos
- Clarify what makes an organization healthy
- Identify and develop effective team players
- Make better use of people’s natural strengths at work
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Better able to recognize the patterns that weaken teamwork
- Equipped with a common language for more honest team conversations
- Clearer on how leadership clarity shapes organizational health
- Ready to consider humility, hunger, and people smarts in team development
- More aware of how different kinds of work energize or frustrate people
Keynote Programs
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Drawing on his bestselling book, Patrick examines the behaviors that keep teams from building trust, handling conflict, committing to decisions, holding one another accountable, and focusing on results. Ideal for leaders and teams seeking stronger collaboration.
The Advantage
Patrick shows leaders how organizational health can reduce politics and confusion while improving clarity and cohesion. Ideal for executive and management audiences.
The Ideal Team Player
Patrick explores the three qualities he identifies in effective team players: humility, hunger, and people smarts. He connects the model to hiring, developing people, and building a more collaborative culture.
The 6 Types of Working Genius
Patrick introduces a framework for understanding the kinds of work that give people energy and those that cause frustration. He helps audiences consider how to combine different strengths across a team.
Is Patrick Lencioni Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, its teamwork challenges, and what you want people to do differently after the event. We can help select Patrick’s most relevant program, discuss the format, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
David Maxfield
Coauthor of New York Times Best-selling books of Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success and Influencer: The Power to Change Anything, expert on the art of influencing.
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David Maxfield: Psychologist | Co-Author of Influencer and Change Anything | Speaker on Communication, Accountability and Behavior Change
Why Book David Maxfield?
David connects individual choices with the environments in which people work. His presentations encourage leaders to look beyond simply asking for more effort and consider how they can discuss difficult issues and support different behavior.
Why Is David Maxfield Right for Your Audience?
David is a strong fit for management conferences, leadership development programs, employee meetings, and change initiatives. Consider him when important concerns remain unspoken or expectations are not producing consistent action.
Book David when your audience needs to:
- Discuss difficult issues more constructively
- Clarify expectations and commitments
- Recognize factors that influence behavior
- Address gaps between promises and action
- Consider the environment supporting a change
- Build greater responsibility into working relationships
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on a conversation they need to have
- Ready to review how an expectation is communicated
- More aware of influences beyond personal motivation
- Equipped with questions for addressing a performance gap
- Focused on supporting a specific behavior change
Keynote Programs
Crucial Conversations
David examines communication when issues matter and perspectives differ. Ideal for leaders and teams working through sensitive discussions.
Crucial Confrontations
David explores how to address unmet expectations and commitments. Ideal for managers seeking a more constructive approach to accountability.
Is David Maxfield Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the conversations your audience needs to have and the behavior changes you want to support. We can help select David’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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John C. Maxwell: Leadership Author and Teacher | Speaker on Influence, Personal Growth and Developing Leaders
Why Book John C. Maxwell?
John makes leadership a conversation about daily choices rather than a title alone. His message gives managers and aspiring leaders a reason to consider how they build relationships, earn trust, and help the people around them take on greater responsibility.
Why Is John C. Maxwell Right for Your Audience?
John is a strong fit for leadership conferences, management meetings, association events, and organizational development programs. Consider him when an audience needs a shared foundation for discussing influence and growth.
Book John when your audience needs to:
- Understand leadership beyond formal authority
- Take greater responsibility for personal development
- Strengthen relationships that support influence
- Recognize opportunities to develop other people
- Connect values with everyday leadership choices
- Create more room for others to contribute
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on an area of personal leadership growth
- Ready to examine the example they set
- More aware of the influence of daily interactions
- Equipped with questions for developing a colleague
- Focused on a leadership action they can practice
Keynote Programs
Presentations can be shaped around the following areas:
Leadership and Influence
John explores how people build influence through relationships and action. Ideal for leaders at different stages of responsibility.
Developing Leaders
John considers the role leaders play in supporting other people’s growth. Ideal for management and organizational development audiences.
Personal Growth
John connects intentional development with leadership contribution. Ideal for professional development and broad employee programs.
Is John C. Maxwell Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the leaders you want to develop and the influence you want them to have. We can help select John’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Dr. Nick Morgan: Founder of Public Words | Author of Can You Hear Me? | Speaker on Executive Communication and Presence
Why Book Dr. Nick Morgan?
Nick brings the science of communication into practical focus. He examines how stories, body language, and presence affect what people hear and trust, then gives audiences ways to improve their own messages. His direct approach challenges even experienced communicators to think more carefully about the impact they want to have.
Why Is Dr. Nick Morgan Right for Your Audience?
Nick is a strong fit for executive meetings, leadership conferences, sales events, and gatherings where people must present ideas or guide others through change. He is especially valuable when an organization needs its leaders to connect across a room, a screen, or a difficult conversation.
Book Nick when your audience needs to:
- Communicate a high-stakes message more effectively
- Build trust and presence as a leader
- Turn complex ideas into stories people remember
- Understand the role of body language in communication
- Connect more effectively in virtual and hybrid settings
- Move an audience from listening to action
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Clearer on what makes a message connect with its intended audience
- Better able to recognize the signals their body language sends
- Equipped to develop stories around important ideas
- More confident communicating with authenticity and authority
- Ready to adapt how they connect across in-person and virtual settings
Keynote Programs
Connecting with People in a Virtual World
Nick explores why remote and hybrid communication can feel distant, even when the technology works well. He gives leaders ways to reach the people on the other side of the screen and build a stronger sense of connection. Ideal for distributed organizations and virtual leadership events.
Unforgettable Storytelling
Nick helps audiences find and shape stories that make their ideas easier to understand and remember. This interactive session focuses on using story to hold attention and move people toward action. Ideal for leaders, sales teams, and anyone who presents important ideas.
Secrets of Body Language and the Unconscious Mind
Nick examines what body language can tell us about how people respond to one another. He helps audiences understand how nonverbal signals affect trust and how to bring their delivery into better alignment with their message. Ideal for leadership and communication events.
Neuroscience, Authenticity, and Executive Presence
Nick explores why audiences respond to authentic communication and how leaders can develop a presence that fits their own voice. Ideal for executives and emerging leaders who want to speak with greater clarity and authority.
Is Dr. Nick Morgan Right for Your Event?
Tell us which messages your audience needs to deliver and what you want listeners to think or do afterward. We can help select Nick’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
David Nour
Growth Strategist, Thought Leader and Global Keynote Speaker on the Concept of the Quantifiable Value of Business Relationships
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David Nour: Author of Relationship Economics | Strategic Relationship Advisor | Speaker on Collaboration and Business Growth
Why Book David Nour?
David moves the conversation beyond collecting contacts. His presentations encourage audiences to consider where they can contribute value, collaborate on ideas, and develop relationships that support the work they want to accomplish.
Why Is David Nour Right for Your Audience?
David is a strong fit for executive meetings, sales conferences, association events, and business development programs. Consider him when progress depends on relationships across functions or organizational boundaries.
Book David when your audience needs to:
- Build relationships around shared value
- Approach collaboration more deliberately
- Identify connections relevant to important goals
- Strengthen relationships beyond immediate transactions
- Develop ideas with customers or partners
- Connect professional growth with strategic relationships
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on a relationship they need to develop
- Ready to consider how they can contribute value
- More aware of connections beyond their immediate team
- Equipped with questions for collaborative conversations
- Focused on a purposeful relationship-building action
Keynote Programs
Relationship Economics®
David explores a systematic approach to developing valuable professional relationships. Ideal for sales, leadership, and business development audiences.
Co-Create
David examines collaboration as a way to develop ideas and business possibilities. Ideal for teams and organizations working with partners or customers.
Curve Benders
David considers relationships that can change a professional or organizational trajectory. Ideal for leadership and future-of-work programs.
Is David Nour Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the relationships your audience needs to strengthen and the work it wants to accomplish through collaboration. We can help select David’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker
Dr. Roch Parayre
Speaker and Expert on Innovation, Decision-Making, Scenario Planning and Blue Ocean Strategy
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Dr. Roch Parayre: Strategy Advisor | Speaker on Scenario Planning, Innovation and Strategic Thinking
Why Book Dr. Roch Parayre?
Roch encourages teams to look at how they frame the problem before settling on an answer. His presentations and workshops make room for structured discussion about scenarios, choices, and the capabilities a strategy may require.
Why Is Dr. Roch Parayre Right for Your Audience?
Roch is a strong fit for executive retreats, strategy meetings, innovation conferences, and leadership workshops. Consider him when an organization needs to test its direction rather than rely on one forecast.
Book Roch when your audience needs to:
- Explore different plausible business futures
- Question assumptions behind strategic plans
- Frame complex problems more clearly
- Identify opportunities for distinctive value
- Connect strategic choices with organizational capabilities
- Improve the quality of executive discussions
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on a strategic assumption worth testing
- Ready to consider more than one future scenario
- More aware of how problem framing affects decisions
- Equipped with questions about differentiation
- Focused on a planning discussion their organization needs
Keynote Programs
Scenario Planning
Roch explores how organizations can examine their direction against different futures. Ideal for executive strategy programs.
Blue Ocean Strategy
Roch introduces frameworks developed by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne for exploring new market space. Ideal for teams considering differentiation and growth.
Innovative and Critical Thinking
Roch examines how leaders frame issues and recognize thinking traps. Ideal for management and decision-making programs.
Is Dr. Roch Parayre Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the strategic choices your leaders face and the assumptions they need to test. We can help select Roch’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Marc Randolph
About Marc Randolph – Netflix Cofounder, Bestselling Author, Executive Mentor
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Marc Randolph: Netflix Co-Founder and First CEO | Author of That Will Never Work | Speaker on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Why Book Marc Randolph?
Marc connects the startup story with practical questions about experimentation and focus. His presentations encourage people to test assumptions, learn from evidence, and consider what they should change as an idea develops.
Why Is Marc Randolph Right for Your Audience?
Marc is a strong fit for entrepreneurship conferences, executive meetings, innovation events, and company gatherings. Consider him when an organization wants an engaging story that opens a more practical discussion about trying new ideas.
Book Marc when your audience needs to:
- Test ideas before making large commitments
- Use evidence to challenge assumptions
- Learn more deliberately from early experiments
- Maintain focus as opportunities multiply
- Respond resourcefully when plans change
- Create more room for entrepreneurial thinking
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on an assumption they should test
- Ready to identify a manageable experiment
- More aware of the choices behind a startup’s development
- Equipped with questions about evidence and focus
- Encouraged to turn an idea into a practical test
Keynote Programs
NETFLIXED
Marc shares the early Netflix story and the decisions surrounding its development. Ideal for business audiences seeking a personal perspective on innovation, persistence, testing, and entrepreneurial focus.
Is Marc Randolph Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the ideas your audience wants to develop and the innovation habits you want to encourage. We can help select Marc’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Scott A. Snook
Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School and Speaker on Leadership Development
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Scott Snook: Harvard Business School Executive Fellow | Retired U.S. Army Colonel | Speaker on Authentic Leadership and Leader Development
Why Book Scott Snook?
Scott uses cases, stories, and discussion to invite reflection. His presentations encourage audiences to question assumptions about motivation and leadership style, then connect those insights with the choices they make in their own teams.
Why Is Scott Snook Right for Your Audience?
Scott is a strong fit for executive retreats, management conferences, leadership development programs, and senior team meetings. Consider him when an audience needs a thoughtful, interactive examination of its leadership approach.
Book Scott when your audience needs to:
- Examine the values behind their leadership choices
- Question assumptions about motivating people
- Build greater self-awareness
- Consider different leadership approaches
- Connect personal development with team needs
- Reflect on the example they set for others
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on an aspect of their leadership identity
- Ready to reconsider a management assumption
- More aware of the influence of leadership style
- Equipped with questions for continued development
- Focused on a behavior they want to practice
Keynote Programs
Authentic Leadership Development
Scott explores the personal development behind effective leadership. Ideal for executives and managers seeking a deeper examination of their approach.
A Tale of Two Coaches
Scott uses contrasting coaching cases to prompt discussion about motivation and leadership. Ideal for interactive leadership meetings and development programs.
Is Scott Snook Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the leadership assumptions you want to examine and the capabilities your audience needs to develop. We can help select Scott’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Nick Tasler: Organizational Psychologist | Bestselling Author | Speaker on Change and Decision-Making
Why Book Nick Tasler?
Nick makes change feel manageable. He gives audiences practical ways to challenge old assumptions, get curious about new possibilities, and turn a broad goal into the next useful decision.
Why Is Nick Tasler Right for Your Audience?
Nick is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, strategy sessions, and company events during periods of growth or change. He is especially valuable when teams need to move beyond uncertainty, align around priorities, and make progress together.
Book Nick when your audience needs to:
- Respond to change with curiosity and confidence
- Make decisions without getting stuck in analysis
- Recognize when past success is limiting future growth
- Turn a strategy into consistent daily action
- Get clearer about priorities and direction
- Build momentum during uncertainty
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Better able to identify the assumptions shaping their choices
- Equipped to approach change as an opportunity to learn
- Clearer on how individual decisions support a larger strategy
- Ready to question practices that no longer serve their goals
- Focused on a practical next step they can take with their team
Keynote Programs
Your Year of Wonders
Nick’s signature keynote invites audiences to replace the instinct to resist change with curiosity. Based on his book of the same name, it helps people see how a different response to uncertainty can open the door to growth. Ideal for organizations navigating change or setting a new direction.
One Decision at a Time
Nick addresses the gap between strategy and execution. He gives leaders and teams a repeatable way to make the choices that move a plan forward, even when the full path is not yet clear. Ideal for leadership meetings and teams focused on follow-through.
Ping Pong Paradox
The habits that brought success can become obstacles to the next stage of growth. Nick helps audiences spot when a familiar approach is holding them back and consider what needs to change. Ideal for established organizations adapting to new demands.
Winning with Agile Optimism
Nick explores how people can move through worry and find a productive response to uncertainty. His agile optimism framework helps audiences look for possibilities while doing the work needed to make progress. Ideal for teams facing disruption or ambitious goals.
Is Nick Tasler Right for Your Event?
Tell us what is changing for your organization, which decisions your audience faces, and what you want people to do differently afterward. We can help select Nick’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Bill Weingartner
Principal Consultant of The Table Group, Speaker on Leadership & Teamwork
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Bill Weingartner: Principal Consultant at The Table Group | Speaker on Organizational Health, Leadership and Teamwork
Why Book Bill Weingartner?
Bill translates organizational health concepts into conversations about trust, contribution, and working relationships. His presentations offer teams a shared vocabulary for recognizing strengths and addressing behaviors that make collaboration harder.
Why Is Bill Weingartner Right for Your Audience?
Bill is a strong fit for leadership retreats, nonprofit conferences, management meetings, and team development events. Consider him when an organization wants a practical introduction to The Table Group’s teamwork frameworks.
Book Bill when your audience needs to:
- Understand different contributions within a team
- Discuss work that creates energy or frustration
- Build a shared language for collaboration
- Recognize behaviors that support teamwork
- Reduce unnecessary judgment among colleagues
- Connect leadership priorities with organizational health
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Introduced to the framework selected for their event
- Clearer on differences in how teammates contribute
- Ready to discuss a source of team frustration
- More aware of behaviors that support working relationships
- Focused on an action that improves collaboration
Keynote Programs
The 6 Types of Working Genius
Bill introduces the framework for understanding the kinds of work that energize people and how those contributions fit together. Ideal for leadership and team audiences.
The Ideal Team Player
Bill explores the importance of humility, hunger, and people skills in teamwork. Ideal for managers and organizations developing a shared approach to contribution.
Is Bill Weingartner Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the teamwork challenges you want to address and the framework most relevant to your organization. We can help select Bill’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker
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