Hire Charlie to Speak

Charlie Gilkey is often asked to speak and present on the following topics:

  • Entrepreneurial leadership, strategy, and execution
  • Micro- and small business management, strategy, and growth
  • Social Media Strategy and Engagement
  • Productivity for Creatives, Changemakers, and Entrepreneurs
  • Socially-conscious business

Charlie is usually brought in to help audiences figure out what to do with all the information they’ve been hearing. Listeners always walk away from his presentations with at least one insight that opens up their next step. Listeners don’t just feel better – they’re armed to do better.

Charlie prefers to tailor the content of his presentations to meet the goals and needs of the organizations hosting him. He is known for his approachable demeanor, engaging natural story-telling and his use of interactivity with his audience. Every presentation includes original content, and he excels at synthesizing the insights previous speakers have shared into his talks. He’s particularly suited for being the last presenter since he can tie many threads into a coherent, grounding, and actionable tapestry.

Sample Keynotes:

  • Beyond Bootstrapping: How To Build A Better Business From the Business You’ve Already Built
  • Why Change Agents Must Embrace the No Man’s Land
  • You Don’t Have to Be A Big Personality to Build A Great Business
  • What To Do When There’s Too Much To Do
  • The Search For the Next Killer Idea Is Killing Your Business
  • Why Diversity (of Thought) Matters in Business

Presentations & Speaking Engagements:

  • October 2011: “It’s Not About What You Value, It’s About What They Value” for Molly Gordon Self-Employment Telesummit
  • September 2011: “How to Find – And Focus On – What Actually Matters In Your Business” for Casey Truffo’s Practice Building Conference
  • June 2011: “How to Embrace the No Man’s Land of Authorship” for Book Breakthrough NYC
  • May 2011: “How to Grow Your Business, One Stage and Season At A Time” for the Young Women Social Entrepreneur group in Portland, Oregon
  • October 2010: “Go Big or Go Home .. or Go Deep,” for Andrea Lee’s Wealthy Thought Leader Event
  • October 2010: “Content Creation and Management Strategies” for the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce’s “Social Media for Sales Success” workshop
  • Jan 2009: “Project Management Within Academia,” for the University of Nebraska Draught Mitigation Team

Video Samples

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Testimonials

Molly GordonCharlie is one of the best people to work with I’ve ever met. He’s easy going, smart, and delivers more than he promises. As a presenter in the 2010 Self Employment Telesummit he simplified complex business choices without dumbing them down–quite a feat.

I highly recommend Charlie as a teacher, mentor, and guide.

Molly Gordon
ShaboomInc.com

Sinclair AshleyA born leader for business owners. Charlie is part elite strategist, part accessible advocate for the entrepreneur. He celebrates their triumphs, and illuminates the gifts in their challenges. His empathy for the entrepreneur’s journey is boundless, yet he’s relentlessly focused on results. Charlie never stops calling to business owners’ most capable selves, and he makes it easy and doable for them to answer that call.

My audience is still quoting him to me months after his talk – his impact lasts. He is a pleasure to collaborate with, and I’m thrilled to have had him speak at my event. You’d be privileged to listen to him.

Sinclair Ashley
SelfActivator.com

Charlie reached me. I can still remember his advice in a big way.

Renee Radcliffe-Wasserman
Founder of The Self-Healing Zone

Charlie’s talk at YWSE rocked. He came ready with solid advice and challenging thoughts, and really tuned in to the audience. I think everyone walked away with more clarity about where they were at in their entrepreneurial ventures and what their next steps needed to be.

Andrea Bailey
YWSE Portland Board Member

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