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Speaking Guide
September 30, 2014
Overview
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Thank you for your interest in having Richard as a speaker for your upcoming event. We know how critical
it is today to find a presenter who has the capacity to capture the mindshare of a busy audience. Richard
has proven to be such a speaker, including:
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• Presentations for organizations in all 50 states, Canada, and on four continents.
• Audiences ranging from annual meetings with 10,000 attendees to one hour motivational meetings.
• Keynotes consistently receiving the top marks for “authenticity and impact” from audiences worldwide.
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Richard’s speeches are always…
• Story-Driven
• Content-Rich
• Inspirational
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Bestselling Author
and Keynote Speaker
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Richard Leider is the founder of Inventure –
The Purpose Company. He is ranked by Forbes as
one of the “Top 5” most respected executive
coaches, by Linkage as one of the “Top 50”
executive coaches, and by the Conference Board
as a “legend in coaching.”
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As a keynote speaker, he has helped more than
100,000 leaders from over 50 organizations such as AARP, Ericsson, Mayo Clinic, MetLife, National Football
League (NFL), and United Health Group discover the power of purpose.
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Richard is the author of nine books, including three best sellers, and his books have sold over one million
copies. Repacking Your Bags and The Power of Purpose are considered classics in the personal growth field.
His newest best seller, Life Reimagined, was named one of Forbes “best new books for your career.”
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He is a contributing author to many coaching books, including: Coaching for Leadership, The Art and
Practice of Leadership Coaching, Executive Coaching for Results, The Leader of the Future, and The
Organization of the Future.
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Richard holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and is a Nationally Certified Counselor and a
Nationally Certified Master Career Counselor. As a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s
Center for Spirituality and Healing, he founded The Purpose Project. He is a Carlson Executive
Fellow at the University of Minnesota School of Management.
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Richard is the Chief Curator of content for AARP’s acclaimed Life Reimagined Institute. Widely
viewed as a visionary and thought leader on the “power of purpose”, his work is featured regularly
in many media sources including, PBS public television, and NPR public radio.
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Richard’s work has been recognized with awards from the Bush Foundation, from which he was
awarded a Bush Fellowship and the Fielding Institute’s Outstanding Scholar for Creative Longevity
and Wisdom award. He was named a “Distinguished Alumni” by Gustavus Adolphus College,
and to the “Hall of Fame” at Central High School.
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For 30 years, Richard has led Inventure Expedition walking safaris in Tanzania, East Africa, where
he co-founded the Dorobo Fund for Tanzania. He lives in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area.
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Customized Speeches
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Repacking Your Bags
Many people are feeling overwhelmed—weighed down by too much to do and constant busyness. Based
on Richard’s classic international best-selling book in 21 languages, Repacking Your Bags: Lighten Your
Load for the Good Life, this presentation shows audiences how to “lighten their loads” to find new energy
and focus. As a result of this presentation, people will be able to:
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• Focus and define the “good life”
• Discover practices for “unpacking” – lightening their loads
• Optional takeaways: Repacking Your Bags book and Repacking Journal
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The Power of Purpose
What makes you want to get out of bed in the morning? These days the answer to that question seems
more difficult than ever to answer. Based on Richard’s classic bestselling book, The Power of Purpose: Find
Meaning. Live Longer, Better, this presentation helps audiences discover the power of purpose. . .a clear
answer to the question. As a result of this presentation, people will be able to:
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• Unlock their purpose
• Work and live in ways that align with their purpose
• Optional takeaways: The Power of Purpose book and Purpose Inventory
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Life Reimagined
Our culture offers us precious little guidance on finding our way in midlife and beyond. Part of the problem
is that we lack a clear map and guidance for creating a positive and purposeful “what’s next?” Based on
Richard’s bestselling book, Life Reimagined: Discovering Your New Life Possibilities, people will be able to:
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• Discover how to find renewed meaning and purpose
• Learn how to blend the essentials of money, medicine and meaning
• Optional takeaways: Life Reimagined book and Life Checkup
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Customized Speeches (continued)
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Leading With Purpose
Based on Richard’s bestselling book, Whistle While You Work, this is a presentation that helps audiences
master the ultimate leadership challenge: self-leadership! Through story and practices, this presentation
helps audiences discover how to bring their authentic leadership self to work every day. As a result of this
presentation, people will be able to:
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• Clarify the power of purposeful leadership
• Work in ways that are consistent with their natural gifts, passions, and values
• Optional takeaways: Whistle While You Work book and Calling Cards™ exercise
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Sample of Richard’s Keynotes
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The Ultimate Management Challenge: Managing Yourself. Harvard Business School Executive Education
(General Management Program)
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Mindful Aging: Claiming Your Place at the Fire, University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing
(Annual Ruth Strickler Mind-Body Lecture).
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Is Your Job Your Calling? FastCompany Magazine, RealTime Conferences in five cities, (Richard selected five
years in a row as “Best of the Best”).
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The Essence of If, Northwestern Mutual Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI. (10,000 attendees)
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Leading On Purpose, Conference Board Executive Coaching Conference, New York, NY. (Richard presents as
one of the “Legends of Coaching”)
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The Power of Purpose, Boeing Senior Leadership Development Program, St. Louis, MO.
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Discovering the Power of Purpose, Inaugural Assembly of Chief Executives & Employers, Singapore National
Employers Federation, Singapore. (5,000 attendees)
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Whistle While You Work, Annual Conference for Advanced Life Underwriters, Ottawa, Canada.
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Working on Purpose in a Changing World, Wilson Learning Corporation Worldwide Conference, Tokyo,
Japan. (50 corporations in attendance)
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The Power of Purpose, Pfizer World Wide Human Resources Conference, Groton, CT.
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Leading On Purpose, American Express Group Vice President Development Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
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The Power of Purpose, Training Magazine, Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
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The Art of True Engagement, INC Magazine, INC 500 Forum, Palm Springs, CA.
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Strategies for Engaging Talent, International Career Development Conference, Seattle, WA.
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Coaching on Purpose, Linkage, Annual Coaching & Mentoring Conference, San Diego, CA.
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Sample of Richard’s Clients
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AARP
American Academy of Neurology
Ameriprise Financial
Boeing
Caterpillar, Inc.
Conference Board
Cox Communications
Duke Corporate Education
Ericsson
Fairview Health Systems
Fast Company Magazine
General Mills
Genworth
Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership
Habitat for Humanity
Harvard Business School
Hollyhock Retreat Center
INC Magazine
International Coach Federation
Linkage
Liz Claiborne
Los Alamos National Laboratories
Mayo Clinic
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Mayo Health System
Medtronic
MetLife
NFL
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Omega Institute Retreat Center
Omega Blue Spirit Retreat Center (Costa
Rica)
Pfizer
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Rancho LaPuerta Retreat Center (Mexico)
Shell
State Farm
3M
Target
Thrivent Financial
University of Minnesota–Center for
Spirituality & Healing
University of Minnesota–Executive
Development Center
Vistage
Young Presidents Organization
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Richard’s Most Popular Books
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Life Reimagined: Discovering Your New Life Possibilities, with Alan Webber, Berrett-Koehler, 2013.
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Repacking Your Bags: Lighten Your Load for the Good Life, with David Shapiro, Berrett-Koehler, Third
edition, 2012. (International best-seller, reprinted in 21 languages.)
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The Power of Purpose: Find Meaning. Live Longer, Better, Berrett-Koehler, 2010. (Second
Edition, Revised and Expanded, Bestseller in 17 languages)
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Something to Live For: Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life, with David Shapiro,
Berrett-Koehler, 2008.
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Claiming Your Place at the Fire: Living the Second Half of Your Life on Purpose, with David
Shapiro, Berrett-Koehler, 2004.
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Whistle While You Work: Heeding Your Life’s Calling, with David Shapiro, Berrett-Koehler,
2001. (Best-seller, reprinted in 12 languages.)
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