Tom Morris: Keynote Magic

Philosopher Tom Morris has become one of the most popular speakers on topics of success, leadership, resilience, and change management. He brings the wisdom of the ages to all our most pressing challenges with deep thought, high energy, and good humor. A Morehead-Cain Scholar from UNC-Chapel Hill, he holds a joint Ph.D. degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Yale University, and taught at Notre Dame for 15 years, where he was one of the most popular professors in their history, and he worked as a leading international scholar pioneering exciting new topics. He’s now written over 30 books and spoken over 1,200 times to audiences that include many of the world’s largest companies, as well as groups of business creators, top execs, and leaders across industries. He’s often called:

“The Best Speaker Ever!”

And he’s now serving groups during this turbulent and disruptive time through Zoom sessions and other internet platforms, helping companies and professionals deal with uncertainty and radical change.

Tom’s Speaking Fees

Aristotle once remarked that we can’t ever pay a true philosopher what he’s worth, but we should try our best. Tom’s standard in-person keynote fee is $40,000 within the US, Canada and the Caribbean, when available, and begins higher for other non-US events, plus all first class expenses for up to 75 minutes of presentation time. European Fee: $60,000 plus first class expenses for two for as many as four days, for up to 75 minutes of presentation time. Other global areas, please contact for details. For 2024, in-person speaking engagements are available on a limited basis. But:

Virtual Events have proven extremely effective. The standard fee for Tom’s Zoom talks is $20,000 for up to an hour. Other rates are available for longer sessions. Please contact us by email for availability.

ZOOM with Tom any time, or choose the online virtual platform of greatest convenience.

For all of Tom’s talks, books are available for advance purchase at very deep discounts. Arrange it through us to get a great book at a great price!

See Tom’s New Super Short Videos - his “Wisdom Nuggets” on ideas you can use, and subscribe to his new YouTube Channel HERE.

Also: Limited Philosophical Advising. Consulting. Mentoring.

Tom is also offering for the first time ever special philosophical advising and counseling services in powerful practical wisdom to top executives globally. He can work with only a very limited number, so in case this is of interest, write him soon at the world’s oldest email: TomVMorris@aol.com.

Tom’s Enthusiastic Clients of the Past Include

Ford Motor Company, The US Air Force, Bank of America, Toyota, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Target, Walmart, Merrill Lynch, UBS, General Motors, Verizon, Prudential, The American Hospital Association, The National Association of Realtors, NBC Sports, Smuckers, Mattell, Campbell Soup, Minute Maid, and Many Others!

Tom’s Impact: Inspiration and Implementation

The Number One Reaction After a Tom Morris Talk:

“I can use these ideas right away!”

The Number Two Reaction:

”I wish my kids had been here to hear this!”

To Book Tom Today:

Email TomVMorris@aol.com or contact your favorite speakers bureau.

Sample Praise for Tom’s Talks: More can be Found on the Client page.

FROM RECENT ZOOM and other VIRTUAL TALKS:

“Tom Morris presented to my team of 26 Commercial Bankers in May of this year. During a time of high stress, confusion, and panic, Tom provided comfort, guidance, helpful insight for our reality, and whimsically provided great tools for my team to put to use to overcome the current difficulties to reach success, and not crater to the pain. I recommend him highly!” - Stuart Pattison - EVP, President - Western Division, TBK Bank

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“Tom! That was so, so, SO amazing! Thank you. My soul is full of gratitude (and my notebook is full of wisdom!). I can't wait to watch that again and again and AGAIN! Truly an astonishing session - your radiance and energy is absolutely magnetic. What a gift for us all. Appreciate you and cannot wait to see you at 2020! - Jana Dybrinski, Vice President, Impact + Culture, Optimize Enterprises

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“The webinar Tom Morris delivered for over 50 Michigan bankers recently on how to deal with disruptive change was full of relevant insights. Tom’s wit, passion and energy made this a memorable and valuable program for all. I would highly recommend him for any virtual sessions!” - Stephanie A. Fisher, CMP, SVP, Education | Michigan Bankers Association

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“Tom, thanks for sharing your lessons from Plato’s Lemonade Stand with the 2,000+ members of the Longleaf Pine REALTORS Association today. Your presentation was exactly what we needed to hear! Your timeless principles of how to live a better life were delivered with such a great storytelling style that the audience was spellbound from start to finish. The greatest compliment I can give you is that after the presentation, nobody wanted to leave! I would recommend you to anyone anywhere at any time! You are the best speaker I have heard in 20 years…and I have heard a LOT of speakers! - Zan Monroe, CEO, Longleaf Pine REALTORS® Association

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“What could be better than “Plato’s Lemonade Stand” to get an audience paying attention in a world filled with clutter? Tom completely reframed the pandemic (early on, when people’s emotions were running wild), put it in the context of history and energized our clients and nationwide network! The feedback was very positive – would highly recommend him when lemons are abundant, and in good times too!” – Dennis Stearns, President, Stearns Financial Group

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Some of the chat-log comments from people in recent virtual sessions will give you a flavor of the responses to Tom’s practical philosophy:

Mr. Morris is so alive!! It is a sheer delight to witness him. He is animated motivation. His openness alone is inspiring ... Listening to him is an adventure! Thank you for bringing him to us. And a big thank-you to him for being himself so very fabulously out loud!!!

This is the best session so far. - Wow! My spirit has been lifted! - Yes! Re-ignited! Thank you Tom Morris!!! - Thank you for your Light Tom Morris, and for spreading that light & energy! - This is inspiring and uplifting. Thank you. - Your relatable spirit and energy are gifts! Thanks for your openness. - Wow! I love this! - I love this; thank you so much. - Deep Bow, Tom Morris! Thank you for lifting my soul today! - This talk has been worth the entire registration. - We are getting so much great wisdom here! - This has been the best session we have had. I am so pumped! - OK, onto my 3rd page of handwritten notes. This session with Tom is amazing! - Great stuff Tom. Sadly, I had never heard of you before but I am a big fan now! - Thanks a Million Tom for sharing your wisdom, joy, energy and love of life with us!! - Thank you Tom! You've touched so many lives today.

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From Past Live Events

Dear Tom: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! You were absolutely fabulous - and I know I gave you one tough crowd!

This group is certainly accustomed to top-notch speakers, and consequently that makes my - and your - job difficult. However, with all the presenters I've ever put before them, none - and I mean none - has been as well received as you.

Never before did I have to contend with physically pulling my attendees from a speaker; they just couldn't get enough of you! But most importantly, the subject mater was 100% on target, and met our objective of prompting discussion and afterthought well into the evening - a mark of true success. We can't wait to have you back in front of our 1,000 plus person region in June! - Fondly, Jenn Krasnigor, SE Regional Meeting Planner, Price Waterhouse

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Winter, 2019: “Tom Morris is a font of knowledge with a firecracker presence. The way he lit up the room with big ideas and engaged all of the participants was truly impressive.”- Lovdy E. H.. Grossman, Director, Office of Conferences & Training, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin

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In 2017 Tom was our keynote speaker at our annual sales conference and his 7C's of Success was one of the best talks we've ever had. It was so highly rated that we decided, in a very bold and rare move, to bring Tom back to continue the conversation in 2018.  He picked right up where he left off and talked about the Four Foundations of Greatness. He has a way of making his point in a relatable way using his considerable charm and sense of humor.  But his content is timeless and true and at the core of his message lies real wisdom of the ages. Tom has become our company philosopher for life! - Tom Lakatos, Lincoln Investment

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Start to finish it was a true pleasure – to catch up after all of these years and to experience the magic of what you brought our attendees. Based on their reaction, I’d say it was everything and more than I had hoped for! - Laura Woodburn, M.S.Ed. Executive Director, Education, Health Forum and Speakers Express, an American Hospital Association Company, after a standing ovation from 875 hospital CEOs.

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YOU WERE FANTASTIC. TRULY INSPIRATIONAL. My team could not talk enough about the experience. They referred to you as an experience, not a “speech” or a “session.” To me, that is an amazing compliment, when you can present and people feel it as though you connected directly with each and every one of them. - Joel Rickman, Vice President, Verification Services, Equifax Inc.

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Tom: IT WAS AMAZING!! Everyone loved your presentation, and it was the perfect end to the day.  - Sami Winter, Fusion Endurance.

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RAVE reviews. Everyone just loved your talk and engaging with you. - Joy Skinner, Palmetto, GBA

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Tom: Thank you! Your talk was a big home run! - CAROL DOUGHERTY, Associate Headmaster, Perkiomen School

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Tom: There are no words to properly thank you for the Miracle you brought to me yesterday. You are truly inspiring and your words landed with an impact on me as they did everyone else there yesterday! You gave them all, and especially me, much to think about and act on!

Your engagement, pre and post presentation with the attendees, in addition to your contagious inspiration and commitment to purpose felt like we had all just caught our own personal shooting star. You opened up the truth and path for each of us to succeed. Thank you is not enough. - Bunny Shiflett, Founder BYOGA, on a True Success talk for the Bring It On! Conference

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Thank you so much Tom - you were a big hit once again! I’ve heard nothing but rave reviews about your talk and I personally thought it was excellent. You just have a wonderful talent for connecting with people through stories, humor and authenticity, which when coupled with your sage advice (rooted in the teachings of the great philosophers), is just perfect for these types of business seminars! - Jill Davis, Senior Vice President, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

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Our groups have had the pleasure of having Tom speak to our guests at (4) different events this year and all have been outstanding and he has received rave reviews every time! The #1 comment at the end of each of his presentations is: “Best Speaker Ever!” - Kim Sanchez, Corporate Event Planner & President, Exclusive Meetings & Events

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(On a talk to 700 leaders and top practitioners from across industries and around the world, for a meeting that happens ever three years and for which I’ve often done the closing session)

Good morning, Tom! I wanted THANK YOU again for always bringing your wisdom, energy, wit, warmth, and goodness to the Forum! I thought you’d enjoy the comments about your talk from the post-Forum surveys! Here’s what your cousins had to say about it!

• Tom’s best talk so far

• Just what the weekend needed as a close . . . how to bring this all together. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and was upset that some of my family and friends were not able to see it . . . they would have enjoyed it.

• Tom is always terrific.

• Well done! He gets better every time. My spouse really enjoyed his presentation as well.

• Perfect

• A lot of fun

• Always entertaining, a good tradition to end the Forum

• Unbelievably entertaining with real life applications

• Excellent!

• A hoot

• Nice wrap-up

• Great, as always.

• Great as usual

• Great talk

• First time I've heard him speak and I loved the funny, folksy but academic philosophizing.

• Could not have been more fun, memorable, and on target. His presentation mode is so great!

• It was nice to end on a humorous note

• LOVED this!

• As always, most entertaining!

• beautiful, well modulated, structured and brilliant - a star turn to send us home with.

• Tom is a master. Please always include him in the Forum, forever and ever.

You showed up often in the “what would you like to see repeated at the next Forum?” list as well, of course! So I’m afraid you’re stuck with this gig for life! Looking forward to seeing you soon!

MEGAN MAZZOCCHI, Associate Director, Morehead-Cain Foundation
Spring, 2019

Tom’s Most Requested Talk

True Success

Tom’s most requested talk is “True Success: The Art of Achievement in Times of Change.” In it, he distills the wisdom of the ages for individual and corporate success amid challenge and uncertainty. Full of funny and memorable stories, this presentation will give you ideas you can use right away. One major company has requested this talk for over 65 of their meetings.

Tom’s Talk is built around these seven conditions for success.

The 7 Cs of Success

For substantive and satisfying success in any challenge, we need:

(1) A clear CONCEPTION of what we want, a vivid vision, a goal clearly imagined.

(2) A strong CONFIDENCE that we can attain that goal.

(3) A focused CONCENTRATION on what it takes to reach our goal.

(4) A stubborn CONSISTENCY in pursuing our vision.

(5) An emotional COMMITMENT to the importance of what we're doing.

(6) A good CHARACTER to guide us and keep us on a proper course.

(7) A CAPACITY TO ENJOY the process along the way

FOR SAMPLE VIDEOS, go to the Talks page.

From Convention Centers of 5,000 to 10,000 people, to small intimate gatherings, life changing philosophy can be done in practical ways.

For Dealing with Disruptive Change, the New Wildly Popular Zoom talk is:

Plato’s Lemonade Stand

Equally requested and praised is Tom’s talk on dealing with the challenge of change. We’ve all heard the old advice, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!” But no one says how. Until now. Tom’s presentation “Plato’s Lemonade Stand: Stirring Change into Something Great” will lift your spirits and guide you forward with a new sense of your deepest power to transform circumstances and make great new things happen. Tom talks about something beyond resilience and grit that may be the secret sauce for people and companies who rise high and prevail against all odds. Like all his talks, this presentation is full of ideas you can use right away.

For Stronger Cultures, In Person or Remote:

The Four Foundations of Greatness.

This is one of Tom’s most highly regarded presentations, and is derived from his classic breakthrough leadership book, “If Aristotle Ran General Motors.” Truth. Beauty. Goodness. Unity. These are the foundations of any great organizational culture, great client relationships, and provide the power of deep happiness for creative, breakthrough results.

Leadership in Challenging Times:

Socrates in Silicon Valley

Steve Jobs was a notoriously difficult personality, but as a leader he built one of the world’s most valuable companies, and in the process changed the way we all live. In this talk, Tom explores the deep and practical philosophy behind his leadership success, and provides you with perspectives you can use in your business, to take everything to the next level. There is an operating system for leadership, and Jobs discovered most of it in a fascinating way.

Leadership and Collaborative Excellence

In this talk geared to leaders, Tom explores three models of excellence and the importance of collaborative partnership for innovative and sustainable success. He looks at leadership lessons from the globe's greatest philosophy and literature, bringing us sharp insights from such classics as the world's oldest epic story, Gilgamesh, The Anglo Saxon tale of Beowulf, and Mary Shelley's deep cautionary story of Frankenstein, along with perspectives from The Three Musketeers, Dracula, Don Quixote and Moby Dick. When you read what everyone else is reading and hear what everyone else is hearing, all too often you often end up thinking what everyone else is thinking. Tom Morris reaches deep into the collective wisdom of the great thinkers and writers of the past and discovers novel perspectives that can change everything for the better.

This is the subject of one of Tom's next books, forthcoming soon.

FOR SAMPLE VIDEOS, go to the Talks page.

Tom also leads weekend retreats and immersive events. Pricing is available on request, and will depend in part on location and the size of the group involved.