2026: Bigger Impact, Right Now
New Topics, Fresh Insights, More Productivity. Just like culture and business, Brian's programs are always growing and evolving. For nearly three decades, from marketing to social media to leadership to AI, he's led the latest trends and technologies to bring you the best of both timeless fundamentals with innovative new insights, strategies, and tools. Here's what's up, right now!
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- AI-CUSTOMIZED KEYNOTES AND WORKSHOPS
Everything Brian does is customized, and AI needs that more than any other topic. How exactly can YOU get the most out of it, right now? Brian reveals the best practices and how to apply them to your industry, your company, and your team, today. - AI Your Team Can Use Right Away
Leverage AI Right Now For Increased Productivity - From Burnout to Balance
Build Mental Resilience While Empowering Yourself and Your Team - Leadership In The Age of AI
I: Maximize Your Team's Productivity and Happiness During The AI Transformation
II: Shape Your Strategies to Capitalize on AI and Avoid Disruption - Adapt and Thrive: Build Strong Foundations in Changing Times
- Shift Happens: How to Adjust to Changes in People and Technology... And Enjoy the Process!
Brand New 2026 Keynotes
From Burnout to Balance
Resilience for a High-Pressure World
Learn research-backed strategies for building mental resilience while maintaining high performance in today's demanding workplace.
AI 2.0
How It Helps You in Your Industry and Company, Right Now
Go beyond the basics of AI to discover the specific tools, strategies, and applications that create the biggest impact for your team and industry today.
Leading with Heart and Skill
Building Excellence in Surgical Education
A customized program for medical and surgical education leaders on combining empathy with technical expertise.
Serving Up Success
Reimagining Recruitment and Retention in Collegiate Dining
Tailored strategies for collegiate dining programs to attract, engage, and retain top talent in a competitive market.
The Heart of Client Care
Mastering Confidence, Communication, and Partnership in Mental Health
A program designed for mental health professionals on building stronger client relationships through confident, empathetic communication.
From Burnout to Balance
Building Mental Resilience While Cultivating Communities for Student Success
Customized for education leaders, this program addresses burnout prevention while building supportive communities that drive student outcomes.
The Bright Future of Dentistry
How AI Creates Better Care, Bigger Profits, and Happier Dentists
A forward-looking keynote for dental professionals on leveraging AI to improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and boost practice profitability.
People-Focused Community
Mastering Customer Service in Property Management
Building strong, people-first communities through excellent customer service practices in property management.
YOU KNOW You Want a More Engaging Experience
Brian's Unique Keynote-Workshop Experience
Keynotes can be the most awesome thing for your event, and can be very engaging, but sometimes you need the interaction and audience participation only a workshop can provide. Brian's hybrid format starts with his keynote insights, stories, and humor, then adds strategic discussion breaks that create buy-in, spontaneous insights, and leverages your group's wisdom to level up everybody even further. It's perfect for 75-120 minute slots when you want true collaboration, not just presentation.
Trending topics: AI implementation for YOUR team or role, AI for Marketing and Sales
Industry Trends
- Brian has spoken in 40+ distinct industries.
- He's most frequently booked for retail, finance, healthcare, tech, and education.
- Newest areas include insurance, agriculture, legal.
- Complete list: agriculture, athletics, automotive, business services, construction, consumer services, e-commerce, education, energy, finance, fitness, food services, government, healthcare/medical, human resources, industrial, insurance, internet, leadership network, leather/fabric/plastic repair, legal, logistics, manufacturing, marketing, media, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, power, property management, publishing, real estate, restaurant, retail, software, staffing, telecom, transportation
- And that list is long because of Brian's extensive customization process that enables him to do well in new areas. One attendee to a big RV sales conference said, "Wow, I've seen 20+ years of keynotes here, and you're the first speaker that really understood our industry!" But, it was Brian's first exposure to the industry. His customization process goes deep and wide.
What People Are Saying
"I'm so glad you were our keynote. You were the perfect choice. - Derrick Wheeler, Microsoft"
"In Brian's remarkable keynote on AI, he shattered the illusion that AI is a threat to education. He taught us how to use AI to enhance productivity in academic settings and how to leverage it for personalized student engagement. His well-researched, customized insights had everyone from faculty to students buzzing. Brian was the perfect choice for us."
"Brian's talk on AI in retail was insightful and on-point. He dismantled the myth of AI as a job-stealer and instead showed us how it could boost productivity and personalize customer experiences. His speech was customized for retail and brimming with real-world examples, making him the highlight of our event."
"Brian's AI keynote was a revelation for our marketing team. He debunked myths and showed us how to harness AI to personalize customer experiences at scale. His multi-pronged approach to leveraging AI in marketing left us with actionable insights that were specifically tailored to our industry. A stellar performance!"
"Brian's mastery of blending humor, actionable advice, and deep financial knowledge was evident in his AI keynote. He specifically discussed the impact of AI on auditing and compliance, showing us how machine learning can flag anomalies and trends much faster than traditional methods. His level of customization, including live polling during his presentation to adjust content in real-time, was nothing short of impressive."
"Brian not only knows his stuff... he's also one of the funniest speakers I've ever seen."
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