Jake Thompson

Your team is trapped in a performance prison they don't even know exists.

They've been conditioned to measure their worth by external scorecards (rankings, approvals, beating others) so they spend their careers performing for an audience instead of pursuing their potential. They're dominators who only take safe goals, avoiders who won't risk looking imperfect, or drifters who've given up competing altogether.

But here's the brutal truth many people never realize: you can protect your ego or you can push your limits, but you can't do both.

What if the biggest barrier to your team's breakthrough performance isn't lack of talent - it's their addiction to external validation? What if the very need to "look good" is precisely what's keeping them from getting better?

The elite performers Jake Thompson studies have cracked a code that changes everything: they stopped competing for approval and started competing for improvement. Through raw personal stories of failure and breakthrough, Jake exposes the ego gap that keeps most people drifting instead of striving.

Using his battle-tested frameworks, your team will learn to compete with the only opponent that actually matters: yesterday's version of themselves.

Audiences will walk away with actionable steps to:
•    Escape the external validation trap – Recognize when they're performing for approval instead of improvement and redirect focus to internal competition
•    Navigate the ego gap – Choose growth over comfort by embracing the discomfort that signals they're on the precipice of breakthrough
•    Master the drift vs. strive choice – Make the daily decision to compete with intention rather than drift toward default outcomes
•    Build grit through daily disciplines – Use the Start/Stop/Continue framework to guarantee weekly improvement through small, consistent actions
•    Transform teammates into competitive advantages – Leverage the "cheat code" of community to accelerate growth while competing internally

Great for teams and organizations needing a complete mindset reset and cultural shift.
 

Your best people are stuck. They know what they should be doing, but they can't seem to translate that knowledge into consistent action. They start strong on Monday but drift by Wednesday. They set ambitious goals but struggle to string together the daily wins that make them inevitable.

The problem isn't motivation - it's execution. Most professionals have the drive to succeed but lack a systematic approach to make progress predictable instead of random.

What if you could eliminate the gap between knowing and doing? What if breakthrough performance was simply the result of better daily systems?

In this action-packed keynote, Jake Thompson reveals the exact execution methodology that turns good intentions into unstoppable results. Through the Beat Yesterday Blueprint™, your team will learn to build momentum that compounds, recover from setbacks faster, and create the kind of consistency that makes excellence automatic.

Key Takeaways:
•    Bridge the Knowing-Doing Gap – Transform intentions into actions through proven execution systems
•    Build Momentum That Sticks – Stack daily wins that compound into breakthrough results over time
•    Recover from Setbacks Like a Champion – Bounce back faster and stronger when things don't go as planned
•    Design Your Environment for Success – Structure your surroundings to make good choices inevitable
•    Master the Art of Daily Progress – Turn small, consistent improvements into your competitive advantage

Great for performance-driven individuals and teams seeking practical execution systems.
 

Your organization has a leadership development problem that nobody wants to admit.

We’ve developed a habit of promoting talented individual contributors into management roles and expect them to magically transform into effective leaders. The outcome? 60% of new leaders fail within their first two years - not because they lack potential, but because they were never taught the fundamentals.

Leadership isn't an intuitive skill - it's a learned craft built on specific fundamentals that many people are never taught.

What if the leadership crisis isn't about finding better people, but about building better systems? What if the difference between managers who struggle and leaders who thrive isn't natural talent, but mastery of relationship fundamentals?

The leaders Jake Thompson studies who consistently develop high-performing teams treat leadership like a skill with teachable fundamentals, not a personality trait. While others hope new managers will "figure it out," these leaders systematically build relationship accounts, master communication, and focus on developing people rather than managing tasks.

Through personal stories from his family's gas station business and real-world examples from leaders who've transformed their teams, Jake reveals the four foundational pillars every leader must master and provides practical frameworks that transform task management into people development.

Audiences will walk away with actionable steps to:
•    Build relational deposits before making accountability withdrawals – Use the "50 cups of coffee" approach to connect with team members as people before managing them as employees
•    Master the four leadership fundamentals – Apply Connection, Clarity, Communication, and Consistency as the foundation for all leadership effectiveness
•    Develop people through systematic coaching – Use proven frameworks like Start/Stop/Continue and What/Why/How to turn every interaction into a development opportunity
•    Lead from the mirror first – Implement the Well/Better/How daily reflection system to model the behavior they expect from their teams
•    Create leadership multiplication – Focus on developing other leaders rather than just gaining followers, ensuring sustainable organizational growth

Perfect for new managers, experienced leaders seeking to improve their fundamentals, and organizations ready to systematically develop leadership capabilities.
 

Your audience is trapped in a focus crisis that's silently destroying their potential for sustained success.

Every day, they make an unconscious choice that determines their trajectory: they either focus on building their ego or strive to improve, but they can't do both. So they chase external validation, get distracted by shiny objects, and compare themselves to others' highlight reels while neglecting the boring, daily work that actually builds lasting success.

Meanwhile, they're caught in the performance paradox that kills most careers: the very things that promise quick wins are precisely what prevent long-term excellence.

What if the biggest barrier to sustained peak performance isn't lack of talent or opportunity - it's where your attention is channeled? What if the difference between one-hit wonders and career champions isn't what they do, but what they choose to focus on every single day?

The entrepreneurs and leaders Jake Thompson studies who build lasting success have mastered a counterintuitive truth: while others chase excitement and validation, champions embrace the boring work that everyone else avoids. They've learned that success isn't about overnight breakthroughs - it's about daily choices compounded over time.

Through raw, vulnerable storytelling - including his own journey through crushing debt, dark thoughts, and near-business failure - Jake exposes how the focus on looking successful actually prevents becoming successful. You’ll discover tools to shift your focus from outcomes beyond your control to processes you can master - every single day.

Audiences will walk away with actionable steps to:
•    Make the daily ego vs. improvement choice – Recognize when they're performing for validation instead of focusing on getting better
•    Embrace the boring work that builds excellence – Reframe consistency and daily disciplines as competitive advantages while others chase shortcuts
•    Control their inner chatter – Use optimistic self-talk and the power of "yet" to maintain focus during challenging periods
•    Apply the bamboo tree principle – Focus on process over outcomes, understanding that unseen foundation-building creates visible breakthrough moments
•    Leverage community for resilience – Move past isolation and surface-level networking to build authentic connections that sustain them through difficult seasons

Perfect for entrepreneurs, leaders, and teams ready to stop chasing quick wins and start building the foundation for sustained excellence.