Austin Walker
Leadership Keynote Speaker
Austin Walker is a leadership keynote speaker and executive coach based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area of Minnesota.
He speaks at corporate leadership events, CEO peer groups, and professional association conferences nationwide.
He is a Meta Performance Executive Coach with Novus Global and faculty at the Meta Performance Institute. He holds a master's degree in Transformational Leadership. He coaches C-suite executives, founders, championship teams, and nonprofit leaders, and he brings that same work to the stage.
Austin speaks on leadership capacity, ownership and accountability, performance conversations, and bold decision-making. Typical audiences run from 75 to 2,000 people. Formats include a 45 to 60 minute keynote, a keynote paired with breakout sessions, or a half-day or full-day team session.
The speaking fee range is $5,000 to $12,500.
Most of the rooms I walk into are full of people who are already good at what
they do. That’s the hard part. When you are failing, the next step is obvious.
When you are succeeding, it is not.
So the question I keep asking is the one
nobody in a high-performing room wants to say out loud: what do I do after I am
good at what I do?
I am not there to hand anybody a motivational afternoon. I am there so that on
Thursday, somebody has a conversation they have been avoiding since March.
— Austin Walker
What Austin speaks on:
Most leaders drastically underestimate what they and their teams are capable of, and then build systems around that underestimate. Austin works the gap between where a leader is and what they are actually built for.
Leadership Capacity
How leaders create the conditions for radical responsibility instead of compliance, and why culture drifts when the conversations get soft.
Ownership & Accountability
How to turn a review, a check-in, or a hard conversation into something that develops a person rather than grades one.
Performance Conversations & Feedback
Bold Decision-Making & Vision
The psychology of high-stakes decisions, the invisible limits leaders put on what they will even consider, and how to get clear on what is next.
SIGNATURE TALKS
Beyond High Performance: What Great Leaders Do That Good Ones Don’t
“Beyond High Performance” is a provocative invitation for leaders and teams who are already great at what they do…and know there’s still another level. This keynote unlocks the mindset and momentum needed to move from success to transcendence, and sparks the kind of transformation that doesn’t just improve performance, it redefines it."
The One Conversation That Changes Everything: Building a Culture of Bold Ownership
For leaders tired of dragging teams forward or watching culture drift off-course, this keynote delivers a wake-up call: it’s not better strategy that drives transformation…it’s better conversations. When leaders embrace and model bold ownership, it creates the conditions for radical accountability, deeper engagement, and lasting cultural change. This keynote equips organizations to move from compliance to commitment, and from passive frustration to proactive momentum one conversation at a time.
Your Next Bold Move: How Visionary Leaders Decide What’s Next
The most pivotal decisions don’t come from spreadsheets. They come from identity, imagination, and the courage to choose a different future. This keynote is designed for high-capacity leaders and organizations who want to figure out what’s next. It unpacks the psychology of bold decision-making, reveals the invisible fences that limit vision, and helps you clarify the path ahead.