🪄 What happens when a magician and 2x Pro Bowl NFL player teaches resilience without the usual clichés?

Jon Dorenbos has lived through the kind of adversity most people can’t imagine—and turned it into a keynote that’s equal parts belly-laughs + gut-check + standing-ovation energy.

In today's episode, Jon and I get into the real stuff:

👉 Talk to yourself. Don’t just listen. Write the script you want your brain to run.
👉 Find peace on purpose. Jon’s “ritual” is shuffling cards—your team’s might be something else… but the principle holds.
👉 Forgiveness isn’t approval. It’s freedom.
👉 Authenticity wins. Stop performing “leadership.” Start practicing it.
👉 Wear the next hat. Change isn’t a threat—it’s the assignment.

🎙️ Listen now and find out why this delivers impact for event & meeting planners:

✅ A mainstage that holds the room (entertainment + meaning, not fluff)
✅ Perfect for: resilience, change, culture, performance under pressure, sales kickoffs, leadership resets
✅ Actionable mindset tools people can use the same day (not “take a deep breath” advice)
✅ A story audiences feel—then a framework they can repeat

🎤 Book the keynote that makes “resilience” feel real from Jon Dorenbos

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📞 Pressure-free. 15 minutes with me. Let’s see if Jon fits your room

📩 Send the goal. I’ll send the right stage-fit.
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Most "champions" talks are highlight reels. 🏆 This one gets into what your team does when the cameras are off.

Keynote speaker Ross Bernstein has spent his career studying the habits, rituals, and mindsets of the world's greatest athletes and teams. He knows why some rosters become champions while others stay talented and average.

In this episode, Ross and I talk about the real DNA of winning: the unseen work, the uncomfortable feedback, and the tiny decisions that separate contenders from champions.

Why this delivers impact for event & meeting planners:

✅ Champion Habits, Not Hype – How elite performers build boring, repeatable habits that your sales, service, and leadership teams can steal

✅ Behind the Trophies – Tom Brady, Magic Johnson, and others: what actually shows up in practice, not just on posters

✅ Doors, Not Dead Ends – A fresh way to frame setbacks so your people push through, not tap out

✅ Feedback as a Competitive Edge – Turning criticism into "room for improvement" instead of resentment

✅ Humility Over Hero Ball – Why being coachable, kind, and easy to work with matters more than being the star

✅ From Locker Room to Ballroom – How Ross customizes "champion" stories so your audience leaves with plays they can run on Monday

🎙️ Listen now to hear how Ross turns locker-room stories into a practical framework any team can use to think, act, and deliver like champions:

🏆 Bring a champion-maker to your mainstage. View Ross Bernstein's full profile, topics, and videos here.

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"Teamwork" talks can be trust falls and buzzwords. But this one?

This one was recorded by someone who's actually landed jets on a moving ship. At night.

🎖️ Combat-decorated Navy fighter pilot and leadership keynote speaker Jack Becker joins me to break down what real collaboration looks like when failure isn't a bad quarter but it's a fireball on the horizon. From life in the cockpit to life on your org chart, Jack shows how elite teams protect each other's blind spots, fix small errors fast, and keep performing when the seas get rough.

🎙️ Listen to the full conversation with Jack Becker to learn more on how he delivers impact for event pros:

✅ Team Sport, Even in a Solo Seat – Why even "lone" roles (pilots, executives, top producers) rely on a cast of dozens. And what that means for how you staff, support, and measure your highest-visibility people.

✅ Built-In Backup Culture – How to build cultures where colleagues are expected to speak up, catch drift early, and protect each other's blind spots without triggering defensiveness.

✅ Debrief or Repeat It – Fighter-squadron-style debriefing you can steal for your events and projects so you stop reliving the same avoidable issues, year after year.

✅ Ego + Vulnerability = Trust – What happens when teams are confident and honest about mistakes. And how leaders can model that balance so people feel safe telling the truth.

✅ Everyone Has a Voice, Not Just the Rank – Lessons from aviation and healthcare on flattening communication so the quietest person in the room can still prevent the biggest mistake.

✅ Training for Rough Seas – Why your real competitive edge isn't perfection, it's how your team responds when the carrier deck (or market) suddenly turns choppy. And how to build that muscle on purpose.

🎤 Want Jack Becker on your 2026 agenda? View his full profile here.

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