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David Kidder
Keynote Speaker
Acclaimed Enterprise Growth Transformation Pioneer; Entrepreneur; Angel Investor; Two Time NYT Bestselling Author; Founder and CEO, Bionic; Creator, The GrowthOS™
David Kidder delivers empowering keynote and workshop experiences, blending radical candor and transparency, with actionable mindsets and insights to ignite resilient growth in leaders, team and organizations. Kidder empower leaders and organizations to grow in the face of the greatest outside forces in generations.
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David Kidder's speaking fee: $25K - $40K
David S. Kidder is a speaker who empowers resilient growth across individuals, teams, and organizations. With decades of experience as a founder, author, and Fortune 500 advisor, Kidder’s presentations are a dynamic blend of bold insights, practical tools, and an inspiring call to action. He’s known for his no-nonsense, radically candid style that challenges leaders to embrace change, unlock hidden potential, and act with a founder’s mindset. Audiences leave his sessions with powerful frameworks they can immediately use to scale growth, develop high-performing teams, and embed resilient growth systems. Kidder’s methods equip leaders to navigate disruptive forces and transform complex challenges into opportunities. Whether your organization is tackling growth, resilience, or transformation, Kidder’s unique perspective and actionable systems will empower your team to act decisively and thrive.
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David Kidder’s Speech Topics
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The Resilient Growth Playbook: Thriving Through Change
The hardest moment for any leader and team is realizing that what worked yesterday won’t work tomorrow. Vision is important, but resilience is what carries organizations through change. Drawing on decades of experience, David brings lessons from ventures and enterprises that turned uncertainty into momentum. Leaders and teams walk away with ways to adapt faster, navigate uncertainty, and keep growth alive in any environment.
Best For:
- Leadership off-sites needing to reset strategy in times of volatility
- Associations and conferences where members face rapid market disruption
- Teams grappling with stalled growth or outdated playbooks
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From New to Big: Building Always-On Growth Systems
Every company eventually hits the wall where the old playbook no longer works. Growth doesn’t come from a silver bullet. It comes from building systems that work every day, in good times and in hard times. David shares stories of organizations that uncovered their real strengths, adapted when markets shifted, and built systems that made growth part of the culture. This keynote shows how to install an always-on engine that keeps moving forward, no matter the disruption.
Best For:
- Fortune 500s seeking to reignite innovation at scale
- PE and VC portfolio companies under pressure to deliver outsized growth
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The Board of Life: Grow With Your Personal Board
No one succeeds alone. Behind every breakthrough is a circle of people who challenged, guided, and supported the journey. In this keynote, David shares how to create your own Personal Board of Directors. It’s a group of mentors, peers, and truth-tellers who help you see what you cannot see and raise the bar on who you can become. Leaders leave with a clear, practical way to bring this into their own lives and careers.
Best For:
- Leadership development and talent strategy programs
- Association events focused on career pivots and professional reinvention
- Organizations investing in next-generation leaders and succession planning
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The Power of the Premortem: Fix the Future
Most failures don’t come from bad ideas; they come from the assumptions no one thought to question. The Premortem is a way to surface those blind spots before they cost you. In this keynote and workshop, David demonstrates how teams can pressure-test their plans, align on what really drives success, and turn risks into advantages. The result is sharper decisions and stronger outcomes when it matters most.
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- Executive teams making high-stakes strategic bets
- Industries facing regulatory, technological, or competitive disruption
- Associations wanting to equip leaders with a new risk-management framework
- Companies wanting to strengthen Human x AI execution
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