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About This Speaker
Kendal Netmaker is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and dynamic keynote speaker on a mission to inspire and empower people around the world. By sharing his personal journey, Kendal proves that no matter where you come from or what obstacles you face, you have the power to create change.
Raised in Sweetgrass First Nation by a single mother, Kendal and his siblings grew up surrounded by poverty and limited opportunities. Yet, one life-changing moment set him on a path to success and ignited his passion to uplift others.
A master storyteller, Kendal blends real-life experiences with powerful lessons on resilience, leadership, and the impact of storytelling. His heartfelt keynotes inspire thousands every year to overcome adversity and reach their full potential.
Kendal Netmaker is also the founder of Neechie Gear®—a lifestyle apparel brand that empowers Indigenous youth through sports. He is the author of Driven To Succeed and has earned over 25 business awards, including Canada’s Top 40 Under 40® and runner-up for YBI Global Entrepreneur of the Year.
Speaker Fee: $10,000 - $15,000
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Keep Moving Forward®: From Poverty To Podium 
INSPIRATION & RESILIENCE
In this powerful and inspiring keynote, Kendal shares his remarkable journey from growing up in poverty on Sweetgrass First Nation to becoming an award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author, and international keynote speaker.
Through unforgettable storytelling, Kendal demonstrates how moments of adversity can become defining moments of strength, courage, and possibility.
Audiences leave inspired to look beyond their circumstances, take action, and continue moving forward—no matter what challenges stand in their way.
Ideal for: Opening and closing keynotes, leadership conferences, employee events, associations, community gatherings, and organizations looking for a powerful message of resilience and hope.
Attendees will learn:
• Turn Adversity Into Strength
• Believe Beyond Your Circumstances
• Build the Courage to Keep Moving Forward®
• Take Action Through Uncertainty
• Create Possibility From Challenge
In this powerful and inspiring keynote, Kendal shares his remarkable journey from growing up in poverty on Sweetgrass First Nation to becoming an award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author, and international keynote speaker.
Through unforgettable storytelling, Kendal demonstrates how moments of adversity can become defining moments of strength, courage, and possibility.
Audiences leave inspired to look beyond their circumstances, take action, and continue moving forward—no matter what challenges stand in their way.
Ideal for: Opening and closing keynotes, leadership conferences, employee events, associations, community gatherings, and organizations looking for a powerful message of resilience and hope.
Attendees will learn:
• Turn Adversity Into Strength
• Believe Beyond Your Circumstances
• Build the Courage to Keep Moving Forward®
• Take Action Through Uncertainty
• Create Possibility From Challenge
Keep Moving Forward®: Leading Through Change & Uncertainty
CHANGE & TRANSFORMATION
Change is inevitable. How leaders respond to it can determine whether their people become overwhelmed by uncertainty or inspired to move forward.
In this timely keynote, Kendal combines Indigenous storytelling, leadership lessons, and lived experience to help audiences develop the resilience and adaptability required to navigate disruption, uncertainty, and transformation.
Leaders will discover how to create clarity when the path ahead is uncertain, maintain momentum through difficult transitions, and help their people move forward with greater confidence.
Ideal for: Organizations experiencing change, restructuring, transformation, growth, disruption, or uncertainty.
Attendees will learn:
• Create Clarity in Uncertainty
• Build the Resilience to Keep Moving Forward®
• Adapt Without Losing Your Values
• Lead People Through the Human Side of Change
• Turn Change Into Forward Momentum
Change is inevitable. How leaders respond to it can determine whether their people become overwhelmed by uncertainty or inspired to move forward.
In this timely keynote, Kendal combines Indigenous storytelling, leadership lessons, and lived experience to help audiences develop the resilience and adaptability required to navigate disruption, uncertainty, and transformation.
Leaders will discover how to create clarity when the path ahead is uncertain, maintain momentum through difficult transitions, and help their people move forward with greater confidence.
Ideal for: Organizations experiencing change, restructuring, transformation, growth, disruption, or uncertainty.
Attendees will learn:
• Create Clarity in Uncertainty
• Build the Resilience to Keep Moving Forward®
• Adapt Without Losing Your Values
• Lead People Through the Human Side of Change
• Turn Change Into Forward Momentum
Keep Moving Forward®: Stronger Together
TEAMWORK & CULTURE
In times of rapid change and ongoing uncertainty, many organizations struggle to stay grounded, connected, and moving forward together. In this inspiring keynote, Kendal Netmaker draws on Indigenous values, lived experience, and real-world leadership lessons to offer a powerful framework for navigating transformation—individually and collectively.
This keynote explores how Indigenous ways of knowing emphasize relationships, responsibility, community, and forward movement—especially during moments of disruption. Through storytelling and practical insights, Kendal invites audiences to rethink allyship not as a label, but as an ongoing practice rooted in listening, accountability, and shared growth.
Strong organizations are built on strong relationships.
Drawing from Indigenous values and teachings around community, respect, responsibility, and connection, Kendal demonstrates how leaders and teams can build greater trust, strengthen workplace culture, and move forward together.
Through compelling stories and practical lessons, audiences are challenged to consider how their individual actions influence the people around them—and how stronger collaboration can create healthier, more connected, and higher-performing teams.
Ideal for: Team-building events, corporate conferences, employee engagement initiatives, leadership retreats, culture initiatives, and organizations focused on strengthening trust and collaboration.
Attendees will learn:
• Build Trust Through Strong Relationships
• Strengthen Culture Through Connection
• Lead With Respect and Responsibility
• Collaborate With Purpose
• Move Forward Together
In times of rapid change and ongoing uncertainty, many organizations struggle to stay grounded, connected, and moving forward together. In this inspiring keynote, Kendal Netmaker draws on Indigenous values, lived experience, and real-world leadership lessons to offer a powerful framework for navigating transformation—individually and collectively.
This keynote explores how Indigenous ways of knowing emphasize relationships, responsibility, community, and forward movement—especially during moments of disruption. Through storytelling and practical insights, Kendal invites audiences to rethink allyship not as a label, but as an ongoing practice rooted in listening, accountability, and shared growth.
Strong organizations are built on strong relationships.
Drawing from Indigenous values and teachings around community, respect, responsibility, and connection, Kendal demonstrates how leaders and teams can build greater trust, strengthen workplace culture, and move forward together.
Through compelling stories and practical lessons, audiences are challenged to consider how their individual actions influence the people around them—and how stronger collaboration can create healthier, more connected, and higher-performing teams.
Ideal for: Team-building events, corporate conferences, employee engagement initiatives, leadership retreats, culture initiatives, and organizations focused on strengthening trust and collaboration.
Attendees will learn:
• Build Trust Through Strong Relationships
• Strengthen Culture Through Connection
• Lead With Respect and Responsibility
• Collaborate With Purpose
• Move Forward Together
Keep Moving Forward®: The Resilient Leader
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Leadership is tested most when the pressure is on.
In this leadership-focused keynote, Kendal explores what it takes to remain courageous, focused, and accountable during difficult moments.
Drawing from his experiences overcoming adversity, building businesses, leading teams, and navigating uncertainty, Kendal shares practical principles that help leaders strengthen their mindset, make better decisions under pressure, and become the type of leader others can depend on.
The message is simple: before we can successfully lead others forward, we must first learn how to lead ourselves.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, executive teams, managers, emerging leaders, leadership development programs, and organizations building resilient leadership capability.
Attendees will learn:
• Lead Yourself Before Leading Others
• Stay Courageous Under Pressure
• Build a Resilient Leadership Mindset
• Make Better Decisions in Difficult Moments
• Become a Leader Others Can Depend On
Leadership is tested most when the pressure is on.
In this leadership-focused keynote, Kendal explores what it takes to remain courageous, focused, and accountable during difficult moments.
Drawing from his experiences overcoming adversity, building businesses, leading teams, and navigating uncertainty, Kendal shares practical principles that help leaders strengthen their mindset, make better decisions under pressure, and become the type of leader others can depend on.
The message is simple: before we can successfully lead others forward, we must first learn how to lead ourselves.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, executive teams, managers, emerging leaders, leadership development programs, and organizations building resilient leadership capability.
Attendees will learn:
• Lead Yourself Before Leading Others
• Stay Courageous Under Pressure
• Build a Resilient Leadership Mindset
• Make Better Decisions in Difficult Moments
• Become a Leader Others Can Depend On
Keep Moving Forward®: Human Leadership in the Age of AI
FUTURE OF WORK
Technology is rapidly changing how organizations operate—but people will continue to need great leaders.
As artificial intelligence transforms the workplace, Kendal explores the human leadership qualities that technology cannot replace: trust, courage, communication, relationships, storytelling, adaptability, and connection.
This keynote isn’t about becoming an AI expert. It is about becoming a better human leader during a period of unprecedented technological change.
Kendal challenges audiences to embrace innovation while remembering that the future of successful organizations will still depend on their ability to inspire, connect with, and lead people.
Ideal for: Future-of-work conferences, leadership events, organizations implementing AI or digital transformation, executive teams, associations, and workplaces preparing their people for the future.
Attendees will learn:
• Lead With Humanity in the Age of AI
• Build Trust Through Technological Change
• Strengthen the Human Skills AI Cannot Replace
• Adapt and Lead Through Innovation
• Keep People at the Centre of the Future of Work
Technology is rapidly changing how organizations operate—but people will continue to need great leaders.
As artificial intelligence transforms the workplace, Kendal explores the human leadership qualities that technology cannot replace: trust, courage, communication, relationships, storytelling, adaptability, and connection.
This keynote isn’t about becoming an AI expert. It is about becoming a better human leader during a period of unprecedented technological change.
Kendal challenges audiences to embrace innovation while remembering that the future of successful organizations will still depend on their ability to inspire, connect with, and lead people.
Ideal for: Future-of-work conferences, leadership events, organizations implementing AI or digital transformation, executive teams, associations, and workplaces preparing their people for the future.
Attendees will learn:
• Lead With Humanity in the Age of AI
• Build Trust Through Technological Change
• Strengthen the Human Skills AI Cannot Replace
• Adapt and Lead Through Innovation
• Keep People at the Centre of the Future of Work
KEEP MOVING FORWARD®: HALF-DAY WORKSHOP
The Keep Moving Forward® Half-Day Workshop is a focused, interactive leadership experience designed to turn inspiration into practical action.
Through powerful storytelling, guided reflection, Indigenous teachings, and meaningful discussion, Kendal Netmaker helps participants explore what it takes to lead themselves and others through challenge, change, and uncertainty.
Participants will examine the beliefs, habits, and choices that influence how they respond under pressure, while developing greater clarity around their personal leadership style. The workshop encourages participants to take ownership of what they can control, strengthen their resilience, and identify the next steps needed to create positive momentum.
Grounded in Kendal’s real-world leadership and entrepreneurial experience, the session equips participants with practical tools they can immediately apply in their workplaces, communities, and personal lives.
Attendees will learn:
• Greater self-awareness and clarity around personal leadership style
• Practical strategies for building resilience during change and uncertainty
• How to strengthen accountability, ownership, and personal responsibility
• How to move from setbacks and challenges into constructive action
• Clear, actionable next steps to Keep Moving Forward®
Ideal for: Teams, leaders, and high-performing professionals seeking practical tools to strengthen accountability, resilience, and day-to-day leadership effectiveness.
Through powerful storytelling, guided reflection, Indigenous teachings, and meaningful discussion, Kendal Netmaker helps participants explore what it takes to lead themselves and others through challenge, change, and uncertainty.
Participants will examine the beliefs, habits, and choices that influence how they respond under pressure, while developing greater clarity around their personal leadership style. The workshop encourages participants to take ownership of what they can control, strengthen their resilience, and identify the next steps needed to create positive momentum.
Grounded in Kendal’s real-world leadership and entrepreneurial experience, the session equips participants with practical tools they can immediately apply in their workplaces, communities, and personal lives.
Attendees will learn:
• Greater self-awareness and clarity around personal leadership style
• Practical strategies for building resilience during change and uncertainty
• How to strengthen accountability, ownership, and personal responsibility
• How to move from setbacks and challenges into constructive action
• Clear, actionable next steps to Keep Moving Forward®
Ideal for: Teams, leaders, and high-performing professionals seeking practical tools to strengthen accountability, resilience, and day-to-day leadership effectiveness.
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