Todd Speaks!

Looking for a Speaker Who Will Set Your Audience on Fire?

I’ll light them up and send them away with forehead-slapping insights and powerful new skills they can apply immediately.

I’m a frequent keynote speaker for conferences and retreats. I also enjoy facilitating workshops, doing webinars, and chatting on podcasts. Audiences love my lively, fun and practical presentations and demos.

Here are topics I often speak on:

  • Knowledge capture and transfer

  • Succession planning

  • Role playing with AI

  • Lean for training

Got a different topic in mind? Ask me! I’m always full of new ideas and can tailor my talk to your audience and needs.

  • "Best conference presentation EVER!"

    ~ Ohio Safety Congress 2026 attendee

  • "You BLEW my mind!!"

    – ASSP Region Vlll PDC 2025 attendee

  • "I really loved your session. It was FANTASTIC!"

    – ASSP Safety 2025 Roundtable session attendee

  • "He changed my perspective and gave me tangible tools I can practice right away, not just theory.""

    – Improving Training with Lean attendee

  • "Todd is an extremely skilled facilitator."

    – Corporate event attendee

Upcoming and Recent Speaking Events

  • Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Conference. “Role Play Tough Safety Conversations with AI” March 2027

  • Precision Machined Parts Association Annual Leadership Meeting Keynote: “Succession Planning: Crash-and-Burn Catastrophe or Smooth Landing? The Choice is Yours” February 2027

  • GOARC Webinar: “AI in HSE: The Promise, the Risk, and the Work Ahead” August 2026

  • The Risk Matrix Podcast “Using AI to Improve Safety” May 2026 Listen on Apple Podcasts

  • ASSP “The Case for Safety” podcast with Scott Fowler. “Preparing for Safety Conversations with the Help of AI Tools” April 2026 Listen on Apple or Spotify

  • Ohio Safety Congress 2026 - “AI Role Playing for Uncomfortable Safety Conversations" March 2026

  • ASSP “The Case for Safety” podcast with Scott Fowler. Episode 177: (With Eric Lewis) “Providing Effective Training to Every Generation of the Workforce” January 2026

  • ASSP Webinar - “AI Role-Playing for Uncomfortable Safety Conversations” December 2025

  • ASSP New England Area Professional Development Conference (PDC) - “How to Create Sure-Fire Training Demonstrations” Nashua, NH, November 2025

  • ASSP Safety25 - Co-facilitator (with Eric Lewis of Align Precision) for KIC session “Innovating Next-Gen Training” Orlando, FL, July 2025

  • Northeastern Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance Future of Work Summit Keynote “Pants-on-Fire Succession Planning aka Emergency Knowledge Transfer” Appleton, WI, May 2025

  • Association for Training and Development (ATD) Cascadia, “Improving Training Through Lean Thinking.” Webinar, May 2025

  • Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety & Health Conference (GOSH) “How to Create Sure-Fire Training Demonstrations” March 2025