Manley Feinberg

When you’re looking for renewed energy and full engagement, Manley’s message will ignite Total Commitment and Breakthrough Momentum to help you Step Up and Lead in the Unknown.

Expert on

  • Leadership
  • Motivation
  • Resilience
  • Inspiration
  • Adventure
  • Peak Performance 

Fee Range

$10,000–$20,000

Travels from

CO, US

Biography

Manley is recognized as an award winning international keynote speaker, former Build a Bear executive, expert climber, and author whose work has been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and Fox, and in The New York Daily News, Entrepreneur, American Express Open Forum and World News. He served two terms as the President of the National Speakers Association, St. Louis chapter.

Leveraging more than 25 years of business, professional speaking and adventure experience, he helps professionals develop Exponential Commitment and Non-Stop Momentum to step up as leaders and reach their next summit. 

In fact he wrote a book titled, Reaching Your Next Summit! 9 Vertical Lessons for Leading with More Impact.

During Manley’s eleven years with Build-A-Bear Workshop, he helped lead the revolutionary retail concept from 40 stores to over 400 worldwide, realizing revenue growth from 55 million to over 474 million, and a successful IPO on the NYSE. He built an award winning reputation for implementing business solutions and support that produced measurable results every day. Manley’s leadership influence contributed to a workplace culture that landed Build-A-Bear on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® List four years in a row.

It is this expertise that he shares by applying lessons learned in business and adventures to life’s daily challenges. 

The authentic, sincere and deep interpersonal connection Manley makes with your audience enables him to deliver practical and proven content to help organizations maximize their opportunities and develop their most valuable asset, their employees. Through custom developed programs and support ranging from 60 minutes to 12 months, he will leave you with many actionable techniques, frameworks, and insights. Most importantly, he can engage your organization in a way that drives real ROI that you can sustain well beyond the presentation, and ultimately affect long term change.

Manley’s inspirational keynotes are brought to life through his published photography and riveting stories culminating from a lifetime of adventure through 25 countries, to over 500 outdoor destinations. Manley vividly shares compelling lessons from his adventure and leadership experiences in a way that allows you to relate to your mountains. He will have you hanging beside him surviving in the Himalayas, struggling to communicate in Uzbekistan, and immediately transfer the experience to moving you forward in your courageous efforts.

Manley will challenge your mindset, arm you with ideas you can use, and inspire you to action.

On a personal note, Manley likes to sleep on the side of mountains. Who doesn’t right?
More shocking is that his wife has been encouraging that for more than thirty years, and his two kids still kiss him on the cheek in front of their friends.

Speaker Videos

EXPONENTIAL COMMITMENT™

BUILD BREAKTHROUGH MOMENTUM IN THE STORM OF CHAOS & UNCERTAINTY

This dynamic keynote inspires participants to step up in a new way to overcome resistance and reach higher than ever by cultivating Exponential Commitment™ in themselves and those around them. Participants will learn essential Vertical Lessons for deepening their commitment, building momentum, and achieving breakthroughs in even the most challenging circumstances.

THIS PRESENTATION IS PERFECT FOR LEADERS AND TEAMS:

  • Feeling stuck in a storm of chaos, change, and uncertainty
  • Struggling to break free from doubt and unknown and execute their vision of what could be
  • Needing to inspire their team to recommit, especially during adverse conditions

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:

  • Actionable insights on what it takes to gain clarity and see through the chaos every day
  • 3 steps to build and rebuild momentum, even when they get knocked off route
  • A daily process to keep them focused and fully committed to their key initiatives

REACHING YOUR NEXT SUMMIT

Re-energize Your Teams and Build Momentum to Lead in the Unknown

This inspiring keynote empowers attendees to think, act, and influence as leaders in their environment, especially when facing overwhelming challenges. With a focus on Leading in the Unknown, forging intentional relationships, and maximizing performance, the Vertical Lessons in this presentation will energize your attendees to lead on the edge and achieve more success in their life and work every day.

THIS PRESENTATION IS PERFECT FOR LEADERS AND TEAMS:

  • Struggling to step up and deliver more value while navigating tightening business constraints and rising expectations
  • Frustrated with the never-ending challenges of constantly evolving technology, economic pressure, and the chaos of day-to-day life
  • Unsure how to equip themselves and their team with the leadership strategies they need to embrace change and drive accountability

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:

  • The ability to think, act, and influence as leaders in their environment, no matter what position they hold
  • Immediately actionable insights for developing stronger relationships and increasing their influence across vertical and horizontal boundaries
  • A renewed sense of focus, commitment, and momentum to summit the next level in their life and business.

REACHING YOUR NEXT SUMMIT SAFELY

4 Strategies to Elevate Safety and Lead in the Unknown

The Vertical Lessons presented in this keynote empower participants to build a courageous culture of safety leadership where every team member sees themselves as a safety leader. As they embrace courage and commitment, life-altering accidents decrease, safety performance improves, and engagement increases.

THIS PRESENTATION IS PERFECT FOR SAFETY LEADERS AND TEAMS:

  • Hesitating to speak up when they see a potential safety issue
  • Struggling to build consensus and commitment to safety efforts in their team
  • Ready to move beyond managing the metrics to leading their team to the next level of safety

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:

  • A profound paradigm shift that will increase accountability, focus, and commitment to safety in the chaos of their daily work
  • A momentum-building strategy for moving your key safety initiatives forward
  • 7 safety leadership principles that will empower them to step up with courage to influence in their environment