Speaker Spotlight
Most Keynotes End When the Applause Does. His Comes With Workbooks, Four Follow-Up Sessions, and a Reason for People to Keep Talking About It.
Nick Strand — Founder of Choose Your Attitude® · 20 Years as a Touring Stage and Video Engineer · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Nick Strand spent two decades building the stages. Not performing on them, building them, as a touring stage and video engineer on large-scale productions for artists including Dave Matthews Band, Lizzo and Stevie Wonder.
That is a genuinely different vantage point on performing under pressure. The crew has no margin, no second take, and a fixed showtime regardless of what has gone wrong that afternoon.
He has also come through serious personal loss, and the line he draws from it is the one that gives the keynote its weight: the biggest stage you will ever build is the one at home.
The Follow-Through Package Is the Real Differentiator
Every planner has had the same experience: a strong keynote, an energised room, and no detectable difference three weeks later. Most speakers acknowledge that problem. Nick has actually built for it.
His engagement includes the keynote, SetList workbooks for guided implementation, four post-event Encore video sessions timed for when people are back at their desks, and branded materials that keep the language visible in the workplace.
Whatever you make of the merchandise, the four-video follow-up sequence is a serious answer to the durability question, and very few speakers on any roster offer one. If your leadership has ever asked what the return on a keynote actually is, that structure is the answer to hand them.
Built for the Burnout Conversation, Not Against It
He is explicit that his session is not motivation that leads to burnout, and that distinction matters more this year than usual.
Our analysis of burnout by seniority found burnout levels held roughly steady year over year while burnout’s effect on engagement climbed from 34 to 52 percent. People have not become weaker. They have become less willing to keep spending themselves on demand. A keynote that tells a depleted room to push harder will actively backfire; one built on systems and preparation will not.
His framework, Attitude + Action = Impact™, is structured around exactly that: the mindset shift, the habits that sustain it, and the measurable result.
The session runs as a 45 to 60 minute keynote, a 90-minute interactive workshop or a 30-minute breakout, which gives you unusual flexibility on an agenda. He is a natural fit for organizations mid-disruption, teams carrying fatigue, and any workforce expected to perform without ideal conditions.
Book Nick Strand
Available as a keynote, 90-minute workshop or breakout on resilience, sustainable performance, mindset under pressure and burnout prevention.