SPEAKING · KEYNOTES
The conversations that matter.
Interactive keynotes for organisations and conferences.
What Pete is talking about in 2026.
The three most important skills of a modern leader.
Why humility, empathy, and curiosity outperform expertise in a world that won’t stop changing.
Leading with AI.
How leaders lean into AI while keeping the human strengths AI can’t replace.
The coaching posture.
On asking better questions, holding space, and creating the conditions for the people around you to actually think.
What if imposter syndrome is a good thing?
The TEDx talk. On embracing perfect imperfection.
Custom keynotes built to brief. Reach out.
Based in Australia. Keynotes in person or virtual, anywhere.
Watch Pete speak.
TEDx UniMelb
What if Imposter Syndrome is a Good Thing?
Pete + Seth Godin
A live conversation on coaching and learning.
Need a bio and photo for your committee? The About page has both.
Where this has shown up.
AHRI — Let’s Take This Offline.
Have we made it too hard to be a leader today?
AHRI Queensland Conference 2025.
AI keynote.
Pete’s weekly leadership podcast with Jen Waldman.
The You Project with Craig Harper.
Multiple guest appearances.
O.C. Tanner · Culture by Design.
Coaching Great Leaders with Pete Shepherd.
Becoming a Human-Centric Leader with Peter Shepherd.
Enough Shop Talk with Amer Iqbal.
Guest episode, on YouTube.
AHRI Magazine 2026.
Cover piece and featured commentary.
What audiences say.
“Pete is incredibly charismatic and engaging and was able to help stretch people’s thinking. One attendee told me it was the best leadership session they’d been to in their 20 years with us.”
“Of all the speakers who have spoken at my events, Pete Shepherd is the tallest. Oh… he’s also a funny, clever, inspirational, captivating storyteller and speaker that everyone totally loves.”
“I’ll admit I was initially a little sceptical of his no-slides, breakout-room approach. But there was zero need as the team was fully engaged from start to finish, and the level of participation was outstanding.”
Eight separate AHRI 2025 attendees named Pete unprompted as the highlight of the conference. The bar is set.