Rick Denley

Keynote Speaker | Toronto, Ontario

Leadership and Change
Personal & Business Growth | Leadership Performance | Author

Rick Denley Expertise Leadership and Change, Leadership Development, Personal Growth, Personal Leadership, Communication, Peak Performance, Health Performance, Entrepreneurship and Executive Leadership & C-Suite.

Rick Denley

About Rick Denley

Rick Denley, a Leadership visionary, change catalyst, and growth expert. With over three decades of experience leading Fortune 500 companies like Schneider Electric, Emerson Canada, and Phoenix Contact, Rick has driven hyper-growth and embraced positive change. As a renowned keynote speaker and author of the best-selling book "Reinvent Yourself," he has inspired thousands to achieve their full potential. Rick's unique coaching style and practical frameworks empower individuals and organizations to navigate challenges, and setbacks, and create their own reinvention stories. Engaging with Rick means unlocking remarkable growth, resilience, and leadership excellence. Get ready to embrace change, ignite transformation, and achieve extraordinary results with Rick Denley.

Rick Denley Videos

Keynote Speaker Rick Denley

Rick Denley Introduction

Rick Denley | Keynote Speaker | Speakers Bureau of Canada

Rick Kicks off the Reception at an Association Convention

How Will You Lead?

Change or Die

Rick Denley Interviews & Podcasts

Selling from the Heart with Rick Denley

Reinventing Yourself | New Book Release by Speaker & Boxer, Rick Denle

Leadership Forum

Rick Denley on Leadership

Sales Summit 2021 Live

RICK DENLEY BIOGRAPHY

Rick Denley is a renowned keynote speaker on leadership, change and growth. He has inspired thousands of people around the world with his insights, stories and strategies on how to reinvent themselves and achieve their full potential. He is also the author of the best-selling book Reinvent Yourself, which offers a practical and proven framework for personal transformation. Rick shares his own journey of reinvention, from his humble beginnings to his successful career as a corporate executive, to his decision to leave it all behind and pursue his passion for helping others from stages all over the world. He reveals the challenges, setbacks and breakthroughs that shaped his vision and mission, as well as the lessons he learned along the way. He also provides tips and tools for anyone who wants to follow his example and create their own reinvention story.

He has been the innovative growth leader of three Fortune 500 companies for over three decades, including Schneider Electric based in France, Emerson Canada (US Company), and Phoenix Contact based in Germany. Rick moved away from the corporate world briefly to take leadership of a fledgling system integration firm during the challenging recessionary years of 2008 and 2009. Creating a new recessionary-proof service-based revenue stream, he set the company up for a successful acquisition by a major and much larger competitor. Rick is recognized for his unique hyper-growth leadership coaching style of not only acknowledging and embracing but driving positive change. Rick has captured much of his learnings in his coaching style shared in his best-selling book Reinvent Yourself. ‘A blueprint to help you through whatever mess, mission or movement you’re on.’

Today, Rick continues pursuing his passion for developing innovative thought leaders by assisting them in understanding how to lead individuals and teams through today’s challenges by punching through growth barriers, all the while reaching their peak performance. Always looking to help others, Rick’s philanthropy efforts come from literally stepping in the ring as an undefeated amateur boxer, raising funds and awareness for cancer research. Rick is regarded as one of the a top authorities on CHANGE & GROWTH LEADERSHIP. Rick is a proud Torontonian, father of two adult sons Evan and Max. He has a slightly odd passion for challenging his mind and body in difficult sporting events. Rick is known for educating, energizing and moving audiences into action! Event attendees, please welcome to the stage Rick Denley!

Rick Denley Topic Presentations

Rick Denley Toronto, Ontario, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Adaptive Growth Strategies for a Disrupted World

Leadership Your Way

People Grow Companies, Leaders Grow People

Not All Leaders Wear Capes

Rick Denley Books & Articles

Reinvent Yourself
Reinvent

Personal, positive growth through any mess, mission or movement you’re on. Rick uses his journey, in stories format (tapping into all of...

Reinventing the Fight: Rick Denley Joins the Battle Against Cancer
Reinventing the Fight: Rick Denley Joins the

Former FTEC fighter (2019), motivational speaker, leadership expert, and bestselling author of Reinvent Yourself, is proving that the fight...

Rick Denley Speaking Testimonials

"Inspirational Keynote, If you are looking for a speaker who will blow your team’s socks off, look no further and hire Rick Denley IMMEDIATELY! We have him speak at our Habitude Warrior Conference each year and he is one of our fan favorites. He brings energy, creativity, and a ton of knowledge. Your audience will leave inspired and full of techniques to grow exponentially! Hats off to Rick Denley!"

Erik Swanson

5 Time #1 Bestselling Author & Creator, Founder & CEO
Habitude Warrior International

"Leadership Your Way was a hit!, Rick was highly recommended by our advisory group and ranked first in a list presented to my committee who ultimately chose the keynote speaker for our event. He was extremely easy to work with, submitting everything on a timely basis, and delivered an energetic presentation on ‘Leadership Your Way’ at our International Conference that was relevant to the needs of the companies in our industry. He was very prepared and received high ratings from the attendees. Rick was considered to be a hit!"

Tracy Weber

Senior Director
PTDA Foundation

"Leading Sales Tactics for Todays Changing Times, Thank you, Rick, for leading an insightful and engaging training session on ‘The 5 Things Top Sellers Do’. It was truly a pleasure to have you with us and to learn from your invaluable insights. We were so impressed with the enthusiasm of the sales reps and the added bonus of having the marketing team and head office supporters present. Collaboration is critical to growing any company, and it is great to see that your session provided us with a unique opportunity to do just that. Your inspirational words, “People Grow Companies, Leaders Grow People,” will stay with us as we continue to improve our sales techniques and strategies. We..."

John Mora

Managing Director
Plymovent Industrial

"Rick delivered a dynamic presentation to the ASQLA Chapter. He was energetic and kept the audience engaged (which isn’t always an easy task on Zoom). The content was extremely informative. Members were actively participating and responded with positive feedback. I truly appreciated his breakdown of the skills required, the styles to lead and his focus on finding your own leadership style in support of being your authentic self to get results. Thank you, Rick!"

Cassandra Soto

ASQ CQE & CSSBB
ASQ LA Chapter Secretary

"I worked with Rick extensively this year on professional development and executive coaching. As a team leader and manager navigating the unfamiliar terrain of responding to the COVID pandemic, Rick was a great asset. He helped me to develop the tools, practices, and habits of leadership that helped my team and I to respond to these unique business challenges, identify hidden opportunities, and build strength in areas of weakness. Rick has a great attitude, a depth of knowledge in the field, and a passion for developing great leaders!"

Sean Kirby

Manager
Triella Technologies

"As a new sales leader, I was looking for someone to help me standardize our sales process and lay the foundation for enhancing the skill of the entire sales team. Rick’s program included a comprehensive assessment of each sales rep so I could better understand the strengths and development needs of the team I inherited. The assessments immediately enhanced the self-awareness of the individuals as well my own ability to coach them where they needed it. Rick helped define and fine-tune the stages of our sales cycle and provided tools that we were able to implement directly into our CRM. The development sessions where my team needed the most help were very well prepared and delivered, and it..."

Kris Rogers

VP Sales
Blendtek Ingredients

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