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Manley Feinberg is recognized as an award-winning international keynote speaker and business leader, best-selling author, published outdoor adventure photographer, and professional musician. His work has been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and TEDx, and in The New York Daily News, Entrepreneur, and World News.

Leveraging more than thirty years of business, professional speaking, and adventure experience, he helps professionals develop Exponential Commitment™ & Breakthrough Momentum™ to Step Up and Reach Your Next Summit.As a result of his work, people have more Commitment, Connection and Momentum.
In fact he wrote a book titled, Reaching Your Next Summit™: 9 Vertical Lessons for Leading with More Impact.

During Manley’s eleven years with Build-A-Bear Workshop, his leadership direction helped take the revolutionary retail concept from 42 stores to 425 worldwide, realizing revenue growth from 55 million to over 474 million, and a successful IPO on the NYSE. He built an award-winning reputation for implementing business solutions and support that produced measurable results every day. Manley’s leadership influence contributed to a workplace culture that landed Build-A-Bear on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® List four years in a row.

It is this expertise that he shares by applying lessons learned in business and adventures to life’s daily challenges. The authentic, sincere and deep interpersonal connection Manley makes with your audience enables him to deliver practical and proven content to help organizations maximize their opportunities and develop their most valuable asset, their employees. Through custom-developed programs and support ranging from 60 minutes to 12 months, he will leave you with many actionable techniques, frameworks, and insights.

Most importantly, he can engage your organization in a way that drives real ROI that you can sustain well beyond the presentation, and ultimately affect long-term change.

Manley’s inspirational keynotes are brought to life through his national geographic photography and riveting stories culminating from a lifetime of adventure through 25 countries to over 500 outdoor destinations.

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EXPONENTIAL COMMITMENT™

BUILD BREAKTHROUGH MOMENTUM IN THE STORM OF CHANGE & UNCERTAINTY

This dynamic keynote inspires participants to step up in a new way to overcome resistance and reach higher than ever by cultivating Exponential Commitment™ in themselves and those around them. Participants will learn essential Vertical Lessons for deepening their commitment and building momentum. They will discover how to achieve breakthroughs even when rapid change, including AI-driven disruption, creates pressure and disrupts clarity, focus, and forward momentum.

THIS PRESENTATION IS PERFECT FOR LEADERS AND TEAMS:
✓ Feeling stuck in a season of change that feels chaotic and uncertain
✓ Struggling to recruit, retain, and re-engage talented team members amid constant disruption
✓ Needing to inspire their team to recommit, especially when they can’t afford to wait for conditions to improve

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:
✓ Actionable insights on what it takes to gain clarity and make decisive progress through chaos every single day
✓ 3 steps to build and rebuild momentum, even when they get knocked off route
✓ A daily process to keep them focused and fully committed to their key initiatives

REACHING YOUR NEXT SUMMIT

RE-ENERGIZE YOUR TEAMS AND BUILD MOMENTUM TO LEAD IN THE UNKNOWN
This inspiring keynote empowers attendees to think, act, and influence as leaders in their environment, especially when facing overwhelming challenges. With a focus on Leading in the Unknown, forging intentional relationships, and maximizing performance, the Vertical Lessons in this presentation will energize your attendees to lead on the edge and achieve more success in their life and work every day.

THIS PRESENTATION IS PERFECT FOR LEADERS AND TEAMS:
✓ Struggling to step up and deliver more value while navigating tightening business constraints and rising expectations
✓ Frustrated with the never-ending challenges of constantly evolving technology, economic pressure, and the chaos of day-to-day life
✓ Unsure how to equip themselves and their team with the leadership strategies they need to embrace change and drive accountability

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:
✓ The ability to think, act, and influence as leaders in their environment, no matter what position they hold
✓ Immediately actionable insights for developing stronger relationships and increasing their influence across vertical and horizontal boundaries
✓ A renewed sense of focus, commitment, and momentum to summit the next level in their life and business.

REACHING YOUR NEXT SUMMIT SAFELY

4 STRATEGIES TO ELEVATE SAFETY AND LEAD IN THE UNKNOWN

The Vertical Lessons presented in this keynote empower participants to build a courageous culture of safety leadership where every team member sees themselves as a safety leader. As they embrace courage and commitment, life-altering accidents decrease, safety performance improves, and engagement increases.

THIS PRESENTATION IS PERFECT FOR SAFETY LEADERS AND TEAMS:
✓ Hesitating to speak up when they see a potential safety issue
✓ Struggling to build consensus and commitment to safety efforts in their team
✓ Ready to move beyond managing the metrics to leading their team to the next level of safety

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:
✓ A profound paradigm shift that will increase accountability, focus, and commitment to safety in the chaos of their daily work
✓ A momentum-building strategy for moving your key safety initiatives forward
✓ 7 safety leadership principles that will empower them to step up with courage to influence in their environment

Testimonials

I am the organizer for TEDx Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri. We were lucky enough to have Manley speak at our event on August 30th. I can’t really say anything other than AMAZING! MANLEY REALLY WOWED AND ENTERTAINED OUR CROWD FOR A SOLID 20 MINUTES AND EVERYONE WANTED MORE. WE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE MANLEY SPEAK AT FUTURE EVENTS.
– Tyler Thomas Co-Founder & Operations Manager, AdFicient.com
…Over the years, I have been to numerous events and saw Zig Ziglar, Jim Rohn, Dan Kennedy, Brian Tracy, and probably 50 more top names in the speaking industry. I can honestly say Manley can now be included in the same rank with those top pros. HE BLEW ME AWAY WITH HIS HONESTY AND COMPELLING STORIES OF OVERCOMING BOTH PERSONAL AND BUSINESS OBSTACLES. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF SOMEONE WHO CAN ENERGIZE AND EMPOWER YOUR NEXT EVENT, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND MANLEY. YOU WON’T BE DISAPPOINTED.
– Derek D’Angiolini Author of Bunker 5

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