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J. Richard Byrd

Bring the
conversation
into the room.

I’ve spent my life around stages. But what interests me now is what happens in the room: the question somebody finally asks, the assumption we stop accepting, the moment an idea becomes something people can act on. Bring me in for a keynote, a conversation, an interview, or to help carry the room.


J. Richard Byrd speaking with a handheld microphone



Business & ownership

Starting something is one thing. Building a business that can carry it is another conversation. Let’s have that one.


Media & culture

You have their attention. Now what? I look at where the story, the audience, and the business are supposed to meet.


Faith & purpose

What does the thing you say you believe require of you when you’re the one making the decision?




Tell us about
your event.

Tell me who’s in the room, when we’re getting together, and what you want people to leave thinking about. Include the date, location or virtual format, and the kind of conversation you have in mind.