Adam Olenn
Photo: Jonathan Pitts-Wiley
Photo: Jonathan Pitts-Wiley
Why you should book Adam Olenn for your next event
- Gain practical tools to craft stories that drive results, making your messaging impactful and memorable.
- Learn expert storytelling methods backed by research in neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics to communicate persuasively.
- Adam Olenn’s expertise in branding and marketing will connect the dots from high-level understanding to projects currently at hand, so attendees can immediately apply what they've learned.
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By the end of Adam Olenn’s keynote, every participant will deeply understand the transformative power of stories to move people to action. Adam equips them with the tools and techniques to wield this power with confidence and command. Participants will leave inspired and empowered with a clear, actionable process to apply storytelling to their personal and professional lives, enhancing their ability to connect, communicate, and persuade.
A great keynote inspires people with exciting new ideas and fresh motivation. But all too often, they don’t know how to apply those ideas to the work at hand. Adam’s presentations inform, inspire, and teach participants to harness the world-changing power of story
right away
. His clear, step-by-step process leaves audiences energized and empowered to put energy into action.
In over 25 years of creative leadership in branding and marketing, Adam has discovered that the oldest form of connection, communication, and persuasion is also the most powerful—great stories. With robust support from neuroscientists, psychologists, and behavioral economists, he shows audiences why that is and how to use it to their advantage.
Best of all, the insights in Adam’s keynotes explain phenomena that many people sense are true without knowing why. Armed with the tools, energy, and empathy Adam brings to the stage, they emerge as more confident communicators in their personal and professional lives.
Based in Rhode Island, Adam has earned rave reviews by audiences from Boston to Borneo. And with the rise of AI, Adam is determined to empower as many people as possible to become compelling, connection-building storytellers.
right away
. His clear, step-by-step process leaves audiences energized and empowered to put energy into action.
In over 25 years of creative leadership in branding and marketing, Adam has discovered that the oldest form of connection, communication, and persuasion is also the most powerful—great stories. With robust support from neuroscientists, psychologists, and behavioral economists, he shows audiences why that is and how to use it to their advantage.
Best of all, the insights in Adam’s keynotes explain phenomena that many people sense are true without knowing why. Armed with the tools, energy, and empathy Adam brings to the stage, they emerge as more confident communicators in their personal and professional lives.
Based in Rhode Island, Adam has earned rave reviews by audiences from Boston to Borneo. And with the rise of AI, Adam is determined to empower as many people as possible to become compelling, connection-building storytellers.
Drive business forward with the power of STORY
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Keynotes
Keynote by Adam Olenn: Unleash Your Greatest Superpower: STORY
The 21st century pits our ability to adapt against the fastest pace of change in human history. Technologies like artificial intelligence are growing logarithmically.  Social networks have left us feeling more separated and lonely.  And together, they have spawned an information environment so dense with static that it’s hard to hear the music.
Fortunately, you have within you a power that overcomes all of these challenges:Â Â the ability to share stories.
Where forces push people apart, story connects.  Where technology makes us uncertain, story brings us back to core principles.  And where rivers of low-quality information threaten to inundate us, story makes the truth clear.
By the end of this energizing, inspiring, and doggedly practical keynote, you’ll understand the central role of storytelling in what it is to be human, why stories work, and most importantly—how to make them fly.
Learning objectives:
The evolutionary evidence for stories as central to being human.
The neurobiology and psychology of how stories affect us.
Why stories are our most powerful persuasive tool.
What a storyÂ
actuallyÂ
is—and what it isn’t.
A clear, step-by-step process to craft your own story.
A simple, effective toolkit for making your story more powerful.
How to use stories to transform sales, marketing, and fundraising.
How to use storytelling to unify your organization’s culture.
Fortunately, you have within you a power that overcomes all of these challenges:Â Â the ability to share stories.
Where forces push people apart, story connects.  Where technology makes us uncertain, story brings us back to core principles.  And where rivers of low-quality information threaten to inundate us, story makes the truth clear.
By the end of this energizing, inspiring, and doggedly practical keynote, you’ll understand the central role of storytelling in what it is to be human, why stories work, and most importantly—how to make them fly.
Learning objectives:
The evolutionary evidence for stories as central to being human.
The neurobiology and psychology of how stories affect us.
Why stories are our most powerful persuasive tool.
What a storyÂ
actuallyÂ
is—and what it isn’t.
A clear, step-by-step process to craft your own story.
A simple, effective toolkit for making your story more powerful.
How to use stories to transform sales, marketing, and fundraising.
How to use storytelling to unify your organization’s culture.
