Inspiring Stories

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.
We'll help you determine whether Jason is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, corporate meeting or sales kickoff? Contact The Sweeney Agency today to discuss booking Jason O. Harris as your keynote speaker.
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Chad Hymas
World-Class Wheelchair Athlete and Speaker on Overcoming Adversity
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Chad Hymas: Hall of Fame Speaker | Author and Safety Advocate | Speaker on Resilience, Accountability and Leadership
Why Book Chad Hymas?
Chad combines candid stories with humor and practical reflection. His presentations invite people to look at the choices they still have, the impact of their actions on others, and the importance of asking for help while taking ownership of what comes next.
Why Is Chad Hymas Right for Your Audience?
Chad is a strong fit for company meetings, leadership conferences, sales events, and safety-focused gatherings. Consider him when your audience needs a memorable perspective on personal responsibility and responding to difficult circumstances.
Book Chad when your audience needs to:
• Take ownership of the choices they can influence
• Respond constructively when circumstances change
• Recognize how individual actions affect others
• Seek support while maintaining responsibility
• Reconnect with a meaningful goal
• Bring greater attention to safety and everyday decisions
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• A fresh perspective on adapting after adversity
• Ready to identify an action within their control
• More aware of the people affected by their choices
• Motivated to seek and offer useful support
• Focused on taking responsibility for a next step
Keynote Programs
Who Needs Legs When You Have Wings?
Chad shares lessons from rebuilding his life and finding new ways forward. Ideal for broad employee and motivational events.
Success and the Bird Next Door
Chad explores accountability, persistence, and responding to discouragement. Ideal for sales teams, entrepreneurs, and achievement-focused audiences.
Is Chad Hymas Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the responsibilities you want people to recognize and the challenges they need to work through. We can help select Chad’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.Z

Nataly Kogan
Nataly Kogan: Founder of Happier | Author of The Awesome Human Project | Speaker on Reinvention, Emotional Fitness and Leadership Why Book Nataly Kogan? Nataly Kogan helps audiences reconsider how they respond when work and life demand change. Founder …
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Nataly Kogan: Founder of Happier | Author of The Awesome Human Project | Speaker on Reinvention, Emotional Fitness and Leadership
Why Book Nataly Kogan?
Nataly makes space for honest conversations about difficult emotions, self-expectations, and identity. Her message encourages people to examine habits that no longer serve them and take purposeful steps toward a different approach.
Why Is Nataly Kogan Right for Your Audience?
Nataly is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, women’s leadership programs, and organizations navigating reinvention. Consider her when people need encouragement to approach change with greater self-awareness.
Book Nataly when your audience needs to:
• Reconsider habits that limit growth
• Respond more thoughtfully to difficult emotions
• Build a more supportive inner dialogue
• Navigate transitions with greater intention
• Connect personal values with daily choices
• Make room for a new direction
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a pattern they want to change
• Ready to take a manageable step toward reinvention
• More aware of their response to pressure
• Equipped with questions for reflecting on purpose
• Focused on supporting themselves through change
Keynote Programs
The REINVENT•ABLE™ Mindset
Nataly explores the beliefs and actions that can support reinvention. Ideal for audiences navigating transitions or rethinking how they work.
Unleash Your Awesome Human!
Nataly connects emotional fitness with everyday challenges and leadership. Ideal for teams seeking a more sustainable, intentional working experience.
Is Nataly Kogan Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the transitions your people face and the personal or leadership changes you want to support. We can help select Nataly’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.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Alvin Law
Inspirational message: anything is possible.
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Alvin Law: Author and Musician | Inspirational Speaker on Attitude, Accountability and Human Potential
Why Book Alvin Law?
Alvin combines storytelling and music with a challenge to examine attitude and ownership. His presentations recognize the influence of encouragement and support while asking people to consider the choices they can make within their own circumstances.
Why Is Alvin Law Right for Your Audience?
Alvin is a strong fit for employee gatherings, leadership conferences, education events, and association meetings. Consider him when an audience needs an engaging reminder of its capacity to contribute and grow.
Book Alvin when your audience needs to:
• Question limiting assumptions about themselves and others
• Take more ownership of daily choices
• Recognize the value of encouragement
• Respond to challenges with greater resourcefulness
• Appreciate different ways of contributing
• Connect positive intentions with visible action
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a belief they want to reconsider
• Ready to take responsibility for a next step
• More aware of the impact of labels
• Encouraged to recognize strengths in other people
• Focused on using the opportunities available to them
Keynote Programs
Step Into Your Greatness™
Alvin shares experiences that challenge assumptions about ability and potential. Ideal for broad audiences seeking inspiration grounded in attitude, support, and personal responsibility.
Is Alvin Law Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenges your people face and the sense of possibility you want them to take away. We can help select Alvin’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.

Alison Levine
American mountain climber, sportswoman, explorer and leadership keynote speaker
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Alison Levine: Everest Expedition Leader | Bestselling Author of On the Edge | Speaker on Leadership, Resilience and Teamwork
Why Book Alison Levine?
Alison combines expedition stories and striking visuals with humor and business experience. Her presentations invite audiences to reconsider familiar assumptions about progress, recognize when a plan needs to change, and understand how different capabilities can make a team stronger.
Why Is Alison Levine Right for Your Audience?
Alison is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, company meetings, and women’s leadership events. Consider her when an organization wants people to approach uncertainty with greater confidence while remaining attentive to risk and one another.
Book Alison when your audience needs to:
• Make thoughtful decisions when information is incomplete
• Adapt plans as circumstances change
• Strengthen mutual support during demanding work
• Reconsider setbacks and perceived limitations
• Recognize different contributions within a team
• Connect ambitious goals with practical action
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the difference between a fixed goal and a flexible plan
• Ready to examine their response to a current setback
• More aware of capabilities they may overlook in themselves or colleagues
• Equipped with questions about judgment and teamwork under pressure
• Focused on a next step toward a demanding goal
Keynote Programs
On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership
Alison connects leadership in extreme environments with the decisions teams face at work. Ideal for executives, managers, and organizations navigating uncertainty.
From Setbacks to Superpowers: Unlocking Peak Performance
Drawing on her South Pole expedition, Alison explores how an apparent limitation can reveal an unexpected contribution. Ideal for performance, resilience, and teamwork events.
Women Moving Mountains™
Alison shares how a question about women’s opportunities in Uganda led to action. The program explores courage, barriers, and the possibilities created by taking an initial step. Ideal for women’s leadership and inclusion events.
Is Alison Levine Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the uncertainty your people face, and the leadership or teamwork habits you want to strengthen. We can help select Alison’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.

Rob Lilwall
Inspiring and Motivating Speaker, Author and Adventurer
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Rob Lilwall: Adventurer and Author | Speaker on Resilience, Collaboration and Navigating Uncertainty
Why Book Rob Lilwall?
Rob brings those experiences into a business conversation about change. His presentations encourage people to distinguish between what they can prepare for and what they must learn along the way, while recognizing that progress often depends on help from others.
Why Is Rob Lilwall Right for Your Audience?
Rob is a strong fit for leadership meetings, employee events, sales conferences, and organizations navigating transition. Consider him when an audience needs an engaging perspective on unfamiliar challenges.
Book Rob when your audience needs to:
• Respond more flexibly when plans change
• Break a difficult journey into smaller steps
• Ask for support when it is needed
• Work more constructively with uncertainty
• Maintain perspective during setbacks
• Recognize opportunities in unfamiliar situations
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a challenge they can approach differently
• Ready to take a manageable next step
• More aware of the value of collaboration
• Equipped to reconsider expectations about uncertainty
• Encouraged to remain curious when circumstances change
Keynote Programs
Presentations can be tailored around the following areas:
Thriving Through Change and Uncertainty
Rob draws on expedition experiences to explore adaptation. Ideal for teams working through changing conditions.
Perseverance and Achieving Great Goals
Rob connects long-distance adventure with sustained effort and support. Ideal for audiences pursuing demanding objectives.
Is Rob Lilwall Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the changes your audience is navigating and the goals it needs to keep moving toward. We can help select Rob’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.

Siri Lindley
Best-selling Author, Two-time World Champion Triathlete, Inspiring Keynote Speaker
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Siri Lindley: World Champion Triathlete | Coach and Author | Speaker on Confidence, Resilience and Purpose
Why Book Siri Lindley?
Siri brings an energetic, personal approach to the conversation. Her message encourages people to consider what matters to them, how fear shapes their decisions, and who can support them as they work toward a meaningful goal.
Why Is Siri Lindley Right for Your Audience?
Siri is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee gatherings, sales events, and women’s leadership programs. Consider her when an audience needs encouragement to act with greater purpose and self-belief.
Book Siri when your audience needs to:
• Clarify the purpose behind personal goals
• Recognize how fear influences decisions
• Build more supportive working relationships
• Approach setbacks with greater perspective
• Strengthen commitment to meaningful actions
• Make choices that reflect their values
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on what they want to move toward
• Ready to take a step they have postponed
• More aware of the support around them
• Encouraged to reconsider a limiting belief
• Focused on actions that express their priorities
Keynote Programs
Ready to Run?
Siri explores confidence, commitment, and pursuing a meaningful direction. Ideal for audiences seeking renewed motivation and purpose.
Unshakeable
Siri shares perspectives on navigating adversity and building resilience. Ideal for teams facing uncertainty or demanding change.
Is Siri Lindley Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenges your audience faces and the confidence or sense of purpose you want to strengthen. We can help select Siri’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.

Col. Nicole Malachowski
First Woman Thunderbird Pilot, Combat Veteran, Fighter Squadron Commander, White House Fellow & Adviser, and Indomitable Spirit
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Col. Nicole Malachowski: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Resilience & High Performance | First Female Thunderbird Pilot | Combat Veteran | White House Fellow
Harness Headwinds. Lead Through Adversity.
What do exceptional leaders do when the unexpected changes everything?
Nicole brings audiences inside the cockpit and behind the scenes of an extraordinary career to reveal what it takes to lead under pressure, earn trust, adapt when circumstances change and keep moving forward when the original plan is no longer possible.
Why Book Nicole Malachowski?
Nicole has lived the leadership lessons she shares.
From becoming the first female Thunderbird pilot to serving as a White House Fellow and senior military leader, her career was built in environments where preparation, trust, teamwork and decision-making under pressure were essential.
Then an unexpected health challenge forced her to confront an entirely different kind of adversity.
Nicole turns these experiences into a compelling and highly relevant keynote that challenges audiences to rethink obstacles, embrace change and recognize that sometimes the headwinds standing in our way can ultimately help us rise.
What Makes Nicole Malachowski Different?
• Historic aviation career — the first woman selected to fly as a Thunderbird pilot
• Combat-tested leadership — real lessons from high-pressure environments where teamwork and trust matter
• Powerful resilience story — a deeply personal perspective on navigating unexpected adversity
• Senior leadership experience — brings lessons from the military, government and White House
• Authentic and relatable — combines extraordinary accomplishments with vulnerability and humanity
• Practical business relevance — connects her experiences directly to leadership, change and organizational performance
• Memorable storytelling — powerful aviation stories that stay with audiences long after the keynote
Why Is Nicole Right for Your Audience?
Nicole is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to lead confidently through uncertainty, respond constructively to adversity and understand what high-performance teamwork really requires.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, women's leadership events, association conferences and organizations navigating significant change.
Book Nicole when your audience needs to:
• Lead effectively through uncertainty and change
• Build resilience when circumstances don't go as planned
• Turn obstacles into opportunities for growth
• Strengthen trust and teamwork
• Perform confidently under pressure
• Challenge assumptions about what is possible
• Adapt quickly when the original plan changes
• Take greater ownership of their response to adversity
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better prepared to navigate unexpected challenges
• Understanding how trust strengthens high-performing teams
• More confident leading when circumstances are uncertain
• Ready to rethink their response to setbacks
• Equipped with practical lessons for adapting to change
• Inspired to challenge perceived limitations
• Motivated to turn their own “headwinds” into opportunities for growth
Nicole Malachowski Keynote Programs
Harnessing Headwinds: What if the forces working against you could actually help you rise?
Nicole uses the aviation concept of headwinds as a powerful metaphor for adversity, uncertainty and change.
Drawing from her extraordinary career and personal journey, she shows audiences how to recognize opportunities hidden inside difficult circumstances, adapt when the original flight plan no longer works and continue moving forward with purpose.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, transformation initiatives and organizations navigating change.
The Mach 2 Mindset: High performance isn't simply about individual talent. It's about trust, preparation and commitment to the team.
Drawing on lessons from fighter aviation and the Thunderbirds, Nicole takes audiences inside one of the world's most demanding performance environments.
She explores how elite teams build trust, maintain high standards, communicate effectively and remain focused when the margin for error is small.
Ideal for: Leadership, teamwork, sales kickoffs and high-performance events.
Leading Through Change and Adversity: Leadership matters most when the path forward isn't clear.
Nicole shares practical lessons from her experiences as a fighter pilot, senior military officer and leader navigating profound personal adversity.
Audiences discover how effective leaders maintain perspective, build trust and help their people move forward when circumstances change unexpectedly.
Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development, organizational transformation and resilience-focused events.
Why Book Nicole Malachowski Through The Sweeney Agency?
Nicole Malachowski has an extraordinary story—but the real value comes from connecting her experiences directly to the leadership, change and performance challenges your audience is facing.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Nicole Malachowski's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Nicole Malachowski keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Nicole with other leading leadership, resilience and motivational speakers
Is Nicole Malachowski Right for Your Event?
Tell us the headwinds your organization or audience is facing.
We'll help you determine whether Nicole is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today at [email protected] to discuss booking Col. Nicole Malachowski as your keynote speaker.

Allison Massari
Inspirational Speaker on Overcoming Adversity & Resilience
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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.

Mike Massimino
Former NASA Astronaut, NY Times Bestselling Author, Media & TV Personality; Columbia University Professor
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Mike Massimino: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Teamwork & Achieving the Impossible | Former NASA Astronaut | Bestselling Author | Columbia University Professor
Achieve the Impossible
What does it take to accomplish something everyone—including you—thinks might be impossible?
A veteran of two space missions to the Hubble Space Telescope, Mike logged more than 570 hours in space and completed four spacewalks. Today, he brings the extraordinary lessons of space exploration back to Earth, showing organizations how great teams overcome setbacks, solve seemingly impossible problems and perform when the stakes couldn't be higher.
Why Book Mike Massimino?
Mike has something few motivational speakers can offer: an extraordinary story combined with practical lessons audiences can apply to their own challenges.
His journey to becoming an astronaut included repeated rejection from NASA before finally being selected. Once there, he faced enormous technical challenges, high-pressure decisions and missions where teamwork and trust were essential.
Mike turns those experiences into a funny, inspiring and highly relatable keynote about perseverance, leadership, teamwork and accomplishing what initially seems impossible.
What Makes Mike Massimino Different?
• A genuine NASA astronaut — two missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope
• Four spacewalks — more than 30 hours working outside the Space Shuttle
• An extraordinary story of perseverance — rejected repeatedly before achieving his dream of becoming an astronaut
• Funny and highly entertaining — serious leadership lessons delivered with warmth and humor
• Bestselling author — author of Spaceman and Moonshot
• Columbia University professor — combines extraordinary experience with an ability to teach
• Pop-culture appeal — appeared as himself on The Big Bang Theory
• First person to tweet from space — making him an instantly memorable addition to an event
Why Is Mike Right for Your Audience?
Mike is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to think bigger, persevere through setbacks and understand what exceptional teamwork looks like when failure isn't an option.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, association conferences, awards events and organizations navigating ambitious goals or significant change.
Book Mike when your audience needs to:
• Think bigger about what is possible
• Persevere when the first plan doesn't work
• Turn setbacks into opportunities to find another solution
• Strengthen teamwork and trust
• Perform effectively under pressure
• Take greater ownership of the mission
• Stay focused when facing difficult challenges
• Pursue ambitious goals without giving up
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Inspired to pursue goals that may initially seem impossible
• Better prepared to respond when things don't go according to plan
• Understanding why exceptional teamwork requires trust and preparation
• More willing to ask for help and rely on the strengths of others
• Equipped with a stronger mindset for overcoming setbacks
• Ready to approach difficult challenges with persistence and optimism
Mike Massimino Keynote Programs
Moonshot: Achieving the Impossible. How do you accomplish something you've been told you can't do?
Drawing from his journey to becoming a NASA astronaut and his missions to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, Mike shares powerful lessons about perseverance, preparation, teamwork and pursuing ambitious goals.
He shows audiences why setbacks don't have to mean failure—and how the biggest accomplishments often require persistence, adaptability and the willingness to keep finding another way forward.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings and organizations pursuing ambitious goals.
Teamwork: Lessons From Space. When you're hundreds of miles above Earth, teamwork isn't a corporate slogan. It's essential to accomplishing the mission.
Mike takes audiences behind the scenes of NASA to reveal how astronauts prepare, communicate, build trust and work together under extraordinary pressure.
His stories demonstrate why successful teams need shared goals, preparation, accountability and people willing to support one another when challenges arise.
Ideal for: Leadership, teamwork, culture and high-performance events.
Leading Through Challenges and Change
Even the best-prepared teams encounter situations they didn't anticipate.
Mike shares what space exploration taught him about staying calm, adapting when plans change and solving problems when the stakes are high.
Audiences discover how preparation, trust, persistence and teamwork can help organizations navigate uncertainty and continue moving toward their mission.
Ideal for: Leadership meetings, transformation events and organizations navigating uncertainty or change.
Why Book Mike Massimino Through The Sweeney Agency?
Mike Massimino has an extraordinary story—but the real value is connecting that story to what your audience needs to accomplish.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Mike Massimino's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Mike Massimino keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your event objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Mike with other leading motivational, leadership and teamwork speakers
Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Mike Massimino as your keynote speaker.
 

Kyle Maynard
Mountaineer, Award-winning Extreme Athlete & Best-selling Author
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Kyle Maynard: Mountaineer and Athlete | Author of No Excuses | Speaker on Adaptability, Ownership and Perseverance
Why Book Kyle Maynard?
Kyle’s stories make perseverance concrete while highlighting the need to find an approach that fits the challenge. His message encourages people to consider the choices they can influence, the support they can seek, and the next step available to them.
Why Is Kyle Maynard Right for Your Audience?
Kyle is a strong fit for employee events, leadership conferences, sales meetings, and association programs. Consider him when an audience needs encouragement to respond resourcefully to obstacles.
Book Kyle when your audience needs to:
• Question assumptions about their own potential
• Adapt their approach when a method is not working
• Take ownership of a manageable next step
• Recognize the value of preparation and support
• Maintain perspective when facing setbacks
• Connect meaningful goals with consistent effort
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a goal they want to pursue
• Ready to reconsider an obstacle from another angle
• More aware of options for adaptation
• Encouraged to seek useful support
• Focused on an action within their control
Keynote Programs
No Excuses
Kyle draws on athletic and personal experiences to explore ownership and perseverance. Ideal for audiences who need an engaging perspective on pursuing goals, adapting to challenges, and taking the next available step.
Is Kyle Maynard Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the obstacles your audience faces and the goals you want it to approach with renewed commitment. We can help select Kyle’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.

Martha McSally
First Woman to Command a U.S. Fighter Squadron, Former U.S. Senator, Resilience & Leadership Speaker, & Author
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Martha E. McSally:  Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Resilience & High Performance | First American Woman to Fly a U.S. Air Force Fighter Jet in Combat | Retired Colonel | Former U.S. Senator
Be Unbreakable. Lead Yourself First. How do you lead with courage, clarity and confidence when the pressure keeps rising?
During her 26-year Air Force career, Martha became the first American woman to fly a U.S. Air Force fighter jet in combat and the first woman to command a fighter squadron in combat. She flew 325 combat hours and earned the Bronze Star and six Air Medals.
Today, Martha translates those extraordinary experiences into practical strategies that help leaders become more resilient, make better decisions under pressure and move forward when circumstances are uncertain.
Why Book Martha McSally?
Martha doesn't teach leadership from theory. She learned it when hesitation, poor communication and bad decisions had real consequences.
Her experiences span the cockpit, military command, Congress, the U.S. Senate and corporate boardrooms—giving her a distinctive perspective on what happens to leaders and teams when the pressure rises.
At the heart of her message is a simple idea: lead yourself first.
Through her WEDGE Framework, Martha gives audiences a practical process for understanding how they respond under pressure, removing what holds them back, gaining clarity about where they're going and taking decisive action.
What Makes Martha McSally Different?
• Historic fighter pilot — first American woman to fly a U.S. Air Force fighter jet in combat
• Combat-tested leadership — 325 combat hours during a 26-year Air Force career
• Command experience — first woman to command a U.S. fighter squadron in combat
• Leadership under pressure — lessons developed where decisions had immediate consequences
• WEDGE Framework — a practical approach to self-leadership and execution
• Extraordinary resilience — a powerful personal story of overcoming barriers and adversity
• Senior leadership perspective — experience spanning military command, government and corporate boards
• Practical delivery — gives audiences tools they can apply immediately
Why Is Martha Right for Your Audience?
Martha is an outstanding choice when you need leaders to stay grounded under pressure, navigate uncertainty and take decisive action instead of becoming reactive.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, executive meetings, women's leadership events, corporate conferences and organizations navigating significant change or growth.
Book Martha when your audience needs to:
• Lead more confidently under pressure
• Make faster, clearer decisions
• Navigate uncertainty and constant change
• Build greater resilience
• Strengthen trust across teams
• Communicate more directly
• Remove barriers that slow execution
• Turn adversity into forward momentum
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better equipped to lead themselves before leading others
• More aware of how they respond under pressure
• Able to identify behaviors that may be holding them back
• Better prepared to make decisions during uncertainty
• Understanding how trust influences team performance
• More confident navigating adversity and change
• Ready to take focused, courageous action
Martha McSally Keynote Programs
Be Unbreakable: The Leadership Edge in Uncertain Times. When the stakes rise, even strong leaders can hesitate, overanalyze and become reactive.
Martha shows leaders how to remain clear, courageous and decisive when uncertainty and pressure increase.
Using her WEDGE Framework, she helps audiences examine how they lead themselves, identify patterns that emerge under pressure, remove unnecessary drag and execute with greater focus.
Ideal for: Executive leadership teams, C-suite audiences, leadership conferences and organizations navigating change or growth.
Be Unbreakable: The High-Trust Team Advantage. Talent alone doesn't create high-performing teams. Trust does.
Drawing on her experiences flying combat missions and commanding a fighter squadron, Martha demonstrates why communication, alignment, accountability and trust become even more important when the pressure is high.
She shows leaders how to identify friction, break through silos and create teams capable of moving quickly and confidently toward a shared mission.
Ideal for: Leadership offsites, cross-functional teams, culture initiatives and organizations navigating growth or transition.
Be Unbreakable: The Courage to Rise and Get Stronger From Life's Hits. Resilience isn't about avoiding adversity. It's about what you do next.
Martha shares lessons from a life marked by significant obstacles, setbacks and barrier-breaking achievements.
Using her WEDGE Framework, she gives audiences a practical approach for facing fear, navigating adversity and continuing to move forward even when the path ahead isn't clear.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, women's leadership events, corporate meetings and organizations navigating significant change.
Why Book Martha McSally Through The Sweeney Agency?
Martha McSally combines extraordinary leadership credibility, combat-tested experience and a practical framework for performing under pressure—but the real value comes from connecting those lessons directly to the challenges your leaders are facing.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Martha McSally's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Martha McSally keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your leadership and business objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Martha with other leading leadership, resilience and high-performance speakers
Is Martha McSally Right for Your Event?
Tell us where your leaders are feeling the most pressure—and what you need them to do differently as a result.
We'll help you determine whether Martha is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, executive meeting or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Martha E. McSally as your keynote speaker.

Jon Montgomery (Copy)
Skeleton Olympic Champion and Inspiring Speaker
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Jon Montgomery: Olympic Skeleton Gold Medalist | Speaker on Confidence, Teamwork and Pursuing Big Goals
Why Book Jon Montgomery?
Jon connects personal achievement with the people and habits behind it. His message invites audiences to examine how they build confidence, respond to challenges, and work with others while pursuing a meaningful goal.
Why Is Jon Montgomery Right for Your Audience?
Jon is a strong fit for company gatherings, leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, and association events. Consider him when an audience needs an engaging perspective on ambition and preparation.
Book Jon when your audience needs to:
• Remain open to unfamiliar opportunities
• Build confidence through preparation
• Connect ambitious goals with daily effort
• Recognize the team behind individual achievement
• Use creativity to improve their approach
• Take a thoughtful step beyond familiar routines
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a goal they want to pursue
• Ready to explore an opportunity they have overlooked
• More aware of the support behind success
• Encouraged to build confidence through action
• Focused on a practical next step
Keynote Programs
Dreaming Big: Living Bigger
Jon explores openness to opportunity and pursuing meaningful ambitions. Ideal for employee and sales audiences.
Jon’s Olympic Journey
Jon shares the experiences behind his Olympic achievement. Ideal for audiences seeking inspiration grounded in preparation and teamwork.
Is Jon Montgomery Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the goals your audience is pursuing and the confidence you want it to build. We can help select Jon’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.

Aimee Mullins
Record-Breaking Paralympian, Leader in the Next Generation of Prosthetics, Actor, Model and Speaker
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Aimee Mullins: Paralympic Athlete | Actor and Model | Speaker on Adversity, Identity and Human Potential
Why Book Aimee Mullins?
Aimee invites people to look more curiously at unfamiliar challenges. Her presentations encourage audiences to reconsider limiting descriptions, recognize different forms of capability, and examine how they respond when circumstances disrupt an established path.
Why Is Aimee Mullins Right for Your Audience?
Aimee is a strong fit for leadership conferences, innovation events, inclusion programs, and company gatherings. Consider her when an audience needs a fresh perspective on potential and change.
Book Aimee when your audience needs to:
• Question assumptions about ability
• Approach unfamiliar challenges with curiosity
• Recognize different ways people contribute
• Reconsider labels that restrict possibility
• Respond more thoughtfully to adversity
• Explore a broader view of identity and success
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a belief they want to reconsider
• Ready to look at a challenge from another perspective
• More aware of the influence of language and labels
• Encouraged to recognize capability in different forms
• Focused on an opportunity for greater openness
Keynote Programs
Embracing Adversity
Aimee shares experiences that challenge conventional views of difficulty and potential. Ideal for audiences reconsidering how they respond to change, difference, and demanding circumstances.
Is Aimee Mullins Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the assumptions you want your audience to examine and the possibilities you want it to consider. We can help select Aimee’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.

Ben Nemtin
#1 New York Times Best-selling Author & Member of MTV’s Hit Show, The Buried Life
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Ben Nemtin: Keynote Speaker on Purpose, Leadership & Human Potential | #1 New York Times Bestselling Author | Co-Founder of The Buried Life
Stop Putting Off the Things That Matter Most.  What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?
Ben's journey began with a simple question: “What do you want to do before you die?” What started as a list of 100 dreams became a global movement—and a powerful lesson in what happens when people identify what truly matters, overcome the barriers holding them back and start taking action.
Why Book Ben Nemtin?
Ben doesn't just inspire audiences to dream bigger. He gives them a framework for turning those dreams into action.
Through extraordinary stories, humor and practical strategies, Ben explores why people often postpone the goals that matter most and what they can do to change that.
His keynote connects personal purpose with workplace performance, showing how helping people pursue meaningful goals can strengthen motivation, engagement, resilience and connection.
The result is a keynote that is high-energy, emotional, entertaining and actionable—and one audiences continue talking about long after the event.
What Makes Ben Nemtin Different?
• Co-founder of The Buried Life — turned a list of 100 dreams into a global movement
• #1 New York Times bestselling author — author of What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?
• Extraordinary storytelling — combines adventure, humor and deeply human moments
• Purpose meets performance — connects meaningful goals with motivation and engagement
• Highly actionable — gives audiences a process for turning goals into reality
• Powerful human connection — demonstrates what can happen when people help others achieve their dreams
• Broad audience appeal — connects across generations, roles and industries
• Memorable event experience — creates the kind of emotional impact audiences remember
Why Is Ben Right for Your Audience?
Ben is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to think bigger, reconnect with what matters and take action on goals they've been putting off.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings, association conferences and employee-engagement events.
Book Ben when your audience needs to:
• Reconnect with personal and professional purpose
• Turn ambitious goals into action
• Break through fear and limiting beliefs
• Build greater resilience when setbacks occur
• Increase motivation and engagement
• Create stronger connections with colleagues
• Think bigger about what's possible
• Take greater ownership of their future
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Thinking differently about the goals they've been postponing
• Equipped with practical strategies for turning intentions into action
• More willing to pursue ambitious goals despite uncertainty
• Understanding how purpose can strengthen motivation
• Better prepared to overcome obstacles and setbacks
• Inspired to help other people achieve meaningful goals
• Energized to take the first step toward something that matters
Ben Nemtin Keynote Programs
5 Steps to Make the Impossible Possible: What separates a dream people talk about from a goal they actually accomplish?
Drawing from his experiences with The Buried Life, Ben shares practical lessons for identifying meaningful goals, overcoming obstacles and taking action.
Through remarkable stories and an actionable framework, he shows audiences how seemingly impossible goals can become achievable when people create accountability, take incremental steps and refuse to let fear make their decisions.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings and organizations pursuing ambitious goals.
Mental Wealth: Prioritizing the Things That Matter. Success means very little if achieving it requires sacrificing everything that makes life meaningful.
Ben challenges audiences to think more intentionally about their priorities and the relationship between achievement, purpose, relationships and wellbeing.
He demonstrates how reconnecting with the things that matter can create greater energy, resilience and motivation—both personally and professionally.
Ideal for: Leadership, employee engagement, workplace culture and wellbeing events.
Building a Culture Where People Thrive. What happens when organizations care about their people's goals—not just the organization's goals?
Ben explores how leaders can create deeper engagement by helping employees connect their work with their personal ambitions, purpose and potential.
Audiences discover how supporting one another's goals can strengthen trust, connection and a sense of belonging.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, culture initiatives, employee meetings and organizations focused on engagement and retention.
Why Book Ben Nemtin Through The Sweeney Agency?
Ben Nemtin delivers an extraordinary combination of inspiration, entertainment and practical action—but the real value comes from connecting his message to what you want your audience to accomplish after the event.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Ben Nemtin's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Ben Nemtin keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your event objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Ben with other leading motivational, purpose and leadership speakers
Is Ben Nemtin Right for Your Event?
Tell us what you want your audience to stop putting off—and what you want them inspired to do next.
We'll help you determine whether Ben is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Ben Nemtin as your keynote speaker.

John O’Leary
#1 National Bestselling Author, Award-winning Live Inspired Podcast, Inspiring Stories Keynote Speaker
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John O’Leary: Author of On Fire and In Awe | Inspirational Speaker on Purpose, Resilience and Everyday Impact
Why Book John O’Leary?
John brings a personal message about the difference one person can make. His presentations encourage people to examine how they respond to challenges, notice the people around them, and reconnect with meaning in familiar work.
Why Is John O’Leary Right for Your Audience?
John is a strong fit for employee gatherings, healthcare conferences, leadership events, and recognition programs. Consider him when an audience needs a meaningful reminder of its everyday impact.
Book John when your audience needs to:
• Reconnect daily work with a sense of purpose
• Recognize the significance of small acts of care
• Respond to challenges more intentionally
• Appreciate the support of other people
• Bring curiosity to familiar routines
• Take ownership of the influence they have
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a contribution they want to make
• Ready to bring more intention to a daily interaction
• More aware of the people who support them
• Encouraged to notice meaning in ordinary moments
• Focused on an action that expresses their values
Keynote Programs
On Fire
John explores purposeful choices and responding to demanding circumstances. Ideal for broad employee and leadership audiences.
In Awe
John invites people to rediscover curiosity, appreciation, and possibility. Ideal for organizations seeking renewed connection and engagement.
The Power of One
John examines the impact of an individual’s actions. Ideal for healthcare, service, and recognition events.
Is John O’Leary Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the people your audience serves and the sense of purpose you want it to take away. 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.

The Passing Zone
Award-winning Entertaining and Inspirational Duo with a Focus on Performance, Teamwork & the Power of Partnership
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The Passing Zone: Comedy and Juggling Duo | Interactive Keynote Performers on Innovation, Collaboration and Execution
Why Book The Passing Zone?
Their presentations connect the entertainment with organizational themes. Audiences see two people respond to one another in real time, giving teams a shared experience they can refer to when discussing collaboration and follow-through.
Why Is The Passing Zone Right for Your Audience?
The Passing Zone is a strong fit for company conferences, sales meetings, leadership gatherings, and events seeking interactive entertainment with a business message. Consider the duo when you want teamwork lessons delivered through an engaging performance.
Book The Passing Zone when your audience needs to:
• See collaboration demonstrated in real time
• Recognize the value of complementary strengths
• Connect preparation with consistent execution
• Bring fresh energy to a team conversation
• Consider how trust supports partnership
• Share an interactive event experience
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• With memorable examples of coordinated teamwork
• More aware of the preparation behind performance
• Ready to discuss how colleagues support one another
• Encouraged to contribute their strengths
• With a shared reference point for collaboration
Keynote Programs
I.C.E. – Innovation, Collaboration, Execution
Jon and Owen connect performance with creativity, partnership, and follow-through. Ideal for business audiences seeking an energetic keynote experience.
Teamwork: The Power of Partnership
The duo demonstrates communication, trust, and coordination through live performance. Ideal for team events and company gatherings.
Is The Passing Zone Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the teamwork themes you want to reinforce and the performance experience you want to create. We can help select The Passing Zone’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.

Bob Pisani
Contributor and Former Correspondent for CNBC, Keynote Speaker
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Bob Pisani: Former CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent | Author of Shut Up and Keep Talking | Speaker on Markets and Investor Behavior
Why Book Bob Pisani?
Bob examines how markets have changed, the behavior surrounding investment decisions, and the difficulty of prediction. His presentations make the subject accessible while encouraging audiences to ask more thoughtful questions about what they hear and observe.
Why Is Bob Pisani Right for Your Audience?
Bob is a strong fit for financial services conferences, executive meetings, industry associations, and investor education events. Consider him when an audience wants a clear, engaging perspective on market behavior.
Book Bob when your audience needs to:
• Understand markets in a wider context
• Recognize behavioral influences on investor decisions
• Consider why market forecasting is difficult
• Distinguish a compelling story from a useful explanation
• Explore how trading and market structures have changed
• Ask more informed questions about financial developments
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the human behavior surrounding markets
• Ready to question a forecasting assumption
• More aware of changes in the trading environment
• Equipped with questions for evaluating market commentary
• With memorable stories from the New York Stock Exchange
Keynote Programs
Presentations can be shaped around the following areas:
Market Behavior and Investor Psychology
Bob explores observations from his reporting career and book. Ideal for financial professionals and business audiences.
Stories from the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Bob shares experiences from decades covering the exchange. Ideal for audiences seeking an engaging view of the people and events behind financial headlines.
Is Bob Pisani Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the market questions your audience wants to explore and the financial context it needs. We can help select Bob’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.

Jeremy Poincenot
Renowned Inspiring Keynote Speaker and Blind Golf Champion
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Jeremy Poincenot: World Blind Golf Champion | Speaker on Interdependence, Perspective and Resilience
Why Book Jeremy Poincenot?
Jeremy makes teamwork personal through the partnership required to play his sport. His presentations encourage people to reconsider the assumption that asking for help diminishes achievement and to notice what different strengths can accomplish together.
Why Is Jeremy Poincenot Right for Your Audience?
Jeremy is a strong fit for employee gatherings, leadership conferences, sales events, and team programs. Consider him when an organization wants people to seek support and contribute more openly to one another’s success.
Book Jeremy when your audience needs to:
• Recognize the value of interdependence
• Ask for support more deliberately
• Contribute their strengths to shared goals
• Suspend assumptions about other people
• Approach setbacks with greater perspective
• Build stronger partnerships at work
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the difference between independence and interdependence
• Ready to identify a partnership they can strengthen
• More aware of the help available around them
• Encouraged to reconsider a limiting judgment
• Focused on supporting a colleague’s contribution
Keynote Programs
Together We Are Limitless
Jeremy explores the power of interdependence through his life and golf experiences. Ideal for teams seeking a memorable perspective on partnership, support, and the possibilities created by working together.
Is Jeremy Poincenot Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the partnerships your audience needs to strengthen and the teamwork behaviors you want to encourage. We can help select Jeremy’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.

Michelle Poler
Branding Strategist & Social Entrepreneur
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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.

Dr. Sian Proctor
Space Artist, Afrofuturist, Commercial Astronaut, and Motivational speaker
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Dr. Sian Proctor: Inspiration4 Mission Pilot | Geoscientist and Artist | Speaker on Exploration, Creativity and Opportunity
Why Book Dr. Sian Proctor?
Sian connects exploration with the choices people make on Earth. Her presentations encourage audiences to consider different ways of contributing, work across disciplines, and recognize the perspective that new experiences can bring.
Why Is Dr. Sian Proctor Right for Your Audience?
Sian is a strong fit for STEM conferences, leadership events, education programs, and employee gatherings. Consider her when an audience needs a fresh connection between exploration, inclusion, and human possibility.
Book Sian when your audience needs to:
• Approach new opportunities with curiosity
• Connect creative and technical perspectives
• Recognize the value of diverse contributions
• Learn from unfamiliar environments
• Build relationships beyond their immediate field
• Consider how their work connects with a larger purpose
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a possibility they want to explore
• Ready to connect with a different perspective
• More aware of the relationship between creativity and discovery
• Encouraged to recognize their own contribution
• With a broader view of exploration and teamwork
Keynote Programs
Presentations can be tailored around the following areas:
Leadership Lessons from Analog Missions
Sian draws on simulated exploration experiences to discuss leadership and collaboration. Ideal for team and management audiences.
Creativity, Connection and Opportunity
Sian connects her journey in science, art, and spaceflight with possibilities for growth. Ideal for STEM, education, and broad employee audiences.
Is Dr. Sian Proctor Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the opportunities you want people to explore and the perspectives you want to bring together. We can help select Sian’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.

Johnny Quinn
Former Pro Football Wide Receiver, U.S. Bobsled Olympian, and Inspirational Speaker on Change
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Johnny Quinn: U.S. Olympic Bobsledder | Former Professional Football Player | Speaker on Readiness, Resilience and Team Performance
Why Book Johnny Quinn?
Johnny connects the story with the routines that support performance. His presentations encourage people to stay prepared for opportunity, work with the resources around them, and choose a constructive next step after disappointment.
Why Is Johnny Quinn Right for Your Audience?
Johnny is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, employee events, and performance programs. Consider him when teams need renewed commitment to preparation and consistent effort.
Book Johnny when your audience needs to:
• Build routines that support readiness
• Respond constructively to rejection
• Strengthen collaboration under pressure
• Prepare for opportunities before they arrive
• Connect ambitious goals with disciplined effort
• Take a useful next step after a setback
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a preparation habit they want to strengthen
• Ready to reconsider their response to disappointment
• More aware of the team behind performance
• Encouraged to remain open to a different path
• Focused on consistent actions within their control
Keynote Programs
Push What’s Possible
Johnny explores preparation and teamwork through his athletic journey. Ideal for sales and performance-focused audiences.
When “No” Means Next
Johnny examines responding to rejection and finding another direction. Ideal for teams navigating setbacks or change.
Winning Leadership
Johnny connects leadership with the preparation and collaboration behind team performance. Ideal for management meetings.
Is Johnny Quinn Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the goals your audience is pursuing and the preparation or resilience it needs to strengthen. We can help select Johnny’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.

Sebastien Sasseville
Best-selling Author, Leadership and teamwork expert, Motivational keynote speaker, Endurance athlete
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Sébastien Sasseville: Endurance Athlete and Everest Climber | Speaker on Mission-Centered Leadership, Teamwork and Change
Why Book Sébastien Sasseville?
Sébastien brings the story back to organizational life. His presentations encourage leaders to examine how they communicate purpose, develop other people, and respond when conditions require a different plan.
Why Is Sébastien Sasseville Right for Your Audience?
Sébastien is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, employee gatherings, and transformation events. Consider him when teams need a stronger connection between their daily contribution and a common goal.
Book Sébastien when your audience needs to:
• Connect individual work with a shared mission
• Develop greater trust within a team
• Adapt plans when conditions change
• Recognize when to seek support
• Give others room to lead and contribute
• Build accountability around collective goals
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the mission their team is working toward
• Ready to examine a leadership habit
• More aware of the support behind achievement
• Encouraged to adapt their approach when needed
• Focused on a contribution to the team’s next step
Keynote Programs
Mission-Centered Leadership
Sébastien explores leadership that gives people a clear purpose and room to contribute. Ideal for management and executive audiences.
Change, Agility, and Transformation
Sébastien connects endurance experiences with responding to changing conditions. Ideal for organizations navigating transition.
Teamwork and Performance
Sébastien examines interdependence and the team behind demanding achievements. Ideal for sales and employee events.
Is Sébastien Sasseville Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the mission your audience needs to advance and the teamwork or leadership behaviors you want to strengthen. We can help select Sébastien’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 speake

Debra Searle
British Adventurer, Television Presenter, Author and Motivational Speaker
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Debra Searle: Motivational Keynote Speaker on Resilience, Mindset & Change | Solo Atlantic Rower | Entrepreneur | Author
Choose Your Attitude. Change Your Outcome.
What happens when the plan falls apart, circumstances change and giving up feels like the easiest option?
Debra Searle is an entrepreneur, adventurer and inspiring keynote speaker on resilience, mindset, change and overcoming adversity.
Why Book Debra Searle?
Debra's story immediately captures an audience—but the real power of her keynote is how easily people can apply its lessons to their own challenges.
Alone on the Atlantic, Debra couldn't control the weather, the waves or many of the obstacles she encountered. She could control how she responded.
That distinction became central to her approach to resilience and performance.
Debra helps audiences understand how their mindset, language and daily choices can influence the way they navigate uncertainty, change and setbacks. Her keynote is inspiring without being simply motivational—it gives people practical ideas they can use long after the event.
What Makes Debra Searle Different?
• Extraordinary Atlantic rowing story — a powerful real-world example of resilience
• Authentic experience with adversity — lessons developed when quitting would have been understandable
• Practical mindset strategies — turns an incredible adventure into useful workplace lessons
• Change focused — highly relevant for organizations navigating uncertainty and disruption
• Personal accountability — emphasizes taking ownership of what you can control
• Engaging storyteller — combines vulnerability, humor and inspiration
• Business relevant — connects resilience directly to leadership and performance
• Broad audience appeal — resonates with leaders, sales teams and employees at every level
Why Is Debra Right for Your Audience?
Debra is an outstanding choice when you need your audience to build resilience, take greater ownership and maintain momentum when circumstances become difficult.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings, association conferences and organizations experiencing significant change.
Book Debra when your audience needs to:
• Build greater resilience during uncertainty
• Adapt positively when plans change
• Focus on what they can control
• Maintain motivation during difficult periods
• Take greater responsibility for their attitude
• Recover more quickly from setbacks
• Keep moving toward long-term goals
• Approach change with greater confidence
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Understanding how attitude influences their response to challenges
• Better able to separate what they can control from what they can't
• Equipped with practical strategies for maintaining resilience
• More aware of how internal dialogue influences performance
• Ready to take greater ownership of their response to change
• Better prepared to maintain momentum when progress feels difficult
• Inspired to make small choices that create meaningful results
Debra Searle Keynote Programs
Choose Your Attitude. You can't always choose what happens to you. You can choose how you respond.
Drawing from her extraordinary Atlantic journey, Debra demonstrates how consciously choosing your attitude can influence resilience, decision-making and performance.
She gives audiences practical strategies for managing their mindset when circumstances are difficult, uncertain or outside their control.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs and organizations navigating uncertainty.
Resilience: Keep Moving Forward. How do you keep going when the destination feels impossibly far away?
Debra shares the strategies that helped her continue rowing day after day despite isolation, setbacks and constantly changing conditions.
She connects those lessons to the workplace, helping audiences understand how small actions, clear goals and the right mindset can create momentum during challenging periods.
Ideal for: Sales teams, high-performance organizations, leadership events and employee conferences.
Navigating Change. When the conditions change, the original plan may no longer be the right plan.
Debra uses lessons from the Atlantic to show audiences how to adapt when circumstances shift unexpectedly.
Rather than wasting energy fighting realities they can't change, people learn how to refocus on what they can influence and continue making progress.
Ideal for: Organizational transformation, leadership development and companies experiencing significant change.
Why Book Debra Searle Through The Sweeney Agency?
Debra Searle has an extraordinary story of resilience, courage and determination—but the real value comes from connecting those experiences directly to the challenges your audience is facing.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Debra Searle's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Debra Searle keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Debra with other leading resilience, change and motivational speakers
Is Debra Searle Right for Your Event?
Tell us the challenge, change or uncertainty your people are navigating.
We'll help you determine whether Debra is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Debra Searle as your keynote speaker.

Jay Shetty
Former Monk & Award-winning Digital Strategist
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Jay Shetty: Author of Think Like a Monk | Host of On Purpose | Speaker on Purpose, Mindfulness and Personal Growth
Why Book Jay Shetty?
Jay connects these themes with the pressures people experience at work. His presentations encourage audiences to pause, examine what matters to them, and consider how their actions affect both their own direction and the people around them.
Why Is Jay Shetty Right for Your Audience?
Jay is a strong fit for employee gatherings, leadership events, wellbeing conferences, and professional development programs. Consider him when an audience needs time to reconnect with purpose and personal priorities.
Book Jay when your audience needs to:
• Clarify the values behind their choices
• Bring more intention to daily routines
• Reflect on their response to pressure
• Strengthen connection with other people
• Make space for learning and personal growth
• Connect work with a broader sense of purpose
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a personal priority they want to honor
• Ready to reconsider a familiar habit
• More aware of the role of reflection in their day
• Encouraged to approach relationships more intentionally
• Focused on an action that reflects their values
Keynote Programs
Options include Think Like a Monk and a tailored presentation on purpose, connection, and growth:
Think Like a Monk
Jay draws on themes from his book to explore purpose, reflection, and everyday habits. Ideal for broad employee and personal development audiences.
Purpose, Connection and Growth
Jay’s presentation can be shaped around the priorities your audience wants to explore. Ideal for leadership and organizational gatherings seeking a reflective conversation.
Is Jay Shetty Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the priorities your audience needs to reflect on and the sense of purpose you want to strengthen. We can help select Jay’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.

Nina Sossamon-Pogue
USA Gymnast, Sought-after Motivational Speaker on Resilience & Change Management
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Nina Sossamon-Pogue: Former USA Gymnast | Emmy-Winning News Anchor and Former Technology Executive | Speaker on Resilience and Change
Why Book Nina Sossamon-Pogue?
Nina uses her THIS framework to help audiences think through challenges without allowing one setback to define the whole story. Her message is especially relevant to people who are accustomed to achieving and now need a more sustainable response to pressure.
Why Is Nina Sossamon-Pogue Right for Your Audience?
Nina is a strong fit for company meetings, leadership conferences, sales events, and change programs. Consider her when an audience needs encouragement and a practical way to approach an uncertain next chapter.
Book Nina when your audience needs to:
• Respond constructively to unexpected setbacks
• Put a difficult moment into perspective
• Build confidence during transitions
• Discuss pressure among high achievers
• Support colleagues through change
• Choose a useful next step
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how they frame a current challenge
• Introduced to the THIS framework
• Ready to recognize strengths developed through setbacks
• More aware of the strain of constant achievement
• Focused on a manageable action that moves them forward
Keynote Programs
You Got THIS
Nina explores confidence and perspective when facing difficult circumstances. Ideal for broad employee and change audiences.
Resilience for High Achievers
Nina examines the pressure to keep surpassing previous success and ways to approach achievement more sustainably. Ideal for leaders and performance-focused teams.
Is Nina Sossamon-Pogue Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the changes your people are navigating and the confidence you want to strengthen. We can help select Nina’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.

Dr. Natalie Stavas
Harvard Physician, Mentor, Runner, International Humanitarian; Runner Turned First Responder in the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing
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Dr. Natalie Stavas: Pediatrician | Boston Marathon First Responder | Speaker on Courage, Service and Acting Under Pressure
Why Book Dr. Natalie Stavas?
A pediatrician whose work includes vulnerable children, Natalie connects that experience with a broader commitment to service. Her presentation invites audiences to consider what it means to move toward a difficult situation and use the skills they have to make a difference.
Why Is Dr. Natalie Stavas Right for Your Audience?
Natalie is a strong fit for healthcare conferences, leadership events, community programs, and company gatherings. Consider her when an audience needs a memorable conversation about courage, purpose, and responsibility.
Book Natalie when your audience needs to:
• Recognize opportunities to help in difficult moments
• Connect professional skills with personal purpose
• Consider how preparation supports action
• Reflect on their response to uncertainty
• Strengthen commitment to the people they serve
• Take a useful step when circumstances feel overwhelming
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More aware of their capacity to contribute
• Ready to reflect on a decision that requires courage
• Clearer on the connection between service and purpose
• Encouraged to use their strengths for others
• Focused on a practical way to respond to a challenge
Keynote Programs
Running Towards Chaos
Natalie shares her Boston Marathon experience and the philosophy of moving toward challenges with purpose. Ideal for healthcare, leadership, and inspirational events.
Is Dr. Natalie Stavas Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenges your audience faces and the commitment to service you want to reinforce. We can help select Natalie’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 Swan
Renowned Polar Explorer & Transformational Leader in Sustainability
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Robert Swan: Polar Explorer | Founder of the 2041 Foundation | Speaker on Resilience, Teamwork and Sustainability
Why Book Robert Swan?
Robert also brings a long-standing commitment to protecting Antarctica. His stories invite audiences to consider how a meaningful goal can sustain effort, how teams respond when plans change, and what stewardship means beyond an immediate result.
Why Is Robert Swan Right for Your Audience?
Robert is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sustainability events, team meetings, and inspirational gatherings. Consider him when an audience needs a vivid connection between shared purpose and persistent action.
Book Robert when your audience needs to:
• Stay committed when plans meet setbacks
• Build trust around a shared goal
• Improve preparation for demanding work
• Connect immediate decisions with long-term consequences
• Consider their responsibility for the environment
• Find renewed purpose in a difficult undertaking
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the purpose behind a demanding goal
• Ready to review how their team responds to setbacks
• More aware of the value of preparation
• Encouraged to consider the legacy of their choices
• Focused on a concrete contribution to a shared mission
Keynote Programs
Presentations can be tailored around the following areas:
Resilience
Robert uses expedition experiences to explore perseverance and adaptation under pressure. Ideal for leadership and company audiences.
Sustainability and Shared Purpose
Robert connects polar exploration with environmental stewardship and collective responsibility. Ideal for sustainability and values-focused events.
Is Robert Swan Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the shared mission you want to reinforce and the challenges your people need to overcome. 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.

Sebastian Terry
Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, TV Host, & Founder of the 100things Movement
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Sebastian Terry: Keynote Speaker on Purpose, Leadership & Human Connection | Founder of 100 Things | Author | Inspirational Adventurer
Turn Purpose Into Action. What happens when people stop simply going through the motions and start pursuing what truly matters?
Best known for his journey to complete a list of 100 Things he wanted to achieve in his lifetime, Sebastian transformed a personal challenge into a global movement. His experiences reveal powerful lessons about setting meaningful goals, overcoming fear, helping others and creating cultures where people feel inspired to take action.
Why Book Sebastian Terry?
Sebastian doesn't just talk about living with purpose. He built his life around it.
What began as a list of 100 personal goals became an extraordinary journey filled with adventure, setbacks, human connection and unexpected opportunities to help others achieve their own dreams.
Sebastian brings those lessons into the workplace, challenging audiences to think differently about purpose, goals, connection and what motivates people to perform at their best.
His keynote is inspiring, entertaining and highly interactive—leaving audiences not only motivated but asking an important question: What's on my list?
What Makes Sebastian Terry Different?
• Creator of 100 Things — transformed a personal bucket list into a global movement
• Extraordinary storytelling — memorable stories of adventure, risk and human connection
• Purpose-driven message — helps people reconnect with what genuinely matters
• Highly interactive — creates an experience rather than simply delivering a speech
• Universal appeal — resonates across roles, generations and industries
• Workplace relevance — connects personal purpose with engagement, culture and performance
• Action oriented — inspires audiences to turn intentions into meaningful goals
• Feel-good impact — creates energy and connection that can continue long after the event
Why Is Sebastian Right for Your Audience?
Sebastian is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to reconnect with purpose, think bigger and take meaningful action.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, association conferences, employee events and organizations focused on culture and engagement.
Book Sebastian when your audience needs to:
• Reconnect with what motivates them
• Turn meaningful goals into action
• Think beyond perceived limitations
• Build stronger human connections
• Increase engagement and personal ownership
• Create a greater sense of purpose at work
• Support and inspire the people around them
• Bring renewed energy to their personal and professional goals
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Thinking more intentionally about what matters most
• Inspired to identify meaningful personal and professional goals
• More willing to take action despite fear or uncertainty
• Understanding the importance of helping others succeed
• Better connected with colleagues and teammates
• Energized about what's possible
• Ready to turn ideas and intentions into action
Sebastian Terry Keynote Programs
100 Things: What's on Your List?
If you knew your time was limited, what would you do differently?
Sebastian shares the remarkable story behind his journey to complete 100 goals and the lessons he discovered along the way.
Through entertaining stories and powerful insights, he challenges audiences to identify what genuinely matters, overcome the fears that keep them stuck and begin taking meaningful action.
Ideal for: Corporate conferences, association meetings, employee events and organizations looking for an inspirational closing or opening keynote.
Purpose at Work: People perform differently when they feel connected to something that matters.
Sebastian explores how personal purpose, meaningful goals and human connection can influence engagement and performance.
He challenges organizations to create environments where people feel seen, supported and encouraged to pursue goals that matter—both professionally and personally.
Ideal for: Leadership, culture, employee engagement and workplace wellbeing events.
Building Cultures of Connection: What happens when people stop focusing only on their own goals and start helping others achieve theirs?
Sebastian shares lessons from the 100 Things journey to demonstrate the extraordinary impact people can have when they support one another.
Audiences discover how greater empathy, connection and generosity can strengthen relationships, teamwork and organizational culture.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, team events, culture initiatives and organizations focused on collaboration.
Why Book Sebastian Terry Through The Sweeney Agency?
Sebastian Terry delivers much more than an inspirational story. The real opportunity is connecting his message about purpose, goals and human connection to what you want your audience to think, feel and do differently.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Sebastian Terry's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Sebastian Terry keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Sebastian with other leading motivational, purpose and workplace-culture speakers
Is Sebastian Terry Right for Your Event?
Tell us what you want your audience to think differently about—or what you want to inspire them to do next.
We'll help you determine whether Sebastian is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a corporate conference, leadership meeting or sales kickoff? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Sebastian Terry as your keynote speaker.
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