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Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour
America’s First Black Female Combat Pilot, Former Marine & Cop, Author and Consultant to Business
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Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Courage & High Performance | America’s First Black Female Combat Pilot | Former U.S. Marine | Author
Break Through Barriers. Take the Gutsy Move. What could your people accomplish if they stopped letting fear, uncertainty and obstacles determine what was possible?
As America’s first Black female combat pilot, Vernice knows what it takes to break through barriers, perform under pressure and take decisive action when the stakes are high. Her dynamic keynotes challenge audiences to move beyond excuses, embrace bold action and develop the mindset needed to accomplish ambitious goals.
Why Book Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour?
Vernice doesn't simply talk about courage and performance. She has lived them in one of the world's most demanding environments.
From breaking barriers in military aviation to flying combat missions, Vernice learned that success requires more than talent. It requires preparation, confidence, teamwork and the willingness to act when circumstances are uncertain.
She translates those lessons into a powerful business message that helps audiences move from thinking about what they should do to actually doing it.
Her combination of extraordinary stories, practical strategies and contagious energy makes Vernice especially effective when you want to energize a room and inspire immediate action.
What Makes Vernice Different?
- Barrier-breaking combat pilot — America's first Black female combat pilot
- Battle-tested leadership — lessons developed in demanding, high-pressure environments
- High-energy delivery — brings exceptional enthusiasm and presence to the stage
- Action-oriented message — challenges audiences to move from ideas to execution
- Powerful business relevance — connects aviation lessons to leadership, sales and performance
- Courage under pressure — helps people act confidently despite fear and uncertainty
- Broad audience appeal — connects with executives, leaders, sales teams and employees
- Memorable storytelling — combines inspiration, humor and practical lessons
Why Is Vernice Right for Your Audience?
Vernice is an outstanding choice when you need your audience to raise their energy, take greater ownership and act more decisively.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings, women's leadership events and organizations pursuing ambitious growth or transformation.
Book Vernice when your audience needs to:
- Take bold action instead of waiting for perfect conditions
- Break through barriers and limiting beliefs
- Perform confidently under pressure
- Strengthen accountability and personal ownership
- Turn strategy into execution
- Navigate uncertainty with courage
- Build stronger teamwork and trust
- Raise expectations for what's possible
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- More confident taking action despite uncertainty
- Better prepared to push through obstacles and setbacks
- Understanding why courage is essential to leadership
- More willing to take ownership of results
- Equipped with a stronger mindset for high-pressure situations
- Ready to turn intentions into action
- Energized to make their own “gutsy moves”
Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour Keynote Programs
Get Gutsy: Make the Gutsy Move. What happens when you stop waiting for circumstances to be perfect and start taking action?
Vernice challenges audiences to identify the barriers standing between where they are and where they want to go—and then make the courageous moves necessary to break through them.
Drawing from her experiences as a combat pilot, she shows how preparation, mindset and decisive action can help people move forward even when uncertainty is high.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, transformation events and organizations pursuing ambitious goals.
Zero to Breakthrough. Breakthrough performance starts when people take ownership of creating a different result.
Vernice helps audiences move beyond excuses, obstacles and limiting assumptions and focus on the actions that can move them forward.
Her message encourages people to clarify their goals, identify what's holding them back and take practical steps toward achieving meaningful results.
Ideal for: Sales kickoffs, high-performance teams, leadership meetings and organizations focused on execution.
Leading From the Cockpit. When the pressure rises, leadership becomes visible.
Drawing on lessons from military aviation, Vernice explores how effective leaders build trust, communicate clearly, make decisions and keep teams focused on the mission.
She translates the discipline and teamwork of the cockpit into practical leadership lessons audiences can apply in their own organizations.
Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development, teamwork and high-performance audiences.
Is Vernice Armour Right for Your Event?
Tell us the breakthrough you need your people to make—and what's standing in their way.
We'll help you determine whether Vernice is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].
Chris Bashinelli
National Geographic Explorer & TV Host, United Nations Moderator, Actor from The Sopranos (HBO), Expert on Human Connection & Happiness in Business
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Chris Bashinelli: National Geographic Explorer | Host of Bridge the Gap | Speaker on Human Connection, Trust and Leadership
Why Book Chris Bashinelli?
As host of Bridge the Gap, a travel series featured on PBS and National Geographic Channel, Chris brings global stories and footage to the stage. His energetic presentations combine humor, audience interaction and practical exercises, giving people opportunities to reflect on how they connect with customers, colleagues and the teams they lead.
Why Is Chris Bashinelli Right for Your Audience?
Chris is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, company gatherings and culture-focused events. He is especially relevant when an organization wants people to feel more connected, strengthen customer relationships or lead with greater empathy during change.
Book Chris when your audience needs to:
- Build trust with clients and colleagues
- Listen with greater curiosity and attention
- Strengthen belonging across teams
- Lead through uncertainty with authenticity
- Connect individual strengths with shared goals
- Bring renewed purpose to everyday interactions
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- More aware of how presence and listening influence trust
- Equipped with practical ways to strengthen human connection
- Ready to recognize the person behind a role or transaction
- Better prepared to support colleagues through change
- Motivated to create a culture where people feel valued and heard
Keynote Programs
The Power of Human Connection
Chris explores how understanding people and serving their interests can strengthen relationships with clients and teams. Ideal for sales, customer service and leadership audiences seeking deeper trust.
Leading Through Change
Chris shares stories of resilience and personal growth to explore how leaders can remain grounded and connected during uncertainty. Ideal for organizations navigating change and seeking renewed employee inspiration.
Building Unbreakable Teams
Through global stories and interactive moments, Chris introduces his PACT of Connection: Presence, Authenticity, Care and Trust. Ideal for teams seeking stronger collaboration, belonging and open communication.
The Happiness Effect
Drawing on his travels and mindfulness practice, Chris explores the role of gratitude, perspective and happiness in work and relationships. Ideal for audiences seeking renewed purpose and practical ways to support well-being.
Is Chris Bashinelli Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the relationships you want to strengthen and what you want people to do differently after the event. We can help select Chris’s most relevant program, discuss customization and audience interaction, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Eric Boles
Consultant and Speaker on Leadership, Peak Performance, and Change Management
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Eric Boles: Leadership & Performance Expert | President, The Game Changers, Inc. | Former NFL Player | Author of Moving to Great
Turn Potential Into Performance
Eric Boles helps leaders and teams close that gap.
President of The Game Changers, Inc. and a former NFL player, Eric combines powerful storytelling, high energy and practical strategies to help people strengthen accountability, embrace change and perform at a higher level.
Why Book Eric Boles?
Eric doesn't simply motivate people to do better. He challenges them to take greater ownership of how they think, lead and perform.
For more than two decades, Eric has worked with organizations including Starbucks, FedEx, Meta, Mayo Clinic, IBM, PwC, Alaska Airlines and the U.S. Air Force.
His message is straightforward: sustainable performance comes from clarity, accountability and consistent execution—not good intentions.
What Makes Eric Different?
- Former NFL player who understands high-performance environments
- More than two decades working with leaders and organizations
- Powerful combination of energy, humor and practical business insight
- Expertise in leadership, accountability, change and peak performance
- Challenges audiences without talking down to them
- Creates urgency around turning ideas into action
- Customizes his message around the organization's goals and challenges
Why Is Eric Right for Your Audience?
Eric is an excellent choice when an organization needs people to raise their game, embrace accountability and execute at a higher level.
He is particularly effective for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, corporate meetings, team events and organizations navigating significant change.
Book Eric when your audience needs to:
- Take greater ownership of results
- Move from intention to execution
- Raise expectations for themselves and others
- Navigate change with greater confidence
- Break through complacency and self-imposed limitations
- Strengthen teamwork and accountability
- Perform effectively under pressure
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Motivated to take greater ownership of their performance
- Better equipped to turn good intentions into action
- Ready to challenge habits that may be limiting results
- More confident navigating change and uncertainty
- Clearer about the role accountability plays in high performance
- Energized to raise their personal and professional expectations
Keynote Programs
Performance Catalyst™ Align, Elevate and Accelerate Performance
Eric challenges audiences to examine the behaviors that separate potential from sustainable performance.
He helps leaders strengthen alignment, accountability and execution while creating greater urgency around the actions required to achieve organizational goals.
Ideal for leadership conferences, executive meetings, sales kickoffs and organizations focused on accelerating performance.
Moving to Great: Unleash Your Best More of the Time
What keeps talented people from consistently performing at their best?
Eric helps audiences recognize the fears, habits and self-imposed limitations that can hold them back—and provides practical strategies for moving beyond them.
The result is a highly motivational presentation with a strong business message about personal responsibility, growth and performance.
Ideal for sales meetings, corporate conferences, recognition events and organizations looking to re-energize their people.
Leading Through Change
Change creates uncertainty—but it also creates an opportunity for stronger leadership.
Eric helps leaders understand how their mindset, communication and behavior influence the way people respond to change. He challenges audiences to move beyond fear, have difficult conversations, make decisions and create positive momentum.
Ideal for organizations experiencing transformation, growth or significant disruption.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
A high-energy keynote can create excitement. The right keynote can turn that excitement into action.
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- Confirm Eric's availability and current fee
- Determine which presentation best supports your objectives
- Discuss customization around your business challenges
- Explore keynote, breakout and leadership-development options
- Receive comparable recommendations if another speaker may be a stronger fit
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Walter Bond
Former NBA Athlete, Author and Speaker on Mentorship, Leadership, Teamwork & Motivation
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Walter Bond: Former NBA Player | Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker | Expert on Leadership, Accountability and Performance
Give Your Team a Way to Make Progress
Walter Bond helps leaders and teams answer that question. An undrafted player who earned a place in the NBA, he combines the energy of a sports story with practical ideas about focus, coaching, teamwork, and execution. His goal is to help audiences understand where they are going and the role each person plays in getting there.
Why Book Walter Bond?
Walter understands the gap between wanting a result and doing the work it takes to achieve it. His journey from an undrafted athlete to the NBA gives him a memorable way to talk about discipline and ownership; his work with organizations connects those lessons to business goals.
He can tailor his message to the challenge your audience faces, whether that is stronger sales execution, a more accountable culture, or managers who need to coach their teams more effectively.
What Makes Walter Different?
- Firsthand experience reaching the NBA as an undrafted player
- Induction into the National Speakers Association’s CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame
- Experience addressing leadership, sales, teamwork, and accountability
- Memorable frameworks that give audiences a shared language for action
- High-energy delivery paired with practical steps for the workplace
Why Is Walter Right for Your Audience?
Walter is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, franchise meetings, and company-wide events. He is especially relevant when a team has clear ambitions but needs stronger alignment and follow-through.
Book Walter when your audience needs to:
- Take greater ownership of its results
- Align individual effort with a shared goal
- Build trust and accountability across teams
- Turn managers into more effective coaches
- Stay focused through setbacks and competition
- Move from motivation to consistent execution
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the goal they are working toward and their role in it
- Better equipped to connect daily actions with long-term results
- Ready to approach obstacles with more discipline and confidence
- More aware of how communication and trust shape team performance
- Motivated to make measurable progress together
Keynote Programs
Make Progress
Walter helps audiences align around a target, develop a practical playbook, and recognize how each role contributes to the result. The emphasis can be shaped around leadership, culture, sales, accountability, or execution. Ideal for organizations seeking a common direction and a clear next step.
No One Can Stop You But You
Walter challenges audiences to examine the mindsets and habits that limit performance. He focuses on accountability, discipline, opportunity, and commitment. Ideal for sales and employee events that call for renewed personal ownership.
The Shark Mindset
Using his memorable shark metaphor, Walter encourages teams to move forward with focus and confidence when they face uncertainty or competition. Ideal for sales kickoffs and performance-focused meetings.
TeamMastery
Walter explores the traits that support a winning team, including trust, communication, shared goals, and commitment. Ideal for organizations that need stronger chemistry and cooperation across roles.
From Boss to Coach
Walter shows managers how to create clarity, build connection, and develop people through consistent coaching. Ideal for leadership audiences seeking stronger engagement and accountability.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us what progress would mean for your organization and where your team is getting stuck. We can help select the most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm Walter’s availability and current fee.
Is Walter Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, its goals, and what you want people to do differently after the event. We’ll help you assess Walter’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected]
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Virtual Events can:
- Reach a wider audience
- Offer a great experience at a much lower cost
- Create long term impact with recorded elements that allow for content to be watched over a period of time
- Have an increased impact over time, as viewers re-watch, discuss and connect over social media and other channels
And, most importantly: offer the ability for inspiring and impactful presentations to connect in a one-on-one way, directly to the attendee.
WHO is your audience?
Who are your virtual event attendees? Are they across a specific group within your organization, or are you serving clients across a wide range of levels? Determining who you are speaking to will help you determine a format for your event that will captivate your audience.
WHAT is your key message?
Are you focusing on change? Innovation? Leadership?
Creating a single focus or mission will allow you to hone in on the type of speaker(s) you need to engage your audience and help event producers to format the event into a dynamic program that balances inspiration with information and audience interaction.
WHAT type of event suits your audience?
- Virtual Conference
- Webinar
- Hybrid Event
Virtual event technology has come a long way over the last few months, offering a huge range of different options from pre-recorded webinars, to multi-day virtual conferences, to hybrid events with some attendees in the audience while the event is live streamed.
OUR ADVICE
A COMBINATION of live and pre-recorded elements will allow your virtual event to run smoothly and stay on time.
Many of our clients are also opting for multi-day virtual conferences with shorter segments spaced over a few days.
This allows some flexibility for attendees in different time zones and accommodates different teleworking situations for attendees, allowing them to tune in when it is convenient.
WHERE? It’s all about Tech.
Virtual meeting technology has exploded over the last few months as teleworking became the norm.
Consider your needs:
- Interactive elements like breakout rooms, polls & Q&A
- Seamless blend of live & pre-recorded elements
- Ability to replay segments
- Live tech support
If you plan for rain, it’s likely the sun will shine…
Tech isn’t perfect so don’t forget to test, rehearse and have a back up plan ready to go for your virtual event.
Pro Tip: Think of a virtual presentation like a podcast. Viewers can view the content multiple times and refer back to it.
WHEN? A Date… or Dates?
As we have all noticed, our attention spans for meeting in real life versus meeting online are a lot longer.
When deciding on a date, consider spreading your virtual event out over a few days, with a variety of speakers, interactive elements and information.
The benefits of a multi-day format:
- Viewers watch content fresh for a short period every day
- Allows attendees in different time zones to stay on top of the content
- Attendees can review & re-engage with content
Virtual Event Checklist:
Is your event?
- Interactive?
- Informative?
- Able to be rewatched?
WHY? Pandemic 2020
Just because you are online instead of in person, it doesn’t mean you are missing out on connection.
Using the technology that we have become so accustomed to over the last few months, our keynote speakers have the ability to connect to your viewers one-on-one, in a way that was impossible in live events.
FIND YOUR WHY…
What do you want the audience to leave thinking at the end of the presentation?
Apply this question to all the presentations and segments in your event to create a cohesive, impactful virtual event.
HOW? Virtual Event Checklist
To wrap it all up
- TECH: Find the right tech platform & don’t forget to test drive before your event
- AGENDA: Use a mix of live and pre-recorded segments, mixed with interactive elements, to ensure a smooth flow of events & audience engagement
- ANTICIPATION: Build up your event with emails, teasers and sneak peeks into what content will be offered
- NETWORKING: Create and encourage online chat functions, an event specific hashtag or even a dedicated event page to allow attendees to network virtually. Maximize the networking opportunities offered by your tech platform.
- EXTEND YOUR IMPACT: A dedicated social media page is a great place for attendees to connect after an event to discuss ideas and implement some of the learnings from the event.
Offer a password protected, limited time recording of keynote presentations to continue the conversation long after the virtual event has ended.
Continue the conversation with post-event touch points like emails or questions based on the key presentations.
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Pandit Dasa: Former Monk | Author | Speaker on Mindful Leadership and Workplace Culture
Why Book Pandit Dasa?
His presentations encourage audiences to pause before reacting, recognize their own patterns, and approach colleagues with greater understanding. Pandit makes these ideas relevant to daily work, from managing pressure to supporting a teammate or leading a difficult conversation.
Why Is Pandit Dasa Right for Your Audience?
Pandit is a strong fit for leadership meetings, HR conferences, employee gatherings, and workplace well-being events. Consider him when your organization wants practical discussion of personal responsibility, respectful communication, and a more supportive team environment.
Book Pandit when your audience needs to:
- Build a culture of respect and appreciation
- Listen more carefully before responding
- Develop greater self-awareness as leaders
- Navigate change with a calmer approach
- Strengthen collaboration across teams
- Make employee well-being part of workplace conversations
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- More aware of how their reactions affect colleagues
- Ready to practice more attentive listening
- Equipped with mindfulness ideas to use during busy days
- Better prepared to respond thoughtfully to uncertainty
- Focused on small actions that support team culture
Keynote Programs
Creating a Mindful and Positive Workplace Culture
Pandit explores behaviors that strengthen trust, appreciation, and collaboration. Ideal for broad employee audiences and culture initiatives.
Mindful Leadership and the Future of Work
Pandit connects self-awareness with leadership in a changing workplace. Ideal for managers and emerging leaders.
Thriving Through Change: Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity
Pandit addresses how people respond to uncertainty and approach new possibilities. Ideal for teams navigating organizational transitions.
Is Pandit Dasa Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the culture you want to build and the pressures your people are experiencing. We can help select Pandit’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Dr. Mark DeVolder: Change Management Expert | Author | Speaker on Transitions, Leadership and Employee Engagement
Why Book Dr. Mark DeVolder?
Mark’s presentations combine audience interaction with practical discussion of how people move through change. He connects the broader transformation agenda with the questions employees face each day, helping teams think about uncertainty, communication, and their next steps with greater clarity.
Why Is Dr. Mark DeVolder Right for Your Audience?
Mark is a strong fit for leadership conferences, management meetings, and employee events during mergers, restructuring, growth, or digital transformation. Consider him when a change initiative requires people to understand what is happening and participate more confidently.
Book Mark when your audience needs to:
- Understand the stages of organizational transition
- Navigate uncertainty about changing responsibilities
- Build leadership habits that support adaptation
- Improve communication during transformation
- Reengage teams experiencing repeated changes
- Turn broad change goals into practical next steps
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- A clearer framework for understanding transitions
- More aware of their own reactions to change
- Better prepared to discuss uncertainty with colleagues
- Ready to identify behaviors that support engagement
- Focused on a practical action within their influence
Keynote Programs
Future Proof: Navigating Change with Confidence and Excitement
Mark introduces his Empowered Change approach to navigating transitions. Ideal for leaders and teams experiencing significant organizational change.
Harnessing the Hurricane: Leadership Secrets for Successfully Navigating Change
Mark explores the leadership mindsets needed during disruption. Ideal for managers building alignment and guiding teams through uncertainty.
On Fire! Energized Together: Everyone, Every Day
Mark examines behaviors that strengthen or weaken motivation, including clarity and appreciation. Ideal for organizations addressing change fatigue and employee engagement.
Is Dr. Mark DeVolder Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the transition underway and what your leaders and teams need to navigate it. We can help select Mark’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Jason O. Harris
U.S. Air Force Officer Special Operations Pilot, U.S.A.F. Academy Instructor, Motivating Speaker on Leadership & Teamwork
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Jason O. Harris: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Trust & High-Performance Teams | Former U.S. Air Force Officer | Fighter Pilot | Author
Build a Culture People Choose to Own
What separates teams that simply show up from teams that take ownership, trust one another and consistently perform at a high level?
Jason O. Harris is a leadership keynote speaker, former U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot who helps organizations build cultures of trust, accountability and commitment.
Drawing on lessons from aviation, military leadership and business, Jason shows leaders and teams how to create environments where people communicate openly, take ownership and work together when the pressure is on.
Why Book Jason O. Harris?
Jason brings a powerful perspective to one of the biggest challenges facing leaders today: how do you create a culture where people genuinely want to contribute, collaborate and perform?
His message goes beyond traditional motivation. Jason gives audiences practical principles for strengthening trust, increasing accountability and creating greater commitment across teams.
Using compelling aviation stories and real-world leadership lessons, Jason delivers a keynote that is engaging, memorable and directly relevant to today's workplace.
What Makes Jason O. Harris Different?
- Real leadership experience — lessons forged in demanding, high-stakes environments
- Powerful aviation stories — memorable experiences that reinforce practical business lessons
- Focus on trust and accountability — essential ingredients of high-performing teams
- Immediately actionable — strategies leaders and employees can put into practice
- Relevant across organizations — connects with leaders, sales teams and frontline employees
- Customizable — Jason can align his message with your organization's culture and objectives
Why Is Jason Right for Your Audience?
Jason is an excellent choice when you want your people to take greater ownership, strengthen relationships and work more effectively together.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales meetings, corporate events, association conferences and organizations focused on strengthening culture and performance.
Book Jason when your audience needs to:
- Build greater trust across teams
- Take more ownership and accountability
- Strengthen collaboration across departments
- Communicate more effectively under pressure
- Build stronger relationships with colleagues and clients
- Increase engagement and commitment
- Create a culture of consistent high performance
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Understanding why trust is fundamental to performance
- Better equipped to take ownership of their responsibilities
- Ready to strengthen communication and collaboration
- More aware of the behaviors that build—or weaken—team culture
- Equipped with practical strategies for greater accountability
- Motivated to become stronger teammates and leaders
Jason O. Harris Keynote Programs
No Fail Trust™: High-performing teams don't leave trust to chance. They build it deliberately.
Drawing on his experience as a U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, Jason explores the principles that allow people to trust one another when performance matters most.
Audiences discover how individual behaviors influence trust, accountability, communication and ultimately organizational performance.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs and high-performance teams.
Building High-Performance Teams: Great teams aren't created by talent alone. They're built through trust, ownership and shared commitment.
Jason shows audiences how to create stronger connections, increase accountability and develop the behaviors that allow individuals to perform effectively as part of a team.
Ideal for: Teamwork, leadership, culture and organizational-performance events.
Leading Through Trust
Leaders don't simply manage performance—they create the environment in which performance happens.
Jason helps leaders understand how their everyday actions influence trust, engagement and accountability. Audiences leave with practical strategies for creating teams where people feel empowered to contribute and take ownership.
Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development programs and organizations navigating growth or change.
Why Book Jason O. Harris Through The Sweeney Agency?
Finding the right keynote speaker is about more than choosing someone with an impressive story. The speaker needs to connect that experience directly to your audience and the results you want from your event.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
- Confirm Jason O. Harris's availability and current speaking fee
- Determine which Jason O. Harris keynote best fits your audience
- Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
- Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
- Compare Jason with other leading leadership, teamwork and motivational speakers
Is Jason O. Harris Right for Your Event?
Tell us where you want to see greater trust, accountability or collaboration in your organization.
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Planning a leadership conference, corporate meeting or sales kickoff? Contact The Sweeney Agency today to discuss booking Jason O. Harris as your keynote speaker.
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Omar Johnson
Culture, Diversity, Marketing and Branding Speaker, Former CMO at Beats by Dre, and Former VP of Marketing at Apple
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Omar Johnson: Former CMO of Beats by Dre | Former VP of Marketing at Apple | Speaker on Branding, Marketing and Diverse Perspectives
Why Book Omar Johnson?
Omar challenges teams to listen more closely and examine whose experiences inform their work. His message connects marketing choices with the people making them, giving audiences a reason to question familiar assumptions about customers and creativity.
Why Is Omar Johnson Right for Your Audience?
Omar is a strong fit for marketing conferences, brand leadership meetings, sales events, and executive programs. Consider him when an organization wants a more relevant message and a broader range of ideas.
Book Omar when your audience needs to:
- Understand customers beyond demographic labels
- Bring different perspectives into creative decisions
- Build a more recognizable brand identity
- Question assumptions behind familiar campaigns
- Connect brand strategy with consumer culture
- Communicate in ways that feel relevant to the audience
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the people their brand needs to reach
- Ready to question a marketing assumption
- More aware of perspectives missing from their process
- Equipped with questions for developing stronger campaigns
- Focused on a more meaningful customer connection
Keynote Programs
The New Rules of Marketing
Omar examines how brands earn attention and relevance in a changing marketplace. Ideal for marketing, sales, and brand audiences.
Diversity in Business: Meeting People “Where They Are”
Omar explores the value of understanding different experiences. Ideal for leaders considering how perspectives shape their teams and customer relationships.
Is Omar Johnson Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the customers you want to reach and the brand challenges your team needs to address. We can help select Omar’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.
Julia Landauer
Two-time Champion NASCAR Driver, Advocate for STEM Education and Inspiring Speaker on Women’s Empowerment
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Julia Landauer: Champion Racing Driver | Speaker on Competitive Advantage, Teamwork and Performance
Why Book Julia Landauer?
Julia connects experiences from racing with the challenges people face in business. Her message gives audiences a way to think about feedback, calculated risk, and the work required to keep improving in a competitive environment.
Why Is Julia Landauer Right for Your Audience?
Julia is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership meetings, technology conferences, and women’s leadership events. Consider her when an audience needs a fresh perspective on preparation and competitive performance.
Book Julia when your audience needs to:
- Prepare more deliberately for demanding situations
- Use feedback to improve performance
- Strengthen communication across a team
- Make thoughtful decisions under pressure
- Connect technical knowledge with human judgment
- Challenge assumptions about who can succeed
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the habits behind consistent performance
- Ready to act on a useful piece of feedback
- More aware of the team behind individual results
- Equipped to discuss risk and preparation
- Focused on a specific opportunity to improve
Keynote Programs
Drive: How to Gain and Maintain a Competitive Advantage
Julia connects racing experience with the discipline of staying competitive. Ideal for sales, leadership, and performance-focused audiences.
Marrying Passion and STEM
Julia explores the relationship between technical learning and personal ambition. Ideal for technology, education, and professional development events.
Is Julia Landauer Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the performance challenges your audience faces and the skills you want it to strengthen. We can help select Julia’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Carey Lohrenz
First Female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot, Author and Motivational Speaker on Leadership & Teamwork
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Carey Lohrenz: First Female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot | Bestselling Author | Speaker on Fearless Leadership and Performance Under Pressure
Why Book Carey Lohrenz?
Carey turns those experiences into practical leadership ideas. She helps audiences focus on what they can control, make clear decisions, and build teams that can adapt when conditions change.
Why Is Carey Lohrenz Right for Your Audience?
Carey is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, executive meetings, and company events. She is especially relevant when teams face high expectations, rapid change, or so many demands that their most important work is getting lost.
Book Carey when your audience needs to:
- Perform more consistently under pressure
- Strengthen trust and communication across teams
- Focus on priorities within its control
- Make clearer decisions amid uncertainty
- Prepare, execute, and learn from results
- Lead with courage when plans change
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Clearer on how to turn pressure into focused action
- Ready to identify what deserves their time and attention
- Better equipped to communicate when the stakes are high
- More aware of the leadership behaviors that build trust
- Motivated to apply a repeatable approach to preparation and performance
Keynote Programs
High Performance Under Pressure™
Carey uses her Prepare–Perform–Prevail framework to help leaders create clarity, strengthen communication, and sustain execution when stakes are high. Ideal for sales kickoffs, annual meetings, and leadership conferences.
Fearless Leadership™
Carey explores how courage, tenacity, and integrity help leaders build trust and confidence through uncertainty. Ideal for leadership audiences seeking stronger commitment and clearer communication.
Span of Control™
Drawing on her bestselling book, Carey helps audiences sort competing demands and concentrate on what they can influence. Ideal for leaders and teams seeking better focus, prioritization, and execution.
Is Carey Lohrenz Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the pressure it faces, and what you want people to do differently after the event. We can help select Carey’s most relevant keynote, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
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Allison Massari: Artist and Burn Survivor | Speaker on Resilience, Compassion and Self-Leadership
Why Book Allison Massari?
Allison brings a personal perspective to the impact of everyday kindness. Her message asks audiences to consider the experience they create for others and the choices available to them when circumstances are demanding.
Why Is Allison Massari Right for Your Audience?
Allison is a strong fit for healthcare conferences, leadership events, employee gatherings, and service-focused organizations. Consider her when an audience needs a meaningful reminder of the human impact of its work.
Book Allison when your audience needs to:
- Recognize the significance of compassionate actions
- Approach adversity with greater perspective
- Take ownership of the experience they create
- Strengthen connection with people they serve
- Find purpose in everyday contributions
- Support colleagues through demanding situations
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the influence of small acts of care
- Ready to bring more intention to a daily interaction
- More aware of another person’s experience
- Encouraged to recognize their capacity to contribute
- Focused on a choice that reflects their values
Keynote Programs
The Fire Within℠
Allison explores self-leadership, resilience, and the role of compassion in demanding moments. Ideal for healthcare, service, and employee audiences seeking a personal connection between their work and its effect on others.
Is Allison Massari Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the people your audience serves and the compassion or resilience you want to strengthen. We can help select Allison’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.
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.
Gaby Natale
Transformative Motivational Speaker, Triple Daytime EMMY-Winning Journalist, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur
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Gaby Natale: Emmy Award-Winning Journalist | Author and Entrepreneur | Speaker on Pioneering, Leadership and Personal Growth
Why Book Gaby Natale?
Gaby combines personal storytelling with a message about the pioneer spirit. Her presentations encourage audiences to value their distinct perspective, develop a clearer direction, and take action when familiar paths do not match their ambitions.
Why Is Gaby Natale Right for Your Audience?
Gaby is a strong fit for leadership conferences, women’s leadership events, employee gatherings, and professional development programs. Consider her when people need encouragement to bring their own perspective to new opportunities.
Book Gaby when your audience needs to:
- Recognize the value of their individual perspective
- Take a more active role in personal growth
- Build an action plan around an ambition
- Approach unfamiliar opportunities with greater confidence
- Strengthen purpose through daily choices
- Contribute ideas beyond established approaches
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on an ambition they want to pursue
- Ready to identify a practical development step
- More aware of strengths they can contribute
- Encouraged to approach an unfamiliar opportunity
- Focused on becoming an active participant in change
Keynote Programs
PIONEER
Gaby explores creating a path through individuality, purpose, and action. Ideal for leadership and professional growth audiences.
The Virtuous Circle
Gaby examines the development of personal strengths and a plan for achievement. Ideal for employee and emerging leader programs.
Is Gaby Natale Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the opportunities your audience needs to pursue and the confidence you want it to build. We can help select Gaby’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.
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.