Dr. Todd Dewett
Speaking is my superpower. I use it to eduate, inspire, and improve lives.
Dr. Todd Dewett defines authenticity and motivation. As a leadership speaker, Todd is among the best in the world. He's delivered over 1,000 professional speeches around the globe, including five TEDx talks, endless corporate events and conferences, military groups, religious organizations, and many nonprofits. He's talked live in numerous countries to over 100,000 people (US, Canada, Mexico, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, France, Indonesia, Kenya), Inc. Magazine named him a Top 100 Leadership Speaker, and he was hired by the National Speakers Association to teach professional speakers how to deliver killer keynotes!
"As a speaker, my philosophy is simple. Don't perform, just be real. Be honest. Be candid. Be personal. Be practical and helpful. Anyone can polish a performance, but very few can authentically inspire. That's what I do. People are starving for useful information, delivered honestly. Add in a few stories that elicit smiles and laughs, and all of a sudden learning becomes a blast." Dr. Todd Dewett
Todd has started an authenticity revolution with his straight talk, tattoos, and no-nonsense persona. He says, "I focus on authenticity and aspects of interpersonal relationships that drive professional success. I've observed every manner of organizational challenge. At the heart of every one of them are the same core issues: a need for more self-awareness, better communication, better rapport, and more kindness. In response, I've crafted stories and advice that illuminate a productive path forward. When I'm done with an audience, they not only leave believing that more is possible, but they know how to make it happen, and feel inspired to get started immediately."
As one of the world's leading educators, he's redefined modern learning. Once a decorated scholar, professor, and dean; he is now one of the top voices in the world in online education. His 30+ courses covering aspects of leadership, relationships, and success have been enjoyed by over 40 million professionals in more than 150 countries in eight different languages. More than 10,000 professionals enjoy his content every single day, including professionals in thousands of companies, and faculty, staff, and students at Harvard, Yale, Duke, and hundreds of universities around the globe.
Todd is also a best-selling author. His writing has been published in many outlets around the world. These include books, blogs, edited volumes, news outlets, corporate intranets, career sites, and many more. He has been a co-contributor of several works alongside many legendary thinkers and writers including Simon Sinek, Isacc Asimov, Howard Gardner, Edgar H. Shein, and Henry Mintzberg. His insights have been sought after by the world's leading publications, including the New York Times, TIME, Businessweek, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, US News & World Report, CNN, and many other outlets.
Todd's big: he's 6'4'' and 250 pounds, that's big – but his message is even bigger! That's why everyone from executive audiences to groups dominated by Gen Z and Millennials raves about him. Whether focusing on authenticity and relationships, engagement, teams, or aspects of success, his messages inspire and educate. At every event, people learn, laugh, and feel a full range of emotions.
Corporate speaking clients include members of the Fortune 500, billion-dollar organizations, and household names; including – Google, IBM, Zoom, KraftHeinz, Boeing, Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Ernst & Young, Pepsi, Caterpillar, General Electric, MD Anderson, NCR, State Farm, J. M. Smucker, LinkedIn, Brother Corporation, Cox Media, Standard Register, EW Scripps, TGI Fridays, Booz Allen Hamilton, CITGO, and Medtronic – to name a few. Speaking clients also include many government groups, non-profits, trade associations, and educational institutions, including the Air Force Institute of Technology, Social Security Administration, National Air & Space Intelligence Center, the United Way, National Aviation & Transportation Association, and the Association for Training and Development.
Book Todd and after your event, you'll hear things like this: "The way he uses stories is powerful and relatable – they are messages with lasting impact." "He talked about leadership and relationships in a way anyone can understand using stories that will be seared into our brains forever...The BEST speaker I've ever seen." "No wonder he received a standing ovation at the end of the speech. WOW!" "Among the best in the world. Turns a meeting into a true event." "He takes classic ideas and spins them to make them fun and emotionally relevant. Truly unique!" "Useful, relevant, funny, moving, and most of all authentic. It's more than a speech with this guy." Read the full testimonials under the Reviews tab.
Todd prides himself on being low maintenance (no slides, no rider, no fuss, no muss!) and delivering unbeatable value. That's why speaking clients receive pre-event calls to help tailor the talk, pre-event support (e.g., social media, promotional video), signed books included in the fee, a premium course related to the speech for your learning platform, a follow-up webinar, and free temporary tattoos!
It's hard to find a personality that is more fun, educational, and inspiring than Dr. Todd Dewett. Start the conversation now and let's make your next event truly memorable.
Dr. Todd Dewett defines authenticity and motivation. As a leadership speaker, Todd is among the best in the world. He's delivered over 1,000 professional speeches around the globe, including five TEDx talks, endless corporate events and conferences, military groups, religious organizations, and many nonprofits. He's talked live in numerous countries to over 100,000 people (US, Canada, Mexico, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, France, Indonesia, Kenya), Inc. Magazine named him a Top 100 Leadership Speaker, and he was hired by the National Speakers Association to teach professional speakers how to deliver killer keynotes!
"As a speaker, my philosophy is simple. Don't perform, just be real. Be honest. Be candid. Be personal. Be practical and helpful. Anyone can polish a performance, but very few can authentically inspire. That's what I do. People are starving for useful information, delivered honestly. Add in a few stories that elicit smiles and laughs, and all of a sudden learning becomes a blast." Dr. Todd Dewett
Todd has started an authenticity revolution with his straight talk, tattoos, and no-nonsense persona. He says, "I focus on authenticity and aspects of interpersonal relationships that drive professional success. I've observed every manner of organizational challenge. At the heart of every one of them are the same core issues: a need for more self-awareness, better communication, better rapport, and more kindness. In response, I've crafted stories and advice that illuminate a productive path forward. When I'm done with an audience, they not only leave believing that more is possible, but they know how to make it happen, and feel inspired to get started immediately."
As one of the world's leading educators, he's redefined modern learning. Once a decorated scholar, professor, and dean; he is now one of the top voices in the world in online education. His 30+ courses covering aspects of leadership, relationships, and success have been enjoyed by over 40 million professionals in more than 150 countries in eight different languages. More than 10,000 professionals enjoy his content every single day, including professionals in thousands of companies, and faculty, staff, and students at Harvard, Yale, Duke, and hundreds of universities around the globe.
Todd is also a best-selling author. His writing has been published in many outlets around the world. These include books, blogs, edited volumes, news outlets, corporate intranets, career sites, and many more. He has been a co-contributor of several works alongside many legendary thinkers and writers including Simon Sinek, Isacc Asimov, Howard Gardner, Edgar H. Shein, and Henry Mintzberg. His insights have been sought after by the world's leading publications, including the New York Times, TIME, Businessweek, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, US News & World Report, CNN, and many other outlets.
Todd's big: he's 6'4'' and 250 pounds, that's big – but his message is even bigger! That's why everyone from executive audiences to groups dominated by Gen Z and Millennials raves about him. Whether focusing on authenticity and relationships, engagement, teams, or aspects of success, his messages inspire and educate. At every event, people learn, laugh, and feel a full range of emotions.
Corporate speaking clients include members of the Fortune 500, billion-dollar organizations, and household names; including – Google, IBM, Zoom, KraftHeinz, Boeing, Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Ernst & Young, Pepsi, Caterpillar, General Electric, MD Anderson, NCR, State Farm, J. M. Smucker, LinkedIn, Brother Corporation, Cox Media, Standard Register, EW Scripps, TGI Fridays, Booz Allen Hamilton, CITGO, and Medtronic – to name a few. Speaking clients also include many government groups, non-profits, trade associations, and educational institutions, including the Air Force Institute of Technology, Social Security Administration, National Air & Space Intelligence Center, the United Way, National Aviation & Transportation Association, and the Association for Training and Development.
Book Todd and after your event, you'll hear things like this: "The way he uses stories is powerful and relatable – they are messages with lasting impact." "He talked about leadership and relationships in a way anyone can understand using stories that will be seared into our brains forever...The BEST speaker I've ever seen." "No wonder he received a standing ovation at the end of the speech. WOW!" "Among the best in the world. Turns a meeting into a true event." "He takes classic ideas and spins them to make them fun and emotionally relevant. Truly unique!" "Useful, relevant, funny, moving, and most of all authentic. It's more than a speech with this guy." Read the full testimonials under the Reviews tab.
Todd prides himself on being low maintenance (no slides, no rider, no fuss, no muss!) and delivering unbeatable value. That's why speaking clients receive pre-event calls to help tailor the talk, pre-event support (e.g., social media, promotional video), signed books included in the fee, a premium course related to the speech for your learning platform, a follow-up webinar, and free temporary tattoos!
It's hard to find a personality that is more fun, educational, and inspiring than Dr. Todd Dewett. Start the conversation now and let's make your next event truly memorable.
Show Your Ink: Unleashing the Power of Authenticity
This powerhouse keynote is based on Dr. Dewett's popular book Show Your Ink. It's a supremely colorful take on the importance of authenticity in work and life.
Dr. Dewett's decades of research and business experience have revealed that too often people, teams, and companies lack one vital ingredient for success: authenticity. At its core, authenticity is about being "more." More real. More honest. More credible. Above all, more human. Authentic relationships are built on trust,...
Dancing with Monsters: We're All Imperfect, Yet Perfectly Capable
This supercharged keynote accompanies Dr. Dewett’s game-changing fable Dancing with Monsters. Sometimes we look in the mirror and see a monster. Sometimes we look around at work and see monsters too! That’s okay. You can learn to manage monsters. Further, you can start to realize that the imperfections that define all of us are in no way limitations. You can remove some, work around others, and even leverage some of them as the assets they really are.
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Emerson Climate Technologies
On-Site
B.S., Refrigeration Engineering Manager, Emerson Climate Technologies
Verified @emerson.com"HE TALKED ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIPS IN A WAY ANYONE CAN UNDERSTAND USING STORIES THAT WILL BE SEARED INTO OUR BRAINS FOREVER…THE BEST SPEAKER I'VE EVER SEEN." We hired Todd to speak to a large employee group, and he absolutely nailed it. His confidence and expertise are compelling, and his ability to show honest emotion and make you feel emotions is totally engaging. The audience was eating it up. He talked about leadership and relationships in a way that anyone can understand using stories that will be seared in our brains forever. He might be the best speaker I've ever seen.
Medtronic
On-Site
M.H., HR Director, Medtronic
Verified @medtronic.com"HE'S SO FULL OF GOOD ADVICE IT'S RIDICULOUS! IT'S JUST INSPIRING!" I've now seen Dr. Dewett speak twice, and he's always amazing. Most recently, it was a leadership event for our division. This group is strong, motivated, and capable - but Todd did what he does and helped them take their thinking up another level. His approach to helping people think about leading others is fresh and unique. In moments, it's just inspiring. After your event, you'll want to keep him around. He's so full of good advice it's ridiculous!
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
On-Site
W.H., Vice President, Broker, Sales Manager, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Verified @foxroach.com"NO WONDER HE RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION AT THE END OF THE SPEECH. WOW! Todd delivered a rousing keynote to me and my realtor colleagues at a leadership offsite. He had us from the word go. I thought we might enjoy a little education that day, but this was so much more. Practical perspectives you can use, stories to light a fire and help you remember what matters. Dr. Dewett truly makes you believe that you can become a better version of yourself - and help your team do it too. No wonder he received a standing ovation at the end of the speech. Hire him and you'll understand. Wow!
CITGO
On-Site
J.M., Corporate Training Manager, CITGO
Verified @citgo.com"AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD. TURNS A MEETING INTO A TRUE EVENT." Dr. Dewett is one of the best speakers I've ever seen. I've hired him numerous times for different audiences and every single time he just knocks it out of the park. His energy, practical insights, and storytelling ability are easily among the best in the world. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to turn a meeting into a true event.
Ernst & Young
On-Site
S.J.G., Associate Director, America's Talent Team, Ernst & Young
Verified @ey.com"THE WAY HE USES STORIES IS POWERFUL AND RELATABLE - THEY ARE MESSAGES WITH LASTING IMPACT." Todd is just captivating - fun and huge energy! His positive life-affirming messages are always a hit with our leadership team and staff. The way he uses stories is powerful and relatable - they are messages with lasting impact.
Edmunds
On-Site
D.S., Sr. Director, Sales Effectiveness, Edmunds
Verified @edmunds.com"HE TAKES CLASSIC IDEAS AND SPINS THEM TO MAKE THEM FUN AND EMOTIONALLY RELEVANT. TRULY UNIQUE!" Dr. Dewett is in a class all alone. I have hired him to motivate and teach both sellers and sales leaders at my past two companies. Todd's delivery is engaging both as a featured sales summit speaker with hundreds of attendees and in classroom settings with small groups. He takes classic ideas and spins them to make them fun and emotionally relevant. His stories grab you, shake you up, and force you to rethink how you look at your team and yourself. This is the leadership speaker every sales organization needs. Truly unique.
TJX Canada
On-Site
T.N., Manager of Learning and Development, TJX Canada
"TOP LEVEL SPEAKER. HE DELIVERED WITH STYLE…WHILE MOVING US EMOTIONALLY. HUGE FUN!" We hired Todd to keynote our huge national business leaders conference in Ottawa. As a speaker we challenged him with a huge multilingual audience. He delivered with style. He made sure the messages aligned with the conference theme, used anecdotes and stories that spoke directly to our audience, and did all of it while stirring us emotionally. Top level speaker. Huge fun! I highly recommend Dr. Dewett.
Boundless
On-Site
R.D., Operations Manager, Boundless
"USEFUL, RELEVANT, FUNNY, MOVING, AND MOST OF ALL AUTHENTIC. IT'S MORE THAN A SPEECH WITH THIS GUY." The primary audience for our event was made up of independent sales executives, essentially small business owners. They don't want to be simply entertained. They need real advice that will inspire them to take their results to the next level. We got both - super impressed! Dr. Dewett exceeded expectations. Useful, relevant, funny, moving, and most of all authentic. It's more than a speech with this guy, it's an experience. Strongly recommended.
The Boeing Company
On-Site
K.M., Executive Office Administrator, The Boeing Company
Verified @boeing.com"THE CONSENSUS OF THE SURVEYS CAN BE SUMMED UP IN 2 WORDS: GREAT SPEAKER! NOT ONE NEGATIVE COMMENT!" The consensus of the surveys can be summed up in two words: GREAT SPEAKER! All of the surveys were positive, not one negative comment. They all loved how relatable your stories were to our professional and personal life, loved how you kept their attention, and could have listened to you longer. I definitely agree with them and want to THANK YOU again for speaking at our event.
Medtronic
On-Site
C.T., VP Quality, Medtronic
Verified @medtronic.comYou have to see him live to appreciate the energy. For nearly two hours Todd kept my senior team seriously engaged. His insights on leading for innovation and transformation are priceless. The content plus the electric delivery definitely helped our group believe that more is possible. Todd's simply one of the best storytellers you'll ever meet. He makes any leadership retreat special.
Master Builder's of Iowa
On-Site
T.F., Director of Education, Master Builder's of Iowa
I hire top speakers all the time and I can honestly say that Todd Dewett is one of the most effective motivational speakers on the planet. Clean, clear, value-added material with useful take-a-ways all wrapped up in an energy that is infectious. If you need a leadership expert who can flat-out delight a large crowd, you're not going to find anyone better than Dr. Dewett. He's a tremendous educator, but also a seriously skilled performer and extremely easy to work with right out of the gate! We can't wait to work with him again.
Solomon Coyle
Virtual
P.H., Principal, Solomon Coyle
Verified @solomoncoyle.comBest virtual keynote I've ever watched! We hired Todd to speak to several hundred people who are part of our network of specialty furniture dealers and distributors. His take on authenticity and relationships at work was informative and moving. Quite simply, it was inspiration jumping off the screen. Amazing speaker.
Soltis Investment Advisors
Virtual
T.F., Managing Partner, Soltis Investment Advisors
Verified @soltisadvisors.comIt's really hard to believe how good he is in a virtual format. Dr. Dewett was asked to speak to a large online group of our clients. It was mostly an executive audience. They expect value, and boy does Todd deliver. Leadership insights, practical advice, emotional stories that just grab you and shake you up. When you hire him, you'll witness a masterclass in motivational speaking. Truly exceptional.
Lakeland College Canada
Virtual
R.H., Manager, Community Development, Lakeland College Canada
Verified @lakelandcollege.caOur students, staff, and alumni deserve a great experience and Dr. Dewett delivered. It is tricky for a presenter to engage an audience virtually and he achieved that with his raw, authentic, and passionate experiences in his storytelling about leadership. Our virtual experience was engaging and can't wait to have him on campus in person in the future.
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