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Keynote speaker for advertising & marketing

Keynotes for marketers who live on deadline.

Pitches, campaigns, and clients who want it brilliant and want it yesterday. Todd helps agencies and marketing teams create distinctive work, consistently, in a world where AI makes everything look the same.

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Trusted byLeo Burnett · P&G

What your people are facing

Distinctive work,
on an impossible clock.

1

Always-on pressure

Pitch cycles, campaign launches, and client demands leave little room for the thinking that produces breakthrough ideas.

2

AI-generated sameness

When everyone draws from the same tools and the same insights, ideas converge, and distinctive brands become harder to build.

3

Sustaining creative energy

Great agencies run on creative energy, and constant deadlines drain it faster than people can replenish it.

Recommended keynotes for agencies and marketing teams

Create work that stands out.

Every keynote is customized for your audience, with up to two planning sessions and PDF follow-up materials for participants.

Keynote · Workshop

Brilliance Under Pressure

Built for the create-on-demand world agencies live in. Five practices help creatives and strategists deliver brilliant ideas on deadline, without burning out.

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Your people will leave with
  • 01Strategies to overcome the obstacles that stall big ideas
  • 02Five areas of creative rhythm that sustain energy
  • 03A toolkit for brilliant results on any deadline
Keynote · Workshop

The Infinite Lever

For marketing organizations adopting AI across the work. VERVE helps teams use AI for speed while protecting the original thinking and brand voice that make work distinctive.

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Your people will leave with
  • 01How to use AI without losing the judgment that builds great work
  • 02How to protect the creative friction that sparks original ideas
  • 03How to preserve the human insight clients pay for
Keynote · Workshop

Herding Tigers

For creative directors and marketing leaders. How to lead talented, opinionated people to do their best work together.

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Your people will leave with
  • 01What talented creative people need from their leaders
  • 02How to lead by influence instead of control
  • 03How to foster creativity while maintaining productivity
Also available:Brave Habits7 Principles of Sustained Performance
“Todd’s presentation was both mind blowing and life changing!”
Packaged Design Conference
7popular books, translated into more than a dozen languages
20M+downloads of the Daily Creative podcast since 2005
2planning sessions to tailor every talk to your audience
Every talkends with practical next actions and PDF follow-up materials

Questions planners ask

Booking Todd for agencies and marketing teams.

Can Todd tailor his keynote to agencies and marketing teams?

Yes. Every keynote includes up to two planning sessions, so Todd can learn about your audience, goals, and challenges and shape the stories, examples, and applications around them.

Does Todd offer workshops as well as keynotes?

Yes. The Infinite Lever, Herding Tigers, and Brilliance Under Pressure are available as half-day and full-day workshops, and many organizations pair a keynote with a workshop for leaders.

Is Todd available for virtual events?

Yes. Todd delivers keynotes and workshops virtually as well as in person.

How do we check Todd’s availability?

Share your date, audience, and goals at toddhenry.com/speaking, or email hello@toddhenry.com, and Todd’s team will follow up quickly.

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Help your team make work
no one else could.

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