Why it matters
Better work starts with people who know how they’re doing.
People don’t leave their lives at home when they come to work. They bring their energy, stress, relationships and habits with them. This keynote gives them a real pause to see how they’re doing and decide how they want to show up next.
- Wellbeing
- Leadership
- Accountability
- Culture
- Resilience
- Communication
In the room
I don’t tell your people what to change. They find it for themselves.
I lead the room through it step by step, with stories, questions, a few moments of quiet and a guided look at nine areas of life, once for home and once for work. It’s the kind of thing people mean to do on their own and never quite get to. In the room, with someone leading the way, they actually do it.
It’s all private. Nobody shares out loud or gets put on the spot.
Most keynotes ask people to listen to the speaker. This one asks them to listen honestly to themselves.
Nine areas. I walk the audience through each one live.
What they walk away with
How Are You Doing?
A guided reset for the human behind the work.
- Keynote · 45 to 75 min
- Workshop add-on
- Leadership teams
Attendees leave with:
A clearer picture of how they’re actually doing
A private, honest look across nine areas of life, at home and at work.
More self-awareness
Where they’re thriving, where they’ve drifted, and where home and work have stopped lining up.
Ownership instead of overwhelm
They pick what actually deserves their attention, instead of leaving with another list of things they “should” fix.
Two commitments they can act on right away
One personal. One professional. Small enough to start now, meaningful enough to matter.
A framework they can keep using
A simple self-check to come back to long after the keynote, and eventually use to help others.
After this, “How are you doing?” won’t sound like small talk anymore.
The questions underneath it all
Awareness
How am I really doing?
Ownership
How am I showing up?
Impact
Who feels the way I show up?
Where it comes from
It started with an old cowboy.
When I was six, a man named Don started taking my family out riding. He wasn’t related to us. He just saw a few kids who liked horses and decided we were worth his time. Out on those trails in southern Utah, he taught us something my family still does today.
Grandpa Don wasn’t raising horses. He was raising us.
That’s where the keynote ends up. Not with me, but with a question for everyone in the room:
Who might be different because you showed up for them?
45 to 75 min
Keynote
The full talk, for conferences, kickoffs and company meetings.
Adds 45 to 90 min
Keynote + workshop
The talk, then a working session where people dig in and talk it through as a team.
Small groups
Leadership session
For leadership and exec teams, with more time on how a leader’s state of mind reaches the people they lead.
Give your people an hour that’s actually about them.
Planning an event? Send me a few details about your audience and what you’re hoping for. I’ll get back to you myself.