Corporate keynote speaker
A keynote about everyday worry at work.
A funny keynote with a short ceremony.
Jim opens with stories and Cleveland humor. Then the whole room writes a worry on dissolvable paper, or doesn't, and the slips go into water and dissolve. Nobody reads anything. Participation is optional.
Choose a keynote or an interactive workshop. Length and shape get worked out around your agenda.
Events it fits
- • Corporate conferences and kickoffs
- • Leadership retreats
- • Association meetings
- • Team offsites and all-hands
- • Sales meetings
- • Employee appreciation events
Two decades of stages. Ten books.
Jim spent 26 years in marketing, built and sold two agencies, consulted for FedEx and Sherwin-Williams, and taught internet marketing at the University of San Francisco for more than ten years. Read his full background.
Jim also invites the room to put phones away during the session. People keep their phones, and nobody gets called out.
Planning an event? See the planner details or check his availability.
Booking questions
What speaking formats can we discuss?
A keynote with the ceremony built in, an interactive workshop, or something shaped around your agenda. Tell Jim what you're planning and he'll say what could work.
How do I book a keynote speaker for a corporate event?
Send Jim your date, location, type of event, and a rough sense of the audience through the contact page, by email, or by phone. He'll reply about availability and suggest a keynote or workshop format that fits your agenda.
What makes a good keynote for a corporate team?
One that makes people laugh and doesn't ask them to overshare. Jim's keynote uses stories, Cleveland humor, and the Sink Your Worry™ ceremony, which people can join or just watch.
What should organizers send when they inquire?
Your event date or timeframe, location, the kind of event, a rough sense of the audience, where this fits in your agenda, and anything about the room or setup you already know.
Next step
Got an event? Let's talk fit.
Send a date, a city, and a rough idea of the room. Jim will tell you straight if it's a match.