Leading With Heart
The New Competitive Advantage

A transformative keynote on how empathy, trust, and authentic communication drive performance,
engagement, and lasting cultural impact.

About this keynote

  • To help leaders unlock higher engagement, stronger trust, and lasting performance by bringing humanity back into leadership. “Leading with Heart” challenges traditional notions of authority and shows why empathy, compassion, and connection are the true drivers of organizational success today.

    In this keynote, Adam shares practical frameworks and real-world examples that empower leaders to lead with authenticity without losing accountability. Audiences walk away with actionable tools to strengthen team culture, improve communication, and make better decisions that balance business goals with human impact.

  • In this keynote, Adam shares practical frameworks and real-world examples that empower leaders to lead with authenticity — without losing accountability. Audiences walk away with actionable tools to strengthen team culture, improve communication, and make better decisions that balance business goals with human impact.

  • 1. Low Engagement and Burnout

    Teams are tired, disconnected, or doing the bare minimum. Employees don’t feel seen or valued morale is slipping, and leadership messages aren’t landing.

    → Why this talk helps:
    Adam helps leaders reconnect emotionally with their people and build trust-based cultures that reignite motivation and belonging.

    2. Transactional Leadership Culture

    Leaders focus heavily on performance metrics, KPIs, and deadlines but empathy and communication have taken a back seat.

    → Why this talk helps:
    Adam shows that leading with heart isn’t soft it’s strategic. When leaders combine compassion with clarity, results improve across engagement, retention, and innovation.

    3. Organizational Change Fatigue

    Mergers, restructures, or leadership transitions have left teams uncertain and leaders unsure how to re-energize them.

    → Why this talk helps:
    Adam equips leaders to guide their teams through change with confidence, emotional intelligence, and clear purpose turning resistance into renewed commitment.

    4. Leadership Identity Crisis

    Leaders are struggling to define what leadership looks like in a hybrid, fast-changing world. They want to be effective and human but don’t know how to balance both.

    → Why this talk helps:
    Adam offers a roadmap for modern leadership one that blends accountability, courage, and empathy to build trust and long-term success.

  • 45-90 Minutes

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“From the outset, Adam took the time to thoroughly understand our goals, challenges, and industry landscape.  Through his coaching, we have gained clarity in our business strategy, enhanced leadership skills, and improved overall efficiency.

One of Adam’s greatest strengths is his communication skills. He can inspire and challenge individuals to reach their full potential. His supportive yet results-driven approach has empowered our team to adopt new perspectives, embrace change, and implement effective solutions. Adam's sessions were always engaging, insightful, and filled with valuable takeaways that we could immediately apply to our business.

I wholeheartedly recommend Adam to any individual or business seeking a knowledgeable, motivational, and results-oriented speaker.”

Scott Whorrall
CEO, Vision Landscapes

“From the moment I met Adam virtually on a planned Zoom call about how we can work together to bring the Mindful Journey message to sports officials, I knew we were working with something special. Adam is intelligent, engaging and inspiring. But more than any of those characteristics — because many keynote speakers we explored have those attributes — it was clear that Adam cared. This set him apart.

As an active basketball referee he obviously cares about officiating's value in the sports equation, but Adam prepared for every interaction we had and truly got to know the mission, audience and goals of both our organization and our annual industry event of the year.

This preparation and care for who we are and what we do allowed Adam to deliver a valuable session for event attendees and staff alike.”

Joe Jarosz
Associate Editor, Referee Magazine

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