Elevate your annual conference or leadership summit with a speaker who has fostered exponential improvement across industries and knows what it takes to move people forward.

Tom Mathis has 35 years of experience at companies like GE, Milliken, and Danaher delivering repeatable, breakthrough KPI results using standard processes across industries and around the world. 

Audiences can expect insights grounded in hands-on work, stories that land with leaders at every level, humor, and a pace that keeps people engaged.

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A Note From Tom 

“Burn out and disengagement are not the result of hard work. They are rooted in solving the same problems over and over because leadership doesn't know how to listen or who to listen to.

Delivering results day in and day out without the right tools and support can become frustrating, demotivating drudgery. When you learn how to create and improve that process to deliver goals set for you or by yourself, the work becomes engaging and personal enjoyment returns. You might even say its FUN.

That's not a soft shift. It’s a career-enhancing transformation that compounds with every goal you hit.

I am launching Praxare, starting with the Key Performance system, to share 35 years of witnessing fractional best practices from all over the world and working with teams that know how to have fun delivering exceptional results.

When people are truly energized by what they do, the numbers take care of themselves.”

"If it's not fun, it's not worth doing." - Neil Young

Popular Speaking Topics Include:

Key Performance: The System That Creates the Business System

GE: The Transformation of an Industrial Icon

Continuous Improvement: The Idea Culture Behind the Words

Demystifying LEAN: What it is, How it Works, Why it Fails

AI vs. Lean:  What AI Actually is

Custom workshops available

Every team is different which means your team’s needs may not fit perfectly into one of the above talks. Please reach out via my inquiry form to discuss your ideal topic. 

Availability is limited allowing me to tailor each engagement to your specific needs.

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