Speaking

I don't do keynotes about the future of marketing.

I do talks about what's actually working right now, from someone who has to make it work on Monday.

Topics.

01

What Your Agency Isn't Telling You

How agencies scope, price, staff and mark up — from someone who owns three of them. How to read a scope of work, what a fair margin actually is, and the five questions that expose an underperforming partner in one meeting. Uncomfortable for the agencies in the room. Very popular with everyone else.

02

Building for the Buyer

What acquirers actually diligence, why most founders optimize for the wrong metrics, and how to build a marketing function that survives the founder leaving. Drawn from three exits.

03

Fans, Not Customers

What professional sports understands about audience that consumer brands still don't. Building supporters instead of buyers, and why loyalty programs are the wrong answer to a belonging problem.

04

The Creator Economy Is Just Media Buying With Better Manners

Where creator-led marketing genuinely outperforms, where it's theater, and how to build a program that scales past one lucky post.

Formats

  • Keynote (30–45 min)
  • Fireside or moderated panel
  • Half-day executive workshop
  • Board and leadership offsites

Who I speak to

  • Founder and CEO groups
  • Industry conferences
  • Portfolio company summits
  • Agency and marketing leadership events
  • University and executive programs

Have an event?

Tell me the audience, the date and what you want them to walk out believing. I'll tell you if I'm the right fit.

Get in touch

Thirty minutes. No deck.

Tell me what's not working. I'll tell you what I'd do about it, and whether I'm the right person to do it.