The Growth Speak Agency
Rob Swymer
Keynote Speaker & Resilience Coach
“Rob shares himself with an authenticity, vulnerability and acumen that is a breath of fresh air. With personal anecdotes and digestible techniques, Rob inspires and educates through engaging storytelling. I only wish we had more time to dive deeper.”
-Carla Lempera-Sr. Director-Global Customer Experience-Seismic
About Rob
A native of Boston, Rob is a seasoned sales executive of over four decades who embodies a servant leadership mindset. He led his teams with empathy and applies the lessons learned from his best-selling book “Surrender to Your Adversity” which shows others how to build resilience and thrive, not only in business but in their personal lives as well.
During his four-decade career, Rob has generated massive value for many of the Fortune 500 including; Home Depot, Bank of America, Dell, Morgan Stanley, Macy’s, Equifax, CSX, Fidelity Information Systems and most recently as Group Vice President of The United Kingdom and Ireland for Splunk. Rob retired from Corporate America in January 2024 and is now focused on giving back to the next generation.
Being known as a global mental health disruptor, Rob has been seen on Fox News, ExtraTV, MSN, CBS, NewsNation, NY Post and CW to name a few. He has appeared on many podcasts both in the US and abroad. Rob is a certified life coach and has mentored and coached executives all over the world, passing on his lessons learned, giving them skills, they need to be successful in their personal and business life.
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Speaking topics
1 - How to create customers for life: The “give vs. get” principle
Go-to-market executives today struggle with; driving consistent revenue growth in the face of adversity, building trust with customers in a hybrid selling environment and the skills to overcome adversity and build resilience. Not addressing these challenges leads to inconsistent revenue, low customer satisfaction, and misaligned teams.
Resilience empowers you to thrive in the face of adversity, to manage stress and uncertainty, and develop a growth mindset. In these uncertain times, the ability to build resilience will transform your personal and professional life, giving you a deeper connection to those you love and the customers you serve.
2 - How to create lasting value with employees and customers in a hybrid workplace
Rob was hired as the Group Vice President of his company of the UK and Ireland. But there was just one challenge: he landed in the country in March of 2020. But over Zoom, he led his team (who he had never met before) to be the top-performing theater of the entire global company. In this talk, Rob challenges the audience to go beyond adversity and use each set back, small and large, to build resilience. In this interactive presentation, Rob shares his proven Triple A formula to overcome adversity, build resilience, and the foundation for stronger mental health.
In these uncertain times, the ability to build resilience will transform your personal and professional relationships, creating deeper human connections with your customers and the people you love. Audiences will learn how to apply these principles to business, transform their team, and go from good to great.
3 - Surrender, but Never Give Up; The Power of Adversity Stacking
Rob will share with audiences the concept of ‘adversity stacking’. In this interactive presentation, Rob shares his proven Triple A formula to overcome adversity, build resilience and move toward your life’s purpose. Rob ignites the audience to go beyond adversity and use each set back, small and large, to build resilience. Taking these three steps will allow you to use adversity to your advantage in your personal and professional life.
The concept of adversity stacking is used to cope with life and business challenges. Having faced learning disabilities, addiction recovery, suicidal ideation and losing his beloved wife suddenly to name a few. He learned that the more adversity we face, the more resilient we trust ourselves to become.
Book Rob to Speak
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