Judd Shaw inspires leaders with powerful insights on authenticity, brave storytelling, and building meaningful human connections.
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"Judd presented to our team The Power of Brave Leadership. The engagement and enthusiasm from our team exceeded all expectations. I would highly recommend Judd Shaw to host a workshop."
TPG National Convention
Judd Shaw is an award-winning author, CEO, lawyer, entrepreneur, and podcast host who brings deep authenticity and heart to every stage he steps on. His journey through success, struggle, addiction, and renewal shaped a powerful understanding of what true leadership requires. Today, he equips leaders and teams with practical frameworks for courage, connection, and storytelling, helping them turn uncertainty into opportunity and build workplaces where people thrive.
Judd Shaw has spent over two decades leading one of New Jersey’s most successful injury law firms, Judd Shaw Injury Law, where he built a reputation not only for results but for genuine connection. His career spans entrepreneurship, authorship, law, and podcasting, yet the thread that ties it all together is his commitment to authenticity. Guided by faith and his devotion to fatherhood, Judd brings a rare openness to his work, inviting audiences to explore leadership through courage, vulnerability, and human connection.
His path has not been linear. Behind the accolades and achievements lies a story of struggle, including the painful reckoning of addiction and the experience of hitting rock bottom. Instead of defining him, these moments became the foundation of a profound transformation. Judd discovered that true strength emerges when leaders are willing to be real. This breakthrough shaped his philosophy: bravery begins in the heart and shows up in the stories we choose to tell.
Recognizing the emotional toll of success, Judd made the decision to step into a deep journey of self-exploration. Through therapy, personal development, and a thorough study of human connection theory, he began rebuilding his life from the inside out. This process reconnected him with his core values, reshaped the way he leads, and opened his eyes to the importance of psychological safety in every environment, at home, at work, and in the communities where we love and live.
It was during this transformative chapter that Judd embraced storytelling as a source of strength. What began as a personal practice evolved into a powerful professional framework that now guides his keynote work. He created The Cure Frameworks, clear, actionable guides designed to help individuals and organizations build authentic relationships that fuel trust, growth, and long-term success. These frameworks are now central to his speaking engagements and leadership development approach.
Judd’s signature keynote, The Power of Brave Storytelling: How to Move from Uncertainty to Opportunity, offers leaders and teams a new way to navigate change. Grounded in authenticity and shaped by lived experience, his keynote weaves research, personal stories, and practical tools into a compelling message about what it means to lead bravely.
He shows audiences how courage and vulnerability create powerful openings for innovation, connection, and progress. Leaders walk away with strategies for cultivating safer, more supportive workplaces where people can share ideas, take risks, and show up without fear. By shifting focus from perfection to presence, Judd empowers organizations to build cultures capable of sustaining long-term transformation.
Known for delivering his message with humor, warmth, and disarming honesty, Judd has become a highly sought-after keynote speaker. His approach resonates because it is grounded in real human experience. He blends practical insight with compelling research that highlights how psychological safety influences productivity, retention, creativity, and organizational health.
Judd helps audiences understand why authentic leadership is no longer optional, it is the foundation of every thriving organization. Through his talks, he offers a fresh perspective on culture, communication, and resilience. Whether speaking to executives, entrepreneurs, or teams navigating change, Judd encourages people to lead with heart, speak with courage, and embrace the stories that shape who they are.
Organizations searching for a speaker who brings depth, relatability, and transformative insight will find exactly that in Judd Shaw. His journey equips him to connect with audiences on a meaningful level, offering tools that leaders can implement immediately. Whether your event focuses on leadership, mental resilience, personal growth, or organizational culture, Judd delivers a message that inspires action and ignites lasting change.
Brave storytelling is more than a technique, it is a path to becoming the kind of leader others trust. Judd Shaw shows audiences how to take that path with clarity, courage, and authenticity.
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"Judd presented to our team The Power of Brave Leadership. The engagement and enthusiasm from our team exceeded all expectations. I would highly recommend Judd Shaw to host a workshop."
TPG National Convention
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Spreadsheet attached of the transcribed testimonials. There is an IG post on 4/14 with some of the video.
FortWorthHR
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"Very well done Judd. That was a great engagement. The client loved it and said she'd bring you back some time."
Agent Aaron Rehberg MHI event
Keynote by Judd Shaw:
In a world that often encourages conformity, we’re faced with the constant pressure to fit in, Brave Storytelling is a powerful reminder of the strength and resilience that comes from embracing our personal narratives- it’s The Storytelling Cure. Here, we explore the transformative power of owning your truth, no matter how messy, complex or unconventional it may be.
Drawing from his own experience leading teams through pressure, reinvention, and growth, Judd teaches audiences how to harness the power of story to replace fear with focus and disconnection with alignment. When we bravely own our stories, we reclaim our power, shape our future and inspire others to do the same.
By the end of this open-heart session, attendees will walk away with a deeper connection to their authentic selves, and the tools to take bold steps forward in owning their personal stories to lead and live with a renewed sense of energy and purpose, no matter what adversities we may face.
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Ideal For: Leadership conferences and offsites. Organizations navigating transformation or cultural change. Teams seeking to improve communication, trust, and alignment.
Keynote by Judd Shaw:
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, leaders are facing extraordinary circumstances that demand we strike the right balance between creating a psychologically safe workplace environment while driving up the bottom line. Navigating this defining moment in the short term and preparing to capture opportunity in the long term will require a healthy mindset, critical decision making and strong relationships. Yet many of us find ourselves overcome with a feeling of disengagement that is holding us back and keeping us stuck in the old, hard ways of doing things.
During this emotional and interactive keynote, Judd Shaw confronts conventional leadership head on, taking audiences through the darkest corners of his life, where where fear and uncertainty once ruled, nearly destroying his successful law firm and his sense of self-worth. He shines a light on how bad habits are holding us back as leaders, and further stifles creativity, connection, and growth within our organizations.
Through engaging storytelling and real-world examples from his own transformative journey, how letting go of what was holding him back transformed his leadership style to create a truly successful, thriving workplace that fosters innovation, trust and resilience that now thrives independently, driven by a culture of empowerment.
Providing actionable insights, Judd also introduces The Workplace Cure- a proven framework that provides a roadmap for replacing the old, hard way of doing things with brave and authentic leadership, driving measurable business outcomes like a 76% increase in employee engagement and a 50% productivity boost that come from embracing vulnerability and promoting authentic connections.
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Keynote by Judd Shaw:
Judd Shaw reached the top of his career, but instead of fulfillment, he found himself at a loss, wondering if his guiding stars had been leading him astray. In a moment of vulnerability, he reached out for support, a decision that ultimately revealed to him that true success lies in authenticity and meaningful connection.
During this session, Judd inspires audiences to examine the masks they wear in a disconnected world. He introduces the Connection CURE framework: Conscious Awareness, Understanding, Renew, and Expand, highlighting its importance for both personal and professional journeys.
Through compelling stories, scientific insights, and heartfelt personal experiences, attendees will connect with the real Judd and uncover the transformative power of genuine human connections. Together, we can embrace authenticity and foster a more connected, meaningful, and purposeful world.
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