Speaking & Keynotes
Talks that turn values into a working advantage.
Bradley Hook — author of Start With Values (Penguin) and founder of the Values Institute — delivers keynotes and workshops on values, resilience and high performance, grounded in original research from 114 countries and two decades with the world's leading organizations.
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Signature talks
Every talk is tailored. These are the starting points.
Start With Values
The flagship keynote, based on the book. Why values are the operating system underneath decisions, habits and culture — and how to find and actually live yours. Includes a live values exercise the whole room does together.
Best for: All-hands, offsites, conferences
The Values-Living Gap
Built on the Global Values Report: what 9,656 people across 114 countries revealed about the distance between what we value and what we live — and why closing that gap is the wellbeing and performance lever most organizations miss.
Best for: Leadership summits, HR & culture events
Values for High-Performing Teams
Why elite teams — in sport, the military, the operating room — run on values. The brain science of deciding under pressure, what the All Blacks got right about culture, and how to build the same foundations into your own team.
Best for: Executive teams, sports & performance organizations
Values in the Future of Work
AI is reshaping work and identity faster than most organizations can adapt. How values give people the anchor — and teams the shared language — to move through change without losing themselves, drawing on the FLAME Method.
Best for: Tech companies, transformation programs, conferences
What organizers say
The feedback that keeps the calendar full.
What sets Brad apart is his ability to translate high-performance concepts into something tangible and actionable. We've seen the impact firsthand — not just in the moment, but in how our people keep applying the tools in their day-to-day roles.
Brad delivered an engaging and insightful presentation on wellbeing and performance that resonated strongly with our audience. The session attracted excellent feedback from attendees, who valued the practical relevance of his FLAME framework and his engaging presentation style.
Brad delivered an outstanding session for our team at our Connexa Connect Session. His content was engaging, practical and highly relevant to the challenges and opportunities our people face every day. He has a unique ability to make important concepts around mindset, performance and resilience simple, relatable and actionable. Our people left with practical tools, a shared language and plenty to reflect on. I’d happily recommend Brad to any organisation looking to build more resilient teams.
“Quite honestly, the star of the two days training. His subject matter expertise was exceptional; delivery style was masterful and was a true inspiration to witness speak.”
“Engaging, thoughtful and deeply practical. Everyone is still talking about it days later!”
“Bradley delivered an engaging, informative, and practical presentation that held everyone's attention and gave us plenty to reflect on. We would be happy to recommend Bradley to any organisation looking for a professional, insightful, and engaging speaker.”
“The majority of attendees rated the session a perfect 5 out of 5, and many highlighted Brad's content as a personal highlight of the programme.”
“The FLAME full day workshop was an extremely engaging professional development opportunity for our team. Brad's authentic approach, expert facilitation, and ability to read the room created an environment that encouraged genuine reflection, connection, and learning. The practical frameworks with real-life experiences made the learning both meaningful and immediately applicable.”
“What a presentation — I honestly was blown away. All of what you presented resonated with me and my journey so far, from professional sport to my vocational life.”
“Absolutely brilliant, engaging, practical, and energizing.”
“Brad's stories are engaging, and certainly resonated with all of us. We can highly recommend Brad.”
“Outstanding presenter, facilitator, communicator and educator.”
“A special shout out to Bradley Hook, whose presentation skills were on a whole other TED Talk level!”
“Genuinely helps people improve their wellbeing and health.”
Keynote
30–60 minutes, tailored to your theme. In person or virtual.
Workshop
Half or full day. Interactive values discovery and team alignment, with tools your people keep using.
Program
Multi-session engagements pairing talks with the Team Values Report and coaching.
About the speaker
Bradley Hook is the founder of the Values Institute, author of Start With Values (Penguin, 2025) and creator of the FLAME Method. He has delivered keynotes and programs for PwC, Bridgestone, Electronic Arts, Fonterra and Fletcher Building, partnered with Chartered Accountants Worldwide, and been featured in Entrepreneur. His talks combine values psychology, predictive-processing neuroscience and original global research — delivered with the practicality of someone who has spent twenty years in the room with real teams.
- Author, Start With Values (Penguin, 2025)
- Founder, Values Institute · Creator, FLAME Method
- Original research: the Global Values Report
- Featured in Entrepreneur · Partner to Chartered Accountants Worldwide
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