I spent 32 years proving it on the plant floor and in my own life. Now I teach it to business leaders, churches and schools.
A conference hall in Melbourne. A room full of reliability engineers. A crowd waiting on a rock band. Same message, built for the room.
What keeps a plant from running on emergencies is what keeps a family, a church and a young person from running on them too. I've lived both sides. Every talk is built for the people in your seats.
Conferences, leadership teams and company events. Operations, reliability, turnarounds.
Business talks
Faith, purpose, marriage and family. The story behind the career.
Faith & life talks
Discipline, direction and the habits that hold up when life gets hard.
School talks
Half-day to multi-session programs that keep working after I leave.
TrainingHe did just fantastic. And the reason he did so fantastic is because he actually cares.
"Men are going through two things at the same time: recovery and discovery. If you don't take care of your recovery zone, you won't enjoy your discovery zone."
Tim StoreyThe Original Comeback Coach. Recorded right after Steve's talk at an event where both spoke. Who is Tim Storey?Each talk is tailored to your audience and your goals. These are where most events start.
Freedom isn't the absence of systems. It's built by the right one.
Most people think freedom means doing whatever they want. Steve shows the room the difference between being released and being free, and gives them Position, Aim, Train, Hold: a simple path they can run on their worst day. Loud, interactive, and the room is shouting "Freedom" by the end.
All speaking topics
Operations and maintenance want the same results but keep score differently. How leaders fix the language and unlock alignment.
You are not who you came from. Spot the patterns you inherited instead of chose, and start redesigning one this week.
For Christian men winning in the world and quietly losing at home. Reclaim your role in faith, family and legacy.
I started on the plant floor as an operator. Thirty-two years later I'd run maintenance, carried reliability responsibility for 42 plants at a Fortune 250 manufacturer, and served twice as a plant General Manager, with multimillion-dollar turnarounds along the way.
For a lot of those years, I was winning at work and losing at home. 320 pounds. A marriage nearly gone. What turned it around wasn't working harder. It was building a system and living by it.
Read the full storyWhether you need a partner who understands manufacturing from the inside or a speaker who will move your audience to action, Steve Baumgartner is the real deal.
Kevin HarringtonOriginal Shark, Shark Tank
In person anywhere in the world, or live online. Most events pair a keynote with a workshop so the message turns into action.
The main stage. One message your audience carries home.
Breakouts and half-day sessions. Smaller room, more hands-on.
Multi-session leadership training, built around your people.
Live online keynotes and sessions for remote and global teams.
Leadership programs for supervisors, teams and organizations. Most of the learning happens back on the job.
Tell me about your audience and your date. I read every inquiry myself.