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Your team's greatest asset is being stolen.

Not by a competitor. Not by disruption. But by blur. The constant stream of notifications, context switching, and competing priorities keep your best people stuck in reaction mode. Focus slips. Momentum stalls. Burnout follows. The solution to this problem comes from an unexpected place.

Sean Covel produced Napoleon Dynamite - then spent 20 years uncovering why the skills that make movies work are disappearing from business. His keynote brings them back.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER  ·  HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER  ·  AUTHOR

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“We’ve never had a line to meet the speaker before!” 

Amy C | Event Organizer

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"Blur pulls us apart.

Makes us reactive.

And focuses us exactly nowhere."

"This is a problem Hollywood solved 100 years ago.

And teams can use the same system starting right now."

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The Hollywood OS

The Operating System behind every successful film, applied to business.

The secret of the movie industry is not what Hollywood does. It's why Hollywood does it.

In this 60-minute keynote, Sean Covel breaks down Hollywood’s proven systems for teamwork under pressure, and teaches leaders how to use them.

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Audiences Participate

Audience members call out each step in the filmmaking process and learn the leadership lessons behind each.

Bring the Hollywood Operating System to your organization.

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Watch Sean in Action.

The Mind is a Computer TEDx (Full Talk)

Trusted by organizations that demand results.

The credentials behind the keynote

A career spanning film, business, and academia:

-  Started as a headhunter in technology

-  Produced 12 feature films
-  Generated $250M+ revenue
-  Professor at The University of Southern California
-  Written 14 books

-  Operates three children's charities

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Rob M

SVP

"My team was buried in details and now we are focused and working together. It’s cool that Hollywood was the key to making that happen."
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John P

Event Organizer

"I loved participating in the Hollywood stuff. When you get to call 'Action,' you feel like you're making a movie!"
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Ashley H

Association Director

“You had me laughing and crying at the end. As someone outside the industry, you truly understand what makes us tick.”
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On a film set, hundreds of people with different skills, backgrounds, egos must align instantly.

 

No confusion. No distraction. Misalignment costs millions.

So Hollywood built a system that works at every scale.

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“This was the perfect start to our summit. Engaging, interesting, and fun. Plus, my family are huge Napoleon Dynamite fans!”

Mark O
Conference Attendee

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“Your intuition isn’t magic. It’s your brain processing millions of datapoints faster than you ever could.”

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Simple. Seamless. Reliable.

Sean Covel has spent his career producing entertainment events.
He knows what it takes to make an event successful, and how to make it run smoothly.

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Discovery call

A quick conversation to understand your audience, goals, and what success looks like.

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Event Planning

Everything is shaped around your event - from content to delivery - so it fits seamlessly.

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Action!

Sean delivers a high-energy keynote that entertains, challenges thinking, and leaves your audience ready to act.

Bring the Experience to Your Event

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"We've started saying 'Picture's Up!' at the start of meetings and 'That's a Wrap!' at the end of the day."
Morgan L | Team Lead

- Get in touch -

Reach out to Sean Directly

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