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.
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 · Talk page
04
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
- Founder and CEO peer groups: Vistage, EO, and YPO chapters, masterminds, and owner roundtables.
- 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, Badass Business Summit
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
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.