Keynotes & Workshops

Jantzen brings practical, co-op-rooted leadership training designed for the people who power your organization. These keynotes and workshops strengthen communication, culture, and leadership consistency—especially during seasons of growth and change. Each topic can be delivered as a keynote, breakout, or interactive workshop and is tailored to your audience, goals, and co-op environment.

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SIGNAtURE Topics

  • Communication That Lands: Clarity, Confidence, and Connection

    Every conversation involves two different people - different strengths, stress points, backgrounds, and filters. In co-op leadership, the goal is not to sound impressive; it is to make sure the other person truly understands. This session equips leaders to prepare and organize their message, communicate unselfishly, and stay secure - even when respect looks different than expected or emotions run high. Whether you are addressing a room or having a one-on-one conversation, you will leave with practical tools to reduce confusion, increase alignment, and strengthen trust across roles and generations.

    Objectives

    • Apply a simple framework to organize messages that people can receive and repeat.

    • Recognize personal filters and adjust communication so understanding increases.

    • Communicate with confidence and patience in high-stakes or high-emotion moments.

  • Lead Yourself First : Personal Growth That Multiplies Leadership

    Growth is evidence of life - and in leadership, stagnation shows up fast in culture and performance. This session helps leaders identify what silently stalls growth (fear, procrastination, pride, comparison, complacency) and replaces it with a clear path forward: honest self-assessment, continual learning, SMART goals, resilience, and accountability. Participants will walk away with practical next steps they can start immediately - and a reminder that your personal growth gives others permission to grow too.

    Objectives

    • Identify the most common barriers to growth and how they impact leadership effectiveness.

    • Build a practical growth plan using SMART goals and actionable steps.

    • Increase resilience and accountability so progress continues during busy seasons.

  • Steady in the Shift: Leading Well Through Growth and Change

    Growth is a great problem to have - and it requires a new level of leadership. What worked last year may not work next year, and if leaders do not adjust, growth can feel messy, exhausting, and less rewarding. This session helps leaders embrace change with gratitude while building the structure growth demands: better organization, sharper communication, stronger time management, and focus on the most important work. You will learn how to strengthen the oxen so the team can keep plowing - steady, prepared, and effective.

    Objectives

    • Reframe growth as an opportunity and lead with a steady, healthy mindset.

    • Strengthen leadership systems (organization, communication, efficiency) that support change.

    • Protect focus by prioritizing what matters most when complexity increases.

  • You Set the Tone: The Priorities That Define Your Leadership

    Leaders do not just manage tasks - they set the tone for the entire team. This session focuses on the priorities that define proper conduct in leadership: encouragement, humility, enthusiasm, emotional control, excellence, integrity, and confidentiality. Participants will see how everyday behavior becomes permission - either raising the standard or lowering it. Leaders will leave with practical ways to model what they expect, protect trust, and create stability so teams perform well and culture stays strong.

    Objectives

    • Identify the key tone areas leaders influence and why they matter to culture.

    • Apply practical behaviors that build trust (humility, integrity, confidentiality, composure).

    • Lead with clarity and consistency so expectations do not drift or change weekly.

  • Same Mission, Different Wiring: Bridging the Generational Gap

    No other time in history have we ever had five generations working side-by-side. That level of age diversity shows up in expectations, communication style, feedback preferences, and what motivates people to stay engaged. This session helps leaders reduce tension without stereotyping by building mutual respect, tailoring communication to the listener, and creating simple rhythms that strengthen teamwork across ages. You will leave with practical strategies - face-to-face clarity, cross-generational mentoring, and purpose-centered alignment - so generational diversity becomes a strength, not a frustration.

    Objectives

    • Reduce generational misunderstandings by improving clarity, tone awareness, and open dialogue.

    • Adapt communication methods while keeping expectations consistent.

    • Create simple structures (mixed teams, mentoring, shared goals) that unify culture and improve collaboration.

  • Clearer expectations and fewer miscommunications

  • Practical tools for hard conversations and steady leadership

  • Better prioritization when everything feels urgent

  • Stronger cross-generational teamwork and reduced friction

  • Leadership habits that improve consistency and culture

What Audiences Walk Away With

Practical, story-driven, and highly applicable. Sessions include clear frameworks, examples leaders recognize, and simple tools teams can implement immediately. Optional interaction: reflection prompts, small-group discussion, and quick working exercises.

Delivery style

Formats Offered

  • Keynote (30-60 min)

  • Breakout (45-75 min)

  • Workshop (2-4 hours)

  • Half-day training

  • Full-day training

  • Virtual keynote/workshop

Fees vary by format, customization, and travel. A quote is provided after a brief call to confirm goals, audience, and event details.

Booking & fees

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The Results, In Their Words

  • LouderLED is a true partner with Big Country to help on our journey of leadership development.  LouderLED has given our Executive Team and Leadership Team at Big Country foundational leadership truths rooted in a biblical framework with practical applications for personal growth and team development.  LouderLED is such a meaningful partnership for us at Big Country.

    Mark McClain, General Manager
    Big Country Electric Cooperative

  • Our cooperative was navigating a period of significant growth and dramatic culture change. I was personally struggling to balance my responsibilities of managing my day-to-day responsibilities with the critical need to ensure our team remained fully engaged, aligned, and on-mission.

    Their team is doing a fantastic job engaging our employees in meaningful discussions, reinforcing our culture, and developing our next generation of leaders. LouderLED is a wonderful supplement to our team development efforts.

    Patrick Sherrill, CEO,
    Poka Lambro Telecommunications

  • The LouderLED team brought insight, energy, and real-world experience that made the sessions both engaging and impactful. The program challenged our thinking while giving us practical strategies we could apply right away. It was a valuable investment in our people and our culture.

    Tim Burkhalter, General Manager
    Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative

  • They went above and beyond by starting a mentorship program and training our mentors, which has been instrumental in fostering a culture of growth and support. As someone who deeply values employee engagement, I can confidently say that Jantzen has equipped our supervisors and managers with the essential tools to communicate effectively with their teams. One of the most significant contributions LouderLED has made is through their one-on-one meetings with every full-time employee. This personalized approach has meant the world to our staff, making them feel truly seen and heard. The positive feedback from these interactions has been overwhelming.

    Tahnee Truitt, Director of Human Resources
    South Plain Electric Cooperative

  • LouderLED has been an invaluable leadership development partner for LCEC.  Jantzen has a genuine ability to connect with people and bring out the best in them.  Through his leadership program, our employees have strengthened their communication skills, learned to approach challenges as opportunities, and improved both time management and overall productivity.

    On a personal level, Jantzen helped me better understand accountability and reinforced that leadership and influence begin with leading by example.  A lesson that has had a meaningful impact on my leadership style.  His practical tools and relatable approach empower employees to be successful and create lasting impact.  His approach resonates at all levels of the organization and creates lasting, positive change. LouderLED has played an important role in the growth of our employees – both individually and as a stronger, more connected team.

    April Aranda, Benefits Administrator
    Lea County Electric Cooperative

  • LouderLED has been a real blessing for South Plains EC. The multi-generational world we live in requires SPEC to find solutions to problems we have never dealt with in the past. LouderLED has created this solution by adapting to our needs. So far LouderLED has helped with a mentoring program, employee check-ins, leadership training programs, staff succession preparation, and so many other ways for South Plains. We believe with the partnership with LouderLED, they have a group we can define our need or problem and they can help us work through the solutions.

    Dale Ancell, General Manager,
    South Plains Electric Cooperative

  • We’ve really enjoyed partnering with LouderLED for leadership and employee development. Jantzen is so easy to talk to, and his approach is relatable, encouraging, and very genuine. Our sessions with him have helped us get to know each other better and feel more comfortable talking openly with one another. We’ve seen good results and truly appreciate what they’ve brought to our co-op family!

    Keela McDonald, aPHR Manager of Human Resources, Hamilton County Electric Cooperative

  • We have had an excellent experience working with Jantzen and his team of mentors.  LouderLed has proven to be an invaluable partner as we focus on succession planning and developing our best assests—our employees. They work effectively with both our current leaders as well as mid-management, offering mentorship grounded in integrity, honesty, and real-world experience. The tools and frameworks they provide are practical tools that we can apply immediately.  We are already seeing strong results. We are seeing clear professional and personal growth in our team members where we observe each of them gaining confidence, clarity, and a deeper commitment to their long-term goals for development within our organization.  Choosing Jantzen and LouderLed has proven to be a very successful decision as we look to making sure our employees are empowered for the future. 

    Suzie Brown, CKAE, CCC, Bailey County Electric Cooperative

  • Louder LED has been a great asset to Lighthouse Electric Cooperative during leadership transitions and also helping me grow personally as a leader. Jantzen’s insight into leadership, team building,communication and listening skills helped me better understand myself and identify  areas for improvement. I am grateful to Jantzen and Louder LED for their commitment both to Lighthouse Electric and my personal development.

    Tate Glasscock, Operations Manager, Lighthouse Electric Cooperative

  • LouderLED has been a great addition to help our co-op develop leaders. The LouderLED staff has done an exceptional job relating to and presenting applicable leadership/life skills to our diverse workforce. From our line crew to our senior management, the training has been very well received and the feedback has been 100% positive.

    Mario Romero, General Manager/CEO, Otero Electric Cooperative