Michael Veltri

Michael Veltri

Keynote Speaker: Leadership Expert, Nationwide Bestselling Author, Top Rated Business Transformation Expert, Cancer survivor & Decorated U.S. Marine Veteran

Michael Veltri Biography

Michael Veltri is a leadership expert, battle-hardened business executive, and nationwide bestselling author. Recognizing that success in business and life is created by the daily decisions we make, Veltri elevates teams, fuel-injects leadership, and improves business performance through better decision-making practices.

Veltri has developed a unique decision-making model that integrates insights from ancient Japanese warriors, brain science, business titans, and academic research. This model has proven successful across various global organizations and brands, leading to exponential leadership growth and peak performance with balance, not burnout. Veltri's approach is both simple and effective, tailored to boost sales performance, enhance leadership outcomes, and prevent burnout among high potentials.

A cancer survivor, decorated U.S. Marine veteran, and master instructor in classical Japanese martial arts, Veltri brings his diverse background to every keynote speech. He educates and inspires audiences worldwide, using his experience from the battlefield to the boardroom. His keynotes, such as "Decision-Making Mastery: How to Deliver Stunning Bottom-Line Results" and "The Mushin Way to Peak Performance: The Path to Productivity, Balance, and Success," provide practical tools and techniques for immediate application to enhance productivity and achieve success. Veltri's speaking style is dynamic and engaging, making complex ideas accessible and actionable for his audience.

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Michael Veltri Speaking Topics

DECISION-MAKING MASTERY: HOW TO DELIVER STUNNING BOTTOM-LINE RESULTS

Why do some executives fail while others thrive? Because the best C-suite executives have a decision making system to help them — and their teams — avoid and conquer common decision-making traps. From life or death decisions on the battlefield to the boardroom, Michael Veltri draws on his background as a battle-hardened business executive and decorated U.S. Marine veteran to teach CEOs and senior executives better decision-making skills that deliver stunning results. As a professional-level Japanese martial arts instructor, Veltri blends the fluid and flexible qualities of the martial arts with bleeding-edge business savvy to bring a completely fresh perspective on decision-making skills. His inspiring presentation delivers practical tools that can be used immediately to increase productivity and deliver bottom-line results. You’ll learn to:

  • Master the 5 most powerful decision-making solutions that you’ve never heard of
  • Build a culture that celebrates fresh thinking and embraces new decision-making ideas
  • Implement better decision-making skills on a daily basis across all business activities and roles
  • Avoid the 5 biggest decision-making traps that kill successful organizations
  • Apply best decision-making practices from successful companies worldwide

SLAYING THE SALES DRAGON: HOW TO CRUSH THE TOP LINE WITH UNPRECEDENTED DECISION-MAKING PROWESS

Successful sales professionals, and their managers, are never satisfied. Yesterday’s major achievements are today’s performance standards, and surpassing quota is the expectation, not the exception. As old methods become commoditized and ineffective, new creative sales techniques are needed more than ever. Drawing inspiration from his knock-down-drag-out fight with cancer, nationwide bestselling author and multiple Diamond Club award winning sales professional, Michael Veltri has created a new and powerful model of decision-making success that leads to unprecedented sales results. In his energizing and inspiring presentation, Michael teaches sales professionals how to surpass expectations — both their own and their organization’s — while crushing quota and slaying the sales dragon. You’ll learn:

  • 5 simple and effective decision-making tools to boost sales
  • What’s truly behind objections — and how to conquer them
  • How to create a culture of achievement and sales excellence
  • How the “3 x 15 Decision-Making Rule” can double sales
  • How to break free from historical decision-making bias in your sales process

THE 5 DECISION-MAKING SECRETS: SURPRISING, UNORTHODOX APPROACHES TO POWERFUL LEADERSHIP OUTCOMES

With the “speed of business” evolving at an exponential rate, the ability to make the right decision at the right time is paramount to the success of any organization. Windows of opportunity open, yet close even quicker in today’s 24/7 hyper-connected, hyper-distracted world. Truly responsible leadership is difficult, and management needs fresh and creative ideas to make the best decisions possible — especially when the pace is fast, the stakes are high, and the outcome unclear. Michael Veltri weighs in with new and unique perspectives on this critical leadership challenge. A highly successful serial entrepreneur, decorated U.S. Marine veteran, and battle-hardened business executive, Veltri shows leaders how to employ his simple and effective decision-making system. This presentation will help leaders and managers of all levels:

  • Develop unprecedented decision-making prowess to attack business problems of all sizes
  • Uncover 5 fresh decision-making tools to evolve your leadership to the next level
  • Authentically express your leadership to fuel-inject business results
  • Avoid the 5 biggest leadership traps
  • Silence internal and external distractions to strengthen your “leadership muscle”

THE MUSHIN WAY: ACHIEVE PEAK PERFORMANCE WITH BALANCE, NOT BURNOUT

With intense competitive pressure to attract and retain top talent, how can HR executives and business leaders hire the best and the brightest while ensuring their high potentials continue to excel without burning out? Drawing from his success as an HR consultant and executive recruiter for some of the world’s top companies and brands, Michael Veltri answers these important questions and many more in his fresh, relevant, and timely talk. Based on his nationwide bestselling book, “The Mushin Way to Peak Performance,” Veltri takes the audience on an illuminating journey, showing how the Zen concept of mushin (moosheen) — meaning “no-mind” — helps achieve more with less, fuel growth, and maintain laser focus. Walk away energized, educated, and equipped with bold new tools and techniques to achieve unprecedented results with balance, not burnout. In this important keynote, Veltri helps HR executives, business leaders, and hiring managers learn to:

  • Build, motivate, and lead high-performing teams
  • Learn 5 secret techniques used by Zen masters to increase performance, which can easily be adapted to your own organization
  • Understand the most common reasons “high potentials” burn out
  • Expand your ability to deal with ambiguity, change, and competing priorities
  • Uncover best practices from a martial arts master’s mentality: determination, flexibility, and resilience

Michael Veltri Videos

Michael Veltri Leadership Keynote Speaker Definition of Success
Michael Veltri Keynote Speaker Standing Ovation
Decision-Making Challenges Busy Professionals Face - Michael Veltri

How do I book Michael Veltri to speak at my event?

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How much does it cost to book Michael Veltri for a speaking engagement?

Speaking fees for Michael Veltri, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Michael Veltri are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Michael Veltri, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.

What topics does Michael Veltri speak about?

Michael Veltri is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business Leadership, Human Resources, Teamwork & Teambuilding, Leadership, Author, Bestselling Authors, Cancer, Cancer Survivors, Veterans, Motivational, Workshop, Thought Leadership and Disruptive Thinking.

Where does Michael Veltri travel from?

Michael Veltri generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

Who is the agent for Michael Veltri?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Michael Veltri for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Michael Veltri for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Michael Veltri or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.

Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.


Michael Veltri is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business Leadership, Human Resources and Teamwork & Teambuilding. The estimated speaking fee range to book Michael Veltri for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Michael Veltri generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Libby Gill, Jay Papasan and Mark C. Thompson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Michael Veltri for an upcoming event.

Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 22/04/2025.

Michael Veltri Speaking Topics

  • DECISION-MAKING MASTERY: HOW TO DELIVER STUNNING BOTTOM-LINE RESULTS

    Why do some executives fail while others thrive? Because the best C-suite executives have a decision making system to help them — and their teams — avoid and conquer common decision-making traps. From life or death decisions on the battlefield to the boardroom, Michael Veltri draws on his background as a battle-hardened business executive and decorated U.S. Marine veteran to teach CEOs and senior executives better decision-making skills that deliver stunning results. As a professional-level Japanese martial arts instructor, Veltri blends the fluid and flexible qualities of the martial arts with bleeding-edge business savvy to bring a completely fresh perspective on decision-making skills. His inspiring presentation delivers practical tools that can be used immediately to increase productivity and deliver bottom-line results. You’ll learn to:

    • Master the 5 most powerful decision-making solutions that you’ve never heard of
    • Build a culture that celebrates fresh thinking and embraces new decision-making ideas
    • Implement better decision-making skills on a daily basis across all business activities and roles
    • Avoid the 5 biggest decision-making traps that kill successful organizations
    • Apply best decision-making practices from successful companies worldwide

  • SLAYING THE SALES DRAGON: HOW TO CRUSH THE TOP LINE WITH UNPRECEDENTED DECISION-MAKING PROWESS

    Successful sales professionals, and their managers, are never satisfied. Yesterday’s major achievements are today’s performance standards, and surpassing quota is the expectation, not the exception. As old methods become commoditized and ineffective, new creative sales techniques are needed more than ever. Drawing inspiration from his knock-down-drag-out fight with cancer, nationwide bestselling author and multiple Diamond Club award winning sales professional, Michael Veltri has created a new and powerful model of decision-making success that leads to unprecedented sales results. In his energizing and inspiring presentation, Michael teaches sales professionals how to surpass expectations — both their own and their organization’s — while crushing quota and slaying the sales dragon. You’ll learn:

    • 5 simple and effective decision-making tools to boost sales
    • What’s truly behind objections — and how to conquer them
    • How to create a culture of achievement and sales excellence
    • How the “3 x 15 Decision-Making Rule” can double sales
    • How to break free from historical decision-making bias in your sales process

  • THE 5 DECISION-MAKING SECRETS: SURPRISING, UNORTHODOX APPROACHES TO POWERFUL LEADERSHIP OUTCOMES

    With the “speed of business” evolving at an exponential rate, the ability to make the right decision at the right time is paramount to the success of any organization. Windows of opportunity open, yet close even quicker in today’s 24/7 hyper-connected, hyper-distracted world. Truly responsible leadership is difficult, and management needs fresh and creative ideas to make the best decisions possible — especially when the pace is fast, the stakes are high, and the outcome unclear. Michael Veltri weighs in with new and unique perspectives on this critical leadership challenge. A highly successful serial entrepreneur, decorated U.S. Marine veteran, and battle-hardened business executive, Veltri shows leaders how to employ his simple and effective decision-making system. This presentation will help leaders and managers of all levels:

    • Develop unprecedented decision-making prowess to attack business problems of all sizes
    • Uncover 5 fresh decision-making tools to evolve your leadership to the next level
    • Authentically express your leadership to fuel-inject business results
    • Avoid the 5 biggest leadership traps
    • Silence internal and external distractions to strengthen your “leadership muscle”

  • THE MUSHIN WAY: ACHIEVE PEAK PERFORMANCE WITH BALANCE, NOT BURNOUT

    With intense competitive pressure to attract and retain top talent, how can HR executives and business leaders hire the best and the brightest while ensuring their high potentials continue to excel without burning out? Drawing from his success as an HR consultant and executive recruiter for some of the world’s top companies and brands, Michael Veltri answers these important questions and many more in his fresh, relevant, and timely talk. Based on his nationwide bestselling book, “The Mushin Way to Peak Performance,” Veltri takes the audience on an illuminating journey, showing how the Zen concept of mushin (moosheen) — meaning “no-mind” — helps achieve more with less, fuel growth, and maintain laser focus. Walk away energized, educated, and equipped with bold new tools and techniques to achieve unprecedented results with balance, not burnout. In this important keynote, Veltri helps HR executives, business leaders, and hiring managers learn to:

    • Build, motivate, and lead high-performing teams
    • Learn 5 secret techniques used by Zen masters to increase performance, which can easily be adapted to your own organization
    • Understand the most common reasons “high potentials” burn out
    • Expand your ability to deal with ambiguity, change, and competing priorities
    • Uncover best practices from a martial arts master’s mentality: determination, flexibility, and resilience

Michael Veltri Videos

Michael Veltri Leadership Keynote Speaker Definition of Success
Michael Veltri Keynote Speaker Standing Ovation
Decision-Making Challenges Busy Professionals Face - Michael Veltri
  • How do I book Michael Veltri to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Michael Veltri for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Michael Veltri, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Michael Veltri or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Michael Veltri for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for Michael Veltri, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Michael Veltri are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Michael Veltri, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Michael Veltri speak about?

    Michael Veltri is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business Leadership, Human Resources, Teamwork & Teambuilding, Leadership, Author, Bestselling Authors, Cancer, Cancer Survivors, Veterans, Motivational, Workshop, Thought Leadership and Disruptive Thinking.
  • Where does Michael Veltri travel from?

    Michael Veltri generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for Michael Veltri?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Michael Veltri for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Michael Veltri for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Michael Veltri or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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