Steve Fredlund
Areas of Focus
Leadership, Motivation and Inspiration, Storytelling
Based In
North Branch
Speaker Fee Ranges
$7500 to $10000, $10000 Plus
Speaker Biography
Steve Fredlund is an award-winning speaker, two-time TEDx presenter, and author of Do the Unright Thing and The Peeps in Your Jeep. After more than 30 years as an actuary, executive, entrepreneur, and nonprofit founder, including leading humanitarian efforts in East Africa, Steve gained a unique perspective on leadership in uncertain conditions.
Today, Steve helps leaders keep moving forward through change and uncertainty. Using engaging stories, humor, and practical tools drawn from African safaris, leadership research, and high-pressure decision environments, he equips audiences to build engagement, make confident decisions with limited information, and lead effectively when the path isn’t clear.
Today, Steve helps leaders keep moving forward through change and uncertainty. Using engaging stories, humor, and practical tools drawn from African safaris, leadership research, and high-pressure decision environments, he equips audiences to build engagement, make confident decisions with limited information, and lead effectively when the path isn’t clear.
About
Keynote
Video
More than 200 speaking engagements over the past 5 years, with 50 paid events booked so far in 2026. These have primarily been keynotes, but also includes breakouts and workshops. Happy to provide any specific details that would be helpful.
EMBRACE THE ADVENTURE: How to Keep Moving Forward When the Path Isn’t Clear
In a world where change keeps accelerating and clarity rarely comes first, it is easy to feel stuck between wanting to move forward and not knowing how. In this uplifting, story-driven keynote, Steve “Safari Dude” Fredlund reframes uncertainty as part of the adventure, not a problem to eliminate. Through powerful safari stories and practical insight, audiences learn how to keep moving forward with intention, surround themselves with the right people, and take the bold action that creates momentum when the path is unclear.
THE COURAGE ADVANTAGE: How Leaders Build Trust, Engagement, and Performance in Uncertain Times
In today’s environment, engagement and performance are not driven by pressure or programs. They are shaped by how leaders show up every day. In this practical and human-centered keynote, Steve Fredlund shows how leaders build trust, strengthen connection, and create ownership through simple, consistent behaviors. While designed for leaders, the message resonates with anyone who influences others and wants to make a greater impact at work.
RAISE THE STAKES: How to Make Better Decisions When Certainty Is Impossible
Today’s leaders are making consequential decisions with incomplete information, changing conditions, and no guarantee of how things will turn out. Drawing on twenty-five years as a Fortune 500 actuary and leader and his experience as a championship poker player, Steve Fredlund reveals why good decisions can produce bad outcomes, and bad decisions can sometimes get rewarded. Through compelling stories, humor, and his practical Decision Replay framework, Steve shows audiences how to make better decisions without certainty, avoid being fooled by hindsight, and learn the right lessons from whatever happens next.
In a world where change keeps accelerating and clarity rarely comes first, it is easy to feel stuck between wanting to move forward and not knowing how. In this uplifting, story-driven keynote, Steve “Safari Dude” Fredlund reframes uncertainty as part of the adventure, not a problem to eliminate. Through powerful safari stories and practical insight, audiences learn how to keep moving forward with intention, surround themselves with the right people, and take the bold action that creates momentum when the path is unclear.
THE COURAGE ADVANTAGE: How Leaders Build Trust, Engagement, and Performance in Uncertain Times
In today’s environment, engagement and performance are not driven by pressure or programs. They are shaped by how leaders show up every day. In this practical and human-centered keynote, Steve Fredlund shows how leaders build trust, strengthen connection, and create ownership through simple, consistent behaviors. While designed for leaders, the message resonates with anyone who influences others and wants to make a greater impact at work.
RAISE THE STAKES: How to Make Better Decisions When Certainty Is Impossible
Today’s leaders are making consequential decisions with incomplete information, changing conditions, and no guarantee of how things will turn out. Drawing on twenty-five years as a Fortune 500 actuary and leader and his experience as a championship poker player, Steve Fredlund reveals why good decisions can produce bad outcomes, and bad decisions can sometimes get rewarded. Through compelling stories, humor, and his practical Decision Replay framework, Steve shows audiences how to make better decisions without certainty, avoid being fooled by hindsight, and learn the right lessons from whatever happens next.
James Adams
Alcohol Addiction, Business, Adversity, Leadership
Click Here to View
Kat Atwell
Mental Health, Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
Click Here to View
Matt Bernier
Leadership, Entreprenuership, Business, Technology, AI - Artificial Intelligence
Click Here to View
Maggie Boillot
Resilience, Personal Growth, Motivation and Inspiration, Adversity
Click Here to View
Meghan Bonde
Entreprenuership, Business, Leadership, Finance, AI - Artificial Intelligence, Diversity and Inclusion, Real-Estate, Technology
Click Here to View
Erica Bonham
Resilience, Leadership, Personal Growth
Click Here to View
Derek Booth
Confidence, Leadership, Technology
Click Here to View
Dr. Renee Cohn Jones
Resilience, Leadership, Motivation and Inspiration
Click Here to View
Alexa DePaolo
Business, Mindset and Belief, Resilience
Click Here to View
Jeffry Denman
Leadership, Motivation and Inspiration, Mindset and Belief
Click Here to View
Justin Dodge
Mindset and Belief, Motivation and Inspiration, Resilience
Click Here to View
Braden J Eads
Leadership, Mental Health, Motivation and Inspiration
Click Here to View
Tara Jade Fox
Motivation and Inspiration, Mindset and Belief, Confidence, Resilience, Personal Growth
Click Here to View
Steve Fredlund
Leadership, Motivation and Inspiration, Storytelling
Click Here to View
Linda Galambos
Leadership, Neurodiversity, Mental Health, Mindset and Belief, Personal Growth, Neuroscience
Click Here to View
Anne Gillaspie
Leadership, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Mindset and Belief, Women Empowerment, Adversity, Confidence, Health & Wellness, Mental Health and Wellness
Click Here to View
Eric Goodman
Leadership, Motivation and Inspiration, Entreprenuership
Click Here to View
Dr. Lesley Goth
Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Click Here to View
Chris Herndon
Leadership, Motivation and Inspiration, Mindset and Belief
Click Here to View
Stephen Jaye
Mindset and Belief, Personal Growth, Technology
Click Here to View
Stephanie Judd
Business, Leadership, Women Empowerment, Technology, Health Care, Storytelling, Communications
Click Here to View
Jeffrey Kass
Diversity and Inclusion, Entreprenuership, Leadership
Click Here to View
Ann Kerian
Communications, Leadership, Women Empowerment
Click Here to View
Kendra Kessel
Resilience, Personal Growth, Mental Health
Click Here to View
Diana Lowe
Motivation and Inspiration, Mindset and Belief, Leadership
Click Here to View
Solomon Malekou
Business, Mental Health, Motivation and Inspiration
Click Here to View
Jessica Meiris
Confidence, Motivation and Inspiration, Personal Growth
Click Here to View
Adriana Morrison
Mental Health, Mindset and Belief, Women Empowerment
Click Here to View
Tim Murphy
Mental Health, Alcohol Addiction
Click Here to View
Chris Natzke
Leadership, Personal Growth, Motivation and Inspiration
Click Here to View
Michael Nicola
Confidence, Leadership, Motivation and Inspiration
Click Here to View
Monika Nielsen
Personal Growth, Mental Health, Motivation and Inspiration, Confidence
Click Here to View
Carey Overstreet
Confidence, Health & Wellness, Leadership, Women Empowerment
Click Here to View
Mike Phillips
Leadership, Business, Fearless Faith
Click Here to View
Valerie Renee
Business, Confidence, Leadership, Personal Growth, Technology, Women Empowerment
Click Here to View
Jeffrey Salzenstein
Leadership, Resilience, Mental Health
Click Here to View
Paul Shirley
Click Here to ViewJessica Sidener
Resilience, Personal Growth, Mental Health and Wellness
Click Here to View
Christine Spratley
Alcohol Addiction, Leadership, Women Empowerment
Click Here to View
Melissa Stockwell
Click Here to ViewChris Vasami
Resilience, Leadership, Motivation and Inspiration
Click Here to View
Heather Whelpley
Women Empowerment, Confidence, Leadership
Click Here to View
Rachel Williams
Business, Confidence, Leadership
Click Here to View
Victoria Wright
Mindset and Belief, Personal Growth, Leadership, Motivation and Inspiration
Click Here to View
Paul Ybarra
Mindset and Belief, Resilience, Confidence, Business, Entreprenuership, Leadership, Motivation and Inspiration, Personal Growth, Adversity
Click Here to View
