Speaking
Keynotes that leave leaders inspired to act.
Whether your audience is 50 executives at a leadership meeting or 5,000 leaders at a conference, Matt gives them a simple process they can start using the next day.
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See Matt on stage
2026 · 4 min 29 s
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The keynote
Inspire Greatness
A simple, scalable process for consistently bringing out the best in your team
In this highly engaging, highly practical keynote, bestselling author Matt Tenney shares an approach to leadership built on research, consulting with hundreds of organizations, and his own path from prisoner to monk to social entrepreneur.
- A 4-step process any leader can follow to drive high performance.
- Ways to attract and keep top talent, with a process that scales to managers at every level.
- A practical path to meaning and fulfillment in the work of leading people.
Formats
Built for the room you're planning
Leadership meetings
A focused session for your executive team or managers, built around the people they lead.
Conferences
A keynote that gives a large audience one clear idea and a story they'll remember.
Training
Half-day to multi-day programs that turn the keynote's ideas into habits your leaders keep.
Training programs
Go deeper after the keynote
Programs for leadership teams that want lasting change, from a single session to a year of training and coaching.
Mindful Leadership Training
The inner work that makes leaders more effective: better decisions, stronger people skills and more resilience under stress, with simple practices for every day.
Business Acumen Training
Assessment-based training from the Perth Leadership Institute that helps leaders adopt more profitable behaviors. Matt is a certified Perth consultant.
Customized Programs
Training and coaching built around your team's needs, combining servant leadership, business acumen and mindfulness-based emotional intelligence.
The Complete Program
A year of leadership training and coaching for leadership teams or individual leaders, from buy-in to business acumen to emotional intelligence.
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Tailored to your audience
Testimonials
What planners and leaders say
Matt Tenney is the BEST speaker I've ever heard at any event I have ever been to!
Inspirational! A perfect example to the organization of how effectively serving others is the key to true greatness.
You are one of the best I have seen. The mannerism, style, approach, charisma, substance, delivery, examples you provided… First-class!!!
I attend many, many conferences. Your keynote was the BEST I have ever heard.
One of the best speakers I've ever heard. Made me re-examine the purpose for my work.
Probably the best speaker I've heard at any convention.
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