What is actually urgent
Separate a real deadline from a request that can wait.
Keynotes for companies, organizations & conferences
Help your people do better work without burning out.
Chris Guillebeau gives audiences practical ways to reduce time anxiety, set better priorities, and build working environments that support different brains.
For company meetings, conferences, universities, associations, and community gatherings.
Selected companies and organizations
About Chris
New York Times bestselling author. Global speaker. Veteran event host.
Chris is the author of Time Anxiety, The $100 Startup, Side Hustle, and other books. His work has sold more than one million copies in the United States and has been translated into 30 languages.
He also created and hosted World Domination Summit, which welcomed more than 10,000 attendees over ten years. He understands what audiences expect and what event teams need from a speaker.
- 1M+
- copies sold in the U.S.
- 30
- languages
- 10K+
- WDS attendees over ten years
In the talk
What people will learn
Each talk is tailored to the event.
How to decide under pressure
Choose the next step without creating more urgency.
How to support different brains
Adjust meetings, communication, and focus time.
See Chris speak
Practical ideas delivered with energy and humor.
“Several attendees said they had come just to see him.”Shannon Ari · Institute for Integrative NutritionRead what event partners say →
Current keynote topics
Choose the problem your audience needs to solve.
Every session is adapted to the audience, event goals, and working environment.
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Keynote or featured talk
Different Brains, Better Work
Build systems that work for more people.
Why one-size-fits-all productivity fails—and how managers can support different working styles without lowering expectations.
Best for people leaders, education teams, nonprofits, company-wide events
Audience leaves with practical adjustments for communication, focus, and collaboration
Format 45–60 minute keynote · team session add-on
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Keynote or featured talk
The Time Anxiety Reset
Do better work without treating everything like an emergency.
A practical session on false urgency, overloaded priorities, and building a healthier relationship with time at work.
Best for companies, universities, professional associations, leadership events
Audience leaves with a framework for setting priorities without constant pressure
Format 45–60 minute keynote · Q&A add-on
The planner view
Event partners praise both the talk and the preparation.
“He not only delivered a quality presentation, he was also responsive to our vision, process, and deadlines.”Patty Fadhouli · Amazon Business
“We brought Chris to the Middle East’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers. He gave an excellent presentation.”Najla Al Ansari · Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival
“Our instructors really loved his presentation. We also appreciated how he spent time mingling with the crowd beforehand.”Lindsey Bonner · Udemy
For event partners
Prepared for your audience. Easy for your event team.
Chris hosted large events for more than a decade, so he understands timelines, A/V, travel, and the hundreds of other details your team is managing.
- Audience-first preparationPre-event call and tailored examples
- Dependable deliveryClear deadlines, travel, and A/V coordination
- Flexible formatsKeynote, moderated Q&A, fireside chat, or interview
- Useful follow-throughOptional takeaway or audience challenge
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