Professional Speaking

Turn Your Event Into a
Culture Transformation Catalyst

High-energy keynotes and workshops that give your audience actionable frameworks to build award-winning workplace cultures—not just inspiration that fades by Monday.

Bradley Collins delivers data-driven, story-powered talks that bridge the gap between founder burnout and sustainable high performance. With 20+ years scaling tech startups and building award-winning cultures, he brings real-world experience and the proprietary VALVE Framework to stages across North America.

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Why Bradley

Why Event Organizers
Love Working With Bradley

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Immediately Actionable

Your audience leaves with a roadmap. No motivational fluff that disappears by Tuesday. Every talk includes the VALVE Framework—a practical, proven system attendees can implement immediately.

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Engaging Storytelling

From burning out face-down on his hallway floor to building Canada's Top 100 workplaces, Bradley shares authentic experiences that resonate. High energy, dark humor, zero corporate BS.

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ROI-Focused Content

Bradley speaks the language of business leaders: dollars, productivity, retention. Every talk connects culture to bottom-line results—$100K+ value creation in 6 months, 20-50% turnover reduction.

Topics

Featured Keynotes
& Workshops

Each talk is customized for your audience, combining data-driven insights with authentic storytelling to deliver frameworks attendees can implement immediately.

45-60 minutes Keynote or Workshop

Building Sustainable & Healthy Workplace Cultures

Best For: Entrepreneur groups, EDOs, growth-stage founder events

What Your Audience Will Learn:

  • Why 77% of top performers quit due to culture—not compensation
  • The VALVE Framework: 5 pillars of award-winning cultures
  • How to quantify culture dysfunction (and sell the fix internally)
  • The difference between aspirational fluff and operational values that actually drive behavior
  • How to deliver $100K+ in measurable value within 6 months

Key Takeaways:

  • VALVE diagnostic framework they can use immediately
  • Template for defining operational values
  • 90-day culture quick-win roadmap
45-60 minutes Keynote

From Chaos to Clarity: Leadership in Hypergrowth

Best For: Scaling founders, new CEOs, leadership conferences

What Your Audience Will Learn:

  • Why culture breaks during hypergrowth (and how to prevent it)
  • How to align leadership teams when priorities multiply
  • The "right people, right seats" framework for scaling
  • Preventing founder burnout while building fast
  • Leadership alignment strategies for distributed teams

Key Takeaways:

  • Leadership alignment diagnostic tool
  • Decision-making framework for growth-stage companies
  • Warning signs your culture is about to crack
30-45 minutes Keynote or Panel

The ROI of Culture: $100K+ Value in 6 Months

Best For: Business leaders, CFOs, boards, investor groups

What Your Audience Will Learn:

  • The hidden cost of culture chaos: $420K/year in a 100-person company
  • How to calculate turnover costs and productivity drains
  • Culture as competitive advantage: 516% greater revenue growth
  • Measuring culture transformation: engagement scores, retention, revenue
  • Building the business case for culture investment

Key Takeaways:

  • Culture Chaos Calculator (quantify dysfunction costs)
  • ROI measurement framework
  • CFO-friendly culture business case template
45-60 minutes Keynote or Workshop

Founder Burnout Is a Culture Problem

Best For: Founder-focused events, mental health in entrepreneurship panels

What Your Audience Will Learn:

  • Bradley's story: From face-down on the floor to thriving
  • Why high performers burn out (and it's not weakness)
  • The connection between founder wellbeing and company culture
  • How to build sustainable performance without sacrificing growth
  • Inner work as leadership strategy

Key Takeaways:

  • Burnout warning signs diagnostic
  • Sustainable performance framework
  • Personal leadership alignment exercises
Differentiators

Not Your Typical
Keynote Speaker

Founder Practitioner, Not Career Consultant

20+ years in the trenches. Scaled companies from 4 to 40 employees. Built award-winning cultures (Canada's Top 100, Globe & Mail Top 100). Lived the burnout, learned the lessons.

Proprietary Framework That Works

The VALVE Framework isn't theory—it's battle-tested across industries. Designed to work in both English and French markets. Simple enough to remember, powerful enough to transform.

Data-Driven + Story-Powered

Every talk balances hard metrics (ROI, retention, productivity) with authentic storytelling. Your audience gets both the business case AND the emotional resonance.

High-Vibe, Low-BS Energy

No corporate jargon. No motivational clichés. Bradley brings dark humor, straight talk, and genuine care for founder wellbeing. Audiences describe his talks as "refreshingly real."

Immediately Actionable Content

No one leaves saying "that was inspiring" without knowing what to do next. Every attendee gets frameworks, templates, and clear next steps.

Easy to Work With

Arrives early, stays late, adapts to your needs. Happy to customize content for your audience. Professional, prepared, and low-maintenance.

Logistics

Working
With Bradley

What's Included

For Keynotes (45-60 min):

  • Pre-event consultation to customize content
  • Professional slide deck (branded for your event)
  • Audience Q&A session
  • Post-event follow-up resources for attendees
  • Social media promotion of event (LinkedIn)
  • Flexibility to adjust timing and format

For Workshops (2-4 hours):

  • All keynote inclusions, plus:
  • Interactive exercises and breakout sessions
  • Printed workbooks/frameworks for participants
  • Digital resource kit (templates, tools)
  • Optional post-workshop office hours

Technical Requirements:

  • Projector/screen for slides
  • Wireless lavalier or handheld mic
  • Basic AV setup (handled by venue)

Investment & Availability

Speaking Fees:

  • Keynotes (45-60 min): Contact for pricing
  • Half-day workshops: Contact for pricing
  • Full-day workshops: Contact for pricing
  • Non-profit and community rates available

Travel:

  • Based in Montreal, Quebec
  • Available for travel across North America
  • Virtual presentations available

Booking Timeline:

  • Prefer 2-3 months advance notice
  • Rush bookings considered based on availability

Perfect Events For:

  • Economic development conferences
  • Entrepreneur and founder events
  • Accelerator/incubator programming
  • CEO peer group meetings (EO, Vistage, YPO)
  • Tech and SaaS conferences
  • Leadership summits

Ready to Book Bradley
For Your Next Event?

Every event is different. Let's chat about your audience, goals, and how Bradley can deliver maximum value.

Schedule Discovery Call

Let's discuss your event, audience, and how Bradley can deliver maximum value. Book a 15-minute discovery call to explore fit.

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