Keynote Speakers
Jon Petz
Significance...In simple moments
Monday, July 14
Transform team moments from boring to BOOM!
Organizations today want teams who are engaged, passionate, and purposeful in their work. They’re hungry for the how-to’s that can help everyone from the person answering the phone to the one in the corner office, understand their significance and treat every opportunity and relationship for the main event that it is rather than the dress rehearsal it is not. Yet, we often don’t realize that successful relationships are not a ‘thing’ we conquer; they are a series of significant moments – that matter. However, we must understand that significance is not something we can personally create, as significance is never achieved, it is gifted to you. Learn the foundational model of achieving significance in this inspiring, impactful and entertaining four part workshop.
What you will learn:
- How to identify, deliver, and appreciate the simple moments that are the foundational building blocks to achieving significance.
- Personal branding and impact.
- Focus versus perspective.
- Don’t dismiss simple solutions.
Biography
Meet Jon
As the world’s only Amazement Artist™, Jon Petz empowers his audiences to experience the true sense of amazement and then takes them backstage to discover how they can create those “Moments of Amazement” in their culture, sales, service and relationships to create more value in who they are what they do.
Jon is a former sales executive and ,as a remarkable addition, a professional magician who has captivated audiences globally. This one-of-a-kind blend of expertise provides insightful, practical solutions to real-world professional challenges and opportunities through masterful storytelling, engagement, and entertainment with a WOW factor that is uniquely and unequivocally the Jon Petz Experience.
Far more than “JUST” a motivational speaker or conference emcee, he is the perfected trifecta of strategy, mindset and inspiration that that leaves each audience cheering . . . “Do It Again!”
Far more than “JUST” a motivational speaker or conference emcee, he is the perfected trifecta of strategy, mindset and inspiration that that leaves each audience cheering . . . “Do It Again!” In 2004, Jon realized he had more people to help and left his executive, corner office to form the Bore No More Idea Lab. As an opening keynote speaker and conference emcee, he has presented at over 1,600 events, to more than 1,000,000 audience members, in over 200 industries worldwide.
As a two-time best-selling author, Jon’s dedication to sparking amazement and adding unparalleled value has been lauded by major media outlets, including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, ABC News, and Success Magazine. His mission continues to inspire and transform, making individuals and teams even more valuable.
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