What Audiences Can Expect

After decades of building companies from nothing, scaling global networks, backing founders, and sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with leaders of some of the world’s most iconic brands, Bert brings unfiltered truth about leadership, talent, and performance—delivered with honesty and zero victim mentality.

Signature
Topics

Signature Topics

  • Extinguishing Self-Limitations
  • Rising Up Every Damn Day
  • Meritocracy in a World Addicted to Average
  • Build a Winning Mindset: Proving Doubters Wrong
  • Building & Backing High-Performance Companies 
Invite Bert to Speak

Why Book Bert

  • He says what leaders need to hear, not what they expect.
  • His insights come from real operating experience, not theory.
  • He delivers practical frameworks leaders can implement immediately.
  • He refuses mediocrity and challenges teams to rise every damn day.
  • He leaves audiences sharper, more accountable, and more decisive.

Formats

  • Keynote (30–60 minutes)
  • Fireside Chat
  • Executive Roundtable
  • Leadership Offsite Intensive
  • Private Founder / CEO Session

Speaker Credentials Snapshot

  • 35+ years leading companies and teams
  • Founder, CEO, & Chairman across multiple high-performance organizations
  • 3,000+ leaders placed into roles that shape the future of work
  • Former CEO of a 600+ office global executive search network
  • Advisor & Investor across F&B, beverage, tech, and future-of-work ventures

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Recent Speaking Engagements

2025

DISCUS Academy Leadership Graduation

General Session Speaker

2023

Hunt Scanlon Culture Conference

Fireside Chat Moderator with Lisa V. Chang, EVP & Global Chief People Officer, Coca-Cola

2022

MRINetwork United

Opening Speaker

2025

DISCUS Academy Leadership Graduation

General Session Speaker

2023

Hunt Scanlon Culture Conference

Fireside Chat Moderator with Lisa V. Chang, EVP & Global Chief People Officer, Coca-Cola

2022

MRINetwork United

Opening Speaker