Inspiring leaders
to inspire employees.
Keynotes and workshops on employee experience, leadership and culture. Built for HR teams and leaders who want the how, not just the why.
Sessions people still talk about on the drive home.
Every session is interactive, entertaining and ends with prescriptive takeaways. Delivered live, virtual, or in a custom format for your company.
A Modern EX Framework for 2027 & Beyond: Designing Work People Don't Want to Leave
A strategic system for employee experience that shapes performance, trust and retention.
Session details →Keynote or workshop · HR teams, leaders & managersLeaders Are Tools: Either Multipliers or Kill Switches (you choose)
The behaviours that separate culture-builders from culture-breakers, and how to coach for the former.
Session details →Keynote or session · HR teams & C-suiteAI Didn't Come to Cut Costs; It Came to Build Culture
Reframing AI as a culture accelerator focused on connection, trust and human performance.
Session details →The Feedback Advantage: How to Build a Culture of Real Conversations
A hands-on, high-energy workshop for leaders who want to give (and receive) feedback that actually changes behavior, performance and trust.
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Twenty-one years building the companies that build better workplaces.
Rob was on the founding team at Achievers and co-founded WorkTango, two HR-technology companies built around employee engagement and recognition. He has led teams as a CEO, an HR leader and a people leader, which is why his sessions are long on the "how."
Off stage: hockey, volleyball, a former metal-band guitarist, and a self-described pointaholic.
Let's make your event the one people remember.
Based in Toronto, speaking everywhere: in person, virtual, or a custom session for your company. Reach out and the team responds fast.