Andy Grammer Speaking Fee: $125,000 to $150,000

People are told to 'stay positive' as if optimism is a personality trait — but optimism that ignores real struggle is worse than no optimism at all. Andy Grammer confronts the gap between platitudes and practice, showing how honest optimism and small, repeatable creative disciplines produce sustained resilience in work and life. Drawing on the story behind "Keep Your Head Up," his years busking on Santa Monica’s promenade, and a career that moved from street corners to multi‑platinum radio, Andy lays out the habits that turn setbacks into material and setbacks into momentum. This talk blends candid storytelling with practical routines — from writing through grief to habit‑forming creative volume — that anyone can apply whether they're an individual contributor, a manager, or a team leader. PERFECT FOR TEAMS & LEADERS WHO ARE: • Leading organizations through rapid change and needing realistic, human strategies to keep morale steady without glossing over difficulty • Supporting employees returning from loss, burnout, or career disruption and who need language and rituals to rebuild forward motion • Looking to translate personal stories into sustainable team practices that prioritize mental stamina and purposeful work • Seeking a keynote that pairs an energetic live musical moment with immediately usable takeaways about resilience and daily creative practice YOUR AUDIENCE WILL WALK AWAY WITH: • Clear, actionable daily practices that preserve optimism while honoring real struggle — not false cheer but durable hope • Concrete songwriting‑as‑practice exercises that scale to nonmusical teams: how to surface, shape, and learn from setbacks • Language and prompts managers can use to open honest conversations about failure, recovery, and next steps • The experience of a short, high‑energy musical moment that models vulnerability, repair, and collective celebration Attendees leave able to face setbacks with clearer routines, better conversations, and a renewed sense of forward momentum.

Most creative briefs and corporate narratives fail because they try to be clever instead of true. Andy Grammer teaches why writing "life‑proof" songs — music that names common human experiences so listeners feel seen — applies directly to brand storytelling, internal comms, and product narratives. Grounded in his practice of drafting hundreds of songs to find the ones that land, Andy translates creative craft into repeatable choices: how to find the universal in the specific, how to iterate rapidly, and how to test ideas in public (busking as research). He pairs examples from his catalog — from "Honey, I'm Good" to "Don’t Give Up on Me" — with a workshopable approach teams can use to sharpen messaging and product narratives. PERFECT FOR TEAMS & LEADERS WHO ARE: • Crafting brand campaigns or internal narratives that must land emotionally across diverse audiences and channels • Product and marketing teams that want practical methods to test and iterate messaging rapidly without losing authenticity • Creative leaders seeking a repeatable ideation process that privileges volume, feedback, and ruthless editing to find what resonates • Events that want a hybrid talk + creative sprint where a musical demo can be used as a real‑time case study YOUR AUDIENCE WILL WALK AWAY WITH: • A replicable approach to generating many ideas quickly, identifying the few that truly connect, and refining them for different platforms • Specific prompts and editing rules drawn from songwriting that teams can use in brand storytelling and campaign development • A short, live demonstration of testing content in front of an audience and reading real‑time feedback • Greater confidence to let iteration, not perfectionism, drive creative breakthroughs This talk arms teams with songwriting‑rooted tools to create messages that stick and a rehearsal mindset that speeds good ideas to great ones.

Too many events mistake spectacle for connection. Andy Grammer argues that the essential job of any live moment — corporate town hall, awards gala, or conference mainstage — is to build an instant, human connection that leaves people energized and aligned. Connection isn't produced by production alone; it's engineered through choices in story, pacing, and audience participation. Tracing his own arc from street performer to arena headliner, Andy shows how busking taught him to read a crowd, test new material, and turn strangers into believers in minutes. He shares practical staging principles for nonmusical presenters and event producers: how to design emotional arcs, invite audience co‑creation, and use music or micro‑rituals to amplify message retention. The session can be customized to include live musical interludes that model the techniques in real time. PERFECT FOR TEAMS & LEADERS WHO ARE: • Producing large‑scale events that must move diverse audiences from passive spectators to active participants • Executive communicators and internal comms teams who need higher engagement in town halls and company meetings • Event producers and creative directors searching for repeatable ways to design memorable, on‑brand moments under time and budget constraints • Any organization seeking a keynote that blends storytelling, tactical event design, and a live performance example YOUR AUDIENCE WILL WALK AWAY WITH: • A playbook of practical design moves — openings, pacing shifts, and participatory mechanics — to create immediate audience buy‑in • Methods to audition content quickly with live feedback, modeled on street performance techniques that scale to venues of any size • Specific tactics to integrate music, visuals, and storytelling so the audience remembers both message and feeling • A live demonstration that converts theoretical advice into visible results, showing how small changes dramatically increase connection Attendees leave ready to design events and presentations that do more than impress — they move people to act, believe, and belong.