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. 175. How to Build a Business That Speaks for Itself With Scott McKain

    2d ago

    175. How to Build a Business That Speaks for Itself With Scott McKain

    What makes a business memorable nowadays? Not louder branding. Not bigger claims. Not another round of attention-seeking. This week, I’m talking with Scott McKain about distinction and customer experience, and why the businesses that last are the ones that stand for something. He makes a sharp point: the real threat isn't competition. It’s irrelevance. For event pros: if your audience is thinking about values, customer loyalty, and how to stay meaningful in a market that keeps shifting, this episode delivers. Inside this episode: ✅ Why distinction starts with what you stand for ✅ Real loyalty shows up in behavior, not vanity metrics ✅ Customer experience belongs to every department ✅ Clarity has to come before creativity ✅ Strong values matter most when business gets turbulent ✅ Company stories keep culture alive ✅ Real impact is intentional, not accidental 🎤 Explore Scott's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on building a business people remember for the right reasons, Scott delivers. Schedule a time and let’s talk. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if he's the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #distinction #leadership #customerexperience #values #business #success #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    35 min
  2. 174. Build Trust and Good Communication to Create a Better Workplace, with Minda Harts

    5d ago

    174. Build Trust and Good Communication to Create a Better Workplace, with Minda Harts

    Trust rarely breaks all at once. It erodes in the pauses, the missed follow-through, the joke that lands wrong, the voice that never speaks up. This week, I’m talking with Minda Harts about trust, communication, leadership, and what it takes to build workplaces where people feel respected, informed, and safe enough to contribute. Because trust isn't a soft skill. It's the operating system behind every healthy team. For event pros, leaders, and teams: if your audience is navigating change, managing communication across generations, or trying to strengthen workplace culture without corporate clichés, this episode has teeth. Inside this episode: ✅ Trust often breaks in small, quiet ways before anyone names it ✅ Transparency, acknowledgment, and sensitivity matter more than leaders think ✅ Miscommunication drains trust fast, especially when intent goes unspoken ✅ Clear expectations prevent the silent resentment that wrecks teams ✅ Change lands better when leaders explain decisions with honesty and respect ✅ AI and uncertainty make transparency even more important ✅ Different generations build trust differently, so communication has to adapt ✅ Follow-through and emotional intelligence still separate good leaders from performative ones 🎤 Explore Minda Hart's keynote speaker profile here. 📞 If your audience needs a message on trust, communication, leadership, and building a workplace culture people actually want to be part of, Minda delivers. Schedule a time and let’s talk. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if she's the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #trust #communication #leadership #workplace #career #respect #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    31 min
  3. 173. Create a Customer Experience People Love with Stephen Yalof

    Jun 11

    173. Create a Customer Experience People Love with Stephen Yalof

    The product is rarely the product. Your customer experience is. This week, I'm talking with Stephen Yalof, CEO of Tanger, about why the businesses winning today aren't selling things. They're creating places people want to belong. Because nobody drives across town for a transaction. They drive across town for how something makes them feel. For event pros, leaders, and anyone responsible for creating memorable experiences: if you're thinking about customer loyalty, community, and what keeps people coming back, this episode lands. Inside this episode: ✅ Why retail's future looks more like hospitality than shopping ✅ What Stephen learned by watching how customers used Tanger during the pandemic ✅ How empty storefronts became opportunities for reinvention ✅ Why sports stadiums, concerts, and events hold lessons for every business ✅ The customer phone call that sparked an entirely new business line at J.Crew ✅ How risk, timing, and luck work together in leadership ✅ Stephen's simple "rule of notes" for building a successful career 🎤 Explore Stephen Yalof's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on customer experience, community-building, leadership, and creating destinations people want to return to, Stephen 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 #customerexperience #community #shopping #leadership #innovation #brandexperience #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    34 min
  4. 172. The Resilience Mindset That Can Carry You Through Anything, with Nicole Malachowski

    Jun 8

    172. The Resilience Mindset That Can Carry You Through Anything, with Nicole Malachowski

    The moment that changes your life rarely feels like certainty. More often, it feels like doubt. This week, I'm talking with Nicole Malachowski about resilience, leadership, and what happens when life stops following the script you wrote for it. Because courage is not the absence of fear. Sometimes it's hitting "submit" anyway. For event pros, leaders, and high-performers: if your audience is navigating uncertainty, facing setbacks, leading through change, or trying to build stronger teams, this episode lands. Inside this episode: ✅ Why the best opportunities often live outside the plan ✅ The mentor advice that helped Nicole become the first woman Thunderbird pilot ✅ How self-doubt holds talented people back from taking their shot ✅ A powerful lesson from turbulence: loosen your grip to regain control ✅ "Yield to overcome" and the mindset that helped Nicole reinvent herself after illness ✅ Why vulnerability is a leadership strength, not a weakness ✅ Human connection in an AI-driven world 🎤 Explore Nicole's keynote speaker profile on our website. 🧭 If your audience needs a message on resilience, leadership, vulnerability, and thriving through unexpected turbulence, Nicole delivers. Schedule a time here. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I’ll tell you if she’s the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #resilience #courage #success #vulnerability #womeninleadership #personalgrowth #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    34 min
  5. 171. Why Having Patience Matters to Achieve Your Goals

    Jun 4

    171. Why Having Patience Matters to Achieve Your Goals

    Most people quit the mountain long before the mountain beats them. Not because they're weak. Because they're impatient. This week, I'm talking with keynote speaker Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen. His journey took nearly 20 years. Because the summit is rarely the lesson. The process is. For event pros, leaders, and high-performers: if your audience is chasing big goals, navigating uncertainty, or feeling pressure to move faster than conditions allow, this episode lands. Inside this episode: ✅ Why patience is a competitive advantage in a world obsessed with speed ✅ The discipline of preparing long before the moment arrives ✅ How ego creates risk and humility creates better decisions ✅ Why great teams share the load instead of chasing individual glory ✅ Small daily actions that compound into extraordinary outcomes ✅ The power of simplicity when everything feels complicated ✅ Why "getting to the top" is never worth sacrificing what matters most 📞 If your audience needs a message on patience, discipline, teamwork, and achieving ambitious goals without losing perspective along the way, Ed delivers. Schedule a time and let’s talk. 🎤 Explore Ed's keynote speaker profile in our website. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I’ll tell you if he’s the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #perseverance #patience #discipline #goals #preparation #teamwork #humility #leadership #resilience #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    31 min
  6. 170. The Human Skills That Matter Most in an AI World with Shawn Kanungo

    May 28

    170. The Human Skills That Matter Most in an AI World with Shawn Kanungo

    AI is not the strategy. That's the problem. This week, I'm talking with Shawn Kanungo about what happens when companies obsess over AI tools before they understand the actual problem they're trying to solve. Because AI will not save a broken workflow. It will just help you break faster. For event pros, leaders, creatives, and teams trying to navigate what work looks like next: this episode is not about hype. It's about what humans still need to own. Inside this episode: ✅ Why most companies are approaching AI backwards ✅ "Robot work" vs. the work humans should protect ✅ The hidden danger of letting algorithms think for you ✅ How AI agents are completely reshaping workflows ✅ Why taste, creativity, and cultural instinct matter more now ✅ The future belongs to people who can read rooms, not just prompts ✅ Innovation still depends on trust, connection, and human friction ✅ Why fully remote teams struggle to create breakthrough ideas 📞 If your audience is trying to understand AI without losing creativity, culture, or human connection in the process, Shawn delivers a conversation that actually moves beyond the buzzwords. Schedule a time here. 🎤 Explore Shawn's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if he's the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #ai #creativity #innovation #futureofwork #leadership #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    34 min
  7. 169. Why True Resilience Starts with Your Core Values, with Sean Swarner

    May 21

    169. Why True Resilience Starts with Your Core Values, with Sean Swarner

    Some mountains are made of rock. Others are made of fear, loss, and doubt. This week, I’m talking with keynote speaker Sean Swarner about resilience, mindset, values, and how to keep moving when the climb feels impossible. Because most people don't fail at the summit. They freeze staring at the whole mountain. For event pros, leaders, and teams: if your audience is facing adversity, chasing big goals, or trying to reconnect success with meaning, this one lands. Inside this episode: ✅ One step beats overwhelm ✅ Visualization shapes action ✅ Values fuel resilience ✅ False summits leave you empty ✅ Imperfect action beats waiting ✅ No one climbs alone 📞 If your audience needs a message on resilience, values, mindset, and pursuing goals that matter, Sean delivers. Schedule a time and let’s talk. 🎤 Explore Sean's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I’ll tell you if he’s the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #resilience #values #mindset #goals #personaldevelopment #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    32 min
  8. 168. Turning Change Into Opportunity with Ryan Estis

    May 14

    168. Turning Change Into Opportunity with Ryan Estis

    Opportunity doesn't usually show up looking calm. It usually arrives disguised as pressure. This week, I'm talking with keynote speaker Ryan Estis about leadership in a world where burnout is high, engagement is low, change is constant, and AI is moving faster than most teams can process. Because "chaos" is lazy language. And leaders don't get paid to spread anxiety. For event pros, leaders, and high-performers: if your audience is navigating change, managing burnout, and trying to stay human while AI reshapes the way we work, this episode lands. Inside this episode: ✅ Burnout is a business problem, not a personal weakness ✅ Too much change without clarity kills engagement ✅ Drop fear-based language and lead with direction ✅ A few real priorities beat 79 fake ones ✅ Agility and EQ matter more than rigid formulas ✅ AI should scale your work, not replace your thinking ✅ Storytelling and authenticity still outperform borrowed ideas ✅ Adversity can reveal opportunity, if you know how to look 📞 If your audience needs a message on leadership, burnout, change, and how to find real opportunity in a fast-moving world, Ryan delivers. Schedule a time and let's talk. 🎤 Explore Ryan's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if he's the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #opportunity #leadership #burnout #change #ai #changemanagement #personalgrowth #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    40 min
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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
    176
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Seth Dechtman - The Keynote Curators
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