Jesse Itzler

Jesse Itzler started as a rapper on MTV, managed Run-DMC, co-founded Marquis Jet and sold it to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, co-founded Zico Coconut Water and sold it to Coca-Cola, became a part-owner of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, married Spanx founder Sara Blakely, and completed ultramarathons including a 100-mile race and the Ultraman triathlon. His keynote is not about any one of those things. It is about the mindset that made all of them possible.

Build Your Life Resume

Itzler’s central idea is that the metric most people optimize for, career success, is too narrow. He advocates building a life resume: a record of experiences, challenges, and commitments that expand who you are, not just what you have accomplished professionally. His book Living with a SEAL, a New York Times bestseller, documents thirty days he spent training with a Navy SEAL who moved into his apartment.

Energy That Fills a Room

Itzler does not deliver a polished corporate keynote. He delivers something closer to a conversation about how to live with more intensity and intention, backed by credentials that make the ambition credible rather than aspirational. Corporate audiences, associations, and entrepreneurial groups book him because his energy is genuine and his framework is specific enough to apply immediately.

Jesse Itzler keynotes are booked for events focused on entrepreneurship, mindset, peak performance, building habits of excellence, and inspiring leaders to expand what they believe is possible in business and in life.

The Spiritual Billionaire

Being an entrepreneur is a journey you walk, as you look to achieve big things. In this speech, Jesse shares stories from his own path. Brought to life with the help of DJ Dee Wiz, through humor, music, love, loss, and knowledge, Jesse distills lessons he’s learned. By breaking down the hours in a day, and knowing that sometimes a lot of soul, creating your own luck, and the power of the spoken word can allow your own journey to get you exactly what you want, without having to give up what you have.

Ready, Fire, Aim!

Accompanied by DJ Dee Wiz, Jesse combines music and dramatics in this presentation encouraging audiences to aim high by maintaining perspective and taking risks. In this motivational, inspirational, emotional, and energetic new talk, Jesse shares stories from his years as a serial entrepreneur, competitive runner, and professional rapper to illustrate how you can change your mindset to achieve anything.

Build Your Life Resume

We put so much emphasis on our traditional resume. What if we flipped that model upside down and focused on building our LIFE resume instead? Jesse shares the key lessons he has learned throughout his humorous, unconventional business journey and life adventures. From the specific habits he practices to the motivating rules he lives by, Jesse will leave you with actionable steps you can take to design your most rewarding life.

Ignoring the Tap on Your Shoulder

One of the biggest regrets we can ever have is not living up to our true potential. The good news is, it’s preventable. Jesse Itzler takes us on a humorous ride that spans business, wellness, and mindset. At the end, you will walk away with actionable steps to help you start over-indexing in the key buckets of your life.

The Bus Ride

Always living his life outside the box, Jesse was a rapper on MTV, co-founded the world’s largest prepaid private jet company, helped pioneer the Coconut Water craze, ran a 100-mile race, and has spent time living with a group of monks and a Navy SEAL. Since few are ready to take on these challenges themselves, learn valuable life lessons from Jesse’s experiences and how you can build your own life resume.