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Dirk Ahlborn
About Dirk Ahlborn – Entrepreneur and Innovation Speaker, CEO of Hyperloop Technologies, Founder of JumpStarter
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Dirk Ahlborn: Founder of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and JumpStarter | Entrepreneur | Speaker on Innovation, Collaboration and the Future of Work
Why Book Dirk Ahlborn?
His entrepreneurial background spans banking, alternative energy, product development and startup incubation. Dirk connects those experiences with practical questions leaders face: how to attract talent, build partnerships, organize expertise and keep moving when resources are limited. His presentations give audiences a concrete story to examine as they consider new ways to innovate.
Why Is Dirk Ahlborn Right for Your Audience?
Dirk is a strong fit for innovation conferences, leadership meetings, entrepreneurship events and industry gatherings exploring new business models. He is particularly relevant when an organization wants to challenge familiar assumptions about how companies develop ideas and bring people together.
Book Dirk when your audience needs to:
- Explore alternatives to traditional innovation models
- Bring outside expertise into business challenges
- Build commitment around an ambitious vision
- Rethink how teams and partnerships are organized
- Consider how AI could change everyday workflows
- Turn entrepreneurial thinking into practical action
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- More open to unconventional approaches to innovation
- Clearer on the opportunities and limits of crowd collaboration
- Better able to connect a shared purpose with contributor commitment
- Equipped with questions for evaluating new ways of working
- Ready to identify a practical next step for their own organization
Keynote Programs
Building the Hyperloop
Dirk shares the partnerships, setbacks and decisions behind building HyperloopTT. Ideal for innovation, transportation, infrastructure and leadership audiences interested in what ambitious ventures teach about running a business.
Crowd-Powered Companies
Dirk explains the model that brought hundreds of contributors together to work for equity, including how to organize a distributed community and where the approach can encounter difficulties. Ideal for founders, talent leaders and audiences exploring new organizational models.
Working in the Age of AI
Dirk explores how AI changes the way companies are built and work gets done, with practical ideas for introducing AI agents into workflows. Ideal for executives, industry associations and company audiences considering their next steps with AI.
Is Dirk Ahlborn Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the innovation challenges it faces and the ideas you want people to explore. We can help select Dirk’s most relevant program, discuss customization and format, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Chris Barton
Founder and Creator of Shazam, Entrepreneur, Inventor, and Tech Investor
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Chris Barton: Keynote Speaker on Innovation, AI & Disruptive Thinking | Founder & First CEO of Shazam | Inventor | Tech Entrepreneur
Bring Impossible Ideas to Life. What if the idea everyone says is impossible is actually your biggest opportunity?
When Chris conceived the idea for Shazam, experts told him it couldn't be done. He refused to accept the assumptions defining what was possible. The result became one of the world's most recognizable technology platforms, with more than 2 billion downloads before being acquired by Apple.
Today, Chris shows organizations how to challenge conventional thinking, break through barriers and turn seemingly impossible ideas into reality.
Why Book Chris Barton?
Chris doesn't simply talk about innovation. He built something the experts said couldn't be built.
Shazam was conceived before smartphones and app stores existed. Creating it required Chris and his team to solve enormous technological, commercial and operational challenges while repeatedly finding ways around obstacles that could have ended the company.
Those experiences shaped Chris's “Start from Zero” approach to innovation—a way of challenging assumptions and returning to basic truths instead of automatically accepting how things have always been done.
His keynote combines a remarkable entrepreneurial story with practical thinking audiences can use to challenge the status quo and create breakthrough ideas of their own.
What Makes Chris Barton Different?
- Founder & first CEO of Shazam — created one of the world's most recognizable technology platforms
- AI pioneer — Shazam was an early mass-consumer application of artificial intelligence
- 2+ billion downloads — transformed an impossible-sounding idea into a global product
- Apple acquisition — Shazam was acquired by Apple in 2018
- 12 patents — inventor across Shazam, Google and Dropbox
- Google experience — was Google's first employee focused on mobile partnerships
- Dropbox experience — joined when it was still a rapidly growing startup
- Start from Zero thinking — gives audiences a practical framework for challenging assumptions
- Creative Persistence — demonstrates how imagination and tenacity combine to overcome barriers
Why Is Chris Right for Your Audience?
Chris is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to challenge conventional thinking, become more innovative and stop allowing assumptions to determine what's possible.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, AI and technology events, innovation summits, sales kickoffs and organizations navigating disruption.
Book Chris when your audience needs to:
- Challenge assumptions and conventional thinking
- Generate more innovative ideas
- Understand the possibilities created by AI and technology
- Turn ambitious ideas into action
- Overcome barriers without compromising the original vision
- Develop greater creative persistence
- Eliminate friction for customers and employees
- Become more comfortable pursuing ideas others don't immediately understand
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Thinking differently about what is possible
- Better equipped to challenge assumptions
- Understanding how first-principles thinking can unlock innovation
- More willing to pursue unconventional ideas
- Better prepared to creatively overcome obstacles
- Recognizing how unnecessary friction limits growth
- Inspired to combine persistence with imagination
- Ready to bring their own “impossible” ideas to life
Chris Barton Keynote Programs
Bring Impossible Ideas to Life. How do you create something that experts insist can't be done?
Technology and AI are rapidly changing the boundaries of what's possible. Chris takes audiences inside the remarkable creation of Shazam and the challenges involved in developing an idea years ahead of the technology ecosystem required to support it.
He shows audiences how questioning assumptions, thinking from basic truths and approaching obstacles differently can unlock entirely new possibilities.
Ideal for: AI conferences, innovation summits, leadership meetings and organizations pursuing breakthrough ideas.
Overcome Obstacles with Imagination. Persistence matters—but simply trying the same thing harder isn't enough.
Chris calls his approach Creative Persistence: combining determination with the imagination required to find another path when the obvious route is blocked.
Using extraordinary stories from Shazam's journey, he shows audiences how to challenge barriers, question conventional solutions and keep moving toward ambitious goals.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, entrepreneurial events and organizations navigating difficult challenges.
Eliminate Effort to Unlock Explosive Growth. Where is unnecessary friction making it harder for customers, employees or partners to say yes?
Shazam succeeded by making something incredibly complex feel effortless: hear a song, press a button and discover what it is.
Drawing on his experiences with Shazam, Google and Dropbox, Chris shows audiences how identifying and removing friction can create dramatically better customer and employee experiences.
Ideal for: Customer experience, sales, innovation, technology and growth-focused events.
Build the Vision You See, But Others Don't. What do you see that others can't see yet?
Breakthrough ideas often face resistance precisely because they're unfamiliar.
Chris shares the entrepreneurial lessons behind transforming Shazam from an idea many considered impossible into a product used by billions of people.
He challenges entrepreneurs and innovators to strengthen their conviction, prioritize what matters and find creative ways to turn vision into reality.
Ideal for: Entrepreneurs, founders, innovation teams and organizations building new products or businesses.
Why Book Chris Barton Through The Sweeney Agency?
Chris Barton combines an extraordinary entrepreneurial success story with practical frameworks for innovation, AI and breakthrough thinking—but the real value comes from connecting those lessons to the barriers and opportunities facing your organization.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
- Confirm Chris Barton's availability and current speaking fee
- Determine which Chris Barton keynote best fits your audience
- Discuss customization around your industry and event objectives
- Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
- Compare Chris with other leading innovation, AI and technology keynote speakers
Is Chris Barton Right for Your Event?
Tell us the impossible idea, stubborn barrier or innovation challenge your organization is facing.
We'll help you determine whether Chris is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning an innovation summit, AI conference, leadership meeting or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Chris Barton as your keynote speaker.
Rohit Bhargava
Expert on Marketing, Branding, Trends & Disruption, Innovation, Storytelling
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Rohit Bhargava: Keynote Speaker on Innovation, Future Trends & AI | Founder of the Non-Obvious Company | 3-Time Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author | Georgetown University Professor
See What Others Miss. What if your biggest competitive advantage was simply learning to see what everyone else overlooks?
For more than a decade, Rohit has studied emerging trends and human behavior to help leaders understand what's changing—and what they should do about it. His Non-Obvious approach challenges audiences to look beyond predictable ideas, connect unexpected dots and recognize opportunities before they become obvious to everyone else.
Why Book Rohit Bhargava?
Rohit doesn't simply predict the future. He teaches audiences how to become better at anticipating it themselves.
His approach combines trend research, human behavior, business strategy and memorable storytelling to help people recognize patterns and opportunities they might otherwise miss.
Most importantly, Rohit makes complex subjects accessible, entertaining and actionable. Whether he's talking about AI, innovation, changing consumer behavior or the future of business, his focus is on helping audiences understand what these shifts actually mean for them.
What Makes Rohit Bhargava Different?
- Creator of Non-Obvious Thinking — teaches people how to see what others miss
- 3-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author — with eleven books on trends, innovation, marketing and the future
- Founder of the Non-Obvious Company — dedicated to helping leaders become more open-minded and innovative
- Experienced global keynote speaker — has presented in 32 countries
- Former global brand strategist — spent 15 years at Ogilvy and Leo Burnett
- Georgetown University professor — brings an educator's ability to make ideas understandable
- Human approach to AI — explores how people can benefit from AI without overusing it
- Highly entertaining — known for fast-paced, surprising and “non-boring” presentations
Why Is Rohit Right for Your Audience?
Rohit is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to look beyond what's obvious, anticipate what's coming and turn emerging change into opportunity.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, association meetings, sales kickoffs, innovation summits, marketing conferences and executive events.
Book Rohit when your audience needs to:
- Anticipate emerging trends
- Think more creatively and innovatively
- Understand how AI is changing work and business
- Identify opportunities others may overlook
- Challenge conventional thinking
- Better understand changing customers and consumers
- Build trust in an increasingly skeptical world
- Prepare for disruption without getting overwhelmed by it
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Better equipped to recognize important trends before they become obvious
- Understanding how to connect seemingly unrelated ideas
- More confident separating meaningful change from hype
- Better prepared to think creatively about business challenges
- Understanding where human judgment matters in an AI-driven world
- More aware of changing customer expectations and behaviors
- Equipped with practical techniques for becoming a more non-obvious thinker
Rohit Bhargava Keynote Programs
How to Be a Non-Obvious Thinker. What if creativity and innovation were skills anyone could learn?
Rohit introduces audiences to his approach to Non-Obvious Thinking and demonstrates how people can become better at noticing ideas, connecting unexpected dots and seeing opportunities others miss.
Using his SIFT method and entertaining real-world examples, he gives audiences practical habits they can use to become more creative, curious and innovative.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, innovation events, executive meetings and organizations looking to challenge conventional thinking.
Trends Shaping the Future Normal. Which trends will actually matter—and which ones are simply noise?
Drawing on more than a decade of trend research, Rohit explores the emerging ideas, technologies and behaviors already shaping the next decade.
Rather than simply presenting predictions, he helps audiences understand why these trends matter, how they connect and what leaders should be thinking about now to prepare for what's next.
Ideal for: Executive conferences, industry associations, strategy meetings and organizations preparing for disruption.
Thriving in an AI-Disrupted World. How do we use AI without overusing AI?
Rohit offers an optimistic and distinctly human perspective on artificial intelligence and the future of work.
Rather than delivering a technical presentation, he explores how people and organizations can use AI intelligently while protecting the human capabilities—judgment, creativity, empathy and understanding—that become even more valuable as technology advances.
His central message is powerful: in times of disruption, the people who understand people have an advantage.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, AI events, corporate meetings and organizations navigating digital transformation.
Non-Obvious Marketing: Earning Trust in a Skeptical World. How do you earn attention and loyalty when customers are increasingly skeptical of what brands tell them?
Rohit explores how organizations can become more believable, human and trustworthy in a world filled with distraction.
Through unexpected examples and practical ideas, he shows audiences how to earn attention, strengthen trust and create deeper customer relationships.
Ideal for: Marketing conferences, sales meetings, customer-experience events and brand leadership teams.
Why Book Rohit Bhargava Through The Sweeney Agency?
Rohit Bhargava combines future trends, innovation, AI and human behavior with one of the most engaging approaches to business thinking—but the real value comes from identifying which part of his message is most relevant to your audience.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
- Confirm Rohit Bhargava's availability and current speaking fee
- Determine which Rohit Bhargava keynote best fits your audience
- Discuss customization around your industry and event objectives
- Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
- Compare Rohit with other leading futurist, innovation and AI keynote speakers
Is Rohit Bhargava Right for Your Event?
Tell us what's changing in your industry—and what you need your audience to see differently.
We'll help you determine whether Rohit is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, innovation summit, association meeting or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Rohit Bhargava as your keynote speaker.
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Molly Bloom
About Molly Bloom – Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Bestselling Author
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Amy Blankson: Author of The Future of Happiness | Digital Wellness Leader | Speaker on Flourishing and Positive Psychology
Help People Thrive in a Changing World
Amy Blankson helps audiences turn the science of happiness into practical choices at work and in life. As co-founder and Chief Evangelist of the Digital Wellness Institute, she explores how people can use technology well, build positive habits, and create conditions in which they and their teams can flourish.
Why Book Amy Blankson?
Amy brings a constructive perspective to challenges many organizations share: stress, change, engagement, and the impact of technology on well-being. She translates positive psychology into small actions that people can try immediately, while giving leaders a broader way to think about the environments they create.
Her talks can help audiences move from concern about the future toward a clearer sense of what they can influence today.
What Makes Amy Different?
- Author of The Future of Happiness, which examines well-being in a digital world
- Co-founder and Chief Evangelist of the Digital Wellness Institute
- Experience connecting positive psychology with workplace challenges
- Current programs on flourishing, AI, and resilience amid uncertainty
- An engaging style that makes ideas about well-being practical and accessible
Why Is Amy Right for Your Audience?
Amy is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, education and nonprofit gatherings, and programs focused on workplace culture or digital change. She is especially relevant when an audience needs a thoughtful, encouraging way to address uncertainty without dismissing its real pressures.
Book Amy when your audience needs to:
- Navigate change with greater optimism and agency
- Support employee well-being alongside performance
- Build small habits that make positive change more sustainable
- Consider how AI can support human creativity and judgment
- Create healthier relationships with technology
- Make flourishing a meaningful part of workplace culture
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Better able to identify actions within their control during uncertainty
- Equipped with practical ideas for building positive daily habits
- Clearer on how leaders can support people who are adapting to change
- Ready to use technology more intentionally
- Inspired to connect well-being, purpose, and performance
Keynote Programs
The Future is Flourishing: Why Thriving People and Cultures Will Define What’s Next
Amy invites audiences to look beyond simply coping with change and consider what allows people and organizations to thrive. She offers a practical framework for bringing purpose and well-being into decisions about culture, engagement, and performance. Ideal for leadership and workplace culture events.
SuperThinkers: How to Innovate, Lead, and Thrive in an AI-Driven World
Amy explores how leaders can use AI to deepen thinking, ask better questions, and support human creativity. Ideal for audiences looking for a people-centered approach to technological change.
Fearless Positivity: Mastering Mindset in the Midst of Uncertainty
Amy shares ways to reframe challenges, build resilience, and take purposeful action when the path ahead is unclear. Ideal for organizations navigating change, disruption, or sustained pressure.
Additional Workshop: The Joy Game
In this interactive workshop, Amy helps teams make joy a practical part of daily work through small changes in mindset and behavior. Ideal for groups seeking more engagement and connection.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us whether your audience is focused on flourishing, AI, uncertainty, or digital well-being. We can help select the right keynote or workshop, discuss customization, and confirm Amy’s availability and current fee.
Is Amy Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the pressures it faces, and what you want people to think or do differently afterward. We’ll help you assess Amy’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].
Liz Bohannon
Founder & CEO of Socially Conscious Fashion Brand Sseko Designs, Bestselling Author
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Liz Bohannon: Entrepreneur and Bestselling Author of Beginner’s Pluck | Speaker on Connection, Resilience and Innovation
Why Book Liz Bohannon?
Liz also explores the relationships that help people thrive. Through humor, candid stories and practical frameworks, she encourages leaders to build communities where people can ask for support, contribute their strengths and work through challenges together.
Why Is Liz Bohannon Right for Your Audience?
Liz is a strong fit for leadership conferences, entrepreneurial events, company gatherings and programs focused on culture. She is particularly relevant when teams need renewed confidence, stronger connections or permission to try a different approach.
Book Liz when your audience needs to:
- Take action before it feels fully ready
- Approach setbacks as opportunities to learn
- Strengthen relationships across teams
- Build a culture of curiosity and experimentation
- Connect individual purpose with meaningful work
- Develop resilience through shared support
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- More willing to learn through experimentation
- Ready to take a manageable first step toward a goal
- Clearer on how relationships support resilience
- Equipped with ideas for building workplace connection
- Motivated to contribute to a more collaborative culture
Keynote Programs
Collective Resilience™
Liz explores how strong relationships help people and organizations navigate challenges. Ideal for leaders and teams seeking greater connection, collaboration and mutual support.
Beginner’s Pluck™
Liz shares her entrepreneurial journey and a framework for approaching work with a beginner’s curiosity. Ideal for audiences seeking confidence to experiment, learn from failure and pursue meaningful goals.
Her programs combine storytelling with practical frameworks, with the emphasis selected around your audience’s needs.
Is Liz Bohannon Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the connections you want to strengthen and the goals people need confidence to pursue. We can help select Liz’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Adam Cheyer
Co-Founder of Siri and Viv Labs, Tech Speaker and Expert on Artificial Intelligence
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Adam Cheyer: Co-Founder of Siri and Viv Labs | AI Pioneer | Speaker on Artificial Intelligence, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Why Book Adam Cheyer?
Adam connects that experience with the questions leaders face today: what conversational AI can do, how it could change customer interactions and where to look for meaningful opportunities. His storytelling makes complex developments accessible, and his background as an award-winning magician can add a memorable element to the presentation. bigspeak.com
Why Is Adam Cheyer Right for Your Audience?
Adam is a strong fit for executive conferences, technology events, innovation meetings and entrepreneurship programs. He is especially valuable when an audience wants a clearer understanding of AI alongside lessons from building and commercializing new products.
Book Adam when your audience needs to:
- Understand the capabilities and limitations of conversational AI
- Explore how AI could change customer and employee experiences
- Connect emerging technology with real business needs
- Learn how an idea becomes a product and a company
- Think more creatively about future opportunities
- Ask better questions about innovation and execution
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the evolution and business implications of AI
- Better prepared to discuss conversational AI opportunities
- More aware of the decisions involved in bringing ideas to market
- Equipped with lessons from Adam’s entrepreneurial experience
- Inspired to connect ambitious thinking with practical action
Keynote Programs
ChatGPT and the Rise of Conversational AI
Adam examines what conversational AI can and cannot do, and its implications for how businesses work. Ideal for leaders and employees seeking an accessible introduction to generative AI.
The Future of AI and Businesses
Adam explores developments in AI and how organizations can prepare for continuing change. Ideal for executive, technology and strategy audiences.
“Hey Siri”: A Founding Story
Adam takes audiences inside Siri’s journey from an idea to Apple’s acquisition and its introduction on the iPhone. Ideal for audiences interested in innovation, product development and entrepreneurship.
How to Build a Successful Startup: Lessons from the Founder of Siri, Inc.
Adam shares lessons on timing, goals and moving from an idea to execution. Ideal for entrepreneurs, innovation teams and leaders developing new ventures. WWSG
Is Adam Cheyer Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the AI questions it needs answered and the innovation goals you want to advance. We can help select Adam’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.
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Virtual Events can:
- Reach a wider audience
- Offer a great experience at a much lower cost
- Create long term impact with recorded elements that allow for content to be watched over a period of time
- Have an increased impact over time, as viewers re-watch, discuss and connect over social media and other channels
And, most importantly: offer the ability for inspiring and impactful presentations to connect in a one-on-one way, directly to the attendee.
WHO is your audience?
Who are your virtual event attendees? Are they across a specific group within your organization, or are you serving clients across a wide range of levels? Determining who you are speaking to will help you determine a format for your event that will captivate your audience.
WHAT is your key message?
Are you focusing on change? Innovation? Leadership?
Creating a single focus or mission will allow you to hone in on the type of speaker(s) you need to engage your audience and help event producers to format the event into a dynamic program that balances inspiration with information and audience interaction.
WHAT type of event suits your audience?
- Virtual Conference
- Webinar
- Hybrid Event
Virtual event technology has come a long way over the last few months, offering a huge range of different options from pre-recorded webinars, to multi-day virtual conferences, to hybrid events with some attendees in the audience while the event is live streamed.
OUR ADVICE
A COMBINATION of live and pre-recorded elements will allow your virtual event to run smoothly and stay on time.
Many of our clients are also opting for multi-day virtual conferences with shorter segments spaced over a few days.
This allows some flexibility for attendees in different time zones and accommodates different teleworking situations for attendees, allowing them to tune in when it is convenient.
WHERE? It’s all about Tech.
Virtual meeting technology has exploded over the last few months as teleworking became the norm.
Consider your needs:
- Interactive elements like breakout rooms, polls & Q&A
- Seamless blend of live & pre-recorded elements
- Ability to replay segments
- Live tech support
If you plan for rain, it’s likely the sun will shine…
Tech isn’t perfect so don’t forget to test, rehearse and have a back up plan ready to go for your virtual event.
Pro Tip: Think of a virtual presentation like a podcast. Viewers can view the content multiple times and refer back to it.
WHEN? A Date… or Dates?
As we have all noticed, our attention spans for meeting in real life versus meeting online are a lot longer.
When deciding on a date, consider spreading your virtual event out over a few days, with a variety of speakers, interactive elements and information.
The benefits of a multi-day format:
- Viewers watch content fresh for a short period every day
- Allows attendees in different time zones to stay on top of the content
- Attendees can review & re-engage with content
Virtual Event Checklist:
Is your event?
- Interactive?
- Informative?
- Able to be rewatched?
WHY? Pandemic 2020
Just because you are online instead of in person, it doesn’t mean you are missing out on connection.
Using the technology that we have become so accustomed to over the last few months, our keynote speakers have the ability to connect to your viewers one-on-one, in a way that was impossible in live events.
FIND YOUR WHY…
What do you want the audience to leave thinking at the end of the presentation?
Apply this question to all the presentations and segments in your event to create a cohesive, impactful virtual event.
HOW? Virtual Event Checklist
To wrap it all up
- TECH: Find the right tech platform & don’t forget to test drive before your event
- AGENDA: Use a mix of live and pre-recorded segments, mixed with interactive elements, to ensure a smooth flow of events & audience engagement
- ANTICIPATION: Build up your event with emails, teasers and sneak peeks into what content will be offered
- NETWORKING: Create and encourage online chat functions, an event specific hashtag or even a dedicated event page to allow attendees to network virtually. Maximize the networking opportunities offered by your tech platform.
- EXTEND YOUR IMPACT: A dedicated social media page is a great place for attendees to connect after an event to discuss ideas and implement some of the learnings from the event.
Offer a password protected, limited time recording of keynote presentations to continue the conversation long after the virtual event has ended.
Continue the conversation with post-event touch points like emails or questions based on the key presentations.
To find a GREAT Speaker for your Virtual event, get in touch.
Barbara Corcoran
Founder of The Corcoran Group & Shark and Executive Producer on ABC’s “Shark Tank”
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Barbara Corcoran: Founder of The Corcoran Group | Shark Tank Investor | Speaker on Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Resilience
Why Book Barbara Corcoran?
Barbara delivers those lessons with candid stories, humor and practical business insights. Her journey from starting a small real estate office with a $1,000 loan gives her message a memorable foundation. For teams that need renewed confidence, she offers an energetic challenge to adapt, take initiative and keep moving. The Sweeney Agency
Why Is Barbara Corcoran Right for Your Audience?
Barbara is a strong fit for entrepreneurship conferences, sales meetings, leadership events, real estate gatherings and women’s business programs. She is especially valuable when an organization wants people to think more resourcefully, build stronger teams or regain momentum after disappointment.
Book Barbara when your audience needs to:
- Respond to setbacks with greater resilience
- Find opportunities in difficult business conditions
- Build confidence to pursue new ideas
- Recognize and recruit promising talent
- Lead with greater attention to people’s needs
- Bring renewed energy to business growth
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- More willing to take a constructive next step after failure
- Ready to question assumptions that limit growth
- Clearer on the importance of people in building a business
- Equipped with lessons from Barbara’s entrepreneurial experience
- Inspired to approach challenges with creativity and persistence
Keynote Programs
How She Built It!
Barbara shares her entrepreneurial journey and lessons from building The Corcoran Group. Ideal for audiences seeking an entertaining story of persistence and business growth.
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
Barbara explores how leaders can respond to employees’ needs and bring out the best in their teams. Ideal for managers and leadership audiences.
How to Bounce Back from Failure
Barbara shares her approach to recovering from setbacks and moving forward. Ideal for sales teams, entrepreneurs and organizations navigating change.
Shark Tank Unfiltered
Barbara offers a candid look behind the scenes of Shark Tank and the entrepreneurs she encounters. Ideal for audiences interested in business-building stories and an entertaining event experience.
Fireside Chat: Ask Barbara Anything
A moderated conversation gives your audience the opportunity to hear Barbara’s perspective on its questions. Ideal for events seeking a more conversational format. Barbara Corcoran
Is Barbara Corcoran Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenges it faces and the action you want people to take after the event. We can help select Barbara’s most relevant program, discuss the format and customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Mick Ebeling
Founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs, Top 50 World’s Most Creative People, Speaker on Innovation
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Mick Ebeling: Keynote Speaker on Innovation, Leadership & Possibility | Founder of Not Impossible Labs | Author | Entrepreneur
Make the Impossible, Not Impossible
What could your organization accomplish if your people stopped asking “Can we?” and started asking “How can we?”
Mick Ebeling is an entrepreneur, author, innovator and inspiring keynote speaker on innovation, leadership, problem-solving and purpose-driven business.
His message challenges audiences to stop accepting limitations, take action before they have every answer and use technology, creativity and collaboration to solve problems that truly matter.
Why Book Mick Ebeling?
Mick doesn't just talk about innovation. He shows audiences what innovation looks like when people actually do something.
His projects begin with seemingly impossible human problems. Instead of waiting for someone else to solve them, Mick brings together diverse teams, technology and an intense determination to find a way forward.
The result is a powerful business lesson: innovation doesn't always begin with having the answer. It begins with refusing to accept that a problem can't be solved.
Mick's combination of extraordinary stories, optimism and practical thinking makes his keynote inspiring while giving audiences a fresh perspective on innovation and action.
What Makes Mick Ebeling Different?
- Founder of Not Impossible Labs — an organization built around solving real-world problems
- Innovation with purpose — demonstrates how technology can create meaningful human impact
- Action-oriented mindset — encourages people to stop overthinking and start experimenting
- Extraordinary storytelling — brings innovation to life through compelling real-world projects
- Human-centered approach — starts with people and problems rather than technology
- Collaboration focused — shows how diverse expertise can accelerate breakthroughs
- Relevant to AI and technology conversations — keeps the focus on what technology can enable for people
- Highly inspirational — challenges audiences to rethink what they believe is possible
Why Is Mick Right for Your Audience?
Mick is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to challenge assumptions, solve problems differently and turn ambitious ideas into action.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, innovation summits, technology events, corporate meetings and organizations undergoing transformation.
Book Mick when your audience needs to:
- Challenge assumptions about what is possible
- Turn ideas into action
- Approach difficult problems with greater creativity
- Innovate with the customer or end user at the center
- Use technology to create meaningful solutions
- Break through organizational silos
- Collaborate across different disciplines
- Become more comfortable experimenting and learning
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- More willing to challenge “that's impossible” thinking
- Inspired to take action before every answer is known
- Better prepared to approach problems from the user's perspective
- Understanding how collaboration can accelerate innovation
- More focused on solving meaningful problems rather than chasing technology
- Ready to experiment, learn and adapt
- Asking a powerful question: What impossible problem should we solve next?
Mick Ebeling Keynote Programs
Making the Impossible, Not Impossible. What if “impossible” simply means nobody has solved the problem yet?
Mick takes audiences behind the scenes of Not Impossible Labs and the remarkable projects created by teams willing to tackle challenges others had accepted as unsolvable.
Through compelling stories of innovation and human impact, he demonstrates how commitment, collaboration and experimentation can turn seemingly impossible ideas into real solutions.
Ideal for: Innovation conferences, leadership events, corporate meetings and organizations looking to inspire bold thinking.
Innovation for the Sake of Humanity. The most powerful innovation doesn't begin with technology. It begins with a human problem worth solving.
Mick challenges audiences to put people at the center of innovation and focus technology on creating meaningful outcomes.
His stories demonstrate how empathy, creativity and diverse perspectives can uncover solutions that traditional approaches may overlook.
Ideal for: Technology, AI, innovation, healthcare and purpose-driven business events.
The Fallacy of “Impossible”. How many opportunities disappear because someone decides an idea can't be done before anyone actually tries?
Mick challenges audiences to question the assumptions, processes and conventional thinking that can prevent innovation.
He shows how experimentation, collaboration and a willingness to begin without knowing every step can create breakthroughs.
Ideal for: Leadership teams, transformation initiatives, innovation summits and organizations navigating disruption.
Why Book Mick Ebeling Through The Sweeney Agency?
Mick Ebeling brings together innovation, technology, purpose and extraordinary human stories—but the real value comes from connecting his message to the problems and opportunities your organization needs people to approach differently.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
- Confirm Mick Ebeling's availability and current speaking fee
- Determine which Mick Ebeling keynote best fits your audience
- Discuss customization around your organization's innovation objectives
- Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
- Compare Mick with other leading innovation, technology and leadership speakers
Is Mick Ebeling Right for Your Event?
Tell us the challenge your organization is trying to solve—or the “impossible” idea you want your people to start believing is possible.
We'll help you determine whether Mick is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning an innovation conference, leadership meeting or technology event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Mick Ebeling as your keynote speaker.
Molly Fletcher
Inspiring Speaker on Leadership, Business Development, and Peak Performance
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Molly Fletcher: Former Sports Agent | Author of Dynamic Drive | Speaker on Mindset, Leadership and Performance
Why Book Molly Fletcher?
Molly combines stories from competitive environments with practical discussion of discipline, resilience, and purpose. Her presentations encourage audiences to reconsider complacency and connect ambition with repeatable action.
Why Is Molly Fletcher Right for Your Audience?
Molly is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, company gatherings, and women’s professional events. Consider her when your audience needs renewed drive and a clearer approach to personal excellence.
Book Molly when your audience needs to:
- Build discipline around important goals
- Maintain drive after initial success
- Respond constructively to change
- Strengthen confidence and professional influence
- Connect effort with a clear purpose
- Develop habits that support continued improvement
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the role of daily habits in performance
- Ready to examine where complacency has developed
- More aware of what sustains their motivation
- Equipped with ideas for purposeful improvement
- Focused on a commitment they can put into practice
Keynote Programs
Unleash Your Potential
Molly explores mindset, discipline, and sustainable success. Ideal for broad employee and sales audiences.
Secrets of a Champion Mindset
Molly shares lessons on maintaining drive and raising standards. Ideal for teams pursuing demanding goals.
Women Winning in Business
Molly draws on her experience in sports representation to discuss confidence and influence. Ideal for women’s leadership events.
Is Molly Fletcher Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, performance goals and the habits you want people to strengthen. We can help select Molly’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.
John Foley
Former Solo Blue Angels Pilot, Entrepreneur and Speaker on Leadership & Teamwork
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John Foley: Former Blue Angels Lead Solo Pilot | Author | Speaker on Trust, Gratitude and High Performance
Why Book John Foley?
John brings those lessons into everyday leadership through his Glad to Be Here message. His presentations encourage audiences to examine their standards, strengthen communication, and make learning and appreciation part of team culture.
Why Is John Foley Right for Your Audience?
John is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, operational meetings, and company gatherings. Consider him when your audience needs an energetic message about accountability and working together under pressure.
Book John when your audience needs to:
- Build trust before high-pressure moments
- Clarify standards for coordinated execution
- Strengthen personal accountability
- Use candid reviews to improve performance
- Make appreciation part of team culture
- Maintain a commitment to continuous learning
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the relationship between trust and execution
- Ready to examine their contribution to team reliability
- More aware of the role of gratitude in leadership
- Equipped with ideas for more useful performance reviews
- Motivated to raise a specific daily standard
Keynote Programs
Elevating Mindset
John connects gratitude with accountability and improvement. Ideal for broad employee and sales audiences.
Creating a Culture of Excellence
John shares lessons from the Blue Angels about standards and learning. Ideal for leadership and operational teams.
High Trust, High Execution
John explores trust and clear communication in demanding environments. Ideal for teams whose success depends on precision and coordination.
Is John Foley Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the standards and teamwork your event should reinforce. We can help select John’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Vinh Giang: Award-Winning Magician | Entrepreneur | Speaker on Communication and Influence
Why Book Vinh Giang?
The magic draws people in; the lesson gives them something to use. Vinh connects performance with practical ideas about voice, body language, perspective, and influence. His sessions give audiences a chance to examine how they communicate and leave with renewed confidence to make a stronger connection.
Why Is Vinh Giang Right for Your Audience?
Vinh is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, company meetings, and events that need an engaging opening or closing keynote. He is especially valuable when a team wants to strengthen communication while giving attendees an experience they will remember and discuss afterward.
Book Vinh when your audience needs to:
- Communicate with more confidence and presence
- Build stronger connections with colleagues and clients
- Recognize how voice and body language affect a message
- Challenge assumptions that limit new ideas
- Influence others with greater intention
- Learn practical skills through an interactive experience
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- More aware of how their communication style affects others
- Ready to use voice and body language more deliberately
- Better able to adapt their approach to different people
- Encouraged to question the perspective they bring to a challenge
- Motivated to practise the communication skills that build relationships
Keynote Programs
The Leader’s Instrument – Amplify the Best Parts of You
Vinh invites audiences to treat their ability to communicate as an instrument they can learn to use more effectively. He explores verbal and nonverbal skills, communication styles, and the confidence needed to connect with others. Ideal for leaders and teams whose success depends on strong relationships.
The Psychology of Illusion
Through magic and storytelling, Vinh shows how perspective, influence, and beliefs shape what people see as possible. He encourages audiences to rethink assumptions, collaborate, and take deliberate action toward their goals. Ideal for broad conference audiences seeking an entertaining message about mindset and change.
Creating Communication Magic — Breakout Session
This interactive session gives participants more time to work on how they speak and connect. Vinh explores techniques for greater clarity, confidence, and presence in everyday conversations. Ideal as a companion to a keynote for teams that want to practise the ideas together.
Is Vinh Giang Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the communication skills you want to strengthen, and the experience you want the event to create. We can help select Vinh’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.
Anil Gupta
World-renowned expert on strategy, globalization, innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Dr. Anil K. Gupta: Global Strategy Expert | Co-Author of Getting China and India Right | Speaker on Globalization, Emerging Markets and Business Growth
Why Book Dr. Anil K. Gupta?
Co-author of Getting China and India Right and The Quest for Global Dominance, Anil connects research with business implications. His presentations help audiences examine where opportunities are emerging, how competition is changing, and which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Why Is Dr. Anil K. Gupta Right for Your Audience?
Anil is a strong fit for executive conferences, board retreats, industry meetings, and strategic planning events. He is especially relevant when leaders need to assess international opportunities or understand how developments in China, India, and other markets could affect their business.
Book Anil when your audience needs to:
- Connect global developments with business strategy
- Evaluate opportunities across different emerging markets
- Understand China and India’s implications for competition
- Challenge assumptions about international growth
- Develop a broader perspective on innovation and resources
- Strengthen collaboration across markets and cultures
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on global forces relevant to their organization
- Better prepared to distinguish between different market opportunities
- More aware of assumptions that could limit their strategy
- Ready to ask better questions about international expansion
- Equipped with a framework for discussing global competitive advantage
Keynote Programs
Global Megatrends and Game Changers
Anil examines major economic, technological, demographic, and environmental forces and their implications for business. Ideal for executive audiences seeking a broader strategic perspective.
Getting China and India Right
Anil explores the opportunities, challenges, and competitive implications of these two major economies. Ideal for organizations with business interests in China and India.
Cultivating a Global Mindset
Anil shows why leaders need both an understanding of individual markets and the ability to connect opportunities across borders. Ideal for multinational leadership teams and organizations expanding internationally.
Is Dr. Anil K. Gupta Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the markets that matter to your organization, and the strategic questions you want to explore. We can help select Anil’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.
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Kristen Hadeed: Founder of Student Maid | Author of Permission to Screw Up | Speaker on Human Leadership, Trust and Workplace Culture
Why Book Kristen Hadeed?
Kristen brings openness to a subject that can feel intimidating. Her presentations encourage leaders to acknowledge what they do not know, take responsibility for their impact, and make room for the humanity of the people they lead.
Why Is Kristen Hadeed Right for Your Audience?
Kristen is a strong fit for leadership conferences, manager development, company meetings, and culture initiatives. Consider her when an organization wants more candid feedback and a stronger sense of trust between leaders and employees.
Book Kristen when your audience needs to:
- Build trust through greater openness
- Deliver feedback with clarity and care
- Respond constructively to mistakes
- Develop confidence in difficult conversations
- Strengthen connection between managers and employees
- Take responsibility for their leadership impact
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on what human leadership can look like in practice
- Ready to approach a difficult conversation more thoughtfully
- More aware of how their behavior affects trust
- Equipped with ideas for giving and receiving feedback
- Focused on a relationship they can strengthen
Keynote Programs
Ignite Human Leadership
Kristen explores how leaders can build a culture that values people and supports growth. Ideal for leadership events and organizations reconsidering their approach to management.
Courageous Conversations
Kristen focuses on delivering and accepting feedback in ways that build trust. Ideal for managers and teams seeking clearer communication and more productive working relationships.
Is Kristen Hadeed Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the leadership relationships and conversations you want to improve. We can help select Kristen’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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Troy Hazard: Entrepreneur | Author of Future-Proofing Your Business | Speaker on Business Growth, Leadership and Change
Why Book Troy Hazard?
Troy uses lessons from both success and difficult business periods to connect strategy with daily leadership. His presentations encourage owners and managers to examine their priorities, relationships, and habits before changing conditions force their hand.
Why Is Troy Hazard Right for Your Audience?
Troy is a strong fit for franchise conferences, entrepreneur meetings, sales events, and leadership gatherings. Consider him when leaders need practical perspective on growth, change, and the decisions that support a more resilient business.
Book Troy when your audience needs to:
- Create a clearer direction beyond immediate demands
- Recognize patterns in business challenges
- Strengthen communication across teams or locations
- Prepare more deliberately for change
- Connect customer relationships with growth priorities
- Take ownership of leadership decisions
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Ready to examine an assumption about their business
- Clearer on the value of planning beyond the current cycle
- More aware of leadership habits that affect execution
- Equipped with questions for discussing future priorities
- Focused on an action that supports longer-term growth
Keynote Programs
Future-Proofing Your Business
Troy explores preparing a business for changing conditions through clearer priorities and leadership. Ideal for entrepreneurs, owners, and business leaders.
Future-Proofing Your Franchise
Troy connects his business message with the relationships and operating challenges of a franchise system. Ideal for franchise conferences and owner meetings.
Is Troy Hazard Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the growth challenges your audience faces and the business decisions you want to inform. We can help select Troy’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.
Robert Herjavec
Inspiratonal Speaker, Best-selling Author, Founder & CEO of Herjavec Group and Leading Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank
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Robert Herjavec: Entrepreneur and Investor | Shark Tank Personality | Speaker on Business Growth, Sales and Entrepreneurship
Why Book Robert Herjavec?
Robert shares lessons about taking opportunities seriously, communicating business value, and continuing to move forward through setbacks. His experience gives audiences a familiar entry point into a substantive discussion about the choices behind entrepreneurial success.
Why Is Robert Herjavec Right for Your Audience?
Robert is a strong fit for entrepreneur conferences, sales kickoffs, leadership events, and client gatherings. Consider him when your audience wants business insight alongside a recognizable speaker who can bring energy to the conversation.
Book Robert when your audience needs to:
- Communicate the value of a business or idea
- Take greater ownership of growth opportunities
- Recognize the importance of customer needs
- Approach setbacks with greater persistence
- Stay engaged as technology changes
- Connect ambition with daily execution
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Ready to examine how they explain their value
- More aware of the discipline behind business growth
- Clearer on the role of customers in entrepreneurial decisions
- Motivated to pursue a meaningful opportunity
- Focused on a practical action that supports progress
Keynote Programs
Fast, Forward, and Focused
Robert explores technological change and the opportunities and risks it creates for business. Ideal for leaders and organizations adapting to a fast-moving market.
The Will to Win
Robert shares lessons about ambition, persistence, and taking responsibility for the future. Ideal for sales, entrepreneur, and broad business audiences.
Is Robert Herjavec Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the business goals your audience is pursuing and the decisions you want the event to inspire. We can help select Robert’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.
Daymond John
Founder/CEO of FUBU, CEO of The Shark Group and Marketing & Branding Expert
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Daymond John: FUBU Founder | Shark Tank Investor | Speaker on Entrepreneurship, Branding and Business Growth
Why Book Daymond John?
Daymond uses his business journey to make lessons about resourcefulness, positioning, and goals memorable. His message gives leaders and entrepreneurs a reason to examine how they use the resources they already have and what they want their brand to represent.
Why Is Daymond John Right for Your Audience?
Daymond is a strong fit for entrepreneurship conferences, sales meetings, franchise events, and business leadership programs. Consider him when an audience needs both energy and a sharper sense of direction.
Book Daymond when your audience needs to:
- Clarify what makes their business distinctive
- Use limited resources more creatively
- Set goals that guide daily decisions
- Communicate a stronger brand story
- Evaluate opportunities with greater discipline
- Turn entrepreneurial ideas into action
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on the promise their brand makes
- Ready to define a more specific business goal
- More aware of opportunities within existing resources
- Equipped with questions for assessing a new idea
- Motivated to take the next step toward growth
Keynote Programs
Daymond John’s 5 Shark Points
Daymond shares principles drawn from his entrepreneurial experience. Ideal for business owners, sales teams, and audiences working toward ambitious goals.
All the World’s a Stage: You Are a Brand
Daymond examines how people and businesses communicate their identity. Ideal for audiences seeking a more distinctive presence in their market.
Is Daymond John Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the business goals you want to advance and the entrepreneurial choices you want people to make. We can help select Daymond’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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Diana Kander: Keynote Speaker on Innovation, Curiosity & Growth | New York Times Bestselling Author | Entrepreneur | Innovation Consultant
Better Questions Create Better Results. What opportunities are your people missing because they've become too comfortable with the way things have always been done?
Diana helps organizations turn curiosity into a competitive advantage. Through entertaining case studies, interactive exercises and practical tools, she shows audiences how to uncover blind spots, challenge assumptions and ask the questions that lead to better ideas, stronger customer relationships and new opportunities for growth.
Why Book Diana Kander?
Diana's message starts with a deceptively simple idea: the more experienced we become, the easier it is to stop questioning what we think we already know.
She calls this the Expert Plateau—the point where expertise can begin creating blind spots that prevent people from learning, improving and recognizing new opportunities.
Diana helps audiences break through those blind spots by developing curiosity as a daily habit.
Rather than simply telling people to “think outside the box,” she gives them practical tools for asking better questions, challenging outdated assumptions and turning curiosity into measurable business results.
What Makes Diana Kander Different?
- New York Times bestselling author — her books are taught in more than 100 universities
- Serial entrepreneur — built and sold millions of dollars of products and services
- Innovation expert — has helped organizations develop multi-billion-dollar products
- Curiosity specialist — turns curiosity from an abstract concept into a practical business skill
- Highly interactive — uses exercises and case studies to keep audiences involved
- Immediately actionable — audiences leave with tools they can start using right away
- Sales relevant — applies curiosity directly to customer relationships and revenue growth
- Highly customized — adapts her content to the organization, industry and audience
Why Is Diana Right for Your Audience?
Diana is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to challenge the status quo, ask better questions and discover opportunities they may currently be overlooking.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, innovation summits, association meetings and organizations navigating change or pursuing growth.
Book Diana when your audience needs to:
- Challenge outdated assumptions
- Build a culture of curiosity
- Identify opportunities hidden in everyday problems
- Reduce the risk associated with new ideas
- Become more innovative without simply adding more work
- Understand customers more deeply
- Improve sales conversations
- Eliminate habits and processes that no longer create value
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Understanding how expertise can create dangerous blind spots
- Better equipped to ask questions that uncover new opportunities
- More willing to challenge “the way we've always done it”
- Able to identify unnecessary activities that should be eliminated
- Better prepared to test new ideas while reducing risk
- More curious about customers, colleagues and competitors
- Equipped with practical tools for driving innovation
- Ready to turn curiosity into action
Diana Kander Keynote Programs
Unleash Your Curiosity! What if the biggest barrier to innovation isn't a lack of ideas—but believing you already know the answer?
Diana shows audiences how experience can create an Expert Plateau, where people stop questioning familiar assumptions and become less open to better ways of working.
Drawing from her work on The Curiosity Muscle, Diana helps participants develop simple habits that make curiosity part of how they approach problems, decisions and opportunities.
Through entertaining case studies and interactive exercises, audiences discover how to uncover blind spots, reduce the risk of new ideas and prevent yesterday's success from limiting tomorrow's growth.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, innovation events, corporate meetings and organizations focused on growth and transformation.
Innovate to Sell. What if your salespeople could win more business by becoming more curious—not more persuasive?
Diana applies her innovation principles directly to sales, helping teams rethink how they prioritize opportunities, understand customers and approach important conversations.
Drawing from Get Curious & Grow, she gives salespeople practical tools to eliminate distractions, uncover hidden customer needs and develop more innovative strategies for winning business.
Rather than another traditional sales presentation, Innovate to Sell helps salespeople rethink how they sell.
Ideal for: Sales kickoffs, national sales meetings, account-management teams and revenue organizations.
Customized Innovation Keynote. What innovation challenge does your organization need people to think differently about?
Diana can customize her innovation and curiosity content around the specific issues, opportunities and objectives facing an organization.
By connecting her frameworks directly to the audience's world, she helps participants see familiar challenges through a different lens—and identify opportunities they may have previously overlooked.
Ideal for: Executive meetings, industry conferences, transformation initiatives and organizations facing a specific innovation challenge.
Why Book Diana Kander Through The Sweeney Agency?
Diana Kander combines innovation expertise, practical business tools and an exceptionally engaging presentation style—but the real value comes from connecting her curiosity framework directly to the challenges and opportunities facing your audience.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
- Confirm Diana Kander's availability and current speaking fee
- Determine which Diana Kander keynote best fits your audience
- Discuss customization around your industry and business objectives
- Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
- Compare Diana with other leading innovation, sales and business-growth speakers
Is Diana Kander Right for Your Event?
Tell us where your organization needs people to ask better questions, challenge assumptions or uncover new opportunities.
We'll help you determine whether Diana is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff, innovation summit or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Diana Kander as your keynote speaker.
Josh Linkner
Serial entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, and venture capital investor
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Josh Linkner: Entrepreneur and Investor | Author of Big Little Breakthroughs | Speaker on Creativity, Innovation and Resourcefulness
Why Book Josh Linkner?
Josh connects ambitious outcomes with smaller acts of experimentation. His message encourages teams to move beyond the assumption that innovation requires a rare genius or a dramatic invention, and to look for opportunities to improve what is already in front of them.
Why Is Josh Linkner Right for Your Audience?
Josh is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, innovation events, and company meetings. Consider him when an organization wants more people to contribute ideas and act resourcefully.
Book Josh when your audience needs to:
- Build greater confidence in creative thinking
- Look for small opportunities to improve
- Question familiar approaches to business problems
- Develop ideas through manageable experiments
- Use constraints as prompts for resourcefulness
- Make innovation part of everyday work
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on an opportunity for a small breakthrough
- Ready to question a familiar assumption
- More aware of their own capacity to contribute ideas
- Equipped to discuss a practical experiment
- Focused on turning creativity into useful action
Keynote Programs
Find A Way™
Josh explores resourcefulness and creative problem-solving. Ideal for teams facing obstacles that require a different approach.
Big Little Breakthroughs
Josh examines how smaller innovations can contribute to meaningful progress. Ideal for leadership and employee audiences seeking wider participation in improvement.
Is Josh Linkner Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the problems your audience needs to solve and the innovation habits you want to encourage. We can help select Josh’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.
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Michelle Poler: Founder of Hello Fears | Author and Branding Strategist | Speaker on Courage, Authenticity and Growth
Why Book Michelle Poler?
Michelle combines storytelling and visual examples with an invitation to question familiar boundaries. Her presentations encourage people to recognize what makes their contribution distinctive and choose a thoughtful action beyond their usual routine.
Why Is Michelle Poler Right for Your Audience?
Michelle is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, women’s leadership events, and employee gatherings. Consider her when people need encouragement to act on ideas they have hesitated to pursue.
Book Michelle when your audience needs to:
- Recognize how fear influences choices
- Take a thoughtful step toward a growth opportunity
- Bring more authenticity to their work
- Explore ideas beyond familiar approaches
- Value what makes their contribution distinctive
- Approach uncertainty with greater curiosity
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on an opportunity they have postponed
- Ready to identify a manageable courageous action
- More aware of the cost of remaining in familiar routines
- Encouraged to express their perspective
- Focused on growth that aligns with their values
Keynote Programs
Hello Fears
Michelle explores her experience confronting fears and seeking growth. Ideal for audiences navigating unfamiliar opportunities.
Unapologetically You
Michelle examines authenticity and individual creativity. Ideal for marketing, leadership, and professional development audiences.
Is Michelle Poler Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the opportunities your audience needs to pursue and the courage you want it to build. We can help select Michelle’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Marc Randolph
About Marc Randolph – Netflix Cofounder, Bestselling Author, Executive Mentor
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Marc Randolph: Netflix Co-Founder and First CEO | Author of That Will Never Work | Speaker on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Why Book Marc Randolph?
Marc connects the startup story with practical questions about experimentation and focus. His presentations encourage people to test assumptions, learn from evidence, and consider what they should change as an idea develops.
Why Is Marc Randolph Right for Your Audience?
Marc is a strong fit for entrepreneurship conferences, executive meetings, innovation events, and company gatherings. Consider him when an organization wants an engaging story that opens a more practical discussion about trying new ideas.
Book Marc when your audience needs to:
- Test ideas before making large commitments
- Use evidence to challenge assumptions
- Learn more deliberately from early experiments
- Maintain focus as opportunities multiply
- Respond resourcefully when plans change
- Create more room for entrepreneurial thinking
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on an assumption they should test
- Ready to identify a manageable experiment
- More aware of the choices behind a startup’s development
- Equipped with questions about evidence and focus
- Encouraged to turn an idea into a practical test
Keynote Programs
NETFLIXED
Marc shares the early Netflix story and the decisions surrounding its development. Ideal for business audiences seeking a personal perspective on innovation, persistence, testing, and entrepreneurial focus.
Is Marc Randolph Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the ideas your audience wants to develop and the innovation habits you want to encourage. We can help select Marc’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Scott Welle
Motivational Speaker, Best-selling Author and Strategist on Peak Performance
About
Scott Welle: Founder of Outperform the Norm | Author | Speaker on Performance, Leadership and Daily Execution
Why Book Scott Welle?
Scott brings an energetic message about standards, preparation, and persistence. His presentations invite people to consider what they can control and how their routines support the results they want to achieve.
Why Is Scott Welle Right for Your Audience?
Scott is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, company meetings, leadership conferences, and performance programs. Consider him when an audience needs renewed motivation paired with a practical focus on execution.
Book Scott when your audience needs to:
- Connect goals with daily routines
- Raise personal standards for preparation
- Respond constructively to setbacks
- Review habits that affect energy and focus
- Build consistency when motivation fluctuates
- Take greater ownership of progress
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on a habit that supports their performance
- Ready to connect a goal with a repeatable action
- More aware of their response to adversity
- Equipped with questions about execution
- Focused on a standard they can practice consistently
Keynote Programs
Outperform the Norm
Scott explores the mindset and habits behind stronger performance. Ideal for sales and broad employee audiences.
Daily Execution. Extraordinary Results.
Scott examines goal-setting, systems, and the daily work of achieving meaningful progress. Ideal for leaders and teams seeking more consistent follow-through.
Is Scott Welle Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the performance standards you want to raise and the daily actions your people need to strengthen. We can help select Scott’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.