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Rich  Bracken

Rich Bracken

Motivation, Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Speaker, Award Winning Sales & Consulting Executive

Rich Bracken

Motivation, Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Speaker, Award Winning Sales & Consulting Executive

Biography

Rich Bracken is an engaging keynote speaker and executive coach known for his dynamic storytelling and entertaining style. He seamlessly blends data, research, and emotion to deliver powerful insights that inspire sustainable positive change.

Rich is also the Brand Ambassador for TalentSmartEQ, the #1 emotional intelligence research and training company in the world. This allows him to bring a differentiated level of emotional intelligence insights and strategies for his audience.

Leveraging his expertise in emotional intelligence, executive presence, and leadership, Rich infuses his presentations with the energy and creativity honed from his experience as a national touring DJ. His keynotes are not just informative but also captivating performances that resonate on both personal and professional levels.

Rich has partnered with numerous Fortune 100 companies and global organizations, offering keynote speeches and consulting services that leave a lasting impact. A familiar face on national media, he is also a trusted presentation and public speaking coach to executives and celebrities nationwide.

Recognized by Smart Meetings as a National Top Speaker, Rich’s creative, empathetic, and performative keynotes have set him apart in the world of professional speaking.

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The Underleveraged Advantage of Emotional Intelligence

Your emotional intelligence (EQ) affects every part of your day, from the moment you wake up to when you go to sleep. While 85% of people think they have strong EQ, only 15% actually do.

In this lively and empowering presentation, Rich will explore the core aspects of EQ and show you how to use it for both personal and professional success.
He'll help you become more aware of your EQ, enabling daily growth and happiness. For organizations, EQ is crucial, as over 70% of an employee’s view of company culture is shaped by their leaders' EQ, yet only 20% of leaders and companies are truly emotionally intelligent.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn the fundamental elements of emotional intelligence (EQ).
  • Discover how to identify your EQ strengths & weaknesses.
  • Identify strategies for managing your triggers.
  • Learn the professional & personal benefits of EQ.
  • Understand the impactful (and fun) changes you can make to improve your EQ.

Soundtrack for Success

Emotional intelligence is one of the most powerful predictors of success in today’s world—more than IQ or technical skills. It shapes the way we communicate, make decisions, and build relationships. Yet, most people don’t even realize when their emotions are running the show. That’s where this unforgettable experience begins.

Part keynote, part dance party/sing-along, this presentation will entertain and empower your audience to understand their own emotional intelligence and how it impacts them every single day. Merging his experience in studying emotional intelligence with his two decades of being a national touring DJ, Rich brings an experience like no other to your event.

Combining live DJing and powerful takeaways and life changing habits, your audience will be dancing and singing while raising their own emotional intelligence and setting the tone for their future success.

Key Takeaways:

  • Establish the key foundational elements of emotional intelligence and how they contribute to your success personally and professionally.
  • Understand how to retrain your emotional intelligence triggers and work your emotions like a good DJ works a crowd.
  • With nearly 72% of people unable to accurately identify their emotions when they happen, you will discover how to turn vulnerability into strength.
  • Learn to build positive habits to enhance your emotional intelligence, confidence, and self-value for a successful future.

Become Unstoppable

Success in business and life is driven by the right mindset—it's the foundation of achievement, resilience, and turning goals into reality. When you embrace a winning mentality, you unlock your full potential, inspire others, and create unstoppable momentum toward your finish line.

This motivational presentation will reveal the mindset shifts that top achievers use to excel in their industries and overcome challenges. You’ll also learn practical strategies to build resilience, set meaningful goals, and create daily habits that reduce stress and maximize productivity. It’s time to level up and become unstoppable.

Key Takeaways:

  • Discover how mindset drives confidence and high performance
  • Learn competitive strategies and lessons from industry leaders
  • Reduce stress and anxiety with small but impactful changes
  • Build resilience to overcome setbacks and stay focused
  • Create habits that turn goals into tangible results

The Confident Connection of Executive Presence

We all have important things to say at work, but sometimes we undermine our message before it even lands. Companies can lose up to $375 million a year due to fear of speaking, lack of confidence, or poor delivery—not to mention missed sales opportunities. In today’s fast-paced business world, executive presence has become a key trait for successful leadership. It’s a mix of communication, demeanor, and gravitas that helps leaders command attention, inspire confidence, and drive results.

This presentation will break down the elements of executive presence and show you how to boost your presence and career success.

Key Takeaways:

  • Increase your influence and impact with executives, clients, and prospects
  • Preparing your content and your mindset to walk into any room with confidence
  • Fine tuning your physical presence, body language, and delivery to talk with anyone
  • Leveraging improvisation to manage any difficult or challenging conversations

Host | Emcee

Rich Bracken was born to entertain crowds.

He routinely works with associations, companies and individuals around the globe to create engaging, entertaining, and empowering events.

Clients rave about his natural hosting ability and passion to engage each and every audience, bringing them into the experience. As a TV host and media personality, he blends his knack for emotional connection through content and delivery with the differentiated presence that comes from 25 years of hosting and serving as a national touring DJ/emcee.

Combining his previous experience as an event planner with his performance and improv background, he focuses on embedding himself in the culture of the client's company while also having the flexibility to pivot in real-time. Add on the fact that he's notably low maintenance, clients remark how easy it is to work with him.

DJ

Harnessing his incredible energy and passion for music, Rich has made his mark as one of the most entertaining DJ’s in the events world.

Combining powerful sets with a natural gift for crowd interaction, he has been booked internationally to blow away the hottest events, clubs and festivals. His ability to read crowds and bring forth a positive energy, his DJ presence is the perfect compliment to his talent as an event host.

He has performed with Grammy Award musicians such as Avicii, Kelly Rowland, Gloria Gaynor, and Stonebridge and at such iconic venues and events as Studio 54, Winter Music Conference, & Tao. His live mix show was broadcast to every continent and virtually every country around the world, infusing positive house music globally.

As a multi-purpose entertainer and DJ, Rich knows exactly what to play to keep the crowd dancing, smiling, and singing along all night long. He has played it all: massive clubs, outdoor festivals, fashion runways, corporate functions, and high-end private events.

There isn’t an event or venue that he isn’t prepared to take on with his high-energy vibe.

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