Become the Leader You Would Follow.

Flagship Keynote · 45–90 min · Expandable

Become the Leader You Would Follow

If you reported to you, would you stay? Jody's flagship keynote distills nearly three decades of training leaders into one conviction: leadership is not a position you hold, it's a person you become. Your audience confronts the gap between the leader they are and the leader they would follow — and gets the framework to close it.

Key takeaways

• Close the gap between the leader you are and the leader you would follow, starting with self-leadership
• Replace compliance with genuine buy-in using psychology-based influence and communication tools
• Install a common leadership framework proven to increase retention, engagement, performance, and profits

Best for: Executives, managers, emerging leaders, and association conferences

Signature Keynote · 60–120 min

The 4 Roles of a Leader

81% of turnover is caused by the direct supervisor or their boss. People quit people — not companies. Jody reveals the four roles every leader must master to build a team that performs without being pushed: Building Connection, Building Clarity, Building Momentum, and Achieving Results.

Key takeaways

• Master the four roles of leadership and operate from a proven playbook instead of guessing
• Attack the real cause of turnover with the D.A.R.E. framework: develop, attract, retain, and engage
• Change beliefs before behaviors, eliminate workplace drama, and build a common leadership language

Best for: Executives, managers, supervisors, emerging leaders, and association audiences

Keynote or Session · 45–90 min · Crowd Favorite

How To Read Anyone in 10 Seconds or Less

Every conversation — every negotiation, sales call, and difficult talk with an employee — is decided in the first ten seconds. This high-energy, wildly interactive program teaches your people to read facial features and behavioral cues so they stop guessing and start connecting.

Key takeaways

• Master five memorable facial and behavioral cues that reveal how people think, decide, and communicate
• Adapt your communication style in real time to build rapport faster and eliminate costly misunderstandings
• Apply the framework immediately in leadership, sales, service, and every relationship that matters

Best for: Leaders, sales teams, HR professionals, customer-facing teams, and conference audiences

Keynote or Workshop · 60–90 min · Expandable to multi-day

Bold Culture: Stop Dragging Your Team Uphill

Most organizations do not have a talent problem. They have a culture problem. Jody dismantles the myth that culture is about perks, posters, and pizza parties, and reveals the leadership system that turns standards into ownership, expectations into execution, and effort into results.

Key takeaways

• Diagnose the real reason good people underperform or leave — and it's almost never talent
• Install a leadership system that turns standards into ownership and expectations into execution
• Leverage culture as a financial multiplier that drives retention, performance, and profit

Best for: Business owners, executives, senior leaders, and audiences with decision-making authority

Keynote or Workshop · 60–90 min · Expandable

The Next Gen Leader

Your most experienced leaders are walking toward the exit, and the people who should replace them don't feel ready. This story-driven program equips emerging and established leaders in the four areas that determine whether people follow them: leading themselves, shaping culture, leading change, and delivering results.

Key takeaways

• Make the identity shift from holding a title to earning followership through self-leadership and credibility
• Build a culture that attracts, develops, and retains talented people instead of burning through them
• Lead change, accountability, and performance with the clarity and confidence of a seasoned leader

Best for: Emerging leaders, supervisors, managers, high-potential employees, and leadership cohorts

Keynote or Workshop · 60–90 min · Expandable

Accountability At Work: The 70/30 Formula

Nobody changes while they're blaming someone else. Real accountability happens when people choose to own their choices, actions, and outcomes — and there is a science to creating that choice. Your audience learns the 70/30 Formula: 70% positive affirmation, 30% structured confrontation, and the framework that makes both work.

Key takeaways

• Apply the 70/30 Formula so feedback becomes something your people crave instead of avoid
• Confront problems directly without damaging trust or triggering defensiveness
• Ask the three magic questions that move people from blame to full ownership, permanently

Best for: Executives, managers, supervisors, team leads, and any team where ownership matters

Keynote, Workshop, or Training · 60–90 min · Expandable to full day

The Pathway: From Turnover to Loyalty

Every resignation letter has a hidden author — and it's usually a supervisor. The Pathway equips the front-line leaders who determine whether your people stay or leave, through the four forces of engagement and retention: leveraging talent, building the team, emotional intelligence, and a culture of accountability.

Key takeaways

• Identify, attract, and retain great people in the toughest employment climate in decades
• Apply the five keys of emotional intelligence to build a workplace people are driven to show up for
• Use the accountability formula that turns feedback into fuel and employees into long-term loyalists

Best for: Supervisors, front-line leaders, HR professionals, and organizations fighting turnover

Keynote or Workshop · 60 min · 90-min interactive or half-day available

Amplified Intelligence: Advancing Human Reach in the Age of AI

AI is meant to advance the human reach, not replace the human touch — and leadership decides which one your organization gets. Technology doesn't fix culture; it accelerates whatever culture already exists. Built on Jody's Four Bottom Lines framework — Retention, Engagement, Performance, and Profit — and opening with a live demonstration where Jody reads audience volunteers in ten seconds or less.

Key takeaways

• Diagnose whether your culture will amplify trust or suspicion when new technology arrives
• Separate what should be automated from what must stay human
• Read the four temperaments and predict how each responds to change before you announce it

Best for: Executive teams, leadership summits, association conferences, and annual meetings navigating AI adoption

Keynote · 30 min · Expandable to 60 min

It Takes a Team to Build a Dream

No one transforms alone. Through three stories an audience does not forget — Nancy Edison, the pace-setters who carried Roger Bannister past the four-minute mile, and Ralph Boston's help to Bob Beamon — Jody shows that transformation is a team outcome built by identity builders, challengers, and encouragers. Audiences leave with three names written down and a commitment to act on each one.

Key takeaways

• Identify the three roles every person needs to grow, and recognize who played them in your own life
• Build identity in people who have more potential than confidence
• Use encouragement as a leadership tool in the moment someone is closest to quitting

Best for: Chambers of commerce, associations, business banquets, leadership summits, and emerging leader programs

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Jody was an amazing speaker and motivator. He had the whole room engaged during our leadership training. I cannot wait for more opportunities to hear him speak.

— Vicki Davis

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I have heard Jody speak several times and each time I have learned something I could take back to the office and become a better leader. I love that he gets the audience engaged and has them hanging on every word. If you are needing someone to motivate and inspire your team I would call Jody for your next event.

— Ron Garverick

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Jody is an amazing speaker that will keep your attention!! He is very engaging and brings a wealth of knowledge in leadership. I will be putting many of Jody's ideas into practice. Thank you for an excellent three day training.

— Mike Hopkin

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I had the opportunity to hear Jody speak during a leadership program in Amarillo. His unique means of engagement and entertainment to hold your attention is a characteristic not found in most speakers. I appreciate his ability to be open and honest with additional training one on one after his speech as well.

— Crystal Lewis

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Jody conducted a 3 day intensive leadership training for us and it was Awesome! I really enjoyed the way he can take complex ideas and put them in a way that you are like “oh that makes sense”. I look forward to reading more of his books and hearing him again at our next leadership retreat.

— Ben S.

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Mr. Holland is knowledgeable, entertaining and engaging. He is sensitive to the time he uses and doesn’t waste your time. His visual presentation and/or handouts are helpful.

— Doug Worthington, PhD