Speaking

Keynotes, Panels & Conference Presentations

A good keynote does not just inform. It rewires how the audience thinks about the problem.

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.

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.

Deliverables

• Conference keynotes
• Panel moderation & participation
• University guest lectures
• Corporate event presentations
• Executive fireside chats
• Custom topic development
• Pre-event audience research
• Post-talk Q&A and workshops

Process

Brief

A real conversation about your audience, your event, and what you actually want people to walk out thinking. No canned talks.

Build

The talk is developed for your room: industry, seniority, and the specific tension your audience is living through.

Deliver

Direct, story-driven, and unscripted where possible. The audience gets a point of view, not a slideshow.

Extend

Optional Q&A sessions, breakout workshops, or executive roundtables to turn the talk into traction.

Questions

What topics do you speak on?

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.

Do you travel for speaking engagements?

Yes. Nationally, with international considered case by case. Virtual keynotes and fireside formats are also available.

Can we record the talk?

Usually yes, with terms agreed in advance. Recordings for internal use are typically included; public distribution is negotiated per event.

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.

Keynotes start at $7.5K plus travel. Panels, lectures, and virtual sessions are priced by format. Nonprofit and university rates available case by case.