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MICHAEL KERR

Hall of Fame international business speaker and the author of 8 books.

One of North America’s most influential and entertaining workplace culture thought leaders.

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Meet Michael Kerr

AKA “The Workplace Energizer”

As a survivor of soul-sucking, fun-sucking workplaces, I made it my mission to inspire leaders, teams, and organizations to change how they work.

I’ve traveled the world for more than 20 years, researching, writing, and speaking about workplaces that rock.

I want to help you get the results you and your team deserve!

Inspiring Results

Michael Can Help You Achieve

Culture is Your #1
Competitive Advantage 

Wonder what it takes to earn a reputation as an “awesome place to work” in your industry or community? Building an inspiring culture with intentional leadership will help you attract, retain, and engage employees.

Happier Employees,
Happier Workplaces  

A mountain of research shows that happier employees achieve better results. And happier employees create happier customers. And besides, who doesn’t want to be happier just for the sake of being happier!?

Turn Ideas Into Action to
Become a Champion of Change  

If the pace of change outside your organization exceeds the pace of change on the inside, you’ll soon be in serious trouble. You can ignore it, adapt to it, or become a champion of change. And to do this effectively, you need to embrace innovation by building the kind of culture that celebrates new ideas and turns them into action.

Communication at Work
is Everything

When it comes to communication, it’s not just what you say, but how you say it. If you’re tired of your employees working in isolated “silos”, you’re frustrated by soul-sucking meetings, or you long for a more collaborative team environment, then ramping up and investing in your communication is a game changer for your company!

STOP Providing Good
Customer Service! 

Why? Because your customers already expect good customer service! To attract more customers and turn them into loyal, raving fans, you need to consistently exceed their expectations. You need to deliver service that is so memorable, SO different, that you will truly stand out from the herd.

Less Stress,
More Success!

You need resilient employees now more than ever. So, you need to be intentional about managing stress, building a more resilient culture, and putting humor to work for less stress and more success.

Videos

Why Clients Book Michael 

Some clients bring me into their events simply because they want to celebrate a great year, cap off a busy season, or recognize their amazing employees. Other clients work with me because they’ve lost their mojo, they’re wrestling with unprecedented change, or they need help forging a stronger and more inspiring culture.  

Why Choose Between Content and Humor? 

For more than 20 years I’ve embraced the mantra: “Why choose between content and humor when you can have both?” In this short video, I share what I think my job as a professional speaker is and how I will work with you to exceed your expectations. 

Michael in Action

Why choose between content and fun when you can have both? For a sense of my presentation style, grab some popcorn and enjoy this sampler video of Michael in Action. Whether I’m delivering a full-day workshop to senior executives, or a keynote to an audience of 3,000+, I deliver relevant content in as memorable a way as possible so those inspiring ideas stick!

BOOKS

The Humor Advantage

Why Some Businesses Are Laughing All the Way to the Bank  

The Humor Advantage is packed with ideas on how you can create a more innovative, collaborative, service-driven culture that drives outrageous results! It delivers a firehose of information that will turn your culture upside down (in a good way!).    

Hire, Inspire, and
Fuel Their Fire

How to Recruit, Onboard, and Train New Employees to Live Your Culture Out Loud 

Hire, Inspire, and Fuel Their Fire is filled with inspiring and fun ideas that will help you attract the right employees for your culture, add some much-needed oomph to your onboarding, and truly inspire new employees to live your culture and your values out loud starting on day one!

The Jerk-Free Workplace

How You Can Take the Lead to Create a Happier, More Inspiring Workplace

This isn’t just about giving jerky work behaviors the boot. The Jerk-Free Workplace offers up an inspiring roadmap on how to take the lead when you’re not the boss – although you’ll definitely want your boss to read it, too. If you want to work in a happier, more inspiring workplace, this is the book for you!

Latest News

Every Other Wednesdays: Culture Club Conversations

Join me and three of my mastermind speaking colleagues – all experts on different aspects of workplace culture – for these free, informative, and fun 45-minute Zoom conversations on all things culture. We meet, you guessed it, every other Wednesday! Click below to register and learn what our next hot culture-related topic will be.

The Monthly Theme Days

Ready for Talk Like a Pirate Day? How about Gruntled Employees Day? Or Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day?

The fun theme days and observances are a huge hit with my clients and readers, so here’s where you can keep up to date on this month’s fun theme days and observances!

Take Advantage of Michael!

Say what? Yup, with the ability to deliver virtual presentations, Michael is now available to the entire world.

It’s the perfect time to take advantage of Michael! Or, at least, these terrific cost-saving opportunities.

Rave Reviews

“Your presentation was beyond excellent! You have the unique ability to both entertain and educate. It was the perfect mix of a serious business message, along with a very funny delivery.”
Dave Thompson, CFO & President, Sandvik Canada, Inc.
“Michael was brilliant! An incredible session that received a standing ovation. The content was a welcome and valuable divergence from typical educational sessions. If you need to leave your audience energized with great content, I highly recommend Michael Kerr!”
Dana Cooper, Executive Director, Orthotics Prosthetics Canada
“Michael held the full attention of our senior management team for a full 4-hour presentation! His management philosophy is a fantastic approach that I have encouraged my team to carry forward.”
Martine Rothblatt, Chairman & CEO, United Therapeutics
“It was evident, almost from the first word you spoke, that you would be one of the most memorable parts of the two days. Your high energy, fast-paced, powerful style had everyone on the edges of their seats. Beyond being incredibly entertaining, you gave the leaders pragmatic tools and ideas that are easily transferable to their jobs.”
Mark Breslaw, Human Resources Business Partner, Telus
“Michael’s Leading and Laughing During Turbulent Times was the best presentation I have seen in my 40 years in business.”
Rodney Meadows, Director East Alabama Home Medical
“That was one of the best virtual presentations I have been on and the best one since this pandemic! It was the highlight of my week and gave me a resurgence of positivity, motivation and energy.”
Natasha Purnell, Chief Culture Officer, Park Insurance
“Michael Kerr delivered an absolutely outstanding performance – virtually! His energy and humorous content had our event attendees wanting our company to book him again!”
Kylene Donaldson, Western Financial Group
“Michael Kerr’s humor, messages and energy was not lost at all in the virtual format and allowed us to continue an important tradition of having fun and being together. His messages on how to  build resiliency were delivered in an engaging way that really hit home!”
Brier Albano, Associate Registrar, Medicine Hat College
“With his high energy and animated presentation of over 90 minutes, he had everyone’s full attention!”
Jolaine Arsenault, Retail Market Analysis and Liaison Specialist, Co-op Atlantic
“Just wanted to say “WOW!” – that was awesome! We’ve had many speakers over the years, but none the likes of Michael Kerr.”
Richard Dansereau, President, NAPA Autopro BDG
“One of the most enjoyable keynote speakers we have worked with. Not only was it entertaining, it contained valuable lessons for our managers to take back to the office.”
Peter Panaritis, President, Brinks Canada Limited
“Many of the head office staff thought you were the best keynote speaker we’ve ever had! Thank-you for your invigorating and energizing keynote presentation.”
Tanya Dusyk, Territory Manager, Shell Canada
“Your dynamic and interactive presentation was the highlight of our conference. To this day, years later, we will often refer to the topics you enlightened and enriched our lives with!”
Steve Enns, Vice President and General Manager, TGS Harvard Management
“I wanted to share with you the amazing customer comments below. We’ve been employing various techniques that you described and I wanted you to know that your work makes a difference!”
Kevin Walsh, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Showdown Displays
“Yours was one of the most effective, enlightening, and entertaining presentations we’ve ever had at a conference (and we’ve had a lot!).”
Mario Bernardi, Executive Director, ClimateCare Co-operative
“You were by far the best rated speaker. Michael’s energy influenced my entire experience at the conference.”
Mary Anne Yurkiw, Food Matters Conference Chair
“YOU ROCK! Michael had everyone in stitches and offered amazing workplace food for thought.”
Janice Vilaca, Program Administrator, Co-operative Education, Wilfred Laurier University
“I’ve seen Michael four times – he’s amazing. You come away with knowledge on how to make your workplace better and you don’t even realize you were being taught because you are so busy being entertained.”
Michelle Kimura, Owner, MicAr Marketing
“Thanks to your suggestions, staff feel engaged and empowered to start creating an inspiring workplace. You have made a huge, positive impact in just 90 minutes!”
Paola Zurro, Senior Director, Real Property Branch
“Michael exceeded our expectations in every aspect. He was nothing short of the star of our event. By far, the best speaker we’ve ever had!”
Rod Smith, VP, Business Development, Century Vallen
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