“You could feel the passion, the energy, and you definitely get the knowledge. Whatever your event is if you…”
-Robert Baker
Joe Pettit
Joe’s inspirational speeches drive immediate, lasting change and inspires audiences to take a deeper look within. Seeds of Greatness is a thought-provoking, inspirational keynote planting hope, motivation, and belief in each audience member. It sparks a renewed purpose and increases your team’s productivity when they “pull the weeds and plant the seeds.”
Joe Pettit has been an inspiring leader for more than two decades with 15 years restaurant experience. He stepped away from corporate food and bev into school nutrition six years ago where he currently serves as a school nutrition supervisor in Charleston, South Carolina.
A husband, father, and professional speaker, Joe is an engaging, motivating presenter as he shares his passion for school nutrition leadership, customer service, and personal growth. Delivering relevant content with instant application capabilities, audiences enjoy Joe’s authenticity, relatability, and desire to see school nutrition professionals elevate and reach their true potential.
Joe is an experienced public speaker delivering keynote and education sessions for national and state school nutrition associations, school districts, and leadership conferences. His presentation titled “Effective Customer Service Strategies: How Small Moments Create Big Momentum” was voted the #1 education session multiple times during SNA of SC 2019 summer trainings.
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Keynotes
Seeds of Greatness
Why is it important to plan for the future?
Do you believe greatness is attainable?
Life is like a garden.
Whether it is a garden full of roses or thorns, Joe inspires everyone to “pull the weeds and plant the seeds”. He creatively guides audiences through a process where they believe more in their ability and how to passionately pursue their dreams, goals, and greatness within.
He shares how overcoming alcoholism and drug addiction created a skill to turn his “weeds” into “seeds”. Regardless of where you are from or what has happened in the past, there are seeds of greatness within us all. Joe helps audiences remove lies and walk with purpose and confidence as they reap their intended crop – a bountiful harvest of greatness.
Audiences will learn to:
- Overcome obstacles smothering life’s purpose – addiction, anger, obesity, procrastination, etc.
- Implement a proven step-by-step goal achievement plan
- Cast a vision
- Sustain motivation and personal drive
- How to remain resilient during challenging times
- Improve self-esteem
- Remove negative behaviors and replace with positive behaviors
- Take more responsibility for actions
Becoming a S.P.O.K.E.S. Person
What if there was a secret formula that has the power to transform teams and communities?
Even better, what if it didn’t cost a dime?
In this insightful message – BecomingHere a S.P.O.K.E.S. Person – your team will receive six tangible qualities of an impactful leader. They will learn to how to improve productivity, interpersonal relationships, and achieve more goals. There is something special when people step in as a S.P.O.K.E.S. person.
Keeping Up With Joneses may have originated decades ago but people struggle with it more than ever in today’s social media world. We struggle with being our authentic self, embracing diversity, and understanding what sustainable success is. Joe challenges audiences to stop attempting to be someone else, capitalize on their strengths, and create teams who support one another’s weaknesses.
Audiences will learn to:
- Increase performance at work, school, and home
- Develop goals and understand the process to achieve them
- Create a “kind” culture that lasts
- Accept your strengths and weaknesses
- Learn how positive thinking transforms situations
- Sacrifice comfort for impact
Sessions
You Are Enough
In this interactive, eye-opening workshop attendees learn about their personality and how this helps them succeed in life, at work, and at home. Joe utilizes a simple personality test – similar to Myers-Briggs – to teach and guide attendees through a deeper understanding of what makes them tick and what makes them ticked off.
“Ah-ha” moments happen every session as Joe builds off his Becoming a S.P.O.K.E.S. Person speech. Attendees increase their emotional intelligence by being more self-aware, taking massive action to capitalize on their strengths, embrace diversity, and understand how differing personalities play a vital role in a team’s ability to produce.
Plan to Win
In this energy-packed, inspiring 60 minutes of conversation, laughter, and vision casting, attendees walk away with a detailed action plan on how to create success.
Joe’s top requested workshop – Plan to Win – shows how a life you love is possible and within reason. Everyone walks away with a free one-year goal sheet and knowledge of how to not only set goals but achieve them. We will remove roadblocks, create a positive mindset, and establish action steps to create daily habits towards achieving each goal.
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