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Ryan Leak            

Motivational Speaker, Strategic Advisor, Leadership Development Expert & Bestselling Author

Ryan Leak is a dynamic speaker, bestselling author, and strategic advisor renowned for his ability to inspire and transform individuals and organizations. As the CEO of a leadership development firm based in Dallas, Leak and his team train over 30,000 leaders annually — from Fortune 500 companies to professional sports teams. His unique talent for turning setbacks into opportunities, emphasizing the importance of resilience and the value of learning from failure, makes his teachings impactful and actionable with a splash of humor.

Leak's passion is helping leaders push past autopilot and level up in their lives and careers. He spreads this empowering message through coaching, speaking, and leveraging the power of video to reach thousands through his online platforms. He is the author of the USA Today bestselling book "Chasing Failure," the Wall Street Journal bestselling book "Leveling Up," and his latest work, "How to Work with Complicated People." His work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including "Good Morning America" and the "TODAY" show.

With an engaging personality and a deep understanding of human dynamics, Leak continues to motivate and equip people to overcome challenges and succeed in their endeavors. He is also widely known for planning a viral proposal and wedding on the same day.

Most importantly, Leak is married to his best friend Amanda and is the proud assistant coach for his son's basketball team. Whether through his powerful keynote speeches, best-selling books, or social media presence, Leak inspires over 50,000 individuals every month to chase their dreams and achieve their full potential.

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Leveling Up: Mastering Personal & Professional Growth

Unlock the secrets to continuous improvement with insights from Ryan Leak's best-seller "Leveling Up." This keynote is designed for those striving to reach new heights in their careers and personal lives. Ryan provides a roadmap for self-development, highlighting the importance of mindset, discipline, and perseverance. Attendees will leave equipped with tangible tools to set and achieve ambitious goals, making this session ideal for leadership training, employee development programs, and high-performance teams.

Chasing Failure: Embracing Resilience & Innovation

In a world where fear of failure holds many back, Ryan Leak turns the narrative on its head. Based on his groundbreaking book "Chasing Failure," this keynote encourages audiences to see failure as a stepping stone to success. Ryan shares his own journey, packed with real-life stories and practical strategies, inspiring your team to take calculated risks, innovate fearlessly, and build resilience. Perfect for organizations aiming to foster a culture of creativity and courage.

How to Work with Complicated People: Strategies for Effective Collaboration

Navigating the complexities of workplace relationships is a critical skill in today's interconnected world. In this engaging keynote, Ryan Leak delves into his latest book, "How to Work with Complicated People," offering strategies for effective collaboration with (nearly) anyone. Through humorous anecdotes and insightful research, Ryan helps audiences understand different personalities, manage conflicts, and build cohesive teams. This session is a must for organizations looking to enhance teamwork, communication, and overall workplace harmony.

Strengthening Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Your Organization

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are more important now than ever before. And here’s why: Only 50% of the U.S. population under the age of 18 is Caucasian. The data tells us by 2045, that will be the case for all ages. The future of your organization is a lot more diverse whether you prefer it that way or not. In light of your future customer base and your human resources, diversity, equity, and inclusion are conversations you desperately need to have a great understanding of. It can’t be something that’s simply on paper. It can’t be something of just hiring more people of color. It’s one thing to give a person of color a job. It’s another thing to give them a voice of influence at a decision-making table.

Self-Leadership: 7 Tools to Help You Lead Yourself Better & Inspire Others

Have you ever wondered, “What’s it like for people to be led by me?” When someone is hired to be a leader in an organization, what often doesn’t come with the gig is a leader… for the leader. One of the biggest hurdles leaders face is not actually leading people but leading themselves. Most leaders are often given titles with very little vision. They’re often given expectations with very little direction. The old saying rings true. It’s lonely at the top. Leaders desperately need a go-to strategy and system they can rely on when they feel like they’ve got no one in their corner to guide them.

Through his consulting work, Ryan Leak has been guiding 15,000+ C-Suite leaders every year through 7 key steps toward better self-leadership that leads to better people and organizational leadership.

Unoffendable

Offense is an event. Staying offended is a choice. When we don't deal with it in the workplace, it impacts our productivity and our ability to connect with our colleagues.

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Conflict Resolution

Most people believe conflict is a sign of unhealthy relationships, but, in fact, conflict is who we all grow. Instead of running away from or avoid conflict, I want to encourage you to embrace it.

How to Get What You Really Want

The problem with what we believe we want now is our history of what we wanted is flawed. The car we wanted 10 years ago isn't one we'd want now. The clothes we wanted so bad 20 years ago, we'd burn today. Most people don't discover what they really want until their 60s. And what they find out is that what they really want is a legacy. The one way we can all get what we really want is simple: generosity. If you make your life about giving, you'll always have a story to tell and someone will always have a story to tell about you.

Culture Carriers

We all love to experience great customer service with organizations who have a culture of hospitality. We think those organizations have a secret sauce about their culture, but the good news is that culture can be created by you wherever you are right now. Every day, we show up to work, we have a choice about how we're going to show up. We can simply fall into whatever culture preexists in our organizations or we can create culture. We can complain about culture or carry a new one.

How to Be a Team Member Everyone Wants to Work With

We despise working with someone who is prideful, selfish, lazy, careless, and deceitful. In fact, most of our chief complaints about others would include one of those. We all love working with team members who are: 1. Humble. 2. Helpful. 3. Hungry. 4. Hospitable. 5. Honest.

Followership

So many resources are poured into building leaders, but not enough resources are poured into building good followers. The art of followership is important for everyone, not the CEO. And there are some key habits that make followers effective.

7 Levels of Listening

Leadership rises and falls on communication. But the most important part of communication isn’t how well you talk, but how well you are listening. And there are levels to it. Once we learn them, we can nurture incredible work relationships.

Never Give Up-Ish

Every motivational speaker you’ve ever heard has said these words at least once to a large group of people: never. Give. up. I’ve done it hundreds of times. But the older I get, the more I realize… that might be the most dangerous piece of advice you could give to a large group of people. Here’s why: the people who have succeeded the most in life have actually figured out when and what they indeed should give up on so they can devote their energy to what will give them their best return on investment.

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News


Author Ryan Leak: ‘Do You Know What It’s Like To Be On The Other Side Of You?’
In this edition of our Corporate Competitor Podcast, Maxwell Leadership Keynote Speaker Don Yaeger sits down with author and speaker Ryan Leak to discuss why the fear of failure can be a leader’s worst nemesis—and how to overcome it.
Why Failure Is The Secret To Success
Ryan Leak, author of Chasing Failure, talks about how embracing failure can help marketers succeed faster.

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