Speaking
Leadership keynote speaker for founders, CEOs, and the teams they run.
Jerry Macnamara speaks to founder groups, leadership offsites, sales kickoffs, and association rooms. Every talk teaches one framework the audience can run Monday morning, from a multi-time award-winning CEO who led five companies and ran the turnarounds himself. Not a reel promise. A Monday plan.
$5.9MM to $15MM
Soccer Post, in 18 months
$7MM to $30MM
NFFS, in three years
Franchise 500 three times, Inc. 5000 twice
The awards went to the teams
100+ B2B companies advised
From under $1MM to just shy of $1B
The talks
01
Creating a Culture of Accountability
The line between accountability and policing, and why most leaders land on the wrong side of it. Teaches Coaching versus Catching: what to do Monday with the person who keeps missing.
Most-delivered talk · Talk page
02
Build the Machine: From Win Ugly to Scalable System
How companies get from heroic effort to a system that runs without the founder in the middle.
Delivered at the Badass Business Summit · Talk page
03
Influence: The Intersection of Authenticity, Intention, and Trust
Why influence is earned in the small moments, not claimed from the org chart.
Delivered for EDPA and Event Marketing Congress · Talk page · Watch the 2024 keynote
04
How to Move a Conversation to a Client Without Ever Pitching
Three questions, two gates, one rule: never take a step you did not ask for. How the people who hate selling turn a hallway conversation into a booked meeting.
Main stage, Badass Business Summit 2026 · Talk page
05
The Organization of the Future
What happens to a company built on unwritten rules the day it hires AI agents, and how a founder becomes the architect instead of the hero. A briefing for CEOs, in development for 2026.
New talk · booking now
Every talk is calibrated to your room. Tell me who is in the seats and what you need them to do differently on Monday, and I will build the version that gets you there.
Built for the room you are filling
- Event planners and conference organizers: fee, formats, logistics, and the internal case for your committee, in one place.
- Leadership offsites: a keynote to open the offsite, or a half-day workshop the team works through together.
- Sales kickoffs: execution, accountability, and the system behind the number.
Planners: the media kit has the bios, photos, and the introduction script.
Stages & Rooms
Jerry has singlehandedly sold out our VIP session three years in a row. No one matches his direct approach, creative insights and experience to drive action. Ask the attendees. Their businesses grow when you’re in the room with Jerry.
Donnie Boivin, CEO, Success Champions Networking
What organizers say
“Jerry’s presentation at our JFC Coaches Symposium was incredibly impactful. His message around leadership, building an intentional culture, and holding ourselves to a higher standard resonated deeply with our staff and challenged each of us to become better leaders. Jerry has a rare ability to motivate, inspire, and challenge people in a way that creates real reflection and lasting impact.”
Pat Cannon
Executive Director, Jacksonville FC
How booking works
Send the date and the room
Who is in the seats and what they must walk out with. I answer every inquiry myself.
A discovery call, included
Who is in the seats, what they are missing, and what they must do differently on Monday.
Built for your room
Slides to you in advance. A screen or TV, PowerPoint, a clicker, and a lavalier or headset mic. No rider.
The terms in writing
Fee, travel, and A/V are published up front on the page for event planners.
Check availability
Leave your name and email and I will come back to you personally, usually the same day, to talk through the date, the room, and what you need the audience to walk out with.