Benjamin Zander: Boston Philharmonic Conductor | Coauthor of The Art of Possibility | Speaker on Leadership and Human Potential

Why Book Benjamin Zander?

Benjamin uses music and participation to bring his message to life. The orchestra becomes a way to examine how talented individuals work together and how a leader’s expectations can either restrict or encourage what people attempt.

Why Is Benjamin Zander Right for Your Audience?

Benjamin is a strong fit for leadership conferences, executive retreats, company gatherings, and educational events. Consider him when you want an interactive experience that invites people to see their capabilities and relationships differently.

Book Benjamin when your audience needs to:

• Reconsider assumptions about leadership
• Recognize potential in other people
• Connect individual talent with shared purpose
• Invite fuller participation within a team
• Approach a limiting situation from another perspective
• Encourage contribution through daily interactions

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• A new perspective on their influence as a leader
• Ready to examine an expectation they place on others
• More aware of the importance of contribution
• Encouraged to consider possibilities beyond familiar limits
• Focused on a behavior that helps someone else participate

Keynote Programs

Benjamin’s interactive presentation explores the following theme:

Leadership and the Art of Possibility

Benjamin combines music, stories, and audience participation to explore how leaders can awaken possibility in others. Ideal for executive, company, and education audiences.

Is Benjamin Zander Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the leadership perspective you want to broaden and the possibilities you want your audience to explore. We can help select Benjamin’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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

Mark Zandi: Chief Economist of Moody’s Analytics | Author | Speaker on the Economy, Finance and Public Policy

Why Book Mark Zandi?

Mark connects broad economic developments with the questions organizations need to examine. His presentations can focus on the indicators, risks, and policy changes most relevant to an industry, helping leaders discuss the assumptions behind their plans.

Why Is Mark Zandi Right for Your Audience?

Mark is a strong fit for executive meetings, financial services conferences, industry events, and economic forums. Consider him when an audience needs an informed discussion of the outlook and its implications for business.

Book Mark when your audience needs to:

• Understand economic developments in context
• Review assumptions behind growth plans
• Connect policy changes with business conditions
• Discuss housing and credit market trends
• Consider alternative economic scenarios
• Identify indicators worth monitoring

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on forces affecting the economic outlook
• More aware of uncertainty around business assumptions
• Ready to connect market conditions with planning
• Equipped with questions about policy and financial conditions
• Better prepared for continued discussion of economic scenarios

Keynote Programs

Presentations can be tailored around the following areas:

Economic Outlook and Business Implications

Mark examines the economic developments most relevant to your audience and their potential implications. Ideal for executive and industry events.

Housing, Credit and Public Policy

Mark explores connections among financial conditions, housing, and policy choices. Ideal for banking, real estate, and economic forums.

Is Mark Zandi Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the economic questions your audience needs to address and the planning assumptions it wants to examine. We can help select Mark’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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

Joel Zeff: Improvisational Performer | Author of Make the Right Choice | Speaker on Teamwork, Communication and Change

Why Book Joel Zeff?

Joel’s approach makes participation part of the message. Audiences see how listening, flexibility, and encouragement influence a shared task, then connect those experiences with the way they collaborate at work.

Why Is Joel Zeff Right for Your Audience?

Joel is a strong fit for company meetings, leadership conferences, sales events, and team gatherings. Consider him when you want an energetic, participatory presentation that gives people a shared experience of collaboration.

Book Joel when your audience needs to:

• Listen and respond more attentively
• Offer positive support to teammates
• Stay flexible when circumstances change
• Recognize the choices behind communication
• Encourage participation within a group
• Bring more constructive energy to work

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• A memorable experience of working together
• More aware of how support affects participation
• Ready to improve a communication choice
• Encouraged to respond more flexibly to change
• Focused on an action that helps a colleague succeed

Keynote Programs

Joel’s interactive presentations can be shaped around the following areas:

Teamwork and Positive Support

Joel uses improvisation to explore communication, encouragement, and shared success. Ideal for broad employee and team audiences.

Leading Through Change

Joel connects flexibility and positive support with the choices leaders make during uncertainty. Ideal for management and change events.

Is Joel Zeff Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the collaboration you want to strengthen and the level of audience participation you have in mind. We can help select Joel’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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

Peter Zeihan: Founder of Zeihan on Geopolitics | Author | Speaker on Demographics, Global Trade and Geopolitical Strategy

Why Book Peter Zeihan?

Peter offers a distinctive, scenario-driven perspective on the global system. His presentations invite leaders to test assumptions about where goods come from, how markets develop, and what changing populations could mean for their organization.

Why Is Peter Zeihan Right for Your Audience?

Peter is a strong fit for executive meetings, industry conferences, supply chain events, and strategy retreats. Consider him when leaders want to examine long-term geopolitical scenarios affecting their business.

Book Peter when your audience needs to:

• Connect demographic trends with market assumptions
• Examine dependencies within supply chains
• Consider the role of geography in trade
• Discuss energy and security relationships
• Test assumptions about globalization
• Explore alternative scenarios for international business

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on the structural forces in Peter’s analysis
• More aware of demographic and geographic constraints
• Ready to review a global business assumption
• Equipped with questions about trade and supply chain exposure
• Prepared to discuss scenarios rather than rely on a single forecast

Keynote Programs

Peter’s briefings can be tailored around the following areas:

Global Trade and Supply Chain Scenarios

Peter examines changing international relationships and their possible consequences for trade. Ideal for executives and industry audiences.

Demographics, Energy and Geopolitical Strategy

Peter connects population patterns, resource needs, and geography with long-term business questions. Ideal for strategy and energy events.

Is Peter Zeihan Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the regions and industries that matter to your organization and the scenarios you want to examine. We can help select Peter’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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

Penny Zenker: Author of The Reset Mindset | Entrepreneur and Productivity Speaker | Speaker on Focus, Leadership and Change

Why Book Penny Zenker?

Penny encourages audiences to examine how competing priorities and familiar thinking patterns affect their work. Her presentations connect small reset moments with more intentional decisions, communication, and use of time.

Why Is Penny Zenker Right for Your Audience?

Penny is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, professional development events, and change programs. Consider her when an audience feels pulled in multiple directions and needs a clearer approach to priorities.

Book Penny when your audience needs to:

• Protect attention for important work
• Reconsider competing priorities
• Pause before repeating an unhelpful response
• Improve clarity in team communication
• Approach change with greater intention
• Connect daily activity with a larger goal

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a distraction they need to address
• Ready to create a useful reset moment
• More aware of how thinking patterns affect action
• Equipped with questions about priorities
• Focused on a practical way to direct attention more intentionally

Keynote Programs

The Reset Mindset

Penny explores how leaders can adapt their thinking and actions during change. Ideal for management and transformation audiences.

Own Your Focus

Penny examines attention, distractions, and systems that support important priorities. Ideal for employee and professional development events.

Is Penny Zenker Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the competing priorities your people face and the focus you want to strengthen. We can help select Penny’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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

Scott Zimmer: Generational Speaker and Market Researcher | Speaker on Communication, Collaboration and Workplace Change

Why Book Scott Zimmer?

Scott also emphasizes the shared values that make connection possible. His presentations encourage teams to replace assumptions with conversation and consider how leaders can introduce new ways of working while maintaining trust.

Why Is Scott Zimmer Right for Your Audience?

Scott is a strong fit for leadership conferences, HR meetings, company events, and communication programs. Consider him when teams need to navigate differences in perspective or the human response to new technology.

Book Scott when your audience needs to:

• Improve communication across age groups
• Question assumptions about colleagues
• Recognize shared values within a diverse team
• Discuss reactions to workplace technology
• Build trust during organizational change
• Encourage collaboration across different experiences

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a generational assumption worth revisiting
• Ready to ask colleagues more useful questions
• More aware of shared priorities across age groups
• Equipped with ideas for communicating during change
• Focused on a practice that improves connection within the team

Keynote Programs

Options include AI Across Generations and a tailored presentation on generational communication:

AI Across Generations

Scott examines the human response to AI and ways leaders can support trust and adaptability. Ideal for leadership, HR, and change audiences.

Communication Across Generations

Scott explores differences and common ground in a multigenerational workplace. Ideal for company meetings and team development events.

Is Scott Zimmer Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the communication challenges your teams face and the workplace changes you want people to navigate together. We can help select Scott’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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