Joshua Fredenburg offers six signature leadership keynote speeches and two workshops for various Leadership, Diversity, Greek Life, Student Government, Orientation, and unique programs that are held on high school and college campuses throughout the country. Although every leadership presentation will be customized to meet the specific needs of your programming team, these are some specialized presentations that Joshua has used for various audiences across the country. Each topic listed below can be geared directly to any type of leadership audience or program. To download my leadership speaking proposal with partial client lists and speaking rates, please click here for the Vision XY Leadership Speaking Proposal.

ARE You AMERICA’S Next TOP Leader?

Right now, 1 in 6 men and women in the United States between the ages of 18-30 are unemployed. According to a Business Week article in 2009 entitled “Best Places to Launch a Career”, the most desirable trait in a future employee for 50% of the best places to launch a career was LEADERSHIP, which means, if you’re going to succeed professionally in the 21st Century, your must possess quality LEADERSHIP skills.

In this powerful and highly energized keynote presentation, Joshua Fredenburg not only talks about the importance of effective leadership in today’s job market and society, but he also provides emerging leaders with the specific leadership skills they will need develop in order to become one of America’s Next Top Leaders.

This powerful leadership program will not only enhance the chances of emerging leaders obtaining meaningful employment after graduation, but it will enlighten students on the effective leadership principles that 21st Century leaders must possess in order to be effective. This message will also provide student leaders with specific leadership skills that each student leader can begin to develop in college right now and use in the future.

Students who experience this leadership program will:

• Identify “key” leadership skills that will enhance their chances of obtaining employment and leadership success after graduation.
• Discover what specific leadership skills have enabled current presidents, executive directors, CEOs and senior executives to thrive as leaders within their respected companies and organizations.
• Increase their knowledge about the types of leadership skills that HR managers are searching for in potential job candidates and know what leadership skills to highlight during the job interview.
• Recognize the importance of being involved with a campus organization and find out what types of leadership skills they can begin developing on campus right now.
• Learn what leadership skills will enable them to become one of America’s Next Top Leaders.
  

ARE You A LEADER Prepared To IMPACT the WORLD?

Throughout the world many people are being impacted in some way by a challenging crisis or problem. In order to overcome these major issues affecting our communities, nation and world, it’s going to take GREAT LEADERSHIP, which consist of leaders who have vision, are courageous, inspirational, authentic and possess a heart of service for others.

In this powerful, engaging and extremely inspirational leadership presentation, Joshua Fredenburg not only not only talks about the importance of GREAT LEADERSHIP in today’s society, but he provides emerging leaders with the practical and applicable leadership skills that have enabled thousands of GREAT LEADERS throughout the country to make a positive impact in their community, nation and world!

This dynamic leadership program will not only excite and inspire everyone in the audience to become GREAT LEADERS of the 21st Century, but it will truly impact the lives of every student leader in attendance.

Students who experience this leadership program will:

• Discover “key” leadership skills that have enabled thousand of leaders throughout the past 100 years to become GREAT LEADERS!
• Learn how to inspire others, serve with an authentic heart that leads to maximum impact and overcome various challenges and situations that every leader will face.
• Recognize the power of vision and courageous leadership in the 21st Century.
• Increase their understanding about leadership in the 21st Century and explore the practical and applicable leadership skills that they can begin developing right now!
• Be energized and inspired to make a positive impact in their community, nation or world!
  

Is Your ORGANIZATON Built To LEAVE A LEGACY?

What do the American Red Cross, Wal-Mart, Proctor & Gamble, the Boys and Girls Clubs, the Catholic Church, Disney, SONY, General Electric, the NAACP, Marriott, the League of Woman Voters and IBM all have in common? They are all viewed as highly successful companies and organizations that have been impacting the lives of millions of people for many years, and they are organizations and companies that have been successful for many years because they understand the POWER OF LEGACY.

In this powerful leadership presentation, Joshua Fredenburg not only provides student leaders with practical and applicable leadership strategies from highly successful companies and organizations that will enable them to develop an effective and sustainable campus-based organization, but he also provides emerging leaders of campus organizations with key insights from some of these great companies and organizations on how they can develop a sustainable organization and leave a POWERFUL LEGACY on their campus.

Students who experience this leadership program will:

• Understand the “key” leadership strategies that have enabled leaders of great organizations and companies to thrive for many years.
• Learn how to develop sustainable organizations, create amazing teams and develop organizations that last for a lifetime.
• Increase their understanding about organizational leadership in the 21st Century and the practical and applicable leadership strategies that will enhance their organizational structure and leadership skills immediately.
• Find out what organizational changes leaders of major companies and organizations have made over the past few years in order to flourish in the 21st Century.
• Discover the power of legacy and how to create a powerful legacy on their campus.
  

Do YOU Have the HEART of A Great Leader?

For centuries, our communities, nation, and world have been impacted greatly by amazing men and women that have served their generation effectively as GREAT LEADERS. Ironically, although each of these powerful leaders possessed amazing leadership characteristics, one of the key attributes that can be identified in each of these great leaders is an amazing HEART!

In this powerful, engaging and heartfelt leadership presentation, Joshua Fredenburg not only provides emerging leaders will practical and applicable leadership strategies that will help them develop an amazing heart for service as a leader, but he talks about the importance of exceptional character, servant leadership, authentic leadership, ethical leadership, and leading with love and compassion for others.

This powerful leadership program will not only excite and inspire everyone in the audience, but it will provide emerging leaders with leadership characteristics that will help them serve more effectively and impactful.

Students who experience this leadership program will:

• Discover “key” leadership characteristics that have enabled thousand of leaders throughout the past 100 years to develop an amazing HEART for GREAT LEADERSHIP.
• Find out why the CEO of Starbuck’s stated, “Without character, nothing else matters”.
• Recognize the power of authentic, servant, and ethical leadership in the 21st Century.
• Increase their understanding about great leadership in the 21st Century and explore the practical and applicable leadership skills that will help them become more effective servant leaders to their community, nation, or world.
• Be energized, inspired, and challenged to make a greater impact in their community, nation or world and become a better example of great leadership to those around them.
  

ARE You FULLY Equipped To LEAD A Diverse TEAM?

In 2010, a study done by the Hudson Institute for the U.S. Department of Labor discovered that 85% of the new entrants into the workforce would be women, minorities and immigrants, and in another study done on the current workforce, statistics revealed that 85% of dismissals within the workplace occur because of personality differences. Included within these personality differences that occur within the workplace are generational differences, religious differences, political differences and gender differences.

As leaders of the 21st Century, not only is it essential that we understand the unique differences within our working environments, but it’s extremely important that we understand how to effectively lead and serve diverse groups of people effectively within our organizations.

In this highly energized and powerful leadership and diversity presentation, Joshua Fredenburg not only helps you better understand the common and uncommon differences that exist within various organizations and workplaces, but he also offers practical advice and insight that will give YOU the LEADERSHIP EDGE in the 21st Century and enable YOU to LEAD and SERVE diverse groups of people more effectively within your organization or working environment.

Students who experience this leadership program will:

• Find out why leaders who are effective at leading diverse groups of people in the 21st Century will have the leadership edge within various organizations and workplace environments.
• Recognize some “key” practical and applicable leadership strategies that will help them lead and serve diverse groups of people more effectively.
• Gain more insight about the common and uncommon differences that exist within the workplace and find out how to effectively deal with these gender, generational, personality and cultural differences that every leader will face at some point within their organization.
• Enhance their understanding of diversity and find out why some leaders have a difficult time reaching diverse groups of people while others do not.
• Be equipped and prepared with the necessary information that will enable them to become more effective at leading and serving diverse groups of people within their organization or workplace.
  

Do YOU Have A Fresh VISION?

I would estimate that more than 50% of college students have a strong desire to succeed in college and beyond, but are affected negatively because they lack VISION. It is essential for emerging leaders to have a vision, and it’s highly critical that they understand how to discover and create an effective vision for success in the 21st Century.

In this powerful and dynamic keynote presentation, not only does Joshua Fredenburg address the importance of visionary leadership in today's society and culture, but he provides student leaders with a working definition of vision, practical and applicable ways that leaders can discover and create an effective vision for their life and their organization, and key steps of action that student leaders can take to make their vision a reality.

Students will not only leave this session with leadership insight that will help them for a lifetime, but they will learn how to create and develop an effective vision for the 21st Century.

Students who experience this leadership program will:

• Increase their knowledge about visionary leadership and find out why it’s highly critical that leaders of the 21st Century understand the power of vision.
• Discover how to create an effective vision that inspires others and empowers the members of your team to achieve greatness.
• Learn about the “key” components that every leader must consider before they create a vision for their life or organization.
• Recognize how visionary leadership has not only been the catalyst for change in the world for centuries, but has been one of the foundational pieces of leadership that has separated great leaders from average leaders.
• Be inspired, motivated and empowered to develop a vision for their life and organization and make it a reality.
  

GENERATION Y! Tapping into their LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL!

According to various sources, Generation Y (those born between 1977-1994) makes up approximately 32% of the entire workforce, and within five years, will be asked to replace 50% of the senior managers of Fortune 500 companies that plan to retire. Unfortunately, although many members of Generation Y will be asked to replace these senior managers, studies have shown that many of the senior managers that are planning to retire have little confidence in this emerging generation of leaders.

In a power-packed session, Joshua Fredenburg not only addresses these issues by providing emerging and seasoned leaders with a better understanding of how to tap into the leadership potential of this younger generation, but he also delivers a set of researched-based leadership strategies that will enable emerging and seasoned professionals alike to serve, lead and DEVELOP leaders of Generation Y more effectively for future success!

All of the information provided in this incredible session is based on years of research on Generation Y, leadership samplings and discussions with members of Generation Y, a research project on this subject matter and years of experience leading and speaking to thousands of young men and women from this younger generation all across the country!

Students who experience this leadership program will:

• Recognize why it’s important for emerging and seasoned leaders to be effective at influencing, leading and developing leaders of Generation Y.
• Increase their knowledge about Generation Y and discover some new practical and applicable leadership strategies that will enhance their leadership effectiveness with members of Generation Y.
• Learn about the specific leadership qualities that EVERY leader of Generation Y must possess in order to be effective at influencing, leading and developing leaders of the younger generation.
• Find out how much leadership potential exists within Generation Y and how they can tap into the potential of this huge group of emerging leaders.
• Hear powerful “real-life” stories on how these effective leadership strategies have enhanced the effectiveness of leaders, organizations and companies throughout the country with this emerging generation.

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP

According to experts who study child development, it’s been proven that the environment in which a child is raised can have a direct affect on the future of that child. In the field of agriculture, it’s also been proven that a seed will not grow, flourish or become fruitful unless it’s sown into the right environment. Just like these two examples, if we are going to succeed as leaders in the 21st Century, we must make sure that we are effective at creating the best working environment for ourselves and the members of our team.

In a power-packed session, Joshua Fredenburg not only provides the audience with a working definition of environmental leadership, but he delivers a set of practical and applicable leadership strategies that will help emerging and seasoned leaders create the right environment for organizational or personal success as a leader.

Students will not only leave this session with a new leadership concept of the 21st Century, but they will attain some vital insight about leadership that will enable them to become more effective leaders and create better organizations in the 21st Century.

Students who experience this leadership program will:

• Increase their knowledge about environmental leadership and learn why this style of leadership is so important for them to understand in the 21st Century.
• Learn about the key components of environmental leadership that will enable them to attain personal and organizational success as a leader.
• Find out how to create a winning environment for success in their personal and professional life.
• Discover why it’s important for leaders to create a purpose that is bigger than everyone in the organization, why it’s important to create a common language and unified identity and why it’s important to create a supportive culture that leads to making a positive impact.
• Identify some successful companies and leaders of the 21st Century that are experiencing success because of this new leadership concept.
• Be inspired, motivated and empowered to apply this style of leadership immediately!
  
  

FINDING the RIGHT Relationship PARTNER!

Although 50% of marriages in the United States now end in divorce, 95% of people surveyed have a strong desire to find that RIGHT RELATIONSHIP PARTNER. Ironically, although there are many potential candidates for men and women, the reality is, finding the RIGHT RELATIONSHIP PARTNER in the 21st Century can be difficult and challenging.

In this energetic, fun and exciting program on relationships, Joshua not only discusses the unique challenges of relationships in the 21st Century, but he also highlights five key questions that every individual should consider before they engage in a serious relationship. Each of the five questions discussed in this presentation are taken from Joshua’s newest book on relationships entitled Built to Last; 50 Questions YOU Should ASK Before YOU Say, I DO! Every person that attends this session will learn some strategies on how to avoid a toxic relationship or marriage, and they will discover some of the qualities they should consider before they embark on a serious romantic relationship.

Students who experience this relationship program will:

• Increase their knowledge about relationships in the 21st Century and find out why more than 50% of marriages in the United States now end in divorce.
• Discover some of the important questions that most people never really discuss before they enter a serious relationship such as “What Is Your Love Language?", "How Do You, Your Friends and Others View You?", "What Is Your Definition of Commitment?", "How Do You Deal with Conflict?", "What Is Your Specific Vision of Your Future Family?", "Are You Compatible?", "Are You Conditioned for a Healthy Relationship?" and “What Is Your Purpose in Life?”
• Recognize that building a successful relationship or marriage is so much more than how good a person looks, how intelligent a person is, how much money a person makes, how much you love a person or how successful a person is in life.
• Find out why America’s leading expert on marriage counseling can identify the success of a relationship or marriage within approximately five minutes of interaction.
• Learn how to be more effective at selecting the right partner and how to become more effective at developing, building, and creating a relationship or marriage that is built to last for a lifetime.

Re-Discover Your Leadership in 100 DAYS!

Walter Bennis, a world renown expert on leadership once said, “The leaders I met, whatever walk of life they were from, always referred back to failure – something difficult, traumatic, or something that made them have a desperate sense of hitting bottom as something that was a necessity because it created the resilience they needed to succeed”.

Essentially, what Walter Bennis reveals to us in this powerful quote is, if you’re going to succeed as a leader in the 21st Century, not only is it critical that you possess exceptional leadership skills, but it’s extremely important that you know how to effectively overcome unique challenges, obstacles, and situations that attempt to stop us from reaching our highest potential in life as leaders.

In this powerful, interactive, and dynamic leadership session, not only does Joshua Fredenburg provide emerging and seasoned leaders with practical and applicable ways to deal with challenges, obstacles, failures, rejections, and unique negative situations in life from one of his published books entitled, “Nice to Meet You; Re-Discover Your Life in 100 Days”, but he empowers emerging and seasoned leaders with insightful words of wisdom that will enable these leaders to make their dream and vision a reality in the 21st Century.

Students who experience this relationship program will:

• Develop practical and applicable leadership strategies that will enable emerging and seasoned leaders to effectively overcome any challenging or negative situation that may transpire in their life.
• Learn how to overcome failure, rejection, and challenging obstacles that occur within every leader’s life.
• Gain a greater understanding about why failure, rejection, and challenges are part of the journey towards GREAT LEADERSHIP.
• Discover some specific strategies that will enable these emerging and seasoned leaders to make their vision or dream a reality.
• Help emerging and seasoned leaders avoid common mistakes that several leaders make in challenging moments of their life.
• Leave the session inspired, motivated, and empowered to reach their highest potential as a leader of the 21st Century.
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