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A Speaking Experience You Can Trust
When organizations bring in a keynote speaker, they rarely need more information. They need alignment.
Matt Brauning is a Michigan leadership keynote speaker who helps leaders build trust and guide teams through constant change. His programs combine practical leadership insight with an engaging delivery that keeps audiences involved and thinking long after the event.
Each keynote is customized to the event while grounded in nearly two decades of experience working with corporations, associations, and conferences worldwide.
Matt’s style is interactive, clear, and often funny, but always purposeful. Audiences leave energized, and leaders leave with language and tools they can immediately use.
Trusted by Organizations Nationwide
Custom Keynotes Built Around Your Goals
Every event has a different challenge. Some need momentum at the start of the year. Others need alignment during change. Many need stronger communication across teams.
Matt works with each organization to tailor the message while keeping a clear leadership focus.
Popular keynote topics include trust, change leadership, communication, generational collaboration, and motivation that lasts.
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"Engaging!"
Tracey, Practice Manager
Most Requested Keynote
THE FIREBOX PRINCIPLE:
Unlocking Motivation That Lasts
Most teams aren’t struggling with effort. They’re struggling with energy. In high-stress industries, motivation can fade fast. Leaders feel it too, especially when they’re trying to launch a new year, a sales kickoff, or a large all-staff event on the right foot. The challenge isn’t getting people fired up. It’s keeping them fired up.
Every person is driven by a different internal fuel. When you understand what lights people up on the inside, you stop relying on hype and start building momentum that lasts. This keynote dives into the seven motivational drives found inside every team, revealing practical ways to spark renewed purpose, boost morale, and keep teams moving even during tough seasons.
Through engaging stories, humor, and interactive moments, Matt helps leaders reconnect their teams to what truly motivates them. Attendees leave energized, aligned, and ready to bring their best long after the event ends.
“He engaged our sales team and sent them out the door ready to win!”
David M. Schroeder, Chief Revenue Officer
Real, Unedited Speaking Moments
Get a feel for the pacing, audience participation, and practical teaching from full speaking segments.
Ideal for leadership offsites, company meetings, conferences, and sales kickoff events.
“His presentations keep our leaders thinking and collaborating.”
Emily Ehlers, HR Manager
A High-Energy Conference Kickoff That Still Has Substance
Some events need deep training and CEUs.
Others need the room to come alive.
Matt delivers a keynote that is engaging, interactive, and genuinely motivational while still grounded in real workplace challenges.
Audiences laugh, participate, and leave energized, while leaders know the message supports trust, communication, and performance back at work.
Ideal for association conferences, Leaders' Offsites, Sales Kick-offs, and all staff annual events where you want energy in the room and impact afterward!
Book Michigan Based Keynote Speaker Matt Brauning
Looking for a keynote speaker who brings energy and substance to your conference, annual meeting, or leadership event? Matt partners with HR leaders, executives, and association program teams who want their people communicating clearly and moving forward together. Tell us about your event, your audience, and your goals, and we'll help you check fit and availability. Call or text directly at 616-965-2110 or fill out the form below. We can't wait to hear about your event.
“Matt is an energetic, entertaining, and engaging speaker who works with you to deliver on your event and what comes after.”
Tanner Nichols, Space and Airborne Systems
About Matt Brauning, CSP
Matt Brauning, CSP, is a keynote speaker, 3-time best-selling author, and a huge yo-yo nerd. He holds the Certified Speaking Professional™ (CSP®) designation, the highest earned designation one can achieve in the speaking industry, held by fewer than 17% of National Speakers Association members worldwide.
In 20 years on stage, Matt has spoken at places like TEDx, McDonald's, NASDAQ, and the United States Air Force Academy. He's been in a few movies, and you may have caught him on morning television on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX.
Matt created Culture Integrity™, a framework for aligning an organization's stated values with the way its people work together every day. Using Values Intelligence (VQ)™ and data-driven assessments, he works alongside leaders to build on what's already working and close the gaps that slow down high-performing teams. In practice, that means helping teams build trust during change, find purpose and motivation that lasts, and communicate effectively across generations. Each of those is a keynote, and each can go deeper as a hands-on workshop or team-building session.
His upcoming book, Generational Static: Cut Through the Noise and Unlock Leaders in Every Generation, releases in January 2027. Through relatable, research-backed stories from shop floors to boardrooms, it shows leaders what each generation brings to the table, and how to get four generations working as one team.
Off stage, Matt performs improv comedy, and he brings it into every presentation, so expect plenty of laughs. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his amazing wife Lola and awesome son Valiant, where he enjoys rock climbing and watching pro wrestling.
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