Troy Sandidge is a global keynote speaker, emcee, author, and workshop facilitator. As a TEDx speaker who delivered the opening talk at Makerere University in Uganda, sharing stages featuring Oprah Winfrey, President Barack Obama, Daymond John, Russell Brunson, and Gary Vaynerchuk. His sessions fuse growth strategy, leadership, mindset, marketing, and human performance into high-energy experiences. With 650+ events across five continents, Troy customizes every keynote, workshop, and emcee experience. Available for in-person and virtual conferences, corporate events, leadership summits, workshops, and more!
Beyond the stage, Troy is an award-winning growth strategist known as the Strategy Hacker®. A 3x startup founder, 4x CMO, 6x agency builder, angel investor, and board advisor, with 15 years of marketing experienced who has generated over $200 million in client revenue and launched more than 40 brands worldwide. His business expertise fuels his talks with real-world credibility and actionable frameworks audiences can immediately apply.
He is the author of the acclaimed book Strategize Up and host of the award-winning and Webby-nominated Top 0.5% ranked marketing podcast iDigress that has over 1.8M streams and 50,0000 monthly downloads. Troy has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Inc., Yahoo News, ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN.
A Chicago native now based in Indianapolis, Troy travels nationwide and internationally for keynote and corporate speaking engagements, leadership summits, emcee, and workshop events.
SPEAKING TOPICS:
• Marketing • Growth • Strategy • Business • Entrepreneurship
• Community • Motivation • Inspiration • Faith • Encouragement
NOTABLE SPEAKING VENUES:
• TEDxMakerere @ Kampala, Uganda (2025)
• Content Marketing World (2024)
• MarkeTech Conference (2024)
• North by Northeast (2023)
• INBOUND Ft Reese Witherspoon & Derek Jeter (2023)
• DigiMarCon Midwest @ Soldier Field (2023)
• GURU Conference (2022) ft Daymond John
• DigiMarCon Midwest @ Soldier Field (2022)
• Podcast Movement Evolutions: Los Angeles (2022)
• INBOUND (2021) Ft Oprah Winfrey & Spike Lee
• StreamYard's Level Up Summit Ft Gary Vaynerchuk (2021)
• LinkJoy Social Media Summit India (2021)
• Executive Women International (2020)
• California Department of Conservation (2020)
• Social Media Week Lima (2019)
• Canada International Conference Education (2019)
• Rainmaker Digital Summit in Australia (2019)
• United States-Korea Conference (2019)
• Northwestern University (2019)
• Federal Bureau of Prisons (2019)
• Social Media Week Conference (2018)
4 topics · no fee, no honorarium, no mileage
Review available topics below. Use the “Request This Free Speech” button and fill out the contact form. Troy contacts you to discuss the details of the request.
Synopsis: 65% of businesses fail because of three things - complexity, confusion, and chaos. To avoid failure, modern day success requires businesses to relinquish expired “best practices” and embrace modern marketing and sales frameworks while leveraging fundamentals to succeed.
Breakdown:
• The 3 Cs Causing Marketing Strategies to Fail & How to Avoid Them
• Improve MarketingOps Using the D.A.R.T. Marketing Methodology™
• 5-Point Customer Success Journey Blueprint for Better Conversions
• Apply the E.A.S.T. Framework to Operate Marketing Campaigns Efficiently
• How to Increase Sales Velocity Using the L.E.A.D.S. Generator Blueprint™
Intentional Themes That Will Be Amplified:
• Business Growth Strategies
• Customer Success Journeys
• MarCom + MarTech Integration
• Marketing Optimization
• Sales Velocity Tactics
Actionable Takeaways:
• Activate Blueprints to Increase Customer Success & Sales Velocity
• Apply Strategies to Obtain & Maintain Clarity to Stay in Alignment with Goals
• Clarity. Refocus. Realignment. Revitalization of Passion & Action
Life is difficult. Our lives are constantly "under construction" and so are our goals and dreams both personally and professionally. What happens when life throws you a curveball you didn't expect? What do you do when it feels like all is lost and you want to give up? This session tackles the reality and fear of defeat.
Focuses:
• How to Deal with Life-Altering Situations
• Strategies on How to Dig-Deep & Move Forward Despite Obstacles
• Q & A on Personal Techniques That Helped Me Personally & Professionally
Breakdown:
• How to Release What’s Holding Us Back to Pursue the Goals We Want
• Learn & Apply the C.L.O.V.E.R. Business Framework™ to Achieve Your Goals
• Build T.R.U.S.T. within Our Internal Teams & Departments, & Discover as a Whole
• Renewing Our Commitments Professionally & Personally
• Tips to Improve Productivity, Teamwork, & Culture within Micro-Teams & Organization
Intentional Themes & Emotion Expected to Be Experienced:
• Self-Reflection
• Inspiration
• Transition
• Affirmations
• Objectively Thinking
• Revitalization
• Embracing Change
• Taking Action Toward Goals
Actionable Takeaways:
• Get System To Level-Up Your Mindset to Maintain Momentum to Achieve
• Apply Strategies to Obtain Clarity & Directions to Stay in Alignment with Your Goals
• Refocus. Realignment. Revitalization. Moving From Passion to Action
** Session can be customized to be more Faith-based or Motivational-Based
Looking to grow your business primarily using social media? The undeniable truth is Social Media is a platform for real networking, growth, and engagement for any business irrespective of the industry. Social media marketing, when done right, allows you to amplify your content to a highly targeted audience with content that connects.
This session will break down social media to key concepts and give the tools to expand your reach with social.
** This session can be customized for audience type and social media platforms you would like to put emphasis on.
Are sales nonexistent? Marketing not working? Have you evaluated your customer journey through the eyes of your customer? Are you optimized to give the right value at every stage? Are your marketing and selling initiatives aligned with revenue-generating activities? Is your business stuck on awareness mode desperately needing to switch to sales, acquisition, and conversions mode? Let's break down how to stop marketing for fans and start marketing and selling to drive revenue!
Takeaways:
• Learn a 5-point customer journey blueprint that you can modify to fit your current situation.
• Discover how to expand your marketing and sales tactics and effectiveness using your actual customers as advocates.
• Debunk myths and old "best practices" many businesses still use that's costing sales and repeatable buyers.
Best For:
• New Entrepreneurs & Startups Looking To Improve Marketing & Sales ROI
• Businesses With Small Or No Marketing Team Or An Army-Of-One Marketing Leader
• New Marketing & Sales Managers for Small Businesses
From a group that booked Troy as a guest speaker
I'm pleased to recommend Troy Sandidge for his outstanding contribution to our recent P.O.W.E.R. Small Business Symposium. Troy was an exceptional partner throughout the planning process collaborative, responsive, and genuinely invested in delivering value to our small business community.
His session on Diversifying Small Business Revenue was one of the most well-attended and highly rated seminars of the day. Attendees consistently praised his ability to break down complex concepts into practical, actionable strategies. The feedback we received highlighted not only his expertise, but also his engaging and energetic presentation style and the relevance of the tools he shared.
From the very beginning, Troy was a pleasure to work with. He coordinated seamlessly with our team, thoughtfully shaped his content to align with the goals of the symposium, and demonstrated a clear commitment to supporting local entrepreneurs. His professionalism and enthusiasm elevated the event and contributed meaningfully to its success.
Troy's impact was felt across the room, and his session quickly became one of the most talked-about offerings of the symposium. I would gladly work with him again and highly recommend him for any speaking engagement, workshop, or initiative focused on strengthening and empowering small businesses.
Fausto Chavez Business Retention & Expansion Manager · Will County Center for Economic Development
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