"Turning Weaknesses into Superpowers" - Focusing on Identifying and Improving Low Performers. The audience will be a mix of physician leaders and administrators—roughly 200 attendees. Some of which may be Low Performers themselves. Kaiser wants to have Tools/Strategies that can be used to address and help low performers. Having a speaker who can both inspire, educate and entertain would be ideal.
Date: May 29th, 2025
Location: Dana Point, CA
Speaker Budget: up to $15,000 + Travel and Expenses
Top Growth Speaker, Best-Selling Author, Top 50 Leaders in Growth
$15,000, plus $2,000 travel buyout and plus hotel in the venue city
Frankie Russo specializes in leveraging individual and organizational weaknesses as opportunities for extraordinary engagement. His tailored approach for healthcare professionals ensures that Kaiser Permanente leaders walk away with clear, practical steps to reframe challenges and drive performance improvement. Frankie’s high-energy delivery and real-world insights will leave the audience inspired to turn perceived limitations into strengths, aligning perfectly with the event’s theme.
Florida
Frankie Russo - Speaker Reel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXE-MmD6ZBI
Warsaw Growth Summit Event Reel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8SFyOqUOLc
Topic:
Frankie has created a custom event specific brief - https://kaisergravity.frankie-russo.com/
Highlights:
"Frankie’s 'Love Your Weird' presentation offered our team transformative insights and practical strategies for creating a culture of Continuous Growth. His impact is long-lasting." -John Zeigler, Chief Marketing Officer, Sinclair Inc.
"Innovate South attendees loved Frankie's talk on 'Love Your Weird.' He inspires true leadership and a Growth culture." -Destin Ortego, Innovate South Conference
"Frankie’s speech was the highlight of our annual event, offering actionable inspiration and insights for their organizations." -Louise Leopold, Executive, Digital Dealer Conference
Emotional Intelligence Expert, Performance and Leadership Expert
Speaker Fee: $15,000 + plus a $2000 flat travel fee (for Speaker to book and pay for round-trip airfare, home city ground transportation, meals and incidentals). Client to book and pay for professional car service in event city and up to two nights at a 4-5 star hotel.
Bill Benjamin is a leading expert in emotional intelligence and high-performance cultures. His keynote focuses on tackling tough conversations—what he calls the “Last 8%” moments—where leaders must address underperformance directly and effectively. With a neuroscience-based approach, Bill provides leaders with the tools to build a resilient culture that transforms weaknesses into growth opportunities. His interactive and science-driven presentation will empower Kaiser Permanente’s leadership to engage and uplift their teams with confidence.
Illinois
Bill Benjamin Sizzle Reel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJGTYQzCqZ8&t=9s
Speaker Profile - https://www.gravityspeakers.com/speakers/bill-benjamin
Topics:
You need to move fast, adapt to a changing environment, and deliver performance, yet your team is moving too slow when it comes to making tough decisions and are avoiding the more challenging conversations that drive results.
What is at the heart of high performance is culture. Unfortunately, most leaders misunderstand culture; they believe culture exists across the organization; it doesn’t. It exists primarily on teams. Second, they see culture as something that should be owned by the CEO and CHRO, believing it is their job to build the culture across the organization; it isn’t. Most CEO’s and CHRO’s get so overwhelmed when they think of tackling culture, that they avoid it and allow culture to be built haphazardly, which means that good people leave, and goals are not met.
In this powerful virtual or live keynote, your team will learn the results from our study of 7,500 leaders that puts your managers and people leaders at the center of building your culture. Your people will learn specific tools to own the culture on their team in the critical moments, the Last 8%, that creates culture. The Last 8% are those tougher conversations and decisions that many people struggle with and avoid. When leaders feel agency and have skills to lean into the difficult, they build a high-performance culture that becomes a powerful force in your organization.
In this powerful program, your team will learn:
Pre-program Assessment
Bill’s research organization surveys over 40,000 people a month and can leverage their proprietary research capability to assess all participants in your keynote prior to the program. This 4-5 minute assessment provides the following benefits:
Our research has found that most people are relatively effective at getting to 92% of what they want to say in a feedback conversation. But when they get to the Last 8% of what they really want to say–the hardest part of the feedback they want to give–the part of the conversation that has consequences for the other person, they sense the potential emotional impact this feedback might have, and they back off, avoiding giving the feedback that’s needed.
This creates significant challenges for the other person: not only do they not know how or where they stand, which increases their anxiety, but they are also not given a chance to improve. Worse, they feel less psychologically safe and emotionally connected, which diminishes their performance.
The goal of this program is to give your people the insight and tools to manage their emotions to get to the Last 8% of what they want to say in any feedback conversation. The good news is that there is a burgeoning science of how to give and receive feedback that anyone can learn. It starts by becoming a ‘student of human behavior’, understanding the brain under pressure, and learning the concrete skills needed to give feedback in a way where the other person can hear it.
In this powerful program, your people will learn:
Pre-program Assessment
Bill’s research organization surveys over 40,000 people a month and can leverage their proprietary research capability to assess all participants in your keynote prior to the program. This 4-5 minute assessment provides the following benefits:
Highlights:
“I attribute much of my personal success to what Bill taught me early in my career and leadership journey. From a meeting planner’s perspective, Bill is a dream presenter – easy to work with, humble, and wants to be part of the team to deliver excellence. He took the responsibility to ‘exceed expectations’ as seriously as I did as the meeting host. Bill lives what he researches and teaches making personal/professional relationships so very enriching.” —KRISTEN SPRIGGS, Chief Member Services Officer at ASQ
"The session was great and a picture perfect example of a keynote address! It was captivating/entertaining, started the entire conference by establishing a tone and hit amongst several of our key themes and takeaways for this year's forum. Thanks again for the day... and also the professionalism you brought to the table, the willingness to partner with us in our preparation processes, etc. Very easy to work with. Best wishes to you for continued success! Reach out anytime!" —Scott M., Managing Director - Core Membership at FOX
High-Performance Leadership, Team Building, Motivational Speaker
Speaking Fee: $15,000 + $2000 Flat Travel Fee + Hotel Accommodations
Ted Ma is an expert in leadership development, emphasizing mentorship as a key strategy to elevate team performance. His interactive keynote provides actionable insights for leaders to inspire, guide, and cultivate success in their teams. By addressing the challenges of low performers head-on, Ted equips audiences with strategies to foster accountability, motivation, and long-term improvement. His dynamic storytelling and research-backed approach make him an ideal choice to engage and energize Kaiser Permanente’s leadership.
Colorado
Ted Ma Demo Reel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EqPZUmPjE0&t=33s
What Separates Leaders from the Pack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3UUW1aphGw&t=23s
Speaker Profile - https://www.gravityspeakers.com/speakers/ted-ma
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We all have someone who shaped our careers—a mentor who challenged us, expanded our vision, and helped us achieve more than we thought we could. Now, imagine becoming that person for your team. In every industry, being “the one” who inspires a team to excel and achieve remarkable results requires more than technical skills; it takes embracing a mentorship mindset and shifting how you lead.
Drawing on insights from a groundbreaking national research study, this interactive program will empower you to become a leader who inspires action and drives results. You will gain practical tools to rethink your approach to leadership, motivate others to do their best work, and create a culture that people never want to leave.
In this session, you will:
What separates top performers from everyone else is their mindset. We frequently get so busy with our current commitments that we miss the opportunities to get ahead.
While we all have potential, converting that into performance requires us to shift our mindset. To make that shift, we must step into our growth zone and surround ourselves with the people who will help us think and act differently. In this interactive program, we will explore the strategies to unlock your potential, expand your comfort zone, and perform at a higher level.
In this session, you will:
Highlights:
“Ted is a fabulous speaker who took the time to get to know our business culture and vibe before getting on stage. His message was spot on and engaged the whole audience. Our team can't stop talking about the experiences.” - Sonya Bohmann, EVP of Culture, Brandpoint Services
“Ted really cares to make it personal and understand what our goals are. It didn’t feel like he was there to do a job. He made us feel like he was a part of our team.” - Erin Osaki, Vice Chair, MPI Cascadia Education Conference