
Brian Nelson-Palmer
--I train Productivity Gladiators.
--More Productivity, Less Turnover.
--Personal Productivity Skills Specialist
--TEDx 'Editor’s Pick' & Award Winning Speaker
--"Less Doing, Get More DONE."
Do you have a productivity system to stay ahead of work and life demands? Wondering how to build a higher-performing team without burnout? Enter Brian Nelson-Palmer, a productivity specialist, award-winning speaker, and the founder of Productivity Gladiator®. He gives recently promoted office people leaders an enormous boost, leveling up their skills so they'll stop spinning their wheels, wasting time and resources. His TEDx talk on time management was named an “Editor’s Pick” by the team at TED and gained 150x MORE views in just two weeks, than most talks get in a lifetime. Brian is also the host of the popular Productivity Gladiator podcast & book club. Graduates of Brian’s Gladiator training wield superpowers in time management, practical leadership, communication, & productivity.
At age 4, Brian was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, and was told that life would be 10-20 years shorter than everyone else. Figuring out the way to thrive and maximize life’s every minute, while still managing all of life’s responsibilities, became a lifelong pursuit. Brian maintains the highest levels of performance at work, while also thriving in his personal life. From teaching fitness classes, to training for his commercial boat captain’s license, to drumming in a rock band, to traveling the world, to a loving family life, all in addition to being a top performer at his day job, his focus is on thriving now, not waiting for retirement. In the beginning, Brian’s friends asked, “How do you keep track of it all?” Brian started sharing his system. The system also worked wonders for his friends and colleagues, who started referring him to others. This is where Productivity Gladiator® was born.
Recommended previews include:
--Speaker's Reel
--TEDx Talk
--Podcast
Do you have a productivity system to stay ahead of work and life demands? Wondering how to build a higher-performing team without burnout? Enter Brian Nelson-Palmer, a productivity specialist, award-winning speaker, and the founder of Productivity Gladiator®. He gives recently promoted office people leaders an enormous boost, leveling up their skills so they'll stop spinning their wheels, wasting time and resources. His TEDx talk on time management was named an “Editor’s Pick” by the team at TED and gained 150x MORE views in just two weeks, than most talks get in a lifetime. Brian is also the host of the popular Productivity Gladiator podcast & book club. Graduates of Brian’s Gladiator training wield superpowers in time management, practical leadership, communication, & productivity.
At age 4, Brian was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, and was told that life would be 10-20 years shorter than everyone else. Figuring out the way to thrive and maximize life’s every minute, while still managing all of life’s responsibilities, became a lifelong pursuit. Brian maintains the highest levels of performance at work, while also thriving in his personal life. From teaching fitness classes, to training for his commercial boat captain’s license, to drumming in a rock band, to traveling the world, to a loving family life, all in addition to being a top performer at his day job, his focus is on thriving now, not waiting for retirement. In the beginning, Brian’s friends asked, “How do you keep track of it all?” Brian started sharing his system. The system also worked wonders for his friends and colleagues, who started referring him to others. This is where Productivity Gladiator® was born.
Recommended previews include:
--Speaker's Reel
--TEDx Talk
--Podcast
This Meeting Could Have Been an Email: Less Meetings, Done Better
PROBLEM:
There are too many meetings. With the introduction of generative AI, the pace of work is picking up. If meetings are part of your team’s productivity, that means the potential for even more meetings. But if the work day isn't getting any longer, how do we create more time to get the important work done?
THIS WILL BE REVOLUNTIONARY IF YOU HAVE EVER:
—Wanted fewer meetings, done more...
Worth Your Time: The Missing Formula - Prioritize & Create More Time
PROBLEM
There just aren't enough hours in the day, and it's getting worse. With the introduction of Generative AI the amount of work to be done is increasing, but the number of hours stay the same. You need a way to create more time.
THIS WILL BE REVOLUTIONARY IF YOU HAVE EVER:
—Felt like there just weren’t enough hours in the day
—Wished you had more time for things you enjoy or value.
—Struggled to say...
Calm In Chaos: Successfully Prioritize, Focus, & Get It DONE When You're Drowning & Everything's "Important"
PROBLEM:
Overwhelm is real, sometimes it feels like chaos. The pace of work is accelerating. AI helps you do more, which means you're responsible for more - 8 projects turns into 12 overnight. With endless tasks, constant interruptions, and everything labeled "urgent," overwhelm isn't just stress - it's your daily reality. When your brain is juggling too many balls, you can't even remember all your commitments, let alone prioritize them...
Life Equilibrium: Discover, Design, & Dominate Your Life Balance
PROBLEM
For many, all they know about Life Balance is "I think I work too much”. Even people working their dream job burn out if they’re missing part of the equation. Sustained productivity requires balance. To achieve "balance" consistently, you need to understand what covers it, and you need a plan.
THIS WILL BE REVOLUTIONARY IF YOU HAVE EVER:
—Contemplated quitting your job because you work...
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Additional Breakthrough Intensives
These make great lunch-and-learn sessions, conference breakouts, or can be tailored for focused corporate events.
Productivity:
- Brain Backup: Finally Remember Everything Through This Complete Capture System
- To-Do, To-Doing, To-Done: Task List Tactics, From Scattered To Sorted
- AI Prompt Power: Leveraging Your AI Productivity Multiplier
- Zero-Miss Mastery: Checklists...



