New Speakers

Jon Acuff
Jon Acuff: New York Times Bestselling Author | Leadership Speaker | Expert on Goals, Overthinking and Change Turn Good Intentions into Finished Work Your team has goals. What keeps them from making progress? Often it’s overthinking, waiting for the per …
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Jon Acuff: New York Times Bestselling Author | Leadership Speaker | Expert on Goals, Overthinking and Change
Turn Good Intentions into Finished Work
Jon Acuff makes those habits easier to recognize and change. The author of Soundtracks, Finish, and All It Takes Is a Goal brings humour, relatable stories, and practical tools to audiences that want to adapt to change and follow through. The Sweeney Agency
Why Book Jon Acuff?
Jon takes challenges that can feel personal—self-doubt, perfectionism, and procrastination—and shows how they affect team performance. He gives people useful language for the thoughts that slow them down and simple ways to take action.
For organizations asking people to embrace change or meet ambitious goals, Jon delivers an upbeat keynote with a practical next step.
What Makes Jon Different?
• Humour and storytelling that make difficult habits easy to recognize
• A clear framework for changing patterns of overthinking
• Practical ideas audiences can apply to their work
• A message that connects individual habits to team results
• Programs focused on mindset, change, and finishing goals
Why Is Jon Right for Your Audience?
Jon is a strong fit for leadership meetings, company conferences, sales kickoffs, and teams navigating change. He is especially valuable when people know what they need to accomplish but need help getting past hesitation, distraction, or the pressure to do everything perfectly.
Book Jon when your audience needs to:
• Stop overthinking and start taking useful action
• Navigate change with greater curiosity and confidence
• Turn ambitious goals into consistent progress
• Reduce the drag of perfectionism and procrastination
• Build a shared language for more productive thinking
• Finish important work
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Able to spot recurring thoughts that hold them back
• Equipped to replace those thoughts with ones that support action
• More confident about taking the next step amid uncertainty
• Ready to make visible progress toward their goals
• Motivated to follow through on work that matters to their team
Keynote Programs
Soundtracks
Jon shows teams how to recognize repetitive thoughts that fuel overthinking, replace them with more useful ones, and reinforce new habits. Ideal for change, productivity, and performance events.
The AI Mindset
When AI changes faster than a team can plan for it, fear and overthinking can stall progress. Jon applies his Soundtracks framework to help audiences approach AI with curiosity and a mindset ready for change.
From Start to Finish
Jon explores why capable people leave goals incomplete and how to build the habits that help them finish. Ideal for sales teams, leadership conferences, and organizations focused on execution. The Sweeney Agency
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us what is slowing your team down and what you want them to accomplish after the event. We can help you choose Jon’s most relevant program, discuss the format, and confirm his availability and current fee.
Is Jon Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the goals in front of them, and the obstacles to making progress. We’ll help you assess Jon’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Dirk Ahlborn
About Dirk Ahlborn – Entrepreneur and Innovation Speaker, CEO of Hyperloop Technologies, Founder of JumpStarter
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Dirk Ahlborn: Founder of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and JumpStarter | Entrepreneur | Speaker on Innovation, Collaboration and the Future of Work
Why Book Dirk Ahlborn?
His entrepreneurial background spans banking, alternative energy, product development and startup incubation. Dirk connects those experiences with practical questions leaders face: how to attract talent, build partnerships, organize expertise and keep moving when resources are limited. His presentations give audiences a concrete story to examine as they consider new ways to innovate.
Why Is Dirk Ahlborn Right for Your Audience?
Dirk is a strong fit for innovation conferences, leadership meetings, entrepreneurship events and industry gatherings exploring new business models. He is particularly relevant when an organization wants to challenge familiar assumptions about how companies develop ideas and bring people together.
Book Dirk when your audience needs to:
• Explore alternatives to traditional innovation models
• Bring outside expertise into business challenges
• Build commitment around an ambitious vision
• Rethink how teams and partnerships are organized
• Consider how AI could change everyday workflows
• Turn entrepreneurial thinking into practical action
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More open to unconventional approaches to innovation
• Clearer on the opportunities and limits of crowd collaboration
• Better able to connect a shared purpose with contributor commitment
• Equipped with questions for evaluating new ways of working
• Ready to identify a practical next step for their own organization
Keynote Programs
Building the Hyperloop
Dirk shares the partnerships, setbacks and decisions behind building HyperloopTT. Ideal for innovation, transportation, infrastructure and leadership audiences interested in what ambitious ventures teach about running a business.
Crowd-Powered Companies
Dirk explains the model that brought hundreds of contributors together to work for equity, including how to organize a distributed community and where the approach can encounter difficulties. Ideal for founders, talent leaders and audiences exploring new organizational models.
Working in the Age of AI
Dirk explores how AI changes the way companies are built and work gets done, with practical ideas for introducing AI agents into workflows. Ideal for executives, industry associations and company audiences considering their next steps with AI.
Is Dirk Ahlborn Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the innovation challenges it faces and the ideas you want people to explore. We can help select Dirk’s most relevant program, discuss customization and format, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

David Allison
Human Values Expert, Bestselling Author, and Founder of The Valuegraphics Project
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David Allison: Human Values Expert | Founder of the Valuegraphics Project | Bestselling Author
Understand What People Value. Change What Happens Next.
David Allison helps organizations look past demographic labels to the human values people share. As the founder of the Valuegraphics Project, he turns research on values into practical ideas for reaching customers, engaging employees, and building stronger connections.
Why Book David Allison?
David gives audiences a fresh way to understand why people act. He shows leaders how to use insight into human values when they communicate, sell, lead, or create a sense of belonging.
His keynotes are especially useful for organizations with plenty of customer or employee data but too little clarity about what will truly engage people.
What Makes David Different?
• Original global research into the values that influence decisions
• An approach that looks beyond broad demographic assumptions
• Relevant applications for sales, marketing, leadership, and workplace culture
• A way to connect data with more human communication
• The ability to tailor the conversation to the audience an organization wants to engage
Why Is David Right for Your Audience?
David is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales and marketing events, association meetings, and organizations working to strengthen culture. He is particularly valuable when a team needs to understand its customers, employees, or community more deeply before trying to influence them.
Book David when your audience needs to:
• Understand what matters most to the people it serves
• Build stronger connections with customers and colleagues
• Make messages more relevant and persuasive
• Lead teams with a better grasp of shared motivations
• Strengthen belonging without relying on stereotypes
• Turn audience insight into practical decisions
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the difference between who people are and what they value
• Ready to ask better questions about the audiences they want to reach
• Equipped to connect messages and decisions to shared values
• More confident using values to improve engagement and trust
• Motivated to put human insight alongside the data they already use
Keynote Programs
Boosting Sales by Being Human
David shows sales and marketing teams how understanding customer values can help them communicate more effectively and build stronger relationships. Ideal for sales kickoffs, customer experience events, and marketing conferences.
The Science of Values-Based Leadership
David explores how leaders can identify the values their people share and use that understanding to improve communication, collaboration, and engagement. Ideal for leadership meetings and organizations navigating change.
The Blueprint for Belonging
David challenges audiences to move beyond assumptions based on demographic labels and examine the values that help people feel understood and included. Ideal for workplace culture and people leadership events.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us about your audience and the outcome you want. We’ll help you assess which of David’s programs is most relevant, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and current fee.
Is David Right for Your Event?
Tell us whose decisions you hope to influence, which relationships you want to strengthen, and what you want your audience to do differently. We’ll help you assess David’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Mariana Atencio
Peabody Award-winning Journalist, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, Inspiring Storyteller, and Host/Moderator
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Mariana Atencio: Peabody Award-Winning Journalist | Bestselling Author | Speaker on Trust, Authenticity and Communication
Build Trust by Showing Up as Yourself
Mariana Atencio brings a journalist’s instinct for finding the human story to that question. The author of Perfectly You helps leaders and teams communicate with greater authenticity, build trust, and recognize the strength in what makes each person different. The Sweeney Agency
Why Book Mariana Atencio?
Mariana combines the energy of a compelling storyteller with experience reporting, interviewing, and speaking to diverse audiences. She connects her own journey with challenges people face at work: finding their voice, communicating through uncertainty, and building relationships across differences.
Her keynotes give audiences practical ways to communicate with clarity and empathy. For leaders, that can help create the trust people need to collaborate and contribute their best work.
What Makes Mariana Different?
• A journalist’s experience telling stories that connect people
• A personal message about authenticity grounded in her own journey
• Practical communication lessons for leaders and teams
• An interactive, energetic style that invites audience reflection
• Versatility as a keynote speaker, host, and moderator
Why Is Mariana Right for Your Audience?
Mariana is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, women’s programs, and organizations working to strengthen communication or culture. She is especially valuable when an audience needs both an inspiring story and a reason to examine how it builds trust day to day.
Book Mariana when your audience needs to:
• Communicate more credibly during uncertainty
• Build trust across teams and with customers
• Lead with authenticity and empathy
• Value individual differences as a source of strength
• Speak up with greater confidence
• Strengthen connection and belonging at work
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• More aware of how authenticity affects trust
• Ready to communicate with greater clarity and empathy
• Better able to recognize and use their own strengths
• More confident sharing ideas and stories that matter
• Motivated to create stronger connections with colleagues
Keynote Programs
Real Matters: Building Trust in an Unreal World
Mariana explores why genuine communication matters when employees and customers are surrounded by polished narratives and AI-generated messages. She gives leaders ways to build credibility, strengthen connection, and guide teams through uncertainty.
Perfectly You: Leveraging the Power Within
Drawing on her book and personal story, Mariana shows audiences how embracing what makes them different can strengthen confidence, resilience, and purpose. Ideal for employee events and women’s leadership programs.
Communicating Confidently: Cut Through the Noise and Get Heard
In this interactive keynote or breakout, Mariana shares techniques for distilling a message, speaking with confidence, and connecting across in-person and digital settings. Ideal for leaders and client-facing teams. The Sweeney Agency
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us whether your audience most needs to build trust, find its voice, or communicate more effectively. We’ll help you choose the right program, discuss customization, and confirm Mariana’s availability and current fee.
Is Mariana Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, where trust or communication needs to improve, and what you want people to do differently. We’ll help you assess Mariana’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Cam Awesome
Champion Boxer, Motivational Speaker, and Author
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Cam Awesome: Motivational Keynote Speaker on Resilience, Mindset & High Performance | Champion Boxer | Team USA Captain
Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
What could your people accomplish if setbacks stopped being reasons to quit and became reasons to grow?
Cam Awesome is a champion boxer, former Team USA captain and dynamic motivational keynote speaker on resilience, mindset, overcoming adversity and high performance.
Why Book Cam Awesome?
Cam delivers something every event planner wants: a motivational keynote that's inspiring, entertaining and genuinely useful.
His story isn't about winning every time. It's about learning how to respond when you don't.
Cam shows audiences that resilience isn't something you're born with—it's something you develop by changing the way you interpret setbacks, failure and discomfort.
His energetic and often hilarious delivery gets audiences laughing while challenging them to take greater ownership, become more resilient and stop allowing fear of failure to limit their potential.
What Makes Cam Awesome Different?
• Champion athlete — brings real lessons from elite-level competition
• Former Team USA captain — understands leadership, accountability and teamwork
• Powerful resilience story — demonstrates how setbacks can become catalysts for growth
• Exceptionally entertaining — uses humor to make serious lessons memorable
• Authentic and vulnerable — openly shares both victories and failures
• High-energy delivery — immediately engages and energizes a room
• Practical mindset strategies — gives audiences ideas they can apply immediately
• Broad audience appeal — particularly effective for sales, leadership and employee events
Why Is Cam Right for Your Audience?
Cam is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to increase their resilience, become more comfortable with discomfort and take action despite the possibility of failure.
He is particularly effective for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, corporate meetings, association events and teams working in competitive or rapidly changing environments.
Book Cam when your audience needs to:
• Bounce back faster from setbacks
• Become more comfortable taking risks
• Stop allowing fear of failure to limit performance
• Build greater confidence and resilience
• Maintain motivation when results don't come immediately
• Take greater ownership of their attitude
• Approach challenges with a stronger mindset
• Bring more energy and optimism to their work
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Thinking differently about failure and setbacks
• Better prepared to respond when things don't go according to plan
• More willing to step outside their comfort zone
• Equipped with practical strategies for strengthening resilience
• Understanding how mindset influences performance
• More confident taking action despite uncertainty
• Energized and ready to approach their next challenge differently
Cam Awesome Keynote Programs
Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable. Growth rarely happens inside your comfort zone.
Cam shares the lessons he learned from years of elite competition and the setbacks that threatened to derail his ambitions.
He challenges audiences to rethink their relationship with discomfort and recognize that difficult experiences can become opportunities to learn, adapt and improve.
Ideal for: Sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, corporate meetings and organizations navigating change.
The Awesome Mindset. You can't control everything that happens. You can control what you do next.
Cam shows audiences how changing their perspective can change the way they respond to pressure, disappointment and adversity.
Using humor, personal stories and lessons from competitive boxing, he demonstrates how people can develop a mindset that helps them recover faster and continue moving toward their goals.
Ideal for: High-performance teams, sales organizations, leadership events and employee meetings.
Turning Failure Into Fuel. What if failure wasn't the opposite of success—but part of the process required to achieve it?
Cam challenges the fear of failure that often prevents people from taking risks, pursuing opportunities and reaching their potential.
His experiences demonstrate how setbacks can provide the lessons, perspective and motivation needed to come back stronger.
Ideal for: Sales teams, emerging leaders, high-performance cultures and organizations pursuing ambitious goals.
Why Book Cam Awesome Through The Sweeney Agency?
Cam Awesome combines championship-level experience, powerful resilience lessons and exceptional humor—but the real value comes from connecting his message directly to the challenges your audience is facing.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Cam Awesome's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Cam Awesome keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your event objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Cam with other leading motivational, resilience and high-performance speakers
Is Cam Awesome Right for Your Event?
Tell us where your people need greater resilience, confidence or motivation.
We'll help you determine whether Cam is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Kristel Bauer
Kristel Bauer: Leadership and High Performance Speaker | Author of Work-Life Tango | Founder of Live Greatly Perform Well Without Running on Empty Your people are being asked to deliver more while adapting to constant change. How can they stay focused …
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Kristel Bauer: Leadership and High Performance Speaker | Author of Work-Life Tango | Founder of Live Greatly
Perform Well Without Running on Empty
Kristel Bauer helps leaders and teams answer that question. Drawing on her background in healthcare, behavioral science, and leadership, she offers practical habits for strengthening performance, resilience, and well-being in demanding workplaces.
Why Book Kristel Bauer?
Kristel connects high performance with the daily choices that make it sustainable. Her presentations help audiences rethink how they manage energy, attention, and competing priorities so they can do their best work over time.
Her experience as a Physician Assistant in integrative psychiatry and her work as the author of Work-Life Tango give her a distinctive perspective on stress, behaviour change, and leadership.
What Makes Kristel Different?
• A healthcare background that informs her approach to stress and resilience
• Practical habits that connect personal well-being with team performance
• A message relevant to leaders and individual contributors
• Research-informed ideas delivered with warmth and energy
• Actionable guidance for navigating pressure and change
Why Is Kristel Right for Your Audience?
Kristel is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, healthcare meetings, and organizations focused on performance and culture. She is particularly valuable when people are stretched thin and need ways to stay engaged, focused, and adaptable.
Book Kristel when your audience needs to:
• Sustain strong performance during demanding periods
• Improve focus and manage competing priorities
• Lead teams more effectively under pressure
• Respond to change with greater confidence
• Reduce habits that contribute to burnout
• Build a culture that supports both results and well-being
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better able to identify habits that drain or restore their energy
• Equipped to improve focus and decision-making under pressure
• Ready to make practical changes to how they work each day
• More confident leading or adapting through uncertainty
• Motivated to pursue success they can sustain
Keynote Programs
High-Performance Habits: Unlocking Energy, Focus, and Sustainable Success
Kristel shares practical ways to strengthen attention, productivity, and resilience through better daily habits. Ideal for companywide events and teams seeking strong results without chronic exhaustion.
Embracing Change: Unlocking Motivation and Momentum in Times of Uncertainty
Kristel helps audiences approach change with greater adaptability and a growth-oriented mindset. Ideal for organizations facing transition, new demands, or persistent uncertainty.
Leadership Under Pressure: The Mindset & Habits of Sustainable High Performance
Kristel focuses on the communication, self-leadership, and decision-making habits that help leaders support their people while delivering results. Ideal for management and leadership conferences.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us whether your audience’s priority is energy, adaptability, or leadership effectiveness. We’ll help you select Kristel’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and current fee.
Is Kristel Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the pressures it faces, and what you want people to do differently after the event. We’ll help you assess Kristel’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Jack Becker
Decorated U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot, Founder & CEO, Flight Level Solutions, Inc., Leadership, Teamwork, Safety, and Peak Human Performance Expert
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Jack Becker: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Accountability & High Performance | Former U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot | Founder of Supersonic Success
Bring Fighter-Pilot Precision to Business Performance
What could your team accomplish if they prepared, communicated and executed with the discipline of elite fighter pilots?
Jack Becker is a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot and dynamic keynote speaker on leadership, accountability, teamwork and high performance.
Why Book Jack Becker?
Jack doesn't simply tell exciting fighter-pilot stories. He translates the disciplines of military aviation into practical strategies business teams can use.
His message focuses on the behaviors that drive consistent performance: preparation, accountability, communication, execution and learning from every experience.
For organizations looking to improve performance rather than simply motivate people for an hour, Jack delivers a keynote designed to help audiences turn lessons into action and action into better results.
What Makes Jack Becker Different?
• Former U.S. Navy fighter pilot — brings lessons from an elite performance environment
• Business-focused message — translates aviation principles into workplace strategies
• Accountability driven — encourages people to take ownership of their performance
• Execution focused — helps close the gap between strategy and results
• Practical debriefing approach — emphasizes learning and continuous improvement
• Team performance — demonstrates why trust and communication matter under pressure
• High-energy delivery — engages audiences with compelling aviation experiences
• Actionable takeaways — gives teams concepts they can apply immediately
Why Is Jack Right for Your Audience?
Jack is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to improve execution, strengthen accountability and work together more effectively.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings, management events and organizations focused on operational excellence.
Book Jack when your audience needs to:
• Turn strategy into consistent execution
• Strengthen personal accountability
• Improve communication across teams
• Build greater trust and collaboration
• Prepare more effectively for important opportunities
• Learn quickly from wins and mistakes
• Perform more consistently under pressure
• Create a culture of continuous improvement
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Understanding how preparation improves execution
• More willing to take ownership of results
• Better equipped to communicate when the stakes are high
• Recognizing the importance of effective debriefing
• More focused on learning rather than assigning blame
• Better prepared to collaborate across teams
• Ready to apply continuous improvement to everyday performance
Jack Becker Keynote Programs
Supersonic Success: What can business teams learn from the way fighter pilots prepare, execute and improve?
Jack takes audiences inside the world of military aviation to demonstrate how high-performing teams prepare for demanding missions and execute when the pressure is on.
He then translates those lessons into practical business strategies that can help organizations improve communication, accountability and performance.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, management teams and organizations focused on execution.
The Fighter Pilot Mindset: High performance doesn't happen by accident.
Jack explores the habits and disciplines that help elite performers stay focused, make decisions and deliver results in demanding environments.
Audiences learn how stronger preparation, clearer expectations and personal accountability can improve performance across an organization.
Ideal for: Sales kickoffs, leadership meetings and high-performance teams.
Debrief to Win: What happens after the mission may be just as important as what happens during it.
Jack demonstrates how effective debriefing can help teams identify what worked, understand what didn't and continuously improve without creating a culture of blame.
Applied to business, this approach can strengthen communication, accelerate learning and help teams perform better on the next mission.
Ideal for: Leadership teams, sales organizations, project teams and companies building a culture of continuous improvement.
Why Book Jack Becker Through The Sweeney Agency?
Jack Becker combines fighter-pilot experience with practical business strategies for improving execution, accountability and teamwork—but the real value comes from connecting those lessons to the performance challenges facing your organization.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Jack Becker's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Jack Becker keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your event objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Jack with other leading leadership, teamwork and high-performance speakers
Is Jack Becker Right for Your Event?
Tell us where your team needs to improve execution, accountability or collaboration.
We'll help you determine whether Jack 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 Jack Becker as your keynote speaker.

Kim Becking
Communications and PR strategist, Trusted Media Expert, and Bestselling Author
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Kim Becking: Keynote Speaker | Bestselling Author | Expert on Change, Resilience and Unstoppable Momentum
Build Momentum Through Change
Kim Becking helps audiences turn that question into action. Drawing on her research into change, resilience, and human behavior, she gives people practical ways to shift their mindset, strengthen connections, and build momentum amid uncertainty.
Why Book Kim Becking?
Kim brings energy and useful tools to conversations about change. She helps audiences recognize what they can influence, respond more effectively to setbacks, and take the next step even when circumstances remain uncertain.
Her message can be tailored to leaders, teams, sales professionals, and association audiences facing rapid change or sustained pressure.
What Makes Kim Different?
• A research-informed approach to change, resilience, and human behavior
• Practical strategies audiences can use during periods of uncertainty
• A focus on moving forward together
• Experience speaking to corporate and association audiences
• An energetic style that makes serious challenges easier to discuss and act on
Why Is Kim Right for Your Audience?
Kim is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, association meetings, and sales gatherings. She is especially relevant when people are managing constant change, competing demands, or a loss of momentum.
Book Kim when your audience needs to:
• Adapt to change with greater confidence
• Build resilience during demanding periods
• Replace overwhelm with a practical next step
• Strengthen connection and collaboration across teams
• Lead others through uncertainty
• Sustain motivation toward shared goals
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better able to recognize and reframe unhelpful reactions to change
• Equipped with practical ways to regain focus and move forward
• More aware of how connection supports resilient teams
• Ready to take ownership of actions within their control
• Motivated to build momentum for themselves and others
Keynote Programs
Ignite Unstoppable Momentum
Kim shows audiences how to use adaptability, resilience, and mindset to navigate a fast-changing world. Ideal for conference and employee audiences seeking renewed energy and a practical path forward.
Resign as General Manager of the Universe
This keynote invites people to release the pressure to manage everything, refuel, and refocus on what matters. Ideal for audiences experiencing overwhelm or sustained demands.
Unleash Unstoppable Momentum in Others
Kim explores how leaders can strengthen connection, engagement, and resilience through a more human approach to leadership. Ideal for managers and executive teams guiding people through change.
Build Unstoppable Momentum Together
Kim focuses on the connection and collaboration teams need to move forward together. Ideal for organizations working across functions or rebuilding shared energy around a goal.
Accelerate Unstoppable Momentum
Kim addresses the mindset and persistence sales teams need when conditions shift. Ideal for sales meetings and teams looking to maintain focus through uncertainty.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us what is changing for your audience and the kind of momentum you want to create. We can help you choose the most relevant keynote, discuss customization, and confirm Kim’s availability and current fee.
Is Kim Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenges it faces, and what you want people to do differently after the event. We’ll help you assess Kim’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected]

Barb Betts
Sought-after keynote speaker, CEO and relentless advocate for building businesses rooted in relationships
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Barb Betts: Human Connection Expert | Author of The Relationship Advantage | Speaker on Trust-Based Sales and Leadership
Make Relationships Your Business Advantage
Barb Betts helps leaders and sales professionals turn genuine connection into stronger trust, loyalty, referrals, and collaboration. Drawing on more than two decades in sales and leadership, she gives audiences practical ways to build relationships before they need them—and keep those relationships strong over time.
Why Book Barb Betts?
Barb makes an essential business idea actionable: people are more likely to work with, recommend, and follow those they trust. She shows audiences how consistent communication, curiosity, and follow-through can strengthen relationships with customers and colleagues.
Her message draws on the business she built through relationships and on the methods she now teaches. It is particularly useful for organizations that want more than a motivational reminder to “connect with people.”
What Makes Barb Different?
• More than 20 years of experience in sales, business building, and leadership
• A repeatable approach to building relationships, including her 5x5 Method
• Practical relevance for sales results, client loyalty, and team culture
• Personal stories that make authenticity and confidence easier to discuss
• An energetic presentation style focused on actions audiences can use
Why Is Barb Right for Your Audience?
Barb is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, association events, and programs focused on customer experience or workplace culture. She is especially valuable when an organization wants to improve how its people earn trust in everyday interactions.
Book Barb when your audience needs to:
• Build relationships that lead to referrals and repeat business
• Earn trust through more intentional communication
• Strengthen client loyalty and retention
• Lead teams through connection and credibility
• Show up with greater confidence and authenticity
• Preserve human connection as technology changes how people work
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Ready to take practical steps to strengthen important relationships
• Better able to make clients and colleagues feel seen and understood
• Clearer on how trust grows through consistency and follow-through
• Equipped to approach sales conversations with more curiosity
• Motivated to turn connection into a daily business practice
Keynote Programs
The Relationship Advantage
Barb explains how intentional, trust-based relationships can create stronger leadership, client loyalty, referrals, and long-term growth. Ideal for audiences whose success depends on working well with people.
Unstoppable Sales Success
Barb shows sales teams how authentic connection helps them earn trust, deepen client relationships, and generate repeat business and referrals. Ideal for sales kickoffs and client-facing professionals.
The Relationship That Changes Everything
Barb addresses the self-doubt that can make authentic connection difficult. She helps audiences build confidence in who they are and bring that confidence to sales, leadership, and everyday interactions. Ideal for women’s leadership and personal development events.
The Connected Leader
Barb shows leaders how everyday communication and consistent actions build credibility and help people feel valued. Ideal for management conferences and organizations seeking stronger team engagement.
Human Connection in the Age of AI
Barb explores how leaders and teams can use technology while protecting the empathy, trust, and personal relationships that sustain loyalty and growth. Ideal for organizations adapting their customer or employee experience.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us where stronger relationships would make the greatest difference for your audience: sales, leadership, client loyalty, or culture. We can help select the right keynote, discuss customization, and confirm Barb’s availability and current fee.
Is Barb Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the relationships it needs to strengthen, and what you want people to do differently afterward. We’ll help you assess Barb’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Jason Bevan
Innovation Speaker, Former Head of Creative Development & VP Marketing EMEA at Warner Bros. Studios
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Jason Bevan: Former Head of Creative Development and VP Marketing EMEA at Warner Bros. | Speaker on Creativity, Innovation and Storytelling
Why Book Jason Bevan?
Jason makes creativity accessible to people in every role. His presentations use film clips, behind-the-scenes examples and straightforward exercises to help teams recognize their creative triggers, challenge assumptions and communicate ideas with greater impact.
Why Is Jason Bevan Right for Your Audience?
Jason is a strong fit for innovation conferences, marketing meetings, leadership events and company gatherings. He is especially relevant when teams need to move beyond familiar answers or explain ideas in ways that engage people emotionally.
Book Jason when your audience needs to:
• Generate fresh approaches to business challenges
• Build confidence in its creative abilities
• Challenge assumptions that limit new ideas
• Strengthen storytelling and communication
• Explore the relationship between human creativity and AI
• Encourage a culture that welcomes experimentation
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More confident contributing creative ideas
• Better able to recognize sources of inspiration
• Equipped with practical techniques from filmmaking
• Ready to communicate through more engaging stories
• More aware of how human insight can complement new tools
Keynote Programs
Rocketfuel Your Innovation & Creativity
Jason shares lessons from major movies and their makers to help people unlock their own creative thinking. Ideal for teams seeking fresh ideas and a more inventive approach to work.
Drive Feelings and Spur Action with Atomic Movie Storytelling
Jason examines how memorable stories engage emotions and motivate action, with techniques audiences can use in their own communication. Ideal for marketing, sales and leadership audiences.
Jason also offers presentations exploring creativity in the age of uncertainty and generative AI. We can discuss the most relevant focus for your audience.
Is Jason Bevan Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the ideas you want to unlock and the communication challenges you want to address. We can help select Jason’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

Rohit Bhargava
Expert on Marketing, Branding, Trends & Disruption, Innovation, Storytelling
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Rohit Bhargava:  Keynote Speaker on Innovation, Future Trends & AI | Founder of the Non-Obvious Company | 3-Time Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author | Georgetown University Professor
See What Others Miss. What if your biggest competitive advantage was simply learning to see what everyone else overlooks?
For more than a decade, Rohit has studied emerging trends and human behavior to help leaders understand what's changing—and what they should do about it. His Non-Obvious approach challenges audiences to look beyond predictable ideas, connect unexpected dots and recognize opportunities before they become obvious to everyone else.
Why Book Rohit Bhargava?
Rohit doesn't simply predict the future. He teaches audiences how to become better at anticipating it themselves.
His approach combines trend research, human behavior, business strategy and memorable storytelling to help people recognize patterns and opportunities they might otherwise miss.
Most importantly, Rohit makes complex subjects accessible, entertaining and actionable. Whether he's talking about AI, innovation, changing consumer behavior or the future of business, his focus is on helping audiences understand what these shifts actually mean for them.
What Makes Rohit Bhargava Different?
• Creator of Non-Obvious Thinking — teaches people how to see what others miss
• 3-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author — with eleven books on trends, innovation, marketing and the future
• Founder of the Non-Obvious Company — dedicated to helping leaders become more open-minded and innovative
• Experienced global keynote speaker — has presented in 32 countries
• Former global brand strategist — spent 15 years at Ogilvy and Leo Burnett
• Georgetown University professor — brings an educator's ability to make ideas understandable
• Human approach to AI — explores how people can benefit from AI without overusing it
• Highly entertaining — known for fast-paced, surprising and “non-boring” presentations
Why Is Rohit Right for Your Audience?
Rohit is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to look beyond what's obvious, anticipate what's coming and turn emerging change into opportunity.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, association meetings, sales kickoffs, innovation summits, marketing conferences and executive events.
Book Rohit when your audience needs to:
• Anticipate emerging trends
• Think more creatively and innovatively
• Understand how AI is changing work and business
• Identify opportunities others may overlook
• Challenge conventional thinking
• Better understand changing customers and consumers
• Build trust in an increasingly skeptical world
• Prepare for disruption without getting overwhelmed by it
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better equipped to recognize important trends before they become obvious
• Understanding how to connect seemingly unrelated ideas
• More confident separating meaningful change from hype
• Better prepared to think creatively about business challenges
• Understanding where human judgment matters in an AI-driven world
• More aware of changing customer expectations and behaviors
• Equipped with practical techniques for becoming a more non-obvious thinker
Rohit Bhargava Keynote Programs
How to Be a Non-Obvious Thinker. What if creativity and innovation were skills anyone could learn?
Rohit introduces audiences to his approach to Non-Obvious Thinking and demonstrates how people can become better at noticing ideas, connecting unexpected dots and seeing opportunities others miss.
Using his SIFT method and entertaining real-world examples, he gives audiences practical habits they can use to become more creative, curious and innovative.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, innovation events, executive meetings and organizations looking to challenge conventional thinking.
Trends Shaping the Future Normal. Which trends will actually matter—and which ones are simply noise?
Drawing on more than a decade of trend research, Rohit explores the emerging ideas, technologies and behaviors already shaping the next decade.
Rather than simply presenting predictions, he helps audiences understand why these trends matter, how they connect and what leaders should be thinking about now to prepare for what's next.
Ideal for: Executive conferences, industry associations, strategy meetings and organizations preparing for disruption.
Thriving in an AI-Disrupted World. How do we use AI without overusing AI?
Rohit offers an optimistic and distinctly human perspective on artificial intelligence and the future of work.
Rather than delivering a technical presentation, he explores how people and organizations can use AI intelligently while protecting the human capabilities—judgment, creativity, empathy and understanding—that become even more valuable as technology advances.
His central message is powerful: in times of disruption, the people who understand people have an advantage.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, AI events, corporate meetings and organizations navigating digital transformation.
Non-Obvious Marketing: Earning Trust in a Skeptical World. How do you earn attention and loyalty when customers are increasingly skeptical of what brands tell them?
Rohit explores how organizations can become more believable, human and trustworthy in a world filled with distraction.
Through unexpected examples and practical ideas, he shows audiences how to earn attention, strengthen trust and create deeper customer relationships.
Ideal for: Marketing conferences, sales meetings, customer-experience events and brand leadership teams.
Why Book Rohit Bhargava Through The Sweeney Agency?
Rohit Bhargava combines future trends, innovation, AI and human behavior with one of the most engaging approaches to business thinking—but the real value comes from identifying which part of his message is most relevant to your audience.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Rohit Bhargava's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Rohit Bhargava keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your industry and event objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Rohit with other leading futurist, innovation and AI keynote speakers
Is Rohit Bhargava Right for Your Event?
Tell us what's changing in your industry—and what you need your audience to see differently.
We'll help you determine whether Rohit is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.
Planning a leadership conference, innovation summit, association meeting or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Rohit Bhargava as your keynote speaker.
 

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Richard Bliss
Renowned Speaker, Author, and Social Media Expert
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Richard Bliss: Founder and President of BlissPoint | Author of Digital First Leadership | Speaker on LinkedIn, Social Selling and AI
Why Book Richard Bliss?
Richard combines experience in executive communication and social selling with applications of AI. His sessions help audiences connect the tools available to them with the people they want to reach, while keeping business knowledge and personal relationships central to their approach.
Why Is Richard Bliss Right for Your Audience?
Richard is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership meetings, professional services events and industry conferences. He is particularly relevant when an organization wants its people to use LinkedIn more effectively or explore AI in prospecting and communication.
Book Richard when your audience needs to:
• Strengthen its professional presence on LinkedIn
• Communicate expertise with greater clarity
• Build relationships with prospects and clients
• Create more relevant digital content
• Explore practical AI applications in sales
• Develop confidence with new communication tools
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how to improve their LinkedIn presence
• Equipped with ideas for engaging their networks
• Better able to connect content with audience interests
• More aware of AI’s role in research and messaging
• Ready to build consistent digital communication habits
Keynote Programs
Mastering LinkedIn to Accelerate
Richard explores how LinkedIn can support sales performance, professional branding, leadership presence and influence. Ideal for sales teams and executives seeking a more deliberate approach to online relationships.
AI-Powered Sales
Richard shares practical ways to integrate AI into sales activity while drawing on personal expertise and customer understanding. Ideal for teams exploring new tools and workflows.
From Fear to Fluency
Richard addresses uncertainty about AI and explores applications in sales and leadership, including ethical considerations. Ideal for audiences seeking confidence and a practical starting point.
Is Richard Bliss Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, its digital experience and the sales or leadership behaviors you want to improve. We can help select Richard’s most relevant program, discuss customization or a workshop, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Molly Bloom
About Molly Bloom – Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Bestselling Author 
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Amy Blankson: Author of The Future of Happiness | Digital Wellness Leader | Speaker on Flourishing and Positive Psychology
Help People Thrive in a Changing World
Amy Blankson helps audiences turn the science of happiness into practical choices at work and in life. As co-founder and Chief Evangelist of the Digital Wellness Institute, she explores how people can use technology well, build positive habits, and create conditions in which they and their teams can flourish.
Why Book Amy Blankson?
Amy brings a constructive perspective to challenges many organizations share: stress, change, engagement, and the impact of technology on well-being. She translates positive psychology into small actions that people can try immediately, while giving leaders a broader way to think about the environments they create.
Her talks can help audiences move from concern about the future toward a clearer sense of what they can influence today.
What Makes Amy Different?
• Author of The Future of Happiness, which examines well-being in a digital world
• Co-founder and Chief Evangelist of the Digital Wellness Institute
• Experience connecting positive psychology with workplace challenges
• Current programs on flourishing, AI, and resilience amid uncertainty
• An engaging style that makes ideas about well-being practical and accessible
Why Is Amy Right for Your Audience?
Amy is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, education and nonprofit gatherings, and programs focused on workplace culture or digital change. She is especially relevant when an audience needs a thoughtful, encouraging way to address uncertainty without dismissing its real pressures.
Book Amy when your audience needs to:
• Navigate change with greater optimism and agency
• Support employee well-being alongside performance
• Build small habits that make positive change more sustainable
• Consider how AI can support human creativity and judgment
• Create healthier relationships with technology
• Make flourishing a meaningful part of workplace culture
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better able to identify actions within their control during uncertainty
• Equipped with practical ideas for building positive daily habits
• Clearer on how leaders can support people who are adapting to change
• Ready to use technology more intentionally
• Inspired to connect well-being, purpose, and performance
Keynote Programs
The Future is Flourishing: Why Thriving People and Cultures Will Define What’s Next
Amy invites audiences to look beyond simply coping with change and consider what allows people and organizations to thrive. She offers a practical framework for bringing purpose and well-being into decisions about culture, engagement, and performance. Ideal for leadership and workplace culture events.
SuperThinkers: How to Innovate, Lead, and Thrive in an AI-Driven World
Amy explores how leaders can use AI to deepen thinking, ask better questions, and support human creativity. Ideal for audiences looking for a people-centered approach to technological change.
Fearless Positivity: Mastering Mindset in the Midst of Uncertainty
Amy shares ways to reframe challenges, build resilience, and take purposeful action when the path ahead is unclear. Ideal for organizations navigating change, disruption, or sustained pressure.
Additional Workshop: The Joy Game
In this interactive workshop, Amy helps teams make joy a practical part of daily work through small changes in mindset and behavior. Ideal for groups seeking more engagement and connection.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us whether your audience is focused on flourishing, AI, uncertainty, or digital well-being. We can help select the right keynote or workshop, discuss customization, and confirm Amy’s availability and current fee.
Is Amy Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the pressures it faces, and what you want people to think or do differently afterward. We’ll help you assess Amy’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Kris Boesch
Founder & CEO of Choose People, Author & Keynote Speaker 
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Kris Boesch: Founder of Choose People | Author of Culture Works | Speaker on Workplace Culture and Team Connection
Make Work a Place People Want to Be
Kris Boesch helps leaders and teams answer that question with practical changes to the way they work together. As founder of Choose People and a former company CEO, she combines research on workplace culture with firsthand experience improving morale, collaboration, and retention.
Why Book Kris Boesch?
Kris makes culture specific. She helps audiences see how everyday behaviors—recognition, candid communication, kindness, and shared responsibility—shape the experience of coming to work.
Her ideas grew out of the challenges she faced while leading a moving company with high turnover and a struggling culture. She brings that experience to presentations designed to give participants tools they can use with their own teams.
What Makes Kris Different?
• Experience improving workplace culture as a company CEO
• Founder of Choose People and author of Culture Works: How to Create Happiness in the Workplace
• Research-informed tools for strengthening employee experience
• Interactive presentations that invite people to apply the ideas
• Practical approaches to difficult conversations, trust, and teamwork
Why Is Kris Right for Your Audience?
Kris is a strong fit for leadership conferences, HR events, employee gatherings, and team meetings. She is especially valuable when people want to improve culture but need a clearer picture of what to do differently on Monday morning.
Book Kris when your audience needs to:
• Strengthen trust and camaraderie at work
• Address conflict directly and constructively
• Reduce divisions between teams or departments
• Support employees facing change or burnout
• Make accountability feel shared and constructive
• Build a workplace where people feel their work matters
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better able to identify behaviors that strengthen workplace culture
• Equipped to approach difficult conversations with care and candor
• Ready to create more connection across team boundaries
• Clearer on how leaders can support shared ownership
• Motivated to take practical steps toward a healthier work experience
Keynote Programs
Social Super Glue
Kris explores how kindness, connection, and shared identity encourage people to collaborate and support one another. Ideal for organizations seeking a more cohesive culture and stronger employee commitment.
Freedom from Funkytown
Kris gives audiences a framework for raising concerns and resolving conflict with communication that is kind, candid, and constructive. Ideal for teams that want less workplace drama and more trust.
Beat Burnout & Renew Vitality
Kris helps audiences examine patterns of overwhelm and find ways to regain energy and enjoyment in their work. Ideal for teams under sustained pressure.
Real Deal Change Management
Kris addresses the human side of change, helping audiences understand resistance, expand their comfort zones, and take part in what comes next. Ideal for organizations navigating a transition.
Break Down Silos & Build Up Trust
Kris helps colleagues recognize how their work depends on one another and build a stronger sense of shared responsibility. Ideal for cross-functional teams and organization-wide meetings.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us what is getting in the way of a stronger culture: conflict, silos, burnout, or change. We can help choose the most relevant program, discuss the format, and confirm Kris’s availability and current fee.
Is Kris Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the culture you want to create, and the behaviors you want to see afterward. We’ll help you assess Kris’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected]

Liz Bohannon
Founder & CEO of Socially Conscious Fashion Brand Sseko Designs, Bestselling Author
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Liz Bohannon: Entrepreneur and Bestselling Author of Beginner’s Pluck | Speaker on Connection, Resilience and Innovation
Why Book Liz Bohannon?
Liz also explores the relationships that help people thrive. Through humor, candid stories and practical frameworks, she encourages leaders to build communities where people can ask for support, contribute their strengths and work through challenges together.
Why Is Liz Bohannon Right for Your Audience?
Liz is a strong fit for leadership conferences, entrepreneurial events, company gatherings and programs focused on culture. She is particularly relevant when teams need renewed confidence, stronger connections or permission to try a different approach.
Book Liz when your audience needs to:
• Take action before it feels fully ready
• Approach setbacks as opportunities to learn
• Strengthen relationships across teams
• Build a culture of curiosity and experimentation
• Connect individual purpose with meaningful work
• Develop resilience through shared support
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More willing to learn through experimentation
• Ready to take a manageable first step toward a goal
• Clearer on how relationships support resilience
• Equipped with ideas for building workplace connection
• Motivated to contribute to a more collaborative culture
Keynote Programs
Collective Resilience™
Liz explores how strong relationships help people and organizations navigate challenges. Ideal for leaders and teams seeking greater connection, collaboration and mutual support.
Beginner’s Pluck™
Liz shares her entrepreneurial journey and a framework for approaching work with a beginner’s curiosity. Ideal for audiences seeking confidence to experiment, learn from failure and pursue meaningful goals.
Her programs combine storytelling with practical frameworks, with the emphasis selected around your audience’s needs.
Is Liz Bohannon Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the connections you want to strengthen and the goals people need confidence to pursue. We can help select Liz’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Sean Bott
Keynote Speaker, Entertainer, Mentalist
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Sean Bott: Mentalist and Entertainer | Speaker on Human Connection, Belonging and Team Culture
Why Book Sean Bott?
His keynotes connect that entertainment with practical ideas about empathy, belonging and resilience. Sean gives organizations a memorable way to bring people together while encouraging attendees to consider how their everyday interactions affect colleagues and team culture.
Why Is Sean Bott Right for Your Audience?
Sean is a strong fit for company gatherings, leadership events, association conferences and team meetings. He is particularly relevant when an organization wants an interactive experience that combines entertainment with a message about connection and working together.
Book Sean when your audience needs to:
• Reconnect with colleagues
• Build a stronger sense of belonging
• Recognize the importance of empathy
• Bring renewed energy to teamwork
• Respond to uncertainty with curiosity
• Share a memorable, participatory event experience
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More aware of how everyday interactions shape connection
• Equipped with ideas for helping others feel valued
• Ready to listen and engage with greater openness
• Motivated to support colleagues through challenges
• Energized by a shared experience of humor and participation
Keynote Programs
Connect for Keeps
Sean combines mentalism and comedy with a framework for building belonging at work. Ideal for organizations seeking stronger relationships, engagement and team culture.
Survive to Thrive
Sean explores practical ways to renew energy, connection and resilience during uncertainty. Ideal for audiences dealing with change fatigue or demanding work environments.
The Virtual Mind-Reading Experience
Sean brings interactive mentalism and comedy to online events. Ideal for virtual gatherings seeking a lively shared experience that encourages participation.
Sean also offers entertainment and hosting formats. We can help match the experience to your agenda and goals.
Is Sean Bott Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the atmosphere you want to create and the message you want people to remember. We can help select Sean’s most relevant program, discuss audience interaction and format, and confirm his availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Jonathan Brill
#1 Ranked Futurist in the World by Forbes, Futurist in Residence at Amazon and the world’s leading transformation architect according to Harvard Business Review.
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Jonathan Brill: Business Futurist | AI Strategist | Speaker on Innovation and What Comes Next
Make the Next Five Years Work for You
Jonathan Brill helps audiences connect emerging trends to practical choices. Drawing on his experience as a futurist, inventor, and business advisor, he shows organizations how to spot change earlier, adapt how they work, and create opportunities in uncertain conditions.
Why Book Jonathan Brill?
Jonathan moves a conversation about the future toward decisions leaders can make today. He examines where technology, geopolitics, economics, and social change intersect, then helps audiences think about how those forces may affect their own business.
His work in innovation and organizational transformation gives him a useful perspective on both emerging possibilities and the difficulty of putting new ideas into practice.
What Makes Jonathan Different?
• Experience as a business futurist and former Global Futurist at HP
• Work advising organizations on innovation and transformation
• A focus on the combined effects of AI and wider social and economic change
• Practical frameworks for spotting opportunities and adapting to disruption
• An engaging way of making complex future scenarios relevant to business decisions
Why Is Jonathan Right for Your Audience?
Jonathan is a strong fit for executive conferences, innovation summits, leadership meetings, and industry events. He is particularly relevant when teams feel pressure to act on AI but need a clearer view of how it connects with their strategy and organization.
Book Jonathan when your audience needs to:
• Identify trends that could reshape its industry
• Turn uncertainty into useful strategic questions
• Explore how AI changes decisions, teams, and customer expectations
• Build adaptability into how the organization works
• Find opportunities created by disruption
• Connect long-term thinking with near-term action
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better able to spot signals of change that matter to their work
• Clearer on how multiple trends can combine to create new risks and opportunities
• Ready to question assumptions about how their organization operates
• Equipped with practical ways to begin planning for the next five years
• Motivated to test ideas and adapt as conditions evolve
Keynote Programs
AI & the Octopus Organization
Jonathan asks leaders to rethink organizational design for an AI-driven world. Using the octopus as a model, he explores how distributed intelligence and empowered teams can help a business sense change and respond more effectively. Ideal for executive and transformation audiences.
Strategic Luck: The Science of Thriving in Uncertainty
Jonathan challenges the idea that useful opportunities appear by chance alone. He offers approaches for noticing openings, preparing for surprises, and making better choices when outcomes are uncertain. Ideal for leadership and sales audiences.
Architect Your Future
Jonathan explores how organizations can respond to disruption by building the capacity to adapt and innovate. Ideal for industry conferences and teams reconsidering their strategy as markets change.
Win the Next Five Years: Spot, Lead, Win
Jonathan connects AI, economic, geopolitical, and social trends to decisions organizations can begin making now. Ideal for executive teams and audiences looking for a more actionable view of the near future.
Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?
Tell us which changes matter most to your audience and what decisions it is facing. We can help choose Jonathan’s most relevant keynote, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and current fee.
Is Jonathan Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, its industry, and the opportunities or disruptions it needs to prepare for. We’ll help you assess Jonathan’s fit and plan the next step.
To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected]

Matt Britton
Serial Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, and Globally Recognized Keynote Speaker on AI
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Matt Britton: Founder of Suzy | Author of Generation AI | Speaker on AI, Consumer Behavior and Generational Change
Why Book Matt Britton?
Matt brings experience building companies, researching consumers and speaking with brand leaders through The Speed of Culture podcast. His presentations use examples and demonstrations to help audiences consider how AI and changing consumer habits could affect their customers, offerings and work.
Why Is Matt Britton Right for Your Audience?
Matt is a strong fit for marketing conferences, leadership meetings, retail events and industry gatherings. He is particularly relevant when an organization wants to understand younger consumers, explore AI’s business implications or question assumptions about what customers will want next.
Book Matt when your audience needs to:
• Understand how AI is changing consumer behavior
• Explore Gen Z’s expectations and choices
• Consider the emerging influence of Gen Alpha
• Connect customer insight with business decisions
• Identify relevant applications of new technology
• Challenge assumptions about future demand
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the presentation focus, attendees will leave:
• More aware of changes in how customers discover and buy
• Better able to connect technology with human behavior
• Clearer on the questions to ask about generational change
• Equipped with examples to inform strategic discussion
• Ready to investigate opportunities relevant to their industry
Keynote Programs
Matt’s keynotes are shaped around the audience and industry. Current presentation focuses include:
AI and Consumer Behavior
Matt explores how AI enters everyday decisions and what that could mean for discovery, service and loyalty. Ideal for leaders and marketing teams considering the implications for their businesses.
Gen Z
Matt examines the influences and expectations behind Gen Z’s choices as consumers and colleagues. Ideal for organizations seeking a more informed understanding of this generation.
Gen Alpha
Matt considers how growing up with AI could shape learning, family decisions and expectations of brands. Ideal for audiences planning for emerging consumers and future markets.
Is Matt Britton Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the customers you want to understand and the technology questions you want to explore. We can help shape Matt’s most relevant presentation, 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.

David Brownlee
Customer Experience, Communication, and Leadership Expert
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David Brownlee: Customer Experience Expert | Bestselling Author | Speaker on Rockstar Customer Service
Why Book David Brownlee?
David pairs those tools with an energetic, approachable style and years of experience coaching business owners and executives. His presentations make customer experience everyone’s responsibility, with ideas that teams can put to work in their next interaction.
Why Is David Brownlee Right for Your Audience?
David is a strong fit for customer service conferences, sales meetings, franchise events, and company gatherings. He is especially valuable when an organization wants a more consistent customer experience across locations, teams, or channels.
Book David when your audience needs to:
• Build rapport quickly with new customers
• Handle complaints with greater confidence and empathy
• Turn difficult interactions into opportunities to earn trust
• Strengthen customer loyalty and repeat business
• Generate more referrals through better service
• Give front-line teams practical habits they can use immediately
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Ready to make a stronger first impression with customers
• Equipped to listen and respond more effectively when someone is upset
• Clearer on how everyday service choices influence loyalty
• Able to identify ways to improve their organization’s customer experience
• Motivated to create interactions customers remember and recommend
Keynote Programs
Rockstar Customer Service
David asks audiences to consider how they would treat a favorite celebrity as a customer—and how to bring that same attention and care to every interaction. He shares practical ways to build rapport, use empathy, and create a more memorable service experience. Ideal for front-line, sales, and customer-facing teams.
Customer Service Success: The 6 Keys to Deliver a World-Class Experience
David presents a straightforward approach to improving service, resolving customer issues, and encouraging customers to return and recommend the business. Ideal for leaders and teams seeking a shared approach to customer experience.
Is David Brownlee Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the customer interactions you want to improve, and what you want people to do differently after the event. We can help choose David’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.

Susan Cain
Co-founder of Quiet Revolution, New York Times Best-selling Author and Speaker on Leadership
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Susan Cain: Bestselling Author of Quiet and Bittersweet | Speaker on Introversion, Leadership and Human Connection
Why Book Susan Cain?
Her presentations combine research and stories with a thoughtful, accessible delivery. Susan gives leaders a reason to reconsider how meetings, collaboration and culture can make room for different voices and deeper connection.
Why Is Susan Cain Right for Your Audience?
Susan is a strong fit for leadership conferences, HR programs, employee events and education meetings. Consider her when an organization wants to hear more of its people’s ideas or create a more supportive environment.
Book Susan when your audience needs to:
• Recognize the strengths of quieter colleagues
• Create more inclusive meetings and collaboration
• Reconsider assumptions about effective leadership
• Make space for reflection and independent thinking
• Build empathy during difficult transitions
• Strengthen creativity and human connection
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More aware of how introverts and extroverts contribute
• Ready to examine participation in meetings and teams
• Clearer on the value of reflection in creative work
• Better prepared to acknowledge difficult emotions
• Equipped with ideas for a more supportive workplace
Keynote Programs
Quiet: How to Harness the Strengths of Introverts to Change How We Work, Lead, and Innovate
Susan explores how organizations can better use introverted talent and make room for ideas from different personalities. Ideal for leadership, HR and innovation audiences.
Bittersweet: The Secret Keys to Creativity and Connection
Susan examines how acknowledging sorrow and longing can deepen empathy, authenticity and creativity. Ideal for organizations exploring connection and a more supportive work culture.
Is Susan Cain Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, whose voices you want to bring forward and the culture you want the event to support. 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.

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.
 

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.

Conference Plans Changed?
How to Plan a Great Virtual Event
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Click Here to Receive Your Customized List of Speaker Ideas
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.

Quinn Conyers
Renowned Women in Leadership Keynote Speaker, Professional Event Emcee, and Corporate Communications Trainer
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Quinn Conyers: Verbal Branding Strategist | Conference Emcee and TEDx Speaker | Speaker on Communication, Visibility and Business Growth
Why Book Quinn Conyers?
Her energetic presentations focus on making business conversations more effective. Quinn is particularly relevant when an audience has expertise but struggles to explain it compellingly, whether speaking to a potential client, partner or larger audience.
Why Is Quinn Conyers Right for Your Audience?
Quinn is a strong fit for entrepreneurship conferences, women’s leadership events, sales meetings and association programs. Consider her when your audience needs to sharpen its message and become more confident in conversations that influence business opportunities.
Book Quinn when your audience needs to:
• Explain their value in clear language
• Communicate their capabilities with confidence
• Make business conversations more purposeful
• Strengthen their verbal brand
• Stand out in a crowded market
• Connect expertise with the needs of potential clients
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how to describe the value they offer
• Ready to examine language that weakens their message
• More confident introducing their work and capabilities
• Equipped with ideas for improving client conversations
• Prepared to communicate more intentionally
Keynote Programs
Turn Conversations into Clients
Quinn explores how professionals can verbalize their value and make business conversations more compelling. Ideal for entrepreneurs, founders and revenue-generating teams.
Conference Emcee and Strategic Event Host
Quinn can also serve as the host who connects sessions, engages attendees and maintains the event’s momentum. This is an event-hosting format rather than a keynote program.
Is Quinn Conyers Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the conversations it needs to improve and whether you need a keynote, event host or both. We can help discuss the most relevant program, customization and Quinn’s availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Barbara Corcoran
Founder of The Corcoran Group & Shark and Executive Producer on ABC’s “Shark Tank”
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Barbara Corcoran: Founder of The Corcoran Group | Shark Tank Investor | Speaker on Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Resilience
Why Book Barbara Corcoran?
Barbara delivers those lessons with candid stories, humor and practical business insights. Her journey from starting a small real estate office with a $1,000 loan gives her message a memorable foundation. For teams that need renewed confidence, she offers an energetic challenge to adapt, take initiative and keep moving. The Sweeney Agency
Why Is Barbara Corcoran Right for Your Audience?
Barbara is a strong fit for entrepreneurship conferences, sales meetings, leadership events, real estate gatherings and women’s business programs. She is especially valuable when an organization wants people to think more resourcefully, build stronger teams or regain momentum after disappointment.
Book Barbara when your audience needs to:
• Respond to setbacks with greater resilience
• Find opportunities in difficult business conditions
• Build confidence to pursue new ideas
• Recognize and recruit promising talent
• Lead with greater attention to people’s needs
• Bring renewed energy to business growth
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More willing to take a constructive next step after failure
• Ready to question assumptions that limit growth
• Clearer on the importance of people in building a business
• Equipped with lessons from Barbara’s entrepreneurial experience
• Inspired to approach challenges with creativity and persistence
Keynote Programs
How She Built It!
Barbara shares her entrepreneurial journey and lessons from building The Corcoran Group. Ideal for audiences seeking an entertaining story of persistence and business growth.
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
Barbara explores how leaders can respond to employees’ needs and bring out the best in their teams. Ideal for managers and leadership audiences.
How to Bounce Back from Failure
Barbara shares her approach to recovering from setbacks and moving forward. Ideal for sales teams, entrepreneurs and organizations navigating change.
Shark Tank Unfiltered
Barbara offers a candid look behind the scenes of Shark Tank and the entrepreneurs she encounters. Ideal for audiences interested in business-building stories and an entertaining event experience.
Fireside Chat: Ask Barbara Anything
A moderated conversation gives your audience the opportunity to hear Barbara’s perspective on its questions. Ideal for events seeking a more conversational format. Barbara Corcoran
Is Barbara Corcoran Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenges it faces and the action you want people to take after the event. We can help select Barbara’s most relevant program, discuss the format and customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Dr. Joseph Coughlin
Director of MIT AgeLab, Keynote Speaker, Esteemed Researcher on How Longevity is transforming business & society
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Joseph Coughlin: Founder and Director of MIT AgeLab | Author of The Longevity Economy | Speaker on Demographics, Innovation and the Future of Aging
Why Book Joseph Coughlin?
His work encourages leaders to look beyond age-based stereotypes and consider what people need as they live, work and plan for longer futures. Joseph brings a research-informed perspective to product development, customer experience, retirement and services for an aging population.
Why Is Joseph Coughlin Right for Your Audience?
Joseph is a strong fit for financial services conferences, healthcare events, real estate forums and executive strategy meetings. Consider him when your audience needs to understand demographic change and design better experiences for customers across life stages.
Book Joseph when your audience needs to:
• Understand how longevity changes consumer needs
• Challenge assumptions about older customers
• Explore opportunities in services and product design
• Broaden conversations about retirement preparedness
• Consider the future of housing and communities
• Connect demographic trends with business strategy
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how demographic change affects their sector
• More aware of the needs behind longevity-related markets
• Ready to question age-based customer assumptions
• Equipped with ideas for improving services and advice
• Prepared to discuss aging as an innovation opportunity
Keynote Programs
If Demography Is Destiny, What Is the Future of Real Estate?
Joseph explores how changing households, lifestyles and technology can reshape communities and housing. Ideal for real estate and civic audiences.
Retirement Education & Planning in Transition
Joseph addresses the changing context of retirement and the role of education and advice. Ideal for financial services and employee benefits audiences.
Innovation & the Future of Aging Services
Joseph examines how demographic change can create opportunities for service innovation. Ideal for healthcare, aging services and executive audiences.
Is Joseph Coughlin Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the demographic changes affecting your business and the opportunities you want to explore. We can help discuss the most relevant program, customization and Joseph’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.

Dr. Amy Cuddy
Social Psychologist, Award-Winning Harvard Lecturer, and Bestselling Author
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Amy Cuddy: Social Psychologist | Author of Presence | Speaker on Confidence, Trust and Leadership
Why Book Amy Cuddy?
Her presentations connect psychological research with familiar challenges: a difficult conversation, a high-stakes presentation, or a leadership decision. Amy gives audiences language for discussing confidence and trust, along with approaches they can consider in their own work.
Why Is Amy Cuddy Right for Your Audience?
Amy is a strong fit for leadership conferences, professional development programs, sales meetings, and events focused on confidence or workplace culture. Consider her when capable people need help bringing their expertise into demanding situations.
Book Amy when your audience needs to:
• Communicate with more grounded confidence
• Prepare for presentations and difficult conversations
• Understand how others perceive their behavior
• Build trust during uncertainty
• Support colleagues facing performance pressure
• Create conditions where people feel able to contribute
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More aware of their responses to social pressure
• Better prepared to approach challenging interactions
• Clearer on the role of presence in communication
• Ready to consider how warmth and credibility build trust
• Equipped with ideas for supporting others under pressure
Keynote Programs
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
Amy explores presence, body language, and mindset in demanding situations. Ideal for leaders, client-facing professionals, and audiences developing confidence.
Perform: The New Science of Human Performance Under Social Pressure
Amy examines how the social environment affects performance. Ideal for teams whose work involves evaluation, visibility, and high expectations.
Trust Under Pressure
Amy focuses on building and maintaining trust amid disruption. Ideal for leaders navigating uncertainty and changing team dynamics.
Is Amy Cuddy Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the moments where your people need greater confidence, connection, or trust. We can help select Amy’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.

Andrew M. Davis
Best-selling Author, Inspirational Speaker and Global Marketing Influencer
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Andrew Davis: Author | Former Digital Agency Entrepreneur | Speaker on Marketing, Customer Experience and AI
Why Book Andrew Davis?
His presentations use memorable examples to challenge familiar marketing assumptions. Whether examining customer loyalty, creative constraints, or AI, Andrew encourages teams to look closely at how their choices earn attention and trust. His message gives audiences a starting point for testing better ways to serve customers.
Why Is Andrew Davis Right for Your Audience?
Andrew is a strong fit for marketing conferences, customer experience events, sales meetings, and business growth programs. Consider him when your audience needs fresh thinking that connects creativity with a specific customer or commercial challenge.
Book Andrew when your audience needs to:
• Create experiences customers want to repeat
• Make marketing more useful and memorable
• Find creative opportunities within limited resources
• Turn customer interactions into reasons to return
• Explore AI while protecting brand trust
• Translate new ideas into small, practical experiments
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More aware of the moments that shape customer loyalty
• Ready to question familiar marketing habits
• Equipped with ideas for using constraints creatively
• Better prepared to evaluate AI through a customer lens
• Focused on testing a specific improvement after the event
Keynote Programs
The Loyalty Loop
Andrew examines how small changes in customer experience can encourage repeat business and advocacy. Ideal for marketing, sales, and service audiences.
The Cube of Creativity
Andrew explores how constraints can stimulate useful ideas and action. Ideal for teams seeking innovation with limited time or resources.
Artificial Influence
Andrew examines AI’s opportunities and risks for brands, including its impact on trust. Ideal for marketers and leaders considering how to use AI responsibly.
Is Andrew Davis Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the customers you serve and the growth or marketing challenge you want attendees to address. We can help select Andrew’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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