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Keynotes, Panels & Conference Presentations
“A good keynote does not just inform. It rewires how the audience thinks about the problem.”
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What’s Included
Keynotes and panel appearances on branding, entrepreneurship, creativity, AI, and the future of agencies. Speaking engagements have included AAF Louisville, D2 Cincinnati, SMPS Kentucky, Bellarmine University MBA programs, and numerous industry conferences.
The speaking style is direct, unscripted where possible, and built around real stories from two decades of building companies. No motivational platitudes. No recycled TED talk frameworks. Just honest observations from someone who has built, failed, rebuilt, and kept going.
Topics range from brand strategy and creative leadership to the practical realities of entrepreneurship, AI integration, and why most agencies will not survive the next decade. Available for conferences, corporate events, university lectures, and private executive sessions.
Philosophy
No one lived a great life following the rules. The best talks come from people who have actually done the thing they are talking about.
20+
Years of stages & stories
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Core topic tracks
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Companies built & exited from
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Recycled TED frameworks
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The Process
Step 01
A real conversation about your audience, your event, and what you actually want people to walk out thinking. No canned talks.
Step 02
The talk is developed for your room: industry, seniority, and the specific tension your audience is living through.
Step 03
Direct, story-driven, and unscripted where possible. The audience gets a point of view, not a slideshow.
Step 04
Optional Q&A sessions, breakout workshops, or executive roundtables to turn the talk into traction.
Engagement Model
Booked directly. Every talk includes a pre-event brief and is built for the specific audience in the room. No off-the-shelf decks with your logo swapped in.
Investment
Keynotes start at $7.5K plus travel. Panels, lectures, and virtual sessions are priced by format. Nonprofit and university rates available case by case.
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Questions
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Brand strategy, creative leadership, entrepreneurship, AI and the future of search, and the death of the traditional agency model. Custom topics are developed for the event when the fit is right.
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Yes. Nationally, with international considered case by case. Virtual keynotes and fireside formats are also available.
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Usually yes, with terms agreed in advance. Recordings for internal use are typically included; public distribution is negotiated per event.
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Speaking engagements are referral-led and selective. Tell me what you’re building.
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