Motivational Speakers
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Cheryl Pounder brings her high energy and effervescent personality to each and every event, large or small. With her warmth and friendliness, Cheryl immediately makes guests feel like they have a new friend. For fundraising events, Cheryl encourages giving and supports the cause with inspirational personal stories. With galas and award presentations, Cheryl is professional, yet down to earth. There’s never a dull moment with Cheryl. With her experience as a sports commentator, radio host and motivational keynote speaker, Cheryl keeps the energy moving while focusing on the goal of the event she’s at.
Success in one field doesn’t necessarily translate to another area. In the case of former Canadian Women’s hockey player, Cheryl Pounder, who has made the transition from ice to stage, the move has been a triumph.
In the sports world where accomplishments are measured by medals and titles, there aren’t many who can claim a list of achievements as glowing as Cheryl’s.
Her run of success began early in the 1990s when her ice hockey team won the Under-18 Canadian National championship. In 1994, she won Gold for the first time at the 1994 IIHF World Women’s Hockey Championship, and during her illustrious career with the National Women’s team, Cheryl won two Olympic Gold medals (2002 and 2006) and was crowned IIHF World Champion six times.
The shining on-ice achievements aside, it’s been Cheryl’s varied experiences on international stages that have made her an in-demand speaker, with keynote clients such as Tim Hortons, Maple Leaf Foods, CIBC, TD Bank, Manulife, Women in Leadership Groups, Girl Guides of Canada, Western-Ivey-Executive MBA and the City of Toronto, to name a few. She believes that her approach, one that is interactive, passionate and positive, has a lot to do with her ability to cross over to diverse audiences.
“When I speak to people, I want them to connect with material that they can identify with, that stimulates a thought process,” she says.
For Cheryl, everything is rooted in self-confidence, something that was instilled in her as a child. ”My family had a huge impact on my personal goals as an athlete. My grandfather was the GM of the Montreal Junior Canadiens and my grandmother was a prominent softball player in the 1940’s. Along with my parents, they taught me to ‘believe’, ‘finish something you start’, and persevere through adversity.” Adversity can be a learning experience and according to Cheryl, “It is important that we learn not only from our successes but also from our failures. Change is the key to ultimately staying on the path toward excellence.”
It is all part of a journey that we must be willing to take – a journey that must be inspired to take for ourselves and those we work with...our TEAM. To this point, she adds, “When the team goal is met, the individual goals take care of themselves. Seize the opportunities, get outside your comfort zone, trust yourself, and engage in your life, don’t just participate. Most importantly, listen to your strong side, even when your weak side is louder.”
The journey continues for Cheryl – her varied background and knowledge were major factors for TSN & CBC choosing her as a colour commentator for the coverage of the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. In her sporting life and in her life off the ice, Cheryl continues to motivate with a passion that comes across in all her worlds.
Cheryl’s keynotes are perfect for: non-profits, corporations, youth, women.
Johnny Quinn
Former Pro Football Wide Receiver, U.S. Bobsled Olympian, and Inspirational Speaker on Change
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Johnny Quinn is a dynamic keynote speaker, U.S. Olympian, and former pro football player who helps organizations Push What's Possible by turning great teams into unstoppable ultra performers who stay ready for what’s next.
As the third person in history to play pro football and compete in the Winter Olympics, Johnny brings a rare perspective on what it takes to perform under pressure. His journey from the gridiron to the Olympic track gives him a unique perspective on what it takes to turn setbacks into comebacks and challenges into the best opportunities you never saw coming.
His P.U.S.H. framework has equipped thousands at organizations like Toyota, Southwest Airlines, and Verizon to collaborate more effectively, stay agile during disruption, and build momentum—no matter the season. By helping audiences push past what's holding them back, he helps them discover untapped potential they didn't know they had.
Recognized by major media outlets including ESPN, CNN, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal, and the author of PUSH: Breaking Through Barriers, Johnny delivers proven strategies teams can implement the very next day. He lives in Texas with his wife, Amanda, and two small children.
Mike Rayburn
Guitar Virtuoso, Motivational, Comedic and Entertaining Performer
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Mike uses music and comedy to teach audiences how to become their personal best person by learning how to make "Virtuoso Decisions."
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Audiences leave with the tools, and a simple, personalized action plan for becoming world class virtuosos in their own lives.
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Mike is a world-class guitarist, keynote speaker, entrepreneur & innovator
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Past clients include: Texas Pharmacy Association, Premera Blue Cross, Moneytree, Inc., Prosperity Financial Associates, Coldwell Banker Burnet, Apple Leisure Group and Orkin.
When organizations need innovation, change and peak performance, where do they go? Usually it’s to business leaders, authors, or famous sports figures. Rarely do they go to artists! Yet for artists, innovation, peak performance and change are their life blood. Being a mega-successful artist, as well as an innovative entrepreneur, Mike Rayburn is uniquely qualified to teach artistic principles in a business context, to give businesses and teams the edge they need to innovate and perform like virtuosos…and thus transform their success and significance.
Mike Rayburn is a TEDx Presenter who teaches innovation, change and peak performance using world-class guitar and humor to create a transformational experience and generate exponential results. He has headlined Carnegie Hall, Las Vegas, and performed more than 5,000 presentations in 20 countries on five continents. Rayburn is a music/internet pioneering entrepreneur, feature artist on Sirius/XM and Artist In Residence at High Point University. His more than 1000 corporate clients include most of the Fortune 100, 500, and the top five, including multiple presentations for Walmart, Exxon, Wells Fargo, Lincoln Financial, UnitedHealth, IBM, Siemens, Verizon, Ford, Nationwide, MetLife, PepsiCo, Chevron, Sony, Allianz, and Liberty Mutual.
Steve Rizzo
Corporate Comedian, Emcee, Motivational Speaker and Best-Selling Author.
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Steve Rizzo is ready to help, whether you need to motivate your sales & service team, improve employee morale, instill strong leadership skills, deal with stress, or embrace change - then his “Common Sense Success Strategies” will take your audience to the next level. As one of his clients said, “Never has my group learned so much and laughed so hard in one sitting!”
Once upon a time, Steve Rizzo was told by a guidance counselor that he didn’t have the intelligence for college. A few years later he was saddled with the dubious high school honor of being voted “Least Likely to Succeed.”
Steve went on to surprise everyone, including himself, by excelling with honors at the university and postgraduate levels. Eventually, Steve even taught English at his old high school and was a counselor for students with behavioral problems, proving once and for all that guidance counselors are not fortune-tellers.
Steve would go on to stellar success as a national headline comedian, and starred in his very own Showtime comedy special, earning him honors as a Showtime Comedy All-Star.
But the surprises didn’t stop there.
At the pinnacle of his stand-up career, Steve walked away from comedy to pursue his true purpose and passion - to show people how to shift their focus and way of thinking, to discover more joy and enthusiasm, increased productivity and greater levels of success.
Steve offers more than the usual nuts and bolts on how to succeed. He stresses the importance of enjoying yourself during the process of achieving your goals, and building a solid foundation to stand on when all else fails, because he absolutely knows that no matter what circumstances we find ourselves in, attitude is everything.
When Steve Rizzo shares his blueprint for success with Fortune 500 companies and associations across the globe, he delivers a powerful message for living an extraordinary life, because he lives the “Common Sense Success Strategies” that has made him a member of prestigious Speakers Hall of Fame - an honor bestowed on fewer than 300 speakers worldwide since 1977.
Steve is author of the best-selling books Motivate THIS! and Get Your SHIFT Together. He is also a regular contributor for SUCCESS magazine and often called upon as the “go-to” guy on the topic of personal and professional development for many network, cable and radio media outlets.
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Mel Robbins
Best-Selling Author, and Life-Changing Change and Motivational Speaker
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Mel Robbins: Bestselling Author of The Let Them Theory | Host of The Mel Robbins Podcast | Speaker on Change and Motivation
Why Book Mel Robbins?
Her candid stories, humor, and energetic delivery make a large room feel personal. Mel gives people a way to take the next step, build confidence through action, and approach change with greater ownership.
Why Is Mel Robbins Right for Your Audience?
Mel is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, company gatherings, and events focused on change or personal growth. She is especially relevant when people understand the goal but need help overcoming hesitation and following through.
Book Mel when your audience needs to:
- Take action on goals that have stalled
- Build confidence by starting before they feel ready
- Replace unhelpful habits with more useful ones
- Stay motivated through change and uncertainty
- Inspire colleagues and teams through everyday behavior
- Leave with a practical tool they can use immediately
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Clearer on why hesitation can keep them from making progress
- Equipped with a simple way to interrupt overthinking and act
- More aware of how small choices shape habits and results
- Ready to encourage themselves and the people around them
- Motivated to put one specific change into practice
Keynote Programs
The 5 Second Rule: The Simple Science-Backed Secret to Changing Anything
Mel introduces her signature tool for moving through hesitation and taking action. Through stories and practical examples, she shows audiences how five-second decisions can help them begin new habits, pursue goals, and respond to change. Ideal for an opening or closing keynote that calls people to act.
The High 5 Habit: How to Inspire Yourself and Those Around You to Be Their Best
Mel explores how people can support their own motivation and bring that encouragement to others. She connects the habit to leadership, team culture, and the way people show up for one another. Ideal for leadership and employee audiences seeking a more supportive mindset and a readiness to act.
Is Mel Robbins Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the change you want to inspire, and what you want people to do after the event. We can help identify Mel’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Mike Robbins
Motivational Leadership Speaker, Author, Executive Coach, Former Professional Baseball Player
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Mike Robbins: Bestselling Author of We’re All in This Together | Former Professional Baseball Player | Speaker on Leadership and Teamwork
Why Book Mike Robbins?
Mike brings warmth, humor, and practical ideas to the stage. His stories make the human side of work easy to recognize, while his tools help audiences strengthen relationships, speak more openly, and support one another through change.
Why Is Mike Robbins Right for Your Audience?
Mike is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, team retreats, and events focused on culture or change. He is especially valuable when talented people need more trust and connection to collaborate effectively.
Book Mike when your audience needs to:
- Build trust across teams and functions
- Create space for people to speak up and contribute
- Show appreciation in ways that feel meaningful
- Strengthen collaboration through uncertainty
- Lead with greater authenticity and courage
- Connect individual contributions to team success
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Clearer on how trust shapes team performance
- Better able to distinguish appreciation from recognition
- Ready to strengthen relationships through everyday behavior
- More willing to speak honestly and listen to others
- Focused on practical ways to support collaboration during change
Keynote Programs
We’re All in This Together: Create a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Collaboration
Mike explores what helps people work together when pressure and uncertainty could pull them apart. He shares practices for building trust, showing appreciation, and creating a team environment where people can contribute fully. Ideal for company-wide and team events.
Authentic Leadership: Inspire Trust, Foster Connection, and Lead with Courage
Mike helps leaders consider how openness, emotional intelligence, and genuine appreciation affect the people they lead. He gives them ways to build stronger relationships while setting a clear example for their teams. Ideal for leadership meetings and manager development events.
From Uncertainty to Opportunity
Mike focuses on what individuals and leaders can take ownership of during change. He connects courage and emotional intelligence to practical responses that help teams move forward together. Ideal for organizations navigating transition.
Prioritizing Human Connection in a Time of Massive Disruption
Mike examines why relationships matter as technology and workplace expectations change. He offers ways to protect trust and collaboration while teams adapt to new demands. Ideal for future-of-work and culture events.
Is Mike Robbins Right for Your Event?
Tell us what your team is facing, where collaboration could improve, and how you want people to work together after the event. We can help choose Mike’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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.
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While serving as the Director of Mental Training for the St. Louis Cardinals, Dr. Jason Selk helped the team win their first World Series in over 20 years, and in 2011 he assisted the Cardinals in the historic feat of winning their second World Championship in a six year period. Dr. Selk is a regular contributor to Forbes, ABC, CBS, ESPN, and NBC radio and television and has been featured in USA Today, CNBC, Men's Health, Muscle and Fitness, Shape and Self Magazine. Dr Selk's second book, Executive Toughness, is a bestselling business book and his first book, 10-Minute Toughness, is on pace to be one of the bestselling sport psychology books of all time. His newest offering is Relentless Solution Focus: Train Your Mind to Conquer Stress, Pressure, and Underperformance.
Dr. Selk is considered to be one of the premier performance coaches in the United States. He helps numerous well- known professional and Olympic athletes as well as Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 executives and organizations develop the mental toughness necessary for high-level success.
Dr. Selk utilizes his in-depth knowledge and experience of working with the world's finest athletes, coaches and business leaders to help individuals and organizations outperform their competition. Dr. Selk works with such clients as professional athletes in the NFL, NHL, NBA, PGA, LPGA, MLB and NASCAR. In addition, he works with such business clients as UBS Financial, Edward Jones, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual and Enterprise Holdings, to name a few.
Ross Shafer
Emmy Award-Winning Network Talk Show Host, Best-selling Author, and Hilarious Change Expert
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Ross talks about how professional and personal success follows from one's commitment to being accountable--when we are the architect of our own life, we will have more time, money and happiness.
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Audiences learn that they can no longer blame “government regulation,” “the economy” or “the competition” – or “changes in management" -- for their discontent. Focus on what you can control. Personal growth and opportunity always emerge from realizing that nobody cares more about your career and success than YOU do. Be accountable – and you won’t have to wait for anybody to elevate your position in work and life.
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6-time Emmy Award Winning TV host, comedian, and writer; Author of 9 Business Books & Entrepreneur
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Past clients include: ACE Hardware, Aflac, Hilton Hotels, Hyundai, iPipeline
As a popular headline comedian and 6-Time Emmy Award winning TV host, Ross Shafer has been a lifelong student of human nature. He says, “I have been eternally fascinated by the laughter and tears business.”
To date, Ross has hosted (5) network TV shows, (Match Game on ABC, Love me, Love Me Not on USA, The Late Show on FOX, Days End on ABC, and Almost Live on NBC).
As a serial entrepreneur, Ross has rescued (23) businesses from bankruptcy and turned them around for a tidy profit. To that end, he has leveraged his business savvy to write and produce (14) Human Resource training films on Customer Service, Motivation, Leadership, and Peer Pressure, and has authored (11) books; Cook- Like-A-Stud, Nobody Moved Your Cheese, Customer Empathy, The Customer Shouts Back, Are You Relevant? No More Customer Friction, Grab More Market Share, Absolutely Necessary (coauthored with Michael Burger), Behave Like a Startup, Success, It’s on You, and Rattled (co-authored with Allison Dalvit).
Today, Ross is the funniest and most sought after corporate keynote speakers on the subjects of Customer Friction, Personal Growth, Reinvention, Resilience, and Market Relevance.
Ross is the beaming father of three children and “Papa” to four grandchildren.
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Rachel Sheerin is an award winning speaker on a mission to help people love their work, their lives and their communities with renewed energy and focus.
As a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst, Rachel knows what makes people tick - paired with her background in meetings and events, she knows how to help keep your event flowing with fun and ease (no matter what happens!). As a keynote speaker and event host for some of the world’s largest companies and organizations, conferences, conventions and annual meetings, Rachel’s often tapped for her high energy and inclusive, welcoming style of speaking, storytelling and audience engagement.
Rooted in the goal of making events impactful, connective and memorable, Rachel works with meeting planner teams and organizations to strategize and deliver performances and experiences that unify and energize! As an active member of MPI, Rachel is not just a speaker but also an event partner, sharing best practices and resources from her hundreds of client events.
With her viral TEDx talk How to Burnout and Be Successful and her book BETTER: How to live, lead and succeed coming out in Summer 2023 on Hawthorn Road Press, Rachel has been featured in Inc. Magazine, USA Today, The Washington Post, Medium and more.
Meg Soper
Corporate Entertainer and Motivational Humorist who Speaks on Resilience and Teamwork
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Meg Soper is a professional speaker and comedienne who combines a remarkable sense of humour with her unique perspective of life - to captivate her audience and provide them with a presentation filled with inspiration and entertainment. Across North America, Meg is highly sought after to energize events and inspire employees through keynote presentations, as an M.C., or through interactive workshops.
Meg has appeared as a keynote speaker and featured entertainer at conferences and corporate functions across North America and internationally. A veteran performer, she got her start at various comedy clubs across Canada, and over the years shared the stage with many leading comedy acts including Ray Romano and Ellen Degeneres.
With over 30 years experience in the health care industry and as a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room, she understands how your attitude affects those around you at home and in the workplace environment. Meg is co-author of the book, From the Stage to the Page - Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies. She has appeared on the CBC Television Network, Women’s Television Network and Prime TV, as well as being featured in many radio programs and comedy festivals. Meg has a tremendous ability to connect with her audience and take every event to a higher level.
Her experiences as a staff nurse and operating room nurse - in major urban teaching hospitals and regional healthcare facilities - shaped her perspective. It taught her how humor can help us effectively deal with stressful situations in our personal and professional lives. Out of the pressure-packed environment of the hospital operating room and balancing two careers, Meg realized humor is extremely effective for dealing with stress and managing change.
And how better to motivate and entertain her audiences than through humor and inspiration? That’s why her unique brand of motivational comedy is referred to as “Humor with a Heart”. She inspires people to improve communication, deal with stress, and achieve better balance in their lives while establishing a healthy workplace and home life.
It all comes down to choices. We always have a choice about how we do our work, even if we don’t have a choice about the work itself. We choose the attitude we bring with us to work and to life, and the ability to decide whether any given day will be good or bad. If we have the ability to step back from a situation and see the humor in it, we quickly realize that life can be less stressful.
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Nina Sossamon-Pogue
USA Gymnast, Sought-after Motivational Speaker on Resilience & Change Management
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Nina Sossamon-Pogue is an inspirational thought leader who reframes resilience and empowers audiences to create successful futures.
With a diverse background as a former USA gymnast, Emmy-winning television news anchor, tech executive, and now a sought after speaker and author, Nina shares a unique framework for resilience and emboldens audiences to envision their futures in new and innovative ways.
Nina left her role as a Vice President at a publicly traded SaaS company to embark on a mission to empower hardworking individuals to keep raising the bar, and thrive through challenges.
Drawing from her own experiences at the highest levels of sport, television, and corporate America, Nina focused her research on other high achievers to understand why some businesses and individuals thrive during adversity while others get stuck or fail.
Her findings culminated in her first book, "THIS is Not The End," in 2019 and then the creation of her science-based, stoic philosophy-infused resilience framework.
Nina now dedicates herself full-time to writing, speaking, and sharing her message of resilience. Her dynamic blend of science, stoicism, and storytelling is igniting people around the globe to achieve new levels of success.
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 serves as the Program Director for Child Protection Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego. She specializes in work with vulnerable children, victims of abuse, and decreasing youth violence. Described as a healer, educator, and Boston community leader she received the 2012 Change Maker award from The Boston Foundation.
On April 15, 2013, Dr. Stavas approached the finish line of her fifth Boston marathon. Just blocks away, she heard explosions and ran towards them. Arriving at the scene she went to work administering CPR, applying tourniquets, and triaging the wounded.
Following this event, President Barack Obama, Katie Couric, and Anderson Cooper honored her for her actions. Improper Bostonian magazine named Dr. Stavas one of “Boston’s Best” and The Boston Globe awarded her with “2013 Bostonian of the Year” – an honor bestowed upon those that shape the biggest story of the year in a remarkable way.
After the bombings, Dr. Stavas increased her efforts in preventing childhood violence. She became a weekly medical contributor for Boston’s Fox 25- discussing issues affecting children and young adults, a mentor for Sole Train- a non-profit guiding inner-city youth on a path towards their full potential through running. In early 2014 she helped partner Prescription for the Outdoors with Boston Medical Center’s pediatric team.
This advocacy goes beyond borders- traveling to Haiti throughout the year Dr. Stavas provided medical care to children and helped strengthen their fragile medical infrastructure. A documentary featuring this work as a medical pioneer premiered at the 2014 South by Southwest film festival.
Dr. Stavas is currently a leader in education and research. She serves as the Program Director for Child Protection Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego. In this role she mentors medical students, residents, and fellows towards a path of fulfillment in medicine. Her research on caring for vulnerable children has won awards and been highlighted on multiple media outlets.
Dr. Stavas has been featured in Runner’s World, The New York Times, LA Times, The Boston Globe, The New Yorker, Time, and People magazine.
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Dr. Paul G. Stoltz: Keynote Speaker on Resilience, Leadership & Adversity | Creator of the Adversity Quotient® | Bestselling Author
Turn Adversity Into Advantage. What separates the people and organizations that struggle with adversity from those that use it to become stronger?
Best known as the creator of the Adversity Quotient® (AQ®), Paul helps leaders and teams understand how they respond when circumstances become difficult—and how to strengthen their capacity to navigate uncertainty, overcome setbacks and continue performing when the pressure rises.
Why Book Dr. Paul G. Stoltz?
Paul doesn't simply tell audiences to be more resilient. He gives them a framework for understanding and improving how they respond to adversity.
His pioneering work on Adversity Quotient® explores why some people remain resourceful and determined when faced with challenges while others become overwhelmed or disengaged.
Paul translates decades of research into practical strategies leaders and employees can use to respond more effectively to disruption, strengthen resilience and turn difficult circumstances into opportunities for growth and performance.
What Makes Paul Stoltz Different?
- Creator of Adversity Quotient® — a distinctive framework for understanding responses to adversity
- Decades of research — extensive work focused on resilience, performance and human potential
- Bestselling author — recognized internationally for his work on adversity and resilience
- Practical and measurable — moves beyond motivational theory toward tools audiences can apply
- Leadership relevant — helps leaders strengthen both their own resilience and that of their teams
- Built for today's uncertainty — highly relevant during disruption, transformation and rapid change
- Business focused — connects resilience directly to performance, adaptability and results
Why Is Paul Right for Your Audience?
Paul is an excellent choice when you need your people to respond more effectively to adversity, remain productive through uncertainty and find a way forward when circumstances become difficult.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, executive meetings, corporate events, sales kickoffs and organizations navigating transformation, competitive pressure or significant disruption.
Book Paul when your audience needs to:
- Build greater resilience and adaptability
- Respond more effectively to adversity
- Maintain performance during uncertainty
- Recover more quickly from setbacks
- Take greater ownership of challenges
- Lead teams confidently through difficult circumstances
- Turn obstacles into opportunities for improvement
- Strengthen organizational capacity for change
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Understanding how their response to adversity influences performance
- Better equipped to recognize unproductive responses to difficult situations
- Able to apply practical strategies for strengthening resilience
- More prepared to maintain momentum when setbacks occur
- Ready to take greater ownership of what they can influence
- Better equipped to help teams navigate uncertainty
- Focused on turning adversity into productive action
Dr. Paul G. Stoltz Keynote Programs
Adversity Quotient®: Turning Adversity Into Advantage
You can't always control the adversity you face. You can strengthen how you respond to it.
Paul introduces audiences to the principles behind his groundbreaking Adversity Quotient® research and explores how responses to adversity can influence performance, resilience and results.
Audiences gain practical strategies for responding more effectively to setbacks, uncertainty and difficult circumstances—helping them turn adversity from an obstacle into a catalyst for growth.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs and organizations navigating disruption.
GRIT: The New Science of What It Takes to Persevere, Flourish, Succeed
When talent and experience aren't enough, what keeps people moving toward difficult goals?
Paul explores the behaviors and mindset required to pursue challenging objectives when progress becomes difficult.
He gives audiences practical strategies for strengthening perseverance, adaptability and resilience while ensuring that effort remains focused on the goals that matter most.
Ideal for: Sales teams, leadership conferences, high-performance organizations and groups pursuing ambitious goals.
Leading Through Adversity and Change
People don't need leaders only when things are going well. Leadership matters most when circumstances become difficult.
Paul helps leaders understand how their response to adversity influences the people around them.
Audiences learn strategies for maintaining perspective, strengthening resilience and helping teams stay focused, resourceful and productive during uncertainty and organizational change.
Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development, transformation initiatives and organizations experiencing significant change.
Why Book Dr. Paul G. Stoltz Through The Sweeney Agency?
Paul Stoltz's Adversity Quotient® methodology and decades of research give organizations a distinctive approach to resilience—but the real value comes from connecting those insights directly to the adversity, change or performance challenge your people are facing.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
- Confirm Dr. Paul G. Stoltz's availability and current speaking fee
- Determine which Paul Stoltz keynote best fits your audience
- Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
- Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
- Compare Paul with other leading resilience, change and leadership speakers
Is Paul Stoltz Right for Your Event?
Tell us the adversity, change or performance challenge your audience is facing.
We'll help you determine whether Paul 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 Dr. Paul G. Stoltz as your keynote 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.
Speech Thomas
2x Grammy Award Winning founder & lead singer of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
About
Speech was born Todd Thomas in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The youngest of parents Robert & Patricia Thomas. He grew up on two sides of life: the ghetto of Milwaukee (one of the nation’s roughest cities for African Americans) and (Wauwatosa) Milwaukee’s suburbia. Speech learned how to draw from the pains and beauty of both. He would absorb the plights of his people and the retreat of a middle-class black boy in a primarily white neighborhood. He lost his grandmother to a heart attack and his older brother, Terrence Thomas to an Asthma attack within the same week, and through spirituality, learned to recalibrate his inner anger through dynamic music. To celebrate the lives of those he lost, he coined his sound “life music”. Speech wrote the hit song Tennessee as a dedication to his grandmother and brother. In the early nineties, Speech and his mother started the Terrence Thomas Scholarship and to date, the scholarship has raised over a million dollars helping young black students further their educations.
Speech started and produced the hip-hop group, Arrested Development. Based in Georgia, from humble and rural beginnings; they became a pioneering force in the music world. Arrested Development received two Grammy Awards (Best new artists & Best rap single 1993) for the album, 3 years, 5 months, and 2 days in the life of…” Their second album “Zingalamaduni” was met with critical acclaim and was also nominated for a GRAMMY award.
In 1995, the group disbanded and Speech signed a solo record deal with EMI. His first single “Like Marvin Gaye Said” shot to #1 on the Japanese Tokio 100 charts for 7 consecutive weeks. Speech has released 5 solo albums since, all of which have spawned Top 10 hit singles in Japan. His album “1998 Hoopla” and Spiritual People” (2000) were certified gold. “Spiritual People” was awarded the Best black music album of the year 2000 by the acclaimed ADLIB magazine. Speech supported each album with sold-out tours.
Speech has also toured as a solo performer with the United States Vice President Al Gore, First Lady Hillary Clinton, Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Youssou N’dour, James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Jason Mraz, Hootie & the Blowfish, and The Roots.
In 2020 Speech partnered with Resonant Pictures and Pipeline Entertainment to release the full-length documentary “16 Bars” where Speech goes into a maximum security jail to write music with inmates. This stirring documentary has won numerous film festival awards and is now available through Lightyear Entertainment on streaming platforms worldwide
Dan Thurmon
Author, Hall of Fame Speaker, and a Recognized Expert in Delivering Peak Performances.
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Dan talks about how organizations can meet the challenge of helping their employees bring more energy to work and not only embrace change but see it as an opportunity to lead.
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Audiences leave his dynamic presentations understanding how they can manage energy and time more effectively and adopt an off balance on purpose approach as a realistic and empowering way to excel at work and life.
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Dan is a world-renowned Hall of Fame keynote speaker, author, entrepreneur, workplace performance expert, fitness advocate, and acrobat.
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Past clients include: AT&T, Bank of America, Marriott, Microsoft, WalMart, Honeywell, Chase, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
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Dan Thurmon isn’t just a world-renowned Hall of Fame keynote speaker. He’s also an author, entrepreneur, workplace performance expert, fitness advocate, and acrobat who practices what he preaches!
Known for delivering powerful, customized, opening and closing keynotes in jaw-dropping style, Dan uses every bit of his passion and ability to educate and inspire his audiences. The results and experiences are unlike anything any other speaker can offer.
Dan is known for delivering powerful, customized opening and closing keynotes in jaw-dropping style. He does handstands on podiums while discussing balance. He juggles sharp objects to teach principles of performance under pressure. He weaves through the audience on a six-foot unicycle to visually amplify principles for navigating change. Dan has been transforming fortune 500 teams to see change as as ‘an opportunity to lean into’ for 25 years.
What started as a means to fund a business school grew into a seven-figure business across 32 countries and six continents. Dan began his journey as an acrobatic performer for corporate events over 25 years ago. He soon moved beyond performance to incorporate motivational messages tailored to solve real-world business problems. Word-of-mouth helped spread the powerful impact of Dan’s keynotes and workshops, and he’s established a long list of fortune 500 clients.
Today, Dan continues to work closely with his clients to truly understand their challenges in business, leadership and teamwork. For Dan, his role goes far beyond just an energetic start or end to a meeting. He serves as a catalyst to inspire significant change within a business, especially during times of transition.
In his programs, Dan drives to the root of what’s holding clients back, and he tailors every engagement to address the specific needs of every organization. Whether it’s a live event or virtual learning experience, Dan’s dynamic approach and unique point of difference sets his programs apart and keeps him in high demand all year long.
Dan is a dedicated family man currently living in the Atlanta area with his wife Shay and their children, Eddie and Maggie. He is passionate about health and fitness, and enjoys playing golf, reading, writing and music.
About
Erik Wahl is an internationally recognized artist, TED speaker, and No. 1 bestselling author. His breakthrough experience as an artist and entrepreneur has translated into making him into one of the most sought-after corporate speakers on the circuit today.
On stage, Erik’s keynote experience creates a dynamic multidimensional metaphor for how to systematically embrace innovation and risk. His message: disruption is the new normal and businesses must embrace creativity in a wholesale fashion, or risk being left behind. Erik’s presentation inspires organizations to be increasingly agile and outlines how to use disruption as a competitive advantage. Some companies will be disrupted others will choose to be the disruptor. Choose wisely.
His new book, The Spark and the Grind, activates the essential components of translating ideas into action. His breakthrough thinking has earned praise from the likes of top influencers in both art and business. Erik’s previous book, a bestseller called Unthink was hailed by Forbes Magazine as The blueprint to actionable
creativity, and by Fast Company Magazine as “provocative with a purpose.”
The Warhol of Wall Street, the Renoir of ROI, The Picasso of Productivity, the Jobs of … Well, Jobs.
Erik discovered an alarming truth early in his career as a partner in a corporate firm: organizations that encouraged the mental discipline of creativity did better than those that did not put innovation as a priority mission. So he set out to challenge companies to change their way of thinking.
In the meantime, inspired by street art, he became an acclaimed graffiti artist—though he has since stopped selling his works for personal gain, and instead uses his art to raise money for charities. His keynote is where his passion for business growth and art converge into a fascinating performance.
Erik’s list of clients includes AT&T, Disney, London School of Business, Microsoft, FedEx, Exxon Mobil, Ernst &
Young, and XPrize.
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Waldo Waldman
Former Fighter Pilot, Hall of Fame Speaker on Leadership, Sales, Teamwork and Change.
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Talks about how leaders can build high performing teams through innovation, communication & a relentless commitment to excellence.
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Audiences learn how to build collaborative cultures of trust, courage, motivational strategies and commitment in order to adapt to change, break performance barriers, and overcome adversity.
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Known as “The Wingman,” Lt Col (ret) Waldo Waldman is a combat decorated fighter pilot, executive coach, Hall of Fame Speaker, and the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Never Fly Solo.
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Past clients include: Hewlett Packard, Verizon, American Express, GE, The Denver Broncos, ExxonMobil, Merck, Johnson & Johnson
Lt. Col. Waldo Waldman - The Wingman.
- You want a leadership expert who can call on life experiences to show the value of committing to excellence, adapting to change, and building collaborative, trusting relationships
- Your audience needs an interactive, high-energy speaker who can bridge the gap between the highly competitive world of the fighter pilot and the challenges of business
- Real world sales experience, MBA, New York Times & Wall Street Journal best-selling author, member of the Speaker Hall of Fame
Known as “The Wingman,” Lt Col (ret) Waldo Waldman is a combat decorated fighter pilot, executive coach, Hall of Fame Speaker, and the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Never Fly Solo. He helps organizations build collaborative cultures of trust, courage, motivational strategies and commitment in order to adapt to change, break performance barriers, and overcome adversity.
In addition to his time in the military, Waldo has real world corporate sales experience and is an expert on change management and resilience – having broken through a lifelong fear of heights and overcoming claustrophobia as a fighter pilot. His compelling stories and techniques on overcoming adversity, performing under pressure, earning trust, and servant-based leadership are extremely relevant to organizations who seek to create a “One Team, One Mission” performance-focused culture of trust and collaboration.
“We Survive Solo but Win Together.” – Waldo Waldman
Waldo is a graduate of the U.S Air Force Academy and also holds an MBA with a focus on Organizational Behavior. He is an inductee into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame, a prestigious award that honors speakers who have reached the top echelon of platform excellence and has been bestowed on less than 180 speakers worldwide. Waldo is also founder The Wingman Foundation, a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to build funds and awareness for veterans in need. He’s been featured on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Inc. Magazine, and The Harvard Business Review, and his clients include Hewlett Packard, Verizon, American Express, GE, The Denver Broncos, ExxonMobil, Merck, Johnson & Johnson and dozens of national associations.
Alex Weber
American Ninja Warrior, Inspirational Speaker on Leadership & Peak Performance
About
Alex Weber: American Ninja Warrior Host and Competitor | Award-Winning Speaker | Speaker on Leadership and Peak Performance
Why Book Alex Weber?
Alex brings energy, humor, and openness to the stage. He uses his own failures and achievements to give audiences practical ways to build confidence, support one another, and keep making progress when the next step feels difficult.
Why Is Alex Weber Right for Your Audience?
Alex is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, team events, and opening or closing keynotes. He is especially relevant when an organization wants people to approach ambitious goals with renewed confidence and work together through change.
Book Alex when your audience needs to:
- Overcome hesitation after setbacks
- Build confidence in high-pressure moments
- Strengthen trust and connection across teams
- Align personal goals with a shared mission
- Lead with a positive and resilient example
- Take action toward its next level of performance
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- More willing to act despite self-doubt
- Equipped to reframe setbacks as opportunities to learn
- Clearer on the strengths they can bring to a goal
- Ready to build stronger relationships within their teams
- Energized to follow through on a meaningful next step
Keynote Programs
Unstoppable
Alex shares a system for leaders and top performers facing critical moments. He explores how to respond to stress and doubt with confidence, resourcefulness, and action. Ideal for leadership and performance audiences.
The Unstoppable You
Alex helps individuals challenge internal limits, recognize their strengths, and pursue goals that may feel out of reach. Ideal for company-wide and professional development events.
Unstoppable Leadership
Drawing on his coaching experience, Alex focuses on shared vision, trust, and the example leaders set for others. Ideal for managers and leaders at any career stage.
Unstoppable Teams
Alex examines how teams can build genuine connection and align individual goals with collective success. Ideal for organizations seeking stronger collaboration and a more united culture.
Is Alex Weber Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the obstacles it faces, and the goals you want it to pursue after the event. We can help select Alex’s most relevant keynote, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Scott Welle
Motivational Speaker, Best-selling Author and Strategist on Peak Performance
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Scott Welle is a #1 international best-selling author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and Founder of Outperform The Norm - a leading program for business leaders and athletes looking raise their game and perform at the highest level.
While the rest of the competition is playing not to lose, Scott teaches people to play to win. His proprietary “Commit/Attack/Conquer” formula ensures people fall asleep at night knowing they are making the most of their precious days on this planet. For this, Fox 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul has called him a “Motivational Expert.”
Scott has successfully engaged audiences from Northwestern Mutual, State Farm, Edward Jones, Caribou Coffee, Sherwin Williams, Toyota and Chevrolet. He has spoken in 27+ states to 100,000+ people; students from 49+ countries have taken his online courses; 1,000,000+ video views across social platforms; author of 9 best-selling books in peak performance/self-help; Adjunct professor in Sport Psychology - and 20+ years studying and working with Outperformers in business and athletics.
Scott’s nine best-selling books, articles, videos, podcasts and online programs inspire hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. He has a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology - and serves on advisory committees of three national level organizations. He regularly speaks and consults with top performing executives, sales professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as elite athletes, all with one common goal - to outperform the norm.
Scott enjoys pushing his own physical and mental limits, completing five Ironman triathlons, 27 marathons - and a 100-mile ultra marathon run. He is very close with his brother, Jason. Together they “plod” at least one marathon together each year, laughing the whole way.
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About Marc Woods - Paralympian, Author and Cancer Ambassador:
Marc Woods competed internationally as a swimmer for 17 years; winning 12 Paralympic medals from 5 Games and a further 21 from either World or European Championships. In the past he has held world records for 200m, 400m, 1500m Freestyle and as well as being part of the team that held the world record for 4 x 100m Freestyle. At the London 2012 Paralympic Games worked for the BBC as a commentator and presenter, as well as performing in the opening ceremony.
Marc now spends his time presenting at business conference around the world. His speech takes you on an inspirational journey - giving insights into personal responsibility, leadership, teamwork and motivation. It is a journey that took him from cancer patient to multiple Gold medallist. Along with some of the personnel now working with British Cycling he was a pioneer of the
notion of marginal gains.
Marc has written three books. Most notably Personal Best, a combination of his inspirational life story and personal development advice, and more recently Beyond the Call, which supported by research from New York University, looks at how to create conditions within an organisation that make discretionary effort more likely.
Amongst other things he is an ambassador of Teenage Cancer Trust, a director of the Youth Sport Trust and ambassador for CANSA (South Africa's Cancer Charity) and patron for Bone Cancer Research Trust. His clients come from all business sectors and include IBM, Pfizer, Sainsbury, O2 and Santander.
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Cassandra Worthy: Keynote Speaker on Change, Leadership & Transformation | Founder of Change Enthusiasm® | Bestselling Author
Turn Change Into Your Competitive Advantage
What if your people didn't just cope with change—but learned how to use it as fuel for growth?
Cassandra Worthy is a bestselling author, leadership expert and highly engaging keynote speaker on change, transformation, resilience and workplace culture.
Why Book Cassandra Worthy?
Cassandra tackles one of the biggest challenges facing organizations today: change fatigue.
Most people understand that change is necessary. The challenge is getting them to embrace it rather than resist it.
Cassandra gives audiences a practical framework for recognizing the emotions that surface during disruption and turning those emotions into productive action. Rather than simply telling people to “embrace change,” she shows them how to do it.
Her keynotes are energetic, interactive and highly actionable—making Cassandra an excellent choice when you want people to leave the room thinking differently, feeling energized and ready to move forward.
What Makes Cassandra Worthy Different?
- Creator of Change Enthusiasm® — a distinctive methodology for navigating change
- Real-world corporate experience — understands transformation from inside major organizations
- High-energy delivery — dynamic, engaging and memorable on stage
- Emotion meets action — helps people understand their response to change and do something productive with it
- Immediately actionable — practical strategies audiences can apply right away
- Relevant at every level — connects with executives, managers and employees
- Customizable — Cassandra can align her message with your organization's specific transformation or change initiative
Why Is Cassandra Right for Your Audience?
Cassandra is an outstanding choice when your organization needs people to move beyond change resistance and actively participate in what's next.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, association conferences and organizations undergoing transformation, restructuring, rapid growth or cultural change.
Book Cassandra when your audience needs to:
- Embrace rather than resist organizational change
- Navigate uncertainty with greater confidence
- Turn change fatigue into forward momentum
- Build greater resilience and adaptability
- Take ownership of their response to disruption
- Lead teams more effectively through transformation
- Strengthen engagement during periods of uncertainty
- See opportunity where they previously saw disruption
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Understanding why change triggers powerful emotional responses
- Able to recognize the signals that influence their reactions to disruption
- Equipped with practical tools for navigating uncertainty
- Better prepared to turn difficult emotions into productive action
- More resilient and adaptable when circumstances change
- Ready to take greater ownership of their response to transformation
- Energized about their ability to influence what happens next
Cassandra Worthy Keynote Programs
Change Enthusiasm®: Harness the Power of Emotion to Fuel Transformation: What if the emotions people experience during change could become fuel for moving forward?
Cassandra introduces audiences to her signature Change Enthusiasm® methodology, showing them how to recognize the emotions associated with disruption and consciously use those signals to make better choices.
Instead of treating difficult emotions as something to suppress, audiences learn how to use them as information—and transform uncertainty into growth, resilience and action.
Ideal for: Organizational transformation, leadership conferences, corporate meetings and organizations experiencing significant change.
Leading Through Change: Successful transformation requires more than a new strategy. It requires leaders who understand how people actually experience change.
Cassandra helps leaders recognize the emotional side of transformation and gives them practical strategies for guiding teams through uncertainty.
Leaders learn how to create greater trust, maintain engagement and help their people move from resistance toward ownership and action.
Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development, management conferences and transformation initiatives.
Building a Change-Ready Culture: Change isn't an occasional event anymore. It's an everyday reality.
Cassandra challenges organizations to move beyond simply managing individual change initiatives and instead build cultures where adaptability becomes a competitive advantage.
Audiences learn how to develop the mindset, behaviors and emotional awareness required to respond more effectively when disruption arrives.
Ideal for: Culture, innovation, transformation and future-of-work events.
Why Book Cassandra Worthy Through The Sweeney Agency?
Cassandra Worthy's energy and Change Enthusiasm® methodology make her a compelling choice for organizations experiencing transformation—but the real value comes from matching her message to the specific change your audience is being asked to navigate.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
- Confirm Cassandra Worthy's availability and current speaking fee
- Determine which Cassandra Worthy keynote best fits your audience
- Discuss customization around your organization's change initiative
- Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
- Compare Cassandra with other leading change, leadership and motivational speakers
Is Cassandra Worthy Right for Your Event?
Tell us what's changing in your organization—and how you want your people to respond.
We'll help you determine whether Cassandra is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
About
Garrison Wynn: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Change & Influence | Bestselling Author | Business Performance Expert
Influence People. Navigate Change. Get Better Results.
Garrison Wynn is a bestselling author, business expert and highly entertaining keynote speaker on leadership, change, influence and workplace performance.
Combining research, real-world business experience and humor, Garrison helps audiences understand what makes people listen, trust and cooperate. His practical approach gives leaders and employees strategies for communicating more effectively, navigating change and getting results—even when they don't have complete control over the people or circumstances around them.
Why Book Garrison Wynn?
Garrison tackles a reality every organization faces: being right isn't enough. You still have to get people to buy in.
Whether leaders are introducing change, salespeople are influencing customers or teams are trying to work more effectively together, success often depends on the ability to gain cooperation from other people.
Garrison shows audiences how to increase their influence, communicate in ways people respond to and become more effective at getting things done.
His presentations are funny, fast-paced and practical, making complex workplace challenges easy to understand and immediately relevant.
What Makes Garrison Wynn Different?
- Business-focused message — connects communication and influence directly to results
- Highly entertaining — uses humor to keep audiences engaged
- Practical strategies — gives people ideas they can immediately apply
- Influence expertise — explores why people listen, cooperate and buy into ideas
- Change relevant — helps leaders gain greater support during uncertainty and transformation
- Broad audience appeal — effective for executives, managers, salespeople and frontline employees
- Real-world perspective — focuses on what actually works when dealing with people
- Memorable delivery — combines useful content with an entertaining keynote experience
Why Is Garrison Right for Your Audience?
Garrison is an excellent choice when you need your people to communicate more effectively, gain greater cooperation and produce results in situations they can't completely control.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales meetings, corporate events, association conferences and organizations navigating change.
Book Garrison when your audience needs to:
- Gain greater buy-in for their ideas
- Communicate more effectively with different personalities
- Influence without relying on authority
- Build stronger workplace relationships
- Navigate resistance to change
- Improve collaboration across teams
- Strengthen customer and client relationships
- Get better results through other people
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- Better able to communicate ideas in ways people will hear
- Understanding why good ideas don't automatically gain support
- Equipped with practical strategies for increasing influence
- More effective at gaining cooperation from others
- Better prepared to communicate during change
- More aware of how trust affects business relationships
- Ready to adapt their communication to different people and situations
Garrison Wynn Keynote Programs
Being the Best vs. Being Consistently Chosen
Why aren't the best products, services or ideas always the ones people choose?
Garrison explores the factors that influence how people make decisions and why technical excellence alone doesn't guarantee success.
Audiences discover how trust, communication, relationships and perceived value can influence whether customers, colleagues and decision-makers choose to support them.
Ideal for: Sales conferences, customer-facing teams, association events and business-development meetings.
Change Management: Creating Buy-In
Change doesn't succeed simply because leadership says it needs to happen.
Garrison helps audiences understand why people resist change and what leaders can do to create greater cooperation.
He shares practical strategies for communicating change, building trust and helping people understand why moving forward is in their interest.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, transformation initiatives and organizations navigating significant change.
The Truth About Success
What really separates consistently successful people from everyone else?
Garrison challenges conventional assumptions about talent, intelligence and hard work and explores the behaviors that help people gain trust, build relationships and achieve results.
Through humor, research and real-world examples, he shows audiences how to become more influential and effective in their interactions with others.
Ideal for: Corporate meetings, leadership events, sales kickoffs and association conferences.
Why Book Garrison Wynn Through The Sweeney Agency?
Garrison Wynn combines business insight, practical strategies and humor to create a keynote that is both useful and entertaining—but the real value comes from matching his message to the results you want your audience to achieve.
Contact The Sweeney Agency [email protected] to check on book Garrison Wynn's availability and current speaking fee.