Author, Speaker, Showrunner
 

the world’s most inspiring Speaker on Differentiation, Storytelling, and Marketing

Jay has given speeches to 4,000 attendees to open an industry expo, 40 execs in a closed-room mastermind, and everyone in between. Everywhere he goes, Jay helps audiences rethink how businesses and careers are built, handing them tools they can really use to become stronger storytellers, more creative innovators, and more beloved industry leaders.

 
 
 

“Multiple attendees came running up to me and said:

“that was the best keynote I’ve ever seen.”

—Mary Jo Preston, Events Director, Stream Creative

♥️ Stream booked Jay multiple times, including to open their celebrated 10-year anniversary event in 2024

“I was literally saying to our event manager:

“we hit it out of the ballpark with this guy!”

—Veronica Martinez, Events & Partner Marketing Specialist

 

See Jay in Action

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Enjoy Jay’s Storytelling from the stage

 

“Our entire company needs to hear this”

Through timely thinking, customized speeches, and irresistible stage presence, Jay gets Rave Reviews from event organizers and attendees

 

“Jay was every meeting planner’s dream come true.”

“Attendees and my leadership team kept commenting over and over on how meaningful and memorable his session was. I very much appreciated how customized his session was to our very diverse audience. We loved him so much, we’re already booking him for another event!”

— Haley Sevalstad, on behalf of her global brand client

 
 
 
 
 
 

 Each Year, Jay customizes His Talks for Groups & Orgs Like These:

 
 

  • Marketing/Sales Professionals

  • Customer Support & Experience (CX)

  • Entrepreneurs & Freelancers

  • Career and Industry Edu Groups

  • Real Estate Professionals

  • Executive Leaders

  • People Ops & HR

  • Higher Ed

 

Grateful to work with Great Clients

 

“I mean, if we’re all crying in the first keynote, I am going to say B2BSMX is a success.”

- Annette Falvo, National Account Director, Demand Gen Report

 
 
 
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“An original thinker and dynamic presenter, Jay is becoming one of the "must-see" speakers at any marketing and communication event.”

—Joe Pulizzi, bestselling author and creator of two industry-leading events (Content Marketing World and Content Entrepreneur Expo)

 
 
 
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“The first thing I heard at the conclusion of Jay’s presentation was that attendees were looking at things from a different perspective. I can’t say enough about Jay’s presentation! He really knocked it out of the park. He connects to the audience in a real way, making it a conversation, not a speech. You feel involved and drawn into his stories.”

—Jacquie Francisco, Managing Partner, The Brand Establishment

 
 
 
 


2 Popular Programs on offer:


Make Me Care

How to Compete on the Impact of your ideas, not the Volume of Your Marketing

The toughest truth to embrace in business today: expertise has been commodified. It's foundational, but it's found everywhere. This means, while what you know matters, what you say and how you say it MUST make that clear. The three tiny words with the biggest possible impact on our businesses and careers:

“Make me care.”

In this powerful, practical session, author and differentiation consultant Jay Acunzo will have you thinking less about the volume of your marketing and more about the power of your words. You’ll learn the techniques masterful storytellers use to inspire action in others, and you’ll turn your expertise into a big idea you can own and use to clarify your message, create better content, and ensure everything you do feels higher-impact.

You’ll walk way ready to differentiate and resonate more easily. Instead of market more, you’ll know how to matter more, so you can hustle for results less.

In this session, You will learn:

  1. The most important question to ask to differentiate your work.

  2. How to develop and share your story to ensure others immediately care.

  3. A powerful framework you can use right away to develop your IP, instantly elevating all your content and comms.

 
 
 
 


Speaking as a Superpower

How to Deliver Better Talks to Bigger Audiences, Online and In-Person

You’ve got valuable expertise and a distinctive point of view, but when it's time to share that in a talk or workshop, too many business leaders and practitioners fall flat. Their talks are like blog posts with a runtime, which struggle to fill hearts and engage minds.

In this practical yet inspiring session, professional keynote speaker and speaker-coach Jay Acunzo will show you how to design, sell, and deliver talks that generate both impact and opportunity. You'll learn why speaking isn't about memorizing a script or mastering on-stage theatrics — and why bigger stages and even bigger speaker fees have little to do with your fame. Instead, you'll learn what makes a talk irresistible for event organizers and community leaders to book you and audiences to attend your talk and deepen their relationship with you after.

Whether you're promoting a major new initiative or project, growing your business overall, or trying to serve a bigger audience, this talk will help you make speaking your superpower, everywhere you show up.

In this session, You Will learn:

  1. How to structure a speech to differentiate, resonate, and drive follow-on opportunities.

  2. The tiny techniques you can use to customize your pitch and your content to win bigger and better stages.

  3. The hidden nuances of moving from attendee to speaker and breakout speaker to main-stage keynote.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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“Jay Acunzo is relevant, thought-provoking, and entertaining. While Jay is a sought after speaker with a big resume of experience, he is also approachable and eager to tailor his presentations to the audience’s needs. He provides realistic and actionable takeaways that all levels of professionals want to implement.”

—Julie Huval, Head of Marketing, Beck Technology

 
 
 
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“As a speaker, Jay has an incredible ability to relate to the audience and perform with impeccable polish. He is a seasoned speaker, and it shows. As a host, I was particularly gratified with the reaction from the attendees, who stayed well past the end of the event to speak to him and have been contacting me personally to thank me.”

—Devin Bramhall, B2B community leader + agency CEO

 

 

 
 
 
 

Meet JaY

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For a bio meant to be read out loud to announce Jay to the stage, see these resources for event organizers.

Jay Acunzo helps business leaders become stronger speakers and storytellers, so they can differentiate and resonate.

After working in media and marketing roles at brands like Google and HubSpot, Jay wrote the book Break the Wheel and began touring globally as a keynote speaker. Brands like Mailchimp, Salesforce, Wistia, and GoDaddy, plus dozens of individual authors, founders, execs, and creators trust Jay to develop their stories, speeches, and thought leadership.

Jay lives in the Boston area with his family as a proud Yankees and Knicks fan (yes, enemy territory). In the 60 seconds per week he’s not creating stuff for work or making his kids laugh, he likes to shoot hoops, sip nice bourbons, cook with his wife, and daydream about telling stories like his storytelling hero, Anthony Bourdain.

🏅 “A marketing newsletter you need to subscribe to.” (Forbes)

🏅 One of Boston’s “50 On Fire” (American City Business Journals)

🏅 “One of 15 must-hear marketing podcasters” (LinkedIn Editors)

🏅 “One of the 50 most influential B2B voices.” (TopRank Influencer Marketing)

Watch an interview with Jay on differentiation, Modern Marketing, storytelling, and how to resonate in a noisy world