• Jim talks about how individuals must adapt and mold themselves to meet the obstacles of change.

• Audiences leave inspired by Jim's story of how he used his ADAPT framework to become a professional athlete.

• Born without a right hand, Jim Abbott is a former MLB pitcher who led Team USA to a Gold Medal in the 1988 Olympics. 

• Past clients include: Toshiba, Lucent Technologies, Fosters Freeze, Lason Inc., and Prudential.

Born without a right hand, Jim Abbott is a former MLB pitcher who led Team USA to a Gold Medal in the 1988 Olympics. He was an All-America hurler at Michigan and won the Sullivan Award in 1987. Jim threw a 4-0 no-hitter for the New York Yankees versus Cleveland on September 4, 1993. He played for 10 seasons on 4 different teams and ended his big league playing career in 1999.

Abbott has worked with The Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) on several initiatives encouraging businesses to hire people with disabilities.

Today, in addition to often being a Guest Pitching Instructor during Spring Training for the Los Angeles Angels, Jim Abbott is a motivational speaker who shares his incredible story of overcoming adversity and achieving ultimate goal.

Mike Abrashoff Former Commander of USS Benfold | Author of It’s Your Ship | Leadership and Accountability Speaker

It’s Your Ship

Mike Abrashoff faced that challenge as commander of USS Benfold. By listening to his sailors, earning their trust, and giving them ownership of the ship’s success, he helped turn an underperforming crew into one of the Navy’s best. His story gives business audiences a memorable way to think about leadership, culture, and results. The Sweeney Agency

Why Book Mike Abrashoff?

Mike makes accountability feel achievable. His message starts with what leaders and team members can influence today: how they listen, make decisions, solve problems, and support one another.

Audiences hear the story behind It’s Your Ship and leave with practical ideas for building trust, empowering people closest to the work, and improving performance without waiting for perfect conditions.

What Makes Mike Different?

• A real turnaround story led by the same crew under intense operational demands
• A message that gives people at every level responsibility for results
• Leadership lessons grounded in listening, trust, and ownership
• Practical ideas for teamwork, change, and execution
• A keynote he can tailor to the audience’s priorities The Sweeney Agency

Why Is Mike Right for Your Audience?

Mike is a strong choice for leadership meetings, company conferences, sales kickoffs, and organizations that want people to take greater ownership of outcomes. His story speaks to executives and frontline teams alike because everyone has a role in improving how the team works.

Book Mike when your audience needs to:

• Build a culture of trust and accountability
• Give people more ownership over decisions and results
• Improve engagement
• Work together more effectively under pressure
• Focus on changes within their control
• Raise expectations of what the team can achieve

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Ready to ask better questions and listen to people closest to the work
• More willing to take responsibility for solving problems
• Equipped to recognize and use their team’s ideas
• Clearer on how trust and ownership support execution
• Motivated to improve results with the team they already have

Keynote Programs

It’s Your Ship: Achieving Breakthrough Performance

Mike shares how trust, engagement, and shared ownership helped transform USS Benfold. Audiences consider what they can change in their own teams to improve performance. Ideal for leadership, culture, accountability, and teamwork events.

No Limits: Don’t Let Goals Become Limitations

Mike challenges audiences to look beyond merely reaching an assigned target and question the limits they have placed on their own performance. Ideal for sales kickoffs and teams ready to raise their ambitions.

Go Deeper with the Leadership Roadmap

For groups that want to put the keynote into practice, half-day and full-day programs explore the habits of high-performing leaders, teams, and organizations. Ask about the format and facilitator for your event. The Sweeney Agency

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

Tell us what you want people to do differently after the event, and we’ll help you assess whether Mike’s message is the right fit. We can confirm his availability and current fee, discuss the best program and format, and help plan a presentation around your audience.

Is Mike Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the results you want to improve, and the leadership behaviour you want to encourage. We’ll help you assess the fit and plan the next step.

To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Shawn Achor: Keynote Speaker on Happiness, Positive Psychology & Human Potential | Bestselling Author | Harvard-Trained Researcher

What if one of the biggest opportunities to improve performance, engagement and resilience is changing the way people think about happiness?

Shawn Achor is a bestselling author and internationally recognized keynote speaker on happiness, positive psychology, leadership and human potential.

Known for bringing positive psychology research to life with humor, memorable stories and practical strategies, Shawn challenges the traditional belief that we have to become successful before we can be happy. Instead, he shows audiences how cultivating a more positive mindset can help people improve performance, strengthen resilience and bring greater energy to their work.

Why Book Shawn Achor?

Shawn takes a topic everyone understands—happiness—and connects it directly to the challenges organizations care about: performance, engagement, resilience, leadership and change.

His approach isn't simply about encouraging people to “think positively.” Shawn translates research in positive psychology into practical behaviors people can incorporate into their everyday lives.

The result is a keynote that is funny, thought-provoking and highly actionable—giving audiences a fresh perspective on how they approach work, relationships, challenges and success.

What Makes Shawn Achor Different?

• Leading voice in positive psychology — helped bring the science of happiness into the business world
• Bestselling author — known for books including The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential
• Research-based message — connects positive psychology with workplace performance
• Exceptionally entertaining — combines research with humor and memorable storytelling
• Immediately actionable — practical habits audiences can begin using right away
• Broad audience appeal — relevant to leaders, sales teams and employees across an organization
• Positive and energizing — leaves audiences thinking differently about success and their own potential

Why Is Shawn Right for Your Audience?

Shawn is an excellent choice when you want your audience to leave energized, optimistic and equipped with practical strategies for improving their performance and wellbeing.

He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, association conferences, employee events and organizations focused on engagement, resilience and workplace culture.

Book Shawn when your audience needs to:

• Increase engagement and motivation
• Build greater resilience during challenging periods
• Improve performance without simply increasing pressure
• Create more positive and productive workplace relationships
• Strengthen optimism during uncertainty and change
• Improve collaboration and social connection
• Develop practical habits that support wellbeing
• Recognize how individual behavior can influence team performance

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Understanding the relationship between mindset, happiness and performance
• Equipped with practical positive-psychology strategies they can use immediately
• Better prepared to maintain optimism during challenges
• More aware of how their behavior influences colleagues and teams
• Ready to strengthen relationships and social connection
• Motivated to create habits that support sustainable performance
• Inspired to rethink the traditional relationship between happiness and success

Shawn Achor Keynote Programs

The Happiness Advantage: What if happiness doesn't follow success—but actually helps create it?

Shawn challenges the conventional formula that says we'll be happy once we become more successful.

Drawing on positive psychology research, he shows audiences how developing a more positive mindset can influence motivation, creativity, resilience and performance.

Audiences leave with practical strategies for creating positive habits and bringing greater energy and optimism to both work and life.

Ideal for: Corporate conferences, leadership events, sales kickoffs, employee meetings and workplace wellbeing programs.

Big Potential: Our greatest potential isn't achieved alone. It's influenced by the people around us.

Shawn explores how individuals and organizations can move beyond focusing exclusively on individual achievement and instead create environments where people help one another perform at a higher level.

He demonstrates how stronger relationships, collaboration and positive influence can help teams unlock greater collective potential.

Ideal for: Leadership, teamwork, culture, collaboration and employee-engagement events.

Positive Leadership Through Change: During uncertainty, a leader's mindset doesn't affect only the leader—it can influence the entire team.

Shawn shows leaders how optimism, connection and positive behaviors can help teams remain engaged and resilient when circumstances are difficult or changing.

Audiences gain practical strategies for creating environments where people can continue learning, collaborating and performing despite uncertainty.

Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development, transformation initiatives and organizations navigating change.

Why Book Shawn Achor Through The Sweeney Agency?

Shawn Achor's combination of research, humor and practical positive psychology makes him an engaging choice for a wide range of audiences—but the real value comes from connecting his message directly to what you want your people to think, feel and do differently.

The Sweeney Agency can help you:

• Confirm Shawn Achor's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Shawn Achor keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Shawn with other leading motivational, leadership and workplace-culture speakers

Is Shawn Achor Right for Your Event?

Tell us what you want to improve—performance, engagement, resilience, leadership or workplace culture.

We'll help you determine whether Shawn 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 Shawn Achor as your keynote speaker.

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].

Jay Acunzo: Business Storyteller | Author of Break the Wheel | Speaker on Differentiation, Messaging and Public Speaking

Make Your Ideas Matter More

Jay Acunzo helps organizations answer that question with a clearer message and a stronger story. Drawing on marketing experience at Google, ESPN, and HubSpot, he shows audiences how to build ideas that resonate and move people to act. The Sweeney Agency

Why Book Jay Acunzo?

Jay helps marketing, sales, and leadership audiences define the idea they want to be known for—and communicate it so the right people care. His sessions connect differentiation to the words, stories, and presentations teams use every day.

That makes his keynote especially valuable when an organization has strong expertise but struggles to explain why its work matters.

What Makes Jay Different?

• Experience developing stories and original content for brands and business leaders
• A focus on finding one clear, ownable idea
• Practical tools audiences can use to sharpen their message
• An engaging presentation style rooted in the craft he teaches
• A keynote he customizes to the audience and its goals

Why Is Jay Right for Your Audience?

Jay is a strong fit for marketing conferences, sales meetings, leadership events, and client programs. He is particularly relevant when a team feels pressure to publish more or speak louder while its central message remains unclear.

Book Jay when your audience needs to:

• Differentiate its ideas in a crowded market
• Explain value in language buyers remember
• Build a consistent story across marketing, sales, and leadership
• Turn expertise into a clear point of view
• Create stronger presentations and thought leadership
• Move people from attention to trust and action

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Better able to identify a signature idea their audience cares about
• Equipped to make their message clearer and more distinctive
• Ready to develop stories that make their expertise relevant
• More confident speaking to customers, colleagues, or larger audiences
• Focused on the influence of their ideas

Keynote Programs

Resonance Over Reach

Jay’s most-booked keynote helps audiences clarify their message and organize their work around an idea they can own. Ideal for marketing, sales, brand, and executive audiences.

The Last Great Advantage

Jay explores public speaking as a valuable human skill in the AI era. By breaking down effective talks, he gives audiences structures and techniques they can use to make their own presentations more compelling.

The Power of a Premise

Jay shows teams how a clear premise can distinguish their work, strengthen their storytelling, and make their expertise easier to remember. Ideal for organizations building thought leadership or refining how they communicate their value.

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

Tell us what you want people to say or do differently after the event. We can help you choose Jay’s most relevant keynote, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and current fee.

Is Jay Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the message you want to sharpen, and the action you want to inspire. We’ll help you assess Jay’s fit and plan the next step.

To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

• Talks about making and celebrating incredible moments comes from facing failure and adapting to change

• Audiences are inspired by Jeff's story of becoming a Paralympian and entrepreneur despite facing numerous hurdles

• Jeff is a gold medal winning Paralympian, as well as being the co-founder of design, engineering and manufacturing company focused on Category II medical devices, and most recently a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School.

• Jeff is a member of the Order of Ontario, and has been inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, the Athletics Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, and the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame.

Jeff Adams is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School, a Paralympian, and six-time world champion in wheelchair racing. After a distinguished athletic career that included winning three Paralympic gold medals, he retired from competition in 2008 and was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.

In 2010, Jeff co-founded a design, engineering and manufacturing company focused on Category II medical devices. After seven years as President and CEO, and managing the acquisition of the intellectual property by a US company, Jeff decided to pursue a life-long dream of a career in law.

Jeff’s work experience includes serving as the Executive Director for the International Arts Games Foundation where he instructed counsel on the incorporation of a federal not-for-profit corporation, established an inaugural board of directors and created the charter and by-laws. He was also the President, CEO and Founding Partner of Icon Wheelchairs Inc. and President of Marvel Wheelchairs Inc.

At Osgoode Hall Law School, Jeff worked at the Business Clinic and interned at ARCH legal clinic.

Jeff is a member of the Order of Ontario, and has been inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, the Athletics Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, and the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame.

Afterburner is a diverse team of elite military professionals composed of current and former Fighter Pilots. Their keynote speakers take the mindset and ways of working they learned in the cockpit of their high-performance fighter jets and transfer those lessons into your organization. They inspire teams, align them on their purpose, and help execute their plan to accelerate their performance. They connect strategy to execution with their cutting-edge training programs that include keynotes, team building seminars, workshops, training, coaching, and consulting programs.

Thousands of companies including Microsoft, Google, Home Depot, and Nike have all learned the secrets to accelerating the development of their strategy and execution – and you can too! From executive leaders to the frontline team, Afterburner’s programs are crafted to inspire your leaders and their teams to consistently surpass expectations!

Afterburner’s dynamic, high-energy keynote speakers will inspire your audience to take action and set the foundation for you to build highly engaged, outcome-focused teams. They’ll bring out your inner fighter pilot and show you what it’s like at the edge of the human performance envelope, physically and mentally.

Dirk Ahlborn is an entrepreneur keynote speaker and the founder and CEO of JumpStarter Inc. JumpStarter is a web portal that creates smarter and more successful companies by using crowdsourcing to fund ideas from initial conception to final product. Dirk is also CEO and Co-Founder of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. It is JumpStartFund’s well-known undertaking to make the Hyperloop become reality, by using its crowd collaboration concept.

Dirk started his career in 1993 as an investment specialist in Berlin, Germany. After moving to Italy in 1997, he founded several companies in the alternative energy and interior design space. In 2006, he successfully sold one of these companies to a global alternative energy conglomerate.

He is a serial entrepreneur with experience in almost every element of business. His careers have taken him through management, product design, development, manufacturing, production facility design and set up, production cost control, marketing, product distribution, customer service, and sales.

Before co-founding Jumpstarter, he was at the Girvan Institute of Technology, an incubator-accelerator for early-stage high-tech companies. At Girvan, beginning in 2009, he was instrumental in the development of several startup companies, most notably Advanced Turbine Designs, a developer of natural-gas-fueled gas turbine generators for combined heat and power. In the course of his multi-faceted activities at Girvan he also managed mobile and web application developments as well as search engine optimization and online marketing.

Prior to 2009, his activities were centered in Germany and Italy. Dirk is fluent in German and Italian and proficient in conversational Spanish. He holds the credential in banking and insurance from the Organization of German Industry and Commerce.

David Allen is an author, consultant, international speaker, Founder and Chairman of the David Allen Company. He is widely recognized as the world's leading authority on personal and organizational productivity. His thirty years of pioneering research, motivation and education of some of the world's highest-performing professionals, corporations and institutions - has earned him Forbes' recognition as one of the top five executive coaches in the United States, and as one of the Top 100 thought leaders by Leadership magazine. Fast Company hailed David Allen One of the world's most influential thinkers in the arena of personal productivity, for his outstanding programs and writing on time and stress management, the power of aligned focus and vision in the face of change - and his groundbreaking methodologies in management and executive peak performance. Time Magazine labeled his first book, Getting Things Done, as the defining self-help business book of the decade.

David Allen is the author of three books; the international best-seller, Getting Things Done: the Art of Stress-Free Productivity (GTD - as the method is popularly known), Ready for Anything, and Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life. Getting Things Done has been a perennial business best-seller since it's publication in 2001, and is now published in 28 languages.

Getting Things Done has spawned an international movement of devoted adopters from executives, techies, soldiers, entrepreneurs, university professors, musicians, students and the clergy. It has given rise to a thriving GTD industry of web sites, blogs and software applications. Internet searches bring up tens of millions of references. David Allen is a rarity in the twitter world - as one of the few non-celebrities with over a million followers hanging on his wit and inspiration.

Piloting a productivity seminar for a thousand managers at Lockheed in 1983, David has continued to test and refine the techniques and principles we now know as GTD - a powerful method to manage commitments, information, and communication. This pioneering and proven system is the result of those twenty plus years of David's consulting, private coaching and organizational programs with over a half million people internationally. GTD has well earned its recognition as the gold standard in personal management and productivity for many of the world's best and brightest people and companies.

Sophisticated without being confining, the subtle effectiveness of GTD lies in its radically common sense notion that with a complete and current inventory of all your commitments , organized and reviewed in a systematic way, you can focus clearly, view your world from optimal angles and make trusted choices about what to do (and not do) at any moment. GTD embodies an easy, step-by-step and highly efficient method for achieving this relaxed, productive state. It includes:

• Capturing anything and everything that has your attention
• Defining actionable things discretely into outcomes and concrete next steps
• Organizing reminders and information in the most streamlined way, in appropriate categories, based on how and when you need to access them
• Keeping current and on your game with appropriately frequent reviews of the six horizons of your commitments - purpose, vision, goals, areas of focus, projects, and actions

Implementing GTD alleviates the feeling of being overwhelmed, instills confidence - and releases a flood of creative energy. It provides structure without constraint and managing details with maximum flexibility. The system rigorously adheres to the core principles of productivity - while allowing tremendous freedom in the how. The only right way to do GTD is getting meaningful things done with truly the least amount of invested attention and energy. Coaching thousands of people, where they work, about their work - has informed the GTD method with the best practices
of how to work (and live), in that most efficient and productive way. GTDs simplicity, flexibility, and immediacy are its attraction. Its ability to enliven, enlighten, and empower is its magic. What, indeed, is GTD? More than meets the eye...

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].

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Our Sales Speakers have used their knowledge to adapt and create actionable and engaging presentations on how organizations can pivot to embrace the opportunities presented by the pandemic.

Ranging from Virtual Keynotes to Fireside chats, all with interactive elements, let our Sales Speakers help your 2021 Sales Conference.

We work with some of the best Sales Speakers in the speaking world and asked them all the same question:

What is your number 1 sales tip? 

Here’s how they answered:

1. Say Yes to Misfortune – Scott McKain

Saying “yes” implies a course of positive action. The predictable expletive, “No!” can fill up our time and energy because saying “no” is
frequently a commitment to an unproductive struggle that reinforces helplessness and inertia.

Responding positively to problems is the prerequisite to overcoming bad things that occur so we can break down our challenges and move forward.

People thrive on challenges, and are the winners who get things done.

Scott McKain is a Dynamic Speaker on Innovation, Sales & Customer Service.

2. The 80/20 Rule – Tim Sanders

Some great advice we received from Tim Sanders, VP of Customer Insights for Upwork just after starting The Sweeney Agency:

“Don’t think about sales or closing deals, just position yourself so that whenever you can help someone you help them, without any expectations. 20% of the people you help you’ll never hear from again, but that won’t matter because you will certainly hear back from the other 80%. They will remember you and your incredible help and that will create such great relationships
that you will build both a great business and a great life.”

Tim Sanders is a renowned Communication and Leadership Speaker.

3. A Vision of the Future – Ryan Estis

Communicating compassionately, consistently, confidently and courageously is precisely what is required during a crisis. Our research has found that two of the biggest drivers of engagement and commitment from employees are confidence in their senior leadership and confidence in the future of the
organization.

Now is the time to model scenarios to create a long-term plan and vision for your business, fully aware that you will be agile enough to adapt when new information is available or the landscape suddenly changes.

Ryan Estis speaks on Business Performance, Leadership and Sales.

4. Be Indiana Jones – Sterling Hawkins

At the climax of Indiana Jones & The Holy Grail, the Nazis are turned to dust after selected a gem studded chalice they believe to be the Holy Grail. Indy chooses a simple wooden cup that is in fact the true Holy Grail.

In the context of business, most of us scramble to have the “right” message on social media or want to make things look a certain way. The same optics that make the false grail so beautiful.

This is a powerful lesson: the substance of something, is ultimately infinitely more important than what it looks like. Optics may present a short term gain but will always lose in the long run and at a macro level.

Sterling Hawkins is a leading speaker on Breakthrough Innovation, Tech Entrepreneur and Leadership Expert.

5. Ask Open-Ended Questions – Diana Kander

Your customers’ natural inclination is to be nice, not honest. Open-ended questions give your potential customers the option to respond very honestly and to fully explain the problems they’re
facing (that your product may or may not solve).

Ask leading questions that broadcast the answer you want to hear, such as:

• “Are you…”
• “Will you…”
• “Won’t you…”
• “Didn’t you…”
• “Can’t you…”

Diana Kander is an Entrepreneur, Author, and Speaker on Innovation.

Get in touch to book your next great sales speaker.

Simon Anderson: Futurist | Applied Foresight Expert | Founder of Venture Foresight

Be Ready for What Comes Next

Simon Anderson helps organizations answer that question. He makes emerging trends and technology understandable and gives leaders a practical way to prepare for the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Why Book Simon Anderson?

Simon helps audiences turn uncertainty into better decisions. His Future Ready Framework™ organizes foresight into three actions: Attention, Anticipation, and Action. It gives leaders a way to recognize meaningful signals, consider what they could mean, and decide what to do next.

His presentations connect broad change to the choices facing a specific organization or industry.

What Makes Simon Different?

• A practical foresight framework leaders can use in their next meeting
• Clear explanations of AI, technology, and emerging change
• A focus on early signals and decisions leaders can make now
• Industry-specific examples that connect trends to the audience’s work
• Tools for questioning assumptions and acting before change becomes urgent

Why Is Simon Right for Your Audience?

Simon is a strong fit for executive meetings, industry conferences, strategy sessions, and leadership teams facing rapid change. He is especially valuable when people know their sector is shifting but need a shared way to separate significant developments from noise.

Book Simon when your audience needs to:

• Spot changes that could affect its industry
• Understand what AI and emerging technology could mean for its work
• Challenge assumptions built for a different environment
• Balance improving today’s business with preparing for tomorrow’s
• Turn trend discussions into decisions and experiments
• Build a more proactive approach to change

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Equipped to use Attention, Anticipation, and Action as a planning framework
• Better able to distinguish meaningful signals from passing noise
• Ready to examine assumptions that may be limiting their options
• Clearer about emerging opportunities and potential challenges
• Motivated to take practical steps toward a more future-ready organization

Keynote Programs

Beyond Resilient: How to Be Future Ready® in an Age of Constant Change

Simon introduces his Future Ready Framework™ and shows leaders how to notice important shifts, think through their implications, and act early. Ideal for leadership and strategy events where change is a central concern.

The Future Is Here. Now What?

AI attracts attention, but it is one of several technologies changing how organizations work. Simon helps audiences decide which developments deserve attention, what they could mean for their industry, and when to act.

Leading into the Future of Your Industry

In this customized keynote, Simon examines the trends reshaping the audience’s sector and applies his framework to potential opportunities. Ideal for industry associations, client events, and executive teams looking for relevant foresight.

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

Tell us about your industry, your priorities, and the decisions your leaders need to make. We’ll help you identify the most relevant Simon Anderson program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and current fee.

Is Simon Right for Your Event?

Tell us what is changing around your organization and what you want your audience to do differently afterward. We’ll help you assess Simon’s fit and plan the next step.

To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Scott Anthony: Innovation and Disruption Expert | Dartmouth Tuck Professor | Author of Epic Disruptions

Turn Disruption into a Path Forward

Scott Anthony helps organizations work through both. A clinical professor of strategy at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and a longtime advisor at Innosight, he brings research, business examples, and practical tools to the challenges of innovation, transformation, and growth. Tuck School of Business

Why Book Scott Anthony?

Scott gives leaders a way to act when the future is uncertain. He shows how to test assumptions, explore new opportunities, and make progress before every answer is known.

His keynotes are particularly useful for teams facing shifts in customer needs, technology, or competition. Scott connects innovation to strategic choices, leadership behaviour, and the systems needed to move ideas forward.

What Makes Scott Different?

• Experience spanning academic research and practical strategy work
• A clear view of how disruption unfolds
• Frameworks for strengthening today’s business while creating future growth
• Practical approaches to experimentation and innovation culture
• Insight relevant to executives making decisions under uncertainty

Why Is Scott Right for Your Audience?

Scott is a strong fit for executive conferences, board and leadership meetings, innovation events, and organizations planning a major transformation. He is especially valuable when leaders agree change is necessary but need a shared language and a more concrete path forward.

Book Scott when your audience needs to:

• Understand the forces reshaping its industry
• Make strategic decisions with incomplete information
• Strengthen the core business while exploring new growth
• Move promising ideas from discussion to testing
• Address the leadership and cultural side of transformation
• Build a more consistent approach to innovation

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Better able to recognize patterns of disruptive change
• Clearer on the assumptions behind their current strategy
• Equipped to discuss future opportunities without waiting for certainty
• Ready to use experimentation to learn what works
• More confident leading teams through ambiguity and change

Keynote Programs

Decoding the Epic Disruptions That Shaped Our Modern World

Drawing on Epic Disruptions, Scott uses stories from past innovations to show how major change unfolds and what those patterns can teach leaders facing disruption today. Ideal for strategy, innovation, and future-focused events.

Lead Through the Fog of Uncertainty with Optimism

Scott gives leaders practical ways to work through ambiguity, question old assumptions, and identify opportunity amid competing demands. Ideal for executive teams and organizations navigating transformation.

The Myths and Realities of Building a Culture of Innovation

Scott examines the systems and leadership habits that help innovation happen consistently. Audiences consider how to remove obstacles, support experimentation, and connect new ideas to results. Ideal for leadership and companywide innovation events. The Sweeney Agency

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

Tell us where growth is slowing, what is changing in your market, and what you want your audience to do differently. We’ll help you assess which of Scott’s topics fits your event, discuss customization, and check his availability and current fee.

Is Scott Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, its biggest strategic challenge, and the decisions the event should help move forward. We’ll help you assess Scott’s fit and plan the next step.

To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour:  Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Courage & High Performance | America’s First Black Female Combat Pilot | Former U.S. Marine | Author

Break Through Barriers. Take the Gutsy Move. What could your people accomplish if they stopped letting fear, uncertainty and obstacles determine what was possible?

As America’s first Black female combat pilot, Vernice knows what it takes to break through barriers, perform under pressure and take decisive action when the stakes are high. Her dynamic keynotes challenge audiences to move beyond excuses, embrace bold action and develop the mindset needed to accomplish ambitious goals.

Why Book Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour?

Vernice doesn't simply talk about courage and performance. She has lived them in one of the world's most demanding environments.

From breaking barriers in military aviation to flying combat missions, Vernice learned that success requires more than talent. It requires preparation, confidence, teamwork and the willingness to act when circumstances are uncertain.

She translates those lessons into a powerful business message that helps audiences move from thinking about what they should do to actually doing it.

Her combination of extraordinary stories, practical strategies and contagious energy makes Vernice especially effective when you want to energize a room and inspire immediate action.

What Makes Vernice Different?

• Barrier-breaking combat pilot — America's first Black female combat pilot
• Battle-tested leadership — lessons developed in demanding, high-pressure environments
• High-energy delivery — brings exceptional enthusiasm and presence to the stage
• Action-oriented message — challenges audiences to move from ideas to execution
• Powerful business relevance — connects aviation lessons to leadership, sales and performance
• Courage under pressure — helps people act confidently despite fear and uncertainty
• Broad audience appeal — connects with executives, leaders, sales teams and employees
• Memorable storytelling — combines inspiration, humor and practical lessons

Why Is Vernice Right for Your Audience?

Vernice is an outstanding choice when you need your audience to raise their energy, take greater ownership and act more decisively.

She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings, women's leadership events and organizations pursuing ambitious growth or transformation.

Book Vernice when your audience needs to:

• Take bold action instead of waiting for perfect conditions
• Break through barriers and limiting beliefs
• Perform confidently under pressure
• Strengthen accountability and personal ownership
• Turn strategy into execution
• Navigate uncertainty with courage
• Build stronger teamwork and trust
• Raise expectations for what's possible

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• More confident taking action despite uncertainty
• Better prepared to push through obstacles and setbacks
• Understanding why courage is essential to leadership
• More willing to take ownership of results
• Equipped with a stronger mindset for high-pressure situations
• Ready to turn intentions into action
• Energized to make their own “gutsy moves”

Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour Keynote Programs

Get Gutsy: Make the Gutsy Move. What happens when you stop waiting for circumstances to be perfect and start taking action?

Vernice challenges audiences to identify the barriers standing between where they are and where they want to go—and then make the courageous moves necessary to break through them.

Drawing from her experiences as a combat pilot, she shows how preparation, mindset and decisive action can help people move forward even when uncertainty is high.

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, transformation events and organizations pursuing ambitious goals.

Zero to Breakthrough. Breakthrough performance starts when people take ownership of creating a different result.

Vernice helps audiences move beyond excuses, obstacles and limiting assumptions and focus on the actions that can move them forward.

Her message encourages people to clarify their goals, identify what's holding them back and take practical steps toward achieving meaningful results.

Ideal for: Sales kickoffs, high-performance teams, leadership meetings and organizations focused on execution.

Leading From the Cockpit. When the pressure rises, leadership becomes visible.

Drawing on lessons from military aviation, Vernice explores how effective leaders build trust, communicate clearly, make decisions and keep teams focused on the mission.

She translates the discipline and teamwork of the cockpit into practical leadership lessons audiences can apply in their own organizations.

Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development, teamwork and high-performance audiences.

Is Vernice Armour Right for Your Event?

Tell us the breakthrough you need your people to make—and what's standing in their way.

We'll help you determine whether Vernice 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].

Lior Arussy: Customer Experience Strategist | Founder of Strativity Group | Speaker on Change and Employee Engagement

Make Change Matter to Customers and Employees

Lior Arussy helps leaders close that gap. As the founder of Strativity Group, he connects customer strategy to the actions employees take and the value customers experience. The Sweeney Agency

Why Book Lior Arussy?

Lior brings a practitioner’s view of change. He has worked with organizations on customer experience and employee engagement, and he shows audiences why a new strategy succeeds only when people can make it real in their work.

His keynotes challenge leaders to look beyond slogans and technology investments. Lior focuses on what customers value and how employees can deliver it consistently.

What Makes Lior Different?

• Experience helping organizations change customer and employee experiences
• A direct connection between culture, execution, and business results
• A human perspective on how AI is changing customer expectations
• Ideas that speak to leaders and customer-facing teams
• An emphasis on making change visible in everyday behaviour

Why Is Lior Right for Your Audience?

Lior is a strong fit for leadership conferences, customer experience events, sales and service meetings, and organizations working through transformation. He is particularly relevant when a team has an ambitious customer strategy but needs greater commitment and consistency across the organization.

Book Lior when your audience needs to:

• Build more valuable, lasting customer relationships
• Connect employee engagement to customer experience
• Respond to changing expectations in the AI era
• Turn a customer strategy into daily decisions and actions
• Strengthen adaptability during ongoing change
• Create a culture that supports exceptional performance

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Clearer about what makes a customer experience valuable
• Ready to identify gaps between their promise and their delivery
• Better able to involve employees in making change work
• Equipped to examine where digital tools help or hinder human connection
• Motivated to take ownership of the experience they create

Keynote Programs

The One and Only: The Gen AI-Empowered Customer

Lior explores how generative AI is changing customer expectations and the ways people engage with brands. He asks organizations to reconsider how they create relevant value for customers who expect more individual attention and choice.

Customer Experience as an Engine for Growth

Lior examines how organizations can make customer relationships a source of lasting business value. Drawing on successes and setbacks from real organizations, he connects customer strategy to execution and growth.

Change Resilience: The New Core Competence

Lior focuses on the human side of transformation and how organizations can become more capable of adapting as change continues. Ideal for teams facing a major strategic shift or repeated disruption. The Sweeney Agency

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

Tell us about the gap between your organization’s customer promise and what people experience. We’ll help you assess which of Lior’s programs fits your event, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and current fee.

Is Lior Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the change you are trying to make, and the customer or employee outcome you want. We’ll help you assess Lior’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 | 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 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.

Sarah Aviram: Change and Motivation Speaker | Former Fortune 500 HR Leader | Author of Remotivation

Help People Find Momentum During Change

Sarah Aviram helps leaders and teams find that momentum. Drawing on her HR leadership experience and her time working across 12 countries in 12 months, she shows audiences how to reconnect with what drives them and take ownership of their next steps. The Sweeney Agency

Why Book Sarah Aviram?

Sarah addresses a challenge leaders recognize: people may understand a change and still struggle to commit to it. Her Remotivation Method focuses on the internal drivers behind engagement, helping audiences identify what motivates them and what they can do when circumstances are uncertain.

Her sessions combine relatable stories with reflection and practical exercises. Audiences leave with a way to discuss motivation more openly and take useful action.

What Makes Sarah Different?

• Experience leading HR and talent development work in large organizations
• A practical framework focused on the drivers of motivation
• A personal story shaped by working across 12 countries in one year
• Interactive sessions that help attendees apply ideas during the event
• A message that speaks to leaders and individual contributors alike

Why Is Sarah Right for Your Audience?

Sarah is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee meetings, HR events, and organizations navigating restructuring, new technology, or shifting ways of working. She is especially relevant when people feel change happening around them and need to see where they still have agency.

Book Sarah when your audience needs to:

• Rebuild motivation during uncertainty
• Take greater ownership of choices and actions
• Help teams move from hesitation to commitment
• Understand what drives engagement and fulfillment
• Lead change with more empathy and clarity
• Create momentum without waiting for circumstances to settle

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Clearer on the factors that motivate them at work
• Able to recognize where they have influence during change
• Equipped to use Sarah’s six-driver Remotivation Method
• Ready to take a practical step toward renewed momentum
• Better prepared to support colleagues through transitions

Keynote Programs

Get Remotivated: Navigate Change from the Inside Out

Sarah shows audiences how to activate personal agency and reconnect with the internal drivers that support commitment and performance. Ideal for teams facing transformation, disruption, or a demanding new chapter. Available as an interactive keynote or virtual presentation.

Get Remotivated: Team Activation Workshop

This hands-on follow-up gives teams time to apply the keynote’s ideas to their own challenges through exercises and discussion. Ideal for groups that want to turn insight into shared actions. Sarah Aviram

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

Tell us what changes your people are experiencing and what you want them to do afterward. We’ll help you assess whether Sarah’s approach fits, choose the right format, and confirm her availability and current fee.

Is Sarah Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the change it is facing, and where motivation or engagement needs support. We’ll help you assess Sarah’s fit and plan the next step.

To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Cam Awesome: 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].

Nikolas Badminton: Futurist | Chief Futurist and Hope Engineer™ | Author of Facing Our Futures

Help Your Audience Imagine—and Prepare for—What Comes Next

Nikolas Badminton helps organizations do that work. A futurist and executive advisor, he connects emerging technology and global change to the questions leaders need to ask about their own industry. The Sweeney Agency

Why Book Nikolas Badminton?

Nikolas makes the future a useful strategic conversation. Drawing on his work with organizations and his book Facing Our Futures, he challenges audiences to examine emerging signals, prepare for risks, and see opportunities they may otherwise miss.

His presentations can open a broad conversation about an industry’s future or focus on AI, energy, or geopolitical technology.

What Makes Nikolas Different?

• Experience advising leaders on futures thinking and strategic foresight
• An energetic approach that makes large-scale change relevant to the audience
• The ability to connect technology, industry shifts, and wider global forces
• A focus on imagining desirable futures as well as anticipating risks
• Topics that can be tailored to a sector’s most pressing questions

Why Is Nikolas Right for Your Audience?

Nikolas is a strong fit for executive conferences, industry associations, strategy meetings, and organizations confronting significant technological or market change. He is particularly valuable when leaders need to step back from immediate demands and consider the choices that will shape their future.

Book Nikolas when your audience needs to:

• See beyond short-term trends and current assumptions
• Explore possible futures for its industry
• Understand the implications of AI and emerging technology
• Anticipate risks and opportunities earlier
• Build a bolder shared vision
• Turn curiosity about the future into strategic discussion

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Better able to recognize signals of meaningful change
• Ready to ask stronger questions about possible futures
• Clearer on how technology and global shifts may affect their sector
• More confident discussing opportunities alongside risks
• Motivated to bring foresight into today’s decisions

Keynote Programs

Facing Our Futures: Looking to 2035 and Beyond

Nikolas helps audiences explore the megatrends and emerging technologies that could reshape their industry. He encourages a shift from accepting today’s assumptions to asking what could be possible.

The A.I. Leader: Create Incredible Productivity, Profit & Growth

Nikolas explores how AI could change work, capabilities, and business models—and what leaders should consider as they prepare their organizations.

Energy Transitions: Explore Renewable Energy Futures

Nikolas examines how changes in energy generation, distribution, storage, and consumption could create new opportunities and challenges.

Geopolitical Technology Futures: Looking to 2035 and Beyond

Nikolas considers how AI, critical resources, supply chains, and other technologies could reshape global competition and strategic planning. The Sweeney Agency

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

Tell us about your industry, the forces you are watching, and the choices your leaders face. We’ll help you identify the most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm Nikolas’s availability and current fee.

Is Nikolas Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the changes it needs to understand, and the conversation you want the event to start. We’ll help you assess Nikolas’s fit and plan the next step.

To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Jay Baer: Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker | Customer Experience and Business Growth Expert | Bestselling Author

Give Customers a Reason to Choose You—and Come Back

Jay Baer helps leaders answer that question. A researcher, advisor, and entrepreneur focused on customer experience, he turns changing expectations into practical actions teams can use to win and keep customers. The Sweeney Agency

Why Book Jay Baer?

Jay connects customer experience directly to growth. He makes the case that speed, clarity, kindness, and human connection influence whether people buy, return, and recommend a business.

His keynotes combine research, business examples, and humour with actions audiences can take back to their teams.

What Makes Jay Different?

• Extensive experience advising brands on marketing and customer experience
• Research-driven insights translated into clear business actions
• Humour and stories that make the message memorable
• Relevant ideas for leaders, sales, service, and marketing teams
• Programs that can be customized to the organization and its customers

Why Is Jay Right for Your Audience?

Jay is a strong fit for leadership conferences, customer experience events, sales meetings, association conventions, and client-facing teams. He is especially valuable when an organization wants to turn good service intentions into a more distinctive and consistent customer experience.

Book Jay when your audience needs to:

• Respond to customers more effectively
• Build loyalty as expectations rise
• Balance AI and automation with human connection
• Make communication easier to understand
• Give customers a reason to talk about the brand
• Connect service improvements to business growth

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• More aware of where customer expectations are changing
• Ready to identify friction in the customer journey
• Equipped to improve speed, clarity, and kindness in key interactions
• Better able to choose when a human touch matters most
• Motivated to create experiences customers remember and recommend

Keynote Programs

Human.Kind: How to Keep It Real and Win in This Age of Automation

Jay explores how organizations can use technology while preserving the personal connections customers value. Ideal for leaders deciding how AI and human service should work together.

The New Loyalty Landscape: Customer Experience in the Age of AI

Drawing on customer research, Jay examines how AI is changing expectations for responsiveness, communication, and connection. Ideal for customer experience and strategy events.

Quick. Clear. Kind.: The 3 Unbreakable Rules of Customer Loyalty

Jay gives audiences a simple lens for improving crucial customer interactions: respond quickly, communicate clearly, and treat people with kindness. Ideal for sales, service, and companywide meetings.

Ignite a Word of Mouth Wave

Jay shows how a distinctive customer experience can give people a story worth sharing. Ideal for marketing and leadership audiences that want customer advocacy to become a stronger source of growth. The Sweeney Agency

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

Tell us where your customer experience is falling short—or where you see an opportunity to stand out. We’ll help you choose Jay’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and current fee.

Is Jay Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, your customer experience priorities, and what you want people to do differently after the keynote. We’ll help you assess Jay’s fit and plan the next step.

To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected].

Rodger Baker: Geopolitical Analyst | CEO of Baker Global Insights | Former Stratfor Center Executive Director

Understand the Forces Reshaping Your World

Rodger Baker helps audiences see the deeper forces at work. Drawing on decades in geopolitical analysis, including his leadership of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, he connects global developments to strategic choices. He now leads Baker Global Insights. The Sweeney Agency

Why Book Rodger Baker?

Rodger brings a method to a subject often dominated by competing predictions. He examines geography, national interests, historical patterns, and changing international relationships to help audiences understand why events unfold.

For an executive audience, he can focus the discussion on the regions and issues that matter to its operations.

What Makes Rodger Different?

• Decades of experience in applied geopolitics and intelligence analysis
• Deep knowledge of China, the Korean Peninsula, and the wider Asia-Pacific region
• Experience briefing executives and corporate boards
• An analytical approach that looks beyond the latest headline
• The ability to connect international developments to business decisions

Why Is Rodger Right for Your Audience?

Rodger is a strong fit for executive meetings, board retreats, industry conferences, and organizations with international exposure. He is especially useful when leaders need to understand how political and security developments could affect markets, supply chains, investments, or strategic plans.

Book Rodger when your audience needs to:

• Make sense of a changing geopolitical landscape
• Identify forces that could affect its industry or region
• Understand developments in China and the Asia-Pacific
• Consider how international relations shape business risk
• Think more clearly about long-term scenarios
• Ask better questions when making decisions under uncertainty

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Clearer on the geopolitical forces behind major events
• Better equipped to distinguish structural change from short-term noise
• More aware of possible implications for their business
• Ready to include geopolitical factors in strategic discussions
• Able to frame more useful questions about regional risks and opportunities

Keynote Programs

Rodger’s presentation can be shaped around the geographic and strategic questions most relevant to your audience. Potential focuses include:

Global Geopolitical Trends and Business Implications

Rodger examines shifts in international relations and what they could mean for companies operating across borders. Ideal for executive and industry audiences seeking a strategic overview.

China, the Korean Peninsula and Asia-Pacific Dynamics

Drawing on his regional expertise, Rodger helps audiences understand policy developments and security relationships across East Asia. Ideal for organizations with trade, investment, or operational interests in the region.

The Arctic’s Emergence as a Geopolitical Flashpoint

Rodger explores why the Arctic matters increasingly to security, maritime activity, and international competition. Ideal for audiences considering long-term geopolitical and resource issues. The Sweeney Agency

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

Tell us about your organization’s international exposure and the questions its leaders need answered. We’ll help shape a relevant program, discuss the format, and confirm Rodger’s availability and current fee.

Is Rodger Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the geopolitical developments affecting it, and what you want attendees to understand more clearly. We’ll help you assess Rodger’s fit and plan the next step.

To check availability and fee of this speaker, call 1-866-727-7555 or email [email protected]

Best known for his 1985 discovery of the TITANIC, Dr. Robert Ballard has succeeded in tracking down numerous other significant shipwrecks, including the German battleship BISMARCK, the lost fleet of Guadalcanal, the U.S. aircraft carrier YORKTOWN (sunk in the World War II Battle of Midway), and John F. Kennedy boat, PT-109.

While those discoveries have captured the imagination of the public, Dr. Ballard believes his most important discoveries were of hydrothermal vents and black smokers in the Galapagos Rift and East Pacific Rise in 1977 and 1979 along with their exotic life forms living off the energy of the Earth through a process now called chemosynthesis.

In addition to being a National Geographic Society Explorer-In-Residence and a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, Dr. Ballard is the president of the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET).

Ballard was born June 30, 1942, in Wichita, KS but moved to California at a very young age and grew up exploring the shore in San Diego. Dr. Ballard has a Ph.D. in marine geology and geophysics from the University of Rhode Island. He spent 30 years at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where he helped develop telecommunications technology to create "tele-presence" for his education initiative, which allows hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren to accompany him from afar on undersea explorations around the globe each year. In 2001, he returned to the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island where he is presently a tenured Professor of Oceanography and Director of the Center for Ocean Exploration.

Dr. Ballard has 21 honorary degrees and six military awards. He was also a Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, serving in the Navy from 1967 to 1997. He received the National Geographic Society's prestigious Hubbard Medal in 1996 for extraordinary accomplishments in coaxing secrets from the world's oceans and engaging students in the wonder of science. In 2014, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Ballard has published numerous books, scientific papers, and a dozen articles in National Geographic magazine. Dr. Ballard also has been featured in several National Geographic television programs, including the record-breaking Secrets of the TITANIC.

His discoveries also include sunken remains of ships along ancient trade routes in the Mediterranean Sea; two ancient Phoenician ships off Israel, the oldest shipwrecks ever found in deep water; and four 1,500-year-old wooden ships, one almost perfectly preserved in the Black Sea. Dr. Ballard's Black Sea project seeks evidence of a great flood that may have struck the region thousands of years ago.

His 1997 best-selling book, Lost Liners, tells the story of the great transatlantic liners through memorable wrecks he has visited. Dr. Ballard was also a special advisor on Steven Spielberg's futuristic Sea Quest, DSV television show.

An explorer, discoverer and historian, Dr. Ballard's fascinating journeys can teach us a great deal about our past, and they have encouraged others to take tremendous strides in the survey of the undiscovered mysteries of the deep sea.

Chris Barton: Keynote Speaker on Innovation, AI & Disruptive Thinking | Founder & First CEO of Shazam | Inventor | Tech Entrepreneur

Bring Impossible Ideas to Life. What if the idea everyone says is impossible is actually your biggest opportunity?

When Chris conceived the idea for Shazam, experts told him it couldn't be done. He refused to accept the assumptions defining what was possible. The result became one of the world's most recognizable technology platforms, with more than 2 billion downloads before being acquired by Apple.

Today, Chris shows organizations how to challenge conventional thinking, break through barriers and turn seemingly impossible ideas into reality.

Why Book Chris Barton?

Chris doesn't simply talk about innovation. He built something the experts said couldn't be built.

Shazam was conceived before smartphones and app stores existed. Creating it required Chris and his team to solve enormous technological, commercial and operational challenges while repeatedly finding ways around obstacles that could have ended the company.

Those experiences shaped Chris's “Start from Zero” approach to innovation—a way of challenging assumptions and returning to basic truths instead of automatically accepting how things have always been done.

His keynote combines a remarkable entrepreneurial story with practical thinking audiences can use to challenge the status quo and create breakthrough ideas of their own.

What Makes Chris Barton Different?

• Founder & first CEO of Shazam — created one of the world's most recognizable technology platforms
• AI pioneer — Shazam was an early mass-consumer application of artificial intelligence
• 2+ billion downloads — transformed an impossible-sounding idea into a global product
• Apple acquisition — Shazam was acquired by Apple in 2018
• 12 patents — inventor across Shazam, Google and Dropbox
• Google experience — was Google's first employee focused on mobile partnerships
• Dropbox experience — joined when it was still a rapidly growing startup
• Start from Zero thinking — gives audiences a practical framework for challenging assumptions
• Creative Persistence — demonstrates how imagination and tenacity combine to overcome barriers

Why Is Chris Right for Your Audience?

Chris is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to challenge conventional thinking, become more innovative and stop allowing assumptions to determine what's possible.

He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, AI and technology events, innovation summits, sales kickoffs and organizations navigating disruption.

Book Chris when your audience needs to:

• Challenge assumptions and conventional thinking
• Generate more innovative ideas
• Understand the possibilities created by AI and technology
• Turn ambitious ideas into action
• Overcome barriers without compromising the original vision
• Develop greater creative persistence
• Eliminate friction for customers and employees
• Become more comfortable pursuing ideas others don't immediately understand

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Thinking differently about what is possible
• Better equipped to challenge assumptions
• Understanding how first-principles thinking can unlock innovation
• More willing to pursue unconventional ideas
• Better prepared to creatively overcome obstacles
• Recognizing how unnecessary friction limits growth
• Inspired to combine persistence with imagination
• Ready to bring their own “impossible” ideas to life

Chris Barton Keynote Programs

Bring Impossible Ideas to Life. How do you create something that experts insist can't be done?

Technology and AI are rapidly changing the boundaries of what's possible. Chris takes audiences inside the remarkable creation of Shazam and the challenges involved in developing an idea years ahead of the technology ecosystem required to support it.

He shows audiences how questioning assumptions, thinking from basic truths and approaching obstacles differently can unlock entirely new possibilities.

Ideal for: AI conferences, innovation summits, leadership meetings and organizations pursuing breakthrough ideas.

Overcome Obstacles with Imagination. Persistence matters—but simply trying the same thing harder isn't enough.

Chris calls his approach Creative Persistence: combining determination with the imagination required to find another path when the obvious route is blocked.

Using extraordinary stories from Shazam's journey, he shows audiences how to challenge barriers, question conventional solutions and keep moving toward ambitious goals.

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, entrepreneurial events and organizations navigating difficult challenges.

Eliminate Effort to Unlock Explosive Growth. Where is unnecessary friction making it harder for customers, employees or partners to say yes?

Shazam succeeded by making something incredibly complex feel effortless: hear a song, press a button and discover what it is.

Drawing on his experiences with Shazam, Google and Dropbox, Chris shows audiences how identifying and removing friction can create dramatically better customer and employee experiences.

Ideal for: Customer experience, sales, innovation, technology and growth-focused events.

Build the Vision You See, But Others Don't. What do you see that others can't see yet?

Breakthrough ideas often face resistance precisely because they're unfamiliar.

Chris shares the entrepreneurial lessons behind transforming Shazam from an idea many considered impossible into a product used by billions of people.

He challenges entrepreneurs and innovators to strengthen their conviction, prioritize what matters and find creative ways to turn vision into reality.

Ideal for: Entrepreneurs, founders, innovation teams and organizations building new products or businesses.

Why Book Chris Barton Through The Sweeney Agency?

Chris Barton combines an extraordinary entrepreneurial success story with practical frameworks for innovation, AI and breakthrough thinking—but the real value comes from connecting those lessons to the barriers and opportunities facing your organization.

The Sweeney Agency can help you:

• Confirm Chris Barton's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Chris Barton keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your industry and event objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Chris with other leading innovation, AI and technology keynote speakers

Is Chris Barton Right for Your Event?

Tell us the impossible idea, stubborn barrier or innovation challenge your organization is facing.

We'll help you determine whether Chris is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.

Planning an innovation summit, AI conference, leadership meeting or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Chris Barton as your keynote speaker.

• National Geographic Explorer with experience in 40+ countries, helping organizations drive sales and reignite employee inspiration through global insights and storytelling.

• Actor on The Sopranos (HBO) & Arab-American from NYC, using the iconic “Stoop” as a powerful metaphor to spark authentic connection and belonging.

• Happiness and Mental Wellness advocate, drawing on 20+ years of deep mindfulness and meditation practice to champion resilience, focus, and well-being in the workplace.

“We need more people like Chris in the world,” says Dr. Jane Goodall.

Chris Bashinelli, National Geographic Explorer, TV host, and celebrated speaker on human connection, travels the globe researching what drives happiness, purpose, and belonging in life and business. Drawing from immersive experiences in over 40 countries, Chris—known affectionately as “Bash”—helps organizations boost sales, reignite employee inspiration, and build cultures of genuine connection.

Born in Brooklyn, New York to Lebanese and Italian-American parents, Bash’s worldview was shaped on his childhood “Stoop”, where his friends shared more than 13 nationalities. After a decade-long acting career, including a role on the hit HBO TV series The Sopranos, Bash traded the red carpet for the road, launching Bridge the Gap, a global documentary series featured on PBS and National Geographic Channel.

Bash’s adventures have taken him from living with nomads in Mongolia, to harvesting tea in China, to Sumo wrestling the heaviest Japanese human in recorded history. He fully embeds himself in different worlds as a modern-day Cultural Anthropologist- learning from Ugandan mystics, Mongolian herdsmen, Lakota suicide prevention activists, and some of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People on the Planet.

A passionate advocate for mental wellness and happiness, Bash has studied mindfulness and meditation for over 20 years. Following the loss of his father to cancer when he was 20 years old, he began a lifelong mission to understand the human condition. Through his service work, he has brought mindfulness to inmates across federal and state prisons and to veterans of nearly every major conflict since WWII.

As a keynote speaker, Bash brings stories of adventure, interactive exercises, and exclusive content from his travels to create powerful, customized experiences for every audience. His authenticity and curiosity spark something rare and unforgettable—an alchemy of trust, laughter, and transformation. Bash has headlined events for AT&T, American Express, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Million Dollar Round Table, and many more.

Bash has shared the stage with luminaries like Stevie Wonder and Michael Douglas, and at just 24, became the youngest person ever to moderate the United Nations International Day of Peace. His most recent film explores the power of friendship with his adoptive grandfather, actor Dominic Chianese (Uncle Junior on The Sopranos). His work has been featured in Delta Sky Magazine, Lonely Planet, Huffington Post, and The Daily News Zimbabwe. He’s also an Eagle Scout and guest host on the Be Here Now podcast network. In a world hungry for meaning and connection, Chris Bashinelli delivers – with heart, humor, and an unwavering belief in our shared humanity.

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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].

Bernard Baumohl: Chief Global Economist, The Economic Outlook Group | Author of The Secrets of Economic Indicators | Speaker on the Economy and Geopolitics

Make Sense of the Economic Signals That Matter

Bernard Baumohl helps audiences answer those questions. He brings together economic data, global developments, and a clear explanation of what they could mean for business.

Why Book Bernard Baumohl?

Bernard makes complex economic developments understandable and relevant. He looks at forward-looking indicators alongside consumer and business activity, inflation, interest rates, and geopolitical risk to help leaders consider what may be changing.

His presentations connect the broader outlook to the decisions facing an audience. Business leaders leave with a more informed way to discuss potential turning points, prepare for risks, and recognize opportunities.

What Makes Bernard Different?

• A career spanning economic forecasting, financial journalism, and international affairs
• A clear explanation of the indicators behind an economic outlook
• A perspective that connects global events to business conditions
• The ability to focus on issues affecting a specific industry
• Facts and humour that make a complex subject engaging

Why Is Bernard Right for Your Audience?

Bernard is a strong fit for executive meetings, financial services events, industry associations, and conferences where the economic outlook affects planning. He is particularly valuable when leaders need to understand the factors that could change the picture.

Book Bernard when your audience needs to:

• Understand the direction of the U.S. and international economy
• Identify economic signals relevant to its industry
• Consider the effects of inflation, interest rates, and spending trends
• Assess how geopolitical developments could affect business
• Prepare for a range of possible economic conditions
• Ask better questions when making strategic decisions

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Clearer on which indicators deserve attention
• Better able to connect economic trends to their own market
• More aware of potential risks and opportunities
• Equipped to discuss uncertainty without relying on a single forecast
• Ready to bring economic context into planning conversations

Keynote Programs

What Is the Outlook for the U.S. and International Economy?

Bernard examines the forces shaping growth, consumer and business spending, jobs, inflation, interest rates, and trade. He connects the outlook to the questions facing the audience’s industry. Ideal for annual meetings and strategic planning events.

Geopolitical Risks: Where Is the World Headed?

Bernard considers how international tensions and policy decisions may affect economic conditions and business activity. Ideal for executives and globally engaged organizations evaluating external risks.

Stay Ahead of the Curve: Using Economic Indicators

In a seminar format, Bernard helps leaders understand how forward-looking indicators can signal potential turning points. Ideal for groups that want a deeper discussion of the data behind the outlook.

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

Tell us about your industry, the markets you follow, and the questions your leaders are asking. We’ll help you determine the right focus, discuss customization, and confirm Bernard’s availability and current fee.

Is Bernard Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, its exposure to economic change, and what you want attendees to understand more clearly. We’ll help you assess Bernard’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: 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: 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]