Gregg is a true pro! His attention to detail in the development of content, keynote promotional language and onsite logistical details is impeccable. He put great effort into connecting with the audience. His energy is infectious and his insight provided strong takeaways and a-ha moments for conference delegates.
Gregg Brown
Award Winning Thought Leader on Building Future Ready Cultures, Change and the Future of Work
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Gregg Brown
Biography
Gregg Brown is an internationally recognized change expert, best selling author and keynote speaker who combines storytelling, audience engagement and research-based insights to empower teams to be future ready and thrive in the future of work.
Gregg was just named one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders on Change Management. His ideas are in publications such as Forbes, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and Entrepreneur, amongst others.
His core message is simple, yet powerful. Instead of solely focusing on the future of work, let’s focus on making your leaders and teams even more future-ready, to not only implement new ideas, but to strategically respond to whatever comes up. Gregg works with you to determine how to position and frame this message for your audience so they leave with practical strategies they can immediately use.
Gregg's high energy keynotes have engaged thousands of individuals on hundreds of stages in some of the world's leading organizations that tackle some of the biggest issues on the planet ranging from energy, health, to education and housing.
These audiences include Fortune 500 companies such as Johnson & Johnson, TD Bank, KMPG through to governments, associations and humanitarian organizations worldwide, including the UN, Habitat for Humanity and the CDC - equipping them with the courage and practical tools to dive fearlessly into the never-ending waves of change.
Gregg’s new book, Spark Action: How to Lead Change That Matters is recommended as one of the top thought-leader books to read in 2024 by Thinkers360 and is an Amazon #1 Bestseller.
With a Master’s of Social Science degree from the University of Leicester in the UK, his Project Management Professional Designation (PMP) and as an associate member of the American Psychological Association, Gregg brings a unique blend of a practical insights and engaging storytelling to his presentations that create actionable takeaways audiences can immediately use.
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Featured Keynote Programs
The Evolution of Leadership in the Age of AI
As AI continues to reshape the workplace and the future of work, leadership is having to evolve to meet new demands and rising expectations from employees. With knowledge workers shifting away from routine, repetitive tasks, the very nature of leadership must change. According to a recent Future of Work survey, 73% of leaders believe their skill sets will need to change completely, or almost completely to thrive in this rapidly changing landscape.
Amidst talent shortages and concerns about AI replacing jobs, leaders are now challenged to refine their abilities and envision a future where humans and machines collaborate to achieve remarkable outcomes. Leadership will be key to fostering this partnership, driving innovation, and empowering teams.
In this engaging and insight filled keynote, Gregg will share research based insights combined with actionable strategies so the audience will:
- Discover the critical leadership skills required for the future of work.
- Explore how to build trust with the rise of the other AI - “Artificial Intimacy”
- Learn how to reimagine the workplace so employees feel empowered not displaced
- Uncover strategies to boost engagement and build long-term team commitment.
- Master techniques to inspire teams to embrace the future of work with agility and enthusiasm.
This session will equip leaders with the insights and tools they need to lead in a world where humans and AI work hand in hand.
Future-Ready Leadership
Leading in the Future of Work
In a fast-paced, complex, and uncertain environment, organizations are being pushed to do more—and do it faster. The key to navigating these rapid changes lies in future-ready leadership, especially in today’s AI-powered digital age. To move teams from where they are now to where they need to be, leaders must be equipped to guide them through this transformative journey.
Instead of worrying about what the future of work holds, Gregg offers a different and proactive approach. He will show you how to prepare yourself, your teams, and your organization to not only manage whatever comes next, but how to drive new initiatives with confidence.
In this dynamic and inspiring presentation, participants will:
- Develop a growth mindset to inspire leadership and align teams for future success.
- Learn how to leverage brain science to build trust and prepare teams for the future.
- Explore strategies to keep teams engaged and foster a culture of innovation.
- Discover methods for cultivating execution confidence so teams can take bold action despite uncertainty.
- Examine how to strengthen resilience and increase agility through any type of change.
Attendees will leave with practical tools and actionable techniques to lead in the future of work, inspire their teams, and build a resilient, agile, and future-ready culture.
The Future of Work
A Roadmap for Change-Ready Leaders to Succeed in a World Reeling from Disruption
In the future, when you look back on this unpredictable time, you will know that crises are where people find their greatness. Why? Because they push us in ways we haven’t been pushed.
You will also know, you are more change-ready than you think you are. These truths are at the heart of Gregg’s message, which has been inspiring organizations around the world to thrive in transformative change.
To keep our organizations agile and innovative in the future of work, we must spark action in our teams to be future ready. Yet how do we do that, with what we’ve all just been through?
What are the organization’s secrets that make them change ready and thrive today?
From CEOs to entrepreneurs and all of us in between, we can apply the lessons learned from their inspiring stories to our everyday lives.
In this dynamic experience, the audience discovers practical ways to:
- Align and inspire teams for growth.
- Instill the critical discovery mindset needed to accelerate multiple organizational changes
- Help teams shift to the new vision that is being asked of them
- Maximize agility to tackle the changes that are coming down the pipe that you can immediately use.
- Break out of status quo change management thinking and discover people-centric approaches that actually work.
Be Future Ready
Ignite Transformative Change
Navigating disruptive change, getting people engaged in our ideas and inspiring them to thrive all at the same time can be overwhelming!
We may think we are ‘future ready’ because of our expertise and experience. Yet, no one is ready for change that might have a negative impact on them or increase the amount of work they have on their plates – and that is the future of work!
With Gregg’s experience in leading change with diverse populations, he will leave the audience with new insights, relatable stories and solid takeaways all told with a healthy dose of humour.
In this engaging experience, participants will:
- Discover three ways to accomplish more and be innovative when under pressure.
- Embrace the principles of brain science and use them to your advantage
- Discover a simple technique to ignite transformative change
- Unleash a powerful process to move into a discovery mindset
- Identify strategies to reduce overwhelm and support peak performance.
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Featured Books
Spark Action
by Gregg Brown
You can’t change people. But you can change the world.
The pace of change has picked up and will continue to do so. The future is requiring us to get ourselves and others engaged in change rapidly. In Spark Action, internationally acclaimed speaker, entrepreneur, and advisor Gregg Brown unlocks why people aren’t motivated to act on our ideas and shares insights and strategies to spark positive change in our organizations and communities.
With a 30-year career that spans the healthcare, education, non-profit, and private sectors, Brown has learned what makes people tick and how to help them take action, often in difficult circumstances. But he’s the first to admit that he wasn’t always so confident with change.
With interactive self-reflection activities and story-building frameworks, Brown outlines a clear pathway to lead change that begins on the inside and bridges out to impact the people, organizations, and communities around us.
Brown shares customized strategies and inspirational success stories that he has nurtured in his diverse clients―from Fortune 500s to governments to humanitarian organizations. Brown’s easy-to-follow advice, paired with his signature enthusiasm and candour, will ignite your change-making mastery before you’ve even finished the book!
Ready... Set... Change Again!: Take Control of Change Before It Takes Control of You
by Gregg Brown
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