Culture at the Workplace

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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Felipe Gómez: Entrepreneur and Pianist | Keynote Performer | Speaker on Excellence, Leadership and Team Performance
Why Book Felipe Gómez?
His Virtuoso presentation combines a business message with piano performance. Felipe invites audiences to examine the methods, attitudes, and passion they bring to their work, turning an abstract conversation about excellence into something they can hear and experience.
Why Is Felipe Gómez Right for Your Audience?
Felipe is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, company gatherings, and customer experience events. Consider him when you want a shared experience that encourages people to raise their standards and think differently about their contribution.
Book Felipe when your audience needs to:
• Connect consistent preparation with better performance
• Examine the attitude they bring to work
• Recognize how individual contributions affect the whole
• Build commitment to a shared standard of excellence
• Approach learning with greater curiosity
• Bring more intention to everyday customer interactions
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the habits behind accomplished performance
• More aware of how their approach influences colleagues
• Ready to identify a skill that deserves deliberate practice
• Equipped with a memorable musical framework for discussing excellence
• Motivated to make a more intentional contribution at work
Keynote Programs
Virtuoso
Felipe draws on piano performance to explore the methods, attitudes, and passion behind excellence. He connects these elements with leadership, teamwork, and the experience an organization creates for others. Ideal for audiences seeking an engaging business presentation that makes its message tangible through music.
Is Felipe Gómez Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the performance standards you want to strengthen and the experience you want attendees to share. We can help select Felipe’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.

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: Bestselling Author of Backable and Everyday Dharma | Founding CEO of RISE | Speaker on Energy, Resilience and Sustainable Performance
Why Book Suneel Gupta?
Suneel combines personal stories with practical ideas about energy, attention, and action. His presentations invite audiences to reconsider routines that leave them depleted and identify small changes that help them contribute more consistently during demanding periods.
Why Is Suneel Gupta Right for Your Audience?
Suneel is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, company meetings, and employee engagement events. Consider him when capable, committed people feel stretched or when uncertainty is making it harder to move forward.
Book Suneel when your audience needs to:
• Sustain focus through demanding workdays
• Recognize habits that drain their energy
• Make room for recovery within daily routines
• Strengthen connection and support among colleagues
• Take useful action without waiting for perfect information
• Build a more sustainable approach to ambitious goals
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how energy influences their work and relationships
• Introduced to practical habits for restoring focus
• Ready to reconsider a routine that contributes to exhaustion
• More confident choosing a manageable step during uncertainty
• Focused on a change they can practice consistently
Keynote Programs
Sustaining Momentum: The Energy to Keep Going
Suneel explores how energy affects attention, collaboration, and follow-through. He introduces practices people can use to approach sustained demands more thoughtfully. Ideal for leadership, sales, and broad employee audiences.
The Game of Now: Leading, Deciding, and Taking Action in an Uncertain World
Suneel examines how to make progress while circumstances remain unclear. Audiences explore ways to act, learn, and build confidence as the path develops. Ideal for change, leadership, and organizational transformation events.
Is Suneel Gupta Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the demands your people face, and the momentum you want to build. We can help select Suneel’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.

Kristen Hadeed
Founder & CEO of Student Maid, Author & Entrepreneur
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• Kristen Hadeed: Founder of Student Maid | Author of Permission to Screw Up | Speaker on Human Leadership, Trust and Workplace Culture

  Why Book Kristen Hadeed?

  Kristen brings openness to a subject that can feel intimidating. Her presentations encourage leaders to acknowledge what they do not know, take responsibility for their impact, and make room for the humanity of the people they lead.

  Why Is Kristen Hadeed Right for Your Audience?

  Kristen is a strong fit for leadership conferences, manager development, company meetings, and culture initiatives. Consider her when an organization wants more candid feedback and a stronger sense of trust between leaders and employees.

  Book Kristen when your audience needs to:

  • Build trust through greater openness
  • Deliver feedback with clarity and care
  • Respond constructively to mistakes
  • Develop confidence in difficult conversations
  • Strengthen connection between managers and employees
  • Take responsibility for their leadership impact

  Audience Takeaways

  Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

  • Clearer on what human leadership can look like in practice
  • Ready to approach a difficult conversation more thoughtfully
  • More aware of how their behavior affects trust
  • Equipped with ideas for giving and receiving feedback
  • Focused on a relationship they can strengthen

  Keynote Programs

  Ignite Human Leadership

  Kristen explores how leaders can build a culture that values people and supports growth. Ideal for leadership events and organizations reconsidering their approach to management.

  Courageous Conversations

  Kristen focuses on delivering and accepting feedback in ways that build trust. Ideal for managers and teams seeking clearer communication and more productive working relationships.

  Is Kristen Hadeed Right for Your Event?

  Tell us about your audience, the leadership relationships and conversations you want to improve. We can help select Kristen’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.

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: Former Corporate CEO | Author of You Do You(ish) and The 50% Rule | Speaker on Authenticity, Leadership and Business Growth
Why Book Erin Hatzikostas?
Erin combines business experience with humor and memorable examples. Her message connects authenticity with serving others: communicating in ways that are useful, unexpected, and credible rather than simply sharing more about yourself.
Why Is Erin Hatzikostas Right for Your Audience?
Erin is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, women’s events, and company meetings. Consider her when people need to strengthen trust, stand out more clearly, or rethink habits that make their communication feel impersonal.
Book Erin when your audience needs to:
• Build trust through more authentic communication
• Create stronger connections with colleagues and customers
• Question conventional leadership habits
• Explain their value in a more distinctive way
• Develop confidence without copying someone else’s style
• Connect authenticity with the needs of others
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on authenticity as a deliberate professional practice
• Ready to identify a more useful way to communicate
• More aware of habits that make interactions feel scripted
• Equipped with ideas for differentiating their approach
• Focused on an authentic action they can take at work
Keynote Programs
How to Use Authenticity as Your #1 Strategic Advantage
Erin explores authenticity as a means of connection and differentiation. Ideal for sales, business growth, and customer-facing audiences.
Strategic Authenticity
Erin connects authenticity with leadership and workplace relationships. Ideal for managers and professional development events.
The 50% Rule
Erin challenges audiences to rethink familiar approaches and make room for distinctive contributions. Ideal for teams seeking fresh thinking.
Is Erin Hatzikostas Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the trust, connection, or differentiation you want your audience to strengthen. We can help select Erin’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.
 

Sterling Hawkins
Keynote Speaker on Growth, Performance, Overcoming Adversity and Transformational Leadership
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Sterling Hawkins: Author of Hunting Discomfort | Entrepreneur | Speaker on Commitment, Change and Growth
Why Book Sterling Hawkins?
Sterling draws on entrepreneurial experience and his own setbacks to make the message tangible. His presentations challenge leaders and teams to identify what they are willing to own, how they will seek support, and what they will do when a familiar approach stops working.
Why Is Sterling Hawkins Right for Your Audience?
Sterling is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, company meetings, and transformation events. Consider him when people need to move from agreement about a goal to a clearer commitment to acting on it.
Book Sterling when your audience needs to:
• Take greater ownership of important goals
• Respond constructively when plans become difficult
• Address uncomfortable conversations
• Support one another through uncertainty
• Challenge habits that restrict growth
• Connect stated commitments with visible actions
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a commitment they want to strengthen
• Ready to identify a difficult action they have avoided
• More aware of patterns that limit their response to change
• Equipped with language for discussing shared accountability
• Focused on following through under pressure
Keynote Programs
No Matter What: Become Who the Moment Requires
Sterling explores commitment and the choices required when familiar habits no longer serve a goal. Ideal for leadership, sales, and culture events.
The Threshold: Leading Through Uncertainty and Change
Sterling examines how leaders and teams approach disruption and the discomfort it creates. Ideal for organizations navigating transformation.
Is Sterling Hawkins Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the commitments your people need to make and the changes they need to work through. We can help select Sterling’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.

Sheila Heen
CEO, Triad Consulting; Lecturer, Harvard Law School; Co-Author, Difficult Conversations and Thanks for the Feedback
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Sheila Heen: Harvard Law School Professor of Practice | Co-Author of Difficult Conversations and Thanks for the Feedback | Speaker on Communication and Conflict
Why Book Sheila Heen?
Sheila examines why people can hear the same message so differently and how a conversation can become more productive. Her presentations encourage curiosity alongside clarity, helping audiences consider another perspective while still addressing what matters.
Why Is Sheila Heen Right for Your Audience?
Sheila is a strong fit for leadership conferences, manager development, sales and service meetings, and executive teams. Consider her when difficult conversations are being postponed or feedback is creating defensiveness rather than useful learning.
Book Sheila when your audience needs to:
• Prepare for difficult conversations more thoughtfully
• Discuss disagreements without escalating tension
• Receive feedback with greater curiosity
• Separate an intended message from its impact
• Address relationship concerns alongside business issues
• Make expectations and next steps clearer
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More aware of what makes conversations difficult
• Ready to explore another person’s perspective
• Clearer on their own reactions to feedback
• Equipped with a framework for preparing a challenging discussion
• Focused on a conversation they can approach more constructively
Keynote Programs
Difficult Conversations
Sheila explores how to discuss important issues when emotions are high and views differ. Ideal for leaders and teams handling conflict or sensitive decisions.
Thanks for the Feedback
Sheila examines the challenges of receiving feedback and finding useful learning within it. Ideal for organizations strengthening coaching, development, and feedback conversations.
Is Sheila Heen Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the conversations your people need to handle and the relationships you want to strengthen. We can help select Sheila’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.
 

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.

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.

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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Polly LaBarre: Management Thinker | Author | Speaker on Innovation, Reinvention and the Future of Work
Why Book Polly LaBarre?
Polly brings examples and questions that move the conversation beyond a general call for change. Her presentations encourage audiences to examine how work is organized and where a different approach could make experimentation and learning more possible.
Why Is Polly LaBarre Right for Your Audience?
Polly is a strong fit for executive retreats, innovation conferences, leadership meetings, and transformation programs. Consider her when an organization wants to rethink the practices behind its culture and performance.
Book Polly when your audience needs to:
• Question management habits that slow adaptation
• Give more people a voice in improvement
• Make experimentation part of everyday work
• Recognize barriers to employee initiative
• Approach reinvention with greater curiosity
• Translate change ambitions into organizational choices
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a practice worth reconsidering
• Ready to ask better questions about how work happens
• More aware of ideas beyond traditional hierarchies
• Equipped to identify a manageable experiment
• Focused on making adaptation a shared responsibility
Keynote Programs
Roll With Change
Polly explores approaches to reinvention and resilience. Ideal for leaders and teams responding to changing demands.
Leading in the New Work Order
Polly examines the organizational choices that shape how people contribute. Ideal for leadership audiences reconsidering management and workplace practices.
Is Polly LaBarre Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the organizational practices you want to rethink and the changes your leaders need to enable. We can help select Polly’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.

Ryan Leak
Keynote Speaker on Creating Inspiring Workplace Cultures & Leadership
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Ryan Leak: Author of Chasing Failure | Leadership Advisor | Speaker on Growth, Accountability and Working with Others
Why Book Ryan Leak?
Ryan combines relatable stories with questions that invite action. His message gives leaders and teams a way to discuss improvement without waiting for perfect conditions or assuming that progress depends entirely on someone else changing.
Why Is Ryan Leak Right for Your Audience?
Ryan is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, employee events, and professional development programs. Consider him when people need encouragement to learn, take ownership, and work more constructively together.
Book Ryan when your audience needs to:
• Treat setbacks as opportunities to learn
• Take more responsibility for personal growth
• Ask better questions about performance
• Work more constructively with different personalities
• Act despite uncertainty about the outcome
• Connect improvement goals with daily behavior
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on an area they want to develop
• Ready to take a useful next step
• More aware of their contribution to working relationships
• Equipped with questions for self-reflection
• Focused on learning rather than avoiding every mistake
Keynote Programs
Chasing Failure
Ryan explores what people can discover when fear of failure stops directing every choice. Ideal for sales, innovation, and personal growth audiences.
Leveling Up
Ryan examines the questions and responsibilities behind development. Ideal for leadership and employee audiences seeking greater ownership of their progress.
How to Work with Complicated People
Ryan considers the challenges of working across different personalities. Ideal for teams seeking more constructive collaboration.
Is Ryan Leak Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the growth goals your audience faces and the working relationships you want to improve. We can help select Ryan’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.

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: 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.

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.

Kaplan Mobray
Internationally Acclaimed Best-selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Career Consultant, Founder of The Kaplan Mobray Leadership Institute
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Kaplan Mobray: Author of The 10Ks of Personal Branding | Founder of the Kaplan Mobray Leadership Institute | Speaker on Leadership and Performance
Why Book Kaplan Mobray?
Kaplan brings energy and participation to the conversation. His presentations encourage audiences to examine how others experience their work and what they can do more deliberately to strengthen their influence and performance.
Why Is Kaplan Mobray Right for Your Audience?
Kaplan is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, employee events, and career development programs. Consider him when people need to take greater ownership of their professional impact.
Book Kaplan when your audience needs to:
• Clarify what they want to be known for
• Connect personal reputation with consistent behavior
• Strengthen accountability for their contribution
• Communicate their value more effectively
• Build more purposeful leadership habits
• Approach growth with greater intention
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the professional impression they create
• Ready to identify a leadership habit to strengthen
• More aware of how behavior shapes reputation
• Equipped with questions for personal development
• Focused on an action that demonstrates their value
Keynote Programs
Elevate Leadership Excellence
Kaplan explores leadership practices that support stronger teams. Ideal for managers and emerging leaders.
Maximizing the Power of Your Personal Brand
Kaplan examines how people communicate and demonstrate their professional value. Ideal for sales, career development, and broad employee audiences.
Is Kaplan Mobray Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the leadership behaviors you want to strengthen and the professional impact you want people to make. We can help select Kaplan’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.

Neil Pasricha
Leadership Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author, Positive Psychology Researcher
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Neil Pasricha: Author of The Happiness Equation | Leadership Speaker | Speaker on Happiness, Habits and Resilience
Why Book Neil Pasricha?
Neil makes personal development a practical conversation about attention, routines, and perspective. His presentations encourage people to examine what they can change in their own days and how those choices affect the colleagues around them.
Why Is Neil Pasricha Right for Your Audience?
Neil is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, company meetings, and organizations navigating change. Consider him when people need approachable ideas for becoming more intentional in their work.
Book Neil when your audience needs to:
• Examine habits that shape their daily experience
• Bring more intention to leadership
• Recognize opportunities for appreciation
• Respond to setbacks with greater perspective
• Strengthen focus on meaningful work
• Support a more constructive team atmosphere
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a routine they want to reconsider
• Ready to try a manageable daily practice
• More aware of how they show up for others
• Equipped with questions about attention and mindset
• Focused on a habit they can begin developing
Keynote Programs
The Happiness Equation
Neil explores practices that can support a more positive everyday perspective. Ideal for broad employee audiences.
Lead Yourself Before You Lead Others
Neil connects personal habits with leadership contribution. Ideal for managers and executives.
The Resilience Equation
Neil examines responses to setbacks and changing conditions. Ideal for teams navigating uncertainty.
Is Neil Pasricha Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the habits you want people to develop and the changes your audience is navigating. We can help select Neil’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.

Deborah Perry Piscione
Authority on Changing Mindsets, Best-selling Innovation Author and Entrepreneur
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Deborah Perry Piscione: Co-Author of Employment Is Dead | Entrepreneur | Speaker on AI, Innovation and the Future of Work
Why Book Deborah Perry Piscione?
Deborah encourages organizations to examine the conditions that allow ideas to develop. Her presentations bring technology change into a broader discussion about calculated risk, participation, and the future capabilities of the workforce.
Why Is Deborah Perry Piscione Right for Your Audience?
Deborah is a strong fit for executive meetings, innovation conferences, HR events, and transformation programs. Consider her when leaders need to connect technological change with people and organizational design.
Book Deborah when your audience needs to:
• Consider how AI may reshape work
• Review assumptions about future workforce needs
• Distinguish calculated risk from unexamined action
• Invite ideas from more parts of the organization
• Connect experimentation with business priorities
• Prepare leaders for changing employment models
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on questions surrounding technology and work
• Ready to review an innovation barrier
• More aware of assumptions behind talent plans
• Equipped to discuss risk more deliberately
• Focused on an opportunity for organizational experimentation
Keynote Programs
Risk-taking for Leaders
Deborah examines calculated risk as a leadership capability. Ideal for executives and managers seeking a more deliberate approach to innovation.
Improvisational Innovation
Deborah explores how ideas can emerge across an organization. Ideal for teams building wider participation in improvement.
The Era of Physical AI
Deborah considers AI and its implications for work and business. Ideal for audiences reviewing future workforce and technology assumptions.
Is Deborah Perry Piscione Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the technology changes your organization faces and the innovation capabilities you want to develop. We can help select Deborah’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.

Lindsey Pollak
New York Times Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker and Multigenerational Work Expert
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Lindsey Pollak: Author of The Remix | Multigenerational Workplace Expert | Speaker on Leadership, Communication and Generational Collaboration
Why Book Lindsey Pollak?
Lindsey encourages audiences to look for common ground while staying curious about differences. Her presentations connect generational understanding with the decisions managers make about communication, development, and collaboration in a changing workplace.
Why Is Lindsey Pollak Right for Your Audience?
Lindsey is a strong fit for leadership meetings, HR conferences, employee events, and emerging leader programs. Consider her when teams need to work more effectively across career stages and generations.
Book Lindsey when your audience needs to:
• Communicate more effectively across generations
• Question assumptions about age and career stage
• Develop employees with different experiences
• Find common ground around shared goals
• Support emerging leaders more deliberately
• Adapt workplace practices to changing expectations
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on opportunities for generational collaboration
• Ready to question a workplace stereotype
• More aware of different communication preferences
• Equipped with questions for development conversations
• Focused on a practice that helps more people contribute
Keynote Programs
The Remix
Lindsey explores collaboration across generations in an AI-enabled workplace. Ideal for broad employee and leadership audiences.
Leading Across Generations
Lindsey examines managing and developing multigenerational teams. Ideal for managers and HR leaders.
Becoming the Boss
Lindsey offers guidance for new and emerging people leaders. Ideal for leadership development programs.
Is Lindsey Pollak Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the generations represented in your audience and the communication or leadership skills you want to strengthen. We can help select Lindsey’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.

Abigail Posner
Harvard-trained cultural anthropologist, keynote speaker, and the Founder of the Human Code Company
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Abigail Posner: Anthropologist | Former Director of U.S. Creative Works at Google | Speaker on Creativity, Innovation and AI
Why Book Abigail Posner?
Abigail encourages audiences to draw on the full range of their experiences, interests, and perspectives when solving problems. Her presentations explore how curiosity and imagination can guide the use of AI and help teams develop ideas that reflect a deeper understanding of people.
Why Is Abigail Posner Right for Your Audience?
Abigail is a strong fit for leadership conferences, marketing meetings, innovation events, and company gatherings. Consider her when an organization wants people to contribute more original thinking or explore how human creativity and AI can work together.
Book Abigail when your audience needs to:
• Ask better questions about customers and colleagues
• Connect different experiences to generate new ideas
• Build confidence in their creative contribution
• Look beyond familiar approaches to a challenge
• Explore AI as a tool for expanding possibilities
• Bring human insight into technology and business decisions
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the experiences and perspectives they can contribute
• Ready to approach a familiar problem with greater curiosity
• More confident participating in creative work
• Introduced to ways of connecting human insight with AI
• Focused on an idea or question they want to explore with their team
Keynote Programs
Expansiveness Edge
Abigail explores how combining different skills, interests, and experiences can strengthen originality and leadership. Ideal for executives, emerging leaders, and teams seeking fresh perspectives.
Wired to Create
Abigail helps audiences recognize and develop their capacity for creative thinking. Ideal for innovation, marketing, and company events where more people need to contribute ideas.
Ingenuity Unleashed
Abigail examines how AI can support imagination and help people explore possibilities they might otherwise overlook. Ideal for leaders and teams considering the creative potential of new technology.
Is Abigail Posner Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenges it needs to approach differently, and the creative contribution you want to encourage. We can help select Abigail’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.

Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky
Workplace Belonging Expert, and Bestselling author
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Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky: Bestselling Author | Workplace Belonging Expert | Speaker on Human Connection and the Future of Work
Why Book Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky?
Smiley brings energy and warmth to a subject many organizations struggle to put into action. He connects the challenges of hybrid work, generational differences, and AI adoption to everyday habits that help people feel included and supported. Audiences leave with ideas they can try with their teams right away.
Why Is Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky Right for Your Audience?
Smiley is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, association events, and gatherings focused on culture or the future of work. He is especially relevant when a team needs to rebuild connection across roles, locations, or generations while adapting to change.
Book Smiley when your audience needs to:
• Build stronger relationships among colleagues
• Increase trust and a sense of belonging at work
• Improve collaboration across generations
• Engage teams through uncertainty and change
• Keep human connection central as AI changes work
• Put simple connection habits into regular practice
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how daily interactions shape workplace belonging
• Equipped with practical ways to strengthen team connection
• Better able to recognize assumptions about other generations
• Ready to create more opportunities for trust and collaboration
• Focused on habits they can use with colleagues and clients
Keynote Programs
The Power of Human Connection
Smiley shows leaders how stronger relationships can support engagement, teamwork, and retention. He offers practical ways to help people connect with colleagues and customers amid hybrid work and rapid technological change. Ideal for leadership and broad employee audiences.
Belonging in the Future of Work
Smiley explores how organizations can build a culture where people feel connected and able to contribute. He addresses challenges including uncertainty, burnout, and the impact of AI, then gives teams habits they can put into action. Ideal for culture, engagement, and future-of-work events.
Engaging the Multigenerational Workforce
Smiley helps audiences move beyond stereotypes and communicate more effectively across age groups. He examines what people across generations share and offers ways to strengthen collaboration, engagement, and trust. Ideal for leaders and teams working across generations.
Is Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky Right for Your Event?
Tell us where your audience needs stronger connection and what kind of team culture you want to build. We can help select Smiley’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.

Clint Pulver
The Ultimate Experience to Engage, Retain, and Inspire Your People
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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.

Ravi Rajani
Author,  Keynote Speaker, and Sales Consultant on  the Art of Influential Communication
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Ravi Rajani: Communication Speaker and Author | Speaker on Trust, Storytelling and Sales Relationships
Why Book Ravi Rajani?
Ravi connects communication with trust and leadership. His presentations encourage people to listen more deliberately, explain ideas clearly, and use stories that make their message relevant to the person in front of them.
Why Is Ravi Rajani Right for Your Audience?
Ravi is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, customer-facing teams, and communication programs. Consider him when an audience needs to build relationships through better conversations.
Book Ravi when your audience needs to:
• Ask questions that deepen understanding
• Explain business ideas more clearly
• Build rapport with customers and colleagues
• Use stories more intentionally
• Listen before presenting a solution
• Communicate with greater confidence and authenticity
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a conversational habit they want to strengthen
• Ready to ask a more meaningful question
• More aware of the listener’s perspective
• Equipped to develop a concise story
• Focused on building connection in their next conversation
Keynote Programs
Communicate for Trust
Ravi explores habits that support customer relationships and meaningful conversations. Ideal for sales and business development audiences.
The Influential Leader
Ravi examines communication that helps leaders build trust and connection. Ideal for management programs.
Stories That Sell
This workshop focuses on crafting and delivering a relevant story. Ideal for teams that want to practice communicating their ideas.
Is Ravi Rajani Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the conversations your audience needs to improve and the relationships it wants to build. We can help select Ravi’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.

Shola Richards
About Shola Richards – Bestselling Author & Expert on Workplace Culture:
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Shola Richards: Author and Workplace Culture Advocate | Speaker on Kindness, Leadership and Accountability
Why Book Shola Richards?
Shola brings a practical challenge to leaders and employees: make respect visible in action. His presentations encourage audiences to consider how they contribute to their workplace and where they can go first in creating a more constructive environment.
Why Is Shola Richards Right for Your Audience?
Shola is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee gatherings, culture programs, and service organizations. Consider him when an organization wants respect and accountability to become shared working practices.
Book Shola when your audience needs to:
• Make kindness visible through daily actions
• Address behavior that undermines respect
• Take ownership of workplace interactions
• Strengthen trust between colleagues
• Support others through demanding situations
• Connect culture commitments with leadership behavior
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on an interaction they can improve
• Ready to model a more respectful response
• More aware of their contribution to team culture
• Equipped with questions about addressing harmful behavior
• Focused on taking a constructive first step
Keynote Programs
Strong Enough to Be Kind™
Shola explores kindness as an active leadership and workplace practice. Ideal for audiences seeking a culture in which respect, responsibility, and constructive action reinforce one another.
Is Shola Richards Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the culture you want to create and the behaviors your people need to practice. We can help select Shola’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.

April Rinne
Global Authority on the New Economy, Future of Work, and Navigating Constant Change, Humanistic Futurist
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April Rinne: Author of Flux | Change Navigator and Futurist | Speaker on Adaptability and Navigating Uncertainty
Why Book April Rinne?
April encourages audiences to examine the assumptions they carry into unfamiliar circumstances. Her presentations offer a way to discuss adaptability as an ongoing practice, helping people identify what they can reconsider when the future does not follow a predictable path.
Why Is April Rinne Right for Your Audience?
April is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, strategy retreats, and organizations navigating transition. Consider her when people need a more open, intentional approach to uncertainty.
Book April when your audience needs to:
• Reconsider expectations about constant change
• Build greater comfort with not having every answer
• Question assumptions about a predictable future
• Approach unfamiliar circumstances with curiosity
• Discuss adaptability more openly
• Identify a practical response to uncertainty
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on their own relationship with change
• Ready to examine an assumption that limits adaptability
• More aware of choices available in uncertain conditions
• Equipped with questions for navigating a transition
• Focused on a practice they can develop over time
Keynote Programs
Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change
April explores practices for approaching an uncertain world with greater adaptability. Ideal for leaders and teams working through ongoing change in their organizations and careers.
Is April Rinne Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the transitions your audience faces and the adaptability you want it to develop. We can help select April’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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