Culture at the Workplace
Brant Menswar
Speaker on Values Based Leadership, Rock Musician & Expert on Connection
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Brant Menswar is a best-selling author, named one of the country's top speakers, and has helped more than 10,000 people discover their non-negotiable values. His keynotes transcend mere speaking and information-sharing to a powerful, moving conversation designed to re-engage even the most apathetic of employees. His books and podcast expand on his ground-breaking work around values-based leadership described as “disarmingly simple and incredibly powerful.”
Brant has helped to change what’s possible for industry-leading companies like Netflix, Verizon, Anthem, Microsoft, ESPN, Hilton, and dozens more. He is certified in the Psychology of Leadership from Cornell University and is on a mission to help organizations create a high-performing connected culture.
Passionate and engaging, Brant encourages audiences to discover their Black Sheep Values® and move forward with deliberate intention. His interactive and entertaining ways of defining what matters most enable audiences to develop the skills necessary to perform at the highest level.
Kaplan Mobray
Internationally Acclaimed Best-selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Career Consultant, Founder of The Kaplan Mobray Leadership Institute
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Kaplan talks about the ten principles for leadership excellence at all levels.
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Teaches audiences ready-to-implement knowledge on how to become strategic thinkers, embrace accountability, leverage disruption and change for growth, and learn tools to drive operational excellence in how they engage with their team.
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Kaplan is an internationally Acclaimed Best-selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Career Consultant, Founder of The Kaplan Mobray Leadership Institute.
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Past clients include: Proctor & Gamble, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Shell, Xerox, Paypal, Qantas Airways, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Playboy Enterprises and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Recognized by Meetings and Conventions Magazine as one of the nation’s top business speakers, Kaplan Mobray is globally acclaimed as one of the world’s most dynamic and inspirational speakers and award-winning author of “The 10Ks of Personal Branding”.
Educated at the Wharton School he has been featured across global media outlets including CNN, Biz Asia, FOX Business, Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal, and shares his message to NFL players and fans annually at the Super Bowl. Kaplan has delivered keynote presentations and leadership development workshops on 5 continents helping individuals globally to build their brand, grow their business, become better leaders, increase sales, and advance their career.
He continues to serve as a consultant to multinational companies working with global business leaders to elevate Performance Excellence, Branding, Business Growth, Innovation, Leadership
Excellence, Culture and Engagement, Inclusion, and Workforce Transformation. All of his innovative presentations have been described as life-changing events. In his personal pursuits, Kaplan is a professional saxophone player. Kaplan resides in New York and serves as a frequent speaker across the Global Conferences and Events Circuit. Kaplan has been a frequent main platform speaker at the prestigious Million Dollar Roundtable (MDRT) national and global conferences.
Neil Pasricha
Leadership Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author, Positive Psychology Researcher
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Neil Pasricha helps people live happy lives.
He is a top-rated leadership keynote speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and positive psychology researcher focused on the relationship between happiness and leadership in business.
Neil is one of the most popular TED speakers in the world with his first TED Talk “The 3 A’s of Awesome” (2010) ranked as one of the ten most inspiring of all time and his second “How will you maximize your tiny, short life?” (2016) the world’s first ever TED Listen, composed entirely of questions.
Neil has written ten New York Times and #1 International Bestsellers including: The Happiness Equation, a nine-step guidebook to happiness based on new research, Two-Minute Mornings, his research-backed morning habit, You Are Awesome, his manual on building resilience, and The Book of Awesome, his original catalog of simple pleasures based on his 100-million hit, award-winning blog, His books have been on bestseller lists for over 200 weeks and sold millions of copies.
After graduating from Harvard Business School, Neil spent a decade running Leadership Development and working directly for two CEOs at Walmart, the world’s largest company. He was responsible for CEO onboarding, executive development, and talent management across all levels of the organization.
His work has been featured by CNN, BBC, The Today Show, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Mel Robbins, and Oprah Winfrey.
Neil has degrees from Queen’s University and Harvard Business School.
Deborah Perry Piscione
Authority on Changing Mindsets, Best-selling Innovation Author and Entrepreneur
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Deborah talks about every organization can develop new mindsets, organizational structures, and product development/problem-solving processes – that will maximize opportunities in the future.
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Audiences leave inspired by her pragmatic presentation on harnessing the energy in every organization.
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Deborah Perry Piscione is a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, national bestselling author, media commentator and public speaker.
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Past clients include: Google, McKinsey, TED Talks, Cadence Design, London School of Economics, Microsoft, McDonald's, NetApp, Princeton University, KPMG, Innotown, Qualcomm, Stanford University, and Accenture.
As one of the world's leading thought leaders on the future, a Silicon Valley-based serial entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author of Secrets of Silicon Valley, Deborah Perry Piscione is the go-to authority on AI transformation, the future of work, and innovation leadership. Currently serving as Chief Future Officer at Work3 Institute and General Partner at Sterling Capital, her latest book Employment is Dead: How Disruptive Technologies Are Revolutionizing the Way We Work was named a Top 25 Business Book of 2025 by DisruptTV.
A former legislative aide on Capitol Hill and the White House, Deborah brings a unique perspective spanning Washington power dynamics and Silicon Valley innovation. A Thinkers50 nominee and Senior Advisor for Global Peter Drucker Futures 2050, she speaks at over 100 global events annually on behalf of Harvard Business Review and has advised Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, McKinsey & Co, Accenture, Pfizer and Nike.
Deborah Perry Piscione: Recent Recognition:
- Thinkers50 Nominee (2026)
- Harvard Business Review: Regular contributor on AI strategy and future of work
- New York Times Bestselling Author, Secrets of Silicon Valley
- Former Television Commentator: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News
- LinkedIn Learning Author with two flagship courses, “Executing on Innovation” and “Risk-taking for Leaders” reaching thousands of leaders globally (now translated into Mandarin, German, and French)
Lindsey Pollak
New York Times Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker and Multigenerational Work Expert
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As a speaker and consultant for more than 350 of the world’s top corporations, law firms and universities, Lindsey is the leading global expert on succeeding in the multigenerational workplace.
Currently a visiting fellow at NYU Stern School of Business, Lindsey is the author of four career and workplace advice books, including The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace.
Her audiences and clients have included leading organizations across industries, such as: Aetna, Google, Goldman Sachs, Estee Lauder Companies, MIT, The National Association of Law Placement (NALP), Stanford and Wharton.
Her insights have appeared in numerous media outlets including the TODAY Show, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC and the Harvard Business Review. In 2020, Lindsey was named to the Thinkers50 Radar List, which honors the top global management thinkers whose work is shaping the future of how organizations are managed and led.
She previously served as an Official Ambassador for LinkedIn. Currently based in New York City, Lindsey is a graduate of Yale University and a proud member of Generation X.
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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 is an international keynote speaker, author, and LinkedIn Learning Instructor, with over 70,000 professionals having taken his courses on Conscious and Charismatic communication. After his career in Investment Banking at Citi and Sales Leadership in Tech, Ravi has gone on to work with organizations such as Oracle NetSuite, T-Mobile, Hilton, Spotify, Sherwin-Williams and more - helping their people become magnetic storytellers and communicators so they can build trusted relationships that spark growth.
Ravi and his recent book, Relationship Currency, have been featured in Forbes, Inc Arabia, and Entrepreneur, with the five communication habits inside designed to help leaders, entrepreneurs and sales teams build trust, cultivate authentic business relationships and communicate for connection in a world dominated by AI.
Ravi combines storytelling, humour, and practical frameworks to help your audience confidently communicate their message, story and value in a way that builds trusted relationships both in business and in life.
Shola Richards
About Shola Richards – Bestselling Author & Expert on Workplace Culture:
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Shola teaches audiences learn how creating a resilient mindset, regardless of the circumstances using strategies to build unshakable strength within themselves and within their teams.
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Founder & CEO, Go Together Global, Bestselling Author.
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Past clients include: the GAP, Kaiser Permanente, Microsoft, SHRM
Shola Richards speaks about workplace transformation, but he didn't start out as a fighter. For years, he waited for someone else to step up when he faced bullying and workplace dysfunction. When no one came, he realized a simple truth: what you allow is what will continue. He had to become his own hero. That realization changed everything.
Today, he's a workplace kindness expert and global keynote speaker whose work has taken him from testifying before Congress to speaking across three continents. Real kindness, he argues, takes guts. It requires you to fight incivility instead of managing it, to care about people and problems that don't directly affect you, and to refuse to let harmful dynamics slide just because it's easier to stay quiet.
His message has reached audiences at organizations including Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic, St. Jude Children's Hospital, and dozens of other major companies and institutions worldwide. Major media outlets like the Today Show, CBS This Morning, and Forbes regularly feature his insights.
His three bestselling books have become essential reading for leaders worldwide. Civil Unity: The Radical Path to Transform Our Discourse, Our Lives, and Our World earned praise from Mel Robbins as "an incredibly powerful and compelling guide to restoring much-needed kindness to our divided world." Go Together: How the Concept of Ubuntu Will Change How You Live, Work and Lead won the Gold Medal at the 2025 Independent Publisher Book Awards. And Making Work Work: The Solution for Bringing Positive Change to Any Work Environment hit #1 New
Release in both "Workplace Culture" and "Human Resources" categories on Amazon.
His podcast, The Kindness Extremist, tackles the hard conversations that actually matter, helping listeners navigate conflict, set boundaries without losing compassion, and turn moments of tension into opportunities for real change.
When you're strong enough to be kind, you don't just change your workplace—you become the leader people choose to follow, and the organization competitors wish they could build.
April Rinne
Global Authority on the New Economy, Future of Work, and Navigating Constant Change, Humanistic Futurist
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Change navigator and guide to help you embrace uncertainty and the unknown
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Top-ranked global futurist with immersive work and travels in 100+ countries
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Bestselling author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change
Change defines the present and uncertainty permeates the future. What are the skills, practices, and superpowers that this world in flux demands – and how can you cultivate them with purpose and joy?
In 2024, humans’ ability to embrace all kinds of change, uncertainty, and not-knowing isn’t exceptional, but rather table stakes. It’s at the heart of responsible leadership, thriving culture, and effective communication. Put another way, tolerance of uncertainty is the #1 skill we’ll need this year – and beyond.
April Rinne – change navigator, speaker, investor, and adventurer – has been obsessed with these questions for more than 25 years. Her work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her a front-row seat to a world in flux, as well as a world of wisdom to navigate the unknown. Not only is she your guide to developing a “flux mindset,” she’s also ranked one of the 50 Leading Female Futurists in the world by Forbes and is a Harvard Law School graduate, a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, a member of the Silicon Guild and Thinkers50 Radar, a Fulbright Scholar, and the author of the international bestseller Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change.
April is a trusted advisor to well-known startups, companies, financial institutions, nonprofits, think tanks, and governments worldwide, including Airbnb, Nike, Intuit, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, AnyRoad, and Unsettled as well as governments ranging from Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, and Italy to India. For more than two decades, she’s been known for seeing emerging trends early, understanding their potential, and helping others do the same. April is a bridge-builder between stakeholders, priorities, business models, markets, and those excited about change and those resistant to it. Most recently, she’s been part of Finland’s inaugural “masterclass of happiness,” combining her Finnish heritage and “fluxiness” to reach audiences around the world.
Earlier in life April was a global development executive, an international microfinance lawyer, and a hiking guide. Before that, she spent the better part of four years traveling solo, with an insatiable desire to better understand how the rest of the world lives. (One lesson: Change is universal. How we deal with it is not.) She is as comfortable at Davos as she is talking with microfinance borrowers in an urban slum. A certified yoga teacher, she can often be found upside-down, doing handstands around the world.
The following is also shared, depending on audience and context: April also harnesses her very personal experiences with flux, including the death of both of her parents in a car accident when she was 20.
About
Sara Ross Leadership & Workplace Expert | Founder & Chief Vitality Officer, BrainAMPED | Bestselling Author | Global Keynote Speaker
Lead FULL. Perform Better. Feel More Alive.
Sara Ross helps leaders and teams close the gap between excellence and energy—so they can achieve ambitious results without sacrificing the human capacity needed to sustain them.
Founder and Chief Vitality Officer of BrainAMPED and bestselling author of Dear Work: Something Has to Change, Sara combines behavioral science, real-world leadership experience, humor and practical strategies audiences can immediately put to work.
Why Book Sara Ross?
Sara tackles a challenge almost every organization is facing: How do we keep raising performance when people already feel stretched?
Rather than telling people to simply work less or find better balance, Sara shows them how to build the capacity, emotional intelligence and vitality needed to perform at their best.
Her high-energy style combines science, storytelling and practical tools—leaving audiences inspired and knowing what to do differently tomorrow.
What Makes Sara Different?
- Nearly two decades studying leadership and high performance
- Founder & Chief Vitality Officer of BrainAMPED
- Bestselling author of Dear Work: Something Has to Change
- Research informed by data from more than 10,000 high performers
- Combines behavioral science with practical business experience
- High-energy, humorous and highly relatable presentation style
- Customizes her presentations around the audience and organization
Why Is Sara Right for Your Audience?
Sara is an excellent choice when people need to perform, adapt and lead without running themselves into the ground.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales meetings, corporate events and organizations navigating significant change.
Book Sara when your audience needs to:
- Maintain high performance under pressure
- Build resilience during constant change
- Increase energy without lowering ambition
- Strengthen trust and collaboration
- Lead themselves and others more effectively
- Turn stress and uncertainty into productive action
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Better able to recognize what drains and generates their energy
- Equipped to move from reactivity toward greater leadership vitality
- More capable of sustaining excellence during demanding periods
- Ready to build greater trust, ownership and collaboration
- With practical strategies they can use immediately
- Energized to bring their best to both work and life
Keynote Programs
The LeadFULL Way: Where Excellence Meets Energy to Expand What Is Possible
Sara shows leaders how to close the Excellence-Energy Gap and build the capacity to meet increasing complexity without continually demanding more of themselves.
Audiences learn how to shift from reactive functioning toward greater vitality, ownership and sustainable excellence.
Ideal for leadership conferences, executive meetings and organizations asking people to accomplish more in demanding environments.
FULL Change: Transforming Stress, Uncertainty and Fear into Future-Ready Resilience
Change doesn't have to drain people.
Sara shows audiences how to shift from a reactive, stressed and change-fatigued state toward one that is more strategic, energized and resilient.
Ideal for organizations navigating transformation, uncertainty or significant organizational change.
FULL Energy: The Burnout Stops Here — Redefine Success, Unlock Energy and Boost Joy
Sara challenges the assumption that exhaustion is simply the price of ambition.
Drawing on her workplace vitality research, she provides science-backed strategies for directing energy more effectively, strengthening renewal and pursuing ambitious goals without sacrificing well-being.
Ideal for high performers, sales teams, leaders and organizations concerned about burnout and sustainable performance.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
The right keynote isn't simply about finding a great speaker. It's about finding the right message for what your audience needs right now.
Contact us to:
- Confirm Sara's availability and current fee
- Identify the keynote that best supports your objectives
- Discuss customization for your audience and event theme
- Explore keynote, workshop and interactive formats
- Receive comparable recommendations if another speaker may be a stronger fit
Is Sara Ross Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the pressures they are facing and what you want them to think, feel or do differently after the event.
We'll provide an honest assessment of Sara's fit, confirm availability and fees, and help you determine the presentation that will have the greatest impact.
Contact The Sweeney Agency to discuss booking Sara Ross.
Tim Sanders
Renowned Communication and Leadership Speaker, Author of The Likeability Factor
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Tim Sanders is Vice President of Research Insights at G2, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School and NY Times Best Selling Author.
As the Vice President of Research Insights at G2, Tim’s deep expertise in analyzing data to reveal trends, shows customers how to understand what’s actually happening in the market today, particularly as it relates to artificial intelligence.
Sam Silverstein
Leadership Keynote Speaker on Accountability, Best Selling Author
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Accountability Keynote Speaker Sam Silverstein’s mission is to empower people to live accountable lives, transform the way they do business, and to thrive at extraordinary levels. Ultimately Sam teaches and inspires leaders to design a sustainable high-performance culture to build stronger businesses, communities, and people.
By challenging leaders to shift priorities, cultivate an organizational culture based on accountability, and inspire both individuals and teams to take ownership in fresh and results-producing ways – he is helping companies dramatically increase productivity, profitability, and growth. Sam believes that accountability is the highest form of leadership.
As a former executive and owner, Sam’s manufacturing and distribution companies sold over $100 million in products and services. He successfully sold one of his businesses to a Fortune 500 company. Today, Sam is the author of 15 books on the subjects of accountability, leadership, and workplace culture. He writes, speaks, and consults with organizations around the globe to think differently, work with renewed purpose, and achieve record-breaking results. As a keynote speaker, Sam challenges audiences to discover and reach their best selves. He helps leaders build accountability throughout their organization. Sam works with entrepreneurs, multi-national companies, corporations, and government agencies to drive increased engagement and productivity.
Erin Stafford
Speaker, consultant and expert on changing mindsets through her innovative Type A Trap concept
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Erin Stafford is a powerhouse author, speaker, and leader with a career as diverse as it is impactful. From Paris and London to Los Angeles and San Diego, Erin has excelled as an MTV advertising executive, celebrity stylist, journalist, and marketing guru. She has worked with iconic brands such as Apple, Nike, Coke, and American Express and styled celebrities for the Emmys, Grammys, and Academy Awards.
Erin’s most transformative role was as the head of marketing for the largest healthcare staffing company in the U.S., where she helped lead a 27x growth trajectory and supported the largest healthcare personnel deployment in history. This experience cemented her expertise in leading through complexity and driving high performance in high-stakes environments.
As a recovering Type A overachiever who has faced and overcome burnout, Erin blends her personal experiences with insights gleaned from working alongside top performers, including Fortune 100 executives, Olympians, and renowned creatives. She’s on a mission to help leaders and teams unlock extraordinary results without compromising their energy or well-being.
Through her signature entertaining and high-energy keynotes, Erin shares actionable strategies to redefine success, reignite purpose, and build resilience. Her talks are rooted in decades of research, personal stories, and a deep understanding of what it takes to thrive in today’s demanding world. Audiences leave inspired, equipped, and ready to sustain peak performance with balance and clarity.
Erin is the best-selling author of The Type A Trap: Five Mindset Shifts to Beat Burnout and Transform Your Life, endorsed by bestselling author, Mel Robbins, Olympian, Amy Purdy, and Chris Barton, the founder of Shazam. As a Forbes Business Council member, Erin’s thought leadership on burnout and peak performance is featured regularly, and her expertise has been highlighted by outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Vanity Fair, and MSN.
Erin’s core message resonates with leaders and teams across industries: success is sustainable when rooted in energy, purpose, and balance. Her practical tools and inspiring insights empower organizations to burn bright, not out, and achieve extraordinary outcomes that not only look good, but feel good.
Eric Termuende
A Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum, Author, and Speaker on Optimizing Workplace Culture, Future of Work, and Engagement in the Workplace
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Eric Termuende: Bestselling Author of Rethink Work | Researcher on Workplace Culture | Speaker on Leading Through Uncertainty
Why Book Eric Termuende?
Eric combines research with engaging stories and a practical approach. His message gives people a way to respond to uncertainty together: build trust, make small deliberate shifts, and learn from action. He tailors his keynotes to the challenges facing the audience.
Why Is Eric Termuende Right for Your Audience?
Eric is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, association events, and teams navigating change. He is especially relevant when an organization needs people to stay aligned and act despite shifting priorities, technology, or customer expectations.
Book Eric when your audience needs to:
- Find direction when the path ahead is unclear
- Build trust and strengthen team resilience
- Reduce friction that slows collaboration
- Respond to change without waiting for a perfect plan
- Turn small experiments into useful information and momentum
- Prepare teams for an unpredictable future of work
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the difference between choosing a direction and predicting an outcome
- Equipped to identify sources of friction within a team
- Better able to create trust and alignment during change
- Ready to use small, deliberate One-Degree Shifts to make progress
- More confident taking the next useful step amid uncertainty
Keynote Programs
The Certainty Crisis: How to Thrive in a World That Refuses to Stand Still
Eric challenges the habit of waiting for complete clarity before acting. He gives audiences a way to choose a direction, adapt as they learn, and use One-Degree Shifts to create momentum. Ideal for leaders and teams facing decisions with incomplete information.
Built for Uncertainty: Leading Teams in a World That Has Never Moved Faster
Eric focuses on the conditions that help teams stay aligned and effective as plans change. He explores trust, sources of friction, and small experiments that help people move forward together. Ideal for leadership and transformation events.
Blueprint to the Future: Leading in a New World of Work
Eric offers a framework for building teams prepared to adapt to an unpredictable future. He connects trust, resilience, and a culture of experimentation to everyday leadership choices. Ideal for audiences focused on workplace culture and the future of work.
Is Eric Termuende Right for Your Event?
Tell us about the changes your audience is facing and what you want people to do differently after the event. We can help choose Eric’s most relevant keynote, 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.
Sebastian Terry
Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, TV Host, & Founder of the 100things Movement
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Sebastian Terry: Keynote Speaker on Purpose, Leadership & Human Connection | Founder of 100 Things | Author | Inspirational Adventurer
Turn Purpose Into Action. What happens when people stop simply going through the motions and start pursuing what truly matters?
Best known for his journey to complete a list of 100 Things he wanted to achieve in his lifetime, Sebastian transformed a personal challenge into a global movement. His experiences reveal powerful lessons about setting meaningful goals, overcoming fear, helping others and creating cultures where people feel inspired to take action.
Why Book Sebastian Terry?
Sebastian doesn't just talk about living with purpose. He built his life around it.
What began as a list of 100 personal goals became an extraordinary journey filled with adventure, setbacks, human connection and unexpected opportunities to help others achieve their own dreams.
Sebastian brings those lessons into the workplace, challenging audiences to think differently about purpose, goals, connection and what motivates people to perform at their best.
His keynote is inspiring, entertaining and highly interactive—leaving audiences not only motivated but asking an important question: What's on my list?
What Makes Sebastian Terry Different?
- Creator of 100 Things — transformed a personal bucket list into a global movement
- Extraordinary storytelling — memorable stories of adventure, risk and human connection
- Purpose-driven message — helps people reconnect with what genuinely matters
- Highly interactive — creates an experience rather than simply delivering a speech
- Universal appeal — resonates across roles, generations and industries
- Workplace relevance — connects personal purpose with engagement, culture and performance
- Action oriented — inspires audiences to turn intentions into meaningful goals
- Feel-good impact — creates energy and connection that can continue long after the event
Why Is Sebastian Right for Your Audience?
Sebastian is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to reconnect with purpose, think bigger and take meaningful action.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, association conferences, employee events and organizations focused on culture and engagement.
Book Sebastian when your audience needs to:
- Reconnect with what motivates them
- Turn meaningful goals into action
- Think beyond perceived limitations
- Build stronger human connections
- Increase engagement and personal ownership
- Create a greater sense of purpose at work
- Support and inspire the people around them
- Bring renewed energy to their personal and professional goals
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Thinking more intentionally about what matters most
- Inspired to identify meaningful personal and professional goals
- More willing to take action despite fear or uncertainty
- Understanding the importance of helping others succeed
- Better connected with colleagues and teammates
- Energized about what's possible
- Ready to turn ideas and intentions into action
Sebastian Terry Keynote Programs
100 Things: What's on Your List?
If you knew your time was limited, what would you do differently?
Sebastian shares the remarkable story behind his journey to complete 100 goals and the lessons he discovered along the way.
Through entertaining stories and powerful insights, he challenges audiences to identify what genuinely matters, overcome the fears that keep them stuck and begin taking meaningful action.
Ideal for: Corporate conferences, association meetings, employee events and organizations looking for an inspirational closing or opening keynote.
Purpose at Work: People perform differently when they feel connected to something that matters.
Sebastian explores how personal purpose, meaningful goals and human connection can influence engagement and performance.
He challenges organizations to create environments where people feel seen, supported and encouraged to pursue goals that matter—both professionally and personally.
Ideal for: Leadership, culture, employee engagement and workplace wellbeing events.
Building Cultures of Connection: What happens when people stop focusing only on their own goals and start helping others achieve theirs?
Sebastian shares lessons from the 100 Things journey to demonstrate the extraordinary impact people can have when they support one another.
Audiences discover how greater empathy, connection and generosity can strengthen relationships, teamwork and organizational culture.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, team events, culture initiatives and organizations focused on collaboration.
Why Book Sebastian Terry Through The Sweeney Agency?
Sebastian Terry delivers much more than an inspirational story. The real opportunity is connecting his message about purpose, goals and human connection to what you want your audience to think, feel and do differently.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
- Confirm Sebastian Terry's availability and current speaking fee
- Determine which Sebastian Terry keynote best fits your audience
- Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
- Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
- Compare Sebastian with other leading motivational, purpose and workplace-culture speakers
Is Sebastian Terry Right for Your Event?
Tell us what you want your audience to think differently about—or what you want to inspire them to do next.
We'll help you determine whether Sebastian is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a corporate conference, leadership meeting or sales kickoff? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Sebastian Terry as your keynote speaker.
About
Jason Tharp is an inspiration expert, best-selling author, and illustrator who inspires audiences to embrace their authentic selves and collaborate towards success. With a focus on leadership and self-leadership, Jason's dynamic speeches share his personal journey of overcoming impossibles, such as brain cancer, obesity, negative self-talk, and self-doubt. His books, including "The Best You!" and "It's Okay To Be A Unicorn!", promote self-leadership, inclusivity, creativity, and self-acceptance.
Renowned for his interactive speaking style and impactful leadership advice, Jason has delivered numerous keynotes since 2015, providing audiences with a blueprint to break their own impossibles. His speeches emphasize teamwork and self-leadership, creating a bridge of empathy through vulnerability. Jason has worked with successful organizations like Better Business Bureau, Novocure, Sonova, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, NRG, Best Buddies, and MacMillan, and has been featured on major media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, USA Today, Washington Post, The Hill, HuffPost, CBC, and The Independent. Jason has also written many op-ed pieces for numerous media outlets.
Margie Warrell
Global Thought Leader in Human Potential and Brave Leadership
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Dr. Margie Warrell brings sharp insights from her diverse global experience to inspire bolder thinking and braver action.
The bestselling author of five books, Margie’s ability to distill grounded research into actionable advice sets her apart on the global stage. A leading authority on courageous leadership, she has learned a lot about overcoming fear and embracing change since her childhood growing up on a small farm in rural Australia. She has spent the last 25 years working around the world - in Australia, Asia, Papua New Guinea and the USA - while raising her four children.
An honoree of the Women’s Economic Forum and CEO of Global Courage, Margie sits on the advisory board of Forbes School of Business & Technology and is trusted by global brands - NASA, Google, Deloitte, Dell, Abbot, UN Foundation and Salesforce - to deliver life-changing programs that accelerate growth, inspire braver action and better outcomes. Her latest book, You’ve Got This! The Life-Changing Power of Trusting Yourself has been hailed as a transformative book for these times.
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Bill Weingartner
Principal Consultant of The Table Group, Speaker on Leadership & Teamwork
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Bill Weingartner brings a unique perspective and wealth of experience to the challenge of building healthy organizations and high performing teams. Interacting closely with The Table Group since 2013, he has had the great privilege of working regularly and directly with Pat Lencioni to positively impact organizational culture and health within hundreds of non-profits across North America. As a Principal Consultant, Bill delivers high-impact sessions that generate relevant and immediate outcomes for leaders of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
Bill works regularly with leadership teams in quickly and effectively applying the concepts captured in all of Pat Lencioni's books, always ensuring that consulting sessions, speeches, and workshops are practical, engaging, and actionable. His clients span a broad spectrum of various industries, including financial services, health, medical, and service outreach organizations.
Bill’s 32 years of experience split between corporate America, small business ownership, philanthropy, and organizational health training underlies and drives his success as a consultant with The Table Group.
John Winsor
Innovator, Entrepreneur, Author and Speaker on The Future of Work
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John Winsor is an entrepreneur, thought-leader and global authority on the future of work, open talent and remote work. John’s ideas, expressed through his writing, speaking, and the companies he’s built, have placed him at the intersection of innovation, disruption and storytelling.
John is currently the executive-in-residence at Harvard Business School’s Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH), which studies AI and Workforce Transformation strategies, and founder and CEO of Open Assembly, a company that provides content, community, and strategic advising to organizations, people, and platforms to co-create the future of work.
Recently, he has been leading a global industry coalition made up 4000 global leaders in the open talent and innovation industry to start a non-profit trade association, The Center for the Transformation of Work with the goal of Transforming work for a billion people by 2025.
In his past life, John was the chief innovation officer of Havas, when Havas purchased his open advertising agency, Victors & Spoils, in 2015. Winsor founded V&S after introducing the advertising world to the practice of co-creation in his role as vice president and executive director of strategy and innovation at Crispin, Porter + Bogusky. Winsor had merged his company Radar Communications, the world’s leading open strategy and research company, with CP+B back in 2007. Other companies Winsor founded include Sports & Fitness publishing, sold to Conde Nast, and the Gravity Games, sold to NBC.
Winsor’s new book, “Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Crowd to Solve Your Biggest Challenges,” published by Harvard Business Press, comes out in the fall of 2023.
Winsor’s is also the author of “Beyond the Brand,” “Spark,” “Flipped,” and the best-selling “Baked In,” winner of the 2009 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award in marketing. Winsor is also an advisor to the Digital Initiative at Harvard Business School, and a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, Forbes and Digiday.
Winsor was an early digital nomad. Twenty years ago, he found a satellite dish, mounting it on his house in a village in Mexico and connecting in illegally to a network in Canada to communicate with the world. He has also worked on his skiing, surfing and climbing exploits from Fiji to Alaska.
About
Cassandra Worthy: Keynote Speaker on Change, Leadership & Transformation | Founder of Change Enthusiasm® | Bestselling Author
Turn Change Into Your Competitive Advantage
What if your people didn't just cope with change—but learned how to use it as fuel for growth?
Cassandra Worthy is a bestselling author, leadership expert and highly engaging keynote speaker on change, transformation, resilience and workplace culture.
Why Book Cassandra Worthy?
Cassandra tackles one of the biggest challenges facing organizations today: change fatigue.
Most people understand that change is necessary. The challenge is getting them to embrace it rather than resist it.
Cassandra gives audiences a practical framework for recognizing the emotions that surface during disruption and turning those emotions into productive action. Rather than simply telling people to “embrace change,” she shows them how to do it.
Her keynotes are energetic, interactive and highly actionable—making Cassandra an excellent choice when you want people to leave the room thinking differently, feeling energized and ready to move forward.
What Makes Cassandra Worthy Different?
- Creator of Change Enthusiasm® — a distinctive methodology for navigating change
- Real-world corporate experience — understands transformation from inside major organizations
- High-energy delivery — dynamic, engaging and memorable on stage
- Emotion meets action — helps people understand their response to change and do something productive with it
- Immediately actionable — practical strategies audiences can apply right away
- Relevant at every level — connects with executives, managers and employees
- Customizable — Cassandra can align her message with your organization's specific transformation or change initiative
Why Is Cassandra Right for Your Audience?
Cassandra is an outstanding choice when your organization needs people to move beyond change resistance and actively participate in what's next.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, association conferences and organizations undergoing transformation, restructuring, rapid growth or cultural change.
Book Cassandra when your audience needs to:
- Embrace rather than resist organizational change
- Navigate uncertainty with greater confidence
- Turn change fatigue into forward momentum
- Build greater resilience and adaptability
- Take ownership of their response to disruption
- Lead teams more effectively through transformation
- Strengthen engagement during periods of uncertainty
- See opportunity where they previously saw disruption
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Understanding why change triggers powerful emotional responses
- Able to recognize the signals that influence their reactions to disruption
- Equipped with practical tools for navigating uncertainty
- Better prepared to turn difficult emotions into productive action
- More resilient and adaptable when circumstances change
- Ready to take greater ownership of their response to transformation
- Energized about their ability to influence what happens next
Cassandra Worthy Keynote Programs
Change Enthusiasm®: Harness the Power of Emotion to Fuel Transformation: What if the emotions people experience during change could become fuel for moving forward?
Cassandra introduces audiences to her signature Change Enthusiasm® methodology, showing them how to recognize the emotions associated with disruption and consciously use those signals to make better choices.
Instead of treating difficult emotions as something to suppress, audiences learn how to use them as information—and transform uncertainty into growth, resilience and action.
Ideal for: Organizational transformation, leadership conferences, corporate meetings and organizations experiencing significant change.
Leading Through Change: Successful transformation requires more than a new strategy. It requires leaders who understand how people actually experience change.
Cassandra helps leaders recognize the emotional side of transformation and gives them practical strategies for guiding teams through uncertainty.
Leaders learn how to create greater trust, maintain engagement and help their people move from resistance toward ownership and action.
Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development, management conferences and transformation initiatives.
Building a Change-Ready Culture: Change isn't an occasional event anymore. It's an everyday reality.
Cassandra challenges organizations to move beyond simply managing individual change initiatives and instead build cultures where adaptability becomes a competitive advantage.
Audiences learn how to develop the mindset, behaviors and emotional awareness required to respond more effectively when disruption arrives.
Ideal for: Culture, innovation, transformation and future-of-work events.
Why Book Cassandra Worthy Through The Sweeney Agency?
Cassandra Worthy's energy and Change Enthusiasm® methodology make her a compelling choice for organizations experiencing transformation—but the real value comes from matching her message to the specific change your audience is being asked to navigate.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
- Confirm Cassandra Worthy's availability and current speaking fee
- Determine which Cassandra Worthy keynote best fits your audience
- Discuss customization around your organization's change initiative
- Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
- Compare Cassandra with other leading change, leadership and motivational speakers
Is Cassandra Worthy Right for Your Event?
Tell us what's changing in your organization—and how you want your people to respond.
We'll help you determine whether Cassandra is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Denise Lee Yohn
Leading Authority and Speaker on Building Exceptional Brands
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Denise talks about how to future-proofing your business with a strong brand and vital culture.
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Audiences learn how to align and integrate employee and customer experience to unleash their combined power to fuel growth.
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Denise is a leading authority on building great brands and exceptional organizations, as well as an author of the best-selling books What Great Brands Do and FUSION.
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Past clients include: Sony, Frito-Lay, Pursuant, Burger King, Lexus, Facebook, and Target.
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Through her expertise and personal approach, Denise Lee Yohn has become an in-demand keynote speaker inspiring business leaders around the world to build great brands and exceptional organizations. Her keynote presentations have captivated international audiences at conferences including TEDx, the Consumer Electronics Show, The Art of Marketing, the National Restaurant Show, and Sustainable Brands, among others, and at corporate events for Facebook, Lexus, NFL, and more.
Denise enjoys challenging readers to think differently about brand leadership. With that goal in mind, she has written several books including the bestseller What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest and the new book FUSION: How Integrating Brand and Culture Powers the World’s Greatest Companies.
She is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review and Forbes and has been a sought-after writer for publications including Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Knowledge@Wharton, ChangeThis, Seeking Alpha, QSR Magazine, among others. News media including CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times call on Denise when they want an expert point-of-view on hot business issues.
Denise initially cultivated her brand-building approaches through several high-level positions in advertising and client-side marketing. She served as lead strategist at advertising agencies for Burger King, Land Rover, and Unilever and as the marketing leader and analyst for Jack in the Box restaurants and Spiegel catalogs. Denise went on to head Sony Electronic Inc.’s first ever brand office, where she garnered major corporate awards as the vice president/general manager of brand and strategy. She has served clients as an independent consulting partner since 2004.
For her work with some of the world’s greatest organizations, Denise has won awards from the American Marketing Association (EFFIE). HOW Magazine’s Interactive Design competition, the Financial Communications Society, Sony Corporation, and Sony Electronics Inc.
Heather R. Younger
Founder & CEO Employee Fanatix, Best Selling Author, Keynote Speaker on Workplace Culture
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Heather taps into her own personal and professional experiences as well as stories of strength and perseverance to share empowering proven tools for resetting the resilience of every attendee.
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Audiences learn the three steps to strengthening resilience & reframe adversity to unlock new mindsets for empowerment and positive self-worth.
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Heather is the founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix, an International TEDx speaker on Adversity, Leadership Podcast Host, Business Coach, Facilitator and Attorney, who has earned a reputation as “The Employee Whisperer”. She holds a law degree, is a regular contributor to "Forbes" and "LinkedIn" and is the best-selling author of The 7 Intuitive Laws of Employee Loyalty
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Past clients include: Harvard Business Review Brasil, FirstBank, Salas O'Brien, Stark Aerospace, and Colorado Bankers Association.
Heather R. Younger, J.D., CSP, is a leadership and workplace culture keynote speaker, four-time bestselling author, and creator of the C.A.R.E. framework for Unshakable LeadershipTM. Named an Inc. Top 50 Leadership and Management Expert and a Thinkers50 Radar Thought Leader, she helps organizations build leaders and cultures strong enough to handle what's next.
With more than 20 years leading teams through reorgs, mergers, acquisitions, and technology shifts, Heather knows what it takes to stay grounded when the pressure won't let up. Her research includes analysis of 40,000+ employee survey comments and 350+ leader interviews, grounding her work in what people actually experience, not just what looks good on paper.
She is the author of The Art of Active Listening, The Art of Caring Leadership, The Art of Self-Leadership, and the forthcoming book The Unshakable Team, and she hosts the podcast Becoming Unshakable. Her clients include United Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, the CDC, Prudential, DuPont, and Xerox.
Scott Zimmer
Speaker, Writer, and Market Researcher on Generational Differences in the Workplace
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Scott Zimmer is a dynamic and influential generational speaker renowned for his insightful perspectives on bridging the generational gaps in today’s diverse and ever-evolving workforce. With a captivating presence and an in-depth understanding of the multiple generations, he has become a leading authority on generational dynamics, communication, and collaboration.
As a generational speaker, Scott has delivered captivating keynote speeches, workshops, and training sessions to a wide range of audiences, including corporate leaders, HR professionals, and employees across various industries. His expertise extends beyond merely identifying generational differences; he delves deeper into exploring the common values that unite individuals across age groups.
Through his engaging presentations, he works to inspire individuals and organizations to build meaningful connections, ultimately fostering thriving environments where every generation can flourish and contribute their best.
Over the past decade, Scott has worked with a diverse mix of companies across the world, helping to hone industry and organization-specific tools and insights for clients including Adidas (Germany), Visit Iceland (Iceland), Nike, Six Flags, Progressive, and Mattel (given his love of Hot Wheels and He-Man growing up, the latter was especially exciting).