Sterling Hawkins

Best-Selling Author | Globally Recognized Culture Growth Keynote Speaker | Award-Winning Thought Leader | 1M+ No Matter What Movement

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“He was an incredible speaker and all of our attendees enjoyed the <br>content he delivered focused around living in the information age and what that means for brands. It was a captivating presentation and I look forward to working with Sterling again in the future!”

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Reasons to book Sterling Hawkins

Internationally-recognized thought leader, author and top-rated keynote speaker on innovation, transformational leadership and exponential growth.
Sterling’s keynotes share meaningful strategies to drive change delivered with the inspiration to leave attendees in action.
Today, Sterling reviews over 1,000 new technology companies every year further refining the keys to realizing breakthrough innovation and giving back that experience as a mentor to leading entrepreneurs working through exponential growth.

Sterling Hawkins is a bestselling author, keynote speaker and globally recognized thought leader in organizational culture. His growth movement has helped thousands of people, teams and companies commit to meaningful goals by embracing trust No Matter What.

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Keynotes

Keynote by speaker Sterling Hawkins: No Matter What – Thriving Through Change and Uncertainty

Get unstuck and create a sure pathway to progress, regardless of the challenges.

In a world permanently transformed by tech upheaval, competitive pressures, talent shortages, and global instability, change and uncertainty have never been more intense. But here’s the truth: change is constant, and it isn’t the enemy. It’s our approach to it that leaves us afraid of taking risks, struggling to adapt and limiting our progress.

Sterling Hawkins shares how he went from multi-billion dollar startup success story to bankruptcy to growth leader and advisor to hundreds of leading companies. The experiences, research and real-world testing shared in this ground-breaking keynote will help you break through your own challenges by reframing your relationship with change. Sterling’s proven framework cultivates a resilient growth mindset that thrives in uncertainty by empowering audiences to commit to real progress rather than burning out or becoming crushed by it.

With his No Matter What mantra, Sterling lights a fire within individuals and teams, uniting them to capitalize on their strengths. By fostering connection, breaking down silos, and empowering team members at every level to confront uncertainty, his system transforms any change into opportunity and any challenge into greater potential.

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Activate High Performance:
Empower your team with proven practices that drive high performance, regardless of challenges.

Transform Discomfort into Growth:
Challenge the "survival" narrative and use discomfort as a powerful catalyst for impact, resilience, and transformation.

Accelerate Learning and Results:
Embrace a science-backed approach to harness the unknown, accelerating learning and achieving outstanding results.

This
inspirational
keynote is designed for leaders who are:

Struggling to keep up with technology disruption, competitive pressures, and market shifts.

Disempowered dealing with unknowns and burned out from relentless change.

Under pressure to deliver stronger results by rising to challenging circumstances or ambitious goals.

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Keynote by speaker Sterling Hawkins: True Leadership for Transformational Growth

Realize the potential in yourself, your team and your organization with trust-driven leadership.

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, there are few constants, leaving paralyzing uncertainty in its wake. It is the role of transformational leaders to build a clear foundation of what can be trusted, enabling growth and consistent success.

From over a decade of exploring myriad growth modalities, Sterling Hawkins introduces a revolutionary methodology for transformational leadership centered on trust. Instead of focusing solely on goals and tasks, this method orients us to the real work of growth, aligns us to our ultimate goals, and connects us with what matters most. Modeled by leaders, these principles become the ground upon which transformation takes place. In practice, the principles inspire teams, win moments of opportunity, deliver differentiated solutions, and unlock greater potential.

This paradigm shift not only reduces turnover and stimulates breakthrough approaches, but also resonates positively with partners, clients, and stakeholders. Embracing trust-driven leadership doesn’t just improve the bottom line; this proven approach enhances the workplace and shapes the very essence of the organization.

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Unlock Hidden Potential:
Harness cutting-edge, research-backed methods to build trust, enhance learning, and reveal the inherent potential within your team.

Catalyze Transformative Action:
Implement powerful, actionable leadership practices that drive immediate and lasting change.

Sustain Momentum:
Create enduring performance improvements that continuously accelerate team momentum and organizational growth.

This
transformational
keynote is designed for leaders who are:

Called to lead in a meaningful new way to significantly improve morale and results.

Frustrated with surface-level approaches, lack of clarity and slow progress.

Ready to truly align to produce breakthrough performance for themselves and their teams.

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Keynote by speaker Sterling Hawkins: Maximize Your Impact

Build your capacity to grow by establishing a fresh relationship with change, control and uncertainty.

True growth comes from stepping toward a place that many fear: the unknown. High performing people and organizations must develop their relationship with the uncertainty that comes from unknowns to reach even higher levels of success.

Created and field-tested alongside some of the world’s largest companies, Sterling Hawkins offers a proven methodology that doesn’t rely on working more or trying harder. Instead, he provides clear steps to radically rethink our relationship with the unknown and the uncomfortable. This shift builds trust that outweighs fear, courage that overrides worry and the capacity to shed our comfort zone and handle uncertainty.

No matter your current situation or level of performance, Sterling’s compelling data, moving stories, and high-energy delivery enable audiences to think differently, elevate conversations, and align to greater goals to maximize the impact of individuals, teams, and organizations.

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Master Uncertainty:
Avoid common growth pitfalls and confidently navigate the unknown to propel your objectives forward.

Establish Psychological Safety:
Apply proven practices to cultivate psychological safety within, unlocking dramatic new results in any situation.

Transform Your Culture:
Shift from fear-driven reactions to proactive purposeful actions, fostering deep trust and maximizing long-term impact.

This growth keynote is designed for leaders who are:

Ready to reach the next level of performance with a radical new approach.

Seeking a framework to advance sales, business results or breakthrough performance.

Inspired to make a bigger difference without sacrificing health and wellbeing.

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Keynote by speaker Sterling Hawkins: Creating a Culture of Innovation

Practical tools to build a culture of creativity, ingenuity and determination.

With AI and other disruptive changes as the new constant, fostering an innovation culture is mission-critical to stay ahead. The catch is, our natural human inclination is to resist any change, seeking comfort in the security of familiar routines.

Sterling Hawkins offers a fresh perspective on innovation built on launching, investing, and growing over 100 startups. He shares a science-backed approach to breakthrough innovation by coming from a place of curiosity, not certainty. To achieve the impact we desire in our businesses, communities and families, we need a complete perspective overhaul.

Learn Sterling’s holistic approach for cultivating a culture of creativity, ingenuity, and determination across all areas of an organization. This keynote goes deeper than a motivational talk: it’s a transformative experience that shows you how to innovate and create from true inspiration.

Outcomes:

Break Free from History:
Identify and release outdated narratives that hinder team progress.

Cultivate a Culture of Innovation:
Apply practical tools to foster an innovative culture that distinguishes your organization in a competitive market.

Embrace Failure to Succeed:
Adopt a neuroscience-backed approach to break down silos, embrace failures, and uncover breakthrough opportunities.

This
innovation
keynote is designed for leaders who are:

Seeking a new approach to innovation that drives organic growth, competitive advantage and higher performance.

Looking to break free of legacy thinking, limiting beliefs and fear of failure to realize next- level breakthroughs.

Inspired to take smart risks, desire to embrace new technologies or approaches and need to collaborate in deeper ways.

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Customer Reviews

Jorey Rekoon Senior Conference Producer at WBR Connect

“Sterling combines powerful storytelling with meaningful information and tools leaving listeners excited and empowered<br>to take action. He’s one of only a few speakers I’ve seen that actually makes a real difference. We’ll definitely have him back!”

Michael Mikyska Managing Director at Innerworkings, Inc.

“Sterling delivered an outstanding keynote [...] during our GM19 Marketing Conference. As always, Sterling was engaging, provocative, and optimistic about the opportunities ahead. Sterling is<br>a credible - and genuine - thought leader, and we’ll look forward to using him at future events.”

Patrick Spear President/CEO at GMDC & Retail Tomorrow

“Sterling was not only a delight to work with, but had rave reviews from our audience of executives! His energy was contagious, and he provided real strategies for success and inspiration, to send us out with a bang after three full days of content. Highly recommend Sterling as your next keynote!”

Maddie Rollason Senior Manager of Production at Winsight LLC

“Sterling delivered the best keynote we’ve had in our company’s history! [...] His messages were inspiring, but also actionable in a way that people could grab onto and use immediately. I can clearly see how Sterling’s message has sustainably impacted all of us as we continue to grow into the future”

John Glaze, Chief Commercial Officer LK Packaging

"The consideration and effort exhibited by Sterling and team to understand our opportunities and what we needed to address was exceptional. [...] The inspiration and impact Sterling brings to his keynote are not only a testament to his dynamic style, but a clear understanding of his audience which he actively seeks and prepares for with each organization.”

Stephanie Taylor, Senior Manager PepsiCo

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being the Keynote Speaker who goes above and beyond in the delivery of your presentation to our organization! Because you worked so diligently in understanding our business, our people and our culture you were able to wrap your awesome storytelling skills into something relatable, useable and motivational. The entire organization appreciated your vision and mission. #NoMatterWhat is so refreshing, inspiring and truly moving. Would gladly and happily recommend you to any and all individuals and organizations”

Analisa Dominic, Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer Opengear

“Your keynote presentation on the #NoMatterWhat System was very inspirational and had provided us with the insight and tools needed to be effective leaders at the command. [...] Your knowledge, insight and motivation is invaluable and we look forward to incorporating your system into our everyday actions as leaders.”

A.J. Hoffman, Commander Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division

“He was an incredible speaker and all of our attendees enjoyed the content he delivered focused around living in the information age and what that means for brands. It was a captivating presentation and I look forward to working with Sterling again in the future!”

Jorey Rekoon, Senior Conference Producer WBR Connect

“Sterling combines powerful storytelling with meaningful information and tools leaving listeners excited and empowered to take action. He’s one of only a few speakers I’ve seen that actually makes a real difference. We’ll definitely have him back!”

Michael Mikyska, Managing Director Innerworkings, Inc

Maddie Rollason, Senior Manager of Production Winsight LLC

Sterling Hawkins

Addressing the importance of innovation

Sterling Hawkins is an author, investor, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker who is globally
recognized as a thought leader in organizational culture. Founder of the No Matter What Movement, he shows people how to practice trust to achieve the results they want regardless of obstacles.

Sterling developed his trust-powered success system to learn from the painful collapse of his multibillion dollar startup involvement. He's since combined his business background, research, study and practice to come back and launch, invest in and grow more than 100 companies. He's taken that experience to work with C-level teams and leaders and speak on stages around the world. He's been featured in magazines like Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times and Inc.

He believes that the depth of your trust determines the extent of your growth and success in life and

business. Getting results requires being brave, declaring big goals and stepping outside your comfort zone. To inspire people to unlock their own inherent potential, he shares five practices that help us push beyond our perceived limits to make a difference for our companies, communities and families. When he's not at home in Colorado, he may be out skydiving, swimming with sharks or adventuring with the No Matter What Movement.