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The Best Innovation Speakers of 2024

Discover the thought leaders who are redefining innovation and empowering organizations to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

| Chad E. Foster

Perfect Agenda Timing for Your Sales Kickoff Conference Speaker

Discover the strategic impact of placing a high-impact sales keynote speaker at the opening or closing of your sales kickoff conference, weighing the benefits of each approach to energize your team and align with your company's goals.

| Chad E. Foster

Overcoming Adversity with Blind Ambition™

Explore how embracing discomfort, maintaining a beginner's mindset, and focusing on personal growth rather than external comparisons can lead to greater resilience, innovation, and fulfillment in life and business.

| Chad E. Foster

Leveraging AI for Business Growth: The Cloudera Approach

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in the business world, redefining how companies operate, interact with customers, and generate revenue.

| Chad E. Foster

Work Travel Tips

Some tips I’ve come up with that have helped me stay in shape (both physically and mentally) while traveling for work.

| Chad E. Foster

Best Leadership Speakers in 2024

| Chad E. Foster

The Best Sales Keynote Speakers in 2024

| Chad E. Foster

Best Change Speakers for 2024

| Chad E. Foster

EMPATHY IN LEADERSHIP: WHY IT MATTERS AND HOW TO CULTIVATE IT

Empathy is crucial for differentiated leadership and company performance

| Chad E. Foster

NURTURING A GROWTH MINDSET: KEY STRATEGIES FOR ELEVATING PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

Growth mindset offers that abilities and competencies can be enhanced through lifelong learning

| Chad E. Foster

THE ART OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: BUILDING STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAMS

Have you ever walked into a room when you could feel everyone looking at you?

| Chad E. Foster

Getting Comfortable With Discomfort

Have you ever walked into a room when you could feel everyone looking at you?

| Chad E. Foster

Unapologetically You

My vision was fading quickly, and it was becoming increasingly impossible to act as if nothing were wrong.

| Chad E. Foster

The Fear that Drives Us

Fear is innate to living. I recall one of my biggest fears was choosing the right job after graduating from college.

| Chad E. Foster

The Taller the Mountain, the Better the View

Have you ever been in a hotel and wanted to work out, but found it too cumbersome to make it to the hotel gym?

| Chad E. Foster

Dreamers Want to Succeed. Doers Inevitably Succeed

All of us want to live a happy and successful life. So, what stops us from reaching our goals?

| Chad E. Foster

The Key to Resilience is…

Life is full of surprises. Who could’ve predicted how 2020 unfolded? Read more to see how to be resilient.

| Chad E. Foster

Seeing Beyond Circumstances: A Lesson in Vision

By my late teens, I’d gone completely blind, even in broad daylight. Sightless, I lived for a time from a vantage point of victimhood — until developing a different vision.

| Chad E. Foster

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Blind Ambition™

If you don’t feel like you’re reaching the levels of happiness that you see others enjoy, or your goals seem out of reach, you’re not alone. Life is too short for regrets. Learn how to use your mindset to reach your most daring dreams. Chad’s stories and lessons will inspire, empower, and prepare you to face uncertainty with hope and optimism. Want to be mentally tough, strong, resilient and prepared to adapt and thrive in changing circumstances? Self-confident to become your best you? It’s time to break free from the self-destructive thoughts that hold you back.

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