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TED Speaker, Leadership Expert & Best-Selling Author
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TED speaker and leadership expert Drew Dudley helps organizations redefine leadership through resilience, mental health awareness, and the Day One process.

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Meet Drew Dudley

Drew Dudley built his career around leadership development, beginning with his work creating and leading the Leadership Development Program at the University of Toronto, which became the largest and most dynamic program of its kind in Canada. His perspective on leadership gained international attention after his TEDxToronto 2010 talk generated more than 8 million views online.

Drawing from his personal experiences with mental health challenges, burnout, and recovery, Drew Dudley now helps audiences rethink what leadership truly looks like. Through his Day One process, he shares practical tools and deeply personal stories that encourage people to lead with resilience, self-awareness, and purpose.

Drew Dudley is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Drew Dudley’s fees.

Want to book Drew Dudley for an event?

Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group at (215) 995-0905 to book Drew Dudley for corporate or private events, keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, motivational speaking, or virtual appearances. Our agency will work directly with your organization and our keynote speakers to create an unforgettable event.

The Mollie Plotkin Group is the leading keynote speakers agency and entertainment bureau bringing excitement to audiences, clients, and employees. We represent subject-matter experts in every possible field. So whether we’re your partner in creating a memorable meeting or your meeting planner’s secret weapon in securing the perfect keynote speaker, we’re in this with you.

Biography

From Leadership Development to the TEDx Stage

During his undergraduate years, Drew Dudley realized he was more interested in engaging with the world than simply writing about it. While still a student, he became deeply involved with Canada’s largest post-secondary charitable initiative supporting Cystic Fibrosis Canada, eventually serving as National Chair of the organization.

He later took on the challenge of creating and building the Leadership Development Program at the University of Toronto, growing it into the largest and most dynamic program of its kind in the country. The students in that program would ultimately change the course of his career when they organized a campaign to put him onstage at TEDxToronto 2010. His talk went on to generate more than 8 million views online.

Leadership, Mental Health, and the Day One Process

As Drew Dudley’s speaking career accelerated, the demands of constant travel and a high-achieving lifestyle began taking a personal toll. Undiagnosed bipolar disorder contributed to struggles with binge eating, drinking, and emotional health while he spent much of the year on the road.

Drew Dudley credits the Day One process with helping him rebuild his mental and physical health. Recognizing how many people were facing similar struggles in silence, he began incorporating those experiences into his keynote presentations, reminding audiences that personal challenges do not disqualify people from leadership.

In 2018, Drew Dudley shared his story and leadership framework in his first book, This is Day One: A Practical Guide to Leadership That Matters. Today, he continues to speak with organizations around the world, helping audiences rethink leadership through the lens of resilience, growth, and human connection.

How to Hire Drew Dudley

To hire Drew Dudley for an event, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with the proposed event date, location, audience size, event format, and program goals. Drew Dudley is available for corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, private events, workshops, fireside chats, and virtual programs.

After receiving your request, a Mollie Plotkin Group booking agent will review Drew Dudley’s availability, discuss the event details, and get back to you within 48 hours with next steps for securing Drew Dudley for your program.

Drew Dudley Booking Fee

The cost to book Drew Dudley depends on the event date, location, format, audience size, and scope of the appearance. Speaking fees may vary for keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events, corporate meetings, and virtual programs.

For the most accurate Drew Dudley booking fee, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with your event details. Our team will help confirm availability, pricing, and the best format for your event.

Speaking Topics & Programs

Defining the Things That Define Leaders

Build leadership habits that align actions with values and create lasting accountability.

In this presentation, Drew introduces audiences to The Leadership Test, a system of accountability rooted in behavioral psychology that helps people define the behaviors they want to embody as leaders. Through practical exercises and real-world examples from leaders across many walks of life, audiences learn how to create action-driving questions that motivate meaningful change.

  • Understand how behavioral psychology shapes leadership decisions
  • Learn how to operationalize the behaviors that define effective leaders
  • Create practical accountability systems that drive action and engagement

Ideal for leadership teams, managers, employee development programs, and organizational culture initiatives.

Add Value Everyday

Discover how selfless leadership creates stronger teams, deeper loyalty, and healthier workplace cultures.

Drew challenges the belief that leadership belongs only to those who outperform others and instead demonstrates how acting in service of teammates creates stronger organizations. Audiences will learn practical strategies for building collaborative cultures while balancing autonomy and accountability.

  • Learn strategies for fostering a culture based on care instead of toxicity
  • Understand the value of becoming an indispensable teammate
  • Explore ways to sustain collaboration while reinforcing accountability

Ideal for organizations focused on teamwork, employee retention, collaboration, and culture development.

Elevate Don’t Escalate

Replace unhealthy workplace conflict with practical, solution-focused communication strategies.

In this presentation, Drew addresses some of the most common sources of interpersonal conflict in the workplace and offers practical tools for improving communication and problem-solving. Audiences will learn how fear contributes to conflict, how to avoid common communication pitfalls, and why seeking solutions is more effective than trying to win.

  • Apply solution-focused approaches to workplace challenges
  • Recognize the role fear plays in interpersonal conflict
  • Improve communication habits that reduce frustration and escalation

Ideal for teams, managers, customer-facing professionals, and organizations seeking healthier workplace communication.

Featured Client Reviews for Drew Dudley

Drew blew us away …

There was not a dry eye in the place. When he sat down the audience stood up and would probably still be applauding if he hadn’t said it was getting embarrassing.

— Blissdom Canada

One of our core values at the Chamber is “Be A Trailblazer.”

Drew’s presentation fully embodied this value. High level executives to mom-and-pop shop stores have approached us to say how much his message meant to them. Even a former board member who we all admire said that she really needed that perspective shift that Drew supplied.

— Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce

I’ve been in the events business for 15 years and Drew is one of my all-time favorite guest speakers.

If you like seeing head-nods, laughter, tears and the inevitable standing ovation from your group, then Drew is your guy! No speaker has been easier to work with or cares more about the audience. A master storyteller, his content is powerful and super easy to implement into your personal and professional life.

— Global Events and Trade Shows, Monster

Books

This is Day One
This Is Day One

Based on his TEDx talk "Everyday Leadership (the Lollipop Moment)" -- voted one of the 15 most inspirational TED talks of all time -- This Is Day One is leadership expert Drew Dudley's guide to cultivating the behaviors that will help you to succeed and empower those around you.

If you're intimidated by the mystique surrounding leadership, this book is for you. Dudley simplifies leadership without denying its complexity, demonstrating that leadership in all its forms begins at the same clear and accessible place for everyone: what he calls "Day One."

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The Indian Express: ‘It can be frightening to think of ourselves as so powerful’: Drew Dudley

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Transforming Lives with Everyday Actions - Drew Dudley

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