A customized message to accelerate your team’s performance
Presentation Topics & Descriptions
Igniting A Growth Culture To Influence Performance
A no-nonsense presentation on the characteristics and fundamentals that are required to win as an individual and as a team. Before you can be an asset on a team, you must first be a great leader of yourself. Once you are performing at your maximum potential, you can then become a great teammate. High-performing teams require high-performing individuals. This presentation supplies viewers with the tools to achieve greatness as an individual and as a team. Presenter, Jacob Werksman combines his experience to allow you and your team to unlock their full potential.
Key Takeaways:
1. Lead Yourself Before You Lead Others. High performance begins with personal leadership. Develop the discipline, self-awareness, and accountability necessary to maximize your own potential before expecting excellence from others.
2. Embrace a Growth Mindset. Greatness is not a destination; it is a continuous pursuit. Learn to challenge complacency, embrace discomfort, and transform obstacles into opportunities for growth.
3. Take Ownership of Your Performance. High performers don't wait for circumstances to improve. They take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, decisions, and results—focusing on what they can control and influence.
4. Elevate the Team Through Individual Excellence. High-performing teams are built on high-performing individuals. Discover how personal excellence, trust, shared accountability, and commitment to others create collective success.
5. Turn Growth Into a Culture of Excellence. Sustainable performance requires more than individual motivation. Learn to establish the behaviors, expectations, and daily habits that make continuous improvement a shared responsibility across the team.
The Playbook for High Performance
During this no-nonsense presentation, Jacob draws on his leadership experience as a Navy SEAL Team Leader, Entrepreneur, and Harvard Business School Executive Leadership Coach as he shares actionable insights on how to create and influence continued high-performance as the organization’s leader. He begins by igniting leaders in the room to master what is required to achieve a growth mindset, influence their team to maximize their potential, and finishes by providing leaders with action steps to continue their team’s commitment to excellence.
Key Takeaways:
1. Master Yourself to Lead at Your Best. Exceptional leadership begins within. Develop the self-awareness, discipline, accountability, and personal standards necessary to lead with confidence, credibility, and consistency.
2. Cultivate a Growth Mindset That Drives Excellence. High-performing leaders never settle for the status quo. Learn to embrace challenges, overcome complacency, and establish a mindset that transforms adversity into opportunities for continuous improvement.
3. Unlock the Full Potential of Your Team. Great leaders don't simply manage performance; they inspire and elevate it. Discover how to establish clear expectations, empower individuals, and create an environment where people are motivated to perform at their best.
4. Build a Culture of Ownership and Accountability. Sustainable high performance requires more than motivation. Learn to foster trust, reinforce shared standards, and develop a team where individuals take responsibility for their actions, decisions, and collective results.
5. Turn Leadership Principles Into Consistent Action. Excellence is not achieved through occasional extraordinary efforts but through disciplined execution. Walk away with actionable strategies to reinforce high-performance behaviors, sustain momentum, and establish an enduring commitment to excellence.
What’s Included In Every Speech?
All Domestic Travel Expenses
100 Copies of one of my Books
Book Signing
Participation in The Full Event Day
Hybrid Broadcasts
Breakout Session or Panel
Fireside Chat
Frequently Asked Questions
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Jacob Werksman delivers high-impact keynote presentations focused on leadership, high performance, personal growth, and building winning teams and organizational cultures. Drawing on his experience as a Navy SEAL leader, entrepreneur, author, and Harvard Business School Executive Fellow, Jacob combines real-world leadership lessons with practical, actionable strategies that inspire individuals and organizations to unlock their full potential.
His presentations challenge conventional thinking, ignite a growth mindset, and equip audiences with the tools to lead themselves, elevate others, and create a lasting culture of excellence.
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A standard keynote runs 45 to 60 minutes, including a Q&A. The format is adjustable based on your event flow.
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Jacob's presentations are designed for business leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, emerging leaders, and high-performing teams committed to achieving excellence. Whether addressing C-suite executives, senior leadership teams, managers, or entire organizations, Jacob tailors his message to resonate with audiences at every level of leadership.
His keynotes are particularly impactful for organizations seeking to strengthen leadership capabilities, ignite a growth mindset, elevate individual and team performance, and build cultures of accountability and continuous improvement.
From executive retreats and leadership conferences to corporate kickoffs and company-wide events, Jacob delivers actionable insights that challenge, inspire, and empower audiences to reach their full potential.
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Absolutely! In addition to keynote presentations, Jacob is available for book signings, panel discussions, executive roundtables, leadership workshops, and interactive Q&A sessions. These additional experiences provide opportunities for audiences to engage directly with Jacob, explore leadership challenges in greater depth, and translate key insights into actionable strategies.
Whether facilitating an intimate executive discussion or engaging with a large audience, Jacob works with event organizers to customize the experience, maximize impact, and deliver lasting value beyond the keynote.
Additional engagements can be incorporated into a speaking package based on event objectives, scheduling, and availability.
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We recommend booking Jacob as early as possible to ensure availability, particularly for major conferences, corporate events, and executive leadership retreats. Ideally, reaching out 3–6 months in advance allows ample time for scheduling, planning, and tailoring the presentation to your organization's goals and audience.
However, we understand that opportunities and event needs can arise on shorter notice. Jacob welcomes inquiries for upcoming events, and our team will do its best to accommodate your timeline.
We encourage you to reach out regardless of your event date to explore availability and discuss how Jacob can make a lasting impact on your audience.
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Jacob's speaking fees vary based on the event's location, format, duration, and specific objectives. Each engagement is thoughtfully tailored to deliver maximum value and a meaningful experience for your audience.
To receive information about speaking fees and availability, please contact our his team at info@victory-strategies.com with details about your event, including the anticipated date, location, audience size, and presentation objectives.
Our team will be happy to discuss your needs, explore available options, and provide a customized proposal aligned with your event's goals.
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Absolutely! Jacob understands that every organization faces unique challenges, opportunities, and leadership dynamics. While his presentations are grounded in universal principles of leadership and high performance, each keynote can be tailored to align with your organization's industry, culture, strategic priorities, and desired outcomes.
Through collaboration with event organizers and key stakeholders, Jacob incorporates relevant insights, real-world examples, and actionable takeaways that resonate with your audience.
The goal is simple: deliver more than an inspiring presentation. Jacob strives to create a meaningful experience that challenges perspectives, sparks conversations, and equips your team with practical strategies to drive lasting results.
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Absolutely! Jacob offers both in-person and virtual keynote presentations, providing organizations with the flexibility to engage and inspire their teams regardless of location.
His virtual presentations deliver the same high-energy, thought-provoking insights and actionable leadership strategies as his in-person engagements. Whether addressing a global audience, a remote leadership team, or a hybrid corporate event, Jacob tailors the experience to maximize engagement, interaction, and impact.
Regardless of the format, the mission remains the same: challenge perspectives, inspire growth, and equip individuals and teams with the tools to achieve sustained high performance.
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Absolutely! Jacob brings a unique combination of real-world leadership experience, academic insight, and entrepreneurial success that resonates with audiences across industries, backgrounds, and levels of leadership.
As a former Navy SEAL, successful entrepreneur, bestselling author, and Harvard Business School Executive Fellow, Jacob has experienced leadership from multiple perspectives—from leading in high-stakes environments to building businesses and coaching senior executives from some of the world's most influential organizations.
What makes Jacob's presentations particularly impactful is his ability to translate these diverse experiences into relatable, practical, and actionable leadership lessons that apply to everyday challenges.
You don't need to be a Navy SEAL or a Fortune 500 executive to connect with Jacob's message. His approach is authentic, engaging, and grounded in the belief that leadership and high performance are skills anyone can develop, regardless of their title, industry, or experience.
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