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Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders with Unforgettable Experiences
As a Certified Speaking Professional™, author, and leadership expert, Ted Ma helps organizations make culture their competitive advantage.

Ted Ma is a leadership strategist, author, and international keynote speaker who helps leaders become Everyday Mentors and create a culture that people never want to leave.

As an elder millennial who has been coaching leaders for over 20 years, he brings a unique perspective to the stage.

He’s not just another leadership expert. Ted has been in the trenches, building and leading an international sales force of over 6,000 independent agents. He combines this experience with the vibrancy and insights of his generation, offering a unique blend of wisdom and innovation in leadership development.

Through interactive speaking programs, Ted equips his audience with practical strategies to transition from outdated hierarchical management styles. Instead, he teaches the people-first approach of Everyday Mentorship that emphasizes employee engagement, leadership development, and career growth.

Keynote Topics

Keynote #1 : It Feels Different Here: Build a Workplace Culture Your Competitors Can’t Copy

You can feel when a workplace is running on commitment, and you can feel when it’s running on pressure. In pressure-driven teams, people do what’s required instead of what they’re capable of. Over time, performance becomes harder to sustain, and the people you can least afford to lose start looking elsewhere.

That’s how strong teams quietly unravel. Hidden beliefs start shaping behavior, like leaders feeling they have to do everything themselves or mistaking silence for alignment. Left unchecked, these patterns undermine trust and cause people to check out. Most people think the problem is talent or effort, but it’s actually that pressure creates compliance, while culture creates commitment. Without commitment, every win is temporary.

What if your greatest competitive advantage isn’t your product or your pay, but the culture people feel when they show up to work? Drawing from proprietary national research and over 20 years of frontline leadership experience, Ted Ma reveals a proven framework that turns everyday actions into a workplace that feels different.

After this session, you will be able to:
Identify the unseen dynamics that sabotage trust and accountability
Shift from compliance to commitment through shared ownership
Catch small breakdowns early and know how to course correct
Create lasting performance without sacrificing well-being

Keynote #2 : Be the One: How to Be the Leader People Never Want to Leave

We all have someone who shaped our careers. A mentor who challenged us, believed in us, and helped us grow. Now imagine becoming that person for your team.

Somewhere along the way, we get pulled away from the moments that matter. Most leadership breakdowns don’t start with bad intentions. They start when we get buried in the work and lose sight of the people doing it. We default to direction over development, feedback over connection, and speed over trust. People aren’t hard to motivate. We just forget that leadership is personal before it’s positional.

In every industry, the leaders people choose to stay with don’t just drive results. They create everyday moments that make people feel seen, supported, and capable of more. That’s mentorship in real time. Backed by proprietary national research, this interactive session equips you with practical tools to lead with greater purpose, connection, and impact.

After this session, you will be able to:
Uncover the mindset shifts that separate average leaders from great ones
Translate the best mentoring behaviors into daily leadership habits
Strengthen your leadership presence by showing up with clarity, consistency, and care
Become the kind of leader people choose to follow, even when they don’t have to

Keynote #3 : Culture is the Closer: The DNA of High-Performing Sales Teams

What if your team’s biggest performance problem isn’t what you think it is? It’s not the comp plan. It’s not the market. It’s the culture.

You see it in inconsistent effort and a team that performs when you’re watching, but coasts when you’re not. That’s not a motivation issue. It’s a commitment issue. That’s why the best sales leaders don’t just push their teams to sell more. They build environments where people feel challenged, supported, and committed to growing. When salespeople feel recognized and trusted, they don’t just hit their targets. They crush them. In this high-energy session, you’ll learn why pressure gets results, but only culture makes them last.

Drawing on his experience building a sales team from one to over 6,000 people, Ted Ma shares a proven system that turns good teams into market leaders. You’ll leave with a clear blueprint to build a world-class sales culture where performance is consistent, people take ownership, and your best talent wants to stay.

After this session, your sales leaders and teams will be able to:
Diagnose breakdowns in your sales culture before they show up in the numbers
Pinpoint the hidden beliefs silently killing your team’s performance
Implement a scalable system for building a commitment-driven culture
Create consistent results by raising ownership, trust, and accountability

Call or text Neal at (720) 498 -3275 or email neal@infinitespeakers.com to place a calendar hold for Ted or book him for your next event today