Keynotes & Workshops

Book Tom Cox to speak at your next event.

Tom is a published author and 3x CEO who turns hard-won executive experience and his passion for helping good people become great leaders into talks that move a room. Tom uses plain-spoken language and delivers a high impact talk with passion and energy that your audience will remember for a long time.

Author of The Executive Career Handbook 3x CEO US Army Veteran Leukemia Survivor $1.5B+ closed
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The Executive Career Handbook by Tom Cox
Why Tom

A speaker who has actually sat in the chair.

Tom Cox is the founder of Vertical Motion, a 3x CEO, and the author of The Executive Career Handbook. He has closed more than $1.5B in contracts, founded multiple venture-backed companies, and served as a US Army combat medic. After surviving Acute Myeloid Leukemia, he devoted his life to helping good people become great leaders. He speaks from all of it.

  • ✓ Published author and framework creator
  • ✓ 3x CEO and serial entrepreneur
  • ✓ US Army veteran and leukemia survivor
  • ✓ Coached hundreds of executives
See him in action

Real leadership isn't academic.

Tom on stage, from a Mile High Mastermind keynote to his Techstars Boulder demo day.

2024 Mile High Mastermind

Techstars Boulder Demo Day

Signature talks

Topics Tom can present on.

Each talk can be tailored to your audience, from a keynote to a half-day workshop.

01

Leadership in the 2030s + Beyond

What actually separates managers from true leaders, and how to lead with authenticity, empathy, and audacity in the modern workplace.

02

Intrinsic Confidence

Why real confidence is built from the inside out, and how to quiet the inner critic that keeps talented people from leading.

03

Using Science to Know Yourself

How behavioral science and natural-aptitude data reveal how you really lead, and where your role is quietly asking you to adapt.

04

Finding Your Life Purpose

A practical path to align your career with what truly matters to you, so your work finally feels like it fits.

On stage

From boardrooms to main stages.

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