Practitioner. Leader. Straight Talker.
Keynotes &
Workshops
that work.
Always Be CuriousRadical Candor Without Corporate BSTransparency Builds TrustAccountability Starts With MeCollaboration WinsEffectiveness Is the Only Metric That Matters
Always Be CuriousRadical Candor Without Corporate BSTransparency Builds TrustAccountability Starts With MeCollaboration WinsEffectiveness Is the Only Metric That Matters
20+
Years of Doing the Work
Every framework Blake delivers has been pressure-tested in real environments. Not theorized. Not borrowed. Built and refined through two decades of accountability.
0
Vendor Affiliations
No sponsored opinions. No vendor relationships influencing the content. What Blake shares is what he actually believes, because his credibility depends on it.
6
Core Principles
Every session traces back to the same six leadership principles. They aren't decorative. They're the operating system behind how Blake works and what he teaches.
Speaking
Topics
Six sessions. Each one built around a principle Blake lives by, a problem he's solved firsthand, and a framework audiences can use before the week is out. Individual topic pages coming soon.
01
Leading Through Transparency
Many leaders instinctively protect their teams from uncertainty, but that instinct backfires. Blake shows how sharing context, admitting what you don't know, and making decisions visible builds the kind of trust that speeds things up, reduces second-guessing, and creates teams that can operate without constant oversight.
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02
The Curiosity Advantage
The higher you go in an organization, the less anyone tells you what you need to hear. Blake makes the case that genuine curiosity, the kind that keeps you asking better questions and challenging your own assumptions, is one of the most valuable leadership habits you can build. It's also the one most likely to get dropped the moment things get busy.
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03
Radical Candor Without Corporate BS
Most teams are drowning in feedback that doesn't say anything, and starving for the honest conversations that would actually help them grow. Blake delivers practical frameworks for saying what needs to be said, with care, with context, and with the genuine goal of helping people improve. Leaders who get this right build teams where problems surface early and trust becomes the default.
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04
From Technical Expert to Strategic Leader
Technical expertise gets you in the room. It won't keep you there. Blake shares the frameworks he used to make the leap himself: how to shift from solving technical problems to solving business problems, how to communicate risk in language executives actually respond to, and how to build influence across the organization that no certification will ever give you.
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05
The Human in the Loop
As AI takes over more of the technical work, the decisions left to humans are higher stakes, less forgiving, and harder to reverse. Blake makes the case that automation doesn't diminish the importance of human judgment. It raises it. This session is about developing the clarity, governance instincts, and leadership presence that no model can replicate, and why the organizations that get this right will be the ones that survive getting it wrong.
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06
The Competence Crisis
The security industry is producing more certified professionals than ever, alongside a growing skills gap. Blake breaks down why: the tool-dependency trap that creates dashboard watchers instead of defenders, the "senior squeeze" that breaks mentorship pipelines, and what organizations and individuals can do to build the deep competence that actually holds up when things go wrong.
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How Blake
Delivers
Every engagement is tailored to the audience, the context, and the outcome. No boilerplate. No recycled decks. If it doesn't fit, Blake will say so before you book it.
Keynotes
Presentations built to energize a room and leave every person in it with something they can act on. Blake's keynotes are framework-driven, not motivational. The goal is clarity, not applause.
Conferences and company events
Association meetings and leadership summits
45 to 75 minutes, Q&A included
Custom to your audience and objectives
Workshops
Deep-dive sessions designed for groups that want to do more than listen. Participants work through frameworks, apply concepts to their specific situations, and leave with strategies built around their actual challenges.
Half-day and full-day options
Team offsites and leadership programs
Interactive exercises and group discussion
Follow-up resources included
Custom Sessions
When the standard formats don't fit, Blake builds something that does. Board briefings, executive roundtables, team training, and multi-session programs are all on the table. Built from scratch, not repurposed from a template.
Board and C-suite briefings
Multi-session leadership programs
Executive roundtables
Scope and format defined together
Webinars
The lowest barrier to bringing Blake's frameworks to your team or community. Built for education first, with the same direct, practical delivery as any in-person session, just without the travel budget required.
Teams, communities, and online events
30 to 60 minutes with live Q&A
Virtual-first, no location constraints
A good starting point before a full engagement
Who Blake Works With
The right
room for
this work.
Blake speaks to the audiences where these conversations matter most: leaders who are accountable for the outcomes, and the organizations building the programs that deliver them.
Executive Audiences
- CEO & Founder Peer Groups Keynote
- Board of Directors & Audit Committees Workshop
- CFO & COO Leadership Forums Keynote
- C-Suite Leadership Teams Custom Session
Technology & Security Leaders
- Technology Leadership Conferences Keynote
- Emerging CISO & Security Leader Programs Teaching
- Security & Engineering Team Offsites Workshop
- Innovation & AI Strategy Summits Keynote
Industries
- Government & Public Sector FedRAMP · CMMC · TX-RAMP
- Financial Services & Fintech SOC2 · PCI · GLBA · SOX
- Growth-Stage SaaS Companies SOC2 · Scale Programs
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What To Include
Event Details
Name, date, location, format, and expected audience size. Virtual or in-person. Whether you have a topic in mind or want to discuss what fits best.
Your Audience
Who's in the room, what they do, and what level they're at. The more specific you are, the better Blake can tailor the session to land well for your people.
The Outcome You Want
What do you want attendees to think, feel, or do differently after the session? That's what shapes everything else, and it's the most useful thing you can share upfront.
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