THE FOUR LEADERSHIP NECESSITIES

This program is perfect for:

• Front-line managers
• New managers
• Struggling Managers
• Managers of underperforming teams

The audience will leave with:

• Practical action steps to improve their people leadership skills
• Specific steps to eliminate the things that compromise leadership
• Confidence that their leadership skills can grow, making them more effective, improving their team’s ROI, creating greater job success, customer satisfaction, and profitability

The challenge for front-line managers, sales managers, and new managers is the day-to-day busyness of their responsibilities  – it feels like they never have time to reflect on their leadership capabilities and grow in their leadership skills.

As a result, they compromise their leadership impact and minimize the effectiveness of their teams.

The practical, straightforward model of leadership I introduce to them in this keynote is foundational for their growth and leadership effectiveness.

I’ve delivered and refined this material for more than 10 years, and know it provides a simple yet robust way to grow leadership acumen in your leaders.

As the owner of a growing business, I know what it takes to be a good leader. The leadership insights I share with your audience come from real-life lessons and apply to real-life situations. Your leaders will come away challenged and encouraged with practical ways to grow their leadership skills and improve their teams’ performance.

THE 7 ESSENTIALS FOR SALES LEADERSHIP

Andy doesn’t do traditional motivational speaking. That’s just not him.

Instead, he aims to create space for real connection—interactive, engaging sessions that pull people in and challenge them to think differently. In a recent keynote with a group of sales leaders, they unpacked what it takes to lead in today’s fast-changing marketplace. Here are three takeaways that really stuck with them:

1. Empathy is a sales superpower.
   Too often, empathy gets left behind in the race to close. But when we truly understand where our clients are coming from, we build trust—and trust drives everything else.
2. Change is the new constant.
   One of the leaders in the room said it best: “We can’t sell the way we’ve sold before.”– couldn’t agree more. The marketplace is evolving fast, and adaptability isn’t optional—it’s the key to staying relevant.
3. Vulnerability opens doors.
   The group was challenged: “Are you humble enough to admit your weaknesses?” That kind of honesty is where growth begins. When we stop pretending and start owning our gaps, we create space for transformation.

   If you’re tired of surface-level leadership talks and want something that meets your team where they’re really at—let’s connect. Andy is passionate about helping leaders reimagine their influence through empathy, adaptability, and authenticity.

Let’s lead the change together.

THE FAAST COACHING DISCUSSION

This program is perfect for:

• Front-line managers
• New managers
• Time-pressed managers
• Managers of underperforming teams

The audience will leave with:

•  A clear understanding of the difference between coaching and managing
• A crystal clear awareness of the power of coaching
• A simple yet powerful 4-stage model for holding monthly coaching conversations
• A worksheet to prepare them for their first FAAST coaching dialogue

“Coaching” seems to be in every business leader’s job description these days.  But few seem to be able to define what it is and, more importantly, how to do it.  The presentation will equip your managers with a simple, monthly approach to skills- and behavior-based coaching, along with the tools to begin building a coaching practice immediately.

HOW WE LEARNED FROM OUR MISTAKES TO BUILD A $2M FRANCHISE BUSINESS

This program is perfect for:

• New franchise owners
• New business owners
• People considering purchasing a franchise
• Franchisors wanting to help their franchisees

The audience will leave with:

• A clear understanding of the potential – and challenges – of launching a franchise business
• An honest and exciting perspective on the possibilities and pitfalls of launching as a franchisee
• Hope and motivation that they can do it!

In addition to owning The Neillie Leadership Group, Dr. Neillie and his wife own several indoor, year-round, child-focused franchise swim schools where their company provides more than 125,000 swim lessons each year.  As multi-territory, multi-facility Aqua-Tots owners, Andy and Lynn have learned (often the hard way) how important it is to do a franchise business the right way.  

This keynote focuses on the seven essentials of launching, developing, and sustaining a successful franchise business:

• Big things are built on small things (pay attention to the details!)
• To build a franchise, you need to build a team (pay attention to your people!)
• You may be a business owner, but your real job is marketing (never forget that customers come first!)
• Work with experts when you aren’t one (hire the best legal, real estate, and business professionals you can!)
• The best thing is usually to do what they say (you bought a franchise; now listen to your franchisor!)
• Even though you own a franchise, it is still your business (no one owes you a paycheck but you!)
• It will be longer and harder but even better than you think (add a factor of 2 to all costs – and know that it will still be worth it!)