CHRIS VALLETTA
Chris Valletta at the podium at the Aggie 100

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A keynote your team repeats a year later, not a talk they forget by lunch.

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“His theme of “holding the rope for each other” struck a powerful chord. That message has had a lasting impact on our organization and is now one of the three core pillars guiding our 2026 strategic plan.”
Austen Powell, Vice President of Strategic Operations, Civitas Senior Living
A crowd of 1,100 at the Aggie 100 in the Hall of Champions at Kyle Field

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guests at the Aggie 100, Hall of Champions, Kyle Field.

The keynotes

Nine keynotes. One idea.

Grouped the way a planner shops. Every talk is built for your room on a pre-call.

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Leadership as service

Rope-Holders

Who is holding your rope?

Picture yourself hanging off a cliff by a rope, a thousand feet of rock below you, one person on the other end. Who do you want it to be, and what are they made of? That question, handed to Chris by his high school coach, is the whole talk. It sorts the people holding the rope from the people only ranking each other.

What the room leaves withA shared picture they will still be using next quarter. Civitas made it a pillar of their 2026 strategic plan.

45 to 60 minutes, expandable to a workshop. For every audience.

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The AI era and the human edge

AI Readiness Is a Leadership Problem

AI will not take over the world. The people who know how to use it will.

As machines take over the execution, the scarce thing is no longer skill. It is judgment, character, and the willingness to serve the person next to you. AI readiness is a leadership question, not a software project.

What the room leaves withLess fear of the wave, and a plan for the human things it cannot copy that a CEO and a frontline manager can both act on.

45 to 60 minutes. For corporate teams, executives, and conferences.

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Teams and the athlete's edge

The Untapped Bench

The best leaders you will ever hire already think like an athlete.

Athletes are one of the most overlooked sources of leadership talent in the workforce. This talk shows a room how to spot the instincts, hire for them, and build them in people who never played a down. It is the idea that became AmplifyU.

What the room leaves withA practical way to develop the leaders already on their bench.

45 to 60 minutes. For universities, athletic departments, talent and culture teams, and operators.

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History and leadership

The Past Is a Playbook

the leaders who came before us already faced your hardest calls, and their wins and failures are a plan for the decisions ahead

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How I work

I serve you before I ever take the stage.

I have never given a talk that wasn't personal. Here is what it is like to bring me in.

The conversation

It starts with you, not my slides.

Before a date is even set, I want time with the leaders bringing me in. What matters to you, what's weighing on your people, what this room needs to walk out believing. I can't serve you until I understand you.

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Civitas Senior Living built one of my talks into a pillar of their 2026 strategic plan.

Formats

Ways to bring Chris in.

Virtual or in person, every talk is built for your room on a pre-call. Send your event details and you will get options that fit.

  • Virtual 1:1, 60 minutes

    A focused session for you or a small group, from anywhere.

  • Virtual keynote or fireside, 60 minutes

    Your team or event, live by video, built for your room on a pre-call.

  • In-person keynote

    The full room. Traveling from Texas, speaking nationwide.

  • Half-day workshop

    A working session that turns the keynote into how your team operates.

  • Faith, education, and nonprofit

    The same talk, on terms built so the number is never the reason a school, church, or nonprofit says no.

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“There are a lot of gifted speakers that can command an audience and convey a powerful message, but the difference with Chris is that he not only talks the talk, but he has walked the walk. Many of our team is still talking about his challenge to fight for one another and be a “Team of Ropeholders” that can accomplish anything.”
Adam L. Feriend, Owner and Chief Operating Officer, JRJ Construction
“Chris can help a sales team move beyond individual priorities and focus on growing the business together.”
Kyle Orme, CEO, Victory Supply (former Chief Customer Officer, Growscape)

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