ADVERTISING & MARKETING INDUSTRY SPEAKER
FRONT END OF INNOVATION
Pitch culture never sleeps. Clients want bigger ideas, faster, for less—and AI is now in every brief. Todd Henry's keynotes help agencies and marketing teams generate brilliant work on demand, lead their creative talent without losing them, and stand out in a market where everyone has the same tools.
Marketers and agency creatives don’t need a motivational speaker who leaves them with a few laughs and a catchy quote. They need ideas they can put into the next brief, the next pitch, the next campaign. Todd’s talks deliver inspiration and practical methods—the rare keynote that survives contact with Monday morning.
KEYNOTE OR WORKSHOP
Learn how to leverage AI without losing what makes you irreplaceable.
Discover the five-part framework for amplifying your work while preserving your drive, motivation, and creative intuition.
KEYNOTE OR WORKSHOP
Learn five practices to be brilliant at a moment's notice, maintain focus, and stay energized.
Master creativity, manage energy, find inspiration, and avoid burnout to stay sharp.
KEYNOTE
Identify and overcome seven "deadly sins" that kill creativity to unleash your best work daily.
Challenge assumptions, rediscover passion, and ignite drive to deliver brilliant solutions to complex problems.
KEYNOTE OR WORKSHOP
Overcome the unique challenges of managing talented teams by becoming the leader creative people need.
Master effective leadership, protect team focus, and achieve better brainstorming and collaboration.
KEYNOTE
Cultivate a culture of bravery to confront uncertainty, achieve greatness, and inspire others.
Practice brave decision-making and decisive action to bring out the best in creative teams.
Each topic can be delivered in keynote or workshop format.
Every agency now has access to the same generative tools, which means the tools themselves are no longer a competitive advantage—taste is. Todd’s VERVE framework shows marketing and creative teams how to use AI to move faster while protecting the strategic intuition and craft that clients actually pay for. Because when everyone can generate a thousand options, the value shifts entirely to the human who knows which one is right.
Key takeaways: the line between support work to automate and soul work to protect; why AI-assisted work can flatten your differentiation; and how to stay irreplaceable to clients.
Account leads, ECDs, and agency principals all hit the same wall: managing brilliant, ambitious creative people requires a different playbook. Based on Herding Tigers, this keynote gives leaders the tools to protect their team’s focus, balance creative ambition with client realities, and build a culture that retains talent in an industry famous for churn.
Based on Todd’s best-selling book, Herding Tigers.
Create-on-demand is the entire business model of an agency. The constant pressure to produce brilliant work—new pitches, new campaigns, impossible timelines—is exactly what burns out your best people and dulls the work. Based on The Accidental Creative, this keynote delivers five practices of creative rhythm that help your teams stay sharp and inspired no matter how brutal the deadline.
Key takeaways:
Based on Todd’s best-selling book, The Accidental Creative.
THE BIG IDEA
In a world of volatile uncertainty, bravery isn’t just for heroes—it’s a daily necessity for creative problem solvers, leaders, and organizations. By developing “the brave habit,” you can confront uncertainty, challenge norms, and drive positive change in your business and community.
KEYNOTE DESCRIPTION
Organizations and society are crying out for courageous leadership in the face of uncertainty. The marketplace demands business owners who prioritize their employees and communities, even at risk of personal cost. We need more people willing to build empathetic bridges across ideological divides.
Bravery is often associated with grand, heroic gestures, but true courage manifests in daily actions: confronting uncertainty, challenging conventional wisdom, and resolving conflicts. Keynote speaker and best-selling author Todd Henry helps organizations face uncertainty with clear, decisive action to achieve greatness.
By the end of this keynote, you’ll learn the two critical factors necessary for cultivating habitual bravery. You’ll discover how leaders and creative pros can integrate “the brave habit” in their daily lives to foster a culture of courage that drives innovation, strengthens relationships, and propels organizations forward.
Based on Todd’s latest book, The Brave Habit.
Even your strongest creatives plateau—going through the motions, recycling old ideas, losing their edge. Based on Die Empty, this keynote names the seven “deadly sins” that kill creative output and shows teams how to break free, challenge lazy assumptions, and rediscover the drive that produces breakthrough work.
Todd’s roots are in the creative industry—he has worked with iconic shops and brand teams including Leo Burnett, P&G, and Publicis Groupe. He speaks the language of the brief, the pitch, and the deadline, and he tailors every example to your clients, your teams, and your business. He also makes event planners look like rock stars.
Todd Henry has been helping creative teams be brilliant since 2005.
Todd understands the unique challenges that creatives and innovators face everyday. With the right framework, they can be brave, focused, and brilliant in the face of uncertainty.
Why Great Leaders Aim For Influence, Not Control
When “Good Enough” Becomes the Dominant Culture
How To Be a Super – Communicator
Schedule Time Blocks For “Deep Work”
We Are Unmoored. It’s Time To Re-Tether.
Super Chickens vs. Super Coops
Good Decisions With Bad Outcomes
Alone With Your Thoughts
How a Personal Manifesto Helps You Make Better Decisions
How To Find Your Leadership Voice