Topics
Achieving Goals
Attitude
Building a Business
Change & Change Management
Confidence & Self-Talk
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Motivation
Overcoming Obstacles
Personal Development
Resilience
Brent Widman embodies the power of perseverance and dedication, consistently outworking the room no matter the challenge. He shows up fully—not just in business but in every aspect of life. His journey has shaped him into a leader in resilience, teaching how to overcome obstacles and achieve goals through unwavering consistency and focus.
Brent has worked with top executives, leaders, and teams from hundreds of organizations nationwide, sharing powerful, personal stories that resonate deeply with every audience. His keynotes blend vulnerability with actionable insights, delivering impactful messages that connect both professionally and personally.
In this powerful keynote, Brent explores the journey from life’s toughest challenges to triumphant success. Despite a rough start marked by divorce, drinking, and debt, Brent shows that where you begin doesn’t define your future. The talk focuses on the “gap,” the space between where you are and where you want to be—a place many get stuck, unable to move forward. However, by enacting the proven strategies he outlines in Own Our Shift, you can overcome the obstacles of the gap. The payoff is a life transformed, as seen in Brent’s own journey.
In this inspiring keynote, Brent challenges the common belief that life is changed by a few monumental decisions. Instead, he’ll explore how it’s the small, seemingly insignificant choices we make every day that truly shape who we become. Through consistency and discipline, these tiny pivots gradually lead to an entirely new lifestyle. Discover how the discipline of daily routines, like getting up early or balancing work and family, create lasting change.
Brent understands that great leaders aren’t born—they’re made through deliberate effort and personal development. Becoming a strong leader requires honing specific skills and making small, consistent decisions that set you apart from others. In this motivating keynote, Brent discusses how even the best salespeople don’t automatically become great leaders and why some quit, thinking they aren’t good enough. The journey to leadership is one of continuous growth, driven by intentional choices over time; by focusing on small but significant actions, you can gradually develop the qualities that make an effective leader.
He earned a degree from Minnesota State University in Mass Communications, with an emphasis in public relations and a speech communications minor. He then went on to earn his MBA from Augsburg University.
Daily, Brent applies all of skills he spent decades honing to his professional career, where he’s found passion as a sales director, district manager and division director. He’s shared his passion and story with countless executives as he’s helped them achieve their own goals and find the levels of success they have spent their careers pursuing.
Brent is the epitome of discipline and consistency. Year after year, he is ranked in the top 5% of the company. He is a consistent top producer with expertise in lead generation, prospecting, selling to top executives, and the art of follow-up. He is the true meaning of being dedicated to your craft and doing what it takes to become successful.
As a coach, he has a relentless commitment to empower his clients to embrace the difficult, improve their processes, and blaze their own path. Learning early on to commit to the difficult, his principles have guided him through his career.
He has spoken to, coached, and trained people all over the country. No matter the industry or profession, you will find Brent will bring it.