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Greg McKeown    

CEO of THIS Inc., Social Innovator & NYT Best-Selling Author of "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less"

Greg McKeown has authored the New York Times bestsellers "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" and "Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most." These books have collectively been published in 37 languages and are recognized for their profound impact on productivity and leadership philosophy.

McKeown is a distinguished public speaker who has engaged over 500 companies across more than 40 countries. His clientele includes prominent companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Nike. He also hosts "The Greg McKeown Podcast," which ranks in the Top 5 of all Self Improvement podcasts and Top 10 in Educational podcasts on Apple Podcasts. The podcast features notable guests such as Harvard professor Arthur Brooks, Matthew McConaughey, and Ariana Huffington.

His insights have been featured extensively in media outlets such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, Time, Fast Company, and Harvard Business Review. He has appeared on NPR, NBC, FOX, and "The Steve Harvey Show." Furthermore, McKeown has spoken at significant events worldwide, including at the World Economic Forum in Davos and SXSW, and was personally invited by Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, to participate in his Annual Innovation Conference.

In addition to his speaking and writing, McKeown is deeply committed to social innovation. He has served as a Board Member for the Washington D.C. policy group Resolve and as a mentor with 2 Seeds, a non-profit incubator for agricultural projects in Africa. He also co-created the class "Designing Life, Essentially" at Stanford University.

McKeown was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, where he has taken an active role by moderating discussions on social innovation. His academic credentials are equally impressive, holding an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, a certificate from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and conducting doctoral research at the University of Cambridge.

Speech Topics

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

This keynote speaks to anyone who has ever felt overworked and underutilized, always busy but never productive who are making a millimeter of progress in a million directions. Greg McKeown shares a system he used as part of the Stanford course he co-created called “Designing Life, Essentially.” It is a system for achieving more by doing less: a way for discerning what is essential, eliminating what is not, and removing obstacles in order to make the execution of what IS essential as easy and effortless as possible.

By applying tougher, more selective criteria, we can regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and efforts toward the goals and activities that truly matter.

Leadership Essentials – The Leadership Development Training

In this workshop McKeown gives participants the tools to define the Strategic Intent of their business. Specifically, they will learn to Evaluate the trivial many from the vital few, Eliminate the nonessentials and to Enable the team to almost effortlessly execute on the essentials.

Leading as an Essentialist – Keynote

In this keynote, Greg McKeown illustrates why leading as an Essentialist can help organizations accomplish more with fewer resources, take teams to the next level and produce breakthroughs in results and innovation.

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (But Better) – Keynote

This lecture speaks to anyone who has ever felt overworked but underutilized or always busy, but never productive. Greg McKeown offers a framework for discerning what is essential, eliminating what is not, and removing obstacles in order to make the execution of what is essential as effortless as possible. The disciplined pursuit of less allows employees to channel their time, energy and effort toward making the highest possible contribution to what really matters.

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