What if your keynoter didn’t just inspire….
…. but got people to act before they left the room?
Doug Fleener doesn’t do “motivational talks.” He delivers real-time transformation. Using his signature What If Rule, Doug flips the switch from passive listening to active change. His sessions are unscripted in feel, unforgettable in energy, and designed to leave people saying, “I’m doing that today.”
From leadership summits and franchise events to company kickoffs and personal growth experiences, Doug brings practical insight, unexpected humor, and a contagious sense of possibility. It’s not just a great keynote—it’s a catalyst your audience will talk about for months.
Doug’s keynote presentations
Each presentation pairs seamlessly with Doug’s book Start With What If, making it an ideal choice for events that include a book giveaway or meaningful attendee gift.
01. Start With What If: How to Spark Immediate Change and Growth
For leadership events, company kickoffs, trade shows, and all-audience inspiration.
What if your audience could see more options, handle challenges better, and create momentum in the moments that matter most—by asking just one question?
In this engaging and practical session, Doug introduces The What If Rule—a simple, repeatable tool for instantly shifting perspective, improving responses, and moving forward with clarity. It’s not about thinking differently, just to think differently—it’s about acting in ways that improve results, relationships, and resilience.
Whether attendees are growing the business, leading teams, collaborating across departments, or navigating personal challenges, they’ll leave with a tool they can use in any moment to create progress and possibility.
For leadership teams, multi-unit organizations, customer experience events, and any company-wide meeting.
Every organization faces the same challenge: leaders and teams get stuck in routine patterns, reacting instead of creating. Progress slows. Opportunities get missed.
This keynote applies The What If Rule directly to business and leadership—helping people shift perspective, explore better options, and take immediate action in the moments that matter most.
Doug draws on decades of leadership and business experience to customize this keynote for each audience. Whether it’s multi-unit leadership, customer experience, employee engagement, or business growth, attendees learn how to use What If thinking to unlock faster progress and stronger results.
Key takeaways: See more opportunities in every situation
Respond better under pressure or in uncertainty
Turn everyday moments into catalysts for progress and growth
Leave with a tool they’ll use the same day—and for years to come
02. What If: When Questions Become Possibilities and Change Becomes Inevitable
For personal growth events, wellness conferences, and transformational experiences.
What if one simple question could change how you live and work?
It can—with The What If Rule. This simple yet powerful tool creates better perspectives, new options, and meaningful change and growth in everyday life.
Through personal stories and relatable examples, Doug shows how intentional questions can shift how we live, relate, grow, and act. There’s no dramatic reset required—just clarity, practical action, and real momentum.
Participants learn how asking “What If” acts as an interruptor—breaking the cycle of routine thinking and opening the door to new possibilities, better decisions, and stronger outcomes. They leave with a repeatable framework they can use in any situation, with anyone.
Doug also delivers this keynote for companies and trade shows where What If questions lead to strategic decision-making, stronger collaboration, accelerated personal growth, and new opportunities.
03. What If You and Your Business Could Change Faster?
Key takeaways: Use The What If Rule to create better perspectives and options
Apply What If questions to improve relationships, decisions, and personal growth
Interrupt unhelpful thinking patterns and open new possibilities
Leave with a tool they’ll use repeatedly—in work, life, and every in-between moment
Key takeaways: Use What If questions to challenge assumptions and unlock better options
Apply The What If Rule to leadership, teamwork, and customer experience
Turn everyday business challenges into opportunities for innovation and growth
Leave with practical strategies they can use immediately in their role
Make your next event a What If Experience
Ready to inspire, uplift, and empower your audience? Book Doug for your next event or conference.
