Billy Riggs

Every conference needs a speech on employee retention, so why not make it fun, engaging and inspiring, as well? A tight labor market, the post-Covid work-from-home hangover and smaller profit margins have created a perfect storm that makes attracting and retaining good workers a challenge for even the best of leaders. In a fun and amazing presentation, motivational comedy-illusionist Billy Riggs reveals the five magic ingredients that cast a spell over prospects and employees that keeps them loyal to you and your company. Perfect for an opening or closing keynote or after-dinner presentation it has to be fun, entertaining, and inspiring – but still leaves your people with an invaluable takeaway: how to keep your indispensable employees from disappearing!

(If you prefer, the magic can be omitted and this program will be delivered as a straight keynote.)

“You are not a boss; you are the keeper of a greenhouse in which you grow the most magnificent specimens of human beings. Your success will not be judged merely by how profitable or productive your greenhouse is, but also by whether the people in it grow, thrive and blossom, or shrink, shrivel, and die under your leadership.”  Billy Riggs

Bosses are a dime a dozen; leaders are priceless. Employees obey bosses only because they fear they will be rendered more miserable if they disobey than if they obey. Morale suffers, key people depart and productivity sags. But a genuine leader inspires team members to want to do their work. Employees follow true leaders out of respect and admiration. They work out of a sense of shared ownership of goals and passion for the fulfillment of a noble mission. Learn the keys to climbing the “Leadership Pyramid” through six distinct stages – from a man who’s been to the top of the pyramid twice – and begin the rewarding journey from mere boss to leader. Better still, you’ll learn while laughing through an entertaining and fun program. More than any other topic, Billy Riggs is a leadership motivational speaker.  He is a natural and highly effective leader and will help you become one, too.

Reshaping your company by the power of a positive mental attitude!

The single most important factor in success is attitude. A positive attitude directly impacts the bottom line because it improves performance, reduces turnover, and decreases absenteeism. Best of all, a fabulous attitude is contagious. Help your staff embrace change with a smile, adjust to hardship with optimism, and strive to be their best each and every day by experiencing the “Magic of Attitude!” This unique and energetic combination of entertainment, comedy, and enlightenment allows world-class illusionist Billy Riggs to demonstrate how attitude and performance are inextricably linked, and motivates your staff to turn their new attitude into profitable action. Funny attitude speaker Billy Riggs is just what the doctor ordered!

Based on Billy Riggs’ book, The Magic Touch, this keynote challenges the old ways of customer retention and shows that all business is genuinely show business. The Magic Touch is customer experience re-imagined, taken to a whole new level. Customer service today is not just doing the old things better (though this is vital), it is doing entirely new things. It is delivering service with the style and flair of a Broadway musical. In this hilarious, entertaining and keynote, Billy reveals how to add a magic touch to every customer encounter.

Demolishing the false beliefs that prevent managers from producing spectacular results!
Extraordinary success is the result of extraordinary leadership. In this powerful presentation, magician and funny leadership speaker Billy Riggs impresses leaders and managers with the core beliefs held by all remarkably successful leaders, and shatters the illusions that limit growth. This presentation is perfect for leadership or board training and is entertaining, motivational and highly practical. Learn how your organization can achieve the impossible from a master of the impossible!