Keynotes

Jim Karger and Dave Riveness have expertise in delivering keynote workshops to a wide variety of audiences within the context of sales meetings, corporate events, conferences and retreats. Our keynotes provide an interactive way to jump start a conference, tie together key messages or support various themes.

Jim Karger

Jim works with employers who value and take responsibility for employee satisfaction and happiness and who desire to reap the rewards of increased productivity and decreased turnover that result from a more satisfied workforce.

Jim offers a number of 50 minute keynotes including the following:

"Why Work Isn't Working Anymore: Transforming Your Workplace As If People Mattered"

"Spiritual Capitalism: Workplaces Where More Than Money Motivates"

"Sex, Lies, and Videotape: But Mostly Just Lies"

Jim Karger and his unique approach to employee relations has been the subject of articles in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Texas Business, and many other publications. After 30 years as a valued advisor to hundreds of companies and industry associations, he has developed a systematic approach to improve communications, relationships, and connections in the workplace. He is a popular speaker on workplace topics including "Transforming Your Workplace As If People Mattered," "Doing the Right Thing - Maintaining Your Non-Union Status For The Right Reasons," and "Sex, Lies, and Videotape -- But Mostly Just Lies -- Sex and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace."

Described in the Wall Street Journal as "one of the best at what he does," Karger is no apologist for corporate America. He puts aside political correctness to observe the American workplace as it is and provides practical ways to make it better.

For more information about Jim’s keynote addresses contact him here or through his website at: www.crediblyconnect.com

Dave Riveness

Dave’s keynotes are designed to improve business results by introducing the concept of Jestership as a philosophical basis for organizations to develop and support a culture of positive internal communication; to gain competitive edge through more effective, faster, decision making; and to illuminate and eliminate “blind spots” in thinking and action.

After working with such industry leaders as Warner Bros., NIKE, ESPN, Pfizer, The American Heart Association and Citibank on a variety of topics relating to organizational and individual effectiveness Dave understands what works and what doesn’t.

Dave’s foundational keynote, entitled "Truth for the Blind Spots", combines insights gathered from his experience of working with over 300 organizations with the unique philosophy from the book "The Secret Life of the Corporate Jester:  A Fresh Perspective on Organizational Leadership, Culture and Behavior."

Described by JetBlue Airways as one who “inspires new ways of thinking while guiding people to do the right thing”, Riveness is committed to bringing positive change to organizations through consulting, keynote speaking, training and coaching.

For more information about Dave’s keynote addresses contact him here or through his website at: www.corporatejester.com.