International Keynote Speaker & Leadership Trainer
Bring out the leader in you and your people.
Juan Alvarado equips people to take ownership, strengthen relationships, and have the conversations that move teams forward.
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A PRACTICAL PLACE TO START · FREE
Level Up Your Leadership
A free video course with 5 levels, each under 90 seconds. With every level you also get a clip of Juan teaching it live, in front of a real room of leaders.
Level 1: Your title isn’t your influence
Level 2: Say it out loud
Level 3: Own your one percent
Level 4: The conversation you’re avoiding
Level 5: When it boils over
Start with Level 1. Choose one thing to try with your team this week.
LEADERSHIP STARTS WITH YOU
THE WAY YOU LEAD SHAPES THE WAY THEY LEAD.
You want people who speak up, follow through, and look out for each other. But when the same issues keep landing on your desk, conversations go unsaid, and good people feel overlooked, it can feel like you are carrying the team alone.
Through stories that connect and tools people can use, Juan helps leaders recognize their part in those patterns and choose a different response. Your audience leaves with practical ways to take responsibility, seek people out, and say what matters.
GIVE YOUR PEOPLE A CLEAR NEXT STEP
01 / ALIGNMENT
Lead with intention.
Recognize where your daily choices have drifted from what matters, and choose how you want to show up.
02 / CONNECTION
Seek people out.
Create everyday opportunities for people to feel seen, wanted, and heard.
03 / OWNERSHIP
Take ownership.
Identify what is yours to change, follow through on commitments, and address the conversations you have been avoiding.
FEATURED EXPERIENCES
Give them something to use
when they get back to work.
CONNECTION & BELONGING
The Power of Pursuit
Belonging begins when you go looking.
People should not have to wonder whether they matter to the team. Through relatable stories and practical reflection, Juan helps audiences notice who is being overlooked, initiate meaningful connection, and make belonging part of how they lead every day.
COMMUNICATION & ACCOUNTABILITY
Say What Matters
Navigate difficult conversations with confidence.
Avoiding a difficult conversation rarely makes it easier. Juan helps participants recognize what holds them back, listen with intention, and prepare to speak with clarity. Workshops give people space to practice using their voice in the situations they face at work.
YOUR SPEAKER
Meet Juan
Leadership begins with how you show up.
Juan Alvarado is an international keynote speaker, leadership trainer, Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths Coach, U.S. Army war veteran, and former police officer.
Drawing from experience in education, organizational leadership, military service, and law enforcement, Juan brings a practical and human approach to developing leaders.
His work challenges people to examine their influence, take ownership of their choices, and care intentionally for what has been entrusted to them.
THE FRAMEWORK BEHIND THE WORK
ASCEND: The Stewardship Series
Nine leadership practices. One journey toward stewardship.
Leadership begins with your own choices. ASCEND guides people from leading themselves to serving others and embracing stewardship: taking responsibility for the people, relationships, and work entrusted to their care.
Explore a focused message, apply the work in a workshop, or build across the framework through continuing development.
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CHOOSE THE EXPERIENCE THAT FITS
Keynotes
Bring your audience together around a shared challenge, a fresh perspective, and a practical next step.
Interactive workshops
Turn the message into practice through reflection, conversation, and exercises grounded in the situations your people face.
Continuing development
Support growth beyond a single event with coaching and development that help people revisit, practice, and apply what they learn, including a 6-month group coaching program for leaders.
Organizations Juan has Worked With
IN THEIR WORDS
What leaders are saying
“Juan made me feel that he actually cared that I took away valuable material from his workshop. He was clear and concise with his message.”
“This was one amazing workshop and so very inspiring. I am hopeful about whom I'm becoming and how I will lead using my natural strengths. I am the change agent!”
“Juan's session was by far my favorite out of all the speakers this week. It spoke directly to me about how I can be a better leader at work.”
“YES. YES. YES. I loved this workshop! I learned so much that I took back to my team at lunch (and they were all jealous that they didn't go).”
“One of the best, if not the best, session I've attended this year.”
“Juan was an amazing presenter! He dropped knowledge! Was fun, engaging and informative.”
“This workshop was amazing. So glad I attended. Empowering! Changed my life for sure.”
“Rated Best BOOST Workshop. 5 stars.”
“He did not sugarcoat anything and was very motivational and determined to help us grow as individuals.”
“Juan's approach is great! He always gets me thinking and changing my ways of thinking!”
“Listening to Juan is always refreshing and resetting for the new school year!”
“The change starts with us, and as we change and move up in levels, we should be bringing staff up with us.”
“I gained valuable knowledge about mindset change. I now know the way we think affects our performance.”
“I will definitely be reexamining my efforts to connect with my team and improve my communication.”
“Great energy from the moment I walked in!”
“Juan made me feel that he actually cared that I took away valuable material from his workshop. He was clear and concise with his message.”
“This was one amazing workshop and so very inspiring. I am hopeful about whom I'm becoming and how I will lead using my natural strengths. I am the change agent!”
“Juan's session was by far my favorite out of all the speakers this week. It spoke directly to me about how I can be a better leader at work.”
“YES. YES. YES. I loved this workshop! I learned so much that I took back to my team at lunch (and they were all jealous that they didn't go).”
“One of the best, if not the best, session I've attended this year.”
“Juan was an amazing presenter! He dropped knowledge! Was fun, engaging and informative.”
“This workshop was amazing. So glad I attended. Empowering! Changed my life for sure.”
“Rated Best BOOST Workshop. 5 stars.”
“He did not sugarcoat anything and was very motivational and determined to help us grow as individuals.”
“Juan's approach is great! He always gets me thinking and changing my ways of thinking!”
“Listening to Juan is always refreshing and resetting for the new school year!”
“The change starts with us, and as we change and move up in levels, we should be bringing staff up with us.”
“I gained valuable knowledge about mindset change. I now know the way we think affects our performance.”
“I will definitely be reexamining my efforts to connect with my team and improve my communication.”
“Great energy from the moment I walked in!”
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THE ROAD AHEAD
Give your people a reason to step forward.
Tell us who will be in the room and what you want to change. We will help you find the right fit.