Programs

Three paths. One framework underneath.

A powerful presentation can create energy. A great program gives people something to do with that energy.

Each program is built for a different room and a different outcome. An elementary school and a college leadership team should not get the same experience, so they do not. Start with the path that matches your audience, and we will help scope the rest.

Interactive Elementary Assembly

GROW

Big Energy. Simple Lessons. Lifelong Growth.

Format

One assembly, adapted across multiple grade-level groups in a single visit

Best for

Elementary Schools · Grades K to 6 · Counselor & Student Services Programming

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An energetic interactive experience that helps younger students understand that growth happens when they try, take responsibility, work hard, and keep moving forward. GROW is built around four simple actions students can carry out of the gym: Go Try, Respect Yourself and Others, Own It, and Work Hard.

Built specifically for elementary students, not shortened from an adult keynote
Four ideas simple enough for a kindergartner, strong enough for a sixth grader
Movement, call and response, challenges, and humor woven through the assembly
Two age-appropriate delivery styles, adapted to the grade level in the room
Reinforces the language your staff already use around effort and respect

Flagship Keynote

No Losses, Only Lessons

A Framework for Moving Forward

Format

45 to 90 minutes, or a short assembly format · Any audience size

Best for

Middle Schools · High Schools · Colleges · Justice Involved Populations · Educators · Athletics · Leadership Groups · Organizations

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A powerful keynote about resilience, decisions, possibility, and what we choose to do with what remains. Tony combines lived experience, storytelling, humor, and audience interaction with the Awareness, Build, Choose framework, so participants leave with a structure rather than just a feeling.

Storytelling that earns attention before it asks for change
Audience interaction woven through the session, not saved for the end
The Awareness, Build, Choose framework for the larger transformation
The Build Forward process: gratitude, vision, planning, action, consistency, purpose
An age adjusted version for grades 6 through 8, pitched to the room
Adapted to the age group, setting, and goals of the room

Guided Workshop

Past to Possibilities

Turning where you have been into a direction for where you are going.

Format

A standalone workshop, a follow up visit, or a six week intensive

Best for

Justice Impacted Youth · Reentry Programs · Foster Youth · Alternative Education · Workforce Programs

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A guided future planning workshop that helps participants reflect on where they are, explore what could be possible, and begin creating a practical direction for what comes next. The focus stays on the participant: Tony shares a small amount of his story to build context, then participants work through a future planning tool built around their own life.

Connect: Tony shares relevant pieces of his story and the lessons behind them
Explore: participants work the packet on strengths, values, barriers, and goals
Build: turning those ideas into a future vision and practical next steps
A personal planning tool participants keep and can keep using
Honest, practical guidance that respects each participant's experience
Engagement Range

From a single keynote to a deeper engagement

Every organization comes with a different amount of time, a different audience, and a different goal. Tony scopes the engagement to fit.

Single visit

Standalone Keynote

A single high-energy presentation, from a short assembly to a full-length keynote.

Same day

Keynote + Workshop

The keynote creates the energy, the workshop gives participants somewhere to put it.

Half day

Half-Day Experience

Extended time for a staff in-service, leadership group, or team working through the framework together.

Focused

Standalone Workshop

Past to Possibilities delivered as a single guided session with the future planning packet.

Returning

Follow Up Visit

A return session focused on progress, challenges, accountability, and refining next steps.

Deepest

Six Week Intensive

A multi session experience giving participants time to strengthen plans and keep moving forward.

Formats can also be combined or customized beyond what is listed here. Tell us what you have in mind and we will scope it.

Booking Process

How it works

Step 01

Tell us about the room

Who is in it, how many, what they are navigating, and the outcome you want.

Step 02

We recommend a format

A keynote, workshop, or multi-session program scoped to your goals.

Step 03

Confirm the details

Date, location, logistics, and any customization your program needs.

Step 04

Deliver the experience

Tony arrives prepared for your specific audience and setting.

Not sure which format fits?

Tell us about your audience and goals. We will recommend the program that makes the most sense for your organization.