Hospitality
Energize and inspire your organization to the next level of engagement.
In the world of hospitality, leaders and teams are demanded to deliver exceptional service, adapt to guest expectations, and maintain trust in an ever-changing industry.
That’s why hospitality organizations turn to top motivational keynote speakers like Juan Bendana to ignite confidence, resilience, and peak performance when it matters most. Each year, Juan empowers professionals across hospitality, frontline teams, managers, guest experience leaders, sales staff, and executive teams, to lead with clarity, communicate with excellence, and navigate constant change with confidence. As one of the most requested corporate motivational speakers and leadership keynote speakers, he delivers high-impact experiences that help hospitality professionals stay focused, energized, and ready to create world-class experiences.
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Juan delivered an exceptional keynote address that exceeded my expectations in every way.
He seamlessly wove in relevant examples and anecdotes that resonated with our group, making the message feel personalized and relevant. Additionally, his use of storytelling and humor made the presentation feel more like a conversation than a lecture, which made it easy to follow and remember. I wholeheartedly recommend him for any organization looking to inspire, educate, and entertain their audience.
Jennifer Makowski
Global Business Partnership Manager with American Express Global Business Travel
Topics designed for Hospitality
Engage your audience with an unforgettable experience filled with energy, humor and actionable performance insights.
Based on his work with countless hospitality groups, here are Juan’s most requested speaking topics:
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Lead Through Change: Uncertain Times Demand More Leaders
People aren’t speaking up. They’re holding back, second-guessing, playing it safe—while everything in today’s hospitality landscape demands boldness, clarity, and presence. In this keynote, motivational keynote speaker Juan Bendana equips hospitality leaders and teams with the tools to break through hesitation and lead with the confidence to create extraordinary experiences.
Backed by research with over 250,000 leaders, Juan delivers practical strategies to navigate rapid change—turning shifting guest expectations and industry disruption into transformational momentum. Through powerful stories, humor, and real-world frameworks, this keynote fuels performance, adaptability, and breakthrough leadership in a fast-evolving service environment. Perfect for leadership conferences, reward trips, leadership retreats, hospitality associations, and teams committed to elevating the guest experience.
Takeaways:
Show up with confidence in the era of technological disruption and guest expectations
Reignite the motivation and mindset for growth and sustained performance
Learn actionable tools to boost engagement and move beyond ideas into action
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The Confidence Cycle: The Secret for Everyday Engagement and Motivation
In a world where self-doubt and change are relentless, Juan Bendana helps hospitality teams turn uncertainty into an opportunity for personal and professional growth. Based on his groundbreaking book Confident By Choice, this high-energy keynote equips audiences with the tools to build unshakable confidence, overcome imposter syndrome, and cultivate a growth mindset in the moments where performance and guest trust matter most.
Through powerful stories, humor, and actionable takeaways, Juan inspires your people to break through mental barriers, reignite motivation for their work (and life!), and step into bold, aligned action. Perfect for hospitality organizations navigating industry change, seeking momentum, and ready to unlock their next level of growth and sustained performance.
Takeaways:
Develop the growth mindset for everyday confidence and courage
Learn how to leverage their own psychology for higher guest engagement
Take charge of how they authentically show up in the changing hospitality world
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Make Confidence Your Competitive Advantage: High-Performance Mindset for Next Level Results
In a world where expectations are rising and motivation is dropping, most leaders struggle to stay engaged with their goals. Unlocking the next level of performance requires more than just ambition; it demands action. Confidence isn’t just a feel-good trait, it’s your organization’s ultimate competitive edge.
With a track record of working with brands like American Express, Toast, American Airlines and Lindt Chocolate, Juan delivers an energizing keynote that empowers leaders to set clear and actionable goals, turning today’s barriers into tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Backed by his proven framework, audiences walk away ready to raise the bar, take aligned action, and achieve more than they thought possible. Ideal for incentive trips, annual meetings, conferences and high-performance hospitality teams looking to achieve lasting results.
Takeaways:
Boldly move through a changing world with unwavering confidence and sustainable growth
Identify the barriers to growth and set clear goals to move through them as a team
Develop the mindset to deliver extraordinary guest experiences and consistently break performance records
Energize and inspire your audience with an unforgettable experience.
Trusted by the world’s leading hospitality organizations:
What makes Juan different?
For attendees, Juan is more than just a speaker. He’s the steady voice financial professionals crave in a world of market swings and constant change, the friend who gives them hope for a better future. His engaging style, humor, and subject-matter expertise create a truly unforgettable experience for conferences, sales teams, and leadership events across financial services.
With a decade of experience working with 700+ audiences, Juan has seen it all. From boardrooms of 25 C-suite executives to a stadium of 33,000 people, he has spent his entire career obsessing over delivering world-class experiences that inspire confidence, elevate performance, and drive meaningful results for financial organizations.
So what are you waiting for? Book Juan Bendana for your next event!
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of consumers say confidence in their financial advisor is the #1 factor in deciding whether to stay with them.
70%
of investors say the advisor’s confidence level directly impacts their own confidence about the future.
76%
of financial professionals say lack of confidence is the biggest barrier to selling their services effectively.
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