Rich Bracken | SpeakerHub

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Bio

Rich Bracken is a global keynote speaker, media personality, and award-winning marketing executive.

He routinely works with associations, companies and individuals across the country looking to establish sustainable change and improvement in their approach to achieving their goals. Rich is a frequent speaker and writer on topics such as emotional intelligence, leadership, goal setting and achievement, sales/client service, and presentation skills.

As a keynote speaker, author, and professor of leadership, he has used his energetic, insightful, and entertaining approach to influence leaders and global companies, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies, through his virtual and in-person keynotes.

As a writer and media personality, he has been featured through such media channels as Fox News, CBS News, Vice, Reader's Digest, Thrive Global, and has worked with such global organizations as MDRT, Meeting Professionals International, and the Legal Marketing Association. You may have also spotted him on such national TV shows as “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “The Wandering Golfer.”

He also is the host of the uplifting EnRich Your Soul podcast where he shares insight on motivation through his own experience as well as interviews with celebrities and thought leaders. He’s also been featured on countless podcasts and video blogs sharing lessons learned from his professional experience in sales & marketing, leadership conversations, and even his own personal weight loss journey.

What Clients Are Saying

“I have worked with many professionals throughout my journey, but Rich was amazing to work with. His work ethic is pristine, and he is easily adjustable to any given situation. He was an amazing keynote speaker and his energy is unmatched. Thank you, Rich it was a pleasure to work with your team!”

“If you are looking for a keynote speaker that is engaging, inspirational, and interesting, look no further than Rich Bracken. I was so impressed with Rich after seeing him present at an annual conference, that I made sure to stay connected with him."

Current position (1)

Keynote Speaker

Self

Degrees (1)

MBA - Marketing/Communications

University of Memphis

1999 to 2000

Presentations

Presentations (4)

Transformative Leadership Through Emotional Intelligence

While most “leaders” will hang their hats on accolades, success metrics, knowledge, and experience, they are often missing a key element that can transform a high-performing team into an unstoppable juggernaut.

Emotional intelligence has risen to the top of necessary leadership skill competencies and provides nearly 60% of an individual’s actual performance. With 90% of top performers exhibiting high levels of emotional intelligence, executives and companies can ill-afford to not have this as a critical focus of their entire organization.

In this action-packed presentation, leaders of all levels will learn how the core fundamentals of emotional intelligence can increase their impact to their company, how to improve situational awareness, and ways that emotional intelligence can level up the effectiveness of their teams and themselves.

Leveraging Emotional Intelligence For Daily Success

Whether or not you realize it, your emotional intelligence plays a critical role in your everyday life. From the moment you wake up until the moment you close your eyes at night, your EQ helps you make decisions that can make or break your day.

In this presentation, Rich will dive into the core elements of emotional intelligence and how you can leverage them for personal and professional happiness. Through this discovery, he will arm you with the awareness of your EQ to help you succeed and grow every single day.

Key Takeaways:
• Learn the fundamental elements of emotional intelligence (EQ)
• How to identify your EQ strengths & weaknesses
• Strategies for managing your triggers
• Professional & Personal Benefits of EQ
• Daily changes to improve your EQ

Make Your Presentation a Present

Giving presentations is no easy feat. Not only are you tasked with engaging and educating a crowd for up to 60 minutes, there are so many different elements that go into how impactful (or not impactful) your presentation will be.

In order to be memorable and impactful, there are some key elements to every presentation that need to be in place. From what you say, to how you say it, to visual elements, Rich will share how you can wrap all of these things into one present with a proper bow on top.

Prepare to walk away a more confident communicator, storyteller, and leader.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Success: Lessons in Leadership From the Land of Oz

While it would be ideal to have a glowing path from current status to ideal goal, you can create one for your organization by using three things that every leader should have: a brain, a heart and courage.

Rich discusses how the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" translates into effective leadership by leveraging these three traits into goal setting and achievement for any organization, big or small. He will discuss how the lack of any of the three could derail your company's focus and success and how each can be maximized using simple daily behavior.

Additionally, he will propose action steps and takeaways for the audience to start implementing the moment they return to their company. Building on examples where companies have succeeded or failed due to some simple communication tactics learned in this presentation.

Past talks (2)

Leveraging Emotional Intelligence For Daily Success

Meeting Professionals International - WEC Conference Keynote

Las Vegas, NV

June 15, 2021

Leveraging Emotional Intelligence for Daily Success

Meeting Professionals International - GMID Keynote (Virtual)

Minneapolis, MN

April 8, 2021