Steve Gilliland
Hall of Fame keynote speaker Steve Gilliland inspires organizations to boost performance, embrace change, and drive success with humor, storytelling, and proven business strategies.
Why book Steve Gilliland for your next event
- As a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame and one of the most in-demand speakers worldwide, Steve Gilliland has presented to over 250,000 people annually across 51 industries, proving his unmatched ability to connect with any audience.
- With eight bestselling books, including Enjoy The Ride and Detour, Steve provides organizations with timeless lessons on leadership, resilience, and motivation. His content empowers teams to adopt lasting behavioral change and achieve measurable results.
- Steve has delivered keynotes in all 50 U.S. states and 15 countries, reaching audiences across industries and cultures. His ability to adapt, inspire, and connect ensures every organization walks away with insights that drive meaningful and lasting change.
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Inspiration That Transforms Workplaces and Ignites Lasting Change
A Hall of Fame keynote speaker and bestselling author, Steve Gilliland blends humor, storytelling, and real-world business insight to inspire lasting change. Speaking worldwide to Fortune 500s and beyond, he empowers leaders and teams to embrace purpose, boost performance, and ignite engagement. His interactive, entertaining style ensures every audience leaves motivated, energized, and equipped for success.
Keynote Speaker Steve Gilliland is recognized worldwide as one of the most in-demand voices on leadership, motivation, and organizational culture. A member of the Speaker Hall of Fame and an eight-time bestselling author, he has the rare ability to blend humor, storytelling, and business insight into keynotes that leave a lasting impact. Known as “what happens when the humor of a stand-up comic collides with the inspiration of a motivational speaker,” Steve engages audiences in a way that is both entertaining and transformative.
Presenting to more than 250,000 people each year across 51 industries, Steve delivers practical strategies that help organizations embrace change, improve morale, and unlock purpose-driven success. His global reach extends to all 50 U.S. states and 15 countries, demonstrating his unmatched ability to connect with diverse audiences. Whether addressing Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, or nonprofits, his message resonates at every level of an organization.
Beyond the stage, Steve is a successful entrepreneur who built a multimillion-dollar company from the ground up, sharing proven leadership lessons grounded in real-world experience. He also influences millions through his bestselling books, SiriusXM Radio presence, and thought leadership articles.
When you book Steve Gilliland for your event, you secure a keynote that energizes teams, strengthens leadership, and inspires people to act. His guarantee is simple: every audience member leaves motivated, focused, and ready to make a difference.
Keynotes
Keynote by Steve Gilliland:
It Is What You Make It
More than ever, individuals hold the power to rely on collective strength, think differently, and find ways to make themselves stronger and more complete. Your response to challenges is not a product of circumstance but a reflection of your mindset. This relevant and timely keynote speech unveils the tools to cultivate a specific mindset that directly impacts your behavior in different situations. It illuminates the keys to solving the problem instead of accepting it and guides you on how to readjust your thinking and react in any situation to impact your success positively. It’s time to let go of the passive “it is what it is.” It’s time to embrace a new mindset, it is what you make it!
Key Points
- How to shrink the negatives, find the positives, and magnify them.
- How to shut out the noise, eliminate distractions, and stop permitting people and circumstances to ruin your day.
- How to create a ripple that will impact others and leave behind a legacy.
Takeaway Message
- You are the editor of your own story, and this presentation will show you how to write it meaningfully and authentically, regardless of what the world throws in your path.
Keynote by Steve Gilliland:
Enjoy The Ride
A blueprint for getting the most out of life, Enjoy The Ride™ is a hilarious and brilliantly conceived keynote that causes people to examine where they are personally and professionally. It lifts people up and inspires them to evolve and appreciate, rather than simply maintain and exist.
Key Points
- Check Your Passion: Love what you do; never forget why you do it.
- Cure Your Destination Disease: Live more for today, less for tomorrow & never about yesterday.
- Refocus Your Attention: Decide what’s important & never take it for granted.
Takeaway Message
If you want to achieve true success and fulfillment, you must first discover an enthusiasm for your work and personal life. Decide where you are heading, get on the bus, choose the right seat and Enjoy The Ride™!
Keynote by Steve Gilliland:
Making a Difference
Focusing on the conscious choices we make every day that impact the lives of others, Making a Difference™ is an eye-opening and heartfelt keynote detailing how to positively influence people in every imaginable way, regardless of position or status. Each of us has the potential to transform the culture of an organization through our actions and attitude.
3 Empowering Dynamics
- Purpose: It drives you!
- Passion: It fuels you!
- Pride: It defines you!
Takeaway Message
While we don’t always know what challenges face the people we meet every day, we do have the power to bring them hope. That hope can multiply a thousand times over and spread throughout the world exponentially. This is the essential, motivating truth behind Making a Difference™!
Keynote by Steve Gilliland:
Hide Your Goat
Our fast-paced and stress-filled schedules open the gate to allow people and circumstances every opportunity to “get our goat.” HIDE YOUR GOAT puts into perspective how your daily life intersects with people of diverse backgrounds, opinions and personalities. In this eye-opening session, Steve Gilliland shows how to avoid being robbed of the opportunity to perform at peak performance because of negativity.
Key Takeaways
- How to head off conflict when negativity runs rampant & how to improve your own outlook
- How to deal with by-products of bad attitudes
- How to assign the right value to every situation & not give people permission to ruin your day
Keynote by Steve Gilliland:
If Leadership Is a Game, These Are the Rules
Leadership isn’t optional; it’s essential. In today’s fast-moving world, the ability to lead with clarity, confidence, and impact sets you apart. This powerful session is built for leaders at every stage, whether you’re sharpening your core skills or driving transformational change. Backed by 40+ years of real-world leadership experience, you’ll gain practical tools, fresh perspective, and the confidence to lead with greater purpose. IF LEADERSHIP IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES will elevate your influence, ignite change, and leave a lasting mark on your team, organization, and future.
Key Takeaways
- You will understand your leadership style, strengths, blind spots, and how your behavior impacts others.
- You will acquire the skills to manage emotions, communicate empathetically, build trust, and lead through challenges with composure.
- You will increase your ability to make thoughtful decisions, own outcomes, and foster a culture of accountability.
- You will learn to increase employee morale and how to coach and motivate, and grow others, while creating space for collaboration and ownership.
- You will obtain the mindset to navigate change, overcome setbacks, and lead others through uncertainty.
- You will increase your belief in your ability to lead with purpose, values, and integrity.
- You will leave with an action plan for continued growth, including what to do, change, or implement starting now, so that your learning turns into action.
Keynote by Steve Gilliland:
The Cherry on Top
It’s time to bring communication and value back to the workplace. Building community and connection across hybrid, remote, and in-person teams is vital to ensure success. This program is about developing and delivering value in everything you do. Organizations with great cultures add value to their people, products, and services. Culture matters because it boosts productivity, agility, employee engagement, and retention. A robust and positive workplace culture precedes business results.
Key Takeaways
- How to keep employees engaged, focused, and motivated to achieve personal and professional goals
- How to awaken our innate hunger for adding value through our work and the sense of meaning it provides
- How to build a culture of solidarity and inclusion and improve efficiency
Keynote by Steve Gilliland:
Detour
Whether you’re experiencing mild transitions now or will undergo massive reorganizations in the future, change is inevitable within every successful organization. DETOUR provides solutions to reduce stress, eliminate fear and increase performance during such times. Steve Gilliland reveals how to navigate life’s turns when you’re suddenly headed on a course you never planned and into a future you never imagined.
Key Takeaways
- How to feel more in control when the change is out of your control
- How to prepare for any kind of change, remain productive and use it to your advantage
- How to build resiliency & grit as you cope with change
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