Traverse City, Michigan
$10,000 – $15,000
Anything that’s delicious and doesn’t make me feel guilty or lethargic later. Basically unicorn food.
Ben Whiting empowers franchise leaders and teams to build cultures where people don’t just show up. They show up inspired, engaged, and performing at their best. By combining his experience as a global leadership development and sales consultant with his backgrounds in professional theater and corporate entertainment, Ben shares practical strategies through unforgettable experiences that create real, lasting change.
Franchise audiences love Ben’s ability to connect with everyone, from frontline employees to multi-unit owners and executives. He helps people break through self-imposed limitations, strengthen communication, and build a true sense of ownership and pride that fuels growth across every location.
Ben’s approach is not about hype or quick fixes. It is about equipping franchise teams with actionable tools to create alignment, boost engagement, and drive results long after the event is over.
If your goal is to ignite passion, foster stronger connections, and inspire your entire franchise network to reach new heights together, Ben delivers an engaging, transformational experience your people will never forget.
Ben Whiting works with franchise leaders and teams who want to tap into the Limitless Potential of their greatest resource: their people.
Every franchise brand has a powerful competitive edge hiding in plain sight: the potential inside every location, every team member, and every interaction. Most people don’t realize how productive they can be, how well they can connect with others, or how much fun they can have while achieving their goals. That’s where Ben comes in.
Drawing on his background as an international leadership development and sales consultant, Ben teaches simple skills and actionable strategies that immediately create cultures of engagement, self-motivation, and true fulfillment in day-to-day work.
Working with Ben, Franchise leaders and teams will learn how to communicate to increase productivity while minimizing drama; how to thrive within the constant change now standard in many industries; and how to quickly create quality relationships with colleagues, clients, and customers that can be leveraged for motivation and influence.
Combining his background in corporate entertainment (magic & mindreading) and professional theater with his experience in leadership development and sales consulting, Ben’s unique formula creates keynote experiences that are fun, memorable, and–most of all–meaningful, ensuring your people will remember what they learn long after he leaves the stage.
Ben has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and The New York Times, and he has worked in more than 30 countries for organizations such as the International Franchise Association, Best Life Brands, Neighborly, Great Clips, Aroma Joe’s Coffee, Franchise Update Media, Apple, Google, American Express, and Amazon
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In this fun, high-energy, high-impact session, franchise leaders and teams learn how to elevate mindset, improve communication, and strengthen connection through trust in a way that removes ceilings on performance at every location. They walk away with practical tools to build a culture of ownership, consistency, and limitless growth.
In this interactive breakout, franchise leaders and teams learn science based communication strategies that ensure people do not just hear them, but actually want to listen and care about what is being said. Franchisees walk away with practical tools to build stronger connection, inspire buy in, and influence performance across every location.
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