Refractive
Speaking & Training

keynotes • workshops • meeting facilitation

Workshops that Drive ROI
Inspiring Keynotes
Tactical Breakout Sessions
Leadership Retreats
Strategy Meetings

Speaker, Executive Coach, and Master Facilitator Johnny Guidry is the perfect choice to energize, inspire, and empower your event. Having delivered hundreds of speeches and workshops in corporate environments, university lecture halls, and annual conventions, Johnny’s content and delivery have been praised by attendees as moving, deeply inspiring, and life changing. His keynote speeches and workshops are available in a range of empowering topics and can be customized in both content and length to meet your objectives. 

Delivering impact. Inspiring change. Sparking action.

A 20-year meeting and events veteran, Johnny Guidry is an executive coach, master facilitator, podcast host, and the founder of Refractive. He has facilitated hundreds of conferences, trainings, lectures, fireside chats, executive retreats, staff meetings, galas, and recognition events. Johnny has spoken before audiences at Accor Hotels, Loews Hotels, Bloomingdale’s, James Madison University, Temple University, Widener University, HEI Hotels & Resorts, The Society of HR Management, and many, many more. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University with degrees in French Literature and Spanish Literature. His podcast, Refractive, has reached the top 1% of podcasts on 4 continents.

 

As a facilitator myself, you often “study” how other professionals present, what words they choose, and overall command of the subject and room. Johnny has a great ability to tailor his delivery to his audience, and make the topic relevant and digestible. Many people can stand in front of a room and deliver information. Johnny owns the info and allows participants to take it in in a way that is relatable to them. That is the power of his communication style. He is a value-add to anyone that would seek to secure his services.

Leo Campbell

Founder, Career Guru Group

Keynotes & Workshops

Keynote topics (also available in 60- or 90-minute workshop formats):

  • The 3 Pillars of Burnout Recovery key themes: authenticity; boundaries; clear communication; values; proactivity
  • Owning Your Power key themes: inner wisdom; overthinking; reverse-engineering to solve problems; stress response; self-sabotage; finding your strength; courage; decisive action
  • Transparent Leadership key themes: emotional intelligence; accountability conversations; securing commitment and buy-in; transparent communication; professional diplomacy
  • The 4 Levers of Career Growth key themes: self-awareness; values-based living; emotional intelligence; reputation management; executive presence; influence; credibility; initiative; visibility

Tactical workshops to drive impact:

Surefire Time Management

Available in a 3 hr power session or a transformative full day workshop. Depending on versions, topics may include:

  • Evaluating Influence
  • Important vs Urgent
  • Goal Setting
  • First Things First
  • Pyramid Principle- Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, Daily planning
  • Maintaining Balance
  • Accountability and Structure

 

Leveraging Emotional Intelligence

7 hrs delivered in 1 or 2 sessions (optional 1 hr individual coaching add-on)

  • Understanding Emotional Intelligence
  • The 4-Step Process
  • Perceiving and Managing Emotions
  • Emotional Response and Influence
  • 6 Steps to Grow EQ

 

Conflict Resolution for the Workplace

7 hrs delivered in 1 or 2 sessions (optional 1 hr individual coaching add-on)

  • Conflict Resolution Methodologies
  • Leveraging Communication
  • Crisis Response
  • Understanding Perspectives
  • Power Dynamics
  • Consensus
  • Mediation and Arbitration

Amplifying Your Executive Presence (3-10 ppl)

3 hrs (optional 1 hr individual coaching add-on)

  • Personal Branding
  • Physical Presence
  • Trustworthiness
  • Communication
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Visibility

Leading from Behind

workshop up to 25, scalable from 90 mins to full-day session, or in a leadership retreat format as 1 or 2 sessions

From branding to fiscal compliance, from reductions in force to labor relations to staffing guidelines, corporate leaders are expected to manage managers from behind the curtain of policies and processes, often with limited in-person presence. This workshop/keynote is custom-designed to support all levels of corporate leaders in leveraging the delicate art of impact-through-diplomacy. The program combines a simple framework with best practices and real-life scenarios to make leading from behind simpler, smoother, and more impactful.

  • Raising the Anchor of Ego
  • Co-Creating the Agenda
  • Making Space for Resistance
  • Securing Buy-In
  • Trust but Verify
  • Ironclad Accountability Conversations