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Keynote speaker for media & entertainment

Keynotes for the people who make the stories.

Your teams create on deadline, at scale, while the industry reinvents itself around them. Todd helps creative organizations stay brilliant, and keep their best people, through it all.

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What your people are facing

Brilliant on demand.
Every single time.

1

Creating on deadline, at scale

Content has to be great and it has to be on time. The pressure to deliver brilliance on demand never lets up.

2

An industry in constant disruption

New platforms, new audiences, and AI reshaping production change the rules faster than teams can adapt.

3

Talent that’s hard to lead

The most gifted creative people need freedom and challenge, and they leave when they don’t get both.

Recommended keynotes for media and entertainment teams

Stay brilliant under pressure.

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

For writers, producers, designers, and the teams behind them. Five practices for producing exceptional creative work consistently, even under the tightest production deadlines.

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Your people will leave with
  • 01Strategies to overcome the major obstacles to creativity
  • 02Five areas of creative rhythm that prevent burnout
  • 03A toolkit of practices for brilliant results under any circumstances
Keynote · Workshop

The Infinite Lever

For organizations navigating AI’s arrival in creative work. Todd shows how to use AI as a lever for creative teams while protecting the voice, taste, and judgment that audiences can feel.

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Your people will leave with
  • 01How to leverage AI while protecting the experience that builds expert judgment
  • 02How to protect the friction that sparks original work
  • 03How to strengthen the human qualities that make work resonate
Keynote · Workshop

Herding Tigers

For leaders of talented creative teams. How to give gifted people the stability and challenge they need to do their best work, and stay.

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Your people will leave with
  • 01The core needs of talented team members
  • 02Practical strategies for leading by influence
  • 03Techniques to foster creativity while hitting deadlines
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“My favorite keynote speaker I’ve ever heard. (And I’ve heard a lot!)”
Front End of Innovation
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 media and entertainment teams.

Can Todd tailor his keynote to media and entertainment 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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Give your storytellers
room to be brilliant.

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