• Speaker on Creativity, Change, Innovation, and Leadership

• Talks about Big Little Breakthroughs -- how small, everyday ideas drive gigantic results

• Tech start up leader, Josh started, built, and sold five companies for a combined sum of over $200 million

• Author of four books including the New York Times Bestsellers, Disciplined Dreaming and The Road to Reinvention

• Past clients include: Bank of America, Deloitte, Ford Motor Company, Intel, Coca-Cola, Nike, P&G, SAP

Josh Linkner is a New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, venture capital investor, professional jazz guitarist, and a globally-recognized innovation expert. On the business front, he’s been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which created over 10,000 jobs and sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He’s the co-founder and Managing Partner of Muditā (mooDEE-tah) Venture Partners - an early-stage venture capital firm investing in groundbreaking technologies. Over the last 30 years, he's helped over 100 startups launch and scale, creating over $1 billion in investor returns. He's twice been named the EY Entrepreneur of The Year and is the recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award.

While proud of his business success, his roots are in the dangerous world of jazz music. He’s been playing guitar in smoky jazz clubs for 40 years, studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, and has performed over 1000 concerts around the world.

His experiences in both business and music led him to become one of the world’s foremost experts on innovation. Josh is the co-founder and Chairman of Platypus Labs, a global research, training, and consulting firm. Today, he’s on a mission to help leaders Find A Way™ through creative problem-solving, inventive thinking, and ingenuity.

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Campbell Macpherson is an international expert on leadership and change with more than 25 years of experience in enabling leaders of organizations large to lead and delivery successful change, especially within the financial services.

He is an Executive Fellow of Henley Business School and delivers innovative workshops and programs for organizations worldwide on ‘leading change’, ‘embracing change’ and ‘leading with influence’, a global program designed to create your next generation of senior leaders.

His client list includes Singer Capital Markets, Central Bank of Hungary, CPA Australia, T Rowe Price (EMEA, APAC, USA), BNY Mellon Pershing, Insight Investment, Shoosmiths Law Firm, League Managers Association, Invesco, iPipeline, CIPD, UK Police, Endsleigh Insurance, Dentex, Mazars, International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, M&A Advisor, Bibby Group, FS Forum, Concentra, St James's Place, Centaur Media, Real Estate Results Network, and Aviva.

His executive experience includes Senior Adviser to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Strategy Director of Zurich Life Emerging Markets, HR Director of Sesame (UK’s largest IFA Network, Founding Marketing Director of Virgin Wines, Head of Business for the AMP Group and Senior Manager (Change) at Andersen Consulting.
He was a multimedia pioneer in his native Australia and he began his lengthy list of careers flying jets (badly) in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Campbell is the award-winning author of three books to date: The Change Catalyst, about leading change, the 2018 Business Book of the Year; The Power to Change, about embracing change; and You: Part Two, thriving in the second half of your life. His fourth book, Transforming Olympus, a leadership fable featuring the Greek gods, is due to be published in 2024.

Campbell is based in the UK and can be found wherever in the world his clients need him to be.

Campbell Macpherson is an accomplished, entertaining and thought-provoking public speaker, an experienced Master of Ceremonies and a seasoned facilitator, in demand worldwide. In a world where 88% of change fails, Campbell helps organizations discover the essential ingredients to successful change.

Rachel Mahoney (formerly Rachel DeAlto): Author of The Relatable Leader | Speaker on Communication and Human Connection

Why Book Rachel Mahoney?

Rachel makes connection tangible. Her presentations invite audiences to consider how they make others feel seen and heard, then give them ways to improve conversations with colleagues, customers, and the people they lead. Her keynotes can be shaped for leadership, sales, customer experience, or company-wide audiences.

Why Is Rachel Mahoney Right for Your Audience?

Rachel is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, customer experience events, association meetings, and gatherings focused on workplace culture. She is especially relevant when an organization wants to improve collaboration and engagement by changing how people communicate with one another.

Book Rachel when your audience needs to:

• Build trust across teams and departments
• Help people feel heard, valued, and included
• Communicate with greater clarity and empathy
• Strengthen relationships with customers and clients
• Reduce friction in everyday interactions
• Lead through connection while maintaining accountability

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• More aware of the behaviors that help people feel seen
• Equipped to build trust through everyday conversations
• Ready to listen and respond with greater intention
• Better able to connect across roles and perspectives
• Focused on one practical way to improve a working relationship

Keynote Programs

RELATABLE
Rachel shows how relatability can strengthen communication, trust, and influence. The keynote can be tailored for leaders building engaged teams, colleagues working across silos, or sales and customer experience professionals who need to understand the people they serve. Ideal for audiences seeking stronger relationships that support better results.

SEEN
Rachel explores what it means to acknowledge, include, and understand people at work. Through stories, reflection, and practical tools, she helps leaders and teams recognize when people feel overlooked and change the interactions that shape belonging and contribution. Ideal for culture, engagement, and leadership events.

Is Rachel Mahoney Right for Your Event?

Tell us which relationships your audience needs to strengthen and what you want people to do differently after the event. We can help choose Rachel’s most relevant keynote, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.

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

Col. Nicole Malachowski: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Resilience & High Performance | First Female Thunderbird Pilot | Combat Veteran | White House Fellow

Harness Headwinds. Lead Through Adversity.

What do exceptional leaders do when the unexpected changes everything?

Nicole brings audiences inside the cockpit and behind the scenes of an extraordinary career to reveal what it takes to lead under pressure, earn trust, adapt when circumstances change and keep moving forward when the original plan is no longer possible.

Why Book Nicole Malachowski?

Nicole has lived the leadership lessons she shares.

From becoming the first female Thunderbird pilot to serving as a White House Fellow and senior military leader, her career was built in environments where preparation, trust, teamwork and decision-making under pressure were essential.

Then an unexpected health challenge forced her to confront an entirely different kind of adversity.

Nicole turns these experiences into a compelling and highly relevant keynote that challenges audiences to rethink obstacles, embrace change and recognize that sometimes the headwinds standing in our way can ultimately help us rise.

What Makes Nicole Malachowski Different?

• Historic aviation career — the first woman selected to fly as a Thunderbird pilot
• Combat-tested leadership — real lessons from high-pressure environments where teamwork and trust matter
• Powerful resilience story — a deeply personal perspective on navigating unexpected adversity
• Senior leadership experience — brings lessons from the military, government and White House
• Authentic and relatable — combines extraordinary accomplishments with vulnerability and humanity
• Practical business relevance — connects her experiences directly to leadership, change and organizational performance
• Memorable storytelling — powerful aviation stories that stay with audiences long after the keynote

Why Is Nicole Right for Your Audience?

Nicole is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to lead confidently through uncertainty, respond constructively to adversity and understand what high-performance teamwork really requires.

She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, women's leadership events, association conferences and organizations navigating significant change.

Book Nicole when your audience needs to:

• Lead effectively through uncertainty and change
• Build resilience when circumstances don't go as planned
• Turn obstacles into opportunities for growth
• Strengthen trust and teamwork
• Perform confidently under pressure
• Challenge assumptions about what is possible
• Adapt quickly when the original plan changes
• Take greater ownership of their response to adversity

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Better prepared to navigate unexpected challenges
• Understanding how trust strengthens high-performing teams
• More confident leading when circumstances are uncertain
• Ready to rethink their response to setbacks
• Equipped with practical lessons for adapting to change
• Inspired to challenge perceived limitations
• Motivated to turn their own “headwinds” into opportunities for growth

Nicole Malachowski Keynote Programs

Harnessing Headwinds: What if the forces working against you could actually help you rise?

Nicole uses the aviation concept of headwinds as a powerful metaphor for adversity, uncertainty and change.

Drawing from her extraordinary career and personal journey, she shows audiences how to recognize opportunities hidden inside difficult circumstances, adapt when the original flight plan no longer works and continue moving forward with purpose.

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, transformation initiatives and organizations navigating change.

The Mach 2 Mindset: High performance isn't simply about individual talent. It's about trust, preparation and commitment to the team.

Drawing on lessons from fighter aviation and the Thunderbirds, Nicole takes audiences inside one of the world's most demanding performance environments.

She explores how elite teams build trust, maintain high standards, communicate effectively and remain focused when the margin for error is small.

Ideal for: Leadership, teamwork, sales kickoffs and high-performance events.

Leading Through Change and Adversity: Leadership matters most when the path forward isn't clear.

Nicole shares practical lessons from her experiences as a fighter pilot, senior military officer and leader navigating profound personal adversity.

Audiences discover how effective leaders maintain perspective, build trust and help their people move forward when circumstances change unexpectedly.

Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development, organizational transformation and resilience-focused events.

Why Book Nicole Malachowski Through The Sweeney Agency?

Nicole Malachowski has an extraordinary story—but the real value comes from connecting her experiences directly to the leadership, change and performance challenges your audience is facing.

The Sweeney Agency can help you:

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

Is Nicole Malachowski Right for Your Event?

Tell us the headwinds your organization or audience is facing.

We'll help you determine whether Nicole 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 at [email protected] to discuss booking Col. Nicole Malachowski as your keynote speaker.

Gaby Natale is a triple Emmy® Award-winning journalist, top motivational speaker, bestselling author, and television host. Known for her high-energy, approachable style, Gaby inspires audiences to embrace the pioneer spirit, break barriers, and drive meaningful change in their personal and professional lives.

As the first Latina to win three Daytime Emmys® back-to-back, Gaby has consistently demonstrated her ability to innovate and lead across industries. Her proprietary frameworks equip individuals and teams with actionable takeaways that foster innovation, build resilience, and cultivate a sense of belonging.

Gaby delivers customized keynotes, talent development programs, leadership content, and consulting for corporate events both in-person and virtually. Her clients include global organizations such as Google, Microsoft, P&G, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, Estee Lauder, Dell, and the United Nations.

A bestselling author, her book The Virtuous Circle, published by HarperCollins Leadership, topped Amazon’s New Releases in Business, Inspiration, and Self-Help. It reflects her commitment to empowering indiv iduals to achieve personal and professional growth.

Gaby’s entrepreneurial ventures include founding AGANARmedia, a marketing company that has served Fortune 500 companies like Hilton Worldwide, Sprint, and Amazon. Her global perspective is shaped by her triple citizenship (United States, Argentina, and Italy) and her experience living in London, Mexico, Washington D.C., and Buenos Aires.

Recognized by media outlets such as Forbes, CNN, NBC, and Univision, Gaby has received numerous accolades, including being named one of the “25 Most Powerful Latinas” by People, a “Woman of Influence” by SUCCESS Magazine, and an “Exceptional Woman of Excellence” by the Women Economic Forum. Her advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights earned her a GLAAD Media Award nomination.

In 2024, after surviving breast cancer, Gaby became an official Susan G. Komen ambassador, sharing her story to raise awareness about the importance of early detection.

With a bachelor’s degree in international relations and a master’s in journalism, Gaby began her career teaching at the University of Texas. Today, with over 52 million YouTube views, she continues to inspire global audiences with her message of innovation, resilience, and leadership.

• Deborah talks about  every organization can develop new mindsets, organizational structures, and product development/problem-solving processes – that will maximize opportunities in the future.

• Audiences leave inspired by her pragmatic presentation on harnessing the energy in every organization.

• Deborah Perry Piscione is a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, national bestselling author, media commentator and public speaker.

• Past clients include: Google, McKinsey, TED Talks, Cadence Design, London School of Economics, Microsoft, McDonald's, NetApp, Princeton University, KPMG, Innotown, Qualcomm, Stanford University, and Accenture.

As one of the world's leading thought leaders on the future, a Silicon Valley-based serial entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author of Secrets of Silicon Valley, Deborah Perry Piscione is the go-to authority on AI transformation, the future of work, and innovation leadership. Currently serving as Chief Future Officer at Work3 Institute and General Partner at Sterling Capital, her latest book Employment is Dead: How Disruptive Technologies Are Revolutionizing the Way We Work was named a Top 25 Business Book of 2025 by DisruptTV.

A former legislative aide on Capitol Hill and the White House, Deborah brings a unique perspective spanning Washington power dynamics and Silicon Valley innovation. A Thinkers50 nominee and Senior Advisor for Global Peter Drucker Futures 2050, she speaks at over 100 global events annually on behalf of Harvard Business Review and has advised Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, McKinsey & Co, Accenture, Pfizer and Nike.

Deborah Perry Piscione: Recent Recognition:

• Thinkers50 Nominee (2026)
• Harvard Business Review: Regular contributor on AI strategy and future of work
• New York Times Bestselling Author, Secrets of Silicon Valley
• Former Television Commentator: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News
• LinkedIn Learning Author with two flagship courses, “Executing on Innovation” and “Risk-taking for Leaders” reaching thousands of leaders globally (now translated into Mandarin, German, and French)

Connie Podesta is a game-changing, idea-generating ball of fire whose rare blend of humour, substance, style and personality have made her one of the most memorable, in-demand speakers in the world today. Topics on sales, leadership, change, life balance and success. And (what we all probably could use now and then) - a Comedienne.

Twenty-five years. Two million people. 1,000 organizations. Hall of Fame speaker. Award-winning author. Seven books. Former Radio/TV personality. Comedienne. Human Relations Expert. Therapist for 30 years - all of this wrapped up in one amazing woman, Connie Podesta!

Johnny Quinn is a dynamic keynote speaker, U.S. Olympian, and former pro football player who helps organizations Push What's Possible by turning great teams into unstoppable ultra performers who stay ready for what’s next.

As the third person in history to play pro football and compete in the Winter Olympics, Johnny brings a rare perspective on what it takes to perform under pressure. His journey from the gridiron to the Olympic track gives him a unique perspective on what it takes to turn setbacks into comebacks and challenges into the best opportunities you never saw coming.

His P.U.S.H. framework has equipped thousands at organizations like Toyota, Southwest Airlines, and Verizon to collaborate more effectively, stay agile during disruption, and build momentum—no matter the season. By helping audiences push past what's holding them back, he helps them discover untapped potential they didn't know they had.

Recognized by major media outlets including ESPN, CNN, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal, and the author of PUSH: Breaking Through Barriers, Johnny delivers proven strategies teams can implement the very next day. He lives in Texas with his wife, Amanda, and two small children.

• Michelle talks about how you can embrace, manage. and anticipate change with renewed confidence

• Audiences learn to lead themselves and their teams with greater effectiveness in the new world of work

• Michelle Ray is a Leadership & Change expert with more than 25 years of experience helping people build outstanding workplace relationships and cultures. Author of Leading in Real Time: How to Drive Success in a Radically Changing World and Lead Yourself First! Indispensable Lessons in Business and in Life.

• Past clients include: Microsoft, Dell, Proctor & Gamble, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Shell, Xerox, Paypal, Qantas Airways, Price Waterhouse Coopers, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Michelle Ray is a sought-after international leadership and change expert. An entrepreneur, an author, and an educator.

Most importantly, Michelle is a person. A passionate, deeply caring person. A fearless leader who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo. She's the kind of person who’ll do what it takes to help her team get outrageous results, even in a down economy.

After a successful career in media and advertising in Australia, Michelle shifted gears and accepted a leadership role at a global non-profit youth organization. She facilitated enduring partnerships between youth, entrepreneurs, and educators, preparing future generations to thrive in tomorrow’s business environment.

Michelle encountered a total contrast of leadership styles during her career, both good and bad. These experiences sparked her desire to help leaders not only master the fundamentals but also become the best versions of themselves. She seized the opportunity to venture into the speaking world and has since shared these messages with audiences around the world.

With more than 25 years of experience researching leadership, accountability, change, and workforce trends, Michelle has a deep understanding of new realities demanding the attention of leaders. Specifically, a dramatic shift in where and how we work, generational dynamics, talent shortages, and managing disruption while keeping the “human factor” of leadership top-of-mind.

A credit to her Aussie roots, Michelle engages audiences with her down-to-earth, tell-it-like-it-is style. As a respected thought leader, she has worked with some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Microsoft, the FBI, TD Bank, PayPal, and an array of Fortune 500 companies.

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• Change navigator and guide to help you embrace uncertainty and the unknown

• Top-ranked global futurist with immersive work and travels in 100+ countries

• Bestselling author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change

Change defines the present and uncertainty permeates the future. What are the skills, practices, and superpowers that this world in flux demands – and how can you cultivate them with purpose and joy?

In 2024, humans’ ability to embrace all kinds of change, uncertainty, and not-knowing isn’t exceptional, but rather table stakes. It’s at the heart of responsible leadership, thriving culture, and effective communication. Put another way, tolerance of uncertainty is the #1 skill we’ll need this year – and beyond.

April Rinne – change navigator, speaker, investor, and adventurer – has been obsessed with these questions for more than 25 years. Her work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her a front-row seat to a world in flux, as well as a world of wisdom to navigate the unknown. Not only is she your guide to developing a “flux mindset,” she’s also ranked one of the 50 Leading Female Futurists in the world by Forbes and is a Harvard Law School graduate, a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, a member of the Silicon Guild and Thinkers50 Radar, a Fulbright Scholar, and the author of the international bestseller Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change.

April is a trusted advisor to well-known startups, companies, financial institutions, nonprofits, think tanks, and governments worldwide, including Airbnb, Nike, Intuit, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, AnyRoad, and Unsettled as well as governments ranging from Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, and Italy to India. For more than two decades, she’s been known for seeing emerging trends early, understanding their potential, and helping others do the same. April is a bridge-builder between stakeholders, priorities, business models, markets, and those excited about change and those resistant to it. Most recently, she’s been part of Finland’s inaugural “masterclass of happiness,” combining her Finnish heritage and “fluxiness” to reach audiences around the world.

Earlier in life April was a global development executive, an international microfinance lawyer, and a hiking guide. Before that, she spent the better part of four years traveling solo, with an insatiable desire to better understand how the rest of the world lives. (One lesson: Change is universal. How we deal with it is not.) She is as comfortable at Davos as she is talking with microfinance borrowers in an urban slum. A certified yoga teacher, she can often be found upside-down, doing handstands around the world.

The following is also shared, depending on audience and context: April also harnesses her very personal experiences with flux, including the death of both of her parents in a car accident when she was 20.

Steve Rizzo is ready to help, whether you need to motivate your sales & service team, improve employee morale, instill strong leadership skills, deal with stress, or embrace change - then his  “Common Sense Success Strategies” will take your audience to the next level. As one of his clients said, “Never has my group learned so much and laughed so hard in one sitting!”

Once upon a time, Steve Rizzo was told by a guidance counselor that he didn’t have the intelligence for college. A few years later he was saddled with the dubious high school honor of being voted “Least Likely to Succeed.”

Steve went on to surprise everyone, including himself, by excelling with honors at the university and postgraduate levels. Eventually, Steve even taught English at his old high school and was a counselor for students with behavioral problems, proving once and for all that guidance counselors are not fortune-tellers.

Steve would go on to stellar success as a national headline comedian, and starred in his very own Showtime comedy special, earning him honors as a Showtime Comedy All-Star.

But the surprises didn’t stop there.

At the pinnacle of his stand-up career, Steve walked away from comedy to pursue his true purpose and passion - to show people how to shift their focus and way of thinking, to discover more joy and enthusiasm, increased productivity and greater levels of success.

Steve offers more than the usual nuts and bolts on how to succeed. He stresses the importance of enjoying yourself during the process of achieving your goals, and building a solid foundation to stand on when all else fails, because he absolutely knows that no matter what circumstances we find ourselves in, attitude is everything.

When Steve Rizzo shares his blueprint for success with Fortune 500 companies and associations across the globe, he delivers a powerful message for living an extraordinary life, because he lives the “Common Sense Success Strategies” that has made him a member of prestigious Speakers Hall of Fame - an honor bestowed on fewer than 300 speakers worldwide since 1977.

Steve is author of the best-selling books Motivate THIS! and Get Your SHIFT Together. He is also a regular contributor for SUCCESS magazine and often called upon as the “go-to” guy on the topic of personal and professional development for many network, cable and radio media outlets.

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Mel Robbins: Bestselling Author of The Let Them Theory | Host of The Mel Robbins Podcast | Speaker on Change and Motivation

Why Book Mel Robbins?

Her candid stories, humor, and energetic delivery make a large room feel personal. Mel gives people a way to take the next step, build confidence through action, and approach change with greater ownership.

Why Is Mel Robbins Right for Your Audience?

Mel is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, company gatherings, and events focused on change or personal growth. She is especially relevant when people understand the goal but need help overcoming hesitation and following through.

Book Mel when your audience needs to:

• Take action on goals that have stalled
• Build confidence by starting before they feel ready
• Replace unhelpful habits with more useful ones
• Stay motivated through change and uncertainty
• Inspire colleagues and teams through everyday behavior
• Leave with a practical tool they can use immediately

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Clearer on why hesitation can keep them from making progress
• Equipped with a simple way to interrupt overthinking and act
• More aware of how small choices shape habits and results
• Ready to encourage themselves and the people around them
• Motivated to put one specific change into practice

Keynote Programs

The 5 Second Rule: The Simple Science-Backed Secret to Changing Anything
Mel introduces her signature tool for moving through hesitation and taking action. Through stories and practical examples, she shows audiences how five-second decisions can help them begin new habits, pursue goals, and respond to change. Ideal for an opening or closing keynote that calls people to act.

The High 5 Habit: How to Inspire Yourself and Those Around You to Be Their Best
Mel explores how people can support their own motivation and bring that encouragement to others. She connects the habit to leadership, team culture, and the way people show up for one another. Ideal for leadership and employee audiences seeking a more supportive mindset and a readiness to act.

Is Mel Robbins Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the change you want to inspire, and what you want people to do after the event. We can help identify Mel’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.

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

David Rock is a keynote speaker and the founder and CEO of Results Coaching Systems (RCS), which has operations in 15 countries across the globe. In his capacity as CEO, David works with Fortune 500 clients specializing in embedding internal coaching capacity within organizations to develop leadership, retain talent, turn managers into coaches, improve performance, and change culture.

David is one of the thought leaders in the global coaching profession. The integrated coaching system he developed in the mid-90's has been taught to over 10,000 professionals in more than fifteen countries.

He is the author of Personal Best, Quiet Leadership and Coaching with the Brain in Mind and Your Brain at Work released in October 2009.

In 2004, David founded the brain-based approach to coaching, which has gathered momentum as a theory base for coaching ever since. In collaboration with several leading neuroscientists, David is working to explain the neural basis of issues like self-awareness, reflection, insight and accountability.

In 2006 he co-authored a feature article in strategy business magazine with neuroscientist Dr Jeffrey Schwartz, called 'The Neuroscience of Leadership', the most downloaded article of the year at the magazine. In September 2006 CIO magazine ran a cover story featuring David and Jeff's work called 'The new science of change'. His paper 'Managing with the Brain in Mind' was the most downloaded of 2009 at Strategy & Business.

In late 2006, David founded the NeuroLeadership Institute and Summit, a global initiative bringing neuroscientists and leadership experts together to build a new science of leadership development. The Institute is now a worldwide network of researchers and practitioners building a new body of knowledge.

David is on the advisory board at CIMBA business school, and a guest lecturer at universities in 5 countries including at Oxford University Said Business School.

One of the most accomplished endurance athletes on the planet, Sébastien’s long list of athletic accomplishments is made even more impressive by the fact that he lives with type 1 diabetes. Sébastien’s story embodies resilience, determination, and purpose. Today, he inspires leaders to galvanize teams around a mission and helps organizations boost engagement with his awe-inspiring stories.

An author, speaker, and athlete, he is a frequent guest on radio and TV shows, and has been featured in countless newspapers and magazines. Sébastien is a world-class communicator, and is well known for his inspiring stories, humor, and dynamic speeches. His greatest strength is his ability to build relevant parallels between athletic endurance and the corporate world.

Sébastien spent the first ten years of his career in sales roles for Fortune 1,000 companies. Transformed by his achievements and already a veteran speaker with over 1,000 keynotes delivered in North America, Europe and Asia, including a TEDx talk, Sébastien speaks on leadership, teamwork, and change.

Debra Searle: Motivational Keynote Speaker on Resilience, Mindset & Change | Solo Atlantic Rower | Entrepreneur | Author

Choose Your Attitude. Change Your Outcome.

What happens when the plan falls apart, circumstances change and giving up feels like the easiest option?

Debra Searle is an entrepreneur, adventurer and inspiring keynote speaker on resilience, mindset, change and overcoming adversity.

Why Book Debra Searle?

Debra's story immediately captures an audience—but the real power of her keynote is how easily people can apply its lessons to their own challenges.

Alone on the Atlantic, Debra couldn't control the weather, the waves or many of the obstacles she encountered. She could control how she responded.

That distinction became central to her approach to resilience and performance.

Debra helps audiences understand how their mindset, language and daily choices can influence the way they navigate uncertainty, change and setbacks. Her keynote is inspiring without being simply motivational—it gives people practical ideas they can use long after the event.

What Makes Debra Searle Different?

• Extraordinary Atlantic rowing story — a powerful real-world example of resilience
• Authentic experience with adversity — lessons developed when quitting would have been understandable
• Practical mindset strategies — turns an incredible adventure into useful workplace lessons
• Change focused — highly relevant for organizations navigating uncertainty and disruption
• Personal accountability — emphasizes taking ownership of what you can control
• Engaging storyteller — combines vulnerability, humor and inspiration
• Business relevant — connects resilience directly to leadership and performance
• Broad audience appeal — resonates with leaders, sales teams and employees at every level

Why Is Debra Right for Your Audience?

Debra is an outstanding choice when you need your audience to build resilience, take greater ownership and maintain momentum when circumstances become difficult.

She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings, association conferences and organizations experiencing significant change.

Book Debra when your audience needs to:

• Build greater resilience during uncertainty
• Adapt positively when plans change
• Focus on what they can control
• Maintain motivation during difficult periods
• Take greater responsibility for their attitude
• Recover more quickly from setbacks
• Keep moving toward long-term goals
• Approach change with greater confidence

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Understanding how attitude influences their response to challenges
• Better able to separate what they can control from what they can't
• Equipped with practical strategies for maintaining resilience
• More aware of how internal dialogue influences performance
• Ready to take greater ownership of their response to change
• Better prepared to maintain momentum when progress feels difficult
• Inspired to make small choices that create meaningful results

Debra Searle Keynote Programs

Choose Your Attitude. You can't always choose what happens to you. You can choose how you respond.

Drawing from her extraordinary Atlantic journey, Debra demonstrates how consciously choosing your attitude can influence resilience, decision-making and performance.

She gives audiences practical strategies for managing their mindset when circumstances are difficult, uncertain or outside their control.

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs and organizations navigating uncertainty.

Resilience: Keep Moving Forward. How do you keep going when the destination feels impossibly far away?

Debra shares the strategies that helped her continue rowing day after day despite isolation, setbacks and constantly changing conditions.

She connects those lessons to the workplace, helping audiences understand how small actions, clear goals and the right mindset can create momentum during challenging periods.

Ideal for: Sales teams, high-performance organizations, leadership events and employee conferences.

Navigating Change. When the conditions change, the original plan may no longer be the right plan.

Debra uses lessons from the Atlantic to show audiences how to adapt when circumstances shift unexpectedly.

Rather than wasting energy fighting realities they can't change, people learn how to refocus on what they can influence and continue making progress.

Ideal for: Organizational transformation, leadership development and companies experiencing significant change.

Why Book Debra Searle Through The Sweeney Agency?

Debra Searle has an extraordinary story of resilience, courage and determination—but the real value comes from connecting those experiences directly to the challenges your audience is facing.

The Sweeney Agency can help you:

• Confirm Debra Searle's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Debra Searle keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Debra with other leading resilience, change and motivational speakers

Is Debra Searle Right for Your Event?

Tell us the challenge, change or uncertainty your people are navigating.

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

Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Debra Searle as your keynote speaker.

• Ross talks about how professional and personal success follows from one's commitment to being accountable--when we are the architect of our own life, we will have more time, money and happiness.

• Audiences learn that they can no longer blame “government regulation,” “the economy” or “the competition” – or “changes in management" -- for their discontent. Focus on what you can control. Personal growth and opportunity always emerge from realizing that nobody cares more about your career and success than YOU do. Be accountable – and you won’t have to wait for anybody to elevate your position in work and life.

• 6-time Emmy Award Winning TV host, comedian, and writer; Author of 9 Business Books & Entrepreneur

• Past clients include: ACE Hardware, Aflac, Hilton Hotels, Hyundai, iPipeline

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Scott Snook is currently the MBA Class of 1958 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.

He graduated with honors from West Point earning the Royal Society of Arts Award for the most outstanding overall cadet in his class. Following graduation, he was commissioned in the US Army Corps of Engineers where he served with distinction in various command and staff positions for over 22 years, earning the rank of Colonel before retiring in 2002. He has led soldiers in combat. Among his military decorations are the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Master Parachutist badge.

He has an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he graduated with High Distinction as a Baker Scholar. Dr. Snook earned h is Ph.D. from Harvard University in Organizational Behavior winning the Sage-Louis Pondy Best Dissertation Award from the Academy of Management for his study of the Friendly Fire Shootdown in Northern Iraq. Until July of 2002, Colonel Snook served as an Academy Professor in the Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Department at the United States Military Academy. He also directed West Point's Center for Leadership and Organizations Research as well as its joint Master's Program in Leader Development. He is the primary author of West Point's Cadet Leader Development System - the Academy's philosophy on how to develop leaders of character for the Nation. Professor Snook's book Friendly Fire was selected by the Academy of Management to receive the 2002 Terry Award as the most influential book on managerial thinking published during the past two years. He has also co-authored a book that explores the role of "common sense" in leadership titled, Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life, available from Cambridge University Press (2000). He most recently co-edited The Handbook for Teaching Leadership: Knowing, Doing, and Being available from SAGE Publications (2011). Professor Snook has shared his leadership insights in formal executive education programs at Harvard and with numerous corporate audiences around the world.

Professor Snook's research and consulting activities have been in the areas of leadership, leader development, change management, organizational systems and failure, and culture. He currently lives in Concord, Massachusetts with his wife Kathleen and their five children.

Nina Sossamon-Pogue is an inspirational thought leader who reframes resilience and empowers audiences to create successful futures.

With a diverse background as a former USA gymnast, Emmy-winning television news anchor, tech executive, and now a sought after speaker and author, Nina shares a unique framework for resilience and emboldens audiences to envision their futures in new and innovative ways.

Nina left her role as a Vice President at a publicly traded SaaS company to embark on a mission to empower hardworking individuals to keep raising the bar, and thrive through challenges.

Drawing from her own experiences at the highest levels of sport, television, and corporate America, Nina focused her research on other high achievers to understand why some businesses and individuals thrive during adversity while others get stuck or fail.

Her findings culminated in her first book, "THIS is Not The End," in 2019 and then the creation of her science-based, stoic philosophy-infused resilience framework.

Nina now dedicates herself full-time to writing, speaking, and sharing her message of resilience. Her dynamic blend of science, stoicism, and storytelling is igniting people around the globe to achieve new levels of success.

Dr. Paul G. Stoltz: Keynote Speaker on Resilience, Leadership & Adversity | Creator of the Adversity Quotient® | Bestselling Author

Turn Adversity Into Advantage. What separates the people and organizations that struggle with adversity from those that use it to become stronger?

Best known as the creator of the Adversity Quotient® (AQ®), Paul helps leaders and teams understand how they respond when circumstances become difficult—and how to strengthen their capacity to navigate uncertainty, overcome setbacks and continue performing when the pressure rises.

Why Book Dr. Paul G. Stoltz?

Paul doesn't simply tell audiences to be more resilient. He gives them a framework for understanding and improving how they respond to adversity.

His pioneering work on Adversity Quotient® explores why some people remain resourceful and determined when faced with challenges while others become overwhelmed or disengaged.

Paul translates decades of research into practical strategies leaders and employees can use to respond more effectively to disruption, strengthen resilience and turn difficult circumstances into opportunities for growth and performance.

What Makes Paul Stoltz Different?

• Creator of Adversity Quotient® — a distinctive framework for understanding responses to adversity
• Decades of research — extensive work focused on resilience, performance and human potential
• Bestselling author — recognized internationally for his work on adversity and resilience
• Practical and measurable — moves beyond motivational theory toward tools audiences can apply
• Leadership relevant — helps leaders strengthen both their own resilience and that of their teams
• Built for today's uncertainty — highly relevant during disruption, transformation and rapid change
• Business focused — connects resilience directly to performance, adaptability and results

Why Is Paul Right for Your Audience?

Paul is an excellent choice when you need your people to respond more effectively to adversity, remain productive through uncertainty and find a way forward when circumstances become difficult.

He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, executive meetings, corporate events, sales kickoffs and organizations navigating transformation, competitive pressure or significant disruption.

Book Paul when your audience needs to:

• Build greater resilience and adaptability
• Respond more effectively to adversity
• Maintain performance during uncertainty
• Recover more quickly from setbacks
• Take greater ownership of challenges
• Lead teams confidently through difficult circumstances
• Turn obstacles into opportunities for improvement
• Strengthen organizational capacity for change

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Understanding how their response to adversity influences performance
• Better equipped to recognize unproductive responses to difficult situations
• Able to apply practical strategies for strengthening resilience
• More prepared to maintain momentum when setbacks occur
• Ready to take greater ownership of what they can influence
• Better equipped to help teams navigate uncertainty
• Focused on turning adversity into productive action

Dr. Paul G. Stoltz Keynote Programs

Adversity Quotient®: Turning Adversity Into Advantage

You can't always control the adversity you face. You can strengthen how you respond to it.

Paul introduces audiences to the principles behind his groundbreaking Adversity Quotient® research and explores how responses to adversity can influence performance, resilience and results.

Audiences gain practical strategies for responding more effectively to setbacks, uncertainty and difficult circumstances—helping them turn adversity from an obstacle into a catalyst for growth.

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs and organizations navigating disruption.

GRIT: The New Science of What It Takes to Persevere, Flourish, Succeed

When talent and experience aren't enough, what keeps people moving toward difficult goals?

Paul explores the behaviors and mindset required to pursue challenging objectives when progress becomes difficult.

He gives audiences practical strategies for strengthening perseverance, adaptability and resilience while ensuring that effort remains focused on the goals that matter most.

Ideal for: Sales teams, leadership conferences, high-performance organizations and groups pursuing ambitious goals.

Leading Through Adversity and Change

People don't need leaders only when things are going well. Leadership matters most when circumstances become difficult.

Paul helps leaders understand how their response to adversity influences the people around them.

Audiences learn strategies for maintaining perspective, strengthening resilience and helping teams stay focused, resourceful and productive during uncertainty and organizational change.

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

Why Book Dr. Paul G. Stoltz Through The Sweeney Agency?

Paul Stoltz's Adversity Quotient® methodology and decades of research give organizations a distinctive approach to resilience—but the real value comes from connecting those insights directly to the adversity, change or performance challenge your people are facing.

The Sweeney Agency can help you:

• Confirm Dr. Paul G. Stoltz's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Paul Stoltz keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Paul with other leading resilience, change and leadership speakers

Is Paul Stoltz Right for Your Event?

Tell us the adversity, change or performance challenge your audience is facing.

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

Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Dr. Paul G. Stoltz as your keynote speaker.

Nick Tasler: Organizational Psychologist | Bestselling Author | Speaker on Change and Decision-Making

Why Book Nick Tasler?

Nick makes change feel manageable. He gives audiences practical ways to challenge old assumptions, get curious about new possibilities, and turn a broad goal into the next useful decision.

Why Is Nick Tasler Right for Your Audience?

Nick is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, strategy sessions, and company events during periods of growth or change. He is especially valuable when teams need to move beyond uncertainty, align around priorities, and make progress together.

Book Nick when your audience needs to:

• Respond to change with curiosity and confidence
• Make decisions without getting stuck in analysis
• Recognize when past success is limiting future growth
• Turn a strategy into consistent daily action
• Get clearer about priorities and direction
• Build momentum during uncertainty

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Better able to identify the assumptions shaping their choices
• Equipped to approach change as an opportunity to learn
• Clearer on how individual decisions support a larger strategy
• Ready to question practices that no longer serve their goals
• Focused on a practical next step they can take with their team

Keynote Programs

Your Year of Wonders
Nick’s signature keynote invites audiences to replace the instinct to resist change with curiosity. Based on his book of the same name, it helps people see how a different response to uncertainty can open the door to growth. Ideal for organizations navigating change or setting a new direction.

One Decision at a Time
Nick addresses the gap between strategy and execution. He gives leaders and teams a repeatable way to make the choices that move a plan forward, even when the full path is not yet clear. Ideal for leadership meetings and teams focused on follow-through.

Ping Pong Paradox
The habits that brought success can become obstacles to the next stage of growth. Nick helps audiences spot when a familiar approach is holding them back and consider what needs to change. Ideal for established organizations adapting to new demands.

Winning with Agile Optimism
Nick explores how people can move through worry and find a productive response to uncertainty. His agile optimism framework helps audiences look for possibilities while doing the work needed to make progress. Ideal for teams facing disruption or ambitious goals.

Is Nick Tasler Right for Your Event?

Tell us what is changing for your organization, which decisions your audience faces, and what you want people to do differently afterward. We can help select Nick’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and fee.

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

James Taylor; Keynote Speaker on Creativity, Innovation & AI | Author of SuperCreativity | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts | Global Innovation Expert

Unlock Human Creativity in the Age of AI. As AI becomes capable of doing more, what will make your people and organization more valuable—not less?

For more than 20 years, James has helped leaders and organizations understand how technology is changing the way we work, create and compete. His message is optimistic and practical: AI doesn't diminish the importance of human creativity—it makes creativity an even greater competitive advantage.

Through highly visual, engaging and customized presentations, James shows audiences how to combine uniquely human capabilities with the extraordinary power of artificial intelligence.

Why Book James Taylor?

James helps answer one of the biggest questions facing organizations today:

How do we capture the benefits of AI without losing the human creativity, collaboration and judgment that drive breakthrough performance?

His perspective comes from an unusual background. James began his career managing high-profile rock stars and creative talent before becoming an internationally recognized authority on creativity, innovation and AI.

He has since interviewed more than 750 of the world's leading creative minds and delivered over 3,000 events around the world.

The result is a keynote that combines inspiration, emerging technology and practical strategies audiences can immediately apply.

What Makes James Taylor Different?

• Creativity + AI expertise — connects human ingenuity with artificial intelligence
• 3,000+ events delivered — extensive experience with corporate and association audiences
• Global perspective — has presented across more than 50 countries
• 750+ creative leaders interviewed — draws insights from innovators, entrepreneurs and AI pioneers
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts — recognized for his contribution to creativity and innovation
• Author of SuperCreativity — explores augmenting human creativity with artificial intelligence
• Former music-industry leader — brings an unusual perspective from working with highly creative performers
• Highly customized — builds presentations around the audience, industry and event objectives
• Practical frameworks — gives audiences tools for turning ideas into action

Why Is James Right for Your Audience?

James is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to understand AI without becoming overwhelmed by it—and recognize the uniquely human capabilities that will matter even more in the future.

He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, AI events, innovation summits, association meetings and organizations navigating digital transformation.

Book James when your audience needs to:

• Understand how AI is changing work and business
• Develop greater creativity across the organization
• Build effective human-AI collaboration
• Generate and implement better ideas
• Become more comfortable with technological disruption
• Strengthen collaboration across teams
• Lead people confidently through change
• Turn innovation into competitive advantage

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Understanding why creativity becomes more valuable as AI advances
• Better prepared to work alongside artificial intelligence
• Equipped with practical tools for generating stronger ideas
• Understanding how human-AI collaboration can improve performance
• More confident navigating technological change
• Better prepared to create cultures that encourage innovation
• Recognizing the importance of communication and persuasion
• Inspired to turn ideas into action

James Taylor Keynote Programs

SuperCreativity™: Accelerating Innovation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.  When AI can generate ideas in seconds, where does human creativity create competitive advantage?

James explores how organizations can combine the imagination, empathy and original thinking of humans with the extraordinary processing capabilities of artificial intelligence.

Drawing from his research with hundreds of leading creative thinkers, he shows audiences how to develop their creative capacity and use AI as a partner in the innovation process.

The goal isn't simply to become more comfortable with AI. It's to use AI to amplify what humans do best.

Ideal for: Innovation summits, AI conferences, leadership meetings and organizations navigating technological disruption.

SuperCollaboration™: The Rise of Human-AI Collaboration. The future isn't humans versus machines. It's humans working more effectively with machines.

James explores how AI, digital twins, robotics and intelligent technologies are transforming the workplace.

He shows audiences how high-performing organizations are combining human judgment, creativity and collaboration with the capabilities of intelligent machines.

The result is a practical roadmap for building teams that are more innovative, adaptive and future-ready.

Ideal for: AI conferences, future-of-work events, executive meetings and organizations accelerating AI adoption.

SuperCommunication™: How the World's Best Leaders Inspire, Influence and Drive Action In a world where AI can generate unlimited information, the ability to inspire people to act becomes even more valuable.

James explores the communication principles used by highly effective leaders to turn ideas into action.

Audiences discover how to communicate ideas more clearly, build support for change and persuade others to move from understanding an idea to actually doing something about it.

Because innovation isn't just about having great ideas.

It's about getting people to believe in them.

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, executive meetings, sales events and organizations navigating transformation.

Why Book James Taylor Through The Sweeney Agency?

James Taylor combines creativity, innovation, AI and highly engaging storytelling to help audiences understand how human potential can be amplified rather than diminished by technology.

The Sweeney Agency can help you:

• Confirm James Taylor's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which James Taylor keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your industry and AI priorities
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare James with other leading AI, innovation and future-of-work keynote speakers

Is James Taylor Right for Your Event?

Tell us how AI, innovation or technological change is affecting your organization—and what you need your people to do differently.

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

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

Sebastian Terry: Keynote Speaker on Purpose, Leadership & Human Connection | Founder of 100 Things | Author | Inspirational Adventurer

Turn Purpose Into Action. What happens when people stop simply going through the motions and start pursuing what truly matters?

Best known for his journey to complete a list of 100 Things he wanted to achieve in his lifetime, Sebastian transformed a personal challenge into a global movement. His experiences reveal powerful lessons about setting meaningful goals, overcoming fear, helping others and creating cultures where people feel inspired to take action.

Why Book Sebastian Terry?

Sebastian doesn't just talk about living with purpose. He built his life around it.

What began as a list of 100 personal goals became an extraordinary journey filled with adventure, setbacks, human connection and unexpected opportunities to help others achieve their own dreams.

Sebastian brings those lessons into the workplace, challenging audiences to think differently about purpose, goals, connection and what motivates people to perform at their best.

His keynote is inspiring, entertaining and highly interactive—leaving audiences not only motivated but asking an important question: What's on my list?

What Makes Sebastian Terry Different?

• Creator of 100 Things — transformed a personal bucket list into a global movement
• Extraordinary storytelling — memorable stories of adventure, risk and human connection
• Purpose-driven message — helps people reconnect with what genuinely matters
• Highly interactive — creates an experience rather than simply delivering a speech
• Universal appeal — resonates across roles, generations and industries
• Workplace relevance — connects personal purpose with engagement, culture and performance
• Action oriented — inspires audiences to turn intentions into meaningful goals
• Feel-good impact — creates energy and connection that can continue long after the event

Why Is Sebastian Right for Your Audience?

Sebastian is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to reconnect with purpose, think bigger and take meaningful action.

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

Book Sebastian when your audience needs to:

• Reconnect with what motivates them
• Turn meaningful goals into action
• Think beyond perceived limitations
• Build stronger human connections
• Increase engagement and personal ownership
• Create a greater sense of purpose at work
• Support and inspire the people around them
• Bring renewed energy to their personal and professional goals

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Thinking more intentionally about what matters most
• Inspired to identify meaningful personal and professional goals
• More willing to take action despite fear or uncertainty
• Understanding the importance of helping others succeed
• Better connected with colleagues and teammates
• Energized about what's possible
• Ready to turn ideas and intentions into action

Sebastian Terry Keynote Programs

100 Things: What's on Your List?

If you knew your time was limited, what would you do differently?

Sebastian shares the remarkable story behind his journey to complete 100 goals and the lessons he discovered along the way.

Through entertaining stories and powerful insights, he challenges audiences to identify what genuinely matters, overcome the fears that keep them stuck and begin taking meaningful action.

Ideal for: Corporate conferences, association meetings, employee events and organizations looking for an inspirational closing or opening keynote.

Purpose at Work: People perform differently when they feel connected to something that matters.

Sebastian explores how personal purpose, meaningful goals and human connection can influence engagement and performance.

He challenges organizations to create environments where people feel seen, supported and encouraged to pursue goals that matter—both professionally and personally.

Ideal for: Leadership, culture, employee engagement and workplace wellbeing events.

Building Cultures of Connection: What happens when people stop focusing only on their own goals and start helping others achieve theirs?

Sebastian shares lessons from the 100 Things journey to demonstrate the extraordinary impact people can have when they support one another.

Audiences discover how greater empathy, connection and generosity can strengthen relationships, teamwork and organizational culture.

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, team events, culture initiatives and organizations focused on collaboration.

Why Book Sebastian Terry Through The Sweeney Agency?

Sebastian Terry delivers much more than an inspirational story. The real opportunity is connecting his message about purpose, goals and human connection to what you want your audience to think, feel and do differently.

The Sweeney Agency can help you:

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

Is Sebastian Terry Right for Your Event?

Tell us what you want your audience to think differently about—or what you want to inspire them to do next.

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

Planning a corporate conference, leadership meeting or sales kickoff? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Sebastian Terry as your keynote speaker.

Mark is an expert on executive leadership, business strategy, and innovation who has spent over 25 years leading teams and building companies from the ground up. He delivers actionable, valuable and practical advice for leaders at all levels of an organization.

Currently a highly sought after executive coach and venture investor, Forbes called Mark one of America’s Top Venture Investors with the "Midas Touch." Mark was recently featured as one of the "World’s Top Executive Coaches" by the American Management Association and #1 Thought Leader on Innovation and Engagement. He was named one of the "Top 30 Communications Professionals for 2015" by Global Gurus. Mark advises top leaders in Fortune 500 and Global Fortune 1000 companies as well as the executive teams who are leading high growth startup companies in Silicon Valley today.

A New York Times bestselling author whose books include: ADMIRED: 21 Ways to Double Your Value; Now Build a Great Business; and Success Built to Last - Creating a Life that Matters, Mark is also an Innovation Leadership columnist for Forbes.com, Inc.com and FastCompany.com. His most recent bestseller ADMIRED is a primer on how the world’s "Most Admired Companies" achieve long-term success and growth as well as the qualities that are common to "Most Admired Leaders."

Mark has worked side by side with three of the world’s most legendary disruptive innovators: Steve Jobs, Charles Schwab and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson. He brings insight from decades of experience with these great leaders and research on the culture of companies and brands that achieve the highest levels of employee engagement, customer loyalty and continuous sales growth.

Mark was Charles Schwab’s former Chief of Staff and Chief Customer Experience Officer, and the Executive Producer of Schwab.com which today has assets over $2.4 Trillion. He is a co-founder of Sir Richard Branson’s Entrepreneurship Centers and an advisor to Virgin Unite Entrepreneurs.

Mark is a founding advisor of the Stanford Realtime Venture Design Lab, and is a visiting scholar at his alma mater, Stanford University. He has served as faculty at the World Economic Forum and World Business Forum, is a member of the Clinton Initiative, and an executive coach for TED Fellows.

A successful venture capitalist over the last two decades, Mark was as an early investor in companies like Facebook, Netflix and eSurance. He has been a Board Member for many well known technology, biotech and retail companies, including: Best Buy, Korn Ferry, and Interwoven (now owned by HP). He was the Chairman of the Board for Rioport, which popularized the MP3 player prior to the iPod. He is an investor in Cancer Genetics, a leader in DNA-based diagnostics for clinical management of cancer treatment.

Among Mark’s passions are music and Broadway. Mark serves as a founding Board of Directors member for Smule, the top music app company on iTunes which has over 125 million users worldwide. As a Broadway producer, Mark’s plays have earned five Tony Awards and a total of ten Tony nominations, including Peter and the Star-Catcher with Disney, and StickFly with Alicia Keys.

Mark lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Manhattan with two extraordinary women – his wife Bonita and their daughter Vanessa.

• Talks about how leaders can build high performing teams through innovation, communication & a relentless commitment to excellence.

• Audiences learn how to build collaborative cultures of trust, courage, motivational strategies and commitment in order to adapt to change, break performance barriers, and overcome adversity.

• Known as “The Wingman,” Lt Col (ret) Waldo Waldman is a combat decorated fighter pilot, executive coach, Hall of Fame Speaker, and the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Never Fly Solo.

• Past clients include:  Hewlett Packard, Verizon, American Express, GE, The Denver Broncos, ExxonMobil, Merck, Johnson & Johnson

Lt. Col. Waldo Waldman - The Wingman.

• You want a leadership expert who can call on life experiences to show the value of committing to excellence, adapting to change, and building collaborative, trusting relationships
• Your audience needs an interactive, high-energy speaker who can bridge the gap between the highly competitive world of the fighter pilot and the challenges of business
• Real world sales experience, MBA, New York Times & Wall Street Journal best-selling author, member of the Speaker Hall of Fame

Known as “The Wingman,” Lt Col (ret) Waldo Waldman is a combat decorated fighter pilot, executive coach, Hall of Fame Speaker, and the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Never Fly Solo. He helps organizations build collaborative cultures of trust, courage, motivational strategies and commitment in order to adapt to change, break performance barriers, and overcome adversity.

In addition to his time in the military, Waldo has real world corporate sales experience and is an expert on change management and resilience – having broken through a lifelong fear of heights and overcoming claustrophobia as a fighter pilot. His compelling stories and techniques on overcoming adversity, performing under pressure, earning trust, and servant-based leadership are extremely relevant to organizations who seek to create a “One Team, One Mission” performance-focused culture of trust and collaboration.

“We Survive Solo but Win Together.” – Waldo Waldman

Waldo is a graduate of the U.S Air Force Academy and also holds an MBA with a focus on Organizational Behavior. He is an inductee into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame, a prestigious award that honors speakers who have reached the top echelon of platform excellence and has been bestowed on less than 180 speakers worldwide. Waldo is also founder The Wingman Foundation, a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to build funds and awareness for veterans in need. He’s been featured on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Inc. Magazine, and The Harvard Business Review, and his clients include Hewlett Packard, Verizon, American Express, GE, The Denver Broncos, ExxonMobil, Merck, Johnson & Johnson and dozens of national associations.

Dr. Margie Warrell brings sharp insights from her diverse global experience to inspire bolder thinking and braver action.

The bestselling author of five books, Margie’s ability to distill grounded research into actionable advice sets her apart on the global stage. A leading authority on courageous leadership, she has learned a lot about overcoming fear and embracing change since her childhood growing up on a small farm in rural Australia. She has spent the last 25 years working around the world - in Australia, Asia, Papua New Guinea and the USA - while raising her four children.

An honoree of the Women’s Economic Forum and CEO of Global Courage, Margie sits on the advisory board of Forbes School of Business & Technology and is trusted by global brands - NASA, Google, Deloitte, Dell, Abbot, UN Foundation and Salesforce - to deliver life-changing programs that accelerate growth, inspire braver action and better outcomes. Her latest book, You’ve Got This! The Life-Changing Power of Trusting Yourself  has been hailed as a transformative book for these times.

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• Liz talks about how the best leaders bring out the best in their teams and get more done with fewer resources, develop and attract talent, and cultivate new ideas and energy to drive organizational change and innovation

• Audiences leave with an understanding of the five disciplines that distinguish Multipliers from Diminishers and provide practice tips for leading like a Multiplier

• Best-selling author, leadership researcher and CEO of The Wiseman Group, Liz is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and

• Past clients include: Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter.

Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to top organizations worldwide. She wrote the New York Times bestsellers Multipliers, The Multiplier Effect, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players.

Liz is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include Apple, AT&T, Disney, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and X. Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50. She has also been consistently named one of the world’s leading 50 management thinkers in its bi-annual ranking.

Liz has conducted significant research in leadership and talent development. She writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and various other business and leadership journals and is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University and Stanford University. She is a former executive at Oracle, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and the global leader for Human Resource Development. Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s in organizational behavior from Brigham Young University.

Cassandra Worthy: Keynote Speaker on Change, Leadership & Transformation | Founder of Change Enthusiasm® | Bestselling Author

Turn Change Into Your Competitive Advantage

What if your people didn't just cope with change—but learned how to use it as fuel for growth?

Cassandra Worthy is a bestselling author, leadership expert and highly engaging keynote speaker on change, transformation, resilience and workplace culture.

Why Book Cassandra Worthy?

Cassandra tackles one of the biggest challenges facing organizations today: change fatigue.

Most people understand that change is necessary. The challenge is getting them to embrace it rather than resist it.

Cassandra gives audiences a practical framework for recognizing the emotions that surface during disruption and turning those emotions into productive action. Rather than simply telling people to “embrace change,” she shows them how to do it.

Her keynotes are energetic, interactive and highly actionable—making Cassandra an excellent choice when you want people to leave the room thinking differently, feeling energized and ready to move forward.

What Makes Cassandra Worthy Different?

• Creator of Change Enthusiasm® — a distinctive methodology for navigating change
• Real-world corporate experience — understands transformation from inside major organizations
• High-energy delivery — dynamic, engaging and memorable on stage
• Emotion meets action — helps people understand their response to change and do something productive with it
• Immediately actionable — practical strategies audiences can apply right away
• Relevant at every level — connects with executives, managers and employees
• Customizable — Cassandra can align her message with your organization's specific transformation or change initiative

Why Is Cassandra Right for Your Audience?

Cassandra is an outstanding choice when your organization needs people to move beyond change resistance and actively participate in what's next.

She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs, association conferences and organizations undergoing transformation, restructuring, rapid growth or cultural change.

Book Cassandra when your audience needs to:

• Embrace rather than resist organizational change
• Navigate uncertainty with greater confidence
• Turn change fatigue into forward momentum
• Build greater resilience and adaptability
• Take ownership of their response to disruption
• Lead teams more effectively through transformation
• Strengthen engagement during periods of uncertainty
• See opportunity where they previously saw disruption

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Understanding why change triggers powerful emotional responses
• Able to recognize the signals that influence their reactions to disruption
• Equipped with practical tools for navigating uncertainty
• Better prepared to turn difficult emotions into productive action
• More resilient and adaptable when circumstances change
• Ready to take greater ownership of their response to transformation
• Energized about their ability to influence what happens next

Cassandra Worthy Keynote Programs

Change Enthusiasm®: Harness the Power of Emotion to Fuel Transformation:  What if the emotions people experience during change could become fuel for moving forward?

Cassandra introduces audiences to her signature Change Enthusiasm® methodology, showing them how to recognize the emotions associated with disruption and consciously use those signals to make better choices.

Instead of treating difficult emotions as something to suppress, audiences learn how to use them as information—and transform uncertainty into growth, resilience and action.

Ideal for: Organizational transformation, leadership conferences, corporate meetings and organizations experiencing significant change.

Leading Through Change: Successful transformation requires more than a new strategy. It requires leaders who understand how people actually experience change.

Cassandra helps leaders recognize the emotional side of transformation and gives them practical strategies for guiding teams through uncertainty.

Leaders learn how to create greater trust, maintain engagement and help their people move from resistance toward ownership and action.

Ideal for: Executive meetings, leadership development, management conferences and transformation initiatives.

Building a Change-Ready Culture: Change isn't an occasional event anymore. It's an everyday reality.

Cassandra challenges organizations to move beyond simply managing individual change initiatives and instead build cultures where adaptability becomes a competitive advantage.

Audiences learn how to develop the mindset, behaviors and emotional awareness required to respond more effectively when disruption arrives.

Ideal for: Culture, innovation, transformation and future-of-work events.

Why Book Cassandra Worthy Through The Sweeney Agency?

Cassandra Worthy's energy and Change Enthusiasm® methodology make her a compelling choice for organizations experiencing transformation—but the real value comes from matching her message to the specific change your audience is being asked to navigate.

The Sweeney Agency can help you:

• Confirm Cassandra Worthy's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Cassandra Worthy keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's change initiative
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Cassandra with other leading change, leadership and motivational speakers

Is Cassandra Worthy Right for Your Event?

Tell us what's changing in your organization—and how you want your people to respond.

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

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

Garrison Wynn: Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Change & Influence | Bestselling Author | Business Performance Expert

Influence People. Navigate Change. Get Better Results.

Garrison Wynn is a bestselling author, business expert and highly entertaining keynote speaker on leadership, change, influence and workplace performance.

Combining research, real-world business experience and humor, Garrison helps audiences understand what makes people listen, trust and cooperate. His practical approach gives leaders and employees strategies for communicating more effectively, navigating change and getting results—even when they don't have complete control over the people or circumstances around them.

Why Book Garrison Wynn?

Garrison tackles a reality every organization faces: being right isn't enough. You still have to get people to buy in.

Whether leaders are introducing change, salespeople are influencing customers or teams are trying to work more effectively together, success often depends on the ability to gain cooperation from other people.

Garrison shows audiences how to increase their influence, communicate in ways people respond to and become more effective at getting things done.

His presentations are funny, fast-paced and practical, making complex workplace challenges easy to understand and immediately relevant.

What Makes Garrison Wynn Different?

• Business-focused message — connects communication and influence directly to results
• Highly entertaining — uses humor to keep audiences engaged
• Practical strategies — gives people ideas they can immediately apply
• Influence expertise — explores why people listen, cooperate and buy into ideas
• Change relevant — helps leaders gain greater support during uncertainty and transformation
• Broad audience appeal — effective for executives, managers, salespeople and frontline employees
• Real-world perspective — focuses on what actually works when dealing with people
• Memorable delivery — combines useful content with an entertaining keynote experience

Why Is Garrison Right for Your Audience?

Garrison is an excellent choice when you need your people to communicate more effectively, gain greater cooperation and produce results in situations they can't completely control.

He is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales meetings, corporate events, association conferences and organizations navigating change.

Book Garrison when your audience needs to:

• Gain greater buy-in for their ideas
• Communicate more effectively with different personalities
• Influence without relying on authority
• Build stronger workplace relationships
• Navigate resistance to change
• Improve collaboration across teams
• Strengthen customer and client relationships
• Get better results through other people

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Better able to communicate ideas in ways people will hear
• Understanding why good ideas don't automatically gain support
• Equipped with practical strategies for increasing influence
• More effective at gaining cooperation from others
• Better prepared to communicate during change
• More aware of how trust affects business relationships
• Ready to adapt their communication to different people and situations

Garrison Wynn Keynote Programs

Being the Best vs. Being Consistently Chosen

Why aren't the best products, services or ideas always the ones people choose?

Garrison explores the factors that influence how people make decisions and why technical excellence alone doesn't guarantee success.

Audiences discover how trust, communication, relationships and perceived value can influence whether customers, colleagues and decision-makers choose to support them.

Ideal for: Sales conferences, customer-facing teams, association events and business-development meetings.

Change Management: Creating Buy-In

Change doesn't succeed simply because leadership says it needs to happen.

Garrison helps audiences understand why people resist change and what leaders can do to create greater cooperation.

He shares practical strategies for communicating change, building trust and helping people understand why moving forward is in their interest.

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, transformation initiatives and organizations navigating significant change.

The Truth About Success

What really separates consistently successful people from everyone else?

Garrison challenges conventional assumptions about talent, intelligence and hard work and explores the behaviors that help people gain trust, build relationships and achieve results.

Through humor, research and real-world examples, he shows audiences how to become more influential and effective in their interactions with others.

Ideal for: Corporate meetings, leadership events, sales kickoffs and association conferences.

Why Book Garrison Wynn Through The Sweeney Agency?

Garrison Wynn combines business insight, practical strategies and humor to create a keynote that is both useful and entertaining—but the real value comes from matching his message to the results you want your audience to achieve.

Contact The Sweeney Agency [email protected] to check on book Garrison Wynn's availability and current speaking fee.

About Joel Zeff - Dynamic Collaboration, Leadership, and Change Speaker, Improvisational Humorist, and Author: 

Since 1997, Joel has inspired audiences from Wells Fargo to Samsung to KPMG and even the IRS. Yes, the IRS. Joel is a masterful public speaker and a nationally renowned motivator, lifelong humorist and improvisational actor.

He connects to his audience with humor that has them laughing so uncontrollably that their mascara runs, their cheeks hurt, and their bellies ache. And he doesn't do it alone. Volunteers from the audience join him on stage and play an integral role in an improvisation game in front of hundreds or thousands of people—something the audience members have never done. He expects nothing less than their success. He expects the volunteers to focus and work together as a team; communicate effectively; positively support each other; and take responsibility.
Joel makes his audience laugh so hard that they forget about the corporate nonsense of conference calls, "strategic deliverables," PowerPoint presentations with upside-down triangles, or "paradigm shifts in a cross-functional organization." Make the Right Choice is conversational, funny, and very informative. Yes, Joel will make you laugh, but he'll also make you think. This presentation delivers a combination of inspiration, essential business knowledge, and significant ideas to help audience members reconnect with their own passion and success.

As discussed in his book, Make the Right Choice, Joel believes that we all encounter choices in our careers. We always have the opportunity to make the right choice to live a more creative, passionate, and productive life. How do you “make the right choice”? You can choose to provide opportunity. You can choose to provide positive support. And along the way, you can choose to have fun. It’s really that simple. Joel teaches us just how easy it is to make these choices.

When he is not speaking, Joel expresses his creativity as an actor, writer and comedian. He started performing professionally in 1992. In Dallas, he was co-host of The Movie Zone on UPN 21. He has appeared in dozens of commercials for numerous clients, including the Dallas Cowboys, Harrah's Casino, Mydiscountbroker.com, Time Warner Cable, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Eagle Country Markets, and Extraco Bank. He has appeared in hundreds of corporate videos. He has also appeared on CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. He has been featured in The Dallas Morning News, The Houston Chronicle, The Kansas City Star, and many other media outlets.

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