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Everything you need to evaluate Mitch, choose the right experience, build your case, and get your event on the calendar. If your question is not covered here, send us your event details and we will respond within 2 to 8 hours—often sooner.

The Experience

This Is Not a Sit-and-Watch Keynote

Mitch turns the room into part of the experience. Through stories, improvisation, audience participation, and practical tools, people learn how to stay clear when the plan changes, create certainty inside uncertainty, make better decisions, and keep moving under pressure.

It is fast, funny, human, and immediately useful. Second City trained with more than 4,000 live presentations across 12 countries, Mitch knows how to read a room and adapt in real time. People leave entertained and energized—but, more importantly, they leave having already practiced the ideas.

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Section A

Programs and Experiences

Choose the outcome first. Mitch will help you select the format that gets the room there.

ADAPT! — Create certainty inside uncertainty

ADAPT! is Mitch's flagship adaptability and leadership keynote. It shows people how to stay clear when conditions change, control what they can, use what is happening, make better decisions faster, and keep moving until they figure it out. It is clean, high-energy, interactive, and designed for leadership conferences, annual meetings, transformation events, and teams navigating change.

Decision Heist™ — Where judgment, leadership, and AI collide

Decision Heist™ is a 60- to 90-minute signature experience that puts three audience members inside a live business challenge as an AI “boss” enters the decision. What follows is funny, unpredictable, and revealing. Beneath the entertainment is a practical exploration of judgment, accountability, teamwork, leadership, and the moment people quietly hand a decision away. No two performances are the same.

Imprompting™ — Build adaptability by practicing it live

Imprompting™ combines business improvisation, audience participation, and live problem-solving. Teams learn to listen, communicate, respond, pivot, and make stronger choices while the situation is still changing. It can stand alone as an interactive session or power the live challenges inside Decision Heist™.

Future-Ready Workforce — Five capabilities developed together

For organizations that need more than a single event, Mitch and HIVE build integrated workforce-development programs around five capabilities: direct the technology, adapt in real time, pivot with purpose, present with impact, and lead the human work. The result is not another training calendar. It is a practical strategy for building people who can think, communicate, decide, lead, and use new technology responsibly.

AI Enablement and Human Skills Workshops

When AI is part of the need, HIVE offers practical workshops that help people use it with clarity, confidence, judgment, and purpose inside the work they already do. The technology is never taught in isolation. Participants also strengthen the communication, critical thinking, presentation, adaptability, and leadership skills required to direct it well.

Can Mitch combine a keynote with a workshop?

Yes. The keynote creates energy, shared language, and the reason to change. The workshop gives people time to practice the tools against their actual work. A keynote can be paired with a 60- to 120-minute breakout, a half-day session, a full-day experience, or a longer workforce-development engagement.

Section B

Fit and Audience

Is Mitch right for our audience and our event?

What is the throughline across Mitch's work?

Adaptability. The plan will change, the room will change, and the technology will change. Mitch teaches people how to create certainty on purpose, use what is happening, make better decisions, communicate clearly, and keep moving. His operating principle is simple: Whatever happens, use it.

Is Mitch an adaptability speaker, an entertainer, or a business leader?

All three. He learned adaptability live as an actor and improviser, tested it across more than 4,000 presentations, and applied it while leading teams and building companies. The entertainment earns attention. The business experience gives the ideas weight. The learning design turns those ideas into actions people can use immediately.

Does every program focus on AI?

No. AI appears when it serves the audience and the outcome. ADAPT! can be delivered as a clean adaptability and leadership keynote with little or no technology emphasis. Decision Heist™ uses AI as pressure inside a larger lesson about human judgment and accountability. HIVE's workshops go deeper when practical AI enablement is the stated need.

What industries does Mitch speak for?

Mitch works across industries because uncertainty, decision-making, communication, and leadership are universal. His audiences and clients include Walt Disney World Resort, the Colorado Rockies, Informa Connect's Pharma Forum, Meeting Professionals International, Visit Indy, Better Talent, IMA, Visit Denver, and Visit Lauderdale. Every engagement is shaped around the language, pressures, and priorities of the room.

Can Mitch customize the talk for our audience and our theme?

Yes. Customization is included. Every booking includes a pre-event conversation in which Mitch reviews your theme, audience, desired outcomes, current challenges, and the language your organization already uses. He then selects the stories, interactions, examples, and level of technology that fit your room.

Why is Mitch different from a traditional keynote speaker?

Mitch does not stand outside the experience and describe what people should do. He creates a live situation in which the audience can see and practice the behavior. His background in improvisation, facilitation, learning and development, entrepreneurship, and leadership lets him move between entertainment and application without losing the room.

Is Mitch right for a skeptical or change-weary audience?

Yes. Mitch does not shame people for uncertainty or tell them to “adapt or die.” He acknowledges the pressure, lowers the temperature with humor, and gives people something useful to do next. The goal is not forced optimism. It is greater clarity, confidence, and agency.

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Format and Logistics

How it runs, what it needs, and how to lock the date.

How long is the keynote?

Most keynotes run 45 to 60 minutes. Decision Heist™ is designed for 60 to 90 minutes. Workshops can run from 60 minutes to a full day, and longer workforce-development programs are built around the capabilities your organization needs to strengthen.

What is the difference between the keynote and the keynote with a workshop?

The keynote creates a shared experience and gives the audience a practical framework. The workshop creates repetitions. Participants apply the ideas to real decisions, presentations, workflows, leadership moments, or team challenges and receive feedback while they practice.

Can Mitch deliver this virtually or for a hybrid event?

Yes. Virtual and hybrid delivery is available for all formats. The interactive structure travels well because audience participation is built into the session design, not bolted on at the end. Virtual keynote fees are lower than in-person. The prep work, the customization, and the live demonstrations are done just as if Mitch was live. Hybrid events, where Mitch is on stage and streamed to remote attendees at the same time, are priced at the in-person rate.

How far out should we book?

Priority dates fill up fast for up to a year out, but we understand that you have bookings sometimes a few months out. We work to accommodate all schedules if Mitch is available. He loves this work so much that he wants the schedule packed. That includes major annual conferences, Q1 kickoffs, and fall leadership events. We recommend reaching out early so you have the most flexibility on timing and format. We get back to every inquiry within 2 to 8 hours or sooner and can tell you the same day whether it works.

What does Mitch need from the AV team?

Standard needs are a screen, laptop connection via HDMI or USB-C, house audio, a wireless lavalier or headset microphone, a slide advancer, and a confidence monitor. Programs using live technology also require a dedicated, reliable internet connection. A detailed AV sheet is provided in advance, and Mitch completes a full technical rehearsal before the session.

Does Mitch have a rider?

No formal rider. He is easy to work with and does not bring a long list of requirements. A green room with Wi-Fi and some water is always appreciated but not required. He actually likes arriving early and spending time in the room before he goes on stage, meeting the organizers, walking the space, and when there is an opportunity, having a quick conversation with your CEO or executive sponsor to get a real read on the room. That pre-show time makes the keynote sharper. A quiet corner to review his notes before going on is the only real ask.

What actually happens on the pre-event prep call?

The call happens 2 to 4 weeks before the event, or on a timeline agreed during discovery. Mitch personally reviews the audience, theme, business context, desired learning outcomes, sensitivities, examples that will resonate, level of interaction, and engagement-dial setting. The team also confirms the run of show, AV plan, and rehearsal time.

Can we watch a full-length video before we decide?

Yes. There is an 11-minute set of clips from a live event on our home page and we can send you up to a 45-minute full keynote from last year. The information will not be as current as the talks this year, since he adapts the lessons each month. You can share that link directly with your committee.

Section D

Investment and Process

What it costs, and exactly how the booking works.

What does it cost to book Mitch?

Fees depend on the program, location, audience size, level of customization, and whether the engagement includes a workshop or longer development component. Mitch's standard keynote fee is $35,000. Share your event details and we will provide a clear recommendation and quote for the outcome you need. Nonprofit and mission-aligned opportunities are considered individually.

Does Mitch work with speakers bureaus?

Yes. Mitch works with selected speakers bureaus. Bureau commission is handled within the agreed fee, so there is no additional planner cost. Agents and bureaus can contact diana@ahumanhive.com for availability, materials, and partnership information.

What does the booking process look like, step by step?

Six steps from your first message to Mitch walking on stage.

Submit your event details through the booking form and we get back to you within 2 to 8 hours, often sooner.
A 30-minute discovery call at a time that works for you. Not a sales call. A real conversation about your event, your audience, and whether this is the right fit.
A complete proposal within 24 hours of that call, often the same day. Simple language, no surprises, everything your committee needs to say yes.
Agreement and payment. The date is secured when the agreement is signed and payment is completed. Payment options are listed clearly in the proposal.
A pre-event prep call with Mitch personally, 2 to 4 weeks before the event. He reviews your audience, your theme, and what you need the room to feel. No canned keynotes, ever.
Show day. Mitch arrives early, comes for the audio check, walks the room, and delivers.

What are the payment terms?

Payment by credit card, PayPal, or wire transfer. Checks are not accepted. We do not accept net 30 or any net arrangements. All payments are due at signing.

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Section E

Post-Event

What happens when the lights come up.

What do attendees say after they hear Mitch?

The consistent pattern is that people stay 30 or more minutes after the session ends because they are not ready to leave. Leonard Hoops, CEO of Visit Indy, said: "I have attended countless presentations on this topic. This was the best, most engaging and most informative one I have ever been a part of." Rachel Benedick, CRO of MPI, noted that audiences stayed 30 minutes after the session just to keep the conversation going. Lily Nagy, Conference Producer at Informa Connect for a 600-delegate Pharma Forum, called it "the outstanding opening keynote that set the tone for the entire event." Greg Feasel, President of the Colorado Rockies, said: "This is about equipping our organization with meaningful tools that support our commitment to future innovation and long-term growth."

Does Mitch offer anything after the keynote to keep the message alive?

Yes. The event can continue through facilitated workshops, leadership sessions, team practice, coaching, or a longer HIVE workforce-development program. Follow-through is designed around the behaviors the organization wants to see—not around adding content for content's sake.

What is HIVE?

HIVE is the workforce-development company Mitch leads with his family and team. HIVE helps organizations build the human and technical capabilities required for what comes next: adaptability, leadership, presentation, communication, critical thinking, judgment, collaboration, and practical AI enablement. The guiding principle is Amplify, Not Automate.

Can attendees receive practical follow-up resources?

Yes. Depending on the program, HIVE can provide a tailored action guide, practice prompts, team discussion questions, manager reinforcement tools, or a recommended next-step plan. The goal is to help the language and behaviors from the session continue after the event.

Section F

Additional Questions

The things planners ask right before they say yes.

We are still early in planning. Is it too soon to reach out?

No, and honestly earlier is better. Priority dates for major conferences, Q1 kickoffs, and fall leadership events fill up 6 to 12 months out. Reaching out now gives you the most options on date and format. The discovery call is 30 minutes. Use the booking form to start the conversation and we will confirm availability and talk through timing.

How does Mitch handle a skeptical audience?

He respects skepticism and never embarrasses someone for expressing it. He uses humor, questions, and live interaction to surface the real concern, then gives the room a practical way forward. The aim is not to make everyone agree. It is to help people think more clearly and feel capable of taking the next step.

What happens if technology fails during a live experience?

Mitch's improvisational background is the backup plan. Technology-dependent sessions receive a full rehearsal and connection check. If something changes during the program, he can use the moment, redirect the interaction, and keep the room moving without turning the failure into the audience's problem.

Does Mitch stick around for Q and A or a reception after the keynote?

Yes. Mitch frequently remains after the session to answer questions and speak with attendees. A formal Q&A, reception appearance, executive conversation, or facilitated follow-up can be included in the event plan.

Can the tone stay completely corporate-safe?

Absolutely. The engagement dial is set with the planner in advance. Mitch can deliver a boardroom-clean program or add more improvisation and edge when the audience and culture support it. There are no surprises for the person who booked him.

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