Dr. Roch Parayre: Strategy Advisor | Speaker on Scenario Planning, Innovation and Strategic Thinking

Why Book Dr. Roch Parayre?

Roch encourages teams to look at how they frame the problem before settling on an answer. His presentations and workshops make room for structured discussion about scenarios, choices, and the capabilities a strategy may require.

Why Is Dr. Roch Parayre Right for Your Audience?

Roch is a strong fit for executive retreats, strategy meetings, innovation conferences, and leadership workshops. Consider him when an organization needs to test its direction rather than rely on one forecast.

Book Roch when your audience needs to:

• Explore different plausible business futures
• Question assumptions behind strategic plans
• Frame complex problems more clearly
• Identify opportunities for distinctive value
• Connect strategic choices with organizational capabilities
• Improve the quality of executive discussions

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a strategic assumption worth testing
• Ready to consider more than one future scenario
• More aware of how problem framing affects decisions
• Equipped with questions about differentiation
• Focused on a planning discussion their organization needs

Keynote Programs

Scenario Planning

Roch explores how organizations can examine their direction against different futures. Ideal for executive strategy programs.

Blue Ocean Strategy

Roch introduces frameworks developed by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne for exploring new market space. Ideal for teams considering differentiation and growth.

Innovative and Critical Thinking

Roch examines how leaders frame issues and recognize thinking traps. Ideal for management and decision-making programs.

Is Dr. Roch Parayre Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the strategic choices your leaders face and the assumptions they need to test. We can help select Roch’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.

Neil Pasricha: Author of The Happiness Equation | Leadership Speaker | Speaker on Happiness, Habits and Resilience

Why Book Neil Pasricha?

Neil makes personal development a practical conversation about attention, routines, and perspective. His presentations encourage people to examine what they can change in their own days and how those choices affect the colleagues around them.

Why Is Neil Pasricha Right for Your Audience?

Neil is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, company meetings, and organizations navigating change. Consider him when people need approachable ideas for becoming more intentional in their work.

Book Neil when your audience needs to:

• Examine habits that shape their daily experience
• Bring more intention to leadership
• Recognize opportunities for appreciation
• Respond to setbacks with greater perspective
• Strengthen focus on meaningful work
• Support a more constructive team atmosphere

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a routine they want to reconsider
• Ready to try a manageable daily practice
• More aware of how they show up for others
• Equipped with questions about attention and mindset
• Focused on a habit they can begin developing

Keynote Programs

The Happiness Equation

Neil explores practices that can support a more positive everyday perspective. Ideal for broad employee audiences.

Lead Yourself Before You Lead Others

Neil connects personal habits with leadership contribution. Ideal for managers and executives.

The Resilience Equation

Neil examines responses to setbacks and changing conditions. Ideal for teams navigating uncertainty.

Is Neil Pasricha Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the habits you want people to develop and the changes your audience is navigating. We can help select Neil’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.

The Passing Zone: Comedy and Juggling Duo | Interactive Keynote Performers on Innovation, Collaboration and Execution

Why Book The Passing Zone?

Their presentations connect the entertainment with organizational themes. Audiences see two people respond to one another in real time, giving teams a shared experience they can refer to when discussing collaboration and follow-through.

Why Is The Passing Zone Right for Your Audience?

The Passing Zone is a strong fit for company conferences, sales meetings, leadership gatherings, and events seeking interactive entertainment with a business message. Consider the duo when you want teamwork lessons delivered through an engaging performance.

Book The Passing Zone when your audience needs to:

• See collaboration demonstrated in real time
• Recognize the value of complementary strengths
• Connect preparation with consistent execution
• Bring fresh energy to a team conversation
• Consider how trust supports partnership
• Share an interactive event experience

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• With memorable examples of coordinated teamwork
• More aware of the preparation behind performance
• Ready to discuss how colleagues support one another
• Encouraged to contribute their strengths
• With a shared reference point for collaboration

Keynote Programs

I.C.E. – Innovation, Collaboration, Execution

Jon and Owen connect performance with creativity, partnership, and follow-through. Ideal for business audiences seeking an energetic keynote experience.

Teamwork: The Power of Partnership

The duo demonstrates communication, trust, and coordination through live performance. Ideal for team events and company gatherings.

Is The Passing Zone Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the teamwork themes you want to reinforce and the performance experience you want to create. We can help select The Passing Zone’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.

Matt Phillips: Keynote Speaker on Mental Toughness, Leadership & High Performance | Former Professional Baseball Player | Executive Coach

Matt Phillips is a leadership coach, mental toughness expert, former professional baseball player and dynamic keynote speaker on leadership, mindset and high performance.

Drawing on lessons from professional athletics and the corporate world, Matt helps leaders and teams strengthen the mental side of performance so they can become more confident, focused, emotionally controlled and energized when it matters most.

Why Book Matt Phillips?

Matt's message addresses a challenge almost every organization faces: knowing what to do isn't the same as consistently doing it at a high level.

Strategy, skills and experience matter. But when pressure rises, setbacks occur or confidence drops, mindset can determine whether people execute effectively.

Matt gives audiences practical strategies for developing greater mental toughness, improving their leadership and showing up more consistently—both professionally and personally.

His combination of professional sports experience, corporate leadership and executive coaching makes his message particularly relevant to leaders and sales teams focused on improving performance.

What Makes Matt Phillips Different?

• Mental toughness specialist — focuses on confidence, focus, emotional control and energy
• Former professional baseball player — competed in Austria's Bundesliga
• Division I athlete — understands performance from an elite sports perspective
• Corporate experience — worked in operations, finance and accounting with Fortune 500 organizations
• Leadership coach — works directly with executives and corporate leaders
• Sales leadership expertise — helps sales leaders strengthen both mindset and leadership skills
• Practical approach — gives audiences tools they can immediately apply
• High-energy delivery — combines motivation with actionable performance strategies

Why Is Matt Right for Your Audience?

Matt is an outstanding choice when you want your audience to strengthen their mindset, perform more consistently and become better leaders under pressure.

He is particularly effective for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, management meetings, corporate events and high-performance teams.

Book Matt when your audience needs to:

• Strengthen confidence and self-belief
• Maintain focus when distractions increase
• Manage emotions more effectively under pressure
• Build greater resilience when setbacks occur
• Improve consistency and execution
• Develop stronger leadership habits
• Raise the performance of their teams
• Bring greater energy and intention to their work

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Understanding how mindset influences performance
• Better equipped to build confidence
• More capable of maintaining focus under pressure
• Better prepared to manage their emotional response to challenges
• Understanding how leaders influence the performance of others
• Equipped with practical strategies they can apply immediately
• More accountable for how they show up every day
• Ready to elevate their performance from good to great

Matt Phillips Keynote Programs

3 Secrets to High-Performance Leadership. How do you consistently show up as the leader your team needs—especially when the pressure is on?

Matt reveals three critical principles that help leaders strengthen their mindset, improve performance and become more effective at leading others.

Drawing from professional athletics, corporate leadership and coaching, he challenges audiences to rethink how they approach confidence, focus and performance.

The goal is straightforward: help leaders show up at their best more consistently so their teams can do the same.

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, management meetings, corporate events and high-potential leadership programs.

Mental Toughness for High Performance. Your biggest performance challenge may not be what's happening around you—but what's happening between your ears.

Matt shows audiences how to strengthen the mental skills required to perform consistently when expectations, competition and pressure increase.

His approach focuses on key elements of mental toughness including confidence, focus, emotional control and energy, helping people develop a stronger internal foundation for sustained performance.

Ideal for: Sales kickoffs, high-performance teams, leadership events and organizations navigating demanding environments.

Mental Toughness for Sales. Sales performance isn't determined only by knowing what to say. It's also determined by how you respond when you hear “no.”

Matt helps sales professionals develop the mindset required to remain confident, focused and consistent despite rejection, changing targets and competitive pressure.

Rather than simply adding another sales technique, he focuses on strengthening the person responsible for executing those techniques.

Ideal for: Sales kickoffs, national sales meetings, sales leadership conferences and revenue teams.

Why Book Matt Phillips Through The Sweeney Agency?

Matt Phillips combines professional athletics, corporate experience and mental toughness coaching to help audiences improve how they perform when the pressure is on.

The Sweeney Agency can help you:

• Confirm Matt Phillips' availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Matt Phillips keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your leadership or sales objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Matt with other leading mental toughness, leadership and high-performance speakers

Is Matt Phillips Right for Your Event?

Tell us where your people need greater confidence, focus, resilience or consistency.

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

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

oseph Pine: Co-Author of The Experience Economy | Co-Founder of Strategic Horizons | Speaker on Customer Experiences and Business Value

Why Book Joseph Pine?

Joseph encourages audiences to reconsider what customers are really trying to achieve. His presentations connect that perspective with differentiation, employee experience, and the way businesses organize their offerings.

Why Is Joseph Pine Right for Your Audience?

Joseph is a strong fit for executive conferences, customer experience meetings, hospitality events, and business strategy programs. Consider him when an organization wants to move beyond competing mainly on features or price.

Book Joseph when your audience needs to:

• Understand the value of memorable experiences
• Look more closely at customer aspirations
• Consider opportunities for business differentiation
• Connect employee experience with customer experience
• Treat customers as individuals
• Review how offerings support the outcomes people seek

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on the distinction between services and experiences
• Ready to examine a customer aspiration
• More aware of opportunities to personalize an offering
• Equipped with questions about experience design
• Focused on a more distinctive value proposition

Keynote Programs

Welcome to the Transformation Economy

Joseph explores experiences that help customers work toward their aspirations. Ideal for executives considering new sources of business value.

Creating Employee Experiences

Joseph connects the employee environment with the customer experience. Ideal for leadership and service organizations.

From Marketing to Customering

Joseph examines treating customers as individuals. Ideal for marketing and business strategy audiences.

Is Joseph Pine Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the experiences your organization creates and the value you want customers to receive. We can help select Joseph’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.

Bob Pisani: Former CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent | Author of Shut Up and Keep Talking | Speaker on Markets and Investor Behavior

Why Book Bob Pisani?

Bob examines how markets have changed, the behavior surrounding investment decisions, and the difficulty of prediction. His presentations make the subject accessible while encouraging audiences to ask more thoughtful questions about what they hear and observe.

Why Is Bob Pisani Right for Your Audience?

Bob is a strong fit for financial services conferences, executive meetings, industry associations, and investor education events. Consider him when an audience wants a clear, engaging perspective on market behavior.

Book Bob when your audience needs to:

• Understand markets in a wider context
• Recognize behavioral influences on investor decisions
• Consider why market forecasting is difficult
• Distinguish a compelling story from a useful explanation
• Explore how trading and market structures have changed
• Ask more informed questions about financial developments

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on the human behavior surrounding markets
• Ready to question a forecasting assumption
• More aware of changes in the trading environment
• Equipped with questions for evaluating market commentary
• With memorable stories from the New York Stock Exchange

Keynote Programs

Presentations can be shaped around the following areas:

Market Behavior and Investor Psychology

Bob explores observations from his reporting career and book. Ideal for financial professionals and business audiences.

Stories from the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Bob shares experiences from decades covering the exchange. Ideal for audiences seeking an engaging view of the people and events behind financial headlines.

Is Bob Pisani Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the market questions your audience wants to explore and the financial context it needs. We can help select Bob’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.

Connie Podesta: Human Behavior Expert | Author and Humorist | Speaker on Communication, Change and Workplace Relationships

Why Book Connie Podesta?

Connie encourages audiences to consider their own part in an interaction. Her presentations connect self-awareness with practical questions about how people express needs, respond to different styles, and navigate uncertainty together.

Why Is Connie Podesta Right for Your Audience?

Connie is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, employee events, and organizations navigating change. Consider her when people need a candid, engaging conversation about how they work with others.

Book Connie when your audience needs to:

• Recognize patterns in their own communication
• Respond more thoughtfully to different working styles
• Discuss needs and expectations more clearly
• Navigate disagreements with greater self-awareness
• Adapt their response to changing conditions
• Take more responsibility for workplace relationships

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a communication habit they want to examine
• Ready to approach a conversation differently
• More aware of their own reaction to conflict
• Equipped with questions for understanding colleagues
• Focused on a practical relationship improvement

Keynote Programs

StandOut Communication

Connie explores connection, collaboration, and the way people communicate needs. Ideal for sales, leadership, and employee audiences.

StandOut Change

Connie examines responses to uncertainty and shifting workplace conditions. Ideal for organizations moving through change.

StandOut Success

Connie invites people to examine the alignment between their choices and their definition of success. Ideal for professional development programs.

Is Connie Podesta Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the conversations your people need to have and the relationships you want to strengthen. We can help select Connie’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.

Jeremy Poincenot: World Blind Golf Champion | Speaker on Interdependence, Perspective and Resilience

Why Book Jeremy Poincenot?

Jeremy makes teamwork personal through the partnership required to play his sport. His presentations encourage people to reconsider the assumption that asking for help diminishes achievement and to notice what different strengths can accomplish together.

Why Is Jeremy Poincenot Right for Your Audience?

Jeremy is a strong fit for employee gatherings, leadership conferences, sales events, and team programs. Consider him when an organization wants people to seek support and contribute more openly to one another’s success.

Book Jeremy when your audience needs to:

• Recognize the value of interdependence
• Ask for support more deliberately
• Contribute their strengths to shared goals
• Suspend assumptions about other people
• Approach setbacks with greater perspective
• Build stronger partnerships at work

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on the difference between independence and interdependence
• Ready to identify a partnership they can strengthen
• More aware of the help available around them
• Encouraged to reconsider a limiting judgment
• Focused on supporting a colleague’s contribution

Keynote Programs

Together We Are Limitless

Jeremy explores the power of interdependence through his life and golf experiences. Ideal for teams seeking a memorable perspective on partnership, support, and the possibilities created by working together.

Is Jeremy Poincenot Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the partnerships your audience needs to strengthen and the teamwork behaviors you want to encourage. We can help select Jeremy’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.

Michelle Poler: Founder of Hello Fears | Author and Branding Strategist | Speaker on Courage, Authenticity and Growth

Why Book Michelle Poler?

Michelle combines storytelling and visual examples with an invitation to question familiar boundaries. Her presentations encourage people to recognize what makes their contribution distinctive and choose a thoughtful action beyond their usual routine.

Why Is Michelle Poler Right for Your Audience?

Michelle is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, women’s leadership events, and employee gatherings. Consider her when people need encouragement to act on ideas they have hesitated to pursue.

Book Michelle when your audience needs to:

• Recognize how fear influences choices
• Take a thoughtful step toward a growth opportunity
• Bring more authenticity to their work
• Explore ideas beyond familiar approaches
• Value what makes their contribution distinctive
• Approach uncertainty with greater curiosity

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on an opportunity they have postponed
• Ready to identify a manageable courageous action
• More aware of the cost of remaining in familiar routines
• Encouraged to express their perspective
• Focused on growth that aligns with their values

Keynote Programs

Hello Fears

Michelle explores her experience confronting fears and seeking growth. Ideal for audiences navigating unfamiliar opportunities.

Unapologetically You

Michelle examines authenticity and individual creativity. Ideal for marketing, leadership, and professional development audiences.

Is Michelle Poler Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the opportunities your audience needs to pursue and the courage you want it to build. We can help select Michelle’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.

Lindsey Pollak: Author of The Remix | Multigenerational Workplace Expert | Speaker on Leadership, Communication and Generational Collaboration

Why Book Lindsey Pollak?

Lindsey encourages audiences to look for common ground while staying curious about differences. Her presentations connect generational understanding with the decisions managers make about communication, development, and collaboration in a changing workplace.

Why Is Lindsey Pollak Right for Your Audience?

Lindsey is a strong fit for leadership meetings, HR conferences, employee events, and emerging leader programs. Consider her when teams need to work more effectively across career stages and generations.

Book Lindsey when your audience needs to:

• Communicate more effectively across generations
• Question assumptions about age and career stage
• Develop employees with different experiences
• Find common ground around shared goals
• Support emerging leaders more deliberately
• Adapt workplace practices to changing expectations

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on opportunities for generational collaboration
• Ready to question a workplace stereotype
• More aware of different communication preferences
• Equipped with questions for development conversations
• Focused on a practice that helps more people contribute

Keynote Programs

The Remix

Lindsey explores collaboration across generations in an AI-enabled workplace. Ideal for broad employee and leadership audiences.

Leading Across Generations

Lindsey examines managing and developing multigenerational teams. Ideal for managers and HR leaders.

Becoming the Boss

Lindsey offers guidance for new and emerging people leaders. Ideal for leadership development programs.

Is Lindsey Pollak Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the generations represented in your audience and the communication or leadership skills you want to strengthen. We can help select Lindsey’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.

Vince Poscente: Olympic Skier | New York Times Bestselling Author | Speaker on Resilience, Sales and Peak Performance

Why Book Vince Poscente?

Vince combines high-energy storytelling with practical ideas for salespeople, leaders, franchise teams, and safety-conscious organizations. He encourages people to clarify what matters, act consistently, and find a way forward when circumstances change.

Why Is Vince Poscente Right for Your Audience?

Vince is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership meetings, franchise conventions, and industry conferences. He is especially valuable when an organization needs renewed drive and specific actions that support a demanding goal.

Book Vince when your audience needs to:

• Pursue ambitious goals with greater focus
• Stay resilient through obstacles and setbacks
• Build confidence in a competitive environment
• Turn commitment into consistent daily action
• Align franchise or sales teams around shared priorities
• Approach performance and safety with greater intention

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Inspired by Vince’s journey from recreational skier to Olympian
• Clearer on the purpose behind their goals
• Ready to identify routines that support consistent performance
• Better able to respond constructively to setbacks
• Motivated to take action in a challenging environment

Keynote Programs

Full Speed Ahead
Vince uses his Olympic journey to show sales and leadership audiences how clarity of purpose, commitment, consistency, confidence, and effective routines support ambitious goals. Ideal for sales kickoffs and leadership events.

Confidence on Demand
Vince helps teams regain momentum when uncertainty or setbacks leave them feeling stuck. He introduces ways to use collaboration, curiosity, and creativity to find a productive path forward. Ideal for organizations navigating change.

Accelerate Franchise Growth
Vince focuses on alignment, agility, and adaptability in a competitive franchise environment. Ideal for franchise conventions and retail audiences that want attendees to put conference ideas into action.

Peak Performance Health/Safety
Vince applies performance and mindset lessons to safety-conscious workplaces. Ideal for health, safety, and risk-focused events seeking an engaging conversation about everyday choices and behavior.

Is Vince Poscente Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the goal it is pursuing, and the obstacles it needs to overcome. We can help choose Vince’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.

Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky: Bestselling Author | Workplace Belonging Expert | Speaker on Human Connection and the Future of Work

Why Book Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky?

Smiley brings energy and warmth to a subject many organizations struggle to put into action. He connects the challenges of hybrid work, generational differences, and AI adoption to everyday habits that help people feel included and supported. Audiences leave with ideas they can try with their teams right away.

Why Is Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky Right for Your Audience?

Smiley is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, association events, and gatherings focused on culture or the future of work. He is especially relevant when a team needs to rebuild connection across roles, locations, or generations while adapting to change.

Book Smiley when your audience needs to:

• Build stronger relationships among colleagues
• Increase trust and a sense of belonging at work
• Improve collaboration across generations
• Engage teams through uncertainty and change
• Keep human connection central as AI changes work
• Put simple connection habits into regular practice

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Clearer on how daily interactions shape workplace belonging
• Equipped with practical ways to strengthen team connection
• Better able to recognize assumptions about other generations
• Ready to create more opportunities for trust and collaboration
• Focused on habits they can use with colleagues and clients

Keynote Programs

The Power of Human Connection
Smiley shows leaders how stronger relationships can support engagement, teamwork, and retention. He offers practical ways to help people connect with colleagues and customers amid hybrid work and rapid technological change. Ideal for leadership and broad employee audiences.

Belonging in the Future of Work
Smiley explores how organizations can build a culture where people feel connected and able to contribute. He addresses challenges including uncertainty, burnout, and the impact of AI, then gives teams habits they can put into action. Ideal for culture, engagement, and future-of-work events.

Engaging the Multigenerational Workforce
Smiley helps audiences move beyond stereotypes and communicate more effectively across age groups. He examines what people across generations share and offers ways to strengthen collaboration, engagement, and trust. Ideal for leaders and teams working across generations.

Is Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky Right for Your Event?

Tell us where your audience needs stronger connection and what kind of team culture you want to build. We can help select Smiley’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.

Dr. Sian Proctor: Inspiration4 Mission Pilot | Geoscientist and Artist | Speaker on Exploration, Creativity and Opportunity

Why Book Dr. Sian Proctor?

Sian connects exploration with the choices people make on Earth. Her presentations encourage audiences to consider different ways of contributing, work across disciplines, and recognize the perspective that new experiences can bring.

Why Is Dr. Sian Proctor Right for Your Audience?

Sian is a strong fit for STEM conferences, leadership events, education programs, and employee gatherings. Consider her when an audience needs a fresh connection between exploration, inclusion, and human possibility.

Book Sian when your audience needs to:

• Approach new opportunities with curiosity
• Connect creative and technical perspectives
• Recognize the value of diverse contributions
• Learn from unfamiliar environments
• Build relationships beyond their immediate field
• Consider how their work connects with a larger purpose

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a possibility they want to explore
• Ready to connect with a different perspective
• More aware of the relationship between creativity and discovery
• Encouraged to recognize their own contribution
• With a broader view of exploration and teamwork

Keynote Programs

Presentations can be tailored around the following areas:

Leadership Lessons from Analog Missions

Sian draws on simulated exploration experiences to discuss leadership and collaboration. Ideal for team and management audiences.

Creativity, Connection and Opportunity

Sian connects her journey in science, art, and spaceflight with possibilities for growth. Ideal for STEM, education, and broad employee audiences.

Is Dr. Sian Proctor Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the opportunities you want people to explore and the perspectives you want to bring together. We can help select Sian’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.

Clint Pulver: Hall of Fame Speaker | Author of I Love It Here | Speaker on Employee Retention and Leadership

Why Book Clint Pulver?

Clint delivers that message with stories, humor, and a high-energy stage presence. His sessions show managers how mentorship, advocacy, and everyday interactions can shape an employee’s experience. For teams that need an interactive event, he can also bring music and drumming into the presentation.

Why Is Clint Pulver Right for Your Audience?

Clint is a strong fit for leadership conferences, manager meetings, sales kickoffs, and company events. He is especially valuable when an organization wants its leaders to improve engagement and its employees to feel more connected to their work and one another.

Book Clint when your audience needs to:

• Understand what encourages employees to stay
• Lead through mentorship and advocacy
• Strengthen trust across teams and generations
• Improve relationships with customers
• Rebuild energy and shared purpose
• Experience an interactive message they will remember

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• More aware of the daily leadership moments that shape retention
• Ready to ask better questions about what team members need
• Equipped to make mentorship part of their management approach
• Clearer on how trust supports collaboration and loyalty
• Motivated to act on one way they can support someone else

Keynote Programs

I Love It Here: How Great Leaders Create Organizations Their People Never Want to Leave
Clint shares what he has learned from employees about the leadership that earns their commitment. Through stories and practical ideas, he helps managers move toward mentorship and create a workplace where people can grow and contribute. Ideal for leadership and employee engagement events.

Make Your Sales Soar
Clint helps sales professionals build stronger customer relationships by listening closely and guiding buyers through decisions. He explores how meaningful connection can support trust, referrals, and lasting loyalty. Ideal for sales meetings and client-facing teams.

United We Stand: How Trust and Unity Create Transformational Change
Clint combines a message about teamwork, accountability, and purpose with an interactive drumming experience. He gives audiences a shared way to explore what it takes to work together through challenges. Ideal for broad company gatherings and team events.

Is Clint Pulver Right for Your Event?

Tell us whether your priority is employee retention, sales relationships, or stronger team unity. We can help select Clint’s most relevant program, discuss the event format, and confirm his availability and fee.

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

Erik Qualman: Author of The Focus Project | Digital Leadership Speaker | Speaker on Focus, Technology and Organizational Change

Why Book Erik Qualman?

Erik makes the conversation relevant to everyday priorities. His presentations encourage audiences to consider where they direct their time, how their digital behavior affects other people, and what they need to learn as new capabilities emerge.

Why Is Erik Qualman Right for Your Audience?

Erik is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, technology events, and employee programs. Consider him when an audience needs a more intentional approach to focus and digital change.

Book Erik when your audience needs to:

• Direct attention toward important priorities
• Review habits that encourage distraction
• Connect digital behavior with leadership impact
• Consider the human side of technology adoption
• Approach emerging tools with greater curiosity
• Build stronger relationships across digital and in-person settings

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on the difference between activity and priority
• Ready to review a distracting work habit
• More aware of the impression their digital behavior creates
• Equipped with questions about technology and human connection
• Focused on a manageable change in how they work

Keynote Programs

Digital Leadership

Erik explores leadership habits in a changing digital environment. Ideal for management and employee audiences.

Focus: How to Focus in an Unfocused World

Erik examines choosing meaningful priorities amid distraction. Ideal for teams seeking a more deliberate use of attention.

Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Your Future… Today

Erik considers AI through a leadership and business lens. Ideal for organizations exploring technology change.

Is Erik Qualman Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the priorities your audience needs to focus on and the digital changes it needs to understand. We can help select Erik’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.

Johnny Quinn: U.S. Olympic Bobsledder | Former Professional Football Player | Speaker on Readiness, Resilience and Team Performance

Why Book Johnny Quinn?

Johnny connects the story with the routines that support performance. His presentations encourage people to stay prepared for opportunity, work with the resources around them, and choose a constructive next step after disappointment.

Why Is Johnny Quinn Right for Your Audience?

Johnny is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, employee events, and performance programs. Consider him when teams need renewed commitment to preparation and consistent effort.

Book Johnny when your audience needs to:

• Build routines that support readiness
• Respond constructively to rejection
• Strengthen collaboration under pressure
• Prepare for opportunities before they arrive
• Connect ambitious goals with disciplined effort
• Take a useful next step after a setback

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a preparation habit they want to strengthen
• Ready to reconsider their response to disappointment
• More aware of the team behind performance
• Encouraged to remain open to a different path
• Focused on consistent actions within their control

Keynote Programs

Push What’s Possible

Johnny explores preparation and teamwork through his athletic journey. Ideal for sales and performance-focused audiences.

When “No” Means Next

Johnny examines responding to rejection and finding another direction. Ideal for teams navigating setbacks or change.

Winning Leadership

Johnny connects leadership with the preparation and collaboration behind team performance. Ideal for management meetings.

Is Johnny Quinn Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the goals your audience is pursuing and the preparation or resilience it needs to strengthen. We can help select Johnny’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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Ravi Rajani: Communication Speaker and Author | Speaker on Trust, Storytelling and Sales Relationships

Why Book Ravi Rajani?

Ravi connects communication with trust and leadership. His presentations encourage people to listen more deliberately, explain ideas clearly, and use stories that make their message relevant to the person in front of them.

Why Is Ravi Rajani Right for Your Audience?

Ravi is a strong fit for sales kickoffs, leadership conferences, customer-facing teams, and communication programs. Consider him when an audience needs to build relationships through better conversations.

Book Ravi when your audience needs to:

• Ask questions that deepen understanding
• Explain business ideas more clearly
• Build rapport with customers and colleagues
• Use stories more intentionally
• Listen before presenting a solution
• Communicate with greater confidence and authenticity

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a conversational habit they want to strengthen
• Ready to ask a more meaningful question
• More aware of the listener’s perspective
• Equipped to develop a concise story
• Focused on building connection in their next conversation

Keynote Programs

Communicate for Trust

Ravi explores habits that support customer relationships and meaningful conversations. Ideal for sales and business development audiences.

The Influential Leader

Ravi examines communication that helps leaders build trust and connection. Ideal for management programs.

Stories That Sell

This workshop focuses on crafting and delivering a relevant story. Ideal for teams that want to practice communicating their ideas.

Is Ravi Rajani Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the conversations your audience needs to improve and the relationships it wants to build. We can help select Ravi’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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Marc Randolph: Netflix Co-Founder and First CEO | Author of That Will Never Work | Speaker on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Why Book Marc Randolph?

Marc connects the startup story with practical questions about experimentation and focus. His presentations encourage people to test assumptions, learn from evidence, and consider what they should change as an idea develops.

Why Is Marc Randolph Right for Your Audience?

Marc is a strong fit for entrepreneurship conferences, executive meetings, innovation events, and company gatherings. Consider him when an organization wants an engaging story that opens a more practical discussion about trying new ideas.

Book Marc when your audience needs to:

• Test ideas before making large commitments
• Use evidence to challenge assumptions
• Learn more deliberately from early experiments
• Maintain focus as opportunities multiply
• Respond resourcefully when plans change
• Create more room for entrepreneurial thinking

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on an assumption they should test
• Ready to identify a manageable experiment
• More aware of the choices behind a startup’s development
• Equipped with questions about evidence and focus
• Encouraged to turn an idea into a practical test

Keynote Programs

NETFLIXED

Marc shares the early Netflix story and the decisions surrounding its development. Ideal for business audiences seeking a personal perspective on innovation, persistence, testing, and entrepreneurial focus.

Is Marc Randolph Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the ideas your audience wants to develop and the innovation habits you want to encourage. We can help select Marc’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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Michelle Ray: Leadership Expert | Speaker on Change, Communication and Leading in Real Time

Why Book Michelle Ray?

Michelle brings the discussion into everyday leadership situations. Her presentations encourage people to examine how they listen, respond to uncertainty, and show up when a familiar approach no longer meets the needs of the moment.

Why Is Michelle Ray Right for Your Audience?

Michelle is a strong fit for leadership conferences, management meetings, employee events, and organizations navigating transition. Consider her when leaders need to be more responsive and intentional in their relationships.

Book Michelle when your audience needs to:

• Respond more thoughtfully to changing conditions
• Build trust through everyday communication
• Strengthen relationships with employees
• Examine their own leadership habits
• Give clearer direction during uncertainty
• Connect authenticity with visible behavior

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a leadership response they want to improve
• Ready to approach a team conversation differently
• More aware of how their behavior affects trust
• Equipped with questions about changing employee needs
• Focused on a practical next leadership action

Keynote Programs

Real-Time Leadership

Michelle explores being ready and responsive in a changing environment. Ideal for managers and leaders navigating uncertainty.

The Transformational Leader

Michelle examines authenticity and the relationships leaders build with their teams. Ideal for leadership development and management programs.

Is Michelle Ray Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the changes your leaders face and the working relationships you want them to strengthen. We can help select Michelle’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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Mike Rayburn: Guitarist and Comedian | Speaker on Innovation, Change and High Performance

Why Book Mike Rayburn?

Mike connects the experience of developing musical skill with the work of improving in business. His presentations invite people to ask what else might be possible, examine their approach to practice, and take a more active role in creating change.

Why Is Mike Rayburn Right for Your Audience?

Mike is a strong fit for company conferences, sales kickoffs, leadership events, and opening or closing sessions. Consider him when you want an energetic experience that connects entertainment with innovation and performance.

Book Mike when your audience needs to:

• Question familiar limits on what is possible
• Explore a more creative approach to problems
• Connect ambitious goals with deliberate practice
• Take initiative in shaping change
• Recognize opportunities within their own strengths
• Turn an idea into a manageable action

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a possibility they want to explore
• Ready to ask a more useful “what if” question
• More aware of the preparation behind performance
• Encouraged to strengthen a skill through practice
• Focused on a practical improvement they can begin

Keynote Programs

The “What If…?” Experience

Mike uses guitar and humor to explore creative possibilities and change. Ideal for employee and business audiences seeking an engaging keynote.

Become a Virtuoso

Mike connects performance mastery with daily practice and intentional choices. Ideal for teams pursuing higher standards in their work.

Is Mike Rayburn Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the possibilities you want people to explore and the performance habits you want to encourage. We can help select Mike’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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Tara Renze: Author and Leadership Speaker | Speaker on Emotional Intelligence, Self-Awareness and Team Culture

Why Book Tara Renze?

Tara brings emotional intelligence into practical leadership conversations. Her presentations encourage audiences to notice their reactions, consider the effect they have on others, and choose behaviors that support clearer communication and trust.

Why Is Tara Renze Right for Your Audience?

Tara is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, women’s leadership events, and employee development programs. Consider her when people need to lead themselves more deliberately while supporting others.

Book Tara when your audience needs to:

• Recognize their emotional responses under pressure
• Communicate with greater self-awareness
• Build more constructive working relationships
• Approach conflict more thoughtfully
• Connect leadership intentions with daily behavior
• Support a more trusting team environment

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a response they want to practice
• Ready to review a habit that affects colleagues
• More aware of the role of self-awareness in leadership
• Equipped with questions for navigating a difficult interaction
• Focused on a behavior that supports trust

Keynote Programs

The Human Edge

Tara explores emotional intelligence practices for leadership under pressure. Ideal for managers and teams facing demanding conditions.

The Secrets to Level Up Your Leadership

Tara connects self-awareness and adaptability with team culture. Ideal for leadership development and management events.

Is Tara Renze Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the leadership situations your people face and the emotional intelligence skills you want to strengthen. We can help select Tara’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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Peter Ricchiuti: Tulane Finance Professor | Founder of Burkenroad Reports | Speaker on Markets and Economic Opportunity

Why Book Peter Ricchiuti?

Peter encourages people to examine the assumptions behind financial commentary and consider a broader context. His presentations make room for discussion about market cycles, uncertainty, and the questions financial professionals and business leaders need to ask.

Why Is Peter Ricchiuti Right for Your Audience?

Peter is a strong fit for financial services conferences, executive meetings, industry associations, and business events. Consider him when an audience wants an engaging discussion of markets and economic conditions.

Book Peter when your audience needs to:

• Put market developments into a broader context
• Question assumptions behind popular commentary
• Understand the role of financial research
• Consider how uncertainty affects business discussions
• Recognize different perspectives on market cycles
• Ask more informed questions about economic developments

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on market questions relevant to their work
• Ready to reconsider a financial assumption
• More aware of the value of research and context
• Equipped to discuss uncertainty more thoughtfully
• Focused on a development worth investigating further

Keynote Programs

Market Signals

Peter examines what financial markets may reveal about the wider environment. Ideal for financial professionals and business audiences.

Uncertainty Brings Opportunity

Peter explores uncertainty through a financial and business lens. Ideal for advisors and executives reviewing their assumptions.

Is Peter Ricchiuti Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the market questions your audience needs to explore and the economic context it wants to understand. We can help select Peter’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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Shola Richards: Author and Workplace Culture Advocate | Speaker on Kindness, Leadership and Accountability

Why Book Shola Richards?

Shola brings a practical challenge to leaders and employees: make respect visible in action. His presentations encourage audiences to consider how they contribute to their workplace and where they can go first in creating a more constructive environment.

Why Is Shola Richards Right for Your Audience?

Shola is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee gatherings, culture programs, and service organizations. Consider him when an organization wants respect and accountability to become shared working practices.

Book Shola when your audience needs to:

• Make kindness visible through daily actions
• Address behavior that undermines respect
• Take ownership of workplace interactions
• Strengthen trust between colleagues
• Support others through demanding situations
• Connect culture commitments with leadership behavior

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on an interaction they can improve
• Ready to model a more respectful response
• More aware of their contribution to team culture
• Equipped with questions about addressing harmful behavior
• Focused on taking a constructive first step

Keynote Programs

Strong Enough to Be Kind™

Shola explores kindness as an active leadership and workplace practice. Ideal for audiences seeking a culture in which respect, responsibility, and constructive action reinforce one another.

Is Shola Richards Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the culture you want to create and the behaviors your people need to practice. We can help select Shola’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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Sam Richter: Hall of Fame Speaker | Bestselling Author | Speaker on Generative AI and Sales Intelligence

Why Book Sam Richter?

Sam makes the technology approachable through live demonstrations, humor, and examples tailored to the audience. Attendees see how the tools work and leave with resources they can use after the event.

Why Is Sam Richter Right for Your Audience?

Sam is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, association events, and company meetings. He is especially valuable when an organization wants people to move beyond general talk about AI and learn how to use it in their work.

Book Sam when your audience needs to:

• Find practical uses for generative AI
• Research prospects and customers more effectively
• Make outreach more relevant and personal
• Turn information into better business decisions
• Build stronger professional relationships
• Feel more confident using unfamiliar technology

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Clearer on where AI can help in their daily work
• Ready to use research to prepare for better conversations
• Equipped with tools and resources they can explore immediately
• More aware of how to use information responsibly
• Confident taking a practical next step after the event

Keynote Programs

Mindset Shift™: Generative AI and Your Future
Sam shows leaders and teams how to use generative AI to improve communication, productivity, decision-making, and innovation. Through demonstrations and examples relevant to the audience, he makes a fast-changing subject easier to understand and apply. Ideal for leadership and organization-wide events.

Get the Meeting No One Else Can
Sam helps sales teams combine AI and online research to identify opportunities, learn what matters to prospects, and create outreach that earns attention. He shows how better preparation can lead to more relevant conversations and stronger customer relationships. Ideal for sales kickoffs and business development teams.

Every YES Begins with a KNOW
Sam explores how digital insight can help people understand others and communicate with greater relevance. This program connects research with authentic relationship-building. Available by request as a customized keynote or breakout session for client-facing and business audiences.

Is Sam Richter Right for Your Event?

Tell us whether your priority is practical AI adoption, sales prospecting, or stronger business relationships. We can help select Sam’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and fee.

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April Rinne: Author of Flux | Change Navigator and Futurist | Speaker on Adaptability and Navigating Uncertainty

Why Book April Rinne?

April encourages audiences to examine the assumptions they carry into unfamiliar circumstances. Her presentations offer a way to discuss adaptability as an ongoing practice, helping people identify what they can reconsider when the future does not follow a predictable path.

Why Is April Rinne Right for Your Audience?

April is a strong fit for leadership conferences, employee events, strategy retreats, and organizations navigating transition. Consider her when people need a more open, intentional approach to uncertainty.

Book April when your audience needs to:

• Reconsider expectations about constant change
• Build greater comfort with not having every answer
• Question assumptions about a predictable future
• Approach unfamiliar circumstances with curiosity
• Discuss adaptability more openly
• Identify a practical response to uncertainty

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on their own relationship with change
• Ready to examine an assumption that limits adaptability
• More aware of choices available in uncertain conditions
• Equipped with questions for navigating a transition
• Focused on a practice they can develop over time

Keynote Programs

Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change

April explores practices for approaching an uncertain world with greater adaptability. Ideal for leaders and teams working through ongoing change in their organizations and careers.

Is April Rinne Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the transitions your audience faces and the adaptability you want it to develop. We can help select April’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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

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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.

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Mike Robbins: Bestselling Author of We’re All in This Together | Former Professional Baseball Player | Speaker on Leadership and Teamwork

Why Book Mike Robbins?

Mike brings warmth, humor, and practical ideas to the stage. His stories make the human side of work easy to recognize, while his tools help audiences strengthen relationships, speak more openly, and support one another through change.

Why Is Mike Robbins Right for Your Audience?

Mike is a strong fit for leadership conferences, company meetings, team retreats, and events focused on culture or change. He is especially valuable when talented people need more trust and connection to collaborate effectively.

Book Mike when your audience needs to:

• Build trust across teams and functions
• Create space for people to speak up and contribute
• Show appreciation in ways that feel meaningful
• Strengthen collaboration through uncertainty
• Lead with greater authenticity and courage
• Connect individual contributions to team success

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Clearer on how trust shapes team performance
• Better able to distinguish appreciation from recognition
• Ready to strengthen relationships through everyday behavior
• More willing to speak honestly and listen to others
• Focused on practical ways to support collaboration during change

Keynote Programs

We’re All in This Together: Create a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Collaboration
Mike explores what helps people work together when pressure and uncertainty could pull them apart. He shares practices for building trust, showing appreciation, and creating a team environment where people can contribute fully. Ideal for company-wide and team events.

Authentic Leadership: Inspire Trust, Foster Connection, and Lead with Courage
Mike helps leaders consider how openness, emotional intelligence, and genuine appreciation affect the people they lead. He gives them ways to build stronger relationships while setting a clear example for their teams. Ideal for leadership meetings and manager development events.

From Uncertainty to Opportunity
Mike focuses on what individuals and leaders can take ownership of during change. He connects courage and emotional intelligence to practical responses that help teams move forward together. Ideal for organizations navigating transition.

Prioritizing Human Connection in a Time of Massive Disruption
Mike examines why relationships matter as technology and workplace expectations change. He offers ways to protect trust and collaboration while teams adapt to new demands. Ideal for future-of-work and culture events.

Is Mike Robbins Right for Your Event?

Tell us what your team is facing, where collaboration could improve, and how you want people to work together after the event. We can help choose Mike’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and fee.

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Dr. David Rock: Co-Founder of the NeuroLeadership Institute | Author of Your Brain at Work | Speaker on Leadership, Coaching and Behavior Change

Why Book Dr. David Rock?

David connects that perspective with the conversations managers have every day. His presentations encourage leaders to examine how they ask questions, give feedback, and create conditions that support learning and different ways of working.

Why Is Dr. David Rock Right for Your Audience?

David is a strong fit for leadership conferences, HR events, executive meetings, and management development programs. Consider him when an organization wants to strengthen the people skills behind its leadership practices.

Book David when your audience needs to:

• Develop more intentional coaching conversations
• Review the way feedback is exchanged
• Consider how work demands affect attention
• Support learning and behavior change
• Ask questions that help others think
• Connect leadership development with daily habits

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on an aspect of their coaching approach
• Ready to reconsider a feedback conversation
• More aware of the role of attention in work
• Equipped with questions for supporting another person’s thinking
• Focused on a leadership habit they can practice

Keynote Programs

Options include Turning Managers Into Coaches and a tailored presentation on organizational change:

Turning Managers Into Coaches

David explores coaching as an everyday management capability. Ideal for leaders responsible for developing others.

The Human Side of Organizational Change

David connects leadership practices with learning and behavior change. Ideal for HR and executive audiences reviewing how they support transformation.

Is Dr. David Rock Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the people skills your leaders need to develop and the behavior changes your organization wants to support. We can help select David’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

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Michael Rogers: Practical Futurist | Author and Technology Pioneer | Speaker on AI, Innovation and the Future of Work

Why Book Michael Rogers?

Michael encourages leaders to consider both the possibilities and the practical demands of adoption. His presentations make room for discussion about workforce needs, management responsibilities, and the human skills organizations will continue to depend on.

Why Is Michael Rogers Right for Your Audience?

Michael is a strong fit for executive conferences, industry associations, technology events, and strategy retreats. Consider him when an audience needs to explore future scenarios relevant to its own work.

Book Michael when your audience needs to:

• Consider how AI may affect their industry
• Review assumptions about future workforce needs
• Connect technological change with business decisions
• Discuss the management responsibilities of adoption
• Explore multiple plausible operating scenarios
• Identify questions worth investigating before acting

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on AI questions relevant to their organization
• Ready to review a planning assumption
• More aware of workforce and leadership implications
• Equipped to discuss opportunities and tradeoffs
• Focused on a future scenario worth exploring

Keynote Programs

Artificial Intelligence: The Next Chapter

Michael explores emerging AI capabilities and their business and social implications. Ideal for executive and industry audiences.

AI and Work: Rough Waters Ahead

Michael examines workforce questions raised by AI adoption. Ideal for leaders and professional groups considering how their work may evolve.

Is Michael Rogers Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the technologies your audience needs to understand and the future scenarios it wants to explore. We can help select Michael’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.