Speaking
Whether you’re a corporation looking to level up your creative problem solving, an organization searching for inspiration, a conference craving fresh perspective, or an event needing a host with not just the most but way extra, I bring gusto and radical thinking that fills and fuels the room.
A frequent podcast guest, an acclaimed storyteller, and a long history as an emcee and on-stage performer, I’ve used my own voice to deliver enduring messages. From the SXSW stages to the steps of the Texas State Capitol, I’ve told stories and given keynotes that spark imaginations and serve lofty ideals.
Speech Topics
Chaos Magic:
The Alchemy of Great Ideas
Ready to bring innovations to life and value to the marketplace? Looking to solve creative blocks and dazzle your customers and the C-Suite? Wondering what this all has to do with the chicken wing? This 45-minute keynote answers all those questions and more, and features actionable takeaways you can try at home (or at work, or wherever life takes you next).
How I Got Here: From Homeless
to Heralded in 7 Short Years
It’s a story of grit, a story of hope, a story of dumb luck and even dumber decision making, and it’s the viral sensation that made waves as both a speech and a 10,000-word essay. Inspire and delight your audiences with the saga of how a regular nobody went from a panhandling hack to a six-figure entrepreneur. And proof that it’s never too late to become who you’ll be.
The 7 Pursuits: Elements of
a Well-Lived Life
When you look inward, you'll realize that to become your fullest, truest self, you also need to reach outward. Not for validation or acclaim, but to give something back — to pay something forward — and this requires deep internal work, processing, and self-iteration. You cannot go from raging inferno to warm, gentle breeze until you put the fires out in your own self, or your own organization. This is how you do it. This is how your flourish and be what you were meant to become.
The 3 Keys: What All Greatness
Has in Common
The skeleton keys to living, to existing, to acting as a human or a business. These three traits are the key to becoming warm, smart and memorable. They’re irrepressible and irresistible. They’re my favorite qualities in others and in brands I work with: the most attractive, the strongest, the most enduring, the most admirable. And whether I’m hiring them, working with them, or learning from them, these are the qualities in people and organizations people look for above all others. The viral bit essay is now the talk that will supercharge what you and your organization wish to become.
The 2 Energies: Cultivating Meaning
in Life and Business
Whether you’re a brand looking to break through, a workplace looking to motivate your team, or a conference looking to leave attendees with something extra. Humans all want the same two things. I'll show you what they are, why they're important, and what they'll mean to you.
The 4 Pillars: How to Live and Work
with Value and Purpose
These are the ways to live a life filled with bliss. These are the ways you breathe life into your life and business, breathe life into the souls of others who seek to fulfill your mission, and keep breathing longer, fuller breaths into the moments that will leave you breathless.