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Patrick Leddin, PhD

Patrick Leddin, PhD

Bestselling WSJ author, Disruption and Leadership Speaker, Entrepreneur and Army Veteran

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Patrick Leddin, PhD

Bestselling WSJ author, Disruption and Leadership Speaker, Entrepreneur and Army Veteran

In-Person Fee Range:
$20,001 - $30,000
Fee Details
Virtual Fee Range:
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Traveling from:
Tennessee

Why Book

  • Patrick Leddin, PhD, is uniquely qualified to teach and inspire individuals at all organizational levels to live the life they are meant to live.
  • Patrick Leddin is a dynamic speaker who empowers individuals and organizations to embrace disruption and achieve extraordinary results. With a unique blend of experience, Patrick delivers captivating presentations that inspire action, drive change, empower leaders, and develop mindsets.
  • His impressive leadership and disruption experience ranges from leading soldiers in the U.S. Army to working with senior leaders for KPMG Consulting, FranklinCovey, and his two successful consulting businesses.

Biography

Patrick Leddin, PhD brings a powerful blend of academic, military, corporate, and entrepreneurial experience to his mission of helping people become the leaders they are meant to be and grow in any environment. From leading soldiers in the U.S. Army to advising senior leaders at KPMG, FranklinCovey, and his own successful firms, Patrick understands leadership and disruption at every level. He is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The 5-Week Leadership Challenge and three additional books for public and private sector leaders.

His upcoming book, Disrupt Everything—co-authored with the world’s bestselling author James Patterson—will be released on September 29, 2025. Patrick hosts the globally ranked Leadership Lab podcast, where he’s interviewed more than 120 influential guests, including Stephen M.R. Covey, Patrick Lencioni, James Patterson, and Marshall Goldsmith. His client list includes General Electric, Samsung, the U.S. Secret Service, Vector, Boston Consulting Group, and others across industries and continents. As former Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Practice of Business Studies at Vanderbilt University, Patrick taught courses in Corporate Strategy, Negotiation, Crisis Leadership, and more. He also led The Disruption Project there surveying over 3,000 people to uncover how individuals and organizations thrive through disruption.

Lives in Nashville with his wife of 30 plus years/ business partner, has two adult children, and a son-in-law. He is an avid outdoorsman and mountain climber; and has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Patrick continues to work with leaders worldwide to spark transformation, build resilience, and deliver extraordinary results. A passionate outdoorsman and mountain climber, he believes that the challenges we face in nature often reflect the ones we must conquer in life and leadership.

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Disrupt Everything

Are you living a good life? Imagine being drawn into a world of powerful stories, each one a light of hope, resilience, and transformation. These are tales of ordinary people who turned the chaos of disruption into stepping stones toward their best lives.

In the Disrupt Everything keynote, you’ll embark on an inspiring journey that challenges you to redefine your approach to life and work. These aren’t just stories; they’re data-backed insights from a groundbreaking two-and-a-half-year study, The Disruption Project at Vanderbilt University, led by Dr. Patrick Leddin, surveyed more than 3,000 people to uncover the secrets of thriving through disruption. You’ll be inspired by real-world examples about nurturing and building a community for street children in India to launching car washes that employ the autistic in Florida, to becoming a ventriloquist on Sesame Street and so much more. Each story is a testament to the incredible opportunities that lie within disruption, showing you how to turn obstacles into opportunities and elevate every aspect of your life.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

  1. Discern: Success begins with the right mindset. In this presentation, you’ll learn how to approach disruptive moments with clarity and confidence. Discover how to assess disruptions, make informed decisions, and choose from five powerful roles to navigate any situation: Trailblazer, Torchbearer, Firefighter, Fire Chief, and Tinder Gatherer.
  2. Behave: Unlock the 16 behaviors of successful disruptors that transform challenges into growth. Here are just a few:
    • Think Deeply to Uncover Insights: Cultivate a mindset of constant curiosity, digging beneath the surface to find wisdom
    • Listen to Understand: Go beyond hearing—truly understand the essence of conversations, capturing insights that words alone can’t convey.
    • Push Past the Butterflies: Embrace nerves as a sign of imminent growth and leap forward with courage.
  3. Achieve: Learn how disruption can become a catalyst for monumental change. By disrupting yourself, your relationships, your teams, and even your industry, you’ll commit fully to your path and achieve extraordinary results.
  4. Refine: Embrace continuous improvement as a way of life. By regularly reviewing, reflecting, revising, and recommitting to your goals, you’ll ensure that disruption remains a driving force for positive change.

WHY IT MATTERS: Too often, we resist change, clinging to the familiar and safe. But in a rapidly evolving world, this resistance can leave you feeling lost, left behind, and unfulfilled. This keynote is your chance to break free from the status quo, to make disruption your greatest ally in creating a life of purpose and fulfillment. From Personal Transformation to Organizational Impact Disrupt Everything is not just about personal growth—it’s a blueprint for organizational success. Imagine a workplace where every employee doesn’t just survive disruption but harnesses it to drive innovation and progress.

This presentation equips you with the tools to build teams of disruptors and, ultimately, organizations that thrive on change. Through Partick’s powerful insights, actionable strategies, and a deep understanding of how small choices shape habits, Disrupt Everything will empower you to lead your best life in a world where disruption is inevitable. Get ready to disrupt your thinking, your habits, and your approach to life and work—one small choice at a time.

5 Practices of an Impactful Leader: Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be!

Patrick Leddin, PhD is a powerful storyteller who takes his audiences on a journey that explores what it truly means to lead themselves and others effectively. Current and aspiring leaders will be drawn into the presentation as they reflect on their motivations, desires, and commitments. They will leave the presentation inspired to write their own leadership story and to achieve new levels of performance.

Participants will:

● Gain clarity and knowledge to better lead themselves and others.

● Be inspired to own their leadership story by taking full responsibility for their mindset, behaviors, and results.

● Understand and appreciate the leadership journey that they are on and how to put their daily challenges into a long-term perspective.

Leadership Is Your Decision, Not Your Title

You have likely met someone who held a formal leadership position but failed to lead others. That person was unable to understand that being a leader is not about a title, job description, or spot in the parking lot. It’s about daily choices, the desire to influence and grow others, and the drive to deliver positive, measurable results. None of these actions require a title, but they do require you to choose to lead.

The Power of Your Story

The Power of Your Story Stories allow us to share our history, teach lessons, and influence others. You can learn to leverage this power as you write your personal leadership story. A story that will endure beyond your time in the organization. It will serve as a long-term reminder of what it felt like to work for you, the results you achieved, and how you grew others in the process. Not only is your leadership story memorable and influential, but it is a function of your daily intentions, behaviors, and results. You are the author of your leadership story.

Think Like a Leader

Think Like a Leader If you aren’t thrilled with your results, don’t merely look at your actions. Dig deeper and consider your mindset. In other words, think about how you think. Being a great leader requires you to think differently. Explore ten key leadership mindsets, learn why each mindset matters, assess how you are currently performing, and create a plan to get better. Enjoy the Journey In the throes of the day-to-day, it is easy to get lost in your work. That’s why it’s critical to occasionally hit ‘pause’ and take the time to enjoy the leadership journey. Doing so will refuel your energy and put the ups and downs into perspective. It will also allow you to model for your people what truly matters most.

Enjoy the Journey

In the throes of the day-to-day, it is easy to get lost in your work. That’s why it’s critical to occasionally hit ‘pause’ and take the time to enjoy the leadership journey. Doing so will refuel your energy and put the ups and downs into perspective. It will also allow you to model for your people what truly matters most.

Patrick Leddin, PhD Reviews

“I invited Dr. Patrick Leddin to speak at our company’s annual conference. What a terrific experience! The 5 Week Leadership Challenge offers a practical process to address and improve leadership skills across all roles in an organization. Our leaders left the experience with an actionable framework to begin a powerful leadership journey. Both engaging and insightful!”

— Zerorez Carpet Cleaning

“On several occasions, I have hired Patrick to present to and develop my leaders. He brings the perfect mixture of expertise, humor, storytelling, and actionable ideas. Leaders love working with and learning from him.”

— United States Secret Service

“Patrick Leddin is a dynamic and engaging speaker. He connects with people, helps them to see what’s possible, and challenges them to take their performance to new levels. He’s a rare blend of IQ and EQ who engages both the mind and heart.”

— The Walt Disney Company

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