SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Most leadership training is built for people who don't actually exist. Clean slides. Perfect scenarios. Audiences who nod politely and change nothing on Monday morning.
Jason T. Powell doesn't do that.
A decade on the stand-up comedy stage and 25 years coaching elite athletes taught Jason that real leadership happens in real rooms with real people, and the tools that work best aren't in any business school curriculum. They're on the comedy stage.
TEDx Speaker. Author of Laughs to Leadership. Founder of Compete to Live. Jason brings something no other speaker brings, proof that the funniest tool in the room is also the most powerful one.
INTRODUCTION TO JASON'S TALKS
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THE ART OF THE ROOM: LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM COMEDY
You can't lead people you can't read. This keynote teaches leaders how to decode any room, body language, tone, micro-signals, and adapt in real time. The same skills that help a comedian survive a tough crowd help a leader command any meeting, boardroom, or team.
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ADAPT, ENGAGE, DELIVER: THE COMEDIAN'S GUIDE FOR LEADERSHIP
In improv comedy there are no scripts and no second takes. You read the room, adapt on the fly, and deliver. Sound familiar? This keynote uses improv-inspired strategies and free thinking to help leaders cultivate teams that are agile, engaged, and ready for anything.
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COACHING THE LEADER WITHIN: LESSONS FROM ELITE GYMNASTICS
25 years coaching elite gymnasts taught Jason one thing above everything else — greatness is built in the unglamorous moments. This keynote translates the discipline, resilience, and growth mindset of elite athletics into practical leadership tools for anyone who wants to bring out the best in their team.
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LAUGHS TO LEADERSHIP: LESSONS FROM THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST STAGE
Based on Jason's new book releasing July 21st, 2026. This keynote takes audiences through the complete comedy toolkit — reading a room, the power of the pause, the turn, yes and, and handling hecklers — and shows exactly how each tool translates into real world leadership. Funny, honest, and unlike anything your audience has seen before.