Clarity. Energy. Alignment - When It Matters Most.
Unforgettable Keynotes Tailored to Your Audience
Organizations bring Jeff in when they need their audience to:
- Stay grounded and decisive during change
- Communicate clearly under pressure
- Rebuild trust, morale, and momentum
- Own their response – especially in uncertain moments
- Perform sustainably – without burnout
Jeff Koziatek delivers dynamic, impactful keynotes tailored to meet your audience’s unique needs. With eight engaging topics ranging from beating imposter syndrome to empowering extraordinary teams, Jeff combines humor, storytelling, and actionable strategies to inspire lasting transformation.
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What It Feels Like in the Room
60–90 second moments pulled from real stages and real conversations.
Keynote Topics by Focus Area
All keynotes are customized to your audience, industry, and desired outcomes.
Leadership, Change & Adversity
High-impact keynotes that help leaders stay grounded, take ownership, and lead with clarity through uncertainty and challenge.
- Unshakable: Confidently Conquer Change
- The Champion Within
- True G.R.I.T.: Facing Adversity
Communication & Culture
Practical, engaging keynotes that strengthen communication, build trust, and align teams around shared purpose and values.
- The Power of Courageous Communication
- Empowering Effective Teams
- The Relationship Blueprint
Sustainable Performance
Keynotes designed to help high performers sustain momentum, confidence, and balance—without burning out.
- Breaking Impostor Syndrome
- The Circus: The Work / Life Balance Act
Explore each keynote below for a brief overview.
The Problem
Change creates uncertainty – and uncertainty erodes clarity, confidence, and momentum. Leaders often find themselves reacting instead of responding.
The Shift
This keynote helps audiences stabilize internally so they can navigate change with intention instead of urgency.
The Outcome
Participants leave grounded, focused, and equipped to make clear decisions – even when conditions are unpredictable.
The Problem
Leadership pressure is constant—and without clarity, even experienced leaders can slip into reaction, self-doubt, or burnout. Over time, this erodes confidence, influence, and trust.
The Shift
This keynote helps leaders strengthen their internal foundation so they can lead with intention instead of pressure.
The Outcome
Participants leave with a grounded leadership mindset that supports confident decision-making, sustainable energy, and consistent influence.
The Problem
Adversity is unavoidable, but many leaders get stuck reacting to setbacks, criticism, or uncertainty—losing focus and momentum when it matters most.
The Shift
This keynote reframes adversity as a leadership moment, helping participants respond with resilience, ownership, and purpose.
The Outcome
Participants leave equipped to face challenges head-on, recover faster from setbacks, and lead with strength through difficult moments.
The Problem
Miscommunication, avoidance, and unspoken expectations quietly undermine trust, collaboration, and results—even on high-performing teams.
The Shift
This keynote helps participants approach communication with clarity, confidence, and connection—especially in uncomfortable or high-stakes moments.
The Outcome
Participants leave better prepared to communicate clearly, strengthen relationships, and handle difficult conversations with confidence.
The Problem
Teams struggle when trust is low, alignment is unclear, and values are assumed instead of lived—leading to disengagement and stalled performance.
The Shift
This keynote helps teams reconnect around shared purpose, clear values, and intentional collaboration.
The Outcome
Participants leave with a renewed sense of alignment, stronger trust, and practical ways to work together more effectively.
The Problem
Many professionals rely on relationships without being intentional about how those relationships support growth, accountability, and success.
The Shift
This keynote reframes relationships as a strategic asset—something to cultivate with clarity and purpose rather than leaving to chance.
The Outcome
Participants leave with a clearer understanding of how to build, strengthen, and leverage relationships that accelerate progress and performance.
The Problem
Even capable, successful professionals can struggle with self-doubt—quietly questioning their worth, ability, or right to lead.
The Shift
This keynote helps participants recognize and disrupt the internal narratives that fuel impostor syndrome.
The Outcome
Participants leave with greater confidence, clarity, and ownership—able to lead authentically without second-guessing themselves.
The Problem
Balancing leadership responsibilities, personal life, and high expectations often feels unsustainable—leaving people stretched thin and exhausted.
The Shift
This keynote reframes balance as intentional alignment rather than constant juggling or sacrifice.
The Outcome
Participants leave with a clearer understanding of their priorities and practical ways to stay grounded, focused, and energized in all areas of life.
“I’ve never seen our membership so engaged!
Not only is Jeff a great speaker with a great message but he was engaging, entertaining and funny.”
-Cindy Helmkamp, Sr. Consultant
Corporate Partnerships at Together Credit Union
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VIP Corporate Housing
This program was just what our office team needed to get our year started off in the right direction. Jeff grabbed our attention with a fun interactive program then finished it with great tools to take back to the office. Everyone on our team loved it.
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Christ Church Cathedral
Jeff has a heart for helping people become their best selves, a gift for breaking down the walls inside that prevent those best selves from emerging, and a charismatic magnetism that dissolves anxiety and binds people together in joy.
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Terra Properties for the Highland, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Jeff combines his message about engaging, equipping, empowering, and encouraging your staff with an enthusiastic and engaging style that helps to drive the point home so that you will remember the message long after the presentation.
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Mercy Hospitals
You’re the talk around the whole office with people coming by just to tell me they’re sorry they missed out and they’ve heard all about it. Others that attended are stopping to thank me for finding you and bringing you in. You made our day.
BOOK A KEYNOTE, GIFT A KEYNOTE
BOOK A KEYNOTE, GIFT A KEYNOTE
Some organizations choose to extend the impact of their event beyond their own audience.
Through Jeff’s Keynote for Kids & Community initiative, those organizations are able to gift a keynote to a children’s group, nonprofit, school, or community organization – creating a ripple effect that reaches far beyond the stage.
It’s not charity marketing.
It’s leadership modeled.
Want details? We’ll walk through it during your event fit call.
PROGRAM TESTIMONIAL
“I can’t thank our sponsor association enough. As a small event organizer with zero budget for speakers the first year, we were able to bring Jeff in as a speaker because we were gifted the keynote from another association through Jeff’s program. He was impactful, entertaining, and our group absolutely loved him! We never would have been able to afford to bring in a speaker of Jeff’s caliber without this program being in place.”
Sandy Wardenburg Waggett – T.H.E. Impact Network

Jeff’s Recent Keynote Audiences
Association Keynotes
- American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
- American Diabetes Association (ADA)
- American Society of Military Comptrollers, IL Land of Lincoln Chapter (ASMC)
- Association for Talent Development, St. Louis Chapter (ATD)
- Bay Area Mobility Management (BAMM)
- Continuum of Care Marketing Association (COCMA)
- Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA)
- Florida Society of Association Executives (FSAE)
- Gateway Hemophilia Association
- Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)
- Great Lakes Relocation Conference (GLRC)
- International Association of Certified Sexual Addiction Specialists
- Missouri Association of Natural Gas Operators (MANGO)
- National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO)
- National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
- National Speakers Association, St. Louis Chapter (NSA)
- Plastics Industry Association
- Project Management Institute, Washington DC (PMI)
- St. Louis Society of Association Executives (SLSAE)
- The Electrical Board of Missouri and Illinois (EBMI)
Corporate Keynotes
- Amway
- Carmody MacDonald
- Carstar
- CDG Engineers
- Collette
- Concrete Strategies
- Delaware North
- Emerson
- Enterprise University
- e-Trailer.com
- Fusion
- ITF Group
- Jaycees Illinois
- Johnstone Supply
- Microsoft
- Missouri Meetings and Events
- Novus
- Perimeter Solutions
- Professional Women’s Alliance
- Seiler Plastics
- St. Louis Cardinals
- St. Louis Club
- St. Louis Small Business Monthly
- The Group Travel Family
- VIP Corporate Housing
- Vision Leadership St. Charles County
- Vistage
- WFF Facility Services
- Whelan Security
- Wisper Internet
Finance Keynotes
- Anders CPAs and Advisors
- Central Missouri Community Credit Union
- Country Financial
- Gateway Metro Federal Credit Union
- Peoples National Bank
- St. Louis Chapter of Credit Unions
- The Chamberlin Group Tax & Wealth Planners
- UHY Certified Public Accountants
- United Bank of Union
Healthcare Keynotes
- Area Agency on Aging for Lincoln land
- Axes Physical Therapy
- Barnes Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
- Cedarhurst Senior Living
- Centene
- Christian Hospital
- Lutheran Senior Services
- Mercy
- Mercy Multiplied
- Metropolitan Family Services
- Missouri Alliance for Children and Families
- Waverly Health Center
Education Keynotes
- Dayspring Arts and Education
- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (Illinois FCCLA)
- Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ILASCD)
- Missouri After School Network
- Montessori
- North Boone CUSD 200
- Parkway Schools
- Rockwood School District
- University City Children’s Center
- University of Missouri St. Louis

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See Jeff’s leadership philosophy in action
This free training offers a clear look at how Jeff helps leaders and teams think, decide, and lead when certainty is gone – the same mindset framework behind his most requested keynotes.
