Frank Kitchen

Motivational Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Team Building, Workplace Culture, Peak Performance & Employee Engagement

Expert on

  • Team Building
  • Business Growth
  • Peak Performance 
  • Personal Growth
  • Leadership

Fee Range

$10,000–$20,000

Travels from

AZ, US

Frank Kitchen, CSP — The Chef of Success — knows what it means to start over and cook up something extraordinary. After being fired on Father’s Day weekend while supporting a pregnant wife and toddler, Frank didn’t fold — he flipped his mindset, bet on himself, and built a speaking career that has taken him around the world. That moment of adversity became the foundation of everything he teaches — because Frank doesn’t just talk about resilience, performance, and mindset. He has lived it, tested it, and proven it works.

Today, Frank Kitchen is a Human Performance Expert and one of fewer than 700 speakers worldwide to hold the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association — one of the most elite credentials in the speaking industry. With more than 30 years of experience in talent development, leadership, and performance coaching, he helps Organizations Close the Belief Gap in the People They Serve, so They Can Cook Up the Success They’re Hungry For. . His clients include corporations, professional associations, educational institutions, and government organizations worldwide.

At the heart of Frank’s work is the LIVE F.R.E.S.H.™ Framework — Focused, Resourceful, Enthusiastic, Strong, and Honest — a practical, repeatable recipe that helps professionals flip stale thinking, own their results, and execute at the level their potential demands. Frank’s signature culinary approach — seasoned with raw honesty, personal stories, and unforgettable culinary metaphors — creates immersive experiences that don’t just inspire audiences, they equip them with tangible tools, personalized action plans, and a shared language their team will still be using long after the event ends.

As the author of three books — including Fresh from the Kitchen, 52 Ways to Shine, and The Live FRESH Workbook — Frank’s message extends far beyond the stage. A dedicated mentor, community leader, and philanthropist, he has raised millions of dollars for nonprofits across the world. Based in the Phoenix, Arizona area, Frank lives the FRESH life every day with his wife and two children— proof that the right mindset, the right recipe, and the commitment to stop playing small can turn any setback into the greatest comeback of your life.

"STOP PLAYING SMALL." THE RECIPE FOR CLOSING THE BELIEF GAP AND COOKING UP THE SUCCESS YOU'RE HUNGRY FOR!

In this transformational keynote, Frank Kitchen — The Chef of Success — reveals why the biggest barrier standing between professionals and their next level of success isn’t always a lack of talent, opportunity, or resources. It’s the Belief Gap — the distance between what people are capable of achieving and what they believe they can achieve.

For more than 30 years, Frank has studied what helps people move from potential to performance. Through his signature LIVE F.R.E.S.H.™ Recipe, Frank reveals the five essential ingredients professionals need to flip their mindset, eliminate stale thinking, take intentional action, and cook up the results they’re hungry for.

With engaging stories, interactive experiences, and unforgettable culinary metaphors, Frank equips audiences with a proven recipe they can use immediately to stop playing small, own their potential, and become the proof that success is possible.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPERIENCE

  • A one-of-a-kind, authentic delivery that meets professionals exactly where they are — and pulls out the best they didn’t know they have
  • Interactive moments that spark honest reflection, real conversation, and renewed momentum
  • Frank’s signature culinary metaphors that make the message impossible to forget
  • A shared language their team will still be using long after the event

WHAT THEY’LL WALK AWAY WITH

  • A proven recipe for closing the belief gap — and the five ingredients to cook up real, measurable success immediately
  • A clear recipe for recognizing and eliminating stale thinking — and the mindset shift to replace it with fresh results
  • Practical tools to cook up meaningful results in their role, on their team, and in their life
  • A personal commitment to stop playing small and become the proof others need to see

"LEADING F.R.E.S.H.™" THE LEADERSHIP RECIPE FOR CLOSING THE BELIEF GAP IN YOUR PEOPLE

The greatest thing a leader can build isn’t a high-performing team. It’s a team that believes it’s capable of becoming one.

Because most leadership challenges aren’t performance problems. They’re belief problems.

Every day, team members come to work carrying an invisible belief gap — the distance between what they’re capable of and what they believe they can achieve. Great leaders don’t just manage performance. They close that gap — one team member at a time.

In this transformative program, Frank Kitchen — The Chef of Success — equips leaders with his K.I.T.C.H.E.N. Leadership Recipe — seven practical skills that help every leader close the belief gap in their team members and cook up the results their organization is hungry for.

Because when team members believe they can contribute more — they take more initiative. When they believe they can grow — they embrace challenges. When they believe they matter — they bring their best every single day.

That’s not motivation. That’s LEADING FRESH™.

THE K.I.T.C.H.E.N. LEADERSHIP RECIPE

  • K— Know your people
  • I— Invest in their growth
  • T— Take the lead visibly
  • C— Commit to the dirty work
  • H— Harness the power of delegation
  • E— Execute with consistency
  • N— Nurture your team with genuine recognition

WHAT EVERY LEADER IN THE ROOM WILL EXPERIENCE

  • A safe kitchen where leaders get honest about the belief gaps their team members are carrying — and leave equipped to close them
  • Hands-on activities that bring every K.I.T.C.H.E.N. skill to life — showing leaders exactly what it looks like to close the belief gap in real team members in real situations
  • Frank’s signature culinary approach that turns every K.I.T.C.H.E.N. principle into a sharp, unforgettable leadership lesson
  • A one-of-a-kind delivery that meets leaders exactly where they are — and pulls out the best they didn’t know they had

WHAT THEY’LL WALK AWAY WITH

  • A clear recipe for identifying and closing the belief gap in every team member they lead
  • Seven sharp K.I.T.C.H.E.N. skills ready to impact every team member and drive real organizational results
  • The secret ingredients for earning the kind of trust that makes every team member want to give their best every single day
  • A signature leadership style uniquely theirs — built for their team members and ready to cook up results that speak for themselves

"LIVE F.R.E.S.H.™ CULTURE IN ACTION" WHERE TEAMS STOP TALKING ABOUT CULTURE AND START COOKING IT UP.

In this hands-on program, Frank Kitchen — The Chef of Success — moves professionals at every level out of their seats and into the kitchen, giving teams an immersive experience that brings the LIVE F.R.E.S.H.™ Framework to life inside their culture. Fueled by movement, music, and team challenges, participants don’t just learn what a FRESH culture looks like — they see it, taste it, feel it, and build it together in real time.

This isn’t just a team-building experience. It’s a strategic recipe for closing the belief gap, strengthening communication, and cooking up a culture where people can thrive.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPERIENCE

  • High energy activities that cook up a FRESH culture — not on a slide or taught from a stage, but put into action and experienced in real time
  • Moments of honest connection, shared laughter, and renewed trust that leave a lasting taste long after the session ends
  • Frank’s signature culinary metaphors that turn every FRESH principle into a vivid, unforgettable lesson
  • A shared experience that becomes the recipe your team keeps coming back to long after the workshop ends

WHAT THEY’LL WALK AWAY WITH

  • Proven recipes for cooking up genuine engagement — without forced fun or empty exercises
  • A recipe for stronger collaboration, communication, and accountability that teams can put to work the moment they leave the kitchen
  • Firsthand proof that play isn’t a distraction — it’s the secret ingredient that fuels real, measurable performance
  • Clear, immediate next steps to keep the FRESH culture they built in the workshop alive and cooking — because lasting culture shifts happen one day at a time