KEYNOTE SPEAKER · PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Mike McCloskey brings humor, live readbacks and practical people science to every talk, so your audience leaves knowing how they are wired and what to do with it.
Keynotes · Workshops · Fireside chats · Virtual sessions
MIKE'S QUESTION FOR EVERY ROOM
Knowing yourself as a leader improves the following:
Custom-tailor your coaching based on Drives
Improve communication
Drive sales
Improve employee retention
Discover high-potential leaders
Improve the hiring process
WHY ROOMS LEAN IN
Mike's talks are built for participation. Volunteers come up for live readbacks, the room laughs at itself, and people leave comparing notes in the hallway.
Attendees take the free six-minute assessment, so everyone has their own results in hand.
Mike reads a few volunteers' results live. The room is usually surprised by how accurate it is.
Everyone leaves knowing their own drives and one thing to try on Monday.
“I've got a 14-year-old nephew using data and information, and we don't use it in business to figure out who's going to be on our team.”Mike McCloskey
KEYNOTE TOPICS
Self-awareness is the first job of every leader. Mike shows the room the four drives behind how people work, reads volunteers' results live, and gives every leader one small adjustment that changes how they lead.
Most companies hire people they like, then wonder why those people leave. Mike shows how to define what a role really demands, hire for that, and build a team that stays because it wants to.
When results slip, most leaders look for someone to blame. Mike shares how he learned to hold people to a standard instead of to his mood, and why the system usually fails before the person does.
YOUR ROOM. YOUR AGENDA.
The full talk, sized to your agenda, with live readbacks.
A working session where every participant takes the assessment and leaves with a plan for their own team.
Mike in conversation with your host or your panel.
Live on Zoom or your platform, with readbacks on screen.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona. Travel on request.
REAL ROOMS. PRACTICAL CONVERSATIONS.
St. Louis, Missouri · 2026
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Mike McCloskey is the Founder and CEO of HumanLytics Team in Phoenix, Arizona. He helps leaders use behavioral data to hire, coach and keep great teams.
Our next speaker was 24 when he decided he was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Then his boss asked Mike's team what they had learned from his big annual meeting. Their answer: "I don't know, but it was funny." Mike McCloskey has spent the years since helping leaders learn what really drives their people. He is the Founder and CEO of HumanLytics Team in Phoenix and a former vice president of operations. Fair warning: he may tell you something about yourself that you didn't know you were sharing. Please welcome Mike McCloskey.
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Yes. Every booking starts with a planning call about your audience, your goals and the one thing you want people to do differently afterward.
Attendees take a free six-minute behavioral assessment. On stage, Mike reads a few volunteers' results with them, which shows the whole room how the four drives work in real people. Volunteers always choose to take part.
For sessions with readbacks, attendees take the six-minute assessment beforehand. We send a link and simple instructions.
Yes. Virtual sessions run live on Zoom or your platform.
Usually, yes. We agree on recording and sharing during the planning call.
Phoenix, Arizona. He travels for events.
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Keynotes on self-awareness, hiring and accountability.
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