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].

Joey Aviles
Former Chief of Diversity & Inclusion, Former Director of Recruitment & Retention, and Keynote Speaker
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Joey Aviles is recognized as a 2022 LinkedIn’s Racial Equity Top Voice, 2021 Top 15 Champion of Diversity by Diversity Global Magazine, as a Top 100 Executive Leader by Diversity MBA Magazine, and featured as an Inclusion Innovator by the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM).
Joey is the Founder and Chief Belonging Officer of MJA & CO, LLC, a Minority-owned consulting firm helping leaders leverage Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as a catalyst to increase engagement, innovation, and retention.
Joey served as the first civilian Chief of Diversity and Inclusion in the history of the US Coast Guard. He is a DEI Thought Leader with over 15 years of experience serving clients like Dell Technologies, Ferrara, University of Phoenix, Highmark Health, Peace Corps, FDIC, FDA, NIH, Department of Defense, Department of Interior, Department of Homeland Security, and other organizations. Miguel is a TEDx speaker, and has been featured at the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Telemundo, the Change Management Conference, the Human Capital Institute, the SHRM Talent Management and D&I Conferences.
Graduate of the Yale School of Management Fostering Inclusion and Diversity Certificate, Joey is a certified Professional Diversity Coach by the Coach Diversity Institute. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez.
For over a decade he held several leadership positions in 3 major Federal Departments; DOI’s Division Chief of the Office of Recruitment and Retention Programs; DOD’s Deputy Program Manager of the Executive Leadership Development Program, the Defense Civilian Emerging Leaders Program, and the Managerial and Supervisory Training Program. He started his federal career as a Diversity Recruiter intern in Mayaguez, PR and served as an HR Specialist in the DOD’s Recruitment Assistance Division. Miguel is the former President of Young Government Leaders, a 12,000+ member national Affinity Group.

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 talks about how our brains get creative and explains how we can rocketfuel our own ability to get out of the world of the plain and ordinary to create bold new ideas that have the real potential to change and transform.

• Audiences leave with ten simple practical tips to help identify your own creative triggers and maximise creativity and ideation: both personally and within your organization.

• Jason Bevan was responsible for the innovation and creativity process at Warner Bros. Studios, marketing some of the world’s best loved films in EMEA and creating new ideas that were often used globally. Jason is also a TED circuit speaker and as an expert speaker for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

• Past clients include: KFC, BT, Netflix.
Jason Bevan was responsible for the innovation and creativity process at Warner Bros. Studios, marketing some of the world’s best loved films in EMEA and creating new ideas that were often used globally. Jason worked with legendary film-makers and actors on massive movies for 16 years and reveals how a number of iconic film ideas came to be and how we can all powerfully employ the same techniques used to create them.
Jason’s Innervation keynote talks and masterclasses show why creativity has become one of our most valuable skills and demystifies how we generate ideas with simple logic. Clear, easy to follow steps and tasks show how we can take inspiration from iconic movies and their makers to tap into the creativity we already have, but often don’t use…including people that don’t think they are innovative! It’s fun, uplifting and inspiring.
Jason offers a peek behind the curtain of the world of film, explaining how Warner Bros. pushed the limits of creativity with brave, ambitious ideas with principles we can use in our own work. How the Dark Knight batmobile led to supercars all over the world becoming matt black. How they made creative magic on the Harry Potter film sets by making them the friendliest places in film. How Jason got teams from 37 markets to energise from these films that pervaded global culture to create incredible ideas and seismic events that were seen all over the world. Jason’s talk was developed with a clinical psychologist for scientific accuracy.
Jason was known for pushing creative boundaries on campaigns for the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, DC movies like Joker, The Dark Knight and Aquaman films, the Lego movies, the Conjuring and IT horrorverse and the Christopher Nolan movies. Previously Jason worked for Disney in London and Paris and continues to work with top film and entertainment companies, as co-founder of Content Creator Studios.
In addition to speaking on the TED circuit and as an expert speaker for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Jason has been on the judging panel for various highly regarded awards in the creative industry and speaks for major brands and at a number of renown trade & industry events worldwide.

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.
 

Richard Bliss
Renowned Speaker, Author, and Social Media Expert
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Richard Bliss is the founder and president of BlissPoint, a social media consulting company that helps improve executives' online communications and sales teams' social selling behaviors.
Richard is recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voices Influencer and an experienced executive communications manager. His expertise has helped thousands of people master social media tools and become fluent in social conversations, building their platforms and confidence to reach their audience and define their brand effectively.
Richard is also the author of the book "Digital First Leadership," where he simplifies the world of social media and how leaders can use it to their advantage. His podcast, "Digital First Leadership," has been a transformational time for many, leading to success in their respective fields.

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 is the Founder and CEO of socially conscious fashion brand Sseko Designs, which she founded in 2008 as a way to provide educational and economic opportunities for women in East Africa. Liz shares the lessons learned from her 10-year journey growing Sseko from three women under a mango tree, into a successful international fashion brand that provides employment, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities to thousands of women across the globe.
Her story is filled with lessons for success that are grounded in the principle of having a beginner’s mind, which Liz sums up in her new book, Beginner’s Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now. In it, as in her presentations, she shares uncommon ideas toward success like, Own Your Average, Stop Trying to Find Your Passion…Create It, and Dream Small so you can do big things. Liz continues to channel her inner beginner as she manages 100s of employees across multiple continents, and her mindset sets her apart as a courageous, creative and effective leader.
The Sseko story has been featured in dozens of publications including, Vogue Magazine, Redbook Magazine, O Magazine, Inc., Fortune and others. Sseko has appeared on national broadcasts including ABC's Shark Tank and Good Morning America.
Among other notable honors, Liz was named a Top Three Transformation Leader by John Maxwell, Forbes listed her as a top 20 public speaker in the U.S. and Bloomberg Businessweek named Sseko as a top social enterprise to watch.
Liz now splits her time between Uganda and Portland, Oregon, where she and her husband Ben run Sseko Designs and raise their two young sons.

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Sean Bott
Keynote Speaker, Entertainer, Mentalist
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After spending much of his early life growing up in Saudi Arabia, Sean Bott developed a scorching sense of humor. He began his journey into the delicious art of magic at the tender age of 12 by learning and then performing hypnosis, psychology, and stagecraft at his local library. One quirky magic shop, a degree or two, and more than three pounds later, he can now say he’s been blowing minds, making people gasp and laugh, all while eating curly fries, for over 15 years. Sprinkle on some pit stops at Second City in Chicago to keep his funny skills on point and you’re left with a one-of-a-kind mind reading experience. As you can imagine, all of that heat combined with some childhood trauma, a birth Mom still at large (maybe the rain forest?), and two really weird stepmoms, has given him some anxiety. He has studied cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and self-compassion, feeding his interest in the world of clinical mental health counseling. As that journey continues, Sean combines that knowledge, personal experience and mind-reading, to show us how to create warm connection with other humans quickly and authentically.
Whether building deeper relationships as a leader, working with clients, onboarding new employees, or retaining great talent, the tools he provides, creates spaces of belonging faster and easier than ever before. When Sean engages with your people, from start to finish, his focus is on understanding their pain points and working together towards your desired outcome.
Working with over 1,500 associations, corporations, and universities worldwide including companies like Dell, Google, and Disney, Sean has brought curated content, mind-blowing moments, and bucketfuls of laughs (not chicken) to thousands.
“Through my study of empathy, psychology, mentalism, and comedy, I provide positive skills and awareness for others to create connection and belonging. I draw on best practices in cognitive behavioral therapy, self-compassion research and social psychology to create an applicable, cohesive tool-set that is actionable, and implementable."
At home, Sean is owned by two cats, two kids, and a spouse. He’ll walk on a treadmill - sometimes - and he eats hot soup in the summer.

Blake Brewer
Founder of Legacy Letter Challenge, Inspiring Speaker
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Blake Brewer is a visionary leader and founder of Legacy Letter Challenge, an organization with a mission to help 1 million people write at least one Legacy Letter.
Blake's powerful story and mission have touched the hearts of many, and he continues to share it with organizations, businesses, and communities across the country. Most recently, he was featured on the "Dads Got This" segment on NBC's Today Show.

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 is a world renowned expert on the impact of tomorrow’s consumer on the leading brands of today. Over the past two decades, he has provided invaluable consultation to more than half of the Fortune 500 on the influence and impact of Millennials and Gen Z. Currently at the helm of Suzy, a pioneering consumer intelligence platform, Matt has facilitated a radical transformation in how brands garner real-time feedback.
Since 2016, under Matt's leadership, Suzy has garnered over $100 million in venture capital from prominent investors such as The Foundry Group, Bertelsmann Digital Media, H.I.G Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, fashion mogul Kenneth Cole, and NBA superstar Kevin Durant. Global leaders such as Netflix, Coca-Cola, P&G, J&J, Citibank, Verizon, Nintendo, and Nestle count on Suzy to validate critical assumptions, conceive compelling new products, and construct effective marketing strategies.
Before making his mark with Suzy, Matt established MRY, a digital and social media marketing agency, in 2002. With his guidance, the one-person startup transformed into a global powerhouse with over 500 employees in a span of 14 years. MRY, known for its innovative marketing strategies and successful product launches for behemoths like Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Ford Motors, Visa, and Google, was acquired by Publicis Groupe in 2011.
In addition to his impressive corporate achievements, Matt is also the author of the NY Times best-selling book, YouthNation. This publication serves as the definitive guide for organizations of all sizes looking to understand and leverage the power and influence of an unprecedented demographic, making its debut at #1 on Amazon's business book list.

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 is the author of the best-sellers Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking, which has been translated into 40 languages, is in its seventh year on the New York Times best- seller list, and was named the #1 best book of the year by Fast Company magazine, which also named Cain one of its Most Creative People in Business. LinkedIn named her the 6th Top Influencer in the world.
Susan has partnered with Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant and Dan Pink to launch the Next Big Idea Book Club; they donate all their proceeds to children’s literacy programs.
Her writing has appeared in the The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. Her record-smashing TED talk has been viewed over 30 million times on TED.com and YouTube combined, and was named by Bill Gates one of his all-time favorite talks.
Cain has also spoken at Microsoft, Google, the U.S. Treasury, the S.E.C., Harvard, Yale, West Point and the US Naval Academy.
She received Harvard Law School’s Celebration Award for Thought Leadership, the Toastmasters International Golden Gavel Award for Communication and Leadership, and was named one of the world’s top 50 Leadership and Management Experts by Inc. Magazine. She is an honours graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School.
She lives in the Hudson River Valley with her husband and two sons.

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 is a writer and keynote speaker focused on habits, decision making, and continuous improvement. His book, Atomic Habits, has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, has been translated into more than 60 languages and was the #1 best-selling book of 2021 and 2023 on Amazon and #1 audiobook on Audible. Clear is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work has been featured in publications such as Time magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and on CBS This Morning and Today Show Australia. He is a MasterClass instructor, alongside the world’s top experts such as Serena Williams, Neil Gaiman and Gordon Ramsay. His popular “3-2-1” email newsletter is sent out each week to more than 3 million subscribers.
James doesn’t merely report the research of others. He tries out the concepts for himself as he experiments with building better habits as an entrepreneur, writer, and weightlifter. In the end, his talks end up being one-part storytelling, one-part academic research, and one-part personal experiment, forming a colorful blend of inspirational stories, academic science, and hard-earned wisdom.
Some of James’ engagements include Fortune 1000 and strategic clients such as Amazon, KPMG, Microsoft, A&T, Bristol-Myers Squibb, DellTechnologies, Facebook, Google, Liberty Mutual, Pfizer, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Procter & Gamble, Adobe, Cisco, Lockheed Martin, and Wells Fargo.
James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. In his book Atomic Habits, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible.
 

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 has established a reputation for transforming the speaking and communication abilities of diverse leaders/executives across multiple industries, giving them the courage to be powerful presenters, excel in their careers, and confidently address crowds internally and externally as clear, concise, and compelling communicators.
Quinn is a faculty and founding member of the Black Speakers Network (BSN) and has taught Speech Communications for 5 years at Coppin State University. In 2021 she was named one of 20 Black Women Entrepreneurs to Watch, a Distinguished Alumni from her high school and an AT&T Dream in Black Future Maker alongside Lebron James, Tabitha Brown and Sarah Jakes Roberts to name a few.
Quinn earned a Bachelor's Degree from West Chester University and a Master's from Howard University in Washington DC. Her experience as an entrepreneur, thought leader and business woman transitions well into her role as an Energetic Emcee. She has been serving and speaking for years making her the perfect partner to transform your next event into an EPIC experience.
As a result of Quinn’s business, Emcee and Speaking accomplishments she has been featured on the cover of two magazines, and in various radio, print, podcast and TV media outlets. She is often interviewed about how she is amplifying and illuminating the voices of other entrepreneurs and women in business as well as how she is using language to leave a legacy as a professional Event Emcee and Keynote Speaker.

Barbara Corcoran
Founder of The Corcoran Group & Shark and Executive Producer on ABC’s “Shark Tank”
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Barbara Corcoran’s credits include straight D’s in high school and college and 20 jobs by the time she turned 23. It was her next job that would make her one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country: She borrowed $1,000 and quit her job as a waitress to start a tiny real estate company in New York City. The Corcoran Group, the largest and best-known brand in the brokerage business, building the largest and best-known brand in the business.
Corcoran is the author of the best seller “Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business!” and host of top business podcast “Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran.”
Corcoran is a motivational and inspirational speaker. She is a frequent small business and real estate contributor on every major network. Corcoran has been an investor/Shark for the past eleven seasons on ABC’s four-time Emmy award winning show, Shark Tank, investing in over 100 businesses to date. Follow Barbara on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram @BarbaraCorcoran.

Dr. Joseph Coughlin
Director of MIT AgeLab, Keynote Speaker, Esteemed Researcher on How Longevity is transforming business & society
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Dr. Joseph Coughlin, or as he is most often referred to, “Dr. Joe,” leads the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab. Researcher, teacher, advisor, and speaker – his work explores how global demographics, technology and changing behaviors are transforming business & society.
He teaches in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies & Planning. Coughlin advises major companies worldwide, the World Economic Forum, OECD, and has served on advisory committees for the White House and several federal agencies. Coughlin’s current focus is on how longevity and service innovation will transform the business of advice to help people prepare for 100 good years of living. He was named as one of “100 Most Creative in Business” by Fast Company Magazine, and one of Investment News “Icons & Innovators.”
Coughlin is a Senior Contributor to Forbes and writes regularly for the Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch. His recent book, The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World’s Fastest Growing, Most Misunderstood Market – was named a CEO READS Best Seller and is on the required reading lists of Fortune 500 corporate boards and executive leadership at firms such as Ally Bank, Best Buy, Humana, Marriott International, Lowe’s, Pulte Group, and others. His new book, with MIT AgeLab colleague Luke Yoquinto, is Longevity Hubs: Regional Innovation for Global Aging.
 

Cheryl Cran
Author & Inspiring Keynote Speaker on Change Leadership
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We are living in a time of flux — ongoing disruption, uncertainty, and accelerated change. Leaders and teams today are navigating economic volatility, technological transformation, identity shifts, and rising pressure to deliver results while supporting human wellbeing. These times call for more than strategy alone. They call for discernment, adaptability, and the capacity to lead through change with clarity, energy and empowered action.
Cheryl Cran has spent over twenty years working at the intersection of leadership, change, and the future of life and work.
Long before founding her consulting practice in 2000, Cheryl built her leadership foundation inside complex, highly regulated environments. She spent a decade in senior leadership roles in the financial sector, including insurance and credit unions, where she led multi-million-dollar operations and navigated high-stakes decision-making, performance pressure, and continuous change. These experiences gave her a deep, firsthand understanding of leadership from the inside — balancing results with the human realities of work.
For more than two decades, Cheryl has worked with leaders, teams, and organizations globally, helping them anticipate change, build resilience, and adapt with confidence. Known for her future-oriented perspective, Cheryl has a unique ability to identify emerging patterns early and translate them into practical, human-centered strategies that prepare people and organizations for what’s next.
She is the author of eleven books, including Super.Crucial.Human, The Art of Change Leadership, and her most recent work, What the Flux? 44 Questions To Help You Flex to Flow. This latest book reflects an evolution in her work — moving beyond frameworks to address the deeper questions individuals and leaders are grappling with today: uncertainty, meaning, identity, and what it truly takes to humanly lead in an era of constant change.
Cheryl has spoken on stages across North America and internationally to audiences sizes ranging from small and intimate to thousands. Her strength lies not only in insight, but in her ability to meet audiences where they are — addressing the real challenges leaders and teams are experiencing beneath the surface.
Her work has been recognized globally.  Named #1 in Future of Work by Onalytica, ranked Top 10 in Future of Work by GoCatalant, and featured in media including Forbes, CNBC, Fast Company, and Reader’s Digest. Her clients include organizations such as Amazon, Upwork, Bell, Gartner, BMO, and RE/MAX. Today, Cheryl’s work is anchored in three integrated leadership capacities:
• Flux — understanding and navigating uncertainty, disruption, grief, identity shifts, AI, and the growing challenge of discernment in a rapidly changing world.
• Flex — building human adaptability, resilience, and the leadership capability to respond wisely under pressure.
• Flow — integrating the whole human system — clarity, energy, insight, and action — to lead with agility, creativity and an integrated approach that leads to stellar outcomes.
Cheryl’s work helps leaders and organizations move beyond reaction into intentional leadership — transforming disruptions into clarity, challenges into learnings, and changes into opportunity.
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