Brad Montgomery
Funny Motivational Speaker! (Connects Happiness to Bottom Line Results)
Brad teaches people how to use happiness to boost productivity, creativity, innovation, and profits. He turns typical meetings into transformational events using, the power of happiness. Oh, and he's pretty funny.
For business speaker Brad Montgomery, a funny thing happened on the way to law school. After graduating from Brown, his college “side hustle” of professional drumming, street magic, and comedy clubs led him to performing on cruise ships and even the prestigious Hollywood Magic Castle. Brad turned his love for the stage into his life work of becoming a successful keynote speaker who helps people feel valued, appreciated, respected and recognized. He never made it to Law School!
Brad is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster. As a business keynote speaker, his expertise is increasing performance by focusing on the people side of business. He speaks about the Undeniable, Jaw-Dropping Power of Encouragement (And How It Might Be the Business Strategy You Can’t Afford to Ignore.). Brad is a member of the National Speakers Association Speakers Hall of Fame, an elite group of 150 inductees worldwide.
His diverse client list ranges from Fortune 500 companies to smaller leadership groups in rural health care and groups of educators across the USA. He even spoke to the IRS where he withheld 30% of his best ideas.
His background in entertainment is still very present in all his business presentations. Whether he’s telling funny stories, sharing his innate and impromptu wit, or blowing audiences minds as a mentalist – he’s definitely not your standard “talking head” speaker.
He’s fresh. He’s funny. He’s unique.
He has three awesome kids and an amazing wife of over 30 years. Brad’s a life-long drummer and loves playing jazz and funk and then heading out for roller hockey. And in an emergency, Brad can ride a unicycle while juggling.
THE UNDENIABLE, JAW-DROPPING POWER OF ENCOURAGEMENT
The Business Strategy You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Your people are your most valuable resource. It’s time to invest in them now. Encouragement is the best place to start because it’s free, it’s easy, it’s underused, and it’s proven.
Picture a workplace where everyone feels valued and significant, where loyalty and job satisfaction reach unprecedented heights, and productivity flourishes. Achieving this is attainable by emphasizing the positive impact of encouragement among your team.
In today's high-performance business environments, fostering loyalty, trust, and unwavering commitment is essential. Encouragement serves as a catalyst, driving innovation, turning challenges into opportunities, and setbacks into pathways for growth.
The Organizational Benefits include:
- Performance
- Job Satisfaction
- Loyalty, Recruitment & Retention
- Productivity while fortifying your team against adversity
The Individual Benefits include:
- Stress and feelings of being overwhelmed
- Communication & relationships
- Morale & job satisfaction
- Measurable happiness
Audience Take-Aways: They Will Leave Inspired
Besides learning the hows and whys of encouragement, they’ll feel inspired to implement this crucial tactic.
They will leave Brad’s program feeling….
- Seen
- Significant
- That their leaders care about them.
Without the inspiration and motivation, there is no behavior change.
This motivational keynote isn’t just about feel-good sentiments; it’s a call to action for individuals and organizations to harness the transformative potential of encouragement.
Brad Montgomery is a proven, award-winning business keynoter who makes this program come to life. Not only is Brad really funny (he got his start as a professional comedian and magician), but he uses story and humor to illustrate ways to improve our ability to harness encouragement to improve ourselves and those people around us.
HAPPINESS PAYS: THE HOW’S AND WISE OF HAPPINESS AT WORK
This keynote covers much of the very exciting – and fairly recent – science, behind happiness and how you can use that science to excel. Happy people and happy organizations outperform their less happy counterparts big time. Happiness is a skill that can be broken down into skills. Happiness can be taught. And happiness can be learned. Your audience will leave this keynote energized, excited, and ready to implement happiness strategies that will increase their happiness starting now. Need real content from an inspirational business speaker? This topic is for you.
LAUGH-O-NOMICS 101 — CONNECTING HAPPINESS AT WORK TO BUSINESS SUCCESS
What is it? According to Webster’s Dictionary “Laugh-O-Nomics” means …… Ok, you got us— it’s not in the Dictionary. Yet. Learn the hows and whys of happiness as it relates to your life and your job. You’ll learn some of the science behind happiness; but even better, you’ll learn some surprisingly simple techniques to incorporate immediately at work and at home that will make you — and your organization — happier. Whether you’re a front-line employee or a supervisor or a C-Suite leader, you’ll be more effective and productive using happiness as a tool. You’ll leave with specific action steps that you can incorporate into your work style — and your organization — tomorrow. Funny. Totally Engaging. Motivation They’ll Remember.
MOTIVATION: EMBRACE YOUR AWESOMENESS
In this uplifting, inspirational and very funny keynote Brad reminds us that each one of us is important and have the ability to make a tremendous difference. Were are more influential than we think. We have purpose. We are important. We are awesome. We tend to underestimate our influence, our ability to make change, and our ability to do amazing things. Brad reminds us to stand up, take charge, and embrace our awesomeness. Do your people need to be reminded of their sense of purpose? Do your clients need a message of appreciation? Do you need to empower your people to reach their very best and to inspire the best out of those people around them? Then this motivational keynote speech is for you. For clients looking for an inspirational speaker — who is both engaging and business-oriented.
LEADERSHIP: IT TAKES THE RIGHT ATTITUDE TO BE A LEADER
Often your leaders, managers, supervisors are excellent at their job but they are not very good at inspiring their teams. They have forgotten the importance of attitude and leadership. Positive, upbeat, and can-do attitudes start at the top and trickle down. Excellent leaders know how to create buy-in and loyalty by demonstrating it themselves. They help create a positive culture by leading with their own attitudes. In this hands-on, very funny, and inspiring keynote your leaders will leave ready to make a difference with their teams. If you’re looking for Management 101, or 12 steps to Leading An Organization, this is NOT the keynote for you. But if you’re looking for a way to energize, inspire, and empower your leaders to both have ridiculously positive attitudes and be ready to share that positivity, then you this program is for you.
CHANGE MANAGEMENT — BRAD STYLE
“I’m Fine With Change — As Long As I Can Keep Doing It The Same Way As Last Year.” If your people and your organization are suffering from an overdose of change then you need a dose of Brad Montgomery. In this very funny keynote Brad brings an outside perspective to change. He helps your people to understand that not only is change inevitable and unavoidable, but it is both a secret and necessary ingredient to growth and personal happiness. In this keynote he connects happiness (both generally and at work) to not only accepting change, but thriving because of it. Both people and organizations suffer with stagnation. And yup, change is hard. Really hard. Brad helps ignite an attitude in which your people will celebrate the positivity of change. They will be engaged. They will laugh. But most importantly they will leave with a new perspective that helps them deal with the genuine stresses of change. For organizations needing an inspirational speaker who can help with Change Management.