START THE SHIFT
FROM FLEETING SUCCESS TO LASTING FULFILLMENT
THAT FITS YOU BEST:
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START THE SHIFT
BRIDGE SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT
Drawing on years of building a lasting marriage, raising a successful family, and growing a thriving business, Justin created Start the Shift to help entrepreneurs find freedom in every part of life. This isn’t guru talk, it’s real world experience shaped into simple practices that are easy to understand. These tools help leaders reconnect with what matters most so they can lead with clarity instead of pressure. Start the Shift gives leaders a practical way to align their choices, strengthen their relationships, and feel whole again as they grow.
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THE RELATIONABLE TOOLKIT
CULTURE, INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED
Based on Justin’s upcoming book, The Relationable Toolkit, this talk helps leaders shape healthier cultures with intention. After decades of designing systems, spaces, teams, and businesses that last, Justin turned his lived experience into simple tools that build clarity, trust, and accountability. Relationable gives organizations a practical way to design cultures that support real growth. It teaches leaders how to move from default habits to purposeful interactions that strengthen every part of the business.
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THE MONOGAMY SPECTRUM
DEFINE YOUR BOUNDARIES
Based on Justin’s book, The Monogamy Spectrum, this unforgettable talk invites audiences to rethink the rules of love, loyalty, and what it means to be committed. Blending candid personal stories with insight from two decades in a cutting edge marriage and a thriving business partnership, Justin guides people through defining their own boundaries with no shame, no judgment, and plenty of laughter. This is not about choosing the right model, it is about designing one that truly works for you.
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FLOPPORTUNITY
FINDING DELIGHT IN FAILURE
Your relationship’s in crisis. Your business is upside-down. Your dream went up in smoke. Now what? In this raw, funny, and surprisingly hopeful talk, Justin shares how the worst moments in life can become launchpads for transformation. Through personal stories of failure (and the wisdom they gave birth to), Flopportunity offers a powerful process: one part emotional resilience, one part architectural thinking, and one part gallows humor. Perfect for leaders who’ve hit a wall, and want to build a door.
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LUXURY DECODED
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HIGH-END BUYERS
Luxury is never one size fits all. It is emotional safety, status affirmation, and narrative control. This high-energy session fuses design insight, marketing strategy, and relationship psychology to unpack how wealthy clients actually buy. You’ll explore the hierarchy of needs, decode generational wealth psychology, and discover the things luxury buyers crave… but rarely name out loud. Remember, no matter what you sell, you’re selling dreams. This talk will change how you see your clients and yourself.
Shift success from feeling heavy to feeling fulfilling
Shift leaders toward designing culture with clear intention
Shift entrepreneurs toward clarity, connection, and freedom
Shift emotional intelligence into practical skills anyone can use
“While both take shape one interaction at a time, Relationable cultures are intentionally designed. Default cultures just… happen.
— Justin M. Riordan, Keynote Speaker
In The Relationable Toolkit, Justin M. Riordan invites leaders to rethink how culture, trust, and communication shape their organizations. Drawing from twenty-five years of relationship-building in life and business, he offers practical tools for designing workplaces where people feel safe, valued, and inspired.
This is not theory but action. Through stories, exercises, and repeatable frameworks, Riordan shows how culture is designed through everyday choices. The Relationable Toolkit is a guide for leaders who want to create teams that feel human, resilient, and deeply connected.
FIND OUT MORE
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“Justin is funny, charismatic, interesting, and very vulnerable. It was an incredibly interactive presentation.”
— Cameron Madill
Founder
Happy Couples Project
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“Justin makes it really translate immediately to the audience. I’m grateful. I would work with him again in a heartbeat”
— Tyler McCabe
Chapter Manager
EO Portland
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"He was warm and confident... was very much himself. He was very thorough in his answers and made it very personable and relatable."
— Amy Jeffers
Showroom Partnership Manager
Pratt + Larson
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“I loved it. There were so many practical applications. Not only for me but also for my staff, to better understand how to support them. “
— Geoff Metts
Chief Experience Officer
Five Star Guitars
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“Phenomenal! I’m leaving here with some great insights and great tools. Love his book, looking forward to learning how to be a better human with my partner.”
— Michael Knapp
Founder
River Capital PDX
START THE SHIFT with curiosity.
When you feel the pull toward clearer leadership and deeper connection, you are already moving. These are the most common questions about how to bring the shift to your next event.
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Justin M. Riordan is a keynote speaker, author, and entrepreneur known as the anti-guru of emotional intelligence. A designer by training and a builder by nature, he founded the award-winning Spade and Archer Design Agency before turning his focus to human design—how people intentionally build emotionally intelligent companies, relationships, and lives. Through The Relationable Toolkit, Justin teaches simple, repeatable tools that start the shift from fear to freedom, helping leaders reconnect with what truly matters.
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Justin’s work starts the shift toward emotionally intelligent leadership. His talks explore company culture, authenticity, communication, trust, and relationship design… at work and at home. Drawing from his books Relationable: Tools for an Intentionally Designed Life and The Monogamy Spectrum, Justin blends story, humor, and structure to make emotional intelligence practical and alive for every audience.
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Justin is the perfect choice for entrepreneurs, executives, and organizations ready to start the shift from being trapped by success to being fulfilled by success. His programs resonate with leaders rebuilding trust, redefining culture, or seeking connection in the midst of growth or burnout. He inspires entrepreneurs to design lives and businesses that are intentional, authentic, and sustainable.
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Audiences experience a genuine shift, from chaos to clarity, from pressure to purpose. Participants leave with practical tools to strengthen trust, reduce emotional friction, and lead with confidence. Organizations gain cultures that flow instead of fracture. Justin’s sessions ignite excitement, restore balance, and remind leaders that freedom begins the moment they choose to design it.
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To start the shift with Justin, visit JustinMRiordan.com or email justin@justinmriordan.com. His team will coordinate availability, fees, and event details to craft a customized keynote or workshop that meets your goals and energizes your audience.
WHAT IF MONOGAMY ISN’T A SINGLE CHOICE,
BUT THE PLACE WHERE YOU START THE SHIFT
TOWARD YOUR OWN DEFINITION OF LOVE?
In The Monogamy Spectrum, Justin M. Riordan challenges what we think we know about love, loyalty, and commitment. Blending personal stories with cultural insight, he explores the emotional, physical, and financial dimensions of monogamy and how they shape our relationships today.
Through reflection and a self-evaluation quiz, readers are invited to define their own boundaries and discover what kind of relationship model truly fits. The Monogamy Spectrum is a guide to more conscious, authentic, and intentional love.
“To start the shift, we must understand mistakes don’t end relationships. Lies, mistrust and miscommunications do.”
—Justin M. Riordan | Keynote Speaker