Corey blake how can i

Business is built on relationships. We've all heard the mantra. Yet most of us in life have only a handful of people we feel close with, and then a long list of acquaintances—often including folks we do business with. But what would our work, our time, and our relationships—both inside and outside of the business—look like if we trusted, respected, and admired everyone in our stakeholder model to the degree that we trust, respect, and admire those we are closest to?

Vulnerability is Sexy explores how communicating differently can help us more quickly achieve the kind of success we're after. For those who do, I hope they walk away feeling seen, connected, powerful, and sexy for having taken the risk.

COM: What kind of special prep work do you do prior to an event? How do you prepare for your speaking engagements? Sometimes I fly out to meet the leader in person; other times a couple of phone calls work well. I also prefer to interview the head of the event or company to probe more deeply into the motivations for my participation and what the hopes are for our time together.

While there are standard sections of my talks, I typically customize a portion of them relative to the goals of the event and the types of people who are likely to be in the audience. Sharing the story of my journey with my father who started working for me 6 years ago was a particularly beautiful and vulnerable experience.

Early in , at an event for 60 millennial CEOs, I expected the audience to resist my presentation, but instead found myself incredibly moved by the depth of their participation. Later this year, I had a similar experience with an international sales team of 70 people whom I expected to give some awesome resistance.

Much to my surprise I had the privilege of watching them listen deeply to one another, cry together, and belly laugh with one another. My most vulnerable experience was when speaking to a room of CEOs in Dallas where I shared the story of loneliness in my marriage and almost having cheated on my wife. After that talk I witnessed certain people turning away from me as I would walk around the event.

I was grateful to be a safe place for her to share in that moment. In addition to the speaking I do, I also create experiences at conferences and one that is always memorable is my Being Seen Experiment where people sit across from me for as long as they like, no words are needed.

At a recent Conscious Capitalism event I had half a dozen people sit with me for 7 or 8 minutes and one woman who gazed with me for 30 minutes. I am still moved when I think of the journey we went on together and all the emotional twists, turns, and epiphanies that came from such depth of connection.

COM: What types of audiences would most benefit from your message? BLAKE: My presentations and facilitations are best received by people who have done some form of personal development in their lives, or work for a CEO who emphasizes culture. People who consider therapy, coaching, and vulnerability to be hooey booey bullshit typically prefer that I drop dead when I take the stage.

COM: Which of your keynote speaking topics are your favorites and why? My greatest gift is in uncovering what people stand for by pulling it from their guts. COM: What inspired you to start doing speaking engagements? As an attendee, I want to participate, I want to risk, I want to get dirty, I want to walk away from each talk having my world rocked, yet that SO rarely happens in my experience.

So I decided to take responsibility for what I want more of in the world by creating it. COM: How do you keep your audience engaged and actively listening during your keynotes? No, seriously. BLAKE: a. The articulation of purpose by the head of a national magazine during the Vulnerability is Sexy presentation. An education platform client selling thousands of copies of their book as a lead generator for online business.

A Multi-billion dollar private company who asked us to capture the stories of the founding family for future generations. A former entrepreneur turned civic leader whose story has impacted the lives of more than , kids in Chicago. The recipient of the most extensive face transplant surgery to date in whose story has impacted millions of readers.

Corey Blake can create breakthrough moments with you, your team, your company, or audience. His original anthem, Vulnerability is Sexy, has grown into a methodology that combines deep and meaningful exchanges of truth with focus and context. As a keynote speaker or running the room as the emcee, Corey Blake captivates audiences of all sizes, creating waves of emotion and deep connection.

In a single day, Corey will work with your group or team to create a true vision, digging deep with his vulnerability process to define your core purpose; one that is deeply authentic to your organization.

Corey Blake unearths the core truth and language alignment that is needed by leaders, so that they can inspire their team to go beyond their perceived limits and break through barriers. Start Your Journey.