The Keynote Curators Podcast

Seth Dechtman - The Keynote Curators
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The Keynote Curators Podcast brings the most current and engaging topics from the best keynote speakers in the world. For two decades, The Keynote Curators have worked with event, meeting, and conference professionals to guarantee they hit a home run when it comes to the main stage. Find out for yourself why planners choose The Keynote Curators to deliver results and make planning a breeze. Contact our office today. VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://thekeynotecurators.com/ CONNECT WITH US: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2883493/

  1. 4d ago

    185. The Self-Talk You Need to Achieve Peak Performance with Jannell MacAulay

    Three realities about peak performance everyone eventually faces: • Plans will change. • Your attention will wander. • You will miss shots. The question is not whether those things happen. It’s what your mind does next. This week on The Keynote Curators Podcast, Dr. Jannell MacAulay explores how elite performers train for stress, recover from mistakes, and stay focused when the moment does not go according to plan. For event pros, leaders, and high performers: if your audience is navigating pressure, digital distraction, perfectionism, or the mental demands of performing at a high level, this conversation delivers. Inside this episode: ✅ Why difficult challenges reveal what you’re capable of ✅ How mental flexibility prepares you for the unexpected ✅ Why credible self-talk works better than empty positivity ✅ What your phone is doing to your attention and relationships ✅ How elite performers recover quickly after mistakes ✅ Why B-plus execution can outperform perfectionism 🎤 Explore Jannell’s keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on performance, stress, focus, and building a mindset that holds up under pressure, Jannell delivers. Schedule a time here and let's talk. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I’ll tell you if she’s the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #performance #stress #focus #mindset #leadership #mentalperformance #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    185. The Self-Talk You Need to Achieve Peak Performance with Jannell MacAulay

  2. Jul 23

    184. Why Leaders Need to Plan for the Future with Nikolas Badminton

    Somewhere along the way, long-term thinking got demoted to a luxury. A lot of companies now call three years a strategy. Five years feels ambitious. Ten years sounds unrealistic. And that shrinking horizon changes everything. This week on The Keynote Curators Podcast, Nikolas Badminton makes the case for looking further ahead. Not as a thought exercise. As a leadership discipline. Because when teams stop imagining what's coming, they don't become more efficient. They become easier to surprise. For event pros, leaders, and high performers: if your audience is thinking about the future, technology, teamwork, or how to plan with more imagination in a fast-changing world, this conversation lands. Inside this episode: ✅ Why short-term thinking leaves companies vulnerable ✅ What future-focused organizations do differently ✅ Why AI is a slow transformation, not a quick fix ✅ What gets lost when technology replaces human connection ✅ How one team used a seven-year plan to improve results now ✅ The simple five-minute habit that builds stronger futures thinking 🎤 Explore Nikolas's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on the future, technology, teamwork, and how to think further ahead in a world obsessed with the short term, schedule a time here and let's talk. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if he's the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #future #technology #teamwork #imagination #planning #growth #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    184. Why Leaders Need to Plan for the Future with Nikolas Badminton

  3. Jul 16

    183. What Real Resilience Looks Like, with Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe

    You can usually spot the people who need this conversation most. They're the ones saying: “I’ll rest after this week.” “I just need to get through this month.” “Things will calm down soon.” But soon has a way of never arriving. This week on The Keynote Curators Podcast, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe unpacks what resilience actually looks like in real life. Not as a badge of honor. Not as endless grit. But as the daily habits, boundaries, and choices that help you stay steady before life gets hard. For event pros, leaders, and high performers: if you're navigating burnout, struggling to stay focused, or trying to build healthier habits in a world full of distraction, this conversation lands. Inside this episode: ✅ Why resilience is built before the storm, not during it ✅ The danger of waiting for the “right time” to take care of yourself ✅ How breaking your day into quarters can protect your energy ✅ Why using your phone without intention quietly drains focus ✅ How real presence creates stronger connection and less loneliness ✅ Why B-plus work often leads to better wellbeing than perfectionism 🎤 Explore Robyne's keynote speaker on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on resilience, wellbeing, habits, and protecting focus in a distracted world, Robyne delivers. Schedule a time here and let's talk. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I’ll tell you if she’s the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #resilience #wellbeing #habits #focus #connection #burnout #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    183. What Real Resilience Looks Like, with Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe

  4. Jul 13

    182. Build a Business Culture That Lasts with Robert Spector

    Success can be a dangerous thing for a business. It can make leaders comfortable. Slow. Certain the old formula will keep working. This week on The Keynote Curators Podcast, Robert Spector, the world’s leading independent authority on the iconic company Nordstrom, shares what keeps companies relevant long after their first big win. From Amazon’s “Day One” mindset to the danger of copying competitors, this conversation is about business culture that stays sharp instead of stale. For event pros, leaders, and high performers: if your audience is thinking about business culture, customer service, and how to stay relevant as markets shift, this conversation lands. Inside this episode: ✅ Why success can quietly weaken a company ✅ What the “Day One” mindset gets right ✅ Why copying winners is not a strategy ✅ The FACTS framework for lasting relevance ✅ How technology should serve the customer, not just the budget ✅ Why over-communication prevents bigger problems later 🎤 Explore Robert Spector's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on business culture, customer service, company culture, and staying relevant in a changing market, Robert delivers. Schedule a time here and let's talk. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if he's the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #businessculture #customerservice #companyculture #communication #leadership #customerexperience #values #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    182. Build a Business Culture That Lasts with Robert Spector

  5. Jul 9

    181. How Staying Curious Can Help You Drive Innovation with Diana Kander

    A packed calendar can look like progress. Until you realize it is full of things that used to matter more than they do now. This week on The Keynote Curators Podcast, best-selling author and innovation consultant Diana Kander explores how zombie work, outdated habits, and overloaded schedules quietly choke innovation. And why curiosity needs space before it can do anything useful. For event pros, leaders, and high performers: if your audience is trying to create growth without adding more noise, this conversation lands. Inside this episode: ✅ How to spot “zombie work” that looks productive but drains energy ✅ Why a 1-to-10 scale leads to better decisions than a weak yes-or-no ✅ The reason growth often starts with subtraction, not addition ✅ How curiosity disappears when your brain is trapped in survival mode ✅ Why protecting curiosity is not optional if you want to stay relevant 🎤 Explore Diana Kander's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on innovation, curiosity, growth, and how to clear space for the work that matters most, Diana delivers. Schedule a time here and let's talk. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if she's the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #innovation #curiosity #growth #focus #leadership #meetings #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    181. How Staying Curious Can Help You Drive Innovation with Diana Kander

  6. Jul 6

    180. The Science Behind Leveling up Your Communication Skills with Melina Palmer

    Most leaders don't have a communication problem. They have a human problem. They keep acting like people make decisions logically. Like vague language is harmless. Like friction is normal. Like trust can survive confusion. It can’t. This week on The Keynote Curators Podcast, Melina Palmer unpacks why communication is never just about clarity. It is about psychology. About emotion. About the small choices in language that either build trust or quietly destroy it. For event pros, leaders, and high performers: if your audience is navigating change, leading people through uncertainty, or trying to communicate more effectively in an AI-shaped world, this conversation lands. Inside this episode: ✅ Why emotion is always driving more decisions than leaders want to admit ✅ How vague communication creates unnecessary stress and weakens trust ✅ Why specificity saves time, energy, and endless back-and-forth ✅ How concrete language and kindness improve customer experience ✅ The simple shift in self-talk that can change behavior ✅ Why friction kills momentum for teams, customers, and buyers ✅ How AI adoption fails when leaders ignore human reaction 🎤 Explore Melina Palmer's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on communication, leadership, psychology, and how better language builds stronger trust, Melina delivers. Schedule a time here and let's talk. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if she's the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #communication #leadership #psychology #trust #clarity #language #ai #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    180. The Science Behind Leveling up Your Communication Skills with Melina Palmer

  7. Jul 2

    179. How Clear Communication Elevates Customer Service with Barbara Khozam

    Customer service is rarely won in the big moment. It’s won in the pause before you respond. In the tone you choose. In whether the other person feels heard, respected, and understood. Today, I’m talking with Barbara Khozam about customer service, communication, respect, and why listening is still one of the most overlooked skills in business. Because people don't just remember what you said. They remember how you made them feel. For event pros, leaders, and teams: if your audience cares about customer experience, trust, and creating stronger relationships through everyday interactions, this episode delivers. ✅ Clear communication prevents confusion and frustration ✅ Listening fully helps people feel understood ✅ Respect is the foundation of strong service ✅ Calm and empathy can defuse difficult situations ✅ Tone and body language shape how messages land ✅ Consistency builds trust and loyalty ✅ Small gestures create memorable experiences 🎤 Explore Barbara’s keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on customer service, communication, and the everyday behaviors that build trust and loyalty, Barbara delivers. Schedule a time here and let's talk. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if she’s the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #customerservice #cx #communication #respect #listening #empathy #trust #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    179. How Clear Communication Elevates Customer Service with Barbara Khozam

  8. Jun 29

    178. Business Authenticity Starts With Knowing Yourself, with Kevin Boehm

    Success can be one of the easiest places to hide. Behind the wins. The promotions. The applause. The next big goal. Until one day you realize you've built a remarkable career... but never stopped to build yourself. This week on The Keynote Curators Podcast, James Beard-winning restaurateur Kevin Boehm shares a story that's less about restaurants and more about authenticity. What happens when you stop chasing the next high and start asking better questions about the life you're actually living? For event pros, leaders, and high performers: if your audience is navigating burnout, redefining success, or searching for more meaning in their work and life, this conversation lands. Inside this episode: ✅ Why achievement and happiness are often confused ✅ The life-changing moment that pushed Kevin to seek help ✅ Why serving others starts with taking care of yourself ✅ How authenticity creates deeper relationships in business and in life ✅ The personal framework Kevin uses to measure a successful life ✅ Why quiet moments often reveal more than public victories ✅ How the right words, at the right time, can change someone's life 🎤 Explore Kevin's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on authenticity, resilience, self-discovery, and building a life that's as meaningful as it is successful, Kevin delivers. Schedule a time here and let's talk. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if he's the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #authenticity #selfdiscovery #resilience #selfcare #leadership #mentalwellbeing #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    178. Business Authenticity Starts With Knowing Yourself, with Kevin Boehm
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The Keynote Curators Podcast brings the most current and engaging topics from the best keynote speakers in the world. For two decades, The Keynote Curators have worked with event, meeting, and conference professionals to guarantee they hit a home run when it comes to the main stage. Find out for yourself why planners choose The Keynote Curators to deliver results and make planning a breeze. Contact our office today. VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://thekeynotecurators.com/ CONNECT WITH US: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2883493/

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  • Creator
    Seth Dechtman - The Keynote Curators
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    186
  • Rating
    Clean
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