Jason T. Powell is not your typical leadership speaker.

He's the kid who got sent to the hall more than he got taught in it. The class clown who became a comedian. The coach who spent 25 years building elite gymnasts and high performance cultures. The TEDx speaker who proved that the tools that make a great comedian make a great leader.

Over a decade on the stand-up comedy stage taught Jason things about communication, presence, and human connection that no business school ever could. Reading a room. The power of silence. Finding the unexpected angle. Turning a heckler into a teaching moment.

These aren't comedy tricks. They're leadership tools. And they work in every room — from the boardroom to the locker room to the stage.

Jason is the author of two books including Laughs to Leadership: Lessons from the World's Toughest Stage dropping July 21st, 2026. He is the founder of Compete to Live, a nonprofit dedicated to men's mental health, and the producer of The Unserious Summit — July 25th, 2026 at the Eisemann Center in Richardson TX.

He doesn't just talk about leadership. He demonstrates it in real time.