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Paul de Gelder
Army Airborne, Navy Bomb Disposal Diver, Shark Attack Survivor, Author
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Paul de Gelder: Former Australian Navy Clearance Diver | Shark Attack Survivor | Speaker on Resilience, Courage and Change
Why Book Paul de Gelder?
Paul connects his military experience and recovery journey with questions about fear, discipline, and purpose. His presentations encourage audiences to examine the choices available when circumstances change unexpectedly and to recognize the importance of teamwork, adaptability, and taking the next step.
Why Is Paul de Gelder Right for Your Audience?
Paul is a strong fit for company gatherings, leadership meetings, sales conferences, and events focused on overcoming adversity. Consider him when your audience needs a memorable personal perspective on responding to setbacks and moving forward.
Book Paul when your audience needs to:
• Face change with greater courage
• Rebuild momentum after a difficult period
• Recognize the value of discipline and preparation
• Strengthen teamwork when pressure rises
• Reconsider assumptions about personal limitations
• Reconnect daily effort with a sense of purpose
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• A fresh perspective on responding to adversity
• More aware of how fear can affect choices
• Ready to identify a manageable next step
• Clearer on the role of teamwork during challenges
• Motivated to approach change with persistence and purpose
Keynote Programs
Uncaged: Thriving Through Fear and Change
Paul draws on his survival and recovery to explore fear and adaptation. Ideal for teams facing uncertainty or significant transitions.
Never Say Die: Turning Pain into Power
Paul shares lessons from rebuilding his life after the attack. Ideal for audiences seeking inspiration around persistence and reinvention.
Courage Under Pressure: Leadership in High-Stakes Environments
Paul connects military experience with trust, clarity, and decision-making. Ideal for leaders responsible for teams working under pressure.
Is Paul de Gelder Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenges your audience faces and the response you want to encourage. We can help select Paul’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Erica Dhawan
Leading Authority on Collaboration and Innovation
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Erica Dhawan: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Collaboration & Connection | Bestselling Author | Workplace Communication Expert
Turn Better Communication Into Better Performance
In a world of hybrid teams, nonstop messages and constant change, how do you make sure people truly connect, collaborate and get things done?
Erica Dhawan is a bestselling author and internationally recognized keynote speaker on leadership, collaboration and workplace communication who helps organizations transform the way their people work together.
Why Book Erica Dhawan?
Erica addresses one of today's biggest workplace challenges: we have more ways to communicate than ever before, yet connection and collaboration are often harder than ever.
She gives audiences practical strategies to reduce communication friction, strengthen relationships and create the kind of collaboration that drives performance.
Her keynotes are energetic, highly relevant and actionable—giving audiences ideas they can immediately apply to meetings, emails, virtual communication and everyday teamwork.
What Makes Erica Dhawan Different?
• Leading authority on modern collaboration — practical insights for today's connected workplace
• Immediately actionable — strategies audiences can use the moment they return to work
• Highly relevant — addresses hybrid work, digital communication, trust and teamwork
• Research-driven — combines behavioral science with real-world business examples
• Broad audience appeal — valuable for executives, managers and employees
• Customizable — Erica can connect her message directly to your organization's priorities
Why Is Erica Right for Your Audience?
Erica is an excellent choice when you want your people to communicate more clearly, collaborate across silos and build stronger working relationships.
She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, association events and organizations navigating hybrid work, transformation or rapid growth.
Book Erica when your audience needs to:
• Communicate more effectively across teams and functions
• Strengthen trust in hybrid and digital workplaces
• Break down organizational silos
• Improve collaboration and teamwork
• Reduce misunderstandings and communication overload
• Build stronger relationships across generations
• Turn better communication into better business results
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better equipped to communicate with clarity and intention
• Able to recognize digital behaviors that create unnecessary friction
• Ready to build greater trust across teams
• Equipped with practical strategies for stronger collaboration
• More confident communicating across different working styles
• Prepared to create more productive and connected workplaces
Erica Dhawan Keynote Programs
Digital Body Language:  How do you build trust when much of today's communication happens through a screen?
Based on Erica's bestselling book Digital Body Language, this keynote reveals how emails, texts, video meetings and digital interactions send powerful signals about trust, respect and inclusion.
Erica gives audiences practical strategies for communicating clearly, reducing misunderstandings and building stronger relationships in a digital-first workplace.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, hybrid workplaces, corporate meetings and organizations focused on communication and culture.
Get Big Things Done:  The biggest opportunities rarely happen because of one person—they happen when the right people connect and collaborate.
Erica shows audiences how to unlock the power of relationships and networks to solve problems, generate ideas and achieve results that individuals and isolated teams cannot accomplish alone.
Ideal for: Leadership, innovation, teamwork, transformation and collaboration events.
Leading Through Connection
Today's leaders must do more than communicate information. They need to create clarity, trust and connection across increasingly complex organizations.
Erica gives leaders practical tools for strengthening communication, breaking down silos and creating teams that collaborate more effectively—even when people work across different locations, functions and generations.
Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development programs and organizations navigating change.
Why Book Erica Dhawan Through The Sweeney Agency?
Finding the right keynote speaker isn't simply about choosing an impressive name. It's about finding the speaker whose message fits your audience, your business challenges and what you want people to do differently after the event.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Erica Dhawan's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Erica Dhawan keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Erica with other leading leadership, communication and collaboration speakers
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Pam Didner
Pam Didner: B2B Marketing and AI Strategist | Author | Speaker on Sales Alignment and Practical AI Adoption Why Book Pam Didner? Pam Didner helps sales, marketing, and executive teams connect strategy with the work that happens each day. An author of T …
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Pam Didner: B2B Marketing and AI Strategist | Author | Speaker on Sales Alignment and Practical AI Adoption
Why Book Pam Didner?
Pam makes complicated topics approachable by focusing on workflows, customer needs, and the handoffs between teams. Her presentations encourage audiences to evaluate where AI can help, what requires human judgment, and how to move from access to useful adoption.
Why Is Pam Didner Right for Your Audience?
Pam is a strong fit for B2B marketing conferences, sales kickoffs, leadership meetings, and AI adoption events. Consider her when your organization wants specific discussion of how technology fits into existing work and shared revenue priorities.
Book Pam when your audience needs to:
• Identify useful AI applications in everyday workflows
• Strengthen collaboration between sales and marketing
• Connect marketing plans with practical execution
• Clarify ownership at customer handoff points
• Keep human judgment involved in AI-supported work
• Choose a manageable starting point for adoption
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Better prepared to assess recurring tasks for AI support
• Clearer on where team alignment needs attention
• Ready to discuss shared workflows and expectations
• More aware of the need to review AI outputs
• Equipped to choose a practical first adoption project
Keynote Programs
The AI Is Paid For. The Busywork Is Still Here.
Pam examines the gap between buying AI tools and using them effectively. Ideal for teams seeking a practical approach to adoption.
One Pipeline, Zero Finger-Pointing: Using AI to Get Sales and Marketing Working as One Team
Pam explores shared definitions, data, and handoffs. Ideal for sales, marketing, and revenue leadership audiences.
You Can’t Delegate Judgment: Leading a Team That Runs on AI
Pam addresses leadership responsibilities when teams use AI, including review standards and decision ownership. Ideal for executives and managers.
Is Pam Didner Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, your sales and marketing priorities and the work you want AI to help your teams improve. We can help select Pam’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Cliff Eala
Behavioural Strategist, Author, Thought leader on bridging the strategy-execution gap with behaviour change design.
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Cliff Eala: Behavioural Strategist | CEO of BS Works | Speaker on Decision-Making and Behaviour Change
Why Book Cliff Eala?
Cliff’s presentations focus on the gap between a stated intention and an observable behavior. Drawing on business experience and behavioural science training, he encourages leaders to examine friction, assumptions, and the environments that influence choices. His message is useful when a plan depends on people adopting new habits.
Why Is Cliff Eala Right for Your Audience?
Cliff is a strong fit for leadership meetings, transformation conferences, marketing events, and customer experience programs. Consider him when your organization wants to understand why a strategy is not translating into action and what could change that.
Book Cliff when your audience needs to:
• Turn strategic priorities into specific behaviors
• Recognize thinking traps in important decisions
• Understand customer choices and points of friction
• Examine the conditions that support employee retention
• Design interventions people can act on
• Evaluate progress through observable actions
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the role of behavior in strategy execution
• More aware of assumptions affecting their decisions
• Ready to define the actions a business goal requires
• Better prepared to examine friction in customer or employee journeys
• Equipped with ideas for testing a focused behavior change
Keynote Programs
Make Strategy Stick with 5 Powerful Behavioural Design Steps
Cliff explores how behavioural design supports execution. Ideal for leaders translating plans into action.
5 Steps to Beating Thinking Traps in Decision Making
Cliff examines assumptions, biases, and approaches to better decisions. Ideal for executives and managers.
AI and the Changing Consumer
Cliff considers evolving consumer journeys and opportunities to remove friction with behavioural insight and AI. Ideal for marketing, retail, and customer experience audiences.
Is Cliff Eala Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the behaviors you want to change and the business goals those changes should support. We can help select Cliff’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Carly Fiorina
First Women CEO of a Fortune 50 company, Best-selling Author, Keynote Speaker on Effective Leadership
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Carly Fiorina: Former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard | Author | Speaker on Leadership and Problem-Solving
Why Book Carly Fiorina?
Carly draws on her career to examine how people influence outcomes regardless of title. Her presentations encourage leaders to listen to those closest to a problem, clarify what needs to change, and develop the people who can help change it.
Why Is Carly Fiorina Right for Your Audience?
Carly is a strong fit for executive forums, leadership conferences, women’s events, and strategy meetings. Consider her when your organization wants a substantive discussion of leadership responsibility and developing others.
Book Carly when your audience needs to:
• Approach complex problems with greater clarity
• Recognize leadership potential throughout the organization
• Listen to people closest to the work
• Strengthen accountability for meaningful progress
• Develop others through challenging assignments
• Lead through change with a clear purpose
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on leadership as a responsibility beyond title
• Ready to ask better questions about persistent problems
• More aware of untapped potential in colleagues
• Better prepared to connect decisions with execution
• Focused on a problem they can help solve
Keynote Programs
From Secretary to CEO: A Transformative Story of Leadership
Carly shares lessons from her career about solving problems and developing people. Ideal for broad leadership and professional development audiences.
Building a High-Performance Culture: Lessons Learned from a High-Profile Assignment
Carly examines the leadership challenges of major organizational change. Ideal for executives and managers responsible for culture and execution.
Is Carly Fiorina Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, leadership goals and the problems your organization needs to solve. We can help select Carly’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Laura Gassner Otting
Best-selling Author, Catalyst, and Executive Coach
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Laura Gassner Otting: Author of Limitless and Wonderhell | Former Executive Recruiter | Speaker on Ambition, Leadership and Purpose
Why Book Laura Gassner Otting?
Laura’s presentations explore the tension between achievement, uncertainty, and the desire for more meaningful work. She encourages audiences to examine limits they have accepted and make more deliberate choices about their impact.
Why Is Laura Gassner Otting Right for Your Audience?
Laura is a strong fit for leadership conferences, professional development programs, company events, and talent meetings. Consider her when your people need to reconnect ambition with purpose or prepare for a new stage of growth.
Book Laura when your audience needs to:
• Question assumptions about what success should look like
• Connect strengths with meaningful work
• Build confidence to pursue a larger contribution
• Develop leadership that supports other people’s potential
• Respond constructively to uncertainty after achievement
• Make more deliberate career and performance choices
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on their own definition of success
• Ready to examine self-imposed limits
• More aware of what connects them to their work
• Equipped with questions for a next career or leadership step
• Focused on a practical choice that advances meaningful progress
Keynote Programs
Limitless
Laura explores aligning work, strengths, and personal priorities. Ideal for broad employee and professional development audiences.
Limitless Leadership
Laura focuses on leadership that helps people recognize and use their potential. Ideal for managers and executives.
Is Laura Gassner Otting Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the growth or engagement challenges your people are experiencing. We can help select Laura’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

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Mandy Gill
Inspiring Speaker on Resilience, Teamwork & Change
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Mandy Gill: Author of Reset with Resilience | Ultra-Endurance Athlete | Speaker on Resilience, Habits and Change
Why Book Mandy Gill?
Mandy’s presentations encourage people to treat setbacks as moments requiring a useful response. She focuses on practical ways to restart, adapt, and keep moving toward priorities when motivation or certainty is limited.
Why Is Mandy Gill Right for Your Audience?
Mandy is a strong fit for leadership meetings, sales conferences, company events, and transformation programs. Consider her when your audience needs a practical conversation about restarting after setbacks and staying effective through change.
Book Mandy when your audience needs to:
• Regain momentum after an unexpected setback
• Build habits that support consistent effort
• Adapt when goals or priorities change
• Maintain focus when motivation drops
• Choose useful actions under pressure
• Strengthen personal responsibility for progress
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on how they can approach a reset
• Ready to identify a next step after disruption
• More aware of habits that support consistency
• Equipped with ideas for adapting to changing conditions
• Motivated to reconnect daily action with a meaningful goal
Keynote Programs
Reset with Resilience
Mandy explores restarting after setbacks and rebuilding forward momentum. Ideal for teams navigating disappointment or disruption.
The Resilience Advantage
Mandy focuses on leading yourself and others through ongoing change. Ideal for managers and organizations adapting to shifting expectations.
Is Mandy Gill Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the setbacks or changes your people need to work through. We can help select Mandy’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

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

Nikki Greenberg
Futurist Keynote Speaker & AI Thought Leader
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Nikki Greenberg: Futurist and Innovation Strategist | Founder of Women in PropTech | Speaker on AI and the Future of Real Estate
Why Book Nikki Greenberg?
Nikki is especially compelling where technology meets the physical world. She helps audiences consider how changing expectations will affect the places people live, work, and visit. Her presentations give event planners a way to open a useful conversation about investment, innovation, and long-term priorities.
Why Is Nikki Greenberg Right for Your Audience?
Nikki is a strong fit for real estate conferences, construction and infrastructure events, urban planning forums, and executive meetings. She is particularly relevant when an organization wants to explore future possibilities and agree on where to focus its attention next.
Book Nikki when your audience needs to:
• Explore how technology could change its industry
• Reconsider assumptions about future customers and communities
• Connect innovation with business and property decisions
• Think beyond the next project or planning cycle
• Identify questions to guide a technology investment
• Build a shared direction for future initiatives
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• With a broader perspective on the changes ahead
• Ready to question assumptions in existing plans
• Better prepared to discuss technology with colleagues
• Clearer on the people their future investments should serve
• Motivated to identify a practical next step
Keynote Programs
Journey to 2040: Leading the Future of Your Industry
Nikki examines AI, generational change, and workplace evolution, with a framework for moving ideas into action. Ideal for leadership and industry conferences.
The World in 2050: Preparing Cities for Future Generations
Nikki explores how demographic shifts and technology could reshape cities. Ideal for public sector, infrastructure, and urban development audiences.
Today to 2050: Creating the Future of Real Estate
Nikki considers how AI, automation, and changing demand will influence property development and use. Ideal for real estate investors, developers, and property leaders.
Introduction to AI: Eliminate Your Busywork — Workshop
This hands-on session introduces practical uses of AI tools for everyday tasks. Available as a keynote add-on for teams seeking a more applied learning experience.
Is Nikki Greenberg Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the changes affecting your industry, and the decisions you want people to think about differently. We can help select Nikki’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Kristen Hadeed
Founder & CEO of Student Maid, Author & Entrepreneur
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• Kristen Hadeed: Founder of Student Maid | Author of Permission to Screw Up | Speaker on Human Leadership, Trust and Workplace Culture

  Why Book Kristen Hadeed?

  Kristen brings openness to a subject that can feel intimidating. Her presentations encourage leaders to acknowledge what they do not know, take responsibility for their impact, and make room for the humanity of the people they lead.

  Why Is Kristen Hadeed Right for Your Audience?

  Kristen is a strong fit for leadership conferences, manager development, company meetings, and culture initiatives. Consider her when an organization wants more candid feedback and a stronger sense of trust between leaders and employees.

  Book Kristen when your audience needs to:

  • Build trust through greater openness
  • Deliver feedback with clarity and care
  • Respond constructively to mistakes
  • Develop confidence in difficult conversations
  • Strengthen connection between managers and employees
  • Take responsibility for their leadership impact

  Audience Takeaways

  Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

  • Clearer on what human leadership can look like in practice
  • Ready to approach a difficult conversation more thoughtfully
  • More aware of how their behavior affects trust
  • Equipped with ideas for giving and receiving feedback
  • Focused on a relationship they can strengthen

  Keynote Programs

  Ignite Human Leadership

  Kristen explores how leaders can build a culture that values people and supports growth. Ideal for leadership events and organizations reconsidering their approach to management.

  Courageous Conversations

  Kristen focuses on delivering and accepting feedback in ways that build trust. Ideal for managers and teams seeking clearer communication and more productive working relationships.

  Is Kristen Hadeed Right for Your Event?

  Tell us about your audience, the leadership relationships and conversations you want to improve. We can help select Kristen’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

  Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

DeDe Halfill
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, Keynote Speaker, and Advisor helping leaders Master the Unseen™
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DeDe Halfhill: Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel | Leadership Advisor | Speaker on Trust, Courage and Connection
Why Book DeDe Halfhill?
Her presentations invite leaders to look beneath visible performance problems and consider what people may be experiencing. DeDe connects empathy with leadership responsibility, encouraging audiences to ask better questions and have conversations that move a team forward.
Why Is DeDe Halfhill Right for Your Audience?
DeDe is a strong fit for executive meetings, leadership conferences, manager development, and women’s leadership events. Consider her when teams face uncertainty and leaders need to strengthen trust while maintaining clear expectations.
Book DeDe when your audience needs to:
• Build trust during pressure and change
• Recognize emotional dynamics within a team
• Have difficult conversations with greater courage
• Balance empathy with clear expectations
• Examine their influence as a leader
• Strengthen connection across roles and responsibilities
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• More aware of what may sit beneath a team’s challenges
• Ready to ask more useful leadership questions
• Clearer on the relationship between trust and connection
• Equipped with ideas for approaching difficult conversations
• Focused on a leadership behavior they can practice
Keynote Programs
Forged: Leadership That Holds When Everything Else Is Shifting
DeDe explores leadership amid uncertainty and pressure. Ideal for executives and managers responsible for guiding people through change.
Connection Is the Competitive Edge: The Advantage No One Talks About, But Everyone Feels
DeDe examines the often-overlooked role of connection in team performance. Ideal for organizations seeking stronger trust and more effective working relationships.
Is DeDe Halfhill Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the pressures your leaders face and the trust you want them to build. We can help select DeDe’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Stacey Hanke
Best Selling Author, Communication & Influence Strategist, Forbes & New York Times Contributor
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Stacey Hanke: Hall of Fame Speaker | Bestselling Author | Expert on Executive Presence and Influence
Why Book Stacey Hanke?
Stacey brings an honest, interactive approach to the stage. She challenges audiences to look at their presence in meetings, presentations, and everyday conversations, then gives them practical ways to improve it. Her central message is that influence is built through consistent behavior, Monday to Monday®.
Why Is Stacey Hanke Right for Your Audience?
Stacey is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, executive meetings, and professional development events. She is especially valuable when people have strong ideas and expertise but need their communication to earn attention, build trust, and motivate action.
Book Stacey when your audience needs to:
• Communicate with greater clarity and credibility
• Strengthen executive presence across in-person and virtual settings
• Recognize gaps between intention and perception
• Make important messages easier to remember and act on
• Build client trust through consistent communication
• Bring greater influence to everyday interactions
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• More aware of how others may experience their communication
• Ready to examine habits that weaken their message
• Equipped with practical ways to increase presence and connection
• Better prepared to speak with confidence in important moments
• Focused on building influence consistently, Monday to Monday®
Keynote Programs
Influence Elevated – Elevating Executive Presence – 3 Secrets to Maximize Influence
Stacey helps leaders examine the difference between how they believe they come across and how audiences perceive them. Through feedback and practical techniques, she shows how to strengthen presence and make communication more effective in every interaction. Ideal for leadership and executive audiences.
The Language of Leadership: Elevating Impact, Influence and Connection
Stacey explores how leaders can cut through distractions and communicate in ways that earn trust and encourage action. She connects executive presence to the everyday moments that shape a leader’s reputation. Ideal for managers and leaders working across in-person, hybrid, and virtual settings.
Influence Elevated: Maximize Your Sales Impact
Stacey helps sales professionals communicate their value with greater clarity, strengthen client relationships, and create momentum in conversations. Ideal for sales teams seeking more consistent influence across meetings, presentations, and follow-up.
Is Stacey Hanke Right for Your Event?
Tell us where your audience’s communication needs to have more impact and what you want people to do differently afterward. We can help choose Stacey’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Heather Hansen
Keynote Speaker on Leadership & Sales, Best-selling Author & Award-winning Trial Lawyer
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Heather Hansen: Trial Lawyer | Author of The Elegant Warrior | Speaker on Communication, Advocacy and Influence
Why Book Heather Hansen?
Heather brings the tools of an advocate into workplace conversations. Her presentations help audiences consider the evidence behind their message, understand another person’s perspective, and speak with greater confidence when the outcome matters.
Why Is Heather Hansen Right for Your Audience?
Heather is a strong fit for sales meetings, leadership conferences, healthcare events, and women’s leadership programs. Consider her when your audience needs to explain its value, influence decisions, or handle challenging conversations more effectively.
Book Heather when your audience needs to:
• Advocate for ideas with greater clarity
• Build credibility through evidence and preparation
• Listen for the perspective behind an objection
• Communicate with compassion under pressure
• Speak more confidently about their contribution
• Support colleagues in making their voices heard
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the relationship between credibility and influence
• Ready to prepare a stronger case for an idea
• More aware of opportunities to listen and connect
• Equipped with an advocacy framework for workplace conversations
• Focused on a message they can communicate more effectively
Keynote Programs
The Compassionate Charisma™ Formula
Heather connects compassion, credibility, and charisma with persuasive communication. Ideal for leaders, sales teams, healthcare professionals, and customer-facing audiences.
The Elegant Warrior
Heather focuses on helping women advocate for their ideas, teams, and opportunities. Ideal for women’s leadership programs and professional development events.
Is Heather Hansen Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the conversations your people need to handle and the ideas they need to communicate. We can help select Heather’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Erin Hatzikostas
Often called “The Mel Robbins for business,” Erin Hatzikostas is a former corporate CEO turned globally recognized expert on the impact of authenticity in the workplace.
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Erin Hatzikostas: Former Corporate CEO | Author of You Do You(ish) and The 50% Rule | Speaker on Authenticity, Leadership and Business Growth
Why Book Erin Hatzikostas?
Erin combines business experience with humor and memorable examples. Her message connects authenticity with serving others: communicating in ways that are useful, unexpected, and credible rather than simply sharing more about yourself.
Why Is Erin Hatzikostas Right for Your Audience?
Erin is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, women’s events, and company meetings. Consider her when people need to strengthen trust, stand out more clearly, or rethink habits that make their communication feel impersonal.
Book Erin when your audience needs to:
• Build trust through more authentic communication
• Create stronger connections with colleagues and customers
• Question conventional leadership habits
• Explain their value in a more distinctive way
• Develop confidence without copying someone else’s style
• Connect authenticity with the needs of others
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on authenticity as a deliberate professional practice
• Ready to identify a more useful way to communicate
• More aware of habits that make interactions feel scripted
• Equipped with ideas for differentiating their approach
• Focused on an authentic action they can take at work
Keynote Programs
How to Use Authenticity as Your #1 Strategic Advantage
Erin explores authenticity as a means of connection and differentiation. Ideal for sales, business growth, and customer-facing audiences.
Strategic Authenticity
Erin connects authenticity with leadership and workplace relationships. Ideal for managers and professional development events.
The 50% Rule
Erin challenges audiences to rethink familiar approaches and make room for distinctive contributions. Ideal for teams seeking fresh thinking.
Is Erin Hatzikostas Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the trust, connection, or differentiation you want your audience to strengthen. We can help select Erin’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
 

Dan Heath
Dan Heath: Author of Reset and Upstream | Co-Author of Switch and The Power of Moments | Speaker on Change and Problem-Solving Why Book Dan Heath? Dan Heath helps organizations find a better way to tackle problems that keep returning. Author of Reset a …
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Dan Heath: Author of Reset and Upstream | Co-Author of Switch and The Power of Moments | Speaker on Change and Problem-Solving
Why Book Dan Heath?
Dan’s presentations invite audiences to examine where their effort goes and what could make that effort more useful. Whether discussing prevention, change, or meaningful experiences, he gives teams a shared framework for questioning familiar practices and planning a better approach.
Why Is Dan Heath Right for Your Audience?
Dan is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, healthcare and education events, and customer experience programs. Consider him when a team needs fresh thinking about persistent problems or the challenge of turning good intentions into progress.
Book Dan when your audience needs to:
• Look for the causes behind recurring problems
• Understand obstacles to behavior change
• Identify where effort could have greater impact
• Create more meaningful customer or employee experiences
• Translate an idea into a clearer course of action
• Challenge routines that keep producing the same results
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Ready to examine a recurring problem differently
• Clearer on how conditions influence behavior
• More aware of opportunities for prevention
• Equipped with a framework for discussing change
• Focused on an improvement they can begin exploring
Keynote Programs
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
Dan examines how teams can identify and address problems earlier. Ideal for leaders and organizations caught in repeated cycles of reaction.
Leading a Switch
Dan introduces a framework for helping people change their behavior. Ideal for transformation initiatives and leadership development.
The Power of Moments
Dan explores how defining experiences are created and why they matter. Ideal for customer experience, employee engagement, and service audiences.
Is Dan Heath Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the problems you want to solve and the changes you want attendees to consider. We can help select Dan’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Andrea Iorio
Leading Global Keynote Speaker on Digital Transformation & AI,  Best-selling Author, and MBA Professor
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Andrea Iorio: Author of Between You and AI | Business Transformation Speaker | Speaker on AI, Leadership and Customer Experience
Why Book Andrea Iorio?
Andrea’s presentations move the discussion from general excitement about AI to questions about application. He encourages leaders to examine where technology can support their goals, what still requires human judgment, and how their teams can adapt together.
Why Is Andrea Iorio Right for Your Audience?
Andrea is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, technology events, and transformation programs. Consider him when your audience needs to connect AI adoption with clearer business priorities and the development of its people.
Book Andrea when your audience needs to:
• Connect AI opportunities with business goals
• Reconsider leadership habits as technology changes
• Identify human skills worth strengthening
• Explore AI across the customer journey
• Discuss collaboration between people and technology
• Prepare teams for changing responsibilities
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the human side of AI adoption
• Ready to identify a business question technology could help address
• More aware of skills that complement AI
• Equipped with a framework for discussing leadership adaptation
• Focused on a practical opportunity to explore with their team
Keynote Programs
The 3 Pillars of Exponential Leadership in the Age of AI
Andrea explores how leaders can adapt their decisions and behavior as AI changes work. Ideal for executive and management audiences.
Experienc.AI
Andrea examines AI opportunities across the customer journey. Ideal for sales, marketing, and customer experience teams.
Between You and AI
Andrea focuses on human skills that complement emerging technology. Ideal for company meetings and workforce development programs.
Is Andrea Iorio Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the AI opportunities you are exploring and the leadership or workforce questions you want to address. We can help select Andrea’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Ryan Jenkins
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Leadership Author, and #1 Team Connection & Generations Expert
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Ryan Jenkins: Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Connectable | Speaker on Team Connection and Generations
Why Book Ryan Jenkins?
Ryan shows audiences how remote and hybrid work, advancing technology, and assumptions about age can affect collaboration, then offers ways to build trust across teams. His presentations can also include interactive connection experiences that help attendees put the message into practice during the event.
Why Is Ryan Jenkins Right for Your Audience?
Ryan is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, HR events, and gatherings focused on teamwork or the future of work. He is especially valuable when an organization wants to improve collaboration across locations, functions, and generations.
Book Ryan when your audience needs to:
• Strengthen connection among team members
• Build trust across remote and in-person work
• Address isolation and disengagement at work
• Communicate more effectively across generations
• Engage and retain emerging talent
• Turn a discussion about culture into practical team habits
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the everyday factors that weaken team connection
• Equipped with ways to build more trusting relationships
• Better able to work across generational differences
• Ready to identify colleagues who may feel disconnected
• Focused on actions that improve collaboration and engagement
Keynote Programs
Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated to All In
Based on Ryan’s bestselling book, this keynote examines why employees can feel disconnected even when they are in constant contact. He gives leaders a practical approach to building stronger relationships and more engaged teams. Ideal for leadership and company-wide events.
Lead & Work Across Generations: Strategies to Connect and Engage a Multigenerational Workforce
Ryan helps audiences understand different expectations around work and communication without relying on stereotypes. He offers ways to turn age diversity into better teamwork and shared progress. Ideal for organizations with multiple generations working side by side.
Attract, Connect, & Retain Generation Z
Ryan explores how leaders can communicate with and engage emerging talent while strengthening the relationships between newer and more experienced employees. Ideal for people leaders and organizations planning for the next generation of their workforce.
Is Ryan Jenkins Right for Your Event?
Tell us where your teams need stronger connection and which generational challenges matter most to your audience. We can help choose Ryan’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and fee.
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Omar Johnson
Culture, Diversity, Marketing and Branding Speaker, Former CMO at Beats by Dre, and Former VP of Marketing at Apple
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Omar Johnson: Former CMO of Beats by Dre | Former VP of Marketing at Apple | Speaker on Branding, Marketing and Diverse Perspectives
Why Book Omar Johnson?
Omar challenges teams to listen more closely and examine whose experiences inform their work. His message connects marketing choices with the people making them, giving audiences a reason to question familiar assumptions about customers and creativity.
Why Is Omar Johnson Right for Your Audience?
Omar is a strong fit for marketing conferences, brand leadership meetings, sales events, and executive programs. Consider him when an organization wants a more relevant message and a broader range of ideas.
Book Omar when your audience needs to:
• Understand customers beyond demographic labels
• Bring different perspectives into creative decisions
• Build a more recognizable brand identity
• Question assumptions behind familiar campaigns
• Connect brand strategy with consumer culture
• Communicate in ways that feel relevant to the audience
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the people their brand needs to reach
• Ready to question a marketing assumption
• More aware of perspectives missing from their process
• Equipped with questions for developing stronger campaigns
• Focused on a more meaningful customer connection
Keynote Programs
The New Rules of Marketing
Omar examines how brands earn attention and relevance in a changing marketplace. Ideal for marketing, sales, and brand audiences.
Diversity in Business: Meeting People “Where They Are”
Omar explores the value of understanding different experiences. Ideal for leaders considering how perspectives shape their teams and customer relationships.
Is Omar Johnson Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the customers you want to reach and the brand challenges your team needs to address. We can help select Omar’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Dr. Jessica Kriegel
About Dr. Jessica Kriegel – Organizational Culture Expert and Leadership Strategist
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Dr. Jessica Kriegel: Workplace Culture Researcher | Author of Surrender to Lead | Speaker on Leadership, Change and Accountability
Why Book Dr. Jessica Kriegel?
Jessica combines data, humor, and direct advice. Her keynotes help audiences examine what gets in the way of ownership, how to build alignment, and what leaders can do to create a culture that supports their goals.
Why Is Dr. Jessica Kriegel Right for Your Audience?
Jessica is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, executive retreats, and events focused on culture or transformation. She is especially relevant when an organization has a clear strategy but needs people across the business to understand it, own it, and act on it.
Book Jessica when your audience needs to:
• Connect culture with business results
• Build accountability without relying on pressure or micromanagement
• Lead people through change with greater clarity
• Align teams around shared goals and expectations
• Encourage ownership and follow-through at every level
• Reconsider assumptions about a multigenerational workforce
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the beliefs and behaviors that shape results
• Better equipped to create ownership rather than simply demand it
• Ready to identify cultural friction that slows change
• More aware of how to connect strategy to daily decisions
• Equipped with practical questions to bring back to their teams
Keynote Programs
Surrender to Lead: The New Leadership Paradigm for an Unpredictable World
Drawing on her book Surrender to Lead, Jessica challenges leaders to loosen their grip on control, face changing conditions, and take clearer action. Ideal for organizations navigating uncertainty and disruption.
Results-Based Leadership: The Framework for Turning Strategy Into Real Results
Jessica shows how beliefs influence actions and how those actions shape outcomes. She gives leaders a framework for strengthening clarity, alignment, and accountability. Ideal for leadership and strategy events.
Leading Change: The Change Activation Equation
Jessica explores the conditions that help change take hold across an organization. She offers a practical approach to building alignment and reducing the cultural friction that can slow transformation. Ideal for teams facing restructuring, technology adoption, or a strategic shift.
Ignite a Culture of Accountability
Jessica examines how leaders can inspire people to care about their work and take ownership of outcomes. She connects empathy, clear expectations, and shared purpose to stronger follow-through. Ideal for company and leadership audiences.
Is Dr. Jessica Kriegel Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the results you want to improve, and the behaviors that need to change. We can help select Jessica’s most relevant keynote, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
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James Lawrence
the Iron Cowboy, Endurance Athlete, Inspiring Speaker
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James Lawrence: The Iron Cowboy | Endurance Athlete | Speaker on Resilience, Commitment and Redefining Impossible
Why Book James Lawrence?
James makes the distance between a big aspiration and the next action tangible. His stories encourage people to consider their reasons for pursuing a goal, the systems supporting it, and how they will respond when progress feels slow.
Why Is James Lawrence Right for Your Audience?
James is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, employee events, and performance programs. Consider him when an audience needs to connect ambitious goals with sustained effort and teamwork.
Book James when your audience needs to:
• Break large goals into manageable actions
• Clarify the purpose behind a commitment
• Prepare for setbacks more deliberately
• Recognize the role of support and teamwork
• Build consistency into daily routines
• Stay focused when progress takes time
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on a goal worth committing to
• Ready to identify the next manageable action
• More aware of the support their goal requires
• Equipped to reconsider their preparation
• Motivated to approach setbacks with greater intention
Keynote Programs
Redefine Impossible
James draws on his endurance journey to explore commitment and resilience. Ideal for audiences pursuing demanding goals who need a memorable perspective on preparation, persistence, and the team behind achievement.
Is James Lawrence Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the goals your audience is pursuing and the commitments you want it to strengthen. We can help select James’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Kim Lear
Generations & Future of Work Expert
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Kim Lear: Founder of Inlay Insights | Generational Researcher | Speaker on the Future of Work and the Marketplace
Why Book Kim Lear?
Kim gives leaders a way to discuss differences across age groups without reducing people to labels. Her presentations help teams recognize the value of varied experience, improve relationships, and respond to changes in the workforce and marketplace.
Why Is Kim Lear Right for Your Audience?
Kim is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, sales meetings, and association gatherings. She is especially relevant when an organization needs to connect people across generations or understand how changing customers make decisions and build trust.
Book Kim when your audience needs to:
• Improve collaboration across career stages and generations
• Address assumptions that create friction at work
• Strengthen leadership of diverse teams
• Understand changing employee expectations
• Build experiences that resonate with different customers
• Prepare for demographic shifts in the workplace and marketplace
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Better able to separate useful generational trends from stereotypes
• More aware of the different experiences people bring to a team
• Equipped with questions that improve communication across age groups
• Clearer on how customer expectations change across life stages
• Ready to adapt leadership and service to the people they serve
Keynote Programs
The Age of the Multigenerational Workforce
Kim explores how people at different career stages can contribute to stronger teams, and where misunderstandings can get in the way. Ideal for leaders seeking better collaboration and talent retention.
Building Standout Experiences for Every Generation
Kim examines how changing customer life stages and expectations affect trust, loyalty, and service. Ideal for sales, marketing, and customer experience audiences.
The Future of Work and the Marketplace
Kim connects demographic change to evolving workplace structures and consumer behavior. She helps audiences consider how to build more personal and relevant relationships as expectations shift. Ideal for executive and industry events.
Is Kim Lear Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the generational questions it faces, and what you want people to understand or do differently. We can help choose Kim’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Siri Lindley
Best-selling Author, Two-time World Champion Triathlete, Inspiring Keynote Speaker
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Siri Lindley: World Champion Triathlete | Coach and Author | Speaker on Confidence, Resilience and Purpose
Why Book Siri Lindley?
Siri brings an energetic, personal approach to the conversation. Her message encourages people to consider what matters to them, how fear shapes their decisions, and who can support them as they work toward a meaningful goal.
Why Is Siri Lindley Right for Your Audience?
Siri is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee gatherings, sales events, and women’s leadership programs. Consider her when an audience needs encouragement to act with greater purpose and self-belief.
Book Siri when your audience needs to:
• Clarify the purpose behind personal goals
• Recognize how fear influences decisions
• Build more supportive working relationships
• Approach setbacks with greater perspective
• Strengthen commitment to meaningful actions
• Make choices that reflect their values
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on what they want to move toward
• Ready to take a step they have postponed
• More aware of the support around them
• Encouraged to reconsider a limiting belief
• Focused on actions that express their priorities
Keynote Programs
Ready to Run?
Siri explores confidence, commitment, and pursuing a meaningful direction. Ideal for audiences seeking renewed motivation and purpose.
Unshakeable
Siri shares perspectives on navigating adversity and building resilience. Ideal for teams facing uncertainty or demanding change.
Is Siri Lindley Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenges your audience faces and the confidence or sense of purpose you want to strengthen. We can help select Siri’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Chaunte’ Lowe
Motivational Olympic Medalist,  American Record Holder, and TEDx Speaker on Helping Your Group Navigate This Challenging Climate
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Chaunté Lowe: Four-Time Olympian | American High Jump Record Holder | Speaker on Resilience and Overcoming Adversity
Why Book Chaunté Lowe?
Chaunté gives audiences a personal story they will remember and practical ways to think about resilience. She connects individual determination with the support people give one another when a team or community faces a challenge.
Why Is Chaunté Lowe Right for Your Audience?
Chaunté is a strong fit for company meetings, leadership conferences, team events, women’s programs, and health-related gatherings. She is especially valuable when an audience needs encouragement to face a difficult period and take purposeful steps forward.
Book Chaunté when your audience needs to:
• Rebuild confidence after setbacks
• Develop a more resilient response to change
• Strengthen collaboration and mutual support
• See obstacles as opportunities to learn and adapt
• Draw motivation from a story of athletic and personal perseverance
• Leave ready to act on an important goal
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Inspired by Chaunté’s journey through elite sport and serious illness
• Better able to identify a constructive next step after a setback
• More aware of the role support and community play in resilience
• Ready to approach challenges with greater confidence
• Motivated to keep pursuing meaningful goals when plans change
Keynote Programs
A Champion’s Mindset: From Adversity to Triumph
Chaunté draws on her journey as an Olympian and cancer survivor to explore how people can respond to obstacles and pursue growth. Ideal for broad conference and company audiences seeking inspiration with practical application.
Building Boundless Resilience™ for Teams
Chaunté focuses on the relationships, communication, and shared strength that help teams through difficult periods. Ideal for leadership conferences and team events where collaboration matters.
Resilient Leadership
Chaunté challenges leaders to respond to setbacks with perspective and help others move forward. Ideal for executive and management audiences navigating uncertainty or organizational change.
The Journey Forward: From Surviving to Thriving
Chaunté shares her experience with breast cancer and the role hope played in her journey. Ideal for health conferences, fundraising events, and communities supporting patients and survivors.
Is Chaunté Lowe Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the challenge it is facing, and what you want people to feel or do after the event. We can help select Chaunté’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
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Campbell Macpherson
Global Change Expert and Motivational Speaker on Leadership and Change
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Campbell Macpherson: Change Expert and Author | Speaker on Leadership, Influence and Making Change Work
Why Book Campbell Macpherson?
Campbell connects change plans with the conversations and leadership behaviors that bring them into everyday work. His message encourages organizations to consider where people need clarity, involvement, or support rather than treating agreement as evidence that a change is complete.
Why Is Campbell Macpherson Right for Your Audience?
Campbell is a strong fit for leadership conferences, transformation programs, executive meetings, and management events. Consider him when an organization needs people to engage with a new direction.
Book Campbell when your audience needs to:
• Explain the purpose behind organizational change
• Recognize concerns that affect participation
• Strengthen influence across working relationships
• Involve people in the transition
• Connect change plans with everyday behavior
• Clarify what leaders need to model
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the human demands of change
• Ready to review a conversation their team needs
• More aware of barriers to participation
• Equipped with questions for building commitment
• Focused on a practical step toward a new way of working
Keynote Programs
Change Is Inevitable. Successful Change Isn’t.
Campbell explores what makes change difficult and how leaders can support it. Ideal for organizations undertaking transformation.
Leading with Influence
Campbell examines how people create commitment beyond formal authority. Ideal for leaders working across teams, functions, and stakeholders.
Is Campbell Macpherson Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the change your organization is making and the leadership behaviors it needs to support. We can help select Campbell’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Allison Massari
Inspirational Speaker on Overcoming Adversity & Resilience
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Allison Massari: Artist and Burn Survivor | Speaker on Resilience, Compassion and Self-Leadership
Why Book Allison Massari?
Allison brings a personal perspective to the impact of everyday kindness. Her message asks audiences to consider the experience they create for others and the choices available to them when circumstances are demanding.
Why Is Allison Massari Right for Your Audience?
Allison is a strong fit for healthcare conferences, leadership events, employee gatherings, and service-focused organizations. Consider her when an audience needs a meaningful reminder of the human impact of its work.
Book Allison when your audience needs to:
• Recognize the significance of compassionate actions
• Approach adversity with greater perspective
• Take ownership of the experience they create
• Strengthen connection with people they serve
• Find purpose in everyday contributions
• Support colleagues through demanding situations
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on the influence of small acts of care
• Ready to bring more intention to a daily interaction
• More aware of another person’s experience
• Encouraged to recognize their capacity to contribute
• Focused on a choice that reflects their values
Keynote Programs
The Fire Within℠
Allison explores self-leadership, resilience, and the role of compassion in demanding moments. Ideal for healthcare, service, and employee audiences seeking a personal connection between their work and its effect on others.
Is Allison Massari Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the people your audience serves and the compassion or resilience you want to strengthen. We can help select Allison’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
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Mike Massimino
Former NASA Astronaut, NY Times Bestselling Author, Media & TV Personality; Columbia University Professor
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Mike Massimino: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Teamwork & Achieving the Impossible | Former NASA Astronaut | Bestselling Author | Columbia University Professor
Achieve the Impossible
What does it take to accomplish something everyone—including you—thinks might be impossible?
A veteran of two space missions to the Hubble Space Telescope, Mike logged more than 570 hours in space and completed four spacewalks. Today, he brings the extraordinary lessons of space exploration back to Earth, showing organizations how great teams overcome setbacks, solve seemingly impossible problems and perform when the stakes couldn't be higher.
Why Book Mike Massimino?
Mike has something few motivational speakers can offer: an extraordinary story combined with practical lessons audiences can apply to their own challenges.
His journey to becoming an astronaut included repeated rejection from NASA before finally being selected. Once there, he faced enormous technical challenges, high-pressure decisions and missions where teamwork and trust were essential.
Mike turns those experiences into a funny, inspiring and highly relatable keynote about perseverance, leadership, teamwork and accomplishing what initially seems impossible.
What Makes Mike Massimino Different?
• A genuine NASA astronaut — two missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope
• Four spacewalks — more than 30 hours working outside the Space Shuttle
• An extraordinary story of perseverance — rejected repeatedly before achieving his dream of becoming an astronaut
• Funny and highly entertaining — serious leadership lessons delivered with warmth and humor
• Bestselling author — author of Spaceman and Moonshot
• Columbia University professor — combines extraordinary experience with an ability to teach
• Pop-culture appeal — appeared as himself on The Big Bang Theory
• First person to tweet from space — making him an instantly memorable addition to an event
Why Is Mike Right for Your Audience?
Mike is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to think bigger, persevere through setbacks and understand what exceptional teamwork looks like when failure isn't an option.
He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, association conferences, awards events and organizations navigating ambitious goals or significant change.
Book Mike when your audience needs to:
• Think bigger about what is possible
• Persevere when the first plan doesn't work
• Turn setbacks into opportunities to find another solution
• Strengthen teamwork and trust
• Perform effectively under pressure
• Take greater ownership of the mission
• Stay focused when facing difficult challenges
• Pursue ambitious goals without giving up
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
• Inspired to pursue goals that may initially seem impossible
• Better prepared to respond when things don't go according to plan
• Understanding why exceptional teamwork requires trust and preparation
• More willing to ask for help and rely on the strengths of others
• Equipped with a stronger mindset for overcoming setbacks
• Ready to approach difficult challenges with persistence and optimism
Mike Massimino Keynote Programs
Moonshot: Achieving the Impossible. How do you accomplish something you've been told you can't do?
Drawing from his journey to becoming a NASA astronaut and his missions to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, Mike shares powerful lessons about perseverance, preparation, teamwork and pursuing ambitious goals.
He shows audiences why setbacks don't have to mean failure—and how the biggest accomplishments often require persistence, adaptability and the willingness to keep finding another way forward.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings and organizations pursuing ambitious goals.
Teamwork: Lessons From Space. When you're hundreds of miles above Earth, teamwork isn't a corporate slogan. It's essential to accomplishing the mission.
Mike takes audiences behind the scenes of NASA to reveal how astronauts prepare, communicate, build trust and work together under extraordinary pressure.
His stories demonstrate why successful teams need shared goals, preparation, accountability and people willing to support one another when challenges arise.
Ideal for: Leadership, teamwork, culture and high-performance events.
Leading Through Challenges and Change
Even the best-prepared teams encounter situations they didn't anticipate.
Mike shares what space exploration taught him about staying calm, adapting when plans change and solving problems when the stakes are high.
Audiences discover how preparation, trust, persistence and teamwork can help organizations navigate uncertainty and continue moving toward their mission.
Ideal for: Leadership meetings, transformation events and organizations navigating uncertainty or change.
Why Book Mike Massimino Through The Sweeney Agency?
Mike Massimino has an extraordinary story—but the real value is connecting that story to what your audience needs to accomplish.
The Sweeney Agency can help you:
• Confirm Mike Massimino's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Mike Massimino keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your event objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Mike with other leading motivational, leadership and teamwork speakers
Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Mike Massimino as your keynote speaker.
 

Heather McGowan
Top Futurist and Speaker on the Future of Work, Best-selling Author
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Heather E. McGowan: Future-of-Work Strategist | Bestselling Co-Author of The Adaptation Advantage | Speaker on Leadership, AI and Change
Why Book Heather E. McGowan?
Heather makes complex shifts understandable through data, stories, and visual frameworks. Her presentations connect the future of work with practical leadership questions: How do we help people adapt? How should AI change the work we do? And how can leaders create the conditions for teams to contribute their best?
Why Is Heather E. McGowan Right for Your Audience?
Heather is a strong fit for leadership conferences, executive meetings, HR events, and company gatherings focused on change. She is particularly relevant when an organization wants its people to approach new technology and unfamiliar challenges with greater confidence and curiosity.
Book Heather when your audience needs to:
• Strengthen its ability to learn and adapt
• Understand the human implications of AI
• Reconsider leadership habits that limit team potential
• Build trust and encourage thoughtful questions
• Connect daily work with a shared purpose
• Prepare for changing roles and expectations
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• With a clearer understanding of the forces changing work
• Better able to frame questions that reveal new possibilities
• Ready to examine where AI can extend human capabilities
• More aware of how leadership behavior shapes learning and contribution
• Prepared to connect team priorities with meaningful outcomes
Keynote Programs
Solve Tomorrow’s Problems™: Harness Human Ingenuity to Navigate What’s Next
Heather explores how curiosity and collaboration help teams discover opportunities and adapt to new conditions. Ideal for company events, innovation conferences, and audiences preparing for change.
The Augmented Imperative: Unleashing Human Potential in the AI Era
Heather examines how organizations can use AI to expand capabilities while preserving human judgment and responsibility. Ideal for leadership and technology audiences rethinking how work gets done.
Leading in the Age of Uncertainty: The Curiosity Advantage
Heather shows why leadership increasingly depends on learning, questioning assumptions, and enabling others. Ideal for executives, managers, and emerging leaders navigating unfamiliar challenges.
Clear on Purpose: Turning Purpose into Performance Through a Shared Vision
Heather explores how shared purpose, constructive dialogue, and belonging can strengthen motivation and teamwork. Ideal for organizations seeking greater alignment and engagement.
Is Heather E. McGowan Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the changes affecting its work, and the leadership behaviors you want to encourage. We can help select Heather’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

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

Gaby Natale
Transformative Motivational Speaker, Triple Daytime EMMY-Winning Journalist, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur
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Gaby Natale: Emmy Award-Winning Journalist | Author and Entrepreneur | Speaker on Pioneering, Leadership and Personal Growth
Why Book Gaby Natale?
Gaby combines personal storytelling with a message about the pioneer spirit. Her presentations encourage audiences to value their distinct perspective, develop a clearer direction, and take action when familiar paths do not match their ambitions.
Why Is Gaby Natale Right for Your Audience?
Gaby is a strong fit for leadership conferences, women’s leadership events, employee gatherings, and professional development programs. Consider her when people need encouragement to bring their own perspective to new opportunities.
Book Gaby when your audience needs to:
• Recognize the value of their individual perspective
• Take a more active role in personal growth
• Build an action plan around an ambition
• Approach unfamiliar opportunities with greater confidence
• Strengthen purpose through daily choices
• Contribute ideas beyond established approaches
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
• Clearer on an ambition they want to pursue
• Ready to identify a practical development step
• More aware of strengths they can contribute
• Encouraged to approach an unfamiliar opportunity
• Focused on becoming an active participant in change
Keynote Programs
PIONEER
Gaby explores creating a path through individuality, purpose, and action. Ideal for leadership and professional growth audiences.
The Virtuous Circle
Gaby examines the development of personal strengths and a plan for achievement. Ideal for employee and emerging leader programs.
Is Gaby Natale Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the opportunities your audience needs to pursue and the confidence you want it to build. We can help select Gaby’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
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