Justin Patton

Justin Patton Speaking Topics

• ONE MOVE AWAY

  How High-Performance Teams Communicate and Win Together

  The real reason teams get stuck isn’t a lack of commitment. It’s a lack of trust. And until that’s xed, no strategy will stick.

  Not surface-level trust. But the kind that makes people turn toward the team when it gets hard instead of protecting themselves, going silent, or disengaging. This keynote shows leaders how to build the kind of trust that unlocks accountability, initiative, and real performance.

  At the heart of Justin Patton’s message is the Treeline Test™—a powerful metaphor that reframes how teams experience trust: Trust isn’t what you say. It’s how you move when someone gets stuck.

  With relatable stories, laugh-out-loud moments, and tactical behavior shifts, Justin helps leaders and teams walk away with a repeatable playbook they can use immediately.

  This keynote doesn’t just inspire. It ignites action through one conversation, one behavior, one move at a time.

  Program Objectives

  • Use 5 everyday trust moves to make teams braver and more accountable
  • Call out the 5 toxic behaviors that quietly destroy team trust
  • Rebuild commitment by normalizing connection over silence
  • Make daily trust deposits that drive loyalty and engagement
  • Create a team culture where people feel safe to speak up, mess up, and still belong

  60-75 minutes

• IT STARTS WITH YOU

  How to Build the Leadership Credibility People Actually Trust

  In this high-energy, interactive keynote, Justin Patton challenges participants to take extreme ownership of their presence and the impact they have on others. Trust, influence, and credibility don’t happen by accident.

  This session isn’t just for people with titles. It’s for anyone who leads meetings, builds relationships, drives culture, or communicates under pressure. In other words: everyone.

  Through powerful stories, real-time feedback, and audience-driven exercises, participants will walk away with practical tools to show up more powerfully and lead from wherever they are.

  Because leadership isn’t about position. It’s about presence. And that starts with you.

  Program Objectives

  • Uncover the number one hidden habit sabotaging their leadership credibility
  • Map who they are at their best
  • Learn how body language builds or erodes trust in every interaction
  • Practice flexing between authority and empathy to lead with intention

  60 minutes

• MANAGERS WHO BUILD TRUST

  The Manager’s Playbook for Building High-Performing Teams

  Being a manager is hard. Some days, it sucks. But the best managers know it’s worth it because they change lives.

  In today’s workplace, every company is competing on the employee experience, and the managers who prioritize it will outperform their competitors. The problem? Most managers are thrown into their role without any formal training on how to bring out the best in others, leaving them to figure it out on their own.

  This high-energy keynote challenges managers to rethink how they lead by focusing on four essential moves: building authentic relationships, setting clear expectations, leaning into performance conversations, and recognizing what’s right.

  Great managers don’t just manage people. They move people. They are catalysts for change, champions of people and performance, and the key to an organization’s success.

  This program is their roadmap to becoming the kind of leader people want to work for and never want to leave.

  Program Objectives

  • Build authentic relationships that foster trust and connection
  • Set clear expectations so employees understand the "what" before the "how"
  • Lean into performance conversations that drive awareness and accountability
  • Recognize what's right to reinforce behaviors that build culture

  60 minutes

• THE COACHING EFFECT

  How the best managers unlock potential and drive lasting results

  Being a great manager isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about asking the right questions. Giving people solutions might seem efficient, but without a shift in mindset, employees often revert to the same behaviors that hold them back. This interactive keynote challenges leaders to rethink how they communicate by mastering four repeatable coaching skills that drive stronger performance. Through real-time practice and live coaching demonstrations, leaders will learn how to ask better questions, foster accountability, and inspire lasting change. Coaching isn’t just a leadership skill—it’s a competitive advantage. Make it yours.

  Program Objectives

  • Learn what coaching is and what it's not
  • Explore the role of "leadership presence" in coaching
  • Master four repeatable coaching skills for any conversation
  • Model coaching in real-time and see it modeled on stage