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Booking Window
Q2 2026 — Q1 2027
Now booking globally
Format
Keynote · Fireside ·
Workshop · Moderated Panel
Travels From
New York City
Available worldwide
01 — Signature talks

Six keynotes, tuned to your audience.

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Most-requested keynote

Invisible Generals

Drawing on the lost record of the first Black father-and-son four-star generals in U.S. history, Doug delivers a keynote about leadership, legacy, and the cost of being underestimated.

Best for: leadership summits, ERG events, board retreats

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Built for executives

Brand is Memory

The most enduring brands aren't the loudest — they're the ones who treat history as a strategic asset. A tactical talk for marketing leaders, founders, and brand teams.

Best for: CMO summits, marketing all-hands, agency offsites

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Workshop or keynote

Storytelling for Executives

An applied talk built for the moments leaders dread: earnings calls, all-hands meetings, board reviews, investor pitches. Doug breaks down the mechanics behind speeches people actually repeat.

Best for: leadership development, exec retreats, IPO prep

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For founders & family enterprises

The Inheritance Mindset

What family legacy teaches us about building enterprises that outlast a single quarter. A talk about the math of patient capital — emotional, financial, and cultural.

Best for: family office summits, founder retreats, succession planning

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Crowd-pleaser, all audiences

Untold Innovation

A walking tour through inventions you use daily — and the people you've never been told invented them. Equal parts history, comedy, and unforgettable trivia.

Best for: kickoffs, conferences, broad-audience events

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Mission-driven audiences

Culture, Capital & Courage

For the moments that demand more than a slide deck. A keynote about what it costs to lead — and what it pays back when you choose the harder, longer thing.

Best for: nonprofit galas, social impact summits, commencements

02 — Formats

Pick the room. We'll tune the talk.

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Keynote

45 — 60 MIN

The flagship format. A full talk, custom-tuned to your audience, with a finale built around your event's theme.

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Fireside Chat

30 — 45 MIN

Doug in conversation with your CEO, host, or moderator — for kickoffs, town halls, and intimate leadership rooms.

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Workshop

90 MIN — HALF DAY

Hands-on application of "Storytelling for Executives" or "The Inheritance Mindset" with live coaching.

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Moderated Panel

45 — 75 MIN

Doug moderates with prep, research, and stagecraft — bringing your panelists' best stories to the surface.

03 — On stage

What clients say after the room clears.

The standing ovation we expected. The text-message tour of the talk that landed in every executive group chat for the next week — that we did not.
Chief People Officer Global F500 Financial Services
I've booked over 200 keynote speakers in my career. Doug is in the top three. He's the only one I've ever rebooked the same fiscal year.
Director, Executive Programs Top-10 U.S. Business School
Doug doesn't read a room. He raises it. Our offsite will be measured in 'before that talk' and 'after.'
CEO Consumer Tech Unicorn
An audience of 4,000 went silent. Then they stood. Then they stayed in the lobby asking each other questions for 90 minutes. That's the Doug effect.
Festival Director Aspen Ideas-class summit
Trusted by stages, boards & classrooms across
04 — Booking inquiry

Tell us about your room.

Most inquiries get a personal reply within two business days. Doug's team handles all logistics, travel, and tech requirements end-to-end.