Culture at the Workplace

Dr. Tasha Eurich
Organizational Psychologist & Leadership Speaker
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• Organizational Psychologist and Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Teamwork and Organizational Culture

• Audiences leave with actionable tools they can put to good use following her high customized and interactive presentations

• Named as one of the top 30 global emerging management thinkers, she is also the author of two best selling books, and a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes and Fast Company

• Past clients include: KPMG, Walmart, RBC, Google, Bayer, IBM, Fidelity, T-Mobile, Salesforce
Dr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist, researcher, and New York Times best-selling author who helps people thrive in an ever-changing world. She’s worked directly with tens of thousands of leaders and spoken live to hundreds of thousands more, on every continent but Antarctica. With a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Tasha has been recognized as the world’s leading self awareness coach and communication expert, working with clients like Google, Salesforce, the NBA, Nestlé, J&J, Allstate, Royal Bank of Canada, Walmart, Whataburger, and the White House Leadership Development Program.
As principal of The Eurich Group—a boutique firm helping executives transform when stakes are high—she is a truth teller to some of the world’s most powerful people (from founders to public company CEOs to the occasional NBA coach).
As an author and sought-after self-improvement speaker, Tasha is a candid, compassionate, and passionate voice. Pairing her scientific grounding with 20+ years of experience on the front lines of business, she reveals the often-surprising secrets to success and fulfillment in the 21st century. Tasha’s first book, Bankable Leadership, debuted at #8 on The New York Times bestseller list. Her latest, Insight, explores the connection between self-awareness and success. Brené Brown selected Insight as one of her Leadership/Business books, and famed Wharton professor Adam Grant calls it one of the three books he recommends most often.
Her work has been featured in outlets like Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times (as well as peer-reviewed journals)—and her 2017 TEDx talk has been viewed more than 8 million times.
Tasha lives in her hometown of Denver, Colorado with her husband. She enjoys travelling, rescuing dogs, and is an unapologetic musical theater nerd.
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Keith Ferrazzi
Best-Selling Author of Never Eat Alone and Speaker on Business Relationship Development
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Keith Ferrazzi is a renowned executive team coach, keynote speaker, influential thought leader and founder of Ferrazzi Greenlight, where he has spent more than 20 years coaching Fortune 500 companies, unicorn startups, and even governments. Keith leads the Greenlight Research Institute, which is focused on team transformation. He is a business coach who challenges the way teams work to achieve breakthrough results through more connection and collaboration across silos, with a revolutionary shift from leadership to teamship. His Radical Innovators Collaborative brings together Fortune 500 CIOs and CHROs for peer-to-peer interaction and ongoing best practice sharing.
Keith’s columns are regularly published in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Fast Company, and Inc. Magazine. Ferrazzi is also a #1 New York Times Bestselling author with familiar titles like Never Eat Alone, Who’s Got Your Back, Leading Without Authority, and Competing in the New World of Work. His latest book, Never Lead Alone: 10 Shifts from Leadership to Teamship, draws on two decades of team coaching experience and research insights from 3,000+ diagnostic assessments with leading organizations. He is a 2024 recipient of the Coaches 50 Award, which recognizes the world’s most influential executive coaches. Ferrazzi is also a philanthropist and strategic investor, where he is committed to making a positive impact on society.

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Libby Gill
Leadership Expert, Executive Coach, Award-Winning Author
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• Libby talks about what followers want – and deserve – from their leadership, and how to create, communicate and thrive in change.  

• Audiences leave with inspirational blend of leadership strategies and  secrets to success.
• Libby is a bestselling author, keynote speaker on Leadership and regular guest on the CBS Early Show, CNN, Inside Edition, NPR, the Today Show, and in BusinessWeek, Time, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and many more.
• Past clients include: Abbott Medical, ADP, Disney, Ernst & Young, Facebook, First American Insurance, Hyundai, Microsoft, Sony, Sutter Health, Viacom, Warner Bros., and Wells Fargo.
Libby Gill knows change. She grew up on two continents and went to eight different schools before putting herself through college waiting tables. Starting her career as an assistant at Embassy Communications, a television company founded by the legendary Norman Lear, Libby survived three mergers to emerge as head of publicity, advertising, and promotion for Sony’s worldwide television group in just five years.
After her first career heading communications at media giants Sony, Universal, and Turner Broadcasting, Libby founded LA-based Libby Gill & Company, a leadership consulting and executive coaching firm. She guides individuals and organizations to lead through change, challenge, and chaos by deeply engaging employees in a shared future-focused vision of success.
In her consulting, coaching, and keynotes Libby helps her clients:
• Reframe change as an opportunity for massive growth
• Re-energize your best performers to reach their full potential
• Reinvent your corporate culture to embrace ambiguity
Her clients include Abbott Medical, ADP, Disney, Ernst & Young, Facebook, First American Insurance, Hyundai, Microsoft, Sony, Sutter Health, Viacom, Warner Bros., Wells Fargo, as well as non-profits and small businesses. A global speaker, Libby has delivered keynote presentations on three continents and in 36 U.S. states for organizations including Acura, ADP, Bank of America, Capital One, Cisco, Disney, Honda, Intel, Kellogg’s, Marriott International, Medtronic, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, United Healthcare, Vanguard, and many more.
Libby is the author of five books, including the award-winning You Unstuck, Capture the Mindshare and the Market Share Will Follow, and Traveling Hopefully. Her latest book is The Hope-Driven Leader: Harness the Power of Positivity at Work. A former columnist for the Dallas Morning News, Libby has published book chapters and peer-reviewed articles for numerous journals and trade publications. Business leaders including Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh, Stephen M.R. Covey, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, and Dr. Ken Blanchard have endorsed her work. Currently, she is co-authoring a book about Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders with former Brigadier General and Director of the Institute Thomas Kolditz, Ph.D.
A frequent media guest, Libby has appeared on the CBS Early Show, CNN, Inside Edition, NPR, the Today Show, and in BusinessWeek, Time, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and many more. Libby lives with her husband in Los Angeles and is the proud mother of two millennial sons.

Mandy Gill
Inspiring Speaker on Resilience, Teamwork & Change
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Mandy Gill runs farther than most people drive in a week - and she brings that same endurance, mental stamina, and real-world toughness to the corporate leaders and teams she trains. A bestselling author, ultra-endurance athlete, and Harvard Leadership Program graduate, Mandy has built her career around a single mission: helping people stay steady, adaptable, and high-performing when conditions get hard.
After building and scaling one of the world’s most effective behavior-change apps, Hooked on Healthy Habits, Mandy has amassed one of the largest datasets on human performance, resilience, and goal-setting - tracking the habits and patterns of over 10,000 clients across the past decade. Combined with her lived experience pushing the limits of human capacity, this evidence base makes Mandy one of the most sought-after resilience experts for organizations facing rapid change and increasing pressure.
Her credibility is unmatched. Mandy has completed 100+ kilometer ultra-marathons with more than 20,000 feet of elevation gain, climbed some of the highest peaks in Nepal, and navigated extreme environments where conditions shift in seconds. She masterfully translates life-or-death decision-making from the mountains into practical frameworks leaders can use in boardrooms, manufacturing plants, virtual teams, and anyone navigating constant uncertainty.
Before becoming a recognized resilience expert, Mandy built a respected broadcast career, interviewing icons like Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Her background in media, combined with her entrepreneurial work as a tech founder and CEO, gives her a rare ability to connect with diverse audiences - from frontline teams to C-suite executives. She is also a two-time Women of Distinction nominee and a passionate advocate for leveling the playing field for women in leadership.
Mandy is the bestselling author of Reset with Resilience: A Guide to Greatness When Your Goals Go Sideways, a book that distills insights from her massive behavioral dataset and extreme-endurance experiences into a practical roadmap for turning setbacks into breakthroughs. It is the same data-backed philosophy she delivers to global organizations including the US Navy, adidas, DocuSign, TD Bank, Manulife, and many more.
Across every keynote and leadership session, Mandy blends:
• Real-world stories from extreme environments
• High-performance psychology and behavior science
• Evidence-backed tools for staying steady under pressure
• A grounded, humble, tough approach that audiences instantly trust
Her message is simple - and unforgettable: You are more capable than you think.
Organizations bring Mandy in when they need their people to stay confident, adaptable, and effective in environments that refuse to slow down. She shows teams what resilience looks like - and exactly how to build it.

Brent Gleeson
Navy Seal Combat Veteran & Motivational Leadership Speaker
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Brent Gleeson: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Teamwork & Organizational Change | Navy SEAL Combat Veteran | Bestselling Author | Business Leader
Lead Through Change. Build Teams That Win.
Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran, bestselling author, business leader and highly engaging keynote speaker on leadership, teamwork, resilience and organizational change.
Drawing on lessons from the SEAL Teams and his experience building and leading businesses, Brent shows organizations how to create cultures of trust, accountability and disciplined execution—giving leaders and teams practical strategies for performing at their best during uncertainty and change.
Why Book Brent Gleeson?
Brent brings together two worlds that make his message particularly relevant to business audiences: elite military leadership and real-world business experience.
His experiences as a Navy SEAL provide powerful lessons about trust, teamwork, resilience and performing under pressure. But Brent doesn't simply tell military stories—he translates those experiences into practical principles leaders and teams can apply in their organizations.
His keynotes challenge audiences to embrace change, take greater ownership and build the trust and accountability required for high performance.
What Makes Brent Gleeson Different?
• Navy SEAL combat veteran — leadership lessons developed in demanding, high-pressure environments
• Business experience — translates elite-team principles directly into today's workplace
• Bestselling author — recognized for his work on leadership, resilience and organizational transformation
• Change expertise — helps organizations turn uncertainty and disruption into forward momentum
• Accountability focused — challenges people to take ownership rather than wait for circumstances to improve
• Practical and actionable — audiences leave with strategies they can immediately apply
• High-impact storytelling — compelling SEAL experiences connected directly to business challenges
Why Is Brent Right for Your Audience?
Brent is an excellent choice when you want your audience to embrace change, strengthen teamwork and take greater responsibility for achieving results.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings, association conferences and organizations navigating transformation, growth or significant disruption.
Book Brent when your audience needs to:
• Lead confidently through change and uncertainty
• Build stronger, more accountable teams
• Break down organizational silos
• Strengthen trust and communication
• Take greater ownership of results
• Develop resilience when facing setbacks
• Improve execution and follow-through
• Create a culture committed to continuous improvement
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better prepared to lead themselves and others through change
• Understanding how trust and accountability drive team performance
• Ready to take greater ownership of results
• Equipped to strengthen collaboration across teams
• More resilient when facing uncertainty and setbacks
• Focused on turning strategy into disciplined execution
• Motivated to raise their own performance and expectations
Brent Gleeson Keynote Programs
Embrace the Suck: Leading Through Adversity: High-performing teams aren't defined by the absence of adversity. They're defined by how they respond to it.
Drawing on lessons from his experience as a Navy SEAL and business leader, Brent shows audiences how to develop the resilience, mindset and discipline required to navigate difficult circumstances and continue moving forward.
He challenges people to stop resisting discomfort and instead use adversity as an opportunity to adapt, grow and perform at a higher level.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings and organizations navigating uncertainty or disruption.
TakingPoint: Leading Through Organizational Change: Change doesn't fail because organizations lack a strategy. It often fails because people don't fully commit to executing it.
Brent explores the leadership behaviors, cultural disciplines and levels of accountability required to successfully navigate transformation.
Audiences learn how to build trust, improve communication, increase engagement and create greater ownership throughout periods of significant change.
Ideal for: Leadership meetings, transformation initiatives, mergers, growth organizations and companies undergoing cultural change.
Building High-Performance Teams: Elite teams aren't created by individual talent alone. They are built on trust, accountability and commitment to the mission.
Brent translates lessons from the SEAL Teams into practical strategies for today's workplace, showing audiences how to strengthen relationships, increase accountability and create teams where people put collective success ahead of individual agendas.
Ideal for: Leadership, teamwork, culture, sales and high-performance events.
Why Book Brent Gleeson Through The Sweeney Agency?
Brent Gleeson's Navy SEAL experience creates an immediate connection with audiences—but the real value comes from connecting those experiences directly to the leadership and performance challenges your organization is facing.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Brent Gleeson's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Brent Gleeson keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Brent with other leading leadership, teamwork, change and motivational speakers
Is Brent Gleeson Right for Your Event?
Tell us the change, leadership challenge or performance goal your organization is facing.
We'll help you determine whether Brent is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today at [email protected]  to discuss booking Brent Gleeson as your keynote speaker.

Felipe Gomez
Keynote Pianist, Business Leader & Entrepreneur, and Author, Applying the Traits of Virtuoso Musicians to Business and Life
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• 25-year entrepreneur & senior executive for multinational firms

• Uses his piano to reveal the habits of virtuoso musicians and apply them to business and life

• Inspires organizations to unleash individual and collective virtuosity

• Fun, immersive, multi-sensory, music-filled keynote experience; Has spoken in 33 countries on five continents

• Author of two books on exceptional performance
We call a supremely talented person in the arts and sports a virtuoso. Keynote pianist Felipe Gomez believes the term also applies to business. Felipe has an impressive decades-long business history as an entrepreneur and senior executive in multinational firms, but his passion has always been music. Obsessed with learning the habits of virtuoso musicians, Felipe believes applying the virtuoso mindset is the key to achieving breakthrough success in business and life. In 2014, Felipe combined his business experience with his passion for music and began his speaking career full time. He has gained worldwide recognition, inspiring audiences on five continents and in 33 countries with his dazzling musical interpretation of the traits that define a virtuoso. Charismatically commanding the audience from his grand piano, Felipe’s presentations are fun, interactive, and deliver great content in both English and Spanish. The author of two books on exceptional performance, Felipe uses his music and business insights to help unleash the individual and collective virtuosity in organizations.
Born in Colombia, Felipe began playing piano at the age of four. He came from a musical family – there was always music in the house. After graduating Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota, Felipe pursued a career in business, becoming known for his strategic vision and ability to innovate across diverse industries.
At Compass Group, the world's largest food-catering company, Felipe served as the Managing Director for the operation in Colombia. There he led initiatives that not only tripled the division’s revenue but also increased operating profits by 130% through keen strategic acquisitions and a focus on operational improvements and innovation. He later served as the Innovation and International Business Development Director for Latin America.
Felipe led the launch of Farmacity in Colombia, establishing it rapidly as a dominant force in the pharmacy retail sector by opening 12 stores in just 20 months and positioning the brand as a leader in the market.
He co-founded Azurian, a pioneering internet consulting firm in Latin America, guiding its expansion into seven countries and driving its rise as a significant regional consultancy firm.
Beyond his corporate success, Felipe founded Allegro, a non-profit organization that brings therapeutic live music to hospital settings like ICUs, delivery rooms, and cancer treatment areas.
Combining his corporate and entrepreneurial experience with his passion for music is Felipe’s greatest joy. He has a gift for empowering individuals and organizations to transform their behaviors, embrace risk, learn from failure, and achieve mastery.
Felipe has spoken at prestigious management and leadership conferences around the world, including TED, the Global Peter Drucker Forum, WOBI, the Oslo Business Forum, the World Business Forum, and many more. He has appeared at over 1,000 presentations for corporate, association, and global leadership events and consistently delivers unforgettable experiences that leave lasting impact.
Felipe’s first book, published in 2019 is Attitude-E, a bestseller that introduces a powerful framework for success through an entrepreneurial mindset, anchored in six levers: Envision, Energy, Endurance, Ensemble, Elasticity, and Engagement.
His second book, Bitacora De Una Pandemia En Quince Conversaciones, was published in Spanish in 2020 and is a collection of conversations he had during the pandemic with a number of thought leaders in different fields.
Felipe is now writing his third book, Virtuoso.
Felipe currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his family and holds an MBA from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, where he also completed a program on Leading Digital Business Transformation.
 

Adrian Gostick
Acclaimed Author and Leadership & Organizational Culture Expert
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Adrian Gostick: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Culture & Employee Engagement | Bestselling Author | Workplace Culture Expert
Build a Culture Where People Want to Perform
Adrian Gostick is a bestselling author and internationally recognized keynote speaker on leadership, workplace culture, employee engagement and high-performance teams.
Drawing on extensive research into the world's most successful teams and organizations, Adrian gives leaders practical strategies for building cultures where people feel valued, connected and motivated to perform. His engaging presentations combine compelling research, real-world examples and immediately useful leadership tools.
Why Book Adrian Gostick?
Adrian addresses one of the most important challenges facing organizations today: how to attract, engage and retain great people while building a culture that delivers results.
Rather than relying on management theory alone, Adrian translates research on leadership, recognition, teamwork and workplace culture into practical actions leaders can use immediately.
His keynotes are engaging, insightful and highly relevant—giving managers and leaders specific ideas for strengthening culture, increasing engagement and creating higher-performing teams.
What Makes Adrian Gostick Different?
• Bestselling leadership author — widely recognized for his work on culture, engagement and teamwork
• Research-driven — insights grounded in extensive research into successful leaders and teams
• Immediately actionable — practical strategies leaders can implement right away
• Culture expertise — helps organizations create workplaces where people want to contribute
• Leadership focused — gives managers specific tools for engaging and motivating their people
• Highly engaging — combines research, stories, humor and real-world business examples
• Relevant to today's workplace — addresses engagement, retention, wellbeing and changing employee expectations
Why Is Adrian Right for Your Audience?
Adrian is an excellent choice when you want your leaders to build stronger teams, improve engagement and create a workplace culture where people can perform at their best.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, management meetings, HR events, corporate conferences and organizations focused on culture, retention and employee performance.
Book Adrian when your audience needs to:
• Increase employee engagement
• Build a stronger workplace culture
• Attract and retain talented people
• Strengthen trust within teams
• Improve recognition and appreciation
• Lead increasingly diverse teams
• Increase accountability and performance
• Create stronger connections between employees and organizational goals
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better equipped to engage and motivate their teams
• Understanding how everyday leadership behaviors influence culture
• Ready to recognize people in more meaningful ways
• Equipped with practical strategies for building stronger teams
• Better prepared to address disengagement and retention challenges
• Able to create greater trust, connection and accountability
• Focused on building a culture that supports both people and performance
Adrian Gostick Keynote Programs
All In: Creating a Culture of Belief:  What happens when employees genuinely believe in where the organization is going—and understand how they contribute to getting there?
Adrian shows leaders how high-performing organizations create cultures where employees believe in the mission, understand their role and feel motivated to contribute.
Using research and real-world examples, he provides practical strategies for increasing engagement, strengthening accountability and aligning people around shared goals.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, culture initiatives and organizations undergoing change.
Leading with Gratitude: Recognition isn't simply about making people feel good. Done well, it can change how teams perform.
Adrian explores how effective leaders use gratitude and recognition to strengthen relationships, increase engagement and reinforce the behaviors that drive results.
Audiences leave with practical ideas for creating a culture where people feel valued while maintaining high expectations for performance.
Ideal for: Leadership meetings, management conferences, HR events and employee-engagement programs.
Anxiety at Work: How can leaders help people perform when uncertainty, pressure and anxiety are affecting the workplace?
Adrian provides leaders with practical strategies for creating greater psychological safety, strengthening communication and helping employees navigate uncertainty without lowering performance expectations.
The result is a more resilient, connected and productive team.
Ideal for: Leadership, workplace wellbeing, HR and organizational-culture events.
Why Book Adrian Gostick Through The Sweeney Agency?
Adrian Gostick brings extensive research and proven leadership strategies to the stage—but the real value comes from connecting those insights directly to the culture and people challenges your organization is facing.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Adrian Gostick's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Adrian Gostick keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Adrian with other leading leadership, culture and employee-engagement speakers
Is Adrian Gostick Right for Your Event?
Tell us what you want to improve—engagement, leadership, retention, teamwork or workplace culture.
We'll help you determine whether Adrian is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, management meeting or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Adrian Gostick as your keynote speaker.

Suneel Gupta
Keynote Speaker & Expert on Connecting Well-Being & Performance, Bestselling Author, Healthcare Entrepreneur
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Suneel Gupta: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, High Performance & Wellbeing | Bestselling Author | Harvard Medical School Faculty | Entrepreneur
Perform at Your Best—Without Burning Out
How do you sustain high performance when the pace of work never seems to slow down?
Suneel Gupta is a bestselling author, entrepreneur and sought-after keynote speaker on leadership, performance and wellbeing who helps people bring greater energy, focus and resilience to their work—without sacrificing their wellbeing.
Why Book Suneel Gupta?
Suneel addresses one of the biggest challenges facing organizations today: how to maintain high performance when people are stretched, distracted and increasingly exhausted.
Rather than asking people to simply work harder, Suneel shows them how to manage their energy, reconnect with purpose and build sustainable habits that improve both performance and wellbeing.
His warm, engaging style combines research, storytelling and highly practical ideas, creating a keynote experience that inspires audiences while giving them clear strategies they can put into action.
What Makes Suneel Gupta Different?
• Performance without burnout — a timely message for today's demanding workplace
• Research-backed strategies — practical ideas grounded in behavioral science and real-world experience
• Immediately actionable — tools audiences can begin using right away
• Engaging storyteller — combines business insights, personal stories and memorable examples
• Relevant across organizations — ideal for leaders, teams and high-performance cultures
• Customizable — Suneel can connect his message directly to your organization's priorities
Why Is Suneel Right for Your Audience?
Suneel is an excellent choice when you want your audience to leave energized, focused and equipped to perform at a higher level without running themselves into the ground.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, healthcare events, association conferences and organizations navigating demanding periods of growth or change.
Book Suneel when your audience needs to:
• Sustain energy in a high-pressure environment
• Improve focus and overcome distraction
• Build resilience without accepting burnout
• Reconnect daily work with a stronger sense of purpose
• Create healthier approaches to high performance
• Strengthen engagement and motivation
• Turn good intentions into consistent action
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better able to manage their energy throughout demanding days
• Equipped with practical strategies for sustainable high performance
• More focused on the work that matters most
• Better prepared to recognize and address burnout
• Ready to build habits that support performance and wellbeing
• Inspired to bring greater purpose and momentum to their work
Suneel Gupta Keynote Programs
Momentum: How to Sustain High Performance: What if the secret to getting more done isn't managing your time—but managing your energy?
Suneel challenges traditional ideas about productivity and shows audiences how to build the energy and momentum needed to perform consistently. Drawing from his bestselling work, he shares practical techniques for overcoming exhaustion, improving focus and sustaining performance.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings and high-performance teams.
Everyday Dharma: Finding Purpose in What You Do: Purpose doesn't have to mean changing careers. It can mean changing the way you approach the work you're already doing.
Suneel helps audiences reconnect who they are with what they do. He shares practical strategies for discovering greater meaning in everyday work and using that sense of purpose to strengthen motivation, resilience and performance.
Ideal for: Leadership, culture, employee engagement, transformation and workplace wellbeing events.
Wellbeing Is the New Leadership Advantage
Today's leaders face a difficult challenge: delivering ambitious results while creating an environment where people can continue performing at their best.
Suneel explores how leaders can create the conditions for sustainable performance by paying closer attention to energy, purpose, resilience and human connection.
Ideal for: Executive audiences, leadership meetings, healthcare organizations and organizations focused on culture and employee performance.
Why Book Suneel Gupta Through The Sweeney Agency?
Choosing the right keynote speaker is about more than finding an impressive name. The speaker needs to connect with your audience, understand your objectives and deliver a message that supports what you want people to do differently after the event.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Suneel Gupta's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Suneel Gupta keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Suneel with other leading leadership, performance and wellbeing speakers
Is Suneel Gupta Right for Your Event?
Tell us what your people are facing—and what you want them to think, feel or do differently after the keynote.
We'll help you determine whether Suneel is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, corporate meeting or sales kickoff? Contact The Sweeney Agency today to discuss booking Suneel Gupta as your keynote speaker.
 
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Kristen Hadeed
Founder & CEO of Student Maid, Author & Entrepreneur
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• CEO and founder of Student Maid, a cleaning company that has employed thousands of millennials and is known for building the next generation of leaders

• Kristen talks about how to build a culture of belonging with multiple generations in the workplace, and how to deliver and receive criticism as a leader.

• First TED Talk has received more than two million hits on YouTube

• Past clients include: Apple, Burger King, jetBlue, Ohio State University, PGA Tour,  Re/MAX
Kristen Hadeed believes that authentic, human leadership can change the world.
At 19, with hardly any leadership experience, Kristen started a cleaning business called Student Maid. She never expected it to be her career; it was simply a way to earn money while she was in college. But before she graduated, her company received a contract to clean hundreds of apartments—and it changed her path forever. Kristen hired a team of 60 people help her, and within days, 75% of that team quit. That’s when Kristen’s obsession with learning how to be a leader began.
Over the next 14 years, Kristen learned a lot by screwing up. But most importantly, she learned how to lead from her heart. Doing so helped her take Student Maid from a small cleaning company to a business known on a global scale for its culture of belonging, its focus on people, and its purpose of building leaders.
Today, Kristen spends her time helping leaders, teams, and organizations around the world embrace their humanity. She’s worked with just about every industry with one purpose behind it all: To build a better world through courageous, compassionate leadership.
Kristen’s work has been featured in news outlets including PBS, FOX, Inc., NBC, TIME, and Forbes. Kristen’s book, Permission To Screw Up, has sold more than 40,000 copies worldwide. Her first TED Talk has more than three million views on YouTube

Kindra Hall
Author, Speaker, Communication and Strategic Storytelling Expert
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Kindra Hall: Bestselling Author of Stories That Stick | Strategic Storytelling Expert | Speaker on Communication and Sales
Why Book Kindra Hall?
Kindra makes storytelling a skill audiences can practice. Her keynotes combine research, memorable examples, and a clear process that sales, marketing, and leadership teams can use to strengthen connection and communicate value.
Why Is Kindra Hall Right for Your Audience?
Kindra is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, marketing conferences, leadership events, and association meetings. She is especially valuable when an organization has a strong offering but struggles to explain its value in a way customers or employees care about.
Book Kindra when your audience needs to:
• Capture attention in a crowded market
• Explain value through memorable stories
• Build stronger relationships with customers
• Make sales presentations more relevant and persuasive
• Help leaders communicate ideas and change
• Give teams a shared approach to storytelling
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Clearer on what makes a story useful in business
• Better able to recognize stories already present in their work
• Equipped with a process for shaping a story around a goal
• Ready to use stories in sales, leadership, or marketing conversations
• More confident communicating value to an audience
Keynote Programs
Stories That Stick: The Irresistible Power of Strategic Storytelling
Kindra introduces the principles and process behind stories that capture attention and create connection. Ideal for broad business audiences seeking more effective communication.
StorySelling
Kindra helps sales teams use relevant stories to make the value of their products and services easier for buyers to understand. Ideal for sales conferences, kickoffs, and training events.
Story Your Way to Success in Direct Selling
Kindra shows direct selling teams how personal and product stories can help them connect with prospects and explain an opportunity. Ideal for direct selling and network marketing events.
The Storytelling Secret Weapon in Action
In this interactive workshop, Kindra helps participants identify and begin developing stories for their own goals. Ideal for teams that want time to practice the skill after hearing the keynote.
Is Kindra Hall Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the message it needs to communicate, and the action you hope its stories will inspire. We can help choose Kindra’s most relevant program, 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.

Erin Hatzikostas
Often called “The Mel Robbins for business,” Erin Hatzikostas is a former corporate CEO turned globally recognized expert on the impact of authenticity in the workplace.
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Erin Hatzikostas is a former corporate CEO turned authenticity aficionado. Working at a Fortune 50 company, she became, at age 42, the CEO of its $2 billion AUM subsidiary, PayFlex, and in just three years tripled earnings and sent employee engagement skyrocketing, using a strategy she had unknowingly relied on her entire career: authenticity.
Today she is the CEO and founder of b Authentic Inc., a sought-after keynote speaker, the award-winning author of You Do You(ish) and The 50% Rule, and co-host of the hit podcast b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck. Her TEDx talk was among the top 20 most-viewed TEDx talks worldwide in 2021, and her thought leadership has reached hundreds of thousands. She has been featured by ABC, CBS, Business Insider, and Fast Company, and her company is behind a groundbreaking national study on authenticity's impact in the workplace. Erin helps audiences see that authenticity is a much more nuanced and powerful concept than simply “being yourself,” built around her proprietary H.U.M.A.N.S. framework: the Six Principles of Strategic Authenticity.

Sterling Hawkins
Keynote Speaker on Growth, Performance, Overcoming Adversity and Transformational Leadership
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• Leading Speaker on Growth and Change Management

• Talks about 5 Practices to Unlock Unstoppable Growth and Hunting Discomfort

• Featured contributor in Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times and Inc. Magazine

• Past clients include: Energizer, Intel, Samsung, United, XPrize, Duracell, Amex, Fortune Brands, NACS
Sterling Hawkins is an author, investor, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker who is globally recognized as a thought leader in organizational culture. Founder of the No Matter What Movement, he shows people how to practice trust to achieve the results they want regardless of obstacles.
Sterling developed his trust-powered success system to learn from the painful collapse of his multibillion dollar startup involvement. He's since combined his business background, research, study and practice to come back and launch, invest in and grow more than 100 companies. He's taken that experience to work with C-level teams and leaders and speak on stages around the world. He's been featured in magazines like Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times and Inc.
He believes that the depth of your trust determines the extent of your growth and success in life and business. Getting results requires being brave, declaring big goals and stepping outside your comfort zone. To inspire people to unlock their own inherent potential, he shares five practices that help us push beyond our perceived limits to make a difference for our companies, communities and families. When he's not at home in Colorado, he may be out skydiving, swimming with sharks or adventuring with the No Matter What Movement.
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Sheila Heen
CEO, Triad Consulting; Lecturer, Harvard Law School; Co-Author, Difficult Conversations and Thanks for the Feedback
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Sheila Heen is the Thaddeus R. Beal Professor of Practice, and serves as a Deputy Director of the Harvard Negotiation Project, where she has been developing negotiation theory and practice since 1995.  Heen also teaches in the executive education programs, including the Harvard Negotiation Institute’s Advanced Negotiation course, and the PON Master Class.
Heen specializes in particularly difficult negotiations – where emotions run high and relationships are strained.  She is also a co-author of two New York Times bestsellers, Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (with Douglas Stone and Bruce Patton, 2nd ed Penguin 2010) and Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (Even When It’s Off-Base, Unfair, Poorly Delivered, and Frankly, You’re Not in the Mood) (with Douglas Stone, Viking/Penguin 2014).  She has written for the Harvard Business Review, and the New York Times as a guest expert, and as a Modern Love columnist.
Heen is a Founder of Triad Consulting Group, a corporate education and consulting firm that serves clients on six continents.  Her corporate clients have included Pixar, Hugo Boss, the NBA, the Federal Reserve Bank, Ford, Novartis, Converse, American Express, and numerous family businesses. She often works with executive teams, helping them to work through conflict, repair working relationships and make sound decisions together. In the public sector she has also provided training for the New England Organ Bank, the Singapore Supreme Court, the Obama White House and theologians struggling with disagreement over the nature of truth and God.
Sheila is a frequent media guest and has appeared on shows as diverse as Oprah, NPR, Fox News, and CNBC’s Power Lunch.  She can be heard on podcast episodes of Shane Parrish’s Knowledge Project, Adam Grant’s WorkLife, Hidden Brain, and The Tim Ferriss Show.  She has spoken at the Global Leadership Summit, the Nordic Business Forum, the Smithsonian, Apple, Google, Microsoft and the Leadership & Character Conference at the U.S. Air Force Academy.  She got to fly along on a training mission in an F-16 while collaborating with the Air Force to strengthen feedback to pilots in training.
Heen is a graduate of Occidental College and Harvard Law School. She is schooled in negotiation daily by her three children.

Todd Henry
Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author, Teaches Leaders and Organizations how to Establish Practices that Lead to Everyday Brilliance
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Todd Henry is an internationally recognized keynote speaker, best-selling author, and trusted advisor to leaders and organizations who want to unlock brilliance, build courageous cultures, and achieve lasting impact. For nearly two decades, he has equipped executives, creative professionals, and teams with practical frameworks to drive innovation, sharpen focus, and perform at their peak—even under intense pressure.
He is the author of seven acclaimed books, including The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, Herding Tigers, and The Brave Habit, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages and used by organizations worldwide to transform the way they lead and create. Known as “the arms dealer for the creative revolution,” Todd blends research, compelling storytelling, and actionable strategies to help audiences thrive in a fast-changing world.
Todd’s award-winning podcast, The Daily Creative, has been downloaded more than 20 million times since 2005, making him one of the most trusted voices on creativity, leadership, and productivity. His work has been featured by global media outlets, and he has delivered keynote speeches and workshops to hundreds of organizations across industries—from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups—empowering them to unleash the untapped potential of their people.
As a thought leader at the intersection of creativity and leadership, Todd Henry has developed a comprehensive framework that helps leaders and teams:
• Build brave habits that drive clarity, courage, and cultural resilience.
• Conquer creativity killers and overcome stagnation with practical, repeatable strategies.
• Maintain brilliance under pressure by mastering rhythms of productivity and avoiding burnout.
• Lead high-performing creative teams with focus, empathy, and confidence.
Whether he is speaking to executives navigating disruption, managers leading diverse teams, or professionals striving to deliver their best work, Todd Henry delivers high-energy, transformational keynotes that equip audiences to be brave, focused, and brilliant every day.

Ignite Your Innovation
The Top Ten Keynote Speakers on Innovation
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10 Most Requested Speakers on Innovation
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Innovation is the catalyst for growth, profit, and sustainability for any business so it is no wonder that it is one of the most requested speaking topics from just about every industry. Here are our highest rated Speakers on Innovation:
Scott Anthony | Innovation Strategist
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Lisa Bodell | CEO of Futurethink and Best-selling author of Kill the Company
Often innovation is associated with a complicated and overly challenging process, however, innovation expert Lisa Bodell argues that this need not be the case. Lisa’s keynotes demonstrate that the complex processes that organizations have developed over the years actually hinder innovation and block original thought.
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Whitney Johnson | Co-founder of the Investment Firm Disruptive Innovation Fund
Whitney Johnson will inspire audiences with her call for personal disruption as a means to create an organization-wide innovative culture. She motivates attendees to actually do the things they would only dare to dream. Whitney Johnson is a true influencer and innovator and will teach your audiences how to do the same.
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Kaihan Krippendorff | Strategy and Innovation Expert & Founder of Outthinker
Kaihan Krippendorff is committed to helping organizations and individuals thrive in today’s era of fast-paced disruptive technological change. Kaihan is known for his ability to turn difficult concepts into easy-to-understand ideas that drive meaningful outcomes and actions. He is an internationally recognized thought-leader, battle-tested consultant, and sought-after keynote speaker on the topics of business strategy, growth, transformation and innovation.
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Polly LaBarre | Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur
Understanding that many organizations have been working since their inception to maintain and protect the foundational practices on which it was built, Polly LaBarre pushes audiences to break the status quo in order to achieve exceptional performance. Her keynotes highlight the importance of adaptability – or risk paralysis. Polly’s presentations are truly inspiring as she encourages attendees to be relentlessly creative, excited, and inventive.
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Josh Linkner | Bestselling Author on Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership
You’ve come up with a spectacularly creative idea for your organization – so the hard part’s over, right? Unfortunately it’s not. Turning raw, unpolished (albeit great) ideas into a reality can be very challenging. Josh Linkner’s keynotes provide practical tools and methodologies to turn those big ideas into big results and big profits. Oh, and he’s an excellent jazz guitarist too!
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Mike Walsh | Best-selling author of FUTURETAINMENT, Speaker on Technology and Innovation
So often companies survive on one big idea or major breakthrough, however, in contemporary business those who thrive are continuously creating and cultivating those big ideas and breakthroughs. Mike Walsh helps organizations create strategic priorities in order to prepare for the future of business today.
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Ryan Jenkins
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Leadership Author, and #1 Team Connection & Generations Expert
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Ryan Jenkins: Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Connectable | Speaker on Team Connection and Generations
Why Book Ryan Jenkins?
Ryan shows audiences how remote and hybrid work, advancing technology, and assumptions about age can affect collaboration, then offers ways to build trust across teams. His presentations can also include interactive connection experiences that help attendees put the message into practice during the event.
Why Is Ryan Jenkins Right for Your Audience?
Ryan is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, HR events, and gatherings focused on teamwork or the future of work. He is especially valuable when an organization wants to improve collaboration across locations, functions, and generations.
Book Ryan when your audience needs to:
• Strengthen connection among team members
• Build trust across remote and in-person work
• Address isolation and disengagement at work
• Communicate more effectively across generations
• Engage and retain emerging talent
• Turn a discussion about culture into practical team habits
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the everyday factors that weaken team connection
• Equipped with ways to build more trusting relationships
• Better able to work across generational differences
• Ready to identify colleagues who may feel disconnected
• Focused on actions that improve collaboration and engagement
Keynote Programs
Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated to All In
Based on Ryan’s bestselling book, this keynote examines why employees can feel disconnected even when they are in constant contact. He gives leaders a practical approach to building stronger relationships and more engaged teams. Ideal for leadership and company-wide events.
Lead & Work Across Generations: Strategies to Connect and Engage a Multigenerational Workforce
Ryan helps audiences understand different expectations around work and communication without relying on stereotypes. He offers ways to turn age diversity into better teamwork and shared progress. Ideal for organizations with multiple generations working side by side.
Attract, Connect, & Retain Generation Z
Ryan explores how leaders can communicate with and engage emerging talent while strengthening the relationships between newer and more experienced employees. Ideal for people leaders and organizations planning for the next generation of their workforce.
Is Ryan Jenkins Right for Your Event?
Tell us where your teams need stronger connection and which generational challenges matter most to your audience. We can help choose Ryan’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.

Frans Johansson
Author of The Medici Effect, speaks on Diversity and Innovation.
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Frans Johansson is the best-selling author of The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts and Cultures (Harvard Business Press, Republished 2017). Translated into 22 languages, The Medici Effect was named one of the top 10 best business books by Amazon.com. His acclaimed follow up, The Click Moment (Penguin Portfolio, 2012), obliterates the idea that in business we can plan and strategize our way to success. Known for his provocative, high-octane delivery style, Johansson is a widely sought-after leadership speaker. His presentations cover topics such as:
• how to successfully execute innovative ideas
• leverage different perspectives in an organization to create and execute new ideas
• how to apply ideas from other industries and cultures to drive innovation, growth and profit
• why and how diversity drives innovation
In his role as thought leader and CEO of The Medici Group, Frans has advised executive leadership at Fortune 500 companies such as Disney, IBM, Nike, and Synchrony (formerly GE Financial).
Johansson has lived all his life at the intersection where ideas from different fields and cultures meet and collide. He was raised in Sweden by his African- American-Cherokee mother and Swedish father. Johansson earned his B.S. in Environmental Science from Brown University and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He founded both a Boston-based software company and a medical device company operating out of Baltimore and Stockholm, Sweden. He has written articles on healthcare, information technology and the science of sport fishing and has been featured on CNN's AC360, ABC's Early Morning Show and CNBC's The Business of Innovation series along with Jack Welch and Muhammad Yunus.  Frans currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the New York Hall of Science.
The Click of the Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World is Johansson's latest book.

Bobby Jones
Author, Speaker & Expert on Purpose as a Force for Good & Growth
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Bobby Jones: Coauthor of Good Is the New Cool | Purpose and Culture Strategist | Speaker on Leadership and Growth
Why Book Bobby Jones?
Bobby gives leaders practical ways to build trust, strengthen engagement, and respond to changing expectations. His keynotes connect the motivation of individual employees with the direction of the organization and the needs of the people it serves.
Why Is Bobby Jones Right for Your Audience?
Bobby is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, marketing events, and gatherings focused on culture or growth. He is especially relevant when an organization wants its purpose to guide daily behavior and create a stronger connection with employees and customers.
Book Bobby when your audience needs to:
• Lead with greater authenticity and purpose
• Connect employees’ strengths to meaningful work
• Build trust and engagement across teams
• Adapt to changing customer expectations
• Encourage innovation through learning and experimentation
• Align business growth with a positive impact
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how purpose can inform leadership decisions
• Ready to connect personal strengths and passions with their work
• Better equipped to create trust and give teams room to contribute
• More aware of the expectations of younger and purpose-conscious consumers
• Equipped with ideas for turning organizational values into visible action
Keynote Programs
The Future of Leadership Is Authenticity and Purpose
Bobby explores how leaders can build trust, give people room to contribute, and create a shared sense of meaning. Ideal for executives and managers seeking a more connected and adaptable culture.
Find the Spark for High Employee Performance and Engagement
Bobby introduces his GPS to Purpose framework, which connects people’s gifts and passions with the service they can provide through their work. Ideal for employee and leadership audiences seeking stronger engagement.
Sparking Innovation and Growth in a Rapidly Changing World
Bobby examines how leaders can empower faster decisions, encourage experimentation, and help teams respond to changes in technology and customer behavior. Ideal for organizations navigating change.
Meeting the New Expectations of Gen Z and Conscious Consumers
Bobby discusses how brands can understand changing consumer values and build more meaningful connections through authenticity and social impact. Ideal for marketing, brand, and customer experience audiences.
Is Bobby Jones Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the culture or customer challenge it faces, and what you want people to do differently after the event. We can help select Bobby’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.

Kath Koschel
Founder, The Kindness Factory, Former Australian Cricketer, Triathlete and Motivational Keynote Speaker on Resilience, Teamwork & Change  
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Kath Koschel is a survivor who has overcome incredible odds and unimaginable tragedy to inspire ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Koschel is a former cricketer and Ironman competitor whose world came crashing down when she broke her back twice in the span of five years and was told that she would never walk again. Instead, she faced the challenges head-on and defied all medical prognosis by teaching herself to walk again on three separate occasions. In the midst of these harrowing experiences, she believes she experienced two things in large amounts: adversity and kindness.
 After re-learning to walk for the second time in her life, this realisation kickstarted a 2-month journey around Australia which relied solely on the kindness of strangers. No cash, credit card food or water – and no help from family or friends! Now a best selling book, Kath shares some of the insights learnt on this trip as part of her best-selling memoir and has transferred these learnings from book form to keynote on stages around the world.

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.

Polly LaBarre
Co-author, Mavericks at Work; Co-Founder, Management Lab; Founding Writer, Fast Company
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In a world awash in profound change and at a time when everything is on the table, Polly LaBarre helps leaders make sense of and creatively respond to the forces buffeting their organizations. A bestselling author, speaker, and thinker who’s advised top global organizations, Polly’s mission for the past 20 years has been to make every kind of organization fundamentally more resilient, innovative and inspiring. Her insights embolden and equip leaders at every level to make a meaningful impact. Polly is an inspiring and provocative voice on the big ideas and important questions that will shape the future of organizations, work, and collective progress.
Polly’s work is driven by three core questions: 1) How do we support human flourishing? 2) How do we cultivate the audacity of imagination required to tackle our most intractable problems? 3) And, how do organizations and individuals change how they change to become endlessly resilient?
To make genuine progress on those questions, Polly studies and works with progressive organizations, creates curriculum, and runs experiments for unleashing creativity, expanding collaboration, and accelerating change.
As cofounder of the Management Lab(with Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini), Polly spent the last decade working to develop a methodology, platform and practical tools for building organizational capability and accelerating change. Polly and her colleagues deployed that pioneering approach to collaborative innovation in a range of large-scale experiments in “hacking management” inside leading companies and across a global community of some 35,000 management innovators.
Polly is the coauthor of the bestselling book Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win(which The Economist named a “Book of the Year” and called “a pivotal work in the tradition of In Search of Excellence and Good to Great”). She was a member of the original team of Fast Company magazine, where she played a central role in the remarkable success of a magazine that recast the conventional wisdom on working, leading, and winning.
A sought-after speaker, moderator, and interviewer, Polly has delivered hundreds of keynote addresses around the world and developed and hosted numerous events. Her writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fortune.com, the McKinsey Quarterly, and The Huffington Post. In addition to frequent television appearances on CNBC, PBS’s Nightly Business Report, Good Morning America, and the Today Show, Polly has also been a business and innovation correspondent for CNN where she produced regular segments on big ideas and best practices from the world of business and beyond.
Polly is a passionate (and experimental) gardener, an ardent cook, and a devoted yogi. She serves on the board of CitySeed, a nonprofit working to build a just and healthy food system and economic opportunity in New Haven, CT. A graduate of Yale University, Polly lives with her family in New Haven.

Ryan Leak
Keynote Speaker on Creating Inspiring Workplace Cultures & Leadership
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Ryan Leak is a dynamic speaker, New York Times best-selling author, and strategic advisor renowned for his ability to inspire and transform individuals and organizations. As the CEO of a leadership development firm based in Dallas, Ryan and his team train over 30,000 leaders annually — from Fortune 500 companies to professional sports teams. His unique talent for turning setbacks into opportunities, emphasizing the importance of resilience and the value of learning from failure, makes his teachings impactful and actionable with a splash of humor.
Ryan's passion is helping leaders push past autopilot and level up in their lives and careers. He spreads this empowering message through coaching, speaking, and leveraging the power of video to reach thousands through his online platforms. He is the author of the USA Today bestselling book "Chasing Failure," the Wall Street Journal bestselling book "Leveling Up," and his latest work, "How to Work with Complicated People." His work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Good Morning America and The Today Show.
With an engaging personality and a deep understanding of human dynamics, Ryan continues to motivate and equip people to overcome challenges and succeed in their endeavors. He is also widely known for planning a viral proposal and wedding on the same day.
Most importantly, Ryan is married to his best friend Amanda and is the proud assistant coach for his son's basketball team. Whether through his powerful keynote speeches, best-selling books, or social media presence, Ryan Leak inspires over 50,000 individuals every month to chase their dreams and achieve their full potential.
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Kim Lear
Generations & Future of Work Expert
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Kim Lear: Founder of Inlay Insights | Generational Researcher | Speaker on the Future of Work and the Marketplace
Why Book Kim Lear?
Kim gives leaders a way to discuss differences across age groups without reducing people to labels. Her presentations help teams recognize the value of varied experience, improve relationships, and respond to changes in the workforce and marketplace.
Why Is Kim Lear Right for Your Audience?
Kim is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, sales meetings, and association gatherings. She is especially relevant when an organization needs to connect people across generations or understand how changing customers make decisions and build trust.
Book Kim when your audience needs to:
• Improve collaboration across career stages and generations
• Address assumptions that create friction at work
• Strengthen leadership of diverse teams
• Understand changing employee expectations
• Build experiences that resonate with different customers
• Prepare for demographic shifts in the workplace and marketplace
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better able to separate useful generational trends from stereotypes
• More aware of the different experiences people bring to a team
• Equipped with questions that improve communication across age groups
• Clearer on how customer expectations change across life stages
• Ready to adapt leadership and service to the people they serve
Keynote Programs
The Age of the Multigenerational Workforce
Kim explores how people at different career stages can contribute to stronger teams, and where misunderstandings can get in the way. Ideal for leaders seeking better collaboration and talent retention.
Building Standout Experiences for Every Generation
Kim examines how changing customer life stages and expectations affect trust, loyalty, and service. Ideal for sales, marketing, and customer experience audiences.
The Future of Work and the Marketplace
Kim connects demographic change to evolving workplace structures and consumer behavior. She helps audiences consider how to build more personal and relevant relationships as expectations shift. Ideal for executive and industry events.
Is Kim Lear Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the generational questions it faces, and what you want people to understand or do differently. We can help choose Kim’s most relevant program, 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.

Dr. Nicole Lipkin
Organizational Psychologist and Speaker on Leadership and Managing Generational Differences
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Clint Pulver: Hall of Fame Speaker | Author of I Love It Here | Speaker on Employee Retention and Leadership
Why Book Clint Pulver?
Clint delivers that message with stories, humor, and a high-energy stage presence. His sessions show managers how mentorship, advocacy, and everyday interactions can shape an employee’s experience. For teams that need an interactive event, he can also bring music and drumming into the presentation.
Why Is Clint Pulver Right for Your Audience?
Clint is a strong fit for leadership conferences, manager meetings, sales kickoffs, and company events. He is especially valuable when an organization wants its leaders to improve engagement and its employees to feel more connected to their work and one another.
Book Clint when your audience needs to:
• Understand what encourages employees to stay
• Lead through mentorship and advocacy
• Strengthen trust across teams and generations
• Improve relationships with customers
• Rebuild energy and shared purpose
• Experience an interactive message they will remember
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• More aware of the daily leadership moments that shape retention
• Ready to ask better questions about what team members need
• Equipped to make mentorship part of their management approach
• Clearer on how trust supports collaboration and loyalty
• Motivated to act on one way they can support someone else
Keynote Programs
I Love It Here: How Great Leaders Create Organizations Their People Never Want to Leave
Clint shares what he has learned from employees about the leadership that earns their commitment. Through stories and practical ideas, he helps managers move toward mentorship and create a workplace where people can grow and contribute. Ideal for leadership and employee engagement events.
Make Your Sales Soar
Clint helps sales professionals build stronger customer relationships by listening closely and guiding buyers through decisions. He explores how meaningful connection can support trust, referrals, and lasting loyalty. Ideal for sales meetings and client-facing teams.
United We Stand: How Trust and Unity Create Transformational Change
Clint combines a message about teamwork, accountability, and purpose with an interactive drumming experience. He gives audiences a shared way to explore what it takes to work together through challenges. Ideal for broad company gatherings and team events.
Is Clint Pulver Right for Your Event?
Tell us whether your priority is employee retention, sales relationships, or stronger team unity. We can help select Clint’s most relevant program, discuss the event format, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Cam Marston
Speaker on Generational Marketing, Communication and Different Generations in the Workplace.
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Cam Marston: Generational Insights Expert | Author and Radio Host | Speaker on the Workplace and Marketplace
Why Book Cam Marston?
Cam combines data, stories, and humor in presentations tailored to the audience. He helps people recognize their own assumptions, ask better questions, and adjust their approach to the person in front of them.
Why Is Cam Marston Right for Your Audience?
Cam is a strong fit for leadership conferences, human resources events, sales meetings, and professional associations. He is especially relevant when an organization needs to improve communication across generations or respond to changing workforce and customer expectations.
Book Cam when your audience needs to:
• Lead teams that span several generations
• Improve recruiting, feedback, and retention
• Connect with customers of different ages and life stages
• Challenge assumptions that create workplace friction
• Adapt sales conversations to individual preferences
• Identify trends affecting its industry and workforce
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better able to discuss generational trends without relying on stereotypes
• Equipped with language they can use in management and customer conversations
• More aware of how their own preferences affect communication
• Ready to adjust feedback and support for different employees
• Clearer on which workplace or market shifts deserve their attention
Keynote Programs
Five Generations in the Workplace
Cam explores how generational experiences can shape expectations about work and leadership. He gives managers practical ways to build understanding and stronger working relationships. Ideal for leadership and human resources audiences.
Selling Across the Generations
Cam helps sales teams consider how customers differ in the ways they build trust, seek information, and communicate. Ideal for client-facing professionals and sales meetings.
What’s Working: Workplace and Marketplace Trends
Drawing on interviews and research, Cam examines trends relevant to a specific industry and what they may mean for employees and customers. Ideal for association and executive audiences seeking a tailored look ahead.
Gen Z at Work
Cam gives managers practical guidance for recruiting, coaching, giving feedback to, and retaining younger employees. Ideal for organizations developing their next generation of talent.
Is Cam Marston Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the people it needs to connect with, and the questions it has about changing expectations. We can help select Cam’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.

Seth Mattison
Expert on The New World of Work and Leadership in The Digital Age
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Seth Mattison: Future of Work Strategist | Founder and CEO of FutureSight Labs | Speaker on Leadership and the Human Side of Change
Why Book Seth Mattison?
Seth brings energy and a human perspective to conversations about AI and disruption. He shows audiences how to use new technology while strengthening the creativity, trust, and relationships that make their work valuable. He also prepares his presentations around an event’s goals and audience.
Why Is Seth Mattison Right for Your Audience?
Seth is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, sales kickoffs, and industry events where people are navigating change. He is especially relevant when an organization wants to discuss the future of work in terms its leaders and teams can act on.
Book Seth when your audience needs to:
• Lead people through technological and workplace change
• See where human skills add value alongside AI
• Build a culture that can adapt without losing its sense of purpose
• Strengthen trust and connection across teams
• Respond to changing employee and customer expectations
• Leave energized to help shape what comes next
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how AI is changing work and where people contribute most
• Better able to identify the human strengths worth developing
• Ready to lead change with greater empathy and clarity
• More aware of how culture shapes adaptability and performance
• Equipped with questions to bring future of work ideas into their own teams
Keynote Programs
The Human Advantage: Unleashing the Power of People in the Age of Machines
Seth explores how organizations can combine AI and other tools with human creativity, empathy, and judgment. Ideal for audiences considering AI adoption, workforce change, and the future of customer experience.
The Heart of Leadership: Charting a New Course for a Changed World
Seth examines how leaders can build genuine connections, empower their people, and align teams around a shared direction. Ideal for leadership audiences navigating changing expectations and ongoing uncertainty.
The Future-Ready: Strategies to Adapt and Thrive
Seth helps audiences consider the habits and decisions that make teams more prepared for change. Ideal for organizations seeking an energizing conversation about adaptability.
Made With Love: The Strategy for Unlocking the Ultimate Competitive Advantage
Seth connects the care people bring to their work with the experiences they create for customers and colleagues. Ideal for culture, service, and brand audiences looking to strengthen human connection.
Is Seth Mattison Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the changes it is facing, and what you want people to do differently after the event. We can help select Seth’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 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's experience and research into the best practices of leaders and influencers has made him a leading industry expert in communication, behavior, organizational effectiveness, and corporate culture. For more than twenty years, David Maxfield has led high-leverage research initiatives that uncover causes of and solutions to managerial, cultural, and operational inefficiencies that directly affect the bottom line. David's career began with his doctoral work in psychology at Stanford University. Since then, his impact on organizational performance has been wide-reaching as he's helped clients such as General Mills, Harvard Medical School, Pizza Hut, and Spectrum Health increase organizational effectiveness and become measurably more vital.
David is the coauthor of two New York Times bestsellers, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success and Influencer: The Power to Change Anything. A respected academic, David has taught at Stanford University and the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. David is the recipient of the Motorola University's Distinguished Teaching Award and Stanford University's Dean's Award for Innovative Industrial Education.
Drawing from extensive academic and corporate experience, David delivers topics that are grounded in solid research and application. Speaking in front of more than five hundred audiences ranging in size from small retreats to large keynote events, David has been featured at prestigious venues including Stanford and Georgetown Universities, the American Association of CriticalCare Nurses, and the National Association of Children's Hospitals. With an unrivaled ability to connect to his audience through engaging stories and captivating examples, David brings concepts to life-motivating listeners to put their newly-found skills and knowledge to immediate use.
Currently, David is the vice president of research at VitalSmarts, an innovative corporate training company that teaches skills which deliver significant improvements to the results companies care about most. In the past thirty years, VitalSmarts has helped thousands of organizations, including more than three hundred of the Fortune 500, realize widespread and lasting results through its award-winning training programs. Named the 2008 Business of the Year by The Association of Learning Providers, VitalSmarts has also been ranked four times by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America and has taught two million people worldwide.
As vice president of research, David has led a series of research projects on a variety of subjects including the role crucial conversations play in the healthcare industry, and how the ongoing failure rate within enterprise projects is consistently linked to the avoidance of a few key crucial conversations. David has also led research projects about diversity, leadership, and influence.

Heather McGowan
Top Futurist and Speaker on the Future of Work, Best-selling Author
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Heather E. McGowan: Future-of-Work Strategist | Bestselling Co-Author of The Adaptation Advantage | Speaker on Leadership, AI and Change
Why Book Heather E. McGowan?
Heather makes complex shifts understandable through data, stories, and visual frameworks. Her presentations connect the future of work with practical leadership questions: How do we help people adapt? How should AI change the work we do? And how can leaders create the conditions for teams to contribute their best?
Why Is Heather E. McGowan Right for Your Audience?
Heather is a strong fit for leadership conferences, executive meetings, HR events, and company gatherings focused on change. She is particularly relevant when an organization wants its people to approach new technology and unfamiliar challenges with greater confidence and curiosity.
Book Heather when your audience needs to:
• Strengthen its ability to learn and adapt
• Understand the human implications of AI
• Reconsider leadership habits that limit team potential
• Build trust and encourage thoughtful questions
• Connect daily work with a shared purpose
• Prepare for changing roles and expectations
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• With a clearer understanding of the forces changing work
• Better able to frame questions that reveal new possibilities
• Ready to examine where AI can extend human capabilities
• More aware of how leadership behavior shapes learning and contribution
• Prepared to connect team priorities with meaningful outcomes
Keynote Programs
Solve Tomorrow’s Problems™: Harness Human Ingenuity to Navigate What’s Next
Heather explores how curiosity and collaboration help teams discover opportunities and adapt to new conditions. Ideal for company events, innovation conferences, and audiences preparing for change.
The Augmented Imperative: Unleashing Human Potential in the AI Era
Heather examines how organizations can use AI to expand capabilities while preserving human judgment and responsibility. Ideal for leadership and technology audiences rethinking how work gets done.
Leading in the Age of Uncertainty: The Curiosity Advantage
Heather shows why leadership increasingly depends on learning, questioning assumptions, and enabling others. Ideal for executives, managers, and emerging leaders navigating unfamiliar challenges.
Clear on Purpose: Turning Purpose into Performance Through a Shared Vision
Heather explores how shared purpose, constructive dialogue, and belonging can strengthen motivation and teamwork. Ideal for organizations seeking greater alignment and engagement.
Is Heather E. McGowan Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the changes affecting its work, and the leadership behaviors you want to encourage. We can help select Heather’s most relevant program, 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.

David Mead
Top Leadership Speaker, Best-selling Author
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David Mead helps leaders and teams implement simple but powerful ideas that allow them to influence others with genuine humanity, no matter their role or title. He is bringing humanity back to work. Since 2009, David has worked with over 300 companies in 23 countries. In that time, he has discovered a pattern that is present with every leader worth following. He now helps others replicate and follow that pattern.
In 2009 David was the second person to join speaker and author, Simon Sinek’s team. For the next 10 years, David helped share Simon’s simple, inspiring ideas through speaking and workshops.
In 2017, David applied his years of practical experience and learning and coauthored, with Peter Docker and Simon Sinek, Find Your Why: a practical guide for discovering the WHY of an individual, team or organization. It has sold over 600,000 copies and is translated into over 25 languages.
Since Dec, 2019 David has focused on helping leaders implement what he calls (un)Common Sense™ Leadership. He shares a simple framework you can draw on a napkin, that allows each of us to lead and influence others with genuine humanity, no matter our role or title.
The result? Higher performance, innovation, collaboration, retention and importantly, well-being for leaders and their teams.
David is a no-stress presenter clients love working with. He brings a relatable, human approach to his ideas and guides people to identify frictionless daily practices they can use immediately after the session.
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