27 Aug Speaker Spotlight: Peter Sheahan – Keynote Speaker on Business Transformation, Disruption, and Growth
Business leaders keep hitting the same wall: they have the right strategy, but change stalls anyway. Peter Sheahan built his career closing that gap, and as founder and CEO of the Karrikins Group, he has advised leadership teams at Apple and Goldman Sachs on exactly this problem.
Peter Sheahan is a keynote speaker who turns disruption into a growth strategy instead of a threat. He has spent two decades advising Fortune 500 companies on business transformation, and his talks give event audiences a practical framework for executing change rather than just talking about it.
When you book Peter Sheahan as your keynote speaker, your audience gains:
A Track Record Advising the World’s Biggest Brands
Karrikins Group has staff across more than 20 cities in seven countries, and its client list includes Apple, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, IBM, Pfizer, Wells Fargo, and Cardinal Health. Peter built that firm on a simple observation: most organizations do not fail at strategy, they fail at execution.
His talks reflect that experience directly. Rather than offering abstract frameworks, he shows audiences how the companies he has personally advised actually pushed transformation through, including the resistance points that stall most change efforts before they start.
The Idea That Growth Follows People, Not the Other Way Around
Peter’s core message is that commercial growth follows personal growth. Leaders who want their organizations to become more adaptable, innovative, or resilient have to build those capacities in their people first. It is a theme that runs through his seven published books, including Flip, Matter, and Generation Y.
For event planners, that translates into a keynote that fits far more than one type of stage. Peter’s signature talks, including Growing in Uncertain Times and Leading with Intentional Optimism, work for sales kickoffs pushing revenue targets just as well as they work for leadership offsites navigating a merger or restructuring.
Credibility Recognized by the Speaking Industry Itself
The National Speakers Association named Peter Sheahan one of the 25 Most Influential Speakers globally, and he is the youngest inductee into the organization’s Speaker Hall of Fame. Over his career he has delivered more than 2,500 presentations to roughly 500,000 people across 20 countries.
That volume of stage time matters to event planners because it means Peter has already adapted his content for boards, general sessions, association conferences, and industry summits alike. He knows how to calibrate a talk on business transformation and change management for the audience in front of him, not just deliver the same deck regardless of who is in the room.
When Peter Sheahan speaks at your event, the message to your audience is clear: your organization is serious about turning disruption into an advantage, and it is investing in the kind of executive insight that makes that possible.
The Bottom Line
Peter Sheahan is a keynote speaker who pairs real advisory experience with Apple and Goldman Sachs with a clear, executable framework for business transformation, disruption, and growth. He fits corporate leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, and any event where the audience needs more than inspiration, they need a plan they can act on Monday morning.
To check Peter Sheahan’s availability for your 2026 or 2027 event, contact Collaborative Agency Group at 617-243-3889, or browse more business growth speakers and learn how the booking process works.