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MEET TONY
Tony Chatman is an organizational culture expert who helps organizations lead through disruption, resolve people problems, and create cultures where performance and connection go hand in hand.
With a background in chemical engineering and deep expertise in human behavior, Tony brings a rare blend of analytical thinking and emotional intelligence to the challenges of leadership. He helps leaders bridge the gap between what the business needs and what people need, especially when the pressure is on.
For over two decades, Tony has worked with leaders across more than 100 industries. From Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies to healthcare systems and high-growth startups, his clients include Chase Bank, the U.S. Secret Service, Phillips 66, Clear Channel, and St. Joseph’s Health. He’s brought into forward-thinking organizations who want to build a competitive edge now while future-proofing their culture for what’s next.
Tony’s work is grounded in research, but it’s shaped by life.
He’s a scientist turned speaker, a former nonprofit leader, a husband and father who knows what it means to lead in the real world, not just the boardroom. That’s why his sessions blend head and heart, strategy and storytelling, data and empathy. His insights are immediately usable. His delivery is disarming and real.
Clients don’t hire Tony just because he’s engaging. They hire him because his work sticks and so does the change that follows.
If you’re ready to move your people forward, he’s ready to help.
WHY HIRE TONY CHATMAN?
Tony Chatman doesn’t just inspire change, he equips leaders to lead through it.
Whether your organization is facing disruption, culture challenges, or the pressure to perform at a higher level, Tony brings the tools, insights, and energy to move people forward. His work is grounded in behavioral science, delivered with emotional intelligence, and designed for real-world results.
Here’s why event planners, executives, and teams trust Tony:
- He delivers traction, not just inspiration.
Tony’s keynotes and sessions are packed with tools leaders can use right away. Audiences leave energized and equipped.
- He bridges science and story.
With a background in chemical engineering and expertise in human behavior, Tony turns complex ideas into clear, practical strategies.
- He reads the room and moves the room.
Whether speaking to executives, emerging leaders, or cross-functional teams, Tony connects with audiences across industries, cultures, and roles.
- He customizes for impact.
Every keynote and workshop is tailored to your organization’s goals, language, and pain points.
- He’s been in the trenches.
From nonprofit leadership to working with the U.S. Secret Service, Tony brings real-world experience, not just theory, to every stage and session.
- He makes change stick.
Tony equips leaders to lead through resistance, shift culture, and build lasting momentum so transformation doesn’t just start. It sustains.
To discuss how Tony’s fresh approach can light up your culture through transformative keynotes and training.
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The Force Multiplier – How to Lead Teams Where Everyone Wins
How many times have you heard it: “It’s hard to find good people.”
More importantly, how many times have you said it? Or thought it? When things aren’t going well, it’s easy to think you may have hired the wrong people and that the solution is to find the right people—the hard-working, committed, conscientious, and loyal people. But the solution is really much simpler:
FORCE MULTIPLIERS.
A Force Multiplier is a leader who brings out the best in people and whose presence makes everyone around them better.
In other words, a Force Multiplier is a leader who doesn’t complain about how hard it is to find good people, because they’re too busy finding the good in your people.
Don’t wait to bring out the very best in your people.
Contact Tony and his team today
and book the keynote that provides the simplest, most powerful solution to transforming the people in your organization through leadership.
KEYNOTE TAKEAWAYS
With fresh insights, proven tools, and an extraordinary ability to provide the practical roadmap today’s leaders need, Tony teaches audiences to:
- Build trust, loyalty, and a culture of collaboration among team members.
- Understand the hidden reasons behind why different people do what they do.
- Harness every team member’s inborn motivation to rise to their fullest potential.
- Become the leader people want to follow, not the one they are forced to endure.
EXPERTS EMPOWERING ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS AND TEAM MEMBERS AROUND THE GLOBE…
to Adopt the Strategies and Skills Necessary to Successfully
Navigate Change, Diversity, Bias, Culture, and Collaboration.
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