Jason McClain

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Keynotes on resilience, leadership and building businesses, from an entrepreneur who has built and sold 14 companies.

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Keynotes

Signature talks

Pivot to Profit · the R.I.S.E. System

Pivot to Profit: Turning Failure into Fuel

Failure is not a final verdict; it’s just data. Drawing on 14 companies built and sold, Jason shows leaders how to pivot from a crushing setback to a profitable new venture with his battle-tested R.I.S.E. System.

Your audience will learn

  • Master the inner game: make clear-headed decisions by separating logic-driven passion from value-destroying emotion
  • Leverage your adversity edge: turn past struggles into an unshakeable competitive advantage
  • Forge failure into fuel: treat every setback as data and pull out the lessons
  • Execute with precision: a repeatable formula for finding market needs, validating opportunities and building a profitable engine

Best for: Business owners, sales and leadership teams, entrepreneur conferences

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Island of One · the C.O.M.P.A.S.S. System

Island of One: Born Different. Built to Thrive.

Born without fingers on his left hand, Jason knows what it feels like to navigate a world not designed for you. This talk turns his story into a seven-key framework for transforming perceived limitations into your greatest strengths.

Your audience will learn

  • Shed the weight of past regrets and silence the inner critic
  • Acknowledge your fears and turn them into fuel for growth
  • Strengthen the beliefs that let you thrive, not just exist
  • Make every choice one you can rely on to build the life you deserve

Best for: All-hands meetings, associations, leadership retreats

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The Johari Window

The Blind Spot That’s Costing You Millions

The things we don’t know about ourselves are often the very things that keep us from moving from good to great. Using a simple four-quadrant framework, Jason shows teams how to shrink their blind spots and grow the open area where trust and performance live.

Your audience will learn

  • The Johari Window: the open, hidden, blind and unknown areas of your skills and personality
  • Why feedback is a gift, and how resistance to criticism blocks growth
  • Strategic self-disclosure to build trust and stronger teams
  • An exercise to map your own awareness and see exactly where change is needed

Best for: Leadership teams, managers, sales organizations

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From the Crush & Climb podcast

Why Your Goals Fail (and How to Finally Achieve Them)

Most goals fail for the same five reasons. Jason replaces motivation with a system: daily milestones, hard work, personal sacrifice and the maintenance that keeps success in place.

Your audience will learn

  • The five reasons goals fail: time, difficulty, distraction, no reward for progress, no maintenance
  • Put in the time: daily milestones that build powerful habits
  • Do the hard work and make the sacrifice: saying no to distractions means saying yes to success
  • Success isn’t a destination: dedicate yourself to the process

Best for: Kickoffs, sales meetings, annual planning events

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From the Crush & Climb podcast

Use Fear as Fuel

Hard times and fear are inevitable, but staying stuck in them is a choice. A solution-focused framework for acting through adversity, without needing to understand every “why” first.

Your audience will learn

  • Apply the 80/20 rule to your problems
  • Why “ripping off the band-aid” matters
  • The five basic human fears that drive our decisions
  • Reframe fear from a roadblock into fuel

Best for: Teams going through change, entrepreneurs, resilience programs

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Thirty years of building companies

Build a Business Around a Residual Need

“The only true way to make your residual revenue is to build a business around a residual need.” Jason breaks down how recurring revenue really works and how to find the needs that keep customers coming back.

Your audience will learn

  • What residual revenue is, and why it beats one-time sales
  • Where to find residual revenue streams in your own market
  • The two kinds of residual revenue
  • Building residual revenue on a residual need

Best for: Entrepreneurs, small-business associations, startup events

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Why Jason

Real stories from the trenches, practical frameworks to take home

As a dynamic, eloquent and personable speaker, Jason McClain can provide in-depth knowledge of Internet marketing and business trends, strategies and resources. With more than thirty years of hands-on proven business and marketing experience as well as involvement in the development and management of 14 companies spanning various industries, Jason pioneers the art of integrating life and business in a way that enables him to live life on his own terms.

As a motivational speaker, coach and mentor, Jason shares his millionaire mindset and the experiences that have and continue to bring him financial success with aspiring entrepreneurs, novice to experienced marketers, and anyone who is looking to make a positive change in their life. Jason's cutting-edge techniques and innovative ideas allow individuals to surpass roadblocks placed by a demanding and often competitive market place.

Jason teaches audience members how to apply his successful methods to a wide range of businesses today. He shares winning tips and detailed expert insight with such topics ranging from discovering your blind spot and getting past goal obsession, to finding what channels have potential to really drive a residual revenue. From those looking to get a leg up on the competition, to those looking to prepare a secure financial future for their family, Jason's presence in a room influences growth on all levels.

Jason is available for speaking engagements and guest writing opportunities. Please reach out if you are interested in securing Jason for an upcoming event.

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  1. Send a requestTell us about your event, audience and date with the form below.
  2. Hear back about availabilityJason’s team confirms the date, format and fee with you.
  3. Shape the talk togetherA planning call to fit the keynote to your audience and goals.

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What does it cost to book Jason?

Fees depend on the format, date and location. Send a request and Jason’s team will reply with availability and a quote.

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