SPEAKING
Presence changes what becomes possible in a room.
Sean Goode brings story, humor, and lived experience to conversations about identity, belonging, leadership, and possibility.
His keynotes invite people to recognize something of themselves, consider what they have been carrying, and become more present to the choices before them.
THE EXPERIENCE
Stories that meet us where we are.
Sean speaks from his experience as a founder, executive leader, coach, facilitator, and former executive director of CHOOSE 180. His work is grounded in a belief that continues to shape his life: People Are Possible.
Through personal stories, reflection, and conversation, he explores the relationship between who we are, how we lead, and what we are building.
There is room for laughter, complexity, and questions people may still be learning how to ask. The invitation is to listen closely, recognize what matters, and consider how it might take shape in everyday life.
FORMATS AND AUDIENCES
Shape the experience around the people gathered.
Sean’s speaking can take several forms:
- Keynotes that bring a gathering into a shared story, question, or possibility.
- Interactive talks that make room for reflection, conversation, and selected practices.
- Moderated conversations that explore an idea through dialogue.
- Panels and public discussions where Sean’s leadership experience and perspective contribute to the conversation.
Sean speaks with leadership communities, schools, foundations, nonprofits, public institutions, companies, and gatherings centered on justice, belonging, and social change.
Every engagement begins with the people in the room, the moment they are living, and what you want the experience to open.
SPEAKING THEMES
Invitations people can carry into their lives.
These themes are starting places. Each talk takes shape around the people gathered, the questions they are carrying, and what the moment is asking of them.
Choose Yourself
What becomes possible when the care we offer others includes ourselves?
Choose Yourself explores our relationship with worth, belonging, and the expectations we carry. Through story and reflection, Sean invites people to make room for their own needs, voice, and possibility within a life of meaningful contribution.
Choosing ourselves can deepen our capacity to be present with the people and work we love.
Liberation as Leadership
Leadership shapes the conditions in which people live and work. It influences whose voice is heard, how responsibility is shared, and how much choice people can exercise.
Liberation as Leadership invites people to examine the patterns they have inherited and the everyday decisions through which they lead. It explores how dignity, agency, and wholeness can become visible in relationships, practices, and structures.
Abundance in Scarcity
When time, money, or capacity feels limited, our attention can narrow around what is missing.
Abundance in Scarcity explores how we relate to uncertainty and recognize the resources, relationships, and choices already available to us. Sean invites people to work honestly with real constraints while remaining open to imagination, connection, and a useful next step.
Presence as an Antidote to Polarization
How do we remain grounded in what we believe and available to another person’s humanity?
This experience explores the possibility of bringing curiosity and critique into the same conversation. Through story and reflection, Sean considers how people can listen, name disagreement, examine their assumptions, and stay in relationship through difficult questions.
FOR ORGANIZERS
Prepared for the moment. Present to the room.
Thoughtful preparation creates room for a meaningful experience.
We begin with a conversation about your audience, the purpose of the gathering, and what you hope people will carry with them. Together, we clarify the topic, format, timing, and level of participation.
Before confirming the engagement, we agree on the date, location, accessibility needs, technical requirements, travel, recording permissions, and investment.
You can expect clear communication, preparation shaped around your gathering, and care for the people who will be there.
CONTINUING THE WORK
A conversation can become a practice.
A talk may open a question that people want to keep exploring.
Through Movement Makers, Sean offers coaching, strategic advising, retreats, facilitation, and organizational partnerships. These engagements create sustained opportunities to bring reflection into how people live, lead, and work together.
Bring Sean into the conversation.
Tell us about the people you are gathering, the occasion, and what you want the experience to make possible. Include your date and location if you have them.
We’ll begin by considering the fit and shaping a useful next step.