You need more than persistence. You need a system that builds endurance.
Keynote Speaker
Former Fortune 500 executive. TEDx speaker. Bestselling author. Co-Host of The Endurance Advantage.
Tony Loyd. Keynote Speaker.
Business leaders are carrying a lot. The pace doesn't slow down long enough for anyone to catch their breath. Fatigue builds quietly, then shows up everywhere at once.
Misalignment grows between executive, middle, and frontline levels
Strategy execution slows
Communication becomes reactive
Culture fragments
Leaders burn out, and turnover risk rises
Most leaders have been told to just be resilient. That's persistence, not endurance. And persistence runs out.
I understand how this feels. I spent years as a Fortune 500 executive leading teams through uncertainty. I am an endurance athlete. I am also a cancer survivor who had to learn how to perform, recover, and keep going with less.
Tony Loyd is a former Fortune 500 executive, TEDx speaker, bestselling author, and host of Social Entrepreneur, a top 1% global podcast with more than 1.5 million downloads across 180 countries. He has led learning and talent functions at John Deere, Diversey, Medtronic, and Buffalo Wild Wings. He developed the Endurance Leadership Framework to help leaders regulate emotions, clarify purpose, adapt to change, connect with others, and maintain momentum in the face of constant disruption.
Persistence gets a leader through one hard quarter, then it runs out. Endurance is different. It's a system, five parts working together, the Five Aid Stations, that lets a leader meet disruption again and again without breaking down.
You don't need to grit your teeth harder. You need a system that replaces willpower with something that doesn't run out.
Frameworks authored: Endurance Leadership and the Enduring Enterprise
Marathons finished, including 15 Boston Marathon qualifications
Lung capacity he runs on, as a cancer survivor
Social entrepreneurs behind the book Crazy Good Advice
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Align on your event goals, audience needs, and desired outcomes.
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A 60-minute keynote and 30-minute Q&A that introduces the Five Aid Stations.
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Attendees complete a personal endurance assessment and choose one micro habit to implement within 24 hours.
Everything included when you book the keynote.
Core Experience
60-minute keynote
30-minute live Q&A
Endurance Leadership Self-Assessment and Reflection Guide
30-day internal replay license
Event Impact and Insight Pack delivered within 48 hours
Full-Day Access, At No Additional Cost
Panel participation
Leadership roundtables
Breakout Q&A
Executive meet and greets
VIP receptions or donor events
Hallway conversations and micro coaching moments
Bonuses
10-minute Team Cascade Script
Organizer debrief
Event Amplifier access for photos, interactions, and reflection circles
Up to two additional live appearances during the event
Investment
The Guarantee
If the average attendee rating is below 4 out of 5, you do not pay the remaining balance.
Culture Shift Advisors also offers a leadership diagnostic, a 12-month transformation system, and an ongoing partner program for organizations ready to go further.
“Tony is a tremendously gifted and capable professional. He transformed the global training and development world in Diversey from a hodgepodge of unaligned and disoriented programs into a coherent and business driving force that truly provided Diversey with a competitive advantage it didn't have prior to Tony's arrival.”
Jim Larson
SVP, Diversey
“Tony does a great job of using appropriate humor to establish a sense of calm and make interactions more enjoyable when needed. His multicultural understanding and breadth of experience have been very valuable for the work we have done together.”
Sarah Alt
Founder, Ethical AI Consortium
Whether you need a keynote, a diagnostic, or a full transformation, the first step is the same conversation.
Practice
Endurance Leadership Self-Assessment
Micro-Practices
The Endurance Leadership Framework: built on science, delivered through story
Work and Words
