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Hire speakers?Consider this your invitation. We designed this program for our event industry partners! If you plan meetings, conferences, or events, this is a rare chance to see multiple speakers perform live and leave with real clarity about who belongs on your stage. Use code BTLEventPro when you register for a complimentary ticket. Register here: Breaking Through Live | When you register, you’ll also be entered into a keynote giveaway valued up to $25,000. Stay after the program for a reception with fellow event professionals and speakers. You will leave with names you trust, ideas worth bringing forward, and a clearer sense of what works now. |
Featured Speakers
The Unexpected Habit of the Genuinely Productive Busy and accomplished are not the same thing. After studying 700+ professionals, Jenna Piché found that what separates the genuinely productive from the perpetually busy isn't hustle, more hours, or better systems. It's one habit. And most people aren't doing it. This research-backed keynote reveals the unexpected behavior most correlated with ending your day feeling accomplished — and a two-minute challenge you'll want to try before tomorrow morning. Audience Takeaways:
See more at https://firstlighthealth.co/speaker-trainer-home
No More Patch Jobs: Stop Repairing Culture. Start Designing It. Most organizations try to fix culture the same way people fix a cracked wall. They patch the surface and hope the problem disappears. Yet the same problems keep returning. In this engaging keynote, Deborah Biddle challenges leaders to rethink how workplace culture is built. Instead of repairing problems after they appear, she shows how leaders can intentionally design workplaces where people feel valued, respected, and able to contribute. Audience Takeaways:
See more at http://deborahbiddle.com
Hijacked: When Your Brain Takes Over Without You Noticing Most high performers think improving results means working harder and prioritizing better. What if the real challenge isn’t effort, but how choices are actually being made? Many believe they’re making intentional decisions throughout the day. In reality, most choices are shaped by autopilot—patterns running beneath awareness that once fueled success but quietly become misaligned as responsibilities grow. In this session, Paula Houlihan reveals the surprising neuroscience behind why the brain shifts into autopilot under pressure—how to interrupt those patterns, take back the controls, and operate at a high level as responsibilities increase—when old patterns no longer scale. Audience Takeaways:
See more at www.PaulaHoulihan.com
Power Teams Unleashed! Collaborations that Rock Most teams don’t have a talent problem. They have a rhythm problem. In this one-of-a-kind keynote, leadership strategist and metal band frontwoman Amber Swenor reveals how the same principles that make a great band: rhythm, trust, and knowing when to listen, are exactly what transform good teams into great ones. Audiences don’t just hear about collaboration. They become part of the band. Audience Takeaways:
See more at www.amber-swenor.com
The Conversations That Keep Your Best People People do not leave organizations only because of workload or opportunity. They leave when they do not feel heard. Most workplace conversations stay at the surface or are shaped by quick assumptions. In this engaging session, John Nepper shows how a simple shift from judgment to curiosity changes everyday interactions. By learning people’s stories, leaders and teams create conversations that build trust, strengthen connection, and influence whether people stay or disengage. Participants leave with practical ways to ask better questions, listen with intention, and create conversations that people remember. Audience Takeaways:
See more at http://www.johnnepper.com |
When Effort Goes Up But Results Do Not In high-demand environments, there is a moment that often gets missed. Effort increases, time investment rises, and attention tightens, but results do not move in the same way. This is often interpreted as a motivation problem. It is not. It is a capacity signal. As pressure continues, usable capacity changes, making decisions harder and progress slower. In this session, Eliz Greene introduces a practical way to recognize early capacity strain and adjust before performance declines so participants can protect decision quality and maintain forward momentum.
Audience Takeaways:
See more at ElizGreene.com  Human Interaction (HI): Your Advantage in an AI-Driven World AI is changing how work gets done and how professionals stay relevant. As more people gain access to the same tools, the question becomes how to stand out. Thom Singer shows why Human Interaction (HI) is the advantage that sets people apart. Trust, reputation, and real relationships influence who is chosen, remembered, and referred. Through practical examples, he demonstrates how intentional human interaction builds visibility, strengthens credibility, and creates opportunity in a rapidly changing professional landscape. Audience Takeaways:
See more at: http://thomsinger.com
Engage with Intention: Leading Yourself and Those You Impact Leaders are in constant motion, communicating, directing, and responding throughout the day. Yet engagement still varies across teams. The difference is not effort. It is intention. In this high-energy, interactive session, Patty Hendrickson shows how everyday leadership moments shape how people show up, contribute, and connect. Using her SEE, Say, Celebrate model, participants experience how small, intentional shifts in communication, recognition, and clarity can change engagement in real time. Audience Takeaways:
See more at http://pattyhendrickson.com
Breakroom Stories: How to Spot Team Problems Before They Cost You Leaders often rely on formal feedback to understand how their teams are performing. What people say in everyday conversations tells a different story. Nora Burns brings insights from her Undercover Candidate and Undercover Employee projects, including hundreds of interviews and months working inside frontline roles. These real stories reveal how teams actually experience communication, trust, and expectations, and where breakdowns begin. Nora introduces one element of her E.C.H.O. framework to show how small leadership shifts can uncover hidden team risks and prevent costly breakdowns before they impact performance or retention. Audience Takeaways:
See more at https://rogerwolkoff.com/emcee/
Tune Into Your Cues: Your Hidden Social Superpower Before you say a word, people’s brains are already filling in the speech bubble. In this lively mini keynote, discover how subtle signals shape the story others create about you. Through humor, relatable stories, and a quick look at “Resting Bothered Face” in action, you'll start noticing the unspoken messages happening in everyday interactions and how small shifts can change the way others experience you. Audience Takeaways:
See more at https://bodylanguageblueprints.com/ |
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Your Emcee Jess Pettitt excels at anticipating challenges and keeping events running seamlessly—often before anyone even notices a hitch. With a background as an event planner, she thrives in the present moment while staying ten steps ahead, providing comprehensive support from planning through execution. As a former NYC stand-up comic, she engages audiences with humor, ensures energy remains high, and delivers on schedule. See more at https://jesspettitt.com/emcee |
