Do you need a Motivational Speaker at you next event?
The power of telling stories...
Izaros founder Tom Flynn shares insightful and amusing stories from his life as an entrepreneur, a world traveler, a writer and a father to teach the power of perspective.
As a motivational speaker, Tom helps his audiences understand how a bad attitude can ruin an otherwise great experience and more importantly, how a great attitude can help smooth over even the worst circumstances.
Tom has been a keynote speaker at corporations, small businesses, universities, high schools and elementary schools on topics including: entrepreneurship; marketing; mindfulness at work; kindness; and the power of a positive attitude. In addition, Tom has presented over 100 workshops, lectures and keynotes at industry conferences throughout his 20-year career.
Most Popular Presentations by Tom Flynn
What I learned about life and work at Burning Man
I like relaying my life experiences and adventures into relatable stories to help the audience learn about something they would not have otherwise experienced on their own. I have translated my experiences at Burning Man into a 45 minute presentation on being a better person in life and at work.
"Growth!" Strategies for getting your first clients
I've spent most of my career taking small companies to market and competing against bigger and better-funded companies. I love the challenge and I believe strongly that there are repeatable rules any company can follow to get the edge against the incumbents. I have created a series of presentations on these topics.
10 tips for getting a great job in Marketing!
Getting that first marketing job right out of college is not always easy, but it's not impossible. The trick is to start working now and start building out your marketing expertise and your online presence even before you schedule your first interview. I present ten tips for college grads and young professionals to help them land a marketing gig!
Working with Millennials and Generation 'Z'"
It's not just in your head... collaborations between different generations is hard and to get it right you need to develop understanding and empathy. I've managed staff members from every living generation and I have created a 60 minute presentation about working successfully with Millennials and Gen Z.
How to deal with bullying and toxicity at work.
I've observed bullying and toxicity in the workplace. It's always destructive. It always hurts people deeply and it always cost the company in significant ways. I talk about the reasons for bullying behavior; the six different ways we react to bullying behavior; and finally three strategies to deal with a bad actor at work.
Building a company in Silicon Valley
It's a cliche at this point... but people always want to know, what does it take to start and build a hi-tech company in Silicon Valley. Tom shares his experience as a founder, investor and a C-level executive to relay what it's really like to grow (and sell) a company in Silicon Valley.
"The Van" - The power of a good attitude
I am always amazed at how an experience is never really about the experience... it's about the mindset that you bring to the experience - and it's about the lessons you take from the experience. I use my story about a family trip consisting of 7 people crammed into in a passenger van to talk about how we all individually control our life experiences from the inside out. We can make the good times bad, but more importantly we can make the bad times good!