Curt Steinhorst

The Distraction Expert

Curt Steinhorst has spent twenty years obsessed with what makes groups work — from Fortune 500 boardrooms to the executive team of a hypersonic aerospace startup, where his teams flew the first rotating detonation rocket engine. It turns out, even when it IS rocket science, it’s how you get people to work together that dictates the outcome. He wrote Can I Have Your Attention? (Wiley bestseller), became a Forbes contributor, and has delivered 500+ keynotes across four continents. Fifteen years of communication coaching — NFL Hall of Famers, Olympic gold medalists, Fortune 500 CEOs, founders — has given him a front-row seat to how teams communicate, fracture, and ultimately win together.

  • Curt Steinhorst Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    $20,001 - $30,000

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    Texas, USA

  • Curt Steinhorst Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    $20,001 - $30,000

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    Texas, USA

Suggested Keynote Speaker Programs

What Makes Groups Work: Culture, team dynamics, and how to get people on the same page

Every lasting human advantage came from people figuring out how to function together. Every structural trend right now is working against it. This keynote maps the specific forces pulling groups apart and what it takes to get people back on the same page.

Your Newest Team Member Isn’t Human: AI and how it’s changing the way teams think and decide.

AI joined the team with capabilities that reach across every function and a habit of answering before anyone has finished thinking. This keynote asks what happens to a group when a good-enough answer is always available.

What You Bring Into the Room: Leadership, presence, and what makes people worth following.

The biggest threat to your organization isn’t AI. It’s the idea that never gets discussed. The fork in the road nobody sees, because the room was already full before anyone sat down. This keynote is about what people carry in, what it costs the group, and how leaders ...

The biggest threat to your organization isn’t AI. It’s the idea that never gets discussed. The fork in the road nobody sees, because the room was already full before anyone sat down. This keynote is about what people carry in, what it costs the group, and how leaders change what’s possible before the meeting even starts.

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Can I Have Your Attention?: How leaders manage the most valuable and competed-for resource in their organization.

Attention is the most valuable and least managed resource in every organization. It determines what people see, hear, and act on. This keynote, based on the bestselling book, is about why the things that matter keep losing to whatever is loudest, and what leaders can do about ...

Attention is the most valuable and least managed resource in every organization. It determines what people see, hear, and act on. This keynote, based on the bestselling book, is about why the things that matter keep losing to whatever is loudest, and what leaders can do about it.

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About Keynote Speaker Curt Steinhorst

Curt Steinhorst is obsessed with what makes groups work — especially in the gap between “we need each otherˮ and “this is exhausting.”

He’s been chasing that question for twenty years — from boardrooms to locker rooms, stages to the executive team of a hypersonic aerospace company.

Most recently, he spent three years as Head of People at Venus Aerospace, where his teams achieved the first flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine and held together through $100M+ in funding in the tightest venture market in decades. It turns out, even when it IS rocket science, it’s how you get people to work together that dictates the outcome.

Before Venus, Curt built a company around the question of attention. He wrote Can I Have Your Attention? (Wiley bestseller) and became a Forbes contributor. He also has ADHD, which is either ironic or the whole point, depending on how you look at it.

Curt got his start on the speaking circuit working with the Center for Generational Kinetics — he looked fourteen, so nobody was going to hire him to talk about anything other than millennials. That put him on stages.

With 500+ keynotes across four continents, Curt has worked with a wide range of clients, including JPMorgan Chase, AT&T, Nike, Marriott, Accenture, Cisco, Deloitte, Southwest Airlines, KPMG and the U.S. Naval Academy.

Fifteen years of communication coaching — NFL Hall of Famers, Olympic gold medalists, Fortune 500 CEOs, founders walking into the room where the check gets written or doesn’t — made him useful once he got there.

Curt lives in Frisco, TX with his wife and kids. Off stage, he coaches his kids’ basketball and baseball teams — which, it turns out, is just more group dynamics research with higher stakes and harder crowds.

Curt has gone his entire career without a cold plunge, and he has no plans for that to change.

Testimonials

“Curt’s ability to command the undivided attention of the room is second to none. For someone who claims that attention is the heart of communication, he really lives up to his message on stage.”

CEO, NTT DATA

 

“If you’re looking for someone who can equip your people to better focus in today’s work environment and do so while keeping them entertained and engaged, look no further than Curt. He made us think, he kept us laughing, and we left knowing how to improve our lives by reclaiming our attention.”

President/CEO of the Aspen Ski Company

 

“No workforce issue is more important to address than the challenge of digital distractions. Curt speaks to this issue with impressive knowledge and expertise, through a uniquely engaging and thought-provoking style. Read More

President, Training Industry Inc.

 

“I applied his specific focus strategies to block all the ‘noise’ out and focus. I found myself sharing with everyone in my office.”

Chapter President, HSMAI, DFW

 

“It’s no small feat to keep a room full of top performing wealth managers engaged and off their phones for an entire keynote. Not only did Curt maintain enthusiastic attention, but he gave us plenty of practical advice for finding focus in the ocean of distractions. His session was the highest rated of the conference.”

Vice President

Ameriprise

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