Align Your Franchise Teams & Accelerate Results
Leadership speaker Evan Hackel’s “Ingaged Leadership” provides a proven pathway for Franchise Leaders to empower employees, unlock innovation, and experience exponential results.
Is your franchise struggling with lackluster sales, poor retention, and franchisee dissatisfaction?
Evan's interactive keynotes and workshops have a proven track record of strengthening organization culture to drive franchise success. By rallying franchisees and igniting their passion and commitment, he provides a blueprint for increasing revenue, boosting profits, improving loyalty and powering growth.
Better Together: Unleashing the Power of Franchise Teamwork
How Collaboration, Communication and Commitment Drives Organizational Excellence
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Embracing Change: How Great Franchises Continually Reinvent and Thrive
The Roadmap to Long-Term Success Through Proactive Transformation
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The Power of Collaboration: Unlocking Your Franchise's Full Potential
Igniting Franchise-Wide Teamwork, Innovation and Resilience
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Mastering the 4 “Ps” of Selling: Person, Place, Product, Price
How to Leverage Your Personal Brand and Business to Close More Deals
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Evan’s Keynote Topics
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"I highly recommend Evan for team building, motivational and inspirational interactivity for your franchise system"
Evan has a tremendous sense of engagement with his audience and does a terrific job of getting everyone involved in his session! It’s an understatement when I say he really knows how to get everyone thinking and participating in his group activities and they can be very inspiring. I highly recommend Evan for team building, motivational and inspirational interactivity for your franchise system to come together as a team to focus on your organizations culture, corporate goals and core values.
Ralph Yarusso, CFE | Chief Development Officer, Grease Monkey
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"Direct, actionable and motivating"
I have had the pleasure to hear Evan speak and I have found his style to be direct, actionable and motivating. If you are looking for a speaker that motivates action and drives change, he is your guy.
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"Evan Hackel is a dynamic and engaging speaker."
We've had Evan speak at our Aligned Conference which includes some of the biggest brands in the world. His ability to connect and engage with an audience is second to none. I highly recommend Evan to speak at your next event.
Ben Carcio | CEO, Promoboxx
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"The engaging way he gets people to share best practices through his innovative and effective round table exercises."
Evan presented his keynote at our conference in 2017 and did a fantastic job. He really captured the room with his inspiring and engaging presentation. Many audience members commented that his topic “Seeking Excellence: The Never Ending Journey” had that “wow” factor that really inspired them. A highlight of our event was the engaging way he gets people to share best practices through his innovative and effective round table exercises. If you are looking for a speaker who will capture a room and provide an outstanding experience then Evan is one to turn to.
Scott Hoots | VP of Franchise, American Family Care
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"I've found my time spent listening and “ingaging” with Evan to be extremely well spent!"
Evan Hackel is a captivating speaker whose passion and ideas challenges the audience to question their preconceptions.
Ryan Rabideau | Training Manager, MaidPro®
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"Evan has actually ‘walked the walk’ and can share business best practices"
Evan is a passionate speaker with a powerful message based on his years of experience ‘in the trenches!’ So many speakers just simply ‘talk the talk.’ Evan has actually ‘walked the walk’ and can share business best practices that are based real-life examples, not just theory.
Eric Stites, CFE | CEO and Managing Director, FranchiseBusinessREVIEW
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"After hearing Evan, our franchise system adopted a new mindset which has become part of our culture"
Bringing Evan in for his “Better Together” presentation was one one of the smartest investments we have made as a company and was a true turning point in our franchise business. Evans passion for what he does is obvious and helps create an instant connection with everyone in the room. After hearing Evan, our franchise system adopted a new mindset which has become part of our culture, and a foundation the team still relies on years later as we continue to grow.
Jackson Loychuk | CEO, 30 Minute Hit
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"It was high energy, fast paced, and fun. He is a real pro in this field."
Evan’s unique style of gaining enthusiastic participation of every person in the group encouraged thinking outside the box to implement solutions. It was high energy, fast paced, and fun. He is a real pro in this field.
We are delighted to recommend Evan Hackel as an articulate speaker who can deliver valuable guidance and analysis in an inspiring and entertaining manner.
We look forward to his next program! Hire him, now!
William A. Buckley | President, Coffee News USA
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"I have found Evan’s patience in and energy for the collaborative process to be particularly potent "
I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Evan Hackel for over 15 years. He has frequently shared his gifts for strategic and creative thinking with me, our management team, our strategic planning committee and our board of directors at FEI Group for many years; these talents, along with Evan’s considerable experience and enthusiasm, have proven to be invaluable to us many times over. Most especially, I have found Evan’s patience in and energy for the collaborative process to be particularly potent in helping us to effectively address numerous opportunities and challenges we have faced as a company.
Dave Gheesling | CEO, FEI Group
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"Evan was an electrifying speaker!"
He motivated, but more importantly he helped all of us understand the importance of working together, and what our potential really is. I have never heard more positive comments about a speaker at one of our events before. If you’re looking for a speaker to engage your audience and bring home the message you need, I would highly recommend Evan Hackel.
Marie DeNicola | CEO, Mainstream Boutique
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"Already a successful businessman and consultant, Evan should also be on your short list of speakers for your next conference."
Our organization booked Evan as the keynote speaker for our annual Purchasing Cooperatives Conference. Evan delighted the audience of executive leaders with a mix of big ideas, actionable solutions, humor, audience participation and some good ol’ fashioned tugging at the heartstrings. I’ve known Evan to be as dedicated and as prepared as they come, unafraid to tackle a topic or viewpoint that others might shy away from while staying on- message, with a knack for being on the leading edge of what’s trending.
Judy Ziewacz | President and CEO, National Cooperative Business Association
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"We want to hear more from you and keep your creativity and experience channeled to benefit Exciting Windows! in the future."
Thank you so much for the fabulous presentation [at our convention]. There were many members who told us it was the best they had heard at EW [Exciting Windows!], and two spouses who have attended many conventions and other industries said they never heard better. Your message was meaty and moving. We want to hear more from you and keep your creativity and experience channeled to benefit Exciting Windows! in the future.
Steve Bursten | CEO, Exciting Windows!
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"We consider Evan’s group engagement presentation to be a pivotal turning point for our group. "
Evan helped us understand the importance of working together to achieve higher goals and it changed how we work together.
Earl Ward | President and CEO, Nemeon, Inc.
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"We’ve been able to get a better understanding of how organizations like ours can succeed and see that improving engagement will have a positive impact!"
Working with Evan has been eye opening. Not only did everyone love his presentation at our conference, our management team has found his insight into member organizations very valuable.
Dave Freeman | President and CEO, First Health Network
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"Evan’s facilitation of our planning meeting was extraordinary. "
His direction, experience, and knowledge kept us focused all day and made us productive and ultimately successful in creating our Strategic Plan. I had complete faith that he would help us create a Plan. Having Evan involved made me feel completely calm and never stressed about the process. I have received positive feedback from board members saying that Evan made the day fly by, and that it was an excellent use of our time.
Barbara Bradlee - President-Elect, American Society of Interior Designers, New England chapter
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"Evan’s considerable experience and enthusiasm, have proven to be invaluable to us many times over. "
I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Evan Hackel for over 15 years. He has frequently shared his gifts for strategic and creative thinking with me, our management team, our strategic planning committee and our board of directors at FEI Group for many years; these talents, along with Evan’s considerable experience and enthusiasm, have proven to be invaluable to us many times over. Most especially, I have found Evan’s patience in and energy for the collaborative process to be particularly potent in helping us to effectively address numerous opportunities and challenges we have faced as a company.
Randy Rubenstein - Former Chairman, StarNet
EVAN’S SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
Better Together: Unleashing the Power of Franchise Teamwork
How Collaboration, Communication and Commitment Drives Organizational Excellence
There's no doubt one of the biggest opportunities available in organizations is one of organizations working together better, acting like a team and executing at all levels. Yet dysfunction gets in the way of success, individual agendas take precedent, communication is a major issue in the elusive synergies of effectively working together are lost. In this keynote address we tackle these issues head on, we work on changing the culture and thought process of the attendees. We focus on the benefits of everyone working together, we define the responsibilities each team member has not only to the organization but to other team members.
As part of this keynote we do an interactive game that highlights the power of teamwork, in a clear and powerful way. The game is fun, the impact is real and participants will be talking about it for years. The gameplay is critical aspect of the presentation, as it enables participants truly visualize and understand the importance of working together and why they're better together.
There's an optional workshop that can be added to the keynote where the attendees define the roles and responsibilities of all members of the organization.
Embracing Change: How Great Franchises Continually Reinvent and Thrive
CHANGE & DISRUPTION KEYNOTE
The Roadmap to Long-Term Success Through Proactive Transformation
Change is tough, one of the most difficult things an organization can do is make significant and major changes. Yet, the most successful companies make changes as they see the world and environment around them change. Unfortunately, too many organizations don't change to deal with the new realities of their business model, causing the organization to go through a slow and painful downward spiral. One of the key focuses of this keynote is to get people thinking about the long versus short term. In this keynote we highlight the importance of change through storytelling and addressing the paradigm shifts the organization needs to make.
This keynote is extremely motivational and designed to create a passion and desire within the group to change. This keynote will be highly customized to deal with a specific change that the organization is needing to address.
There's an optional workshop that can be added to the keynote where the attendees focus on the need for change and defining the changes they need to make.
COLLABORATION KEYNOTE
The Power of Collaboration: Unlocking Your Franchise's Full Potential
Collaboration is a really powerful tool for organizations. An organization that has greater collaboration not only executes at a higher level but also develops better ideas and passion for success. Real collaboration, however, is elusive. In this keynote will inspire the attendees to be better at collaboration. It includes an interactive workshop where attendees explore the power and possibilities of collaboration within the organization.
The goal of this keynote is not only to get across the power of collaboration, but to start the collaborative process with the organization at the meeting. Attendees and management will leave the meeting inspired with new ideas on how everyone can work together better and be ready to collaborate at a higher level.
This presentation is designed for organizations that are already working together at a reasonably high level. This is a great follow-up keynote to “Better Together” or first keynote for an already high performing team.
Igniting Franchise-Wide Teamwork, Innovation and Resilience
Mastering the 4 “Ps” of Selling: Person, Place, Product, Price
SALES KEYNOTE
How to Leverage Your Personal Brand and Business to Close More Deals
The selling process consists of four “Ps”, you need to sell each of these four “Ps” to make a sale, unfortunately most people only focus on two of the four “Ps”. This keynote/workshop focuses on the forgotten two “Ps”.
The four “Ps” are selling yourself as a “Person,” selling your “Place” of business, selling your “Product” and selling your “Price.” Rarely do salespeople think about selling themselves as a person and selling their place of business.
In the workshop, attendees will create a presentation to sell both themselves and the company.
This is a very motivational presentation, it causes people to think about selling differently than they've ever thought about it before. People like to think about themselves and the company they work for as the benefit, so the presentation and workshop are genuinely inspiring.
"Amazing read! So much wisdom and an easy read. I highly recommend."
Innovative strategies to Ingage your next generation of employees.
Evan Hackel's Ingaging Leadership The Ultimate Edition offers a refreshing new approach to motivating and leading employees in the modern workplace. Hackel makes a compelling case that "Ingagement"—a philosophy of active partnership and alignment between leadership and staff—can yield tremendous dividends.
The book promises major benefits for leaders who embrace Ingagement:
Boost innovation and new ideas by empowering and actively engaging all employees
Motivate your workforce and increase loyalty and commitment by embracing the Ingagement philosophy to align your team and create an environment where everyone works together in partnership