Chad Willett

Chad Willett

NSA & SAG

OH, US

"The Innovative Leader": Inspiring leaders to lead with vision, adopt an "AI Mindset," and innovate with purpose.

Chad J. Willett (NSA/ MA/ SAG-AFTRA) is a TEDx speaker, two-time author (“Smash the Box” and “Rip Off the Rearview Mirror”), and innovation leader who leverages his acting background with his experience in working America to create one-of-a-kind keynote addresses and workshops for his audiences.


Chad’s recent clients include McDonald’s, Nationwide Insurance, Johns Hopkins University, Raytheon, Bayer, and the Better Business Bureau.


As for his acting credits, Chad was cast (Role- Bill Ryan/ Reporter) in the feature film, “Shirley” (Netflix- 2024), where he acted alongside Oscar-winning actress Regina King and worked with Academy Award-winning director John Ridley. In addition, he was featured in the hit film “She’s All That” with Paul Walker.


Finally, Chad is a member of the Church of the Resurrection in New Albany, Ohio, and has been involved with “Big Brothers, Big Sisters" and a reading literacy program for adults. Finally, Chad is married to his wife Erika and is a proud father to his baby girl, Scarlett.

Chad J. Willett (NSA/ MA/ SAG-AFTRA) is a TEDx speaker, two-time author (“Smash the Box” and “Rip Off the Rearview Mirror”), and innovation leader who leverages his acting background with his experience in working America to create one-of-a-kind keynote addresses and workshops for his audiences.


Chad’s recent clients include McDonald’s, Nationwide Insurance, Johns Hopkins University, Raytheon, Bayer, and the Better Business Bureau.


As for his acting credits, Chad was cast (Role- Bill Ryan/ Reporter) in the feature film, “Shirley” (Netflix- 2024), where he acted alongside Oscar-winning actress Regina King and worked with Academy Award-winning director John Ridley. In addition, he was featured in the hit film “She’s All That” with Paul Walker.


Finally, Chad is a member of the Church of the Resurrection in New Albany, Ohio, and has been involved with “Big Brothers, Big Sisters" and a reading literacy program for adults. Finally, Chad is married to his wife Erika and is a proud father to his baby girl, Scarlett.

The Innovative Leader ("AI Mindset")

Keynote Address (30-90 Minutes)

Corporate Clients & Associations 


In The Innovative Leader, Chad J. Willett brings dynamic lessons from the stage and screen directly to your organization—equipping leaders with practical, repeatable strategies that ignite creativity (Human Imagination + Artificial Intelligence),  collaboration, and innovation in the workplace.

InnovationLeadershipInspirational / Life-changing

"SMASH THE BOX"

“Smash the Box” develops cultures of innovation at the workplace where audience members break down the “4 Walls of the Mental Box” that keep us “Boxed” in, generate game changing ideas, and execute on them. Is your team ready to take thinking outside the box to the next level?


The “Smash the Box” experience focuses on:


The “Box”= Mindset: Audiences experience firsthand what it is like to...

InnovationEntertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

"Rip Off the Rearview Mirror"

“Rip Off the Rearview Mirror” means living for the only minute we can control which is “Now.” When we focus on the past or anticipate the future, we waste an incredible amount of energy, generate depression, and cause needless anxiety:


PAST =DEPRESSION

FUTURE = ANXIETY


The, “Rip Off the Rearview Mirror” experience focuses on:


The “Through...

InnovationEntertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing