Ben Nemtin

Resilience in the Face of Uncertainty

The world is changing faster than we ever imagined, leaders and teams have to dig deep within themselves to break through and find opportunity in uncertain times.

Breaking through his own crippling depression, Ben committed to a series of positive life changes, he had a shift in perspective that changed his outlook on life and opened himself up to endless possibility. From there he committed to following his buried dreams and helping others through acts of service. The rest is history.

Ben’s life changing message has opened up audiences around the world to cultures of service, gratitude and endless potential.

Audience takeaways:

• How all aspects of your life impact your performance at work.

• Ben’s ‘Mental Health Toolkit’ offers 12 easy to implement practices that increase well-being during times of stress, anxiety and burnout.

• Proof that small acts of service can create and incredible impacts in your organization and community (The Ripple Effect).

Leading With Purpose

Driving teams to thrive today requires new strategies for connecting and getting results. Retention and engagement are major issues and old leadership models don’t deliver like they once did.

Effective leaders must go deeper and show empathy and understanding to help teams reach their true potential. When team members truly feel that their leadership and organization cares about their personal and their professional development, that’s where the magic happens.

Audience takeaways:

• A simple framework for connecting with your team around their personal and professional goals
• Build a culture of belonging where team members know it’s ok to ask for help
• Create a renewed feeling of purpose and trust within your team
• Be a servant leader and maximize potential
• Reignite commitment to the organization as people feel the organization is equally committed to them

Dream Wall: Goes well with Keynote "New Leadership: Why You Matter"

A “Dream Wall” (or “Before I Die Wall”) is a popular pre-keynote activation. The walls come in many forms, shapes and sizes but they all serve the same purpose: to get people thinking about their list leading up to Ben’s presentation.

A “Dream Wall” is a place for attendees to write, stick, clip or post their bucket list item on a wall for everyone to see. This dynamic visual doesn’t just get people talking, it’s also a fantastic way to learn about the folks around you. It’s common for organizations to secretly choose a few bucket list items to check off and announce this after Ben’s presentation.

New Leadership: Why You Matter

Companies with a people-first culture see measurable improvements in productivity, lower absenteeism, higher customer satisfaction and improved recruitment (Harvard Business Review). This is the new leadership. When you put yourself first you’re putting yourself in a position to serve others, it’s not selfish; it’s service.

When you’re pursuing the things that are truly important to you, you’re more alive in every way and you bring that energy to everything you do. An organization can only become the-best-version-of-itself to the extent that its employees are becoming better-versions-of-themselves. Proving that you care enough to ask your people what matters most to them goes a long way, and it’s easier than you think to help them get there.

Key takeaways:

• Ben brings home the importance of pursuing a bucket list, not only for your own wellbeing, but also for your career and for those around you.
• Ben facilitates goal sharing and inspires people into action through masterful storytelling and by implementing tiers of accountability to drive them towards their goals.

List Writing Workshop: Goes well with Keynote “5 Steps to Making the Impossible Possible

Ben’s 30-minute list writing workshop puts the ‘5 Steps to Making the Impossible Possible’ into action. Inspiration doesn’t come to us, we must create inspiration by taking steps toward our goals and this workshop does exactly that.

The breakout session includes writing your list, identifying the most important item on your list, dream sharing with an accountability partner and helping one another reach our goals in intimate group settings. These steps are designed to build accountability around personal goals, to generate inspiration by stimulating small actionable steps and to illustrate that help might just be sitting right next to you.

5 Steps to Make the Impossible Possible

Dream Portraits: goes well with Keynotes "5 Steps to Make the Impossible Possible" and "New Leadership: Why You Matter"

Dream portraits are a popular post-keynote activation. In his keynote, Ben helps attendees identify the #1 item on their bucket list (the personal goal they want more than anything in the world) and dream portrait helps them share this goal in a memorable way.

After Ben’s presentation, audience members write their biggest goal on a small chalkboard and a professional photographer takes a beautiful portrait that can be shared instantly. This not only memorializes the keynote experience and the goal, it also builds further accountability through sharing on social media.

Mental Wealth

Ben is a mental health advocate who believes that all humans have ups and they have downs. He believes the stigma around mental illness can be broken through open, honest conversations. However, the onus is not on the 1 in 5 who struggle with mental health to break the stigma, the responsibility falls on all of us.

By showing how his vulnerabilities have become his strengths, Ben gives others the courage to talk about their internal battles.

Key takeaways:

• Ben shares the tools that help him cope with the stresses of life and emphasizes that it is ok to reach out for help.
• His astounding story and authentic levity gives audiences hope and normalizes behavioral health in a vibrant way.