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Keynote speaker for educators & leaders

Helping educators build schools where students and staff truly thrive.

Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools and best-selling author of Learning Transformed, Personal & Authentic, and How You Show Up.

  • Testified before

    the U.S. Congress

  • “20 to Watch”

    National School Boards Association

  • Top 100 Influencers

    in education, District Administration

  • Best-selling author

    Learning Transformed & Personal & Authentic

Work with Tom

Messages that strengthen culture, relationships, and impact.

Keynotes

Opening days, conferences, and convocations, customized to your theme and audience.

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Leadership Workshops

In-service days and administrative retreats that turn big ideas into practical next steps.

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Book Studies

Free study guides, slides, and quote images to take your team deeper into the books.

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See Tom in action

Watch clips from recent keynotes and find out what a session with Tom looks like for your team.

New book · August 2026

The most important person you’ll ever lead is the one in the mirror.

Most books try to motivate you. How You Show Up asks you to meet yourself honestly and to close the gap between who you intend to be and who others actually experience.

Change the belief. Change the behavior. Change the outcome.

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