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. 168. Turning Change Into Opportunity with Ryan Estis

    8H AGO

    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
  2. 167. Using Creativity to Transform Workplace Culture, with Nir Bashan

    MAY 7

    167. Using Creativity to Transform Workplace Culture, with Nir Bashan

    Creativity isn't extra. It's how good teams get unstuck. This week, I'm talking with keynote speaker Nir Bashan about creativity as a business tool, not a personality trait. Because innovation usually doesn't die from lack of talent. It dies from bad language, stale thinking, and teams that stop looking for better options. For event pros, leaders, and teams: if you care about innovation, communication, and workplace culture, this one has range. 🎙️ Inside this episode: ✅ Creativity solves problems ✅ Better words, better ideas ✅ Language shapes performance ✅ Turn problems into games ✅ Everyone has creative potential ✅ Storytelling gives work meaning ✅ Why work friendships get tricky ✅ Reading fuels better thinking 📞 If your audience needs a message on creativity, innovation, and how to build a more solution-focused culture, Nir delivers. Schedule a time here and let's talk. 🎤 Explore Nir Bashan'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 #creativity #innovation #positivelanguage #workplaceculture #mindset #communication #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    34 min
  3. 166. The Adventurer's Guide to Building Resilience with Squash Falconer

    APR 30

    166. The Adventurer's Guide to Building Resilience with Squash Falconer

    Resilience isn't grit for show. It's judgment under pressure. This week, I'm talking with keynote speaker Squash Falconer about the kind of courage people romanticize and the kind that actually keeps you alive. Because adventure isn't just about going. It's about knowing when to pause. When to push. When to turn back. And when to trust yourself over the noise coming from everyone else. For event pros, leaders, and teams making decisions in uncertain conditions: this one lands. Hard. Because resilience isn't just endurance. It's self-trust. It's adapting in real time. It's redefining success before your ego makes the call for you. Inside this episode: ✅ Small dreams become big moves: how quiet ideas, repeated over time, can turn into life-changing adventures ✅ Trust yourself first: why other people's doubts are opinions, not instructions ✅ Build from nothing: how Squash pulled together sponsors, gear, and a film crew with nerve, creativity, and zero extra cash ✅ The power of pause: why the best decision is sometimes stopping, recalibrating, or turning back ✅ Failure as information: how missed summits and changed plans can sharpen judgment instead of crush confidence ✅ Human connection matters: why inclusion, energy, and shared experience can transform hard moments ✅ Love as fuel: how family, belief, and emotional connection can carry you when strength runs out 🎤 Explore Squash's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 If your audience needs a message on resilience, courage, decision-making, and staying steady when conditions change, Squash 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 #courage #mindset #leadership #inspiration #adventure #decisionmaking #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    34 min
  4. 165. Exploring Your Everyday Creativity with Fredrik Haren

    APR 23

    165. Exploring Your Everyday Creativity with Fredrik Haren

    Creativity isn't a gift reserved for artists. It's a way of seeing. Of working. Of understanding yourself. This week, I'm talking with creativity explorer and keynote speaker Fredrik Haren about why creativity is less about talent and more about mindset, practice, and perspective. At a time when AI is making everything faster, Fredrik makes the case that this is actually a remarkable moment for human creativity. Because when the world changes, creative thinking is what helps people adapt, contribute, and stay relevant. For event pros, leaders, and teams trying to do meaningful work in a world that can feel increasingly automated and same-same, this conversation is a powerful reminder: creativity isn't extra. It's essential. 🎙️ Watch the full conversation for insights on: ✅ Creativity is a skill: stop saying "I'm not creative" and start training creative thinking in everyday work ✅ AI and human originality: why AI should be used as a tool, not feared as the end of fresh ideas ✅ Innovation in any role: how creativity matters even in structured industries like banking, the military, or plumbing ✅ Global perspective: why better ideas often come from talking to people outside your usual circle ✅ Best idea conditions: how to notice where your strongest ideas actually happen and create more of those moments ✅ Creative respiration: why inspiration only matters if you turn it into action ✅ Self-discovery through creativity: how creative work can reveal who you are, not just express it 📞 If your audience needs a message on creativity, self-discovery, inspiration, and how to think differently in a fast-changing world, Fredrik delivers. Let's talk more! 🎤 Explore Fredrik Haren'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 #creativity #selfdiscovery #AI #workplaceculture #personaldevelopment #inspiration #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    35 min
  5. 164. How Boundaries Can Unlock Your Creativity with Sheri Jacobs

    APR 16

    164. How Boundaries Can Unlock Your Creativity with Sheri Jacobs

    To best express your creativity, you don't need more options. You need to set better boundaries. This week, I'm talking with keynote speaker Sheri Jacobs about why innovation usually dies under too much freedom, too many tools, and even too little clarity. Because "be creative" sounds inspiring... Until nobody knows where to start. For event pros, leaders, and teams building something new: when ideas feel scattered, AI feels noisy, and everyone is chasing the next shiny thing, the answer isn't more input; it's smarter constraints. 🎙️ Inside this episode: ✅ Creativity loves constraints: why clear limits help teams move instead of freeze ✅ Innovation at Bank of America: how three simple rules led to Keep the Change ✅ Legacy rules: quiet boundaries that keep teams trapped in yesterday's strategy ✅ AI overload: why jumping to tools too fast kills better thinking ✅ Failure rules: how to make experimentation safer, smarter, and more useful ✅ Reset rituals: what tennis can teach us about mistakes, recovery, and momentum ✅ Fewer lenses, better work: why saying no is often the fastest path to originality 🎤 Explore Sheri Jacobs's keynote speaker profile 🤝 Want to talk more about your event? Schedule 15 minutes here and let's discuss it. 📩 Or send your audience + event theme and I'll tell you if she's the right fit: info@thekeynotecurators.com #creativity #innovation #boundaries #leadership #focus #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    32 min
  6. 163. Buid Resilience to Rebuild Your Life, with Travis Mills

    APR 9

    163. Buid Resilience to Rebuild Your Life, with Travis Mills

    Some people talk about resilience like it's a mindset hack. Keynote speaker Travis Mills had to rebuild it from the ground up. Today, I'm talking with retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills about surviving an IED explosion in Afghanistan, becoming a quadruple amputee, and choosing to live by a harder standard: never give up, never quit. Because resilience isn't a motivational wallpaper. It's what you do after life removes the version of you that came before. For event pros, leaders, and teams under pressure: this episode is about resilience when life goes completely off script. 🎧 In this episode, we talk about: ✅ Never give up, never quit: how Travis rebuilt his life after losing both arms and both legs ✅ "I get to" vs. "I have to": the mindset shift that changes how you face hard days ✅ Gratitude that means something: why remembering those who didn't make it home shapes how he lives now ✅ Stop asking why: how accepting a new normal helps you move forward instead of staying stuck ✅ Ask for help: why support systems matter more than trying to carry everything alone ✅ Purpose after pain: how Travis and his wife turned adversity into the Travis Mills Foundation ✅ Invisible battles: why other people's struggles matter, even when you can't see the wounds ✅ Humor, business, and everyday life: how resilience shows up at work, at home, and everywhere in between 🎤 Explore Travis Mills's profile on our website 📞 If your audience needs a message on resilience, gratitude, and mindset that actually earns the room, Travis delivers it. 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 #resilience #gratitude #mindset #purpose #veteransupport #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    29 min
  7. 162. How Good Stress Can Improve Your Health with Jess Krasno

    APR 2

    162. How Good Stress Can Improve Your Health with Jess Krasno

    Stress can be a healing tool... When you choose it on purpose. This week, I'm talking with keynote speaker Jeff Krasno about the kind of stress that builds health instead of draining it. Jeff used the principles behind his book, Good Stress, to reverse his diabetes, lose 60 pounds, and reclaim his health at 50. Because comfort is great for a couch. But it's a weak strategy for resilience. For event pros, frequent travelers, and high-performers: when energy, focus, recovery, and stamina matter, a little intentional discomfort can go a long way. 🎙️ Inside this episode: ✅ Good stress: how cold, heat, fasting, and movement can build resilience ✅ Train your nervous system: use breath and focus to stay steady under pressure ✅ Hard conversations: why emotional courage belongs in any health plan ✅ Live how we evolved: a simpler filter for food, movement, and daily habits ✅ Travel better: hydration, sleep banking, light, snacks, and airport movement ✅ Drop the anxiety pile-on: keep the real stressor small and bring grace to the rest ✅ "Choose the juicy tomato" metaphor: why a richer life usually asks for a little more effort 🎤 Explore Jeff Krasno's profile for speaking engagements 📞 Want Jeff on your stage to unpack stress, health, resilience, and everyday performance? 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 #stress #health #discomfort #habits #travel #mindset #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    38 min
  8. 161. The Science of Sleep & Better Habits with Dr. Jade Wu

    MAR 26

    161. The Science of Sleep & Better Habits with Dr. Jade Wu

    Sleep doesn't need more gadgets. It needs less panic. This week, I'm talking with Dr. Jade Wu about the biggest sleep upgrade most high achievers ignore: your relationship with rest. Because "sleep hygiene" can turn into performance anxiety fast. And anxiety is not a bedtime routine. For event pros (and anyone with a brain): if attention, mood, and memory matter… sleep is not optional. It’s the foundation for you to stay at the top of your game. 🎙️ Watch and listen to the full conversation for insights on: ✅ Unjunk your sleep: stop buying fixes and start fixing the relationship ✅ Sleepy vs. tired: why going to bed "early" can backfire ✅ Night owl vs. early bird: your rhythm isn't a moral issue ✅ Earn your rest: why daytime effort sets up nighttime sleep ✅ Morning light: the simplest habit that moves everything ✅ Travel: stop counting lost hours and let your body adapt ✅ Better than pills: the behavior-based path that lasts 🎤 Explore Dr. Jade Wu's keynote speaker profile on our website. 📞 Want Jade on your stage to unpack sleep, performance, and recovery? 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 #sleep #health #rest #insomnia #travel #wellbeing #eventprofs #keynotespeakers #deliveringimpact

    33 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
    169
  • Rating
    Clean
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