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Chief Operating Officer | Professional Speaker | Executive Consultant | Speaker Coach
Wisconsin, United States
Robert “Fireman Rob” Verhelst is a resilient leadership and performance speaker who helps people lead themselves first so they can make stronger decisions, manage pressure, overcome adversity, and become greater assets to the people around them. A career firefighter, U.S. Air Force veteran, 9/11 search-and-recovery responder, endurance athlete, author, and world-record holder, Rob has spent his life in environments where uncertainty is real, adversity is unavoidable, and how you respond matters. His signature *Forged in the Fires* programs are built around the 7 Catalysts for Growth: Passion, Ownership, Decisions, Emotional Control, Resilience, Faith Over Fear, and Mental Strength. Through powerful storytelling and hard-earned lessons from the fireground, military service, endurance racing, leadership, mental health struggles, failure, and recovery, Rob moves audiences beyond temporary motivation. He challenges people to look inward, take ownership of how they show up, control the controllables, make intentional decisions, and develop the habits required to stay resilient when life and work get difficult. Rob believes you cannot lead where you do not go. His message gives audiences practical tools to lead themselves first, perform with purpose under pressure, and create lasting value for their teams, organizations, families, and communities.
$5,001 - $10,000
Most HR and leadership speakers talk about culture. I show organizations exactly what's actually driving their people problems — and how to fix it without a bigger budget. The short version: I help leaders turn expensive people problems into P&L wins. Here's what makes my approach different: BUSINESS OUTCOMES, NOT BUZZWORDS I don't teach culture, risk, trust, or leadership as feel-good initiatives. I teach them as business issues — because retention, people-risk, broken trust, and disengaged leadership are some of the most expensive line items most organizations aren't tracking until it's too late. LIVED EXPERIENCE, NOT JUST THEORY 25+ years actually sitting in the C-suite leading HR and people strategy — standing up new entities, running M&As, leading teams through pressure and uncertainty, and closing the gaps in compliance and culture before they became expensive. I've built what I teach from the inside of real organizations, not from a textbook. PROVEN RESULTS A real client case: 65% turnover, four lawsuits, 18 open roles the business couldn't fill. Cost of doing nothing — $6.8M. The fix cost less than 1% of that. Six months later, EBITDA was up 38%. WHAT I SPEAK ON Whether the ask is Protect Your Profit Line (keeping leaders and companies out of trouble), Beyond the Org Chart (building trust, accountability, and team alignment), Leading in the Age of AI (protecting your workforce and risk profile), Speak the Language of Your Own Value (helping people advocate for what they've actually delivered), The Boardroom's Blind Spot (translating culture and compliance into numbers the C-suite acts on), or a program built around your specific challenge — it's the same underlying skill: reading what's really happening with people, risk, and trust, and giving leaders both the inspiration to act and a practical framework for how. If you need a speaker who moves your audience and gives them real tools to protect their culture, their people, their trust, and their bottom line, let's talk. Protecting profits. Prescribing solutions. Powering people.
$5,001 - $10,000
I help leaders and organizations navigate change by combining storytelling, communication, and practical transformation experience from global organizations. I work with teams to turn uncertainty into clarity, alignment, and momentum, making change feel meaningful, engaging, and human. Based in Sweden, I partner with executives, change leaders, and communication teams to design and deliver change narratives that people can connect to—then translate those stories into real ways of working. My approach blends strategy with hands-on facilitation so your organization can communicate with confidence and sustain transformation beyond the rollout.
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I believe the most powerful conversations do more than inspire us. They challenge what we know, deepen how we understand one another, and move us toward meaningful action. I am a speaker, facilitator, trainer, and community advocate passionate about creating spaces where people feel seen, heard, valued, and equipped to make a difference. My work brings together community engagement, maternal and infant health, early childhood and family well-being, cultural humility, trauma-informed practice, social-emotional wellness, and advocacy. At the heart of my speaking is a belief in the power of people and relationships. I explore how culture, lived experience, community, and the systems around us shape the way we learn, lead, advocate, care for one another, and create change. My approach combines storytelling, research-informed practices, reflection, and interactive learning to make complex conversations accessible, relevant, and actionable. I speak to educators, advocates, health and human service professionals, community leaders, families, and organizations seeking fresh approaches to strengthening relationships and creating environments where people can thrive. Whether I am facilitating a workshop, joining a panel, delivering professional development, or speaking before a conference audience, my goal is never simply to leave people inspired. I want them to leave equipped. I invite audiences to think differently, ask better questions, recognize the strengths already present within their communities, and turn insight into action. Because lasting change is not something we create for communities. It is something we build with them.
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I am a Leadership Performance Speaker, entrepreneur, former college athlete and coach, licensed insurance professional, higher education lecturer, and community leader passionate about helping people reach their full potential. My experiences in athletics, business, education, and community engagement have shaped my perspective on leadership, resilience, accountability, risk management, and high performance. I believe success is built through discipline, purpose, and a commitment to continuous growth. Through real-life stories and practical lessons, I challenge individuals and teams to overcome obstacles, embrace challenges, make informed decisions, and take ownership of their development both personally and professionally. Whether I'm speaking to students, athletes, young professionals, or organizational leaders, my goal is to create lasting impact that goes beyond motivation. I want people to leave with a stronger mindset, greater confidence, and actionable strategies they can immediately apply. My mission is to help others turn potential into performance, lead with purpose, manage challenges effectively, and achieve meaningful results in their lives, careers, and communities.
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I’m Lisa Steed, and I help transportation professionals, business owners, and emerging leaders build stronger teams through practical leadership, safety-focused operations, and professional driver development. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, I bring firsthand experience as a transportation entrepreneur, fleet leader, professional driver, and mentor—so my guidance is grounded in real-world operations, not theory. My work centers on creating accountable teams, strengthening safety culture, developing employees, and leading by example. I share actionable lessons that help leaders improve communication, increase reliability, and turn day-to-day coaching into measurable performance and safer outcomes for everyone on the road.
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I’m Alon Nachmany, a cybersecurity founder and 4x CISO based in Boca Raton, Florida. My focus is securing operational technology (OT) and critical infrastructure environments, where uptime, safety, and legacy constraints demand a different approach than traditional IT security. I help organizations strengthen OT/ICS defenses, implement Zero Trust, and build identity and cyber-risk programs boards can rely on. As a Global Cyber 40-Under-40 honoree and co-chair of the Cloud Security Alliance’s IAM working group, I translate modern security strategy into practical operating models for complex, regulated environments.
$251 - $1,500
I'm Richard Weylman, a Keynote Speaker Hall of Fame inductee and Customer Experience Hall of Fame Honoree based in Punta Gorda, Florida. Over nearly three decades as a business growth strategist, researcher, and three-time international best-selling author, I've helped organizations around the world turn customer experience into their strongest competitive advantage. My path here was not a straight line. Orphaned at six, I grew up across 19 foster homes and 11 schools, and that early lesson in resilience still shapes how I help teams adapt and win. I went on to lead an award-winning Rolls-Royce Motor Cars operation and to build the original sales and marketing organization for The Robb Report, experiences that taught me exactly how customers decide, stay, and refer. Today I deliver keynotes, consulting, and executive coaching that improve sales performance, customer engagement, and leadership. My approach is prescriptive, not motivational: audiences leave with research-backed strategies and practical tactics they can apply the very next week, especially as AI erodes the product edge and relationships become the real differentiator. Above all, I measure success by the lasting impact on the businesses, teams, and individuals I serve. Whether on your main stage or in a breakout, my goal is the same: to engage, educate, and equip your audience to grow.
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Mr. Scott is a veteran technology executive with more than three decades of leadership experience spanning digital transformation, global supply chains, and advanced cybersecurity. At NORC at the University of Chicago, he drives the organization’s overarching digital vision, operational growth, and systems compliance. His distinguished leadership experience includes serving as an Executive Partner at Forrester Research, CIO/CSO for Delek US Holdings, and General Manager of Global Supply Chain Engineering at Microsoft. A certified CISSP®, Mr. Scott specializes in change management, technology strategy, and business alignment.
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Jeffrey Jackson is a highly accomplished and dynamic financial leader with over 10 years of progressive experience in financial management, strategic tax oversight, and complex fiduciary structures. He brings proven expertise in optimizing financial performance, strengthening regulatory compliance, mitigating financial and operational risk, and establishing robust financial policies. Jeffrey has extensive experience implementing advanced financial reporting systems that support strategic decision-making and operational efficiency. A trusted stakeholder partner, he excels in client relationship management, business growth, and financial strategy. He is also recognized for leading and mentoring high-performing teams, fostering organizational excellence, and building sustainable financial frameworks that enhance profitability, resilience, and long-term business stability and expansion.
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Author, Everyone Assumed You Knew · Founder, Small Business Standard™ · 30 years leading transformations
Colorado, United States
Josh Aragon has spent thirty years leading transformations across twelve industries — sixty-plus enterprise launches and sixteen thousand leaders trained on three continents. He is the author of Everyone Assumed You Knew, co-author with Jack Canfield of Mastering the Art of Success, and the founder of the Small Business Standard™. He lives in Colorado.
More than $10,000
Scientist & Former Governor | The Signal | Engineering Beautiful Futures
Puerto Rico
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Ricardo Rosselló is a biomedical scientist, former Governor of Puerto Rico, entrepreneur, professor, and author who studies why well-prepared people and well-intentioned organizations repeatedly produce outcomes they never intended. His answer often begins with what sits beneath strategy and intention: the signals and incentives that actually shape behavior. Drawing on experiences ranging from stem cell research and biotechnology to institutional reform, Hurricane Maria, and political crisis, Rosselló developed The Signal, a framework for uncovering those hidden forces and redesigning the conditions for better outcomes. His talks and workshops explore incentives, decision-making under pressure, future design in an age of hyperconvergence, and longevity through the lens of personal systems. Across subjects, the same idea holds: if we understand what a system repeatedly signals and rewards, we gain a powerful lever to change what it becomes.
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