The Family Business Speaker Your Audience Will Actually Remember
26 years coaching • Author of 'Stop Stepping in Stupid' • Tools your audience can use Monday morning
Keynote Speaking
Stop Stepping in Stupid
The Performance Advantage
The No-BS Guide to Growing Your Business
You Know This Feeling
You're successful. Your family business is growing. But you're working harder than ever and making the same costly mistakes over and over again. You know you should be further ahead by now, but something keeps holding you back.
You've read the business books, attended the conferences, and collected strategies. But somehow, you're still stuck in patterns that drain your energy, frustrate your team, and limit your growth.
Here's What's Really Happening
While you're stepping in the same stupid mistakes, your competitors are pulling ahead. They're not working harder – they're working smarter. They've stopped doing the things that keep family businesses stuck.
The truth? Most family business leaders are repeating the same 12 costly mistakes that sabotage their success. These aren't small errors – they're business-killing patterns that cost you time, money, and peace of mind.
Without addressing these patterns, you'll keep grinding through 60-hour weeks, dealing with the same problems, and wondering why growth feels so hard.
Get the Roadmap to Stop the Madness
Book Shawn for "Stop Stepping in Stupid" – a keynote that gives your audience the exact framework to identify and eliminate the costly mistakes keeping them stuck.
This keynote is for:
- Family business owners ready to break destructive patterns
- Leadership teams tired of repeating the same mistakes
- Organizations wanting practical strategies, not motivational fluff
- Leaders who value growth over comfort
- Teams ready to implement what they learn immediately
Your audience will leave with:
- The 12 most costly mistakes family businesses make (and how to avoid them)
- A simple framework to identify stupid patterns before they cost you
- Tools they can implement Monday morning to stop the cycle
- The mindset shift that separates growing businesses from stuck ones
- Strategies from 26 years of coaching successful family businesses
This isn't motivational speaking. This is transformation.
How Business Leaders Execute Like Elite Athletes
You Know This Feeling
You have incredible work ethic. You outwork your competition. But somehow, you're not getting the results that match your effort. You're grinding harder than ever but feeling like you're always one step behind.
You watch other leaders who seem to effortlessly achieve more with less stress, and you wonder what they know that you don't. You're tired of working 24/7 and ready to perform smarter, not just harder.
Here's What's Really Happening
While you're grinding through another 60-hour week, peak performers are executing with precision and purpose. They're not working harder – they're performing like elite athletes who prepare, execute, and review systematically.
The truth? Most business leaders have incredible work ethic but lack the systematic approach of champions. They're running their business like a pickup game instead of a championship season.
Without this systematic approach, your work ethic becomes your ceiling instead of your foundation for growth.
Learn to Execute Like a Champion
Book Shawn for "The Performance Edge" – a keynote that transforms your audience's work ethic into systematic excellence using elite athlete performance principles.
This keynote is for:
- Business leaders with strong work ethic who want better results
- Teams ready to execute with championship-level consistency
- Organizations wanting to perform smarter, not just harder
- Leaders tired of grinding without proportional results
- Teams ready to adopt elite athlete mindset and systems
Your audience will leave with:
- The 3 things all peak performers need (coaching, community, tools)
- The C4 Performance System for daily championship execution
- How to create consistency in working on the right things at the right time
- The power of "doing and reviewing" like elite athletes
- Strategies to focus and execute in our distracted world
- The business athlete mindset that separates champions from everyone else
Transform your work ethic into your competitive advantage.
Intensives
The Championship Year Intensive
One-Day Intensives
Where Elite Leaders Commit to 12 Months of Peak Performance
A year-long program designed for business and non-profit leaders who want to consistently execute at the highest level. Limited to 8 participants. Four intensive days. Maximum results.
Performance Review, Adjust Your Game Plan, Accelerate your results
Every 90 days, champions review their game film, adjust their strategy, and prepare for the next quarter. In one focused day, you’ll analyze what’s working, eliminate what’s not, and design your next 90-day sprint. Because sustained excellence requires constant calibration—and champions never stop improving their game.
What Participants are saying
I attended Shawn's one day coaching program, the value I received is still paying off and is very apparent in my daily life and overall growth. Not only did I walk away with lifelong friendships and a supportive community, but my mindset has forever shifted. Shawn will get you into gear and on track, yes, but he'll also give you tools, ideas and a way of thinking that sets you up to win. I've never met anyone who so genuinely believes in the value of others in the way that Shawn does. Having him in your corner is such a gift, everyone needs a Shawn! Attend one session, and you'll know exactly what I mean. I look forward to attending more sessions.
Shawn is a rare gem in the business world. He cares deeply about others and is absolutely committed to challenging his clients to be the best version of themselves. He lives and breathes coaching and is dedicated to excellence. It's such a pleasure to work with Shawn and his network of talented genuine business stars. He calls it as he sees it and his frankness has helped me grow significantly!
As a client, Shawn modeled what it means to be a visionary leader who not only grows his business but also uplifts the people he works with. He was collaborative, encouraging, and always saw the potential in people. That kind of leadership set the tone for the way his VA, Camille, and my team showed up for him.
Now, as my coach, Shawn continues to inspire me. He has a unique ability to ask the right questions, challenge perspectives, and draw out clarity in moments of uncertainty. His coaching is not about giving answers, but about helping you discover your own and that’s what makes it transformative.
Whether in business or in coaching, Shawn leads with heart, wisdom, and authenticity. I’m deeply grateful for his impact in my journey, and I couldn’t recommend him more highly to any leader who truly wants to grow without losing sight of what matters most.
From Event Organizer
Shawn was one of our highest-rated presenters. He was great to work with – tailored his presentation to our audience. Always positive and upbeat in our time of working together. I look forward to working with him again!
I had the privilege of hiring Shawn to coach my team here at LinkedIn and it was very successful. He received the highest NPS score of the year. Shawn offers a unique perspective and brings content to the table in a way that is both engaging and easy to replicate. I’ve also had the opportunity to work with Shawn outside of my current role and will continue to do so into the future.
As the host of my signature event, Book Breakthrough New York City, Shawn was nothing short of amazing! His style is engaging, entertaining and inspiring – all of which made both our in-room attendees and simulcast audience feel special and right at home. If remarkable is the word you want people to use in describing your event, look no further than Shawn Shepheard.
About Shawn
Shawn Shepheard is the coach who won’t make you feel stupid. As an author, speaker, and coach, he helps family-owned business leaders achieve more without working 24/7. Author of ‘Stop Stepping in Stupid,’ Shawn brings 26 years of coaching experience to stages and boardrooms across North America. When not coaching or speaking, Shawn is a big sports fan, including being a lifelong fan of the Dallas Cowboys, and hosts the ‘Stop Stepping in Stupid’ podcast.
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