Mike Staver is a dynamic keynote speaker and leadership expert who helps organizations elevate culture, clarity, and performance.
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Top rated!5 of 5
Agents loved it, staff loved it and my leadership loved it! Rare to have a presentation that speaks to them all. I spent the rest of the day fielding calls from several agents (top producers) with renewed energy and focus.
Patrick Dauenhauer
President/partner, Era Lambros Real Estate
Mike Staver is one of the most engaging voices in leadership and performance today. With over three decades of experience as a keynote speaker, author, and leadership coach, he empowers leaders to embrace change, communicate effectively, and build thriving cultures. Mike’s mix of humor, storytelling, and practical wisdom turns complex challenges into simple, actionable solutions. Having partnered with leading organizations such as Federal Express, Miracle-Ear, and Mayo Clinic, he knows what it takes to create clarity and accountability across all levels. When Mike takes the stage, audiences laugh, learn, and leave ready to lead with purpose.
Mike Staver has spent more than 30 years helping leaders and organizations perform at their best. As a keynote speaker, author, and leadership coach, he’s built a reputation for bringing clarity and focus to the chaos of modern business. Mike often jokes that one of his greatest assets is his age, because with age comes perspective, resilience, and the ability to navigate change with confidence. His career is a testament to adaptability and reinvention, qualities that have made him a trusted advisor for executives and teams across industries.
Mike doesn’t just talk about leadership, he’s lived it. Having led his own business through market shifts and organizational transformations, he understands firsthand what it takes to succeed in uncertain times. His sessions go beyond theory, translating real-world experience into clear, applicable steps that leaders can put into action immediately. Whether guiding executives through organizational change or helping teams strengthen communication, Mike’s advice is always grounded in reality and results-driven.
Known for his quick wit and down-to-earth delivery, Mike Staver connects deeply with audiences. His presentations blend humor with substance, making complex leadership topics accessible and engaging. Instead of abstract concepts, Mike delivers specific, repeatable strategies leaders can implement right away. Attendees leave not only motivated but also equipped with tools to drive engagement, accountability, and high performance.
Mike’s energy on stage is infectious, and his approach ensures that every keynote is memorable. From large conferences to executive retreats, he creates an environment where learning feels natural and enjoyable, laughter and insight go hand in hand.
Mike’s expertise has been sought by some of the most respected names in business and healthcare. His client list includes Federal Express, Miracle-Ear, Mayo Clinic, and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, among many others. These organizations turn to Mike to help align leadership teams, strengthen culture, and build sustainable systems of accountability and trust.
Regardless of industry, his focus remains constant: improving performance through better leadership and stronger communication. Mike’s insights have proven transformative in sectors ranging from healthcare to real estate to manufacturing, anywhere people and performance intersect.
In his keynotes, Mike Staver focuses on helping leaders:
Each presentation is tailored to the audience, ensuring that messages resonate and drive action. Whether addressing burnout, leadership misalignment, or cultural drift, Mike delivers frameworks that create measurable improvement.
Authenticity is at the heart of Mike’s message. He believes that effective leadership isn’t about titles or techniques, it’s about trust, clarity, and courage. His approach is straightforward and energizing, combining laughter with lasting lessons that stick long after the event ends.
5 of 5
Agents loved it, staff loved it and my leadership loved it! Rare to have a presentation that speaks to them all. I spent the rest of the day fielding calls from several agents (top producers) with renewed energy and focus.
Patrick Dauenhauer President/partner, Era Lambros Real Estate
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Mike, thank you so much for your wonderful presentation yesterday! I was gathering feedback from our agents to send to you, but in short they all loved it. They found it tobe motivational, inspirational & gave them some new things to think about. We very much appreciated your time and knowledge.<br>
Michele Rivera Assistant VP of Associate Development & Training, Smith & Associates Real Estate
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If you want your audience to leave the room inspired, with a smile on their face, a tear in their eye, and actionable insight to their life, job, and relationships, Mike Staver is your guy.
Rosey Koberlein CEO, Long Companies
Keynote by Mike Staver:
Change isn’t coming – it’s already here. AI is redefining how we work, markets are in constant motion, and what felt predictable yesterday can disappear tomorrow. The pressure to perform, adapt, and stay sane is higher than it’s ever been.
So what do you do when everything you used to count on no longer works? How do you lead yourself, and others, through the kind of disruption that doesn’t have a playbook?
This session is designed for leaders who want more than survival tactics. It’s for those ready to reclaim their focus, restore their confidence, and learn how to stay grounded when the world feels unsteady.
Participants will learn:
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Leadership is one of the most demanding and consequential roles a person can take on. Every choice a leader makes shapes performance, culture, and the lives of the people they influence. Based on his acclaimed book, Leadership Isn’t for Cowards, Mike Staver challenges leaders to move beyond comfort, face hard truths directly, and act with courage when it matters most.
Through a practical, science-based framework and real-world insight, Mike equips leaders with clarity and conviction. This keynote explores how individual responsibility, authentic communication, and courageous decision-making create alignment, trust, and results across an organization.
With his trademark mix of humor, candor, and science-based insight, Mike helps audiences see that courage in leadership isn’t about bravado; it’s about owning your impact, staying grounded in your values, and leading people toward meaningful results in uncertain times.
Participants will learn how to:
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A high-performance culture isn’t created by accident. It’s built through clarity, consistency, and courageous leadership. The best organizations don’t just talk about values; they live them. They align people, purpose, and performance so that everyone knows what matters most and how their work contributes to it.
Mike Staver challenges leaders to look beyond strategy and process to the true driver of success: culture. Through his proven, science-based leadership framework, he shows how misalignment erodes engagement and execution and how leaders can turn culture into a measurable advantage that fuels growth, trust, and results.
Participants will learn how to:
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Extraordinary outcomes never happen by chance. Whether it’s a championship team, a breakthrough innovation, or a business that outperforms its competitors, success follows a consistent set of principles. These principles aren’t secret or mysterious – they’re practical, learnable, and ready to be applied by anyone willing to lead with focus and discipline.
In this keynote, Mike Staver reveals the proven framework behind sustainable performance and meaningful results. Blending decades of leadership experience with a science-based approach to human behavior, he helps leaders and teams uncover what drive excellence and how to apply those same fundamentals to their own goals and challenges.
Participants will learn how to:
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