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 Yogi is a leadership keynote speaker, author, and founder of Craft Leadership LLC. He brings more than 30 years of experience in talent development, hospitality, operations, and leadership strategy, including work with Walt Disney World, Bluegreen Vacations, and Hilton Grand Vacations.

Yogi also brings professional comedy experience to the stage and has crafted, run, and hosted dozens of leadership conferences. That combination gives him a strong understanding of what event planners need, what audiences expect, and how to deliver a keynote that is engaging, practical, funny, direct, and built to create more than a motivational moment.

 Yogi does not deliver canned inspiration or theory that dies in the ballroom. His keynotes are practical, direct, funny, and rooted in real leadership work. He helps audiences get honest about blind spots, reconnect with the responsibility of leading people well, and leave with ideas they can actually use.

His background in hospitality, operations, executive leadership, talent development, comedy, mentorship, and culture work allows him to connect with both the heart of the room and the business need behind the event.

Yogi speaks to leaders at every level, from emerging leaders and frontline managers to senior executives and C-suite teams. He is also a strong fit for HR and talent leaders, association audiences, conference attendees, service teams, hospitality organizations, and companies working to strengthen leadership, culture, accountability, mentorship, and servic 

Yogi speaks on leadership growth, mentorship, accountability, culture, service, feedback, trust, G.R.I.T., humor as a leadership skill, people-first leadership, and the honest conversations that help people get better. His keynote topics are organized around three core areas: Leadership Topics, Culture Topics, and Service Topics. swer to this item.

Yes. Yogi shapes each keynote around the audience, event theme, business priorities, and leadership behaviors the organization wants to strengthen. His topic catalog provides a starting point, but the goal is always to deliver a session that feels relevant, practical, and useful for the people in the room. o this item.