Keynote speaker for industry,
corporate and educational
audiences across the globe.

“9.5/10 – Nothing But Great Feedback from Attendees!”

Keynote speaker for industry,
corporate and educational
audiences across the globe.

“9.5/10 – Nothing But Great Feedback from Attendees!”

Robert speaks on performance and affiliate marketing, partnerships, growth strategy, leadership and culture.

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TEDx talk - It's Time to End Two-Weeks Notice.
Boston, MA, |
ScaleUp Summit 2019 - Capacity Building
Anaheim, CA|
TinyCon - Mindful Transition
Seattle, WA |
Tugboat - Building a World Class Employee Culture
Sun Valley, ID|
Fortune Scaleup Summit - Performance Partnerships
St. Louis, MO |
 
Dr. Oz Show – Performance Partnerships
New York, NY
"Robert did an amazing job inspiring my team! I personally was blown away by the tools and processes he has created that allow leaders to build and maintain an awesome remote workforce! Thank you, Robert!"
- Brian Scudamore, Founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and O2e Brands
“Bob’s speaking engagement was a standout in terms of providing actionable steps as well as creating a comfortable environment for people to discuss their own unique challenges. His presentation style grabs your attention. I have never seen a virtual event retain 100 percent participation from start to finish.”
- Kelly Tagye, Cigna Event Management
"Bob eloquently and directly talked through his passion for and experiences in building company culture to produce and nurture high performance teams and gave attendees actionable tactics and valuable insights to take back to their organizations and put forth in their daily lives. Bob paused for attendees' burning questions during and after his session and stayed around late into the evening to engage with our clients. I have been developing custom programs for the better part of the last 15 years and Bob is as good as they come. "
- Lauren Kolivas, Event Program Manager, State Street Global Advisors
“Bob was recently a keynote speaker for our flagship conference in Sun Valley on creating a healthy, high-performing culture. To leave an audience of exceptional CEOs with one or two thought provoking ideas about their people is rare—Bob punched way above this mark. I heard nothing but great feedback from attendees. I recommend him highly.”
- Dave Whorton, Founder & CEO of Tugboat Group
“We invited Bob to speak about the importance of culture in the workplace at our Spring Store Manager conference. He was dynamic, engaging, and very relatable to all levels of the retail team; by far a crowd favorite of the entire conference. His speaking points around culture made an impact on how the teams engage and care for the their teams and it’s made an impact on retention at all levels.”
- Amy Shearer, Director SMCP North America
“Bob’s keynote presentation at our annual Bloomberg Scale-up Summit Conference was really eye-opening for our attendees – especially around how their marketing and business development partnerships can be scaled in a digital world. He even showcased his ability to think on his feet when he answered an audience-member’s question with a live case study at the end of his presentation. Bob ensures his presentations are engaging, insightful and create value for those in attendance. I highly recommend him as a speaker.”
- Verne Harnish, Chair Bloomberg Scale-up Summit
“Bob delivered a power-packed presentation with concrete take-home values for all attendees. In fact, he scored an extraordinary NPS of 56 from the audience and had folks constantly talking about his experience shares and how they can incorporate them into their businesses. Bob doesn’t preach at the audience but invites them onto his journey...and they jump in smiling with both feet!”
- David Niu, Founder and CEO of TinyPulse
"Robert always rates well with digital marketing audiences because he has the ability to speak to both the tactical as well as the strategic aspect of affiliate/partner marketing. He is also engaging on state and is willing to work to make certain his presentation is relevant to the audience. Of the hundreds of digital retail professionals have worked with over the past 15 years; I can honestly say Robert is one of my handful of “go-to” speakers.”
- Alan Dick, GrowCommerce
“Bob shared his wisdom and expertise with the Small Giants Community in a virtual CEO forum and on the main stage at the Small Giants Summit conference. BOb’s speaking style is authentic, casual and highly engaging. He spoke about strategy, tactics, and high level impact--including lots of practical takeaways for the audience. We highly recommend Bob for a speaking engagement!”
- Hamsa Daher, Executive Director, Small Giants Community:
"Robert blew us all away. His talk was so deeply inspiring -- I personally feel very moved to make some changes in my own professional life!"
- Gretchen VanEsselstyn, Education Programs Director, Specialty Foods Association
"It is hard to articulate into words on how charismatic Bob was and how well he resonated with both our local and international audience. As the Event Organiser and Host, I was quite overwhelmed with the feedback from the audience. Bob’s willingness to share his experience and expertise so eloquently in the area of culture, leadership and remote working was critical to the success of this event. I will gladly work with Bob again – a highly professional and engaging speaker."
- Maya Javier, Conference and Content Manager, HRM Asia

Sample Speaking Topics

Known for compelling, insightful and actionable presentations, Robert’s audiences are prepared to take action and make an impact in their workplace. Below are some sample topics, however, Robert will customize any presentation to fit the goals, themes and vision of the speaking engagement.

Creating a World-Class, High Performing Culture
Companies don’t have to choose between treating people well and setting high expectations. Robert demonstrates five elements of great culture and how to apply them to any organization.

Capacity Building: A Framework to Unlock Potential
Most of us are living below our full potential. Based on his WSJ and USA Today bestseller, Elevate, Robert shares a powerful framework to improve performance, achieve at a higher level and lead others to do the same.

How To Thrive In The New World of Virtual Work
The working world is become more virtual, and both employees and leaders need to know how to excel in this new workplace model. Based on his #1 WSJ and USA Today bestseller, How To Thrive In The Virtual Workplace, Robert shares how employees and managers can be successful, productive and fulfilled while working remotely.

Open Transitions: Ending the Two Weeks Notice
The two weeks notice paradigm is a broken system, for employees AND employers. An Open Transitions program is a better way to address employee happiness and departures.

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