JOE HUFF
About Joe Huff
Joe Huff is a keynote speaker, bestselling author of Experiential Billionaire, and the entrepreneur behind one of the largest studies ever conducted on life experiences, regret and fulfillment. He and his co-author gathered data from more than 20,000 people around the world, and the finding that shaped everything he now says on stage is this one: the number one universal regret, named by 78 percent of people, is not doing the things they always meant to do.
That is the heart of his keynote, Make Someday Today. Someday is the most expensive word most of us use, at work and at home, and Joe spends an hour showing a room how to stop using it. The result is not a burst of motivation that fades by lunch. It is a team that acts on the things it has been putting off, with more energy, more ownership and more reason to stay.
Deloitte booked him once and has brought him back eight times. He has also spoken for JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Cigna, Mars, Alibaba, United Way, the American Bankers Association, Ascension, Delta Air Lines, Google, Amazon, Spotify and Chivas Regal.
As an entrepreneur, Joe has launched and scaled multiple eight-figure businesses, sold millions of products, and traveled to more than 50 countries chasing the kind of experiences he now asks audiences to stop postponing. His insights have appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Fast Company and Entrepreneur.
What makes the message land, though, is that Joe has lived the urgency he teaches. He was expelled from high school and built a business out of financial hardship. His father survived a near-death experience that changed how Joe thought about time. And when his wife was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, the idea of waiting for a better moment stopped being an abstraction. Through his philanthropic work he has helped transform more than 50,000 lives, supporting access to clean water, hearing aids and education.
Joe lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two young boys.
- Bestselling author of Experiential Billionaire, built on one of the largest surveys ever conducted on experiences, regret and fulfillment
- Eight-time Deloitte speaker, plus keynotes for JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Cigna, Mars, Alibaba, United Way, the American Bankers Association and Ascension
- Founder of multiple eight-figure businesses and a social entrepreneur whose giving has reached more than 50,000 lives
- Five keynote programs covering urgency and action, AI and the human advantage, leadership, burnout and change
- Featured on the Today Show and Good Morning America and in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Fast Company and Entrepreneur
- Based in Los Angeles and available for events across the United States and internationally
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Speaking Topics
Joe's signature keynote. 60 minutes, adaptable to 45 or 75. Opening or closing. Built for annual conferences, leadership summits, sales kickoffs, all-hands meetings and any room that has been meaning to get to something important for a while now.
Someday is the most expensive word in your organization.
Joe surveyed more than 20,000 people about what they regret, and the answer was almost never a mistake they made. It was the thing they never got around to. The same pattern runs through companies: the conversation nobody starts, the idea that stays in the deck, the initiative that waits for a better quarter.
This keynote is about what happens when people stop putting off the things that matter most. Through storytelling, humor and practical tools, Joe helps an audience get clear on what actually matters, move through the fear that keeps them still, and take the first real step before they leave the room. Intention needs action to turn ideas into impact.
Program Takeaways
- Name the thing that has been sitting on the someday list, personally and professionally
- Separate what genuinely matters from the busyness that has been standing in for progress
- Move through the hesitation that keeps good ideas from ever getting started
- Take a first concrete step while the energy of the room is still there
- Build the kind of urgency that outlasts the event and shows up in the work
- Leave more engaged, more fulfilled and more connected to why the work matters
The follow-the-tech-keynote keynote. 45 to 60 minutes. Ideal as the closing session at any conference where the AI content has already been delivered.
Your people have now heard about the tools. What they do with them is a separate question, and it is a human one.
Joe cuts through the overwhelm and the quiet fear of being replaced, and points audiences back at the advantage the technology cannot copy: clarity about what matters, the courage to decide, and the willingness to act. This is the session that turns a room full of new information into a room that actually does something with it.
Program Takeaways
- Replace digital overwhelm with a clear sense of where human judgment still wins
- Address the fear of replacement honestly instead of talking around it
- Turn insight and information into decisions and momentum
- Strengthen the skills that get more valuable as the tools get better
Leadership keynote. 45 to 60 minutes. Built for leadership summits, manager development programs and executive retreats.
Culture is not what leaders say. It is what leaders are seen doing about the things they said mattered.
Joe shows leaders how to model intentional action, how accountability spreads when someone at the top goes first, and how one visible decision creates ripple effects through a team long after the meeting ends.
Program Takeaways
- Model the urgency you are asking your team to bring
- Create accountability that people opt into rather than resent
- Close the gap between stated priorities and daily behavior
- Understand the ripple effect a single leadership decision has across a team
Wellbeing and engagement keynote. 45 to 60 minutes. Good fit for wellbeing programming, HR conferences and teams coming off a heavy stretch.
Burnout is rarely just about volume. It is about doing a lot of work that has come unhooked from anything a person cares about.
Joe helps teams reset from overwhelm by realigning goals with purpose and cutting what quietly drains momentum, so the energy people do have goes somewhere that matters.
Program Takeaways
- Spot the difference between being busy and being burned out
- Reconnect daily work to a purpose worth the effort
- Cut the commitments that drain energy without producing anything
- Protect focus and recovery as part of how the team performs
Resilience and change keynote. 45 to 60 minutes. Built for organizations in a merger, a restructure, a leadership transition or any stretch of real uncertainty.
Joe has been expelled, broke, and sitting in a hospital hearing news about his wife that he could not do anything about. He talks about all of it, and about what he learned regarding the part of a hard season that is still yours to decide.
This keynote equips people to move through disruption with clarity and steadiness rather than waiting it out, and to find the action available to them when much of the situation is not.
Program Takeaways
- Find the piece of a hard situation that is still within your control
- Keep moving during uncertainty instead of waiting for clarity that may not come
- Turn setbacks into the experience that makes the next one easier
- Steady a team through change without pretending the change is easy
Joe customizes every keynote to your theme and audience, and is also available for workshops, half-day programs, fireside chats and moderated Q&A.
What People Say
Joe was the perfect fit for our audience. We've received nonstop glowing feedback from attendees who were deeply moved and motivated.
Deloitte — Eight-Time ClientWe had over 1500 people in Joe's session and Joe was amazing!
JPMorgan ChaseJoe was the highlight of the entire event. He exceeded every expectation.
PrudentialPowerful storytelling, infectious energy, and genuine inspiration.
Cigna HealthcareLeft a lasting impact on the team. It was truly a privilege to experience his talk.
MarsJoe doesn't just speak, he connects, inspires, and truly makes a difference!
United WayInspiring keynote — authentic, energizing, and packed with takeaways.
AlibabaJoe blended emotional storytelling with practical insight to inspire.
American Bankers AssociationJoe's story hit home in a powerful way. Messaging was incredibly spot on.
AscensionYou had incredibly compelling and inspiring stories, and I'm very happy that we were able to share them with the UCLA Extension audience.
UCLA Extension — Program Director, Leadership, Management and Communication ProgramsSelected Stages
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