keynotes

 YOU WEREN’T BUILT TO FIT IN. YOU WERE BORN TO STAND OUT.

This unapologetic keynote experience is built around Dustin's powerful framework, Break the Box—a mindset-shattering message that challenges professionals, leaders, and aspiring change-makers to stop playing small and start owning who they were actually created to be.

Let’s face it: we’ve all been boxed in.
By titles. By expectations. By fear.

By toxic systems, lazy leadership, and our own insecurities.
But here’s the truth: You can’t transform what you’re afraid to challenge. And you’ll never build anything worthwhile inside the safe little boxes the world has built for you.

Drawing from hard-won leadership lessons, faith-rooted conviction, and a decade of helping businesses and ministries rebuild from the ground up, Dustin delivers a message that’s equal parts fire, focus, and freedom.

This isn’t some soft “find yourself” fluff.
This is real-world leadership and life strategy for people tired of shrinking.

You were not made to be manageable.
You were made to lead.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Break the Identity Box
Most people are operating from old labels and borrowed expectations. This keynote helps audiences reclaim their purpose and ditch imposter syndrome—redefining success in their own terms.

Challenge the System, Don’t Just Survive It
From boardrooms to churches, most systems aren’t broken—they’re functioning exactly as designed. Dustin teaches how to challenge dysfunction with boldness, wisdom, and grace.

Stop Managing. Start Leading.
Leadership isn’t about control—it’s about culture. Learn how to build a team culture that runs on trust, accountability, and unshakable clarity.

Faith and Fire in the Workplace
Whether you're in business or ministry, faith isn’t a side note—it’s your superpower. This program shows how to lead with conviction without apology.

Grow Beyond the Role
Titles change. True influence doesn’t. Dustin helps people build the kind of legacy that outlives the paycheck and outlasts the job description.

 Everyone’s obsessed with growth—but what about staying power?

In a world driven by instant results, short-term hacks, and hustle culture masquerading as leadership, too many businesses, churches, and teams are burning out before they ever break through. They chase momentum, not mastery. They grow fast, but fracture faster.

That’s where Dustin flips the script.

Built to Last is a high-voltage keynote for leaders who are ready to stop sprinting and start building—intentionally, strategically, and spiritually. With his trademark blend of street-smart business wisdom, faith-fueled conviction, and no-fluff delivery, Dustin walks audiences through the foundation of sustainable success: systems that serve, standards that scale, and structures that don’t suffocate purpose—but empower it.

He doesn't just talk about execution. He exposes the real reason most visions die: a lack of operational integrity.

He doesn't just call for better leadership. He equips people to build teams and tools that actually work.

He doesn’t just inspire. He retools.

Whether you lead a business, a ministry, or a movement, this keynote challenges you to reimagine what success really looks like—and gives you the framework to build something that doesn’t just last a quarter or a season, but outlasts you.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

The Myth of the Hustle

Hustle is not a strategy. Discover why “grind culture” burns people out and how operational excellence brings peace, clarity, and profitability.
 

The Systems That Set You Free

If you can’t step away, you don’t own a business—you own a job. Dustin unpacks how systems create freedom, scalability, and long-term impact.
 

Raise the Standard or Lower the Outcome
Culture follows clarity. Learn how to set expectations that elevate performance, eliminate chaos, and create accountability.
 

Structure is Spiritual
Yes, even in ministry. Whether it’s spreadsheets or service plans, structure reflects stewardship. Dustin connects operational excellence to biblical principles.
 

Build to Outlive You

Legacy starts with discipline. Dustin challenges leaders to build something that multiplies—something that lasts when they’re no longer in the room.

 The content found in Dustin’s keynote programs can be delivered in workshop format or combined with a workshop for a deeper educational experience focused on identifying ways to apply the core learning points to your organization. 

 All of Dustin's keynotes and talk titles can be tailored to focus on any level of leadership from new managers to top executives, technical audiences, or non-managerial professional audiences.

Topical focus can be tailored as well. Todd regularly addresses many aspects of leadership, including motivation, relationships, authenticity, creativity, change, innovation, teams, and many more.