Manley Feinberg

Adventurist, International Keynote Speaker & Best Selling Author

Manley is recognized as an award winning international keynote speaker, business leader, and author. During Manley’s eleven years with Build-A-Bear Workshop, his leadership direction helped take the revolutionary retail concept from 40 stores to over 400 worldwide, realizing revenue growth from 55 million to over 474 million.

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Bio

Manley is recognized as an award winning international keynote speaker and business leader, author, published outdoor adventure photographer and professional musician. He served two terms as the President of the National Speakers Association, St. Louis chapter.

Leveraging more than twenty years of business, professional speaking and adventure experience, he helps professionals breakthrough mindsets to step up and reach their next summit. As a result of his work, people have more focus, courage, commitment and momentum.

In fact, he wrote a book titled, Reaching Your Next Summit! 9 Vertical Lessons for Leading with Impact.

During Manley’s eleven years with Build-A-Bear Workshop, his leadership direction helped take the revolutionary retail concept from 40 stores to over 400 worldwide, realizing revenue growth from 55 million to over 474 million, and a successful IPO on the NYSE. He built an award winning reputation for implementing business solutions and support that produced measurable results every day. Manley’s leadership influence contributed to a workplace culture that landed Build-A-Bear on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® List four years in a row.

It is this expertise that he shares by applying lessons learned in business and adventures to life’s daily challenges. The authentic, sincere and deep interpersonal connection Manley makes with your audience enables him to deliver practical and proven content to help organizations maximize their opportunities and develop their most valuable asset, their employees. Through custom developed programs and support ranging from 60 minutes to 12 months, he will leave you with many actionable techniques, frameworks, and insights. Most importantly, he can engage your organization in a way that drives real ROI that you can sustain well beyond the presentation, and ultimately affect long term change.

Manley’s inspirational keynotes are brought to life through his national geographic photography and riveting stories culminating from a lifetime of adventure through 25 countries, to over 400 outdoor destinations. Manley vividly shares compelling lessons from his adventure and leadership experiences in a way that allows you to relate to your mountains. He will have you hanging beside him surviving in the Himalayas, struggling to communicate in Uzbekistan, and immediately transfer the experience to moving you forward in your courageous efforts.

Manley will challenge your mindset, arm you with ideas you can use, and inspire you to action.

On a personal note, he likes to sleep on the side of mountains.

More shocking is that his wife has been putting up with that for more than two decades, and his two teens still kiss him on the cheek in front of their friends.

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Keynotes

Featured Keynote

EXPONENTIAL COMMITMENT™ Build Breakthrough Momentum in the Storm of Chaos
This dynamic keynote inspires participants to step up in a new way to overcome resistance and reach higher than ever by cultivating Exponential Commitment™ in themselves and those around them. Participants will learn essential Vertical Lessons for deepening their commitment, building momentum, and achieving breakthroughs in even the most challenging circumstances.
THIS PRESENTATION IS PERFECT FOR LEADERS AND TEAMS:
- Feeling stuck in a storm of chaos, change, and uncertainty
- Struggling to break free from doubt and unknown and execute their vision of what could be
- Needing to inspire their team to recommit, especially during adverse conditions
YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:

Actionable insights on what it takes to gain clarity and see through the chaos every day

3 steps to build and rebuild momentum, even when they get knocked off route

A daily process to keep them focused and fully committed to their key initiatives

Reaching Your Next Summit: Re-energize Your Teams and Build Momentum to Lead in the Unknown
Reaching Your Next Summit: Re-energize Your Teams and Build Momentum to Lead in the Unknown
This inspiring keynote empowers attendees to think, act, and influence as leaders in their environment, especially when facing overwhelming challenges. With a focus on Leading in the Unknown, forging intentional relationships, and maximizing performance, the Vertical Lessons in this presentation will energize your attendees to lead on the edge and achieve more success in their life and work every day.

THIS PRESENTATION IS PERFECT FOR LEADERS AND TEAMS::

Struggling to step up and deliver more value while navigating tightening business constraints and rising expectations

Frustrated with the never-ending challenges of constantly evolving technology, economic pressure, and the chaos of day-to-day life

Unsure how to equip themselves and their team with the leadership strategies they need to embrace change and drive accountability

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:

The ability to think, act, and influence as leaders in their environment, no matter what position they hold

Immediately actionable insights for developing stronger relationships and increasing their influence across vertical and horizontal boundaries

A renewed sense of focus, commitment, and momentum to summit the next level in their life and business.
Reaching Your Next Summit Safely 4 Strategies to Elevate Safety and Lead in the Unknown
Reaching Your Next Summit Safely 4 Strategies to Elevate Safety and Lead in the Unknown
The Vertical Lessons presented in this keynote empower participants to build a courageous culture of safety leadership where every team member sees themselves as a safety leader. As they embrace courage and commitment, life-altering accidents decrease, safety performance improves, and engagement increases.

THIS PRESENTATION IS PERFECT FOR SAFETY LEADERS AND TEAMS:

Hesitating to speak up when they see a potential safety issue

Struggling to build consensus and commitment to safety efforts in their team

Ready to move beyond managing the metrics to leading their team to the next level of safety

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:

A profound paradigm shift that will increase accountability, focus, and commitment to safety in the chaos of their daily work

A momentum-building strategy for moving your key safety initiatives forward

7 safety leadership principles that will empower them to step up with courage to influence in their environment
Reaching Your Next Summit™ : 7 Vertical Lessons to Lead in the Unknown, Regardless of Your Title
Reaching Your Next Summit™ : 7 Vertical Lessons to Lead in the Unknown, Regardless of Your Title
Reaching Your Next Summit is Manley’s signature keynote, focused on Leading in the Unknown, intentional relationships and peak performance. Attendees will walk away with a renewed sense of focus, commitment and momentum to realize the next level in their life and business.Program Overview

Professionals often struggle to deliver more value under tightening business constraints and rising expectations. Add the complications of regulations, engaging a multi-generational work force, constantly evolving technology, economic pressure, plus the chaos of day to day life; and you have a serious challenge.

After facing the same frustrations from the front lines to the executive level for more than 20 years; I believe the answer is in equipping individuals at all levels to think, act and influence as leaders in their environment. Manley’s Reaching Your Next Summit Keynote will help equip you to lead on the edge, and realize more in your life and work every day.

Objectives

Gain 7 leadership strategies that will empower every attendee to embrace change and Lead Beyond Their Position.

Discover the one area you must micro-manage to gain Clarity in the Chaos, Drive Focus and Build Momentum

Drive innovation by encouraging individuals to step up, support others, and say what they see

Identify 3 Critical characteristics you need to look for, develop and demand from yourself and every team member to achieve breakthrough results

Engage, Equip, and Inspire attendees with multiple ideas they can use immediately to develop stronger relationships and increase their influence across vertical and horizontal boundaries

Attendees will gain tools they can use immediately to develop a leadership mindset that engages, equips and inspires both them and their team members to step up and lead in the unknown, regardless of their title. Expect team members to build relationships and serve beyond vertical and horizontal boundaries in their environment. Collaboration is just the beginning. With more accountability and increased commitment in the 80%, you will see results you can measure.
Chaos and Momentum: How to Gain Clarity, and Get What's Important Done Every Day
Chaos and Momentum: How to Gain Clarity, and Get What's Important Done Every Day
Do you know what you need to achieve, but get sidetracked by the inevitable storms of life? Staying focused on our goals, making consistent progress, and achieving our vision is a critical professional challenge that we all face.

In this program, Manley will outline a powerful framework that you can execute every day to get immediate results. You can learn how to gain laser focus, no matter what task you’re facing, and utilize your momentum in an effective way. Shut out the white noise of the world and keep moving forward!

Objectives

Discover the one area that you must micro-manage if you want to achieve big-time breakthroughs

Develop a daily process to keep you focused and moving forward towards your key initiatives

Pick up techniques to break through the everyday resistance and get things done

Cultivate 5 Strategies to Sustain Momentum in every aspect of your life

Not only will you benefit as a leader from the actionable ideas and unique perspectives presented in this program, but your team will also be able to leverage these strategies to boost the value of your organization every day.

Are you building Momentum with every move you make or are you stuck in the storm of chaos, confusion, and miscommunication? Setting goals is the easy part. The real question is: are you and your teams achieving those goals in a satisfying way? Break free from the daily doubts, uncertainties, and mediocrity. There is no better time than now to execute your world-class vision!

In this program, you will gain insights into building a powerful framework to create and maintain momentum. Learn how to move from vision to velocity, stay focused, and get the results you have always wanted.