Mindfulness speaker and author Matt Tenney shares inspiring lessons on leadership and life from his journey from prisoner, to monk, to social entrepreneur.
Matt presents keynote speeches, breakout sessions, and corporate mindfulness training programs that are intriguing, inspiring, and loaded with highly-valuable, practical, actionable content.
Matt’s programs help leaders to:
- Immediately improve their impact on the bottom line by becoming free from cognitive bias
- Improve self-awareness and mental agility
- Improve leadership presence and emotional intelligence
- Improve clarity and focus
- Thrive in stressful situations
- Live a happier, healthier, & deeply meaningful life
Matt’s clients include:
The Four Seasons, RE/MAX, Salesforce, The American Dental Association, T. Rowe Price, Marriott, Wells Fargo, Keller Williams, United Airlines, and many other companies, associations, and universities.
Matt Is the Author of the Highly-Acclaimed Mindful Leadership Book,
The Mindfulness Edge
Here’s an Inspiring, 27-Minute Mindfulness Speech
Here’s What People Are Saying About Mindfulness Speaker Matt Tenney
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“Matt’s keynote, like his book, commands your full attention from the beginning to the end. His story drew the audience in and the inspiring examples he gave of servant leadership kept people engaged. The feedback from our leadership team was excellent. Matt inspired our team and provided tools to help them become even better leaders.”
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“Overall, 99 percent of participant evaluations gave you a rating of excellent. Your presentation was a perfect fit for our organization as the information was relevant and needed while you managed to connect with the audience in an inspiring and entertaining manner.”
“One of the best speakers I’ve ever heard. Made me re-examine the purpose for my work.”
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“Matt has a compelling story to captivate an audience and encourage them to explore the benefits of mindful, servant leadership. All of the attendees from the convention, whether they were CEOs, managers or front-line employees, gleaned something from his message.”
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“‘Fascinating’, ‘engaging’, and ‘inspiring’ were just a few of the reactions from our members. Matt’s closing keynote for our annual conference was this and so much more. His story and message made people think and inspired positive change. What a fascinating, engaging, and inspiring way to end a professional meeting.”
“Matt Tenney is a must see speaker. Attendees enjoyed his keynote so much, that his breakout session that followed was bursting at the seams.”
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“Matt’s program was powerful and inspiring. Several of our leaders were so moved that they suggested making the ideas Matt shared the core focus of our organization for the coming year.”
“Very insightful and inspiring.”
“Very moving. I found myself re-examining my priorities. Thank you!”
“Matt Tenney was a great choice for presenting the opening keynote at the 2014 MPI Toronto Education Conference. We received great feedback from our members. In addition to providing valuable content, Matt was engaging, motivating, and even brought some tears of inspiration to a good number of people in the audience.”
“I thought your message was powerful and life-changing. I’m going to make some changes and I’m excited about the possibilities.”
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“Inspiring and captivating from start to finish.”
“Amazing and incredibly inspirational. I am leaving thinking ‘Who can I help when I leave this room?”
“Matt, your program is inspiring and makes me want to be a better leader. You were engaging and truly made me feel what you were feeling and saying. I’m leaving wishing I could hear more from you!”
“Fantastic program. Heartfelt and encouraging.”
“Very uplifting and inspiring listening to him: and everyone did, as you could hear a pin drop on the carpet in the room.”
“Matthew, thank you so much… very inspiring and motivating…. I am still hearing members talk about it, three weeks later! We need more people like you in the world!”
About Mindfulness Speaker Matt Tenney
Matt Tenney has been practicing mindfulness since 2002 and teaching mindfulness in one capacity or another since 2006. He has many thousands of hours of formal practice including time spent training intensively as an un-ordained monk.
Matt Tenney shares lessons from his journey from prisoner, to monk, to social entrepreneur to develop highly effective, mindful leaders who achieve extraordinary, long-term business outcomes – and live more fulfilling lives – as a result of realizing high levels of self-mastery and more effectively serving and inspiring greatness in the people around them.
Matt is the chief people officer of The Generous Group, a company whose top priority is to create the conditions for world peace by sustaining a workplace culture that improves the well-being of team members and helps them make a positive impact on society.
He is also the author of the highly acclaimed books Serve to Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom and The Mindfulness Edge: How to Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence Without Adding to Your Schedule.
Matt has been invited to provide keynotes and training programs all over the world. His clients include well-known brands like The Four Seasons, RE/MAX, Salesforce, The American Dental Association, Marriott, Keller Williams, United Airlines, T. Rowe Price, and many other companies, associations, and universities.
Matt’s life goal is to create world peace by:
1) Helping all people realize unconditional happiness
2) Helping all people realize that effectively serving others is the key to true greatness