Leadership Keynote Speakers

Colette Carlson
Author & Motivational Speaker on Human Behaviour and Communications
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Colette Carlson: Human Behavior Expert | CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame | Leadership & Communication Expert | Creator of The Human Edge™
The Human Edge™
Colette Carlson helps leaders and teams strengthen the human skills technology can't replicate—trust, empathy, presence, resilience and influence.
A Human Behavior Expert and CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame inductee, Colette combines research, humor, storytelling and highly interactive experiences to help people communicate more effectively, collaborate more deeply and perform at their best.
Why Book Colette Carlson?
Colette addresses one of today's biggest workplace challenges: people are more connected technologically, yet often more disconnected personally.
She shows leaders, teams and sales professionals how stronger human connection translates into greater trust, engagement, collaboration and performance.
Her presentations are energetic, funny and highly practical. Audiences don't simply listen—they participate, connect and leave with strategies they can immediately put into action.
What Makes Colette Different?
• CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame inductee
• Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
• Master's Degree in Human Behavior
• More than 20 years working with organizations worldwide
• Trusted by organizations including Microsoft, FedEx, Costco, Procter & Gamble and Fidelity
• Combines humor, storytelling, research and audience interaction
• Conducts extensive pre-event research and audience interviews
• Deeply customizes her presentation to the organization, audience and event objectives
Why Is Colette Right for Your Audience?
Colette is an excellent choice when organizations need people to communicate better, build trust and strengthen the relationships that drive results.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales meetings, corporate events, association conferences and organizations experiencing change.
Book Colette when your audience needs to:
• Build stronger relationships and trust
• Communicate with greater influence
• Collaborate more effectively across teams and silos
• Strengthen resilience during change
• Create greater engagement and belonging
• Connect across different generations and working styles
• Protect the human advantage in an increasingly AI-driven workplace
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better equipped to build trust quickly
• More intentional about how they communicate and connect
• Ready to strengthen collaboration across teams
• Better able to navigate difficult conversations
• More resilient when facing change and uncertainty
• Equipped with practical strategies they can immediately apply
• Energized to bring greater humanity to the way they lead and work
Keynote Programs
The Human Edge™ Because Influence Begins With Connection, Not Code
In a world increasingly shaped by technology and AI, Colette shows audiences why human connection has become a critical competitive advantage.
She explores how trust, empathy, presence and emotional intelligence strengthen leadership, teamwork and performance—and gives audiences practical ways to put those skills into action.
Ideal for leadership conferences, corporate meetings and organizations navigating the future of work.
Impactful Leadership
Great leadership isn't simply about communicating information. It's about creating the trust and connection that inspire people to act.
Colette helps leaders communicate with greater clarity, listen more effectively, strengthen relationships and create cultures where people feel seen, valued and motivated to contribute.
Ideal for leadership meetings, management conferences and organizations focused on culture and engagement.
Sales Success
Customers have more information, more choices and more technology than ever before. What still differentiates great salespeople is their ability to create genuine human connection.
Colette shows sales professionals how to build trust, listen more effectively, strengthen relationships and communicate in ways that create greater influence.
Ideal for sales kickoffs, national sales meetings and customer-facing teams.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
The right keynote needs to do more than entertain your audience. It needs to connect directly to the challenges they are facing.
Colette is particularly committed to customization, conducting discovery conversations and audience interviews so her presentation feels relevant to the people in the room.
Contact us to:
• Confirm Colette's availability and current fee
• Identify the keynote that best supports your objectives
• Discuss customization around your audience and organization
• Explore keynote, workshop and interactive formats
• Receive comparable recommendations if another speaker may be a stronger fit
Contact The Sweeney Agency to discuss booking Colette Carlson.
 

Ram Charan
Highly Acclaimed Business and Leadership Speaker and Advisor
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Ram Charan: Global Business Advisor | Co-Author of Execution | Speaker on Strategy, Leadership and Profitable Growth
Why Book Ram Charan?
His presentations bring an experienced business perspective to growth, talent and competitive advantage. Ram is particularly valuable for audiences that want to question their assumptions, understand the fundamentals and move from broad ambition to practical execution.
Why Is Ram Charan Right for Your Audience?
Ram is a strong fit for executive conferences, board retreats, senior leadership meetings and management development programs. Consider him when decision-makers need a substantive discussion about how their business competes, grows and performs.
Book Ram when your audience needs to:
• Close the gap between strategy and execution
• Connect people, priorities and operations
• Develop stronger leadership talent
• Understand changing sources of competitive advantage
• Examine opportunities for profitable growth
• Improve the quality of business dialogue
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on leaders’ responsibility for execution
• Better prepared to align talent with strategic needs
• Ready to examine priorities against business realities
• More aware of how competitive advantage can change
• Equipped with questions for more focused management discussions
Keynote Programs
Execution
Ram explores how robust dialogue connects people, strategy and operations. Ideal for leaders who need to improve accountability and follow-through.
Rethinking Competitive Advantage
Ram examines how digital businesses compete and what established organizations can learn from their practices. Ideal for strategy and transformation audiences.
Talent
Ram discusses finding, developing and deploying leaders who can deliver business results. Ideal for executive and talent development programs.
Is Ram Charan Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your leaders, the business decisions they face and the outcomes you want from the discussion. We can help select Ram’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.

Leroy Chiao
Former NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander
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Leroy Chiao: Former NASA Astronaut | International Space Station Commander | Speaker on Leadership, Teamwork and Innovation
Why Book Leroy Chiao?
His stories and photographs make those experiences tangible. Leroy connects the excitement of exploration with questions that matter to business: how to prevent complacency, maintain operational discipline and encourage people to find better solutions.
Why Is Leroy Chiao Right for Your Audience?
Leroy is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, engineering events and innovation programs. Consider him when you want an inspiring story that also opens a practical conversation about team performance and responsibility.
Book Leroy when your audience needs to:
• Recognize complacency before it becomes a problem
• Improve preparation for high-pressure decisions
• Strengthen collaboration across different backgrounds
• Balance innovation with operational discipline
• Maintain perspective during uncertainty
• Connect ambitious goals with everyday execution
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More aware of how complacency affects performance
• Ready to examine their approach to preparation
• Clearer on the importance of shared responsibility
• Equipped with leadership lessons from spaceflight
• Inspired to approach ambitious goals with curiosity and discipline
Keynote Programs
To the Stars! – Leaving Complacency Behind
Leroy uses spaceflight stories and organizational examples to examine the causes and consequences of complacency. Ideal for teams that want to maintain high standards.
Leadership and Operational Decision Making – Fundamentals from Spaceflight
Leroy explores preparation, perspective and responsibility when the stakes are high. Ideal for executive, operations and leadership audiences.
View from the On-High: Adventures of a Professional Astronaut
Leroy shares the experience of spaceflight through personal stories and photographs of Earth. Ideal for events seeking an entertaining and inspiring perspective.
Is Leroy Chiao Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the standards you want to reinforce and the leadership challenges it faces. We can help discuss the most relevant program, customization and Leroy’s availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Dr. Robert Cialdini
Expert in the fields of communication, compliance, and negotiation. Author of acclaimed book Influence: Science & Practice.
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Dr. Robert Cialdini: Social Psychologist | Bestselling Author of Influence and Pre-Suasion | Speaker on Ethical Persuasion and Leadership
Why Book Dr. Robert Cialdini?
His presentations combine memorable stories with the principles behind effective persuasion. For leaders, sales professionals and marketers, Dr. Cialdini offers a framework for building trust, improving requests and encouraging commitment while respecting the people they want to influence.
Why Is Dr. Robert Cialdini Right for Your Audience?
Dr. Cialdini is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, marketing events and professional association programs. Consider him when your audience wants to improve its influence through a clear framework grounded in research.
Book Dr. Cialdini when your audience needs to:
• Understand the psychology behind persuasive communication
• Apply the seven principles of persuasion ethically
• Make requests clearer and more compelling
• Build trust with clients and colleagues
• Prepare an audience to receive an important message
• Encourage commitment during change
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Familiar with principles that shape responses to requests
• Better prepared to recognize persuasion in everyday situations
• Ready to examine how they frame important messages
• Clearer on ethical applications of influence
• Equipped with ideas for strengthening leadership and client communication
Keynote Programs
Influence: The Ultimate Power Tool
Dr. Cialdini explains the seven universal principles of persuasion and their ethical business applications. Ideal for sales, marketing and leadership audiences.
Pre-Suasion: Opening the Door to Persuasion
Dr. Cialdini examines the moments before a message is delivered and how they influence receptiveness. Ideal for communicators and leaders.
Leadership Through the Power of Persuasion
Dr. Cialdini explores how leaders can encourage commitment through non-manipulative influence. Ideal for management and change leadership programs.
Is Dr. Robert Cialdini Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the conversations it needs to improve and the actions you want to encourage. We can help discuss the most relevant program, customization and Dr. Cialdini’s availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

James Clear
Author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, Keynote Speaker on Personal Development and Decision Making
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James Clear: Bestselling Author of Atomic Habits | Speaker on Habits, Decision Making and Continuous Improvement
Why Book James Clear?
His presentations make habit formation accessible through research, stories and practical examples. James gives teams a useful way to discuss consistency: making productive behaviors easier, reducing friction and building routines that support the goals they already care about.
Why Is James Clear Right for Your Audience?
James is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, company meetings and professional development events. Consider him when your organization wants people to move from setting goals to building the habits that support them.
Book James when your audience needs to:
• Make continuous improvement part of daily work
• Build routines that support important goals
• Reduce friction around productive behaviors
• Replace unhelpful habits with better alternatives
• Maintain consistency beyond an initial burst of motivation
• Understand how small improvements accumulate
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the relationship between habits and results
• Ready to identify a behavior they want to improve
• Equipped with practical ideas for designing better routines
• More aware of how their environment influences action
• Prepared to focus on consistent progress
Keynote Programs
Atomic Habits: How to Get 1% Better Every Day
James explores how small habits work and how their effects accumulate. Ideal for employee, leadership and performance-focused audiences.
The Surprising Power of Small Habits
James shares strategies for building good habits and breaking unhelpful ones. Ideal for audiences seeking a practical introduction to behavior change.
Moderated Fireside Chat with James Clear
A conversation allows your moderator to explore the ideas in Atomic Habits and their relevance to your audience. Ideal for events that want discussion and tailored questions.
Is James Clear Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the behaviors you want to strengthen and the goals you want those behaviors to support. We can help discuss the most relevant program, customization and James’s availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Geoff Colvin
Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune and Best-selling Author Helping Leaders Confront Trends Driving Disruption
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Geoff Colvin: Fortune Journalist | Author of Humans Are Underrated and Talent Is Overrated | Speaker on Business, Leadership and the Future of Work
Why Book Geoff Colvin?
Author of Humans Are Underrated and Talent Is Overrated, Geoff also examines how people develop valuable capabilities. His presentations bring business stories and analysis together, helping leaders consider how their organizations and employees can continue to add value.
Why Is Geoff Colvin Right for Your Audience?
Geoff is a strong fit for executive conferences, strategy meetings, financial services events and industry associations. Consider him when your audience wants a broad business perspective with clear implications for leadership and talent.
Book Geoff when your audience needs to:
• Understand the forces behind business disruption
• Reconsider how their organization creates competitive advantage
• Explore the human skills that remain valuable as technology advances
• Develop talent through more deliberate practice
• Connect economic context with strategic decisions
• Learn from how other leaders respond to change
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the business trends discussed in the session
• More aware of how technology changes the value of human work
• Ready to examine assumptions about competition and talent
• Equipped with examples from business leaders and organizations
• Prepared to ask more focused strategic questions
Keynote Programs
Confronting Reality: Leading Ahead of Disruption
Geoff explores how leaders respond to technological, economic and competitive change. Ideal for executive and industry audiences.
The Future of Work – How Will Humans Fit In?
Geoff examines where people can add value as machines take on more tasks. Ideal for leadership, HR and workforce development programs.
Where Is This Economy Headed?
Geoff helps audiences interpret the forces driving economic change and their business implications. Ideal for financial services and executive events.
Is Geoff Colvin Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the changes affecting your industry and the decisions you want the event to inform. We can help discuss the most relevant program, customization and Geoff’s availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Conference Plans Changed?
How to Plan a Great Virtual Event
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Virtual Events can:
1. Reach a wider audience
2. Offer a great experience at a much lower cost
3. Create long term impact with recorded elements that allow for content to be watched over a period of time
4. 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.

Daryl Conner
Author of Leading at the Edge of Chaos and Managing At the Speed of Change . Internationally Recognized Change Management Expert.
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Daryl Conner: Author of Managing at the Speed of Change | Change Advisor | Speaker on Leadership, Transformation and Strategy Execution
Why Book Daryl Conner?
His work focuses on delivering the intended benefits of transformation. Daryl helps audiences consider resilience, commitment, culture and leadership responsibilities together, making him a useful choice when an organization needs a substantive discussion about how to execute difficult change.
Why Is Daryl Conner Right for Your Audience?
Daryl is a strong fit for executive retreats, transformation conferences, change management events and leadership development programs. Consider him when your audience is responsible for implementing strategic initiatives with significant consequences.
Book Daryl when your audience needs to:
• Understand why major change is difficult to absorb
• Clarify leadership responsibilities during transformation
• Build commitment beyond initial agreement
• Recognize how culture affects execution
• Strengthen resilience through demanding transitions
• Connect change practices with strategic results
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the dynamics that influence change execution
• Better prepared to examine leadership and sponsorship roles
• More aware of the conditions needed for commitment
• Ready to discuss resilience and organizational capacity
• Equipped with questions for strengthening transformation efforts
Keynote Programs
Managing at the Speed of Change
Daryl explores the dynamics of change, including resilience, commitment and organizational roles. Ideal for leaders and change practitioners.
Leading at the Edge of Chaos
Daryl examines the leadership demands of execution in a turbulent environment. Ideal for executive and transformation audiences.
Project Change Management
Daryl explores how change management and project management can support each other. Ideal for teams implementing complex programs.
Is Daryl Conner Right for Your Event?
Tell us about the transformation you are pursuing, who will attend and where execution is proving difficult. We can help discuss the most relevant program, customization and Daryl’s availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Cheryl Cran
Author & Inspiring Keynote Speaker on Change Leadership
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Cheryl Cran: Future of Work Expert | Author | Speaker on Change Leadership and Human Adaptability
Why Book Cheryl Cran?
Her presentations give leaders and teams a way to discuss the uncertainty they are experiencing and choose a useful response. Cheryl combines research, audience interaction, and practical ideas to connect future trends with the decisions people face at work.
Why Is Cheryl Cran Right for Your Audience?
Cheryl is a strong fit for leadership conferences, HR events, strategy meetings, and company gatherings during transformation. Consider her when teams need a shared approach to change and a clearer picture of their role in the future.
Book Cheryl when your audience needs to:
• Prepare people for changes in how work gets done
• Build flexibility into leadership and team habits
• Discuss AI alongside its impact on employees
• Strengthen collaboration during uncertainty
• Respond constructively to change fatigue
• Turn future-focused conversations into action
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the human side of organizational change
• Better prepared to question assumptions and adapt
• Equipped with ideas for more flexible teamwork
• More aware of how trust supports transformation
• Ready to identify a useful next step through uncertainty
Keynote Programs
What the Flux?
Cheryl explores how to lead when circumstances feel unpredictable. The session addresses the emotional experience of disruption and ways to stay focused. Ideal for organizations facing overlapping changes.
The Future Is Flex
Cheryl examines human adaptability in an age of AI and complexity. Ideal for leaders and teams preparing for new responsibilities and ways of working.
The Power of Flow
Cheryl looks at clarity, energy, and work habits that support sustained effectiveness. Ideal for audiences managing competing demands and continuous pressure.
Is Cheryl Cran Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the changes your people are navigating and the capabilities you want them to develop. We can help select Cheryl’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.

Mark C. Crowley
Speaker and Author of “Lead From The Heart”
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Mark C. Crowley: Author of Lead From the Heart | Former Financial Services Executive | Speaker on Leadership and Employee Well-Being
Why Book Mark C. Crowley?
Drawing on his financial services leadership experience and his study of workplace research, Mark connects care with accountability. His message gives managers a practical reason to make appreciation, support, and employee development part of how they lead.
Why Is Mark C. Crowley Right for Your Audience?
Mark is a strong fit for leadership conferences, management retreats, HR meetings, and employee experience events. Consider him when your organization wants managers to build commitment through the quality of their relationships with employees.
Book Mark when your audience needs to:
• Strengthen trust between managers and employees
• Make recognition more specific and meaningful
• Support employee well-being through daily leadership
• Connect people development with business priorities
• Reconsider management habits that weaken commitment
• Build a more supportive workplace culture
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More aware of how leadership affects the employee experience
• Ready to make appreciation part of regular conversations
• Better able to discuss employee needs with curiosity
• Clearer on the connection between care and accountability
• Focused on concrete changes in their management habits
Keynote Programs
Heart-Led Leadership Ignites Human Potential
Mark’s leadership presentation draws on Lead From the Heart and The Power of Employee Well-Being. He explores how managers can support people, strengthen commitment, and create conditions for better work. Ideal for leaders responsible for team culture, development, and retention.
Is Mark C. Crowley Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the leadership behaviors you want to strengthen and the employee challenges your managers face. We can help select Mark’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Pandit Dasa
Mindful Leadership Expert, Motivational Speaker and Author
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Pandit Dasa: Former Monk | Author | Speaker on Mindful Leadership and Workplace Culture
Why Book Pandit Dasa?
His presentations encourage audiences to pause before reacting, recognize their own patterns, and approach colleagues with greater understanding. Pandit makes these ideas relevant to daily work, from managing pressure to supporting a teammate or leading a difficult conversation.
Why Is Pandit Dasa Right for Your Audience?
Pandit is a strong fit for leadership meetings, HR conferences, employee gatherings, and workplace well-being events. Consider him when your organization wants practical discussion of personal responsibility, respectful communication, and a more supportive team environment.
Book Pandit when your audience needs to:
• Build a culture of respect and appreciation
• Listen more carefully before responding
• Develop greater self-awareness as leaders
• Navigate change with a calmer approach
• Strengthen collaboration across teams
• Make employee well-being part of workplace conversations
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More aware of how their reactions affect colleagues
• Ready to practice more attentive listening
• Equipped with mindfulness ideas to use during busy days
• Better prepared to respond thoughtfully to uncertainty
• Focused on small actions that support team culture
Keynote Programs
Creating a Mindful and Positive Workplace Culture
Pandit explores behaviors that strengthen trust, appreciation, and collaboration. Ideal for broad employee audiences and culture initiatives.
Mindful Leadership and the Future of Work
Pandit connects self-awareness with leadership in a changing workplace. Ideal for managers and emerging leaders.
Thriving Through Change: Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity
Pandit addresses how people respond to uncertainty and approach new possibilities. Ideal for teams navigating organizational transitions.
Is Pandit Dasa Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the culture you want to build and the pressures your people are experiencing. We can help select Pandit’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Dr. Susan David
Renowned Psychologist, and Expert on Emotions, Happiness, and Achievement.
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Dr. Susan David: Psychologist | Author of Emotional Agility | Speaker on Leadership, Culture and Change
Why Book Dr. Susan David?
Susan brings that framework into leadership, culture, and the future of work. Her presentations encourage audiences to acknowledge what they are experiencing, examine their assumptions, and choose actions that reflect what matters. That makes her message relevant when organizations need adaptability without losing direction.
Why Is Dr. Susan David Right for Your Audience?
Susan is a strong fit for executive meetings, leadership conferences, HR events, and organization-wide development programs. Consider her when your people need a more constructive way to work through uncertainty, difficult conversations, or competing demands.
Book Susan when your audience needs to:
• Build adaptability during organizational change
• Lead difficult conversations with greater openness
• Connect daily decisions with shared values
• Respond thoughtfully to challenging emotions
• Strengthen the human skills needed alongside AI
• Make culture visible through leadership behavior
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on what emotional agility means in practice
• More aware of the difference between feelings and chosen actions
• Ready to examine familiar patterns of response
• Better prepared to make decisions connected to their values
• Equipped with a framework for approaching uncertainty
Keynote Programs
The Real Revolution Isn’t Artificial. It’s Human
Susan explores the human capabilities organizations need in the AI era, including adaptability and connection. Ideal for future-of-work and transformation audiences.
The Leaders We Need Now
Susan focuses on leadership grounded in clarity, courage, and emotional agility. Ideal for executives and managers navigating competing demands.
Culture Is What You Do, Especially When It’s Hard
Susan examines how actions reveal organizational values when circumstances are difficult. Ideal for leadership and culture-focused events.
Is Dr. Susan David Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the changes your organization faces and the leadership or cultural habits you want to strengthen. We can help select Susan’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.

Erica Dhawan
Leading Authority on Collaboration and Innovation
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Erica Dhawan: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Collaboration & Connection | Bestselling Author | Workplace Communication Expert
Turn Better Communication Into Better Performance
In a world of hybrid teams, nonstop messages and constant change, how do you make sure people truly connect, collaborate and get things done?
Erica Dhawan is a bestselling author and internationally recognized keynote speaker on leadership, collaboration and workplace communication who helps organizations transform the way their people work together.
Why Book Erica Dhawan?
Erica addresses one of today's biggest workplace challenges: we have more ways to communicate than ever before, yet connection and collaboration are often harder than ever.
She gives audiences practical strategies to reduce communication friction, strengthen relationships and create the kind of collaboration that drives performance.
Her keynotes are energetic, highly relevant and actionable—giving audiences ideas they can immediately apply to meetings, emails, virtual communication and everyday teamwork.
What Makes Erica Dhawan Different?
• Leading authority on modern collaboration — practical insights for today's connected workplace
• Immediately actionable — strategies audiences can use the moment they return to work
• Highly relevant — addresses hybrid work, digital communication, trust and teamwork
• Research-driven — combines behavioral science with real-world business examples
• Broad audience appeal — valuable for executives, managers and employees
• Customizable — Erica can connect her message directly to your organization's priorities
Why Is Erica Right for Your Audience?
Erica is an excellent choice when you want your people to communicate more clearly, collaborate across silos and build stronger working relationships.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, association events and organizations navigating hybrid work, transformation or rapid growth.
Book Erica when your audience needs to:
• Communicate more effectively across teams and functions
• Strengthen trust in hybrid and digital workplaces
• Break down organizational silos
• Improve collaboration and teamwork
• Reduce misunderstandings and communication overload
• Build stronger relationships across generations
• Turn better communication into better business results
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better equipped to communicate with clarity and intention
• Able to recognize digital behaviors that create unnecessary friction
• Ready to build greater trust across teams
• Equipped with practical strategies for stronger collaboration
• More confident communicating across different working styles
• Prepared to create more productive and connected workplaces
Erica Dhawan Keynote Programs
Digital Body Language:  How do you build trust when much of today's communication happens through a screen?
Based on Erica's bestselling book Digital Body Language, this keynote reveals how emails, texts, video meetings and digital interactions send powerful signals about trust, respect and inclusion.
Erica gives audiences practical strategies for communicating clearly, reducing misunderstandings and building stronger relationships in a digital-first workplace.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, hybrid workplaces, corporate meetings and organizations focused on communication and culture.
Get Big Things Done:  The biggest opportunities rarely happen because of one person—they happen when the right people connect and collaborate.
Erica shows audiences how to unlock the power of relationships and networks to solve problems, generate ideas and achieve results that individuals and isolated teams cannot accomplish alone.
Ideal for: Leadership, innovation, teamwork, transformation and collaboration events.
Leading Through Connection
Today's leaders must do more than communicate information. They need to create clarity, trust and connection across increasingly complex organizations.
Erica gives leaders practical tools for strengthening communication, breaking down silos and creating teams that collaborate more effectively—even when people work across different locations, functions and generations.
Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development programs and organizations navigating change.
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Connie Dieken
Best-selling Author and Thought Leader on The Art of Influence
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Connie Dieken: Leadership Communication Expert | Executive Coach | Speaker on Influence and Executive Presence
Why Book Connie Dieken?
An executive coach and former broadcast journalist, Connie brings experience in both leadership communication and delivering messages under pressure. Her presentations focus on what listeners need to understand and trust before they can act, making her work relevant to meetings, presentations, and important stakeholder conversations.
Why Is Connie Dieken Right for Your Audience?
Connie is a strong fit for executive forums, leadership conferences, sales meetings, and professional development events. Consider her when knowledgeable people need to present ideas more clearly, build alignment, or strengthen their influence across the organization.
Book Connie when your audience needs to:
• Communicate complex ideas with greater clarity
• Earn trust in important conversations
• Build alignment around decisions and priorities
• Strengthen executive presence under pressure
• Present recommendations with a clear purpose
• Influence colleagues and stakeholders respectfully
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• A clearer structure for communicating important ideas
• More aware of what listeners need before they act
• Ready to simplify messages without losing their meaning
• Better prepared for high-stakes presentations
• Focused on building credibility through communication habits
Keynote Programs
Lead with Influence
Connie explores how leaders turn ideas into aligned action through connection, clarity, and persuasion. Ideal for executives and managers working across teams.
Own Your Presence
Connie focuses on credibility and the way leaders show up when time and trust matter. Ideal for senior leaders and emerging executives.
Present to Win®
Connie examines how presentations can support crucial decisions. Ideal for sales professionals, leaders, and subject-matter experts presenting recommendations.
Is Connie Dieken Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the decisions your audience needs to influence and the communication challenges it faces. We can help select Connie’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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George Dom
Executive, Former Navy Blue Angels Flight Leader, Leadership Speaker, Author
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George Dom: Former Blue Angels Flight Leader | Former TOPGUN Instructor | Speaker on Leadership, Trust and Teamwork
Why Book George Dom?
George connects those lessons with the work of civilian leaders. His presentations focus on a clear vision, dependable behavior, and the development of leadership at every level. He gives audiences a practical way to discuss what high performance requires from each person on a team.
Why Is George Dom Right for Your Audience?
George is a strong fit for leadership conferences, management retreats, sales meetings, and company events. Consider him when your organization needs stronger coordination, clearer execution, or greater trust between people who depend on one another.
Book George when your audience needs to:
• Build trust through consistent daily behavior
• Develop leadership at every level
• Clarify goals and individual responsibilities
• Improve communication when pressure increases
• Strengthen preparation and candid performance reviews
• Connect personal accountability with team success
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how leaders earn and maintain trust
• Ready to communicate expectations more directly
• More aware of their contribution to team alignment
• Equipped with ideas for planning and reviewing performance
• Focused on a leadership habit they can strengthen immediately
Keynote Programs
Build Undaunted Leaders at Every Level
George explores leadership as a capability people develop through practice. Ideal for organizations strengthening their leadership culture.
Strategic Planning Like a Fighter Pilot
George examines concise planning, aligned priorities, and candid reviews. Ideal for leaders who want teams to turn objectives into coordinated action.
High-Trust Leadership and Teamwork
George shares the trust principles behind the Blue Angels’ team culture. Ideal for audiences whose performance depends on close collaboration.
Is George Dom Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the trust, leadership, or execution challenges you want your people to address. We can help select George’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Meridith Elliott Powell
Award-winning Author, Keynote Speaker and Business Growth, Sales & Leadership Expert
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Meridith Elliott Powell: Hall of Fame Speaker | Business Growth Strategist | Speaker on Change, Sales, and Leadership
Why Book Meridith Elliott Powell?
Meridith brings energy, audience interaction, and a practical plan to her presentations. She shows leaders how to develop people who think for themselves, take ownership, and spot opportunities as conditions change. For sales teams, she connects that same approach to winning customers in a shifting marketplace.
Why Is Meridith Elliott Powell Right for Your Audience?
Meridith is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, executive meetings, and company events. She is especially valuable when an organization needs to keep growing while its customers, workforce, or competitive landscape changes.
Book Meridith when your audience needs to:
• Respond to uncertainty with greater confidence
• Find opportunities during disruption
• Build accountability throughout the organization
• Develop the next generation of leaders
• Adapt sales strategies to changing buyer expectations
• Leave with a plan they can put into action
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better able to identify where uncertainty creates opportunity
• Ready to give team members more ownership and room to contribute
• Clearer on how to stay focused while adapting their approach
• Equipped with ideas for building a stronger leadership pipeline
• Motivated to take a specific action that supports growth
Keynote Programs
THRIVE: Turn Uncertainty To Your Competitive Advantage
Meridith shares research, business stories, and a practical method for finding opportunity in changing conditions. She helps audiences stay flexible, focus on what matters, and create a personal plan for moving forward. Ideal for leadership conferences and organizations navigating disruption.
Sales Redefined: Dominate, Differentiate, Deliver
Meridith shows sales teams how to adjust when customer expectations and buying decisions change. She explores ways to reach decision-makers, build credibility, ask better questions, and give customers a clear reason to choose them. Ideal for sales kickoffs and client-facing teams.
Succession Planning Redefined: Closing The Succession Gap
Meridith challenges leaders to develop talent throughout the organization, including managers, sales professionals, and people in critical specialist roles. She offers practical ways to build a stronger bench before a key departure creates a crisis. Ideal for executive and leadership meetings.
Is Meridith Elliott Powell Right for Your Event?
Tell us whether your priority is navigating uncertainty, growing sales, or developing future leaders. We can help select Meridith’s most relevant program, discuss the event format, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency at 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Chester Elton
Best-selling Author, Keynote Speaker on Developing an All-In Culture & Engaging your People
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Chester Elton: Bestselling Author | Executive Coach | Speaker on Workplace Culture, Recognition and Leadership
Why Book Chester Elton?
Chester brings research and practical leadership examples into an engaging conversation about how people experience work. His presentations encourage managers to move from general praise and stated values to specific actions that show employees what matters and why their contribution counts.
Why Is Chester Elton Right for Your Audience?
Chester is a strong fit for leadership conferences, management meetings, HR events, and company gatherings. Consider him when your organization wants to strengthen engagement and help managers make appreciation and accountability part of the same conversation.
Book Chester when your audience needs to:
• Make employee recognition more specific and meaningful
• Build trust through consistent leadership behavior
• Translate organizational values into visible actions
• Clarify expectations and strengthen follow-through
• Encourage cooperation across teams
• Help employees connect their work with shared priorities
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how daily leadership shapes culture
• Ready to recognize contributions more thoughtfully
• More aware of the relationship between trust and accountability
• Equipped with ideas for strengthening team commitment
• Focused on one management habit they can improve immediately
Keynote Programs
Recognition Keynote: The Most Underrated Driver of Performance
Chester examines how appreciation can reinforce useful behaviors. Ideal for managers and employee experience audiences.
Employee Engagement Keynote: Commitment to Daily Action
Chester explores clarity, trust, and everyday leadership practices that support contribution. Ideal for leaders strengthening engagement.
High-Performance Culture Keynote: From Values to Daily Behavior
Chester focuses on making organizational values part of how teams work. Ideal for culture initiatives and leadership events.
Is Chester Elton Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the culture you want to build and the leadership behaviors you want to reinforce. We can help select Chester’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Ryan Estis
Motivating Speaker on Business Performance, Leadership and Sales
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Ryan Estis: Bestselling Author | Former Fortune 500 Chief Revenue Officer | Speaker on Leadership, Sales, and Growth
Why Book Ryan Estis?
Ryan brings energy, stories, and clear actions to the stage. He tailors his presentations to the audience, whether the goal is to strengthen leadership, improve sales performance, or help people move forward through uncertainty.
Why Is Ryan Estis Right for Your Audience?
Ryan is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, manager meetings, and company events. He is especially valuable when an organization wants people to take ownership of growth while building stronger relationships with colleagues and customers.
Book Ryan when your audience needs to:
• Lead high-performing teams through change
• Build trust and engagement at work
• Coach people to take greater ownership
• Communicate value to today’s buyers
• Strengthen customer relationships
• Turn new ideas into action after the event
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how their daily actions affect team performance
• Ready to coach and support people more effectively
• Better equipped to build trust with colleagues or customers
• More confident navigating change and uncertainty
• Committed to a practical next step they can take immediately
Keynote Programs
Human-Centered Leadership: Leading High-Performance Teams in a Forever Changed World
Ryan shows leaders how to develop people, communicate with clarity, and create the trust teams need to perform. He helps managers connect individual growth with shared goals and lasting results. Ideal for leadership conferences and manager meetings.
Sell for Impact: Value-Based Selling & Winning Customers in the Era of Complexity
Ryan helps sales teams earn customer trust, communicate value beyond price, and guide buyers through complex decisions. Drawing on his experience as a chief revenue officer, he offers practical ways to strengthen conversations and move opportunities forward. Ideal for sales kickoffs and client-facing teams.
Adapt & Thrive: Leverage Change and Transformation as a Catalyst for Growth
Ryan helps audiences approach change with greater confidence and a willingness to learn. He explores how people and organizations can respond to disruption, find opportunity, and keep growing. Ideal for company events and teams facing transformation.
Is Ryan Estis Right for Your Event?
Tell us whether your priority is leadership, sales growth, or navigating change. We can help select Ryan’s most relevant program, discuss the event format, and confirm his availability and fee.
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Dr. Tasha Eurich
Organizational Psychologist & Leadership Speaker
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Dr. Tasha Eurich: Organizational Psychologist | Author of Insight and Shatterproof | Speaker on Self-Awareness and Leadership
Why Book Dr. Tasha Eurich?
Tasha’s presentations encourage audiences to examine patterns that can limit their effectiveness and consider more constructive responses. Her combination of storytelling, research, and practical exercises makes self-awareness relevant to everyday leadership and to the moments when familiar approaches stop working.
Why Is Dr. Tasha Eurich Right for Your Audience?
Tasha is a strong fit for leadership summits, professional development events, women’s conferences, and organizational change programs. Consider her when your audience needs to build greater self-awareness or rethink how it responds to persistent pressure.
Book Tasha when your audience needs to:
• Develop a more accurate view of their leadership impact
• Seek and respond to candid feedback
• Recognize patterns that limit effectiveness
• Approach setbacks with greater curiosity
• Navigate changing expectations with more flexibility
• Strengthen understanding and communication within teams
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the role of self-awareness in leadership
• Ready to ask more useful feedback questions
• More aware of habitual responses to pressure
• Equipped with ideas for approaching setbacks constructively
• Focused on a practical change in how they lead or work
Keynote Programs
Becoming Shatterproof: How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos
Tasha explores approaches to adversity and adaptability. Ideal for audiences navigating disruption or major transitions.
Shatterproof Women: A New Path to Peace, Purpose, and Power
Tasha addresses competing demands, boundaries, and confidence. Ideal for women’s leadership and professional development events.
Leading with Insight: How Self-Awareness Helps Teams Work and Win Together
Tasha connects leadership self-awareness with team effectiveness. Ideal for executives, managers, and emerging leaders.
Is Dr. Tasha Eurich Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the leadership challenges your audience faces and the changes you want participants to make. We can help select Tasha’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.

Jeff Evans
Adventurer, Expedition Leader, Motivational & Leadership Speaker, Author and Physician Assistant
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Jeff Evans: Mountaineer and Expedition Guide | Emergency Medic | Speaker on Leadership, Teamwork and Adversity
Why Book Jeff Evans?
Jeff connects those experiences with trust, communication, and serving the team. His stories give audiences a vivid way to discuss preparation, changing conditions, and shared responsibility. He encourages people to consider how they help others succeed when the route becomes difficult.
Why Is Jeff Evans Right for Your Audience?
Jeff is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, company gatherings, and team development events. Consider him when your organization wants an inspiring story connected to collaboration, managing adversity, or preparing for a new challenge.
Book Jeff when your audience needs to:
• Build trust through clear and honest communication
• Put team needs into leadership decisions
• Adapt plans when conditions change
• Strengthen preparation for demanding goals
• Respond to setbacks with shared responsibility
• Maintain purpose and focus after a major success
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• A memorable perspective on leadership as guiding others
• More aware of how communication supports trust
• Ready to examine their contribution to team success
• Better prepared to adapt when a plan needs to change
• Motivated to support colleagues through the next challenge
Keynote Programs
The Expeditionary Mindset
Jeff’s signature presentation connects guiding and expedition experience with leadership, communication, teamwork, and adversity. Ideal for organizations strengthening trust and coordination.
The Next Expedition – After the Summit
Jeff explores how teams celebrate, reflect, recalibrate, and prepare for what follows a major achievement. Ideal for organizations entering a new chapter after success.
Is Jeff Evans Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenge ahead of your team and the habits you want people to bring to it. We can help select Jeff’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.

Carly Fiorina
First Women CEO of a Fortune 50 company, Best-selling Author, Keynote Speaker on Effective Leadership
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Carly Fiorina: Former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard | Author | Speaker on Leadership and Problem-Solving
Why Book Carly Fiorina?
Carly draws on her career to examine how people influence outcomes regardless of title. Her presentations encourage leaders to listen to those closest to a problem, clarify what needs to change, and develop the people who can help change it.
Why Is Carly Fiorina Right for Your Audience?
Carly is a strong fit for executive forums, leadership conferences, women’s events, and strategy meetings. Consider her when your organization wants a substantive discussion of leadership responsibility and developing others.
Book Carly when your audience needs to:
• Approach complex problems with greater clarity
• Recognize leadership potential throughout the organization
• Listen to people closest to the work
• Strengthen accountability for meaningful progress
• Develop others through challenging assignments
• Lead through change with a clear purpose
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on leadership as a responsibility beyond title
• Ready to ask better questions about persistent problems
• More aware of untapped potential in colleagues
• Better prepared to connect decisions with execution
• Focused on a problem they can help solve
Keynote Programs
From Secretary to CEO: A Transformative Story of Leadership
Carly shares lessons from her career about solving problems and developing people. Ideal for broad leadership and professional development audiences.
Building a High-Performance Culture: Lessons Learned from a High-Profile Assignment
Carly examines the leadership challenges of major organizational change. Ideal for executives and managers responsible for culture and execution.
Is Carly Fiorina Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, leadership goals and the problems your organization needs to solve. We can help select Carly’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Tom Flick
Former Rose Bowl Champion, Inspiring Speaker on Leadership, Teamwork, and Change.
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Tom Flick: Former NFL Quarterback | Leadership Expert | Speaker on Change, Teamwork and Execution
Why Book Tom Flick?
Tom’s presentations focus on clarity, trust, and purposeful action. He encourages audiences to think about how they lead others through uncertainty and create genuine commitment to the work ahead.
Why Is Tom Flick Right for Your Audience?
Tom is a strong fit for leadership meetings, sales conferences, company events, and transformation programs. Consider him when your organization needs to unite people around shared priorities and stronger execution.
Book Tom when your audience needs to:
• Lead people through significant change
• Build commitment to shared priorities
• Improve trust and team alignment
• Replace scattered activity with focused action
• Strengthen leadership throughout the organization
• Create momentum around real opportunities
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how leadership supports change
• Ready to communicate priorities more purposefully
• More aware of what helps teams stay aligned
• Equipped with ideas for building commitment
• Focused on action that advances a shared goal
Keynote Programs
Leading Change Forward
Tom explores how leaders guide people through uncertainty. Ideal for organizations pursuing transformation.
Creating Legacy Teams
Tom examines trust, shared standards, and commitment. Ideal for leaders strengthening teamwork.
True Urgency
Tom focuses on purposeful action and meaningful priorities. Ideal for audiences addressing complacency or overload.
Is Tom Flick Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, change priorities and the team behaviors you want to encourage. We can help select Tom’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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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.
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Laura Gassner Otting
Best-selling Author, Catalyst, and Executive Coach
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Laura Gassner Otting: Author of Limitless and Wonderhell | Former Executive Recruiter | Speaker on Ambition, Leadership and Purpose
Why Book Laura Gassner Otting?
Laura’s presentations explore the tension between achievement, uncertainty, and the desire for more meaningful work. She encourages audiences to examine limits they have accepted and make more deliberate choices about their impact.
Why Is Laura Gassner Otting Right for Your Audience?
Laura is a strong fit for leadership conferences, professional development programs, company events, and talent meetings. Consider her when your people need to reconnect ambition with purpose or prepare for a new stage of growth.
Book Laura when your audience needs to:
• Question assumptions about what success should look like
• Connect strengths with meaningful work
• Build confidence to pursue a larger contribution
• Develop leadership that supports other people’s potential
• Respond constructively to uncertainty after achievement
• Make more deliberate career and performance choices
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on their own definition of success
• Ready to examine self-imposed limits
• More aware of what connects them to their work
• Equipped with questions for a next career or leadership step
• Focused on a practical choice that advances meaningful progress
Keynote Programs
Limitless
Laura explores aligning work, strengths, and personal priorities. Ideal for broad employee and professional development audiences.
Limitless Leadership
Laura focuses on leadership that helps people recognize and use their potential. Ideal for managers and executives.
Is Laura Gassner Otting Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the growth or engagement challenges your people are experiencing. We can help select Laura’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Libby Gill
Leadership Expert, Executive Coach, Award-Winning Author
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Libby Gill: Leadership Expert | Author of The Hope-Driven Leader | Speaker on Change and Employee Engagement
Why Book Libby Gill?
Her perspective draws on communications leadership at Sony, Turner Broadcasting, and Universal, followed by work with leaders and organizations. Libby brings a practical understanding of how a shared vision becomes meaningful through everyday conversations and decisions.
Why Is Libby Gill Right for Your Audience?
Libby is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, women’s leadership events, and change initiatives. Consider her when managers need to rebuild confidence and help employees see their role in what comes next.
Book Libby when your audience needs to:
• Communicate a shared direction during uncertainty
• Connect optimism with concrete action
• Engage employees in meaningful goals
• Help emerging leaders develop confidence
• Identify obstacles to progress
• Support colleagues through organizational change
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how hope can inform leadership decisions
• Ready to connect a goal with an actionable next step
• More aware of messages that build confidence
• Equipped to discuss change more constructively
• Focused on a leadership habit they can improve
Keynote Programs
Leading Through Change & Challenge
Libby explores how leaders can sustain engagement and create direction during disruption. Ideal for organizations navigating new priorities or difficult transitions.
Women Leading the Way Forward: Learn to Lift As You Climb
Libby focuses on developing leadership confidence and supporting the growth of others. Ideal for women’s leadership programs and emerging leader events.
Mastering the Clarify, Simplify, Execute Process™
Libby presents an approach to defining goals, identifying priorities, and moving into action. Ideal for teams seeking stronger focus and follow-through.
Is Libby Gill Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the changes your people face and the leadership behaviors you want to strengthen. We can help select Libby’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Sylvie di Giusto
Former Corporate Executive, Inspiring Keynote Speaker on Power of Choice, EI in Sales and Leadership
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Sylvie di Giusto: Former Corporate Executive | Author of The Image of Leadership | Speaker on Emotional Intelligence and the Power of Choice
Why Book Sylvie di Giusto?
Sylvie’s presentations bring emotional intelligence into specific leadership, sales, and customer situations. Her immersive style helps audiences notice choices they may otherwise make on autopilot and consider how to act with greater intention.
Why Is Sylvie di Giusto Right for Your Audience?
Sylvie is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, customer experience events, and professional development programs. She is especially relevant when an organization wants its people to build trust quickly and represent its values consistently.
Book Sylvie when your audience needs to:
• Make more intentional choices in important interactions
• Build credibility with customers and colleagues
• Strengthen emotional intelligence in leadership and sales
• Understand how first impressions influence relationships
• Communicate individual value with confidence
• Keep human connection central as technology changes work
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• More aware of the signals they send in person and online
• Better able to pause and choose a constructive response
• Ready to align their behavior with the impression they want to make
• Clearer on the strengths that distinguish them professionally
• Equipped to build trust through more thoughtful interactions
Keynote Programs
The Power of Choice
Sylvie explores how small, intentional decisions in appearance, behavior, communication, and relationships affect larger outcomes. Ideal for leadership, sales, and company-wide audiences.
Forever Human
Sylvie examines how leaders and professionals can preserve trust and meaningful connection as AI and automation reshape interactions. Ideal for audiences navigating a technology-driven workplace.
Discover Your Fair Advantage
Sylvie helps participants identify the strengths and experiences that make their contribution distinct, then communicate that value more confidently. Ideal for professional development and sales events.
You Have 7 Seconds. Make Them Count!
Sylvie shows how first impressions form and how people can make more conscious choices in those early moments. Ideal for customer-facing teams, leaders, and relationship builders.
Is Sylvie di Giusto Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the interactions that matter most to it, and the impression you want people to leave. We can help choose Sylvie’s most relevant program, discuss format and customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
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Brent Gleeson
Navy Seal Combat Veteran & Motivational Leadership Speaker
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Brent Gleeson: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Teamwork & Organizational Change | Navy SEAL Combat Veteran | Bestselling Author | Business Leader
Lead Through Change. Build Teams That Win.
Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran, bestselling author, business leader and highly engaging keynote speaker on leadership, teamwork, resilience and organizational change.
Drawing on lessons from the SEAL Teams and his experience building and leading businesses, Brent shows organizations how to create cultures of trust, accountability and disciplined execution—giving leaders and teams practical strategies for performing at their best during uncertainty and change.
Why Book Brent Gleeson?
Brent brings together two worlds that make his message particularly relevant to business audiences: elite military leadership and real-world business experience.
His experiences as a Navy SEAL provide powerful lessons about trust, teamwork, resilience and performing under pressure. But Brent doesn't simply tell military stories—he translates those experiences into practical principles leaders and teams can apply in their organizations.
His keynotes challenge audiences to embrace change, take greater ownership and build the trust and accountability required for high performance.
What Makes Brent Gleeson Different?
• Navy SEAL combat veteran — leadership lessons developed in demanding, high-pressure environments
• Business experience — translates elite-team principles directly into today's workplace
• Bestselling author — recognized for his work on leadership, resilience and organizational transformation
• Change expertise — helps organizations turn uncertainty and disruption into forward momentum
• Accountability focused — challenges people to take ownership rather than wait for circumstances to improve
• Practical and actionable — audiences leave with strategies they can immediately apply
• High-impact storytelling — compelling SEAL experiences connected directly to business challenges
Why Is Brent Right for Your Audience?
Brent is an excellent choice when you want your audience to embrace change, strengthen teamwork and take greater responsibility for achieving results.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings, association conferences and organizations navigating transformation, growth or significant disruption.
Book Brent when your audience needs to:
• Lead confidently through change and uncertainty
• Build stronger, more accountable teams
• Break down organizational silos
• Strengthen trust and communication
• Take greater ownership of results
• Develop resilience when facing setbacks
• Improve execution and follow-through
• Create a culture committed to continuous improvement
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better prepared to lead themselves and others through change
• Understanding how trust and accountability drive team performance
• Ready to take greater ownership of results
• Equipped to strengthen collaboration across teams
• More resilient when facing uncertainty and setbacks
• Focused on turning strategy into disciplined execution
• Motivated to raise their own performance and expectations
Brent Gleeson Keynote Programs
Embrace the Suck: Leading Through Adversity: High-performing teams aren't defined by the absence of adversity. They're defined by how they respond to it.
Drawing on lessons from his experience as a Navy SEAL and business leader, Brent shows audiences how to develop the resilience, mindset and discipline required to navigate difficult circumstances and continue moving forward.
He challenges people to stop resisting discomfort and instead use adversity as an opportunity to adapt, grow and perform at a higher level.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings and organizations navigating uncertainty or disruption.
TakingPoint: Leading Through Organizational Change: Change doesn't fail because organizations lack a strategy. It often fails because people don't fully commit to executing it.
Brent explores the leadership behaviors, cultural disciplines and levels of accountability required to successfully navigate transformation.
Audiences learn how to build trust, improve communication, increase engagement and create greater ownership throughout periods of significant change.
Ideal for: Leadership meetings, transformation initiatives, mergers, growth organizations and companies undergoing cultural change.
Building High-Performance Teams: Elite teams aren't created by individual talent alone. They are built on trust, accountability and commitment to the mission.
Brent translates lessons from the SEAL Teams into practical strategies for today's workplace, showing audiences how to strengthen relationships, increase accountability and create teams where people put collective success ahead of individual agendas.
Ideal for: Leadership, teamwork, culture, sales and high-performance events.
Why Book Brent Gleeson Through The Sweeney Agency?
Brent Gleeson's Navy SEAL experience creates an immediate connection with audiences—but the real value comes from connecting those experiences directly to the leadership and performance challenges your organization is facing.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Brent Gleeson's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Brent Gleeson keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Brent with other leading leadership, teamwork, change and motivational speakers
Is Brent Gleeson Right for Your Event?
Tell us the change, leadership challenge or performance goal your organization is facing.
We'll help you determine whether Brent is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today at [email protected]  to discuss booking Brent Gleeson as your keynote speaker.

Jodi Glickman
Leadership & Communication Keynote Speaker, CEO of Great on the Job, Bestselling Author
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Jodi Glickman: Author of Great on the Job | Communication Expert | Speaker on Leadership, Influence and Professional Growth
Why Book Jodi Glickman?
Her presentations focus on the conversations people often find difficult: describing their value, connecting with a new colleague, or speaking in an important meeting. Jodi gives audiences a way to think about what they want to accomplish and how to make their message useful to others.
Why Is Jodi Glickman Right for Your Audience?
Jodi is a strong fit for leadership development, early-career programs, sales meetings, and company conferences. Consider her when capable people need greater confidence and clarity in how they communicate their contribution.
Book Jodi when your audience needs to:
• Explain their value with greater clarity
• Participate more confidently in meetings
• Build stronger professional relationships
• Prepare for important workplace conversations
• Communicate with consideration for others
• Support the growth of colleagues and team members
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how to introduce themselves and their work
• Ready to prepare a more focused professional pitch
• More aware of behaviors that build connection
• Equipped with ideas for communicating in unfamiliar settings
• Focused on a conversation they can handle more effectively
Keynote Programs
Love @ Work
Jodi explores the relationships and everyday behaviors that make work more meaningful. Ideal for leaders and broad employee audiences.
Pitch Yourself
Jodi helps audiences communicate their value and connect their experience with an opportunity. Ideal for emerging leaders, career development programs, and sales audiences.
Own the Room (Any Room)
Jodi focuses on showing up with clarity and confidence across professional settings. Ideal for teams developing presence and communication skills.
Is Jodi Glickman Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the conversations your people need to handle more confidently. We can help select Jodi’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Adrian Gostick
Acclaimed Author and Leadership & Organizational Culture Expert
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Adrian Gostick: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Culture & Employee Engagement | Bestselling Author | Workplace Culture Expert
Build a Culture Where People Want to Perform
Adrian Gostick is a bestselling author and internationally recognized keynote speaker on leadership, workplace culture, employee engagement and high-performance teams.
Drawing on extensive research into the world's most successful teams and organizations, Adrian gives leaders practical strategies for building cultures where people feel valued, connected and motivated to perform. His engaging presentations combine compelling research, real-world examples and immediately useful leadership tools.
Why Book Adrian Gostick?
Adrian addresses one of the most important challenges facing organizations today: how to attract, engage and retain great people while building a culture that delivers results.
Rather than relying on management theory alone, Adrian translates research on leadership, recognition, teamwork and workplace culture into practical actions leaders can use immediately.
His keynotes are engaging, insightful and highly relevant—giving managers and leaders specific ideas for strengthening culture, increasing engagement and creating higher-performing teams.
What Makes Adrian Gostick Different?
• Bestselling leadership author — widely recognized for his work on culture, engagement and teamwork
• Research-driven — insights grounded in extensive research into successful leaders and teams
• Immediately actionable — practical strategies leaders can implement right away
• Culture expertise — helps organizations create workplaces where people want to contribute
• Leadership focused — gives managers specific tools for engaging and motivating their people
• Highly engaging — combines research, stories, humor and real-world business examples
• Relevant to today's workplace — addresses engagement, retention, wellbeing and changing employee expectations
Why Is Adrian Right for Your Audience?
Adrian is an excellent choice when you want your leaders to build stronger teams, improve engagement and create a workplace culture where people can perform at their best.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, management meetings, HR events, corporate conferences and organizations focused on culture, retention and employee performance.
Book Adrian when your audience needs to:
• Increase employee engagement
• Build a stronger workplace culture
• Attract and retain talented people
• Strengthen trust within teams
• Improve recognition and appreciation
• Lead increasingly diverse teams
• Increase accountability and performance
• Create stronger connections between employees and organizational goals
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better equipped to engage and motivate their teams
• Understanding how everyday leadership behaviors influence culture
• Ready to recognize people in more meaningful ways
• Equipped with practical strategies for building stronger teams
• Better prepared to address disengagement and retention challenges
• Able to create greater trust, connection and accountability
• Focused on building a culture that supports both people and performance
Adrian Gostick Keynote Programs
All In: Creating a Culture of Belief:  What happens when employees genuinely believe in where the organization is going—and understand how they contribute to getting there?
Adrian shows leaders how high-performing organizations create cultures where employees believe in the mission, understand their role and feel motivated to contribute.
Using research and real-world examples, he provides practical strategies for increasing engagement, strengthening accountability and aligning people around shared goals.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, culture initiatives and organizations undergoing change.
Leading with Gratitude: Recognition isn't simply about making people feel good. Done well, it can change how teams perform.
Adrian explores how effective leaders use gratitude and recognition to strengthen relationships, increase engagement and reinforce the behaviors that drive results.
Audiences leave with practical ideas for creating a culture where people feel valued while maintaining high expectations for performance.
Ideal for: Leadership meetings, management conferences, HR events and employee-engagement programs.
Anxiety at Work: How can leaders help people perform when uncertainty, pressure and anxiety are affecting the workplace?
Adrian provides leaders with practical strategies for creating greater psychological safety, strengthening communication and helping employees navigate uncertainty without lowering performance expectations.
The result is a more resilient, connected and productive team.
Ideal for: Leadership, workplace wellbeing, HR and organizational-culture events.
Why Book Adrian Gostick Through The Sweeney Agency?
Adrian Gostick brings extensive research and proven leadership strategies to the stage—but the real value comes from connecting those insights directly to the culture and people challenges your organization is facing.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Adrian Gostick's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Adrian Gostick keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Adrian with other leading leadership, culture and employee-engagement speakers
Is Adrian Gostick Right for Your Event?
Tell us what you want to improve—engagement, leadership, retention, teamwork or workplace culture.
We'll help you determine whether Adrian is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, management meeting or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Adrian Gostick as your keynote speaker.
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