About
Brent Tadsen
DYNAMIC KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND SIMPLIFIER
Brent Tadsen is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and C-suite consultant with over 25 years of experience helping people and organizations reach their full potential. Known for his ability to engage the audience, Brent empowers professionals to understand and apply complex ideas by breaking them down into simple concepts.
Brent holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of management. Brent is a former U.S. Army Captain.
After completing his degree in Mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame on a congressional scholarship, Brent became a combat engineer officer in the United States Army. There he honed his skills on leadership, planning, and the importance of communication. During his time in the Army Brent was a certified parachutist, graduated #1 in his Sapper School class (the engineer equivalent to Ranger school), and he was awarded four Army Commendation Medals, and three Army Achievement Medals.
Post military, Brent joined General Electric where he had roles ranging across New Product Development, Sourcing, Continuous Improvement, and Industry Relationship Management. At GE he earned his Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, and Master Black Belt. Since leaving GE, he has founded three companies. He has also completed numerous AI and Machine Learning certifications from Meta, Google, Microsoft, and DeepLearningAI.
Today, Brent is recognized as a top corporate trainer and speaker. He has worked with over 100 companies in 7 different countries. His clients range from small family-owned businesses to one of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley. His talks leverage his unique ability to make complex topics simple and easy to understand. He speaks on a variety of topics including: Artificial Intelligence, leadership, communication, business strategy, and effective selling. He is engaging, humorous, and interactive. Brent helps people and organizations achieve their full potential.
Been there, done that
Brent isn’t about theory. He has done it – as an Army officer and working with 100+ companies
Engaging & Interactive
Brent doesn’t just talk to the audience, he interacts with them
Tailored Approach
Each keynote is customized to your organization’s specific goals, ensuring relevance and maximum impact.
Real World Experience
Brent isn’t about theory. He has done it – as an Army officer and working with 100+ companies
Post Event Support
Brent is available to work with your organization to support implementation of ideas presented.
Actionable
In every presentation Brent leaves the audience with 3 or 4 key take aways that they can immediately apply
Deep Dives
Option to go deeper in to topics through interactive training sessions.
Prior Speaking Events
- Business Transformation and Operational Excellence Summit
- Institute of Industrial Engineers Annual Meeting
- Business Process Excellence Conference
- Alliance For Manufacturing Excellence
- American Society of Quality
- Railway Supply Institute
- Project Management Institute
- Industry Week
- Dozens of Corporate Events
“We have seen fantastic results from the skills Brent taught us.”
Seth D.
VP Operations
Siemens Healthcare