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Book a business keynote speaker who has actually run the businesses

Keynote speaker · Corporate trainer · Event facilitator

Looking for a keynote speaker or public speaking engagement that goes beyond the podium? Eric Lee brings thirty years of hands-on experience building and leading businesses to every keynote speech, workshop and corporate training session. As a business and leadership keynote speaker, Eric skips the one-way lecture — his talks and training sessions are interactive, engaging and often genuinely fun, built to get a room talking, thinking, and walking away with something they can actually use.

30 years
Building and leading businesses
10
Companies founded
55
People in the largest one
2-day
Trainings, not just keynotes

Sheet 01 — Eric on stage

Eric Lee speaking to an audience — public speaking highlight reel

Keynote & training topics

A few of the areas Eric speaks and trains on for conferences, corporate events and annual meetings.

  1. Building a Business That Runs Without You

    Practical lessons from building ten companies of his own, including one that grew to fifty-five people.

  2. Leading with EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System)

    What it actually takes to run EOS well, from someone who implemented it across his own companies and still runs it today.

  3. The Four Stages of a Business

    How businesses move from Startup to Stressed to Steady to Success — and how to cross the chasm in between.

  4. Leadership in the Design & Construction Industry

    Leadership lessons drawn from thirty years on the ground in design, construction and development.

  5. Manager vs. Leader

    The real difference between managing and leading, and what it takes to nurture leadership in the people around you.

  6. Communication Styles & Personality Types

    How understanding personality differences leads to clearer communication and stronger working relationships.

  7. Team Building & Culture Across Personality Types

    How to unlock the best in your people by first understanding their individual personality traits.

  8. Exit Readiness — Building a Sellable Business

    What actually makes a business sellable, and why so many owners find out too late that theirs isn't.

  9. Relationship Coaching for Business & Life

    Lessons on what makes a partnership stronger, drawn from 26 years of marriage and from coaching husband-and-wife business teams through the relationship dynamics that were holding their business back.


Don't see what you're looking for?

These are just a starting point. Whether you're booking a conference keynote, a corporate retreat, an association event or an annual leadership meeting, Eric can build a custom speech or training session around almost any business, management or leadership topic your group needs — reach out and let's talk about what would serve your audience best.

Sheet 02 — a training session in full

Eric Lee running the Business Sales and AI Summit training session

What people are saying

Every quote below is a verified five-star Google review left by someone who sat in the room.

★★★★★

Members of our team attended a seminar held by Eric through HAVAN, and found his insights to be incredibly useful, practical, and methodical. We learned a lot from Eric in that seminar and would wholeheartedly love to attend another seminar of his.
Arsh Dhadwal · HAVAN seminar

★★★★★

I attended a business leadership workshop with Eric recently, and found the content to be very relevant for growing my business. Eric is a captivating speaker and has great tips for helping businesses get to the next level.
Jane Campbell · Business leadership workshop

★★★★★

I attended Eric's 2 days workshop and enjoyed every second of it. It was very practical and informative. Eric is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic so he is engaged with the audiences all throughout the presentation.
Negar Almassian · 2-day Sales & AI training

★★★★★

Great interactive session. A lot of helpful information to apply in real life and business. I would definitely suggest it to others and consider doing it as a team for ourselves.
Roxana M. · 2-day Business Growth & Sales training

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Rooms he has been in

Eric is a long-time HAVAN member and has been speaking to the design and construction community in Vancouver for years.

  • HAVAN — Homebuilders Association Vancouver
  • Business Sales & AI Summit
  • Two-day Business Growth & Sales training
  • Two-day Sales & AI training
  • Business leadership workshops
  • Corporate and team training sessions

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