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Austin speaks to leadership teams, faith communities, universities, and book clubs about perception, story, and the cost of misunderstanding.
What Austin speaks about.
The Villain in Someone Else's Story
A 45- to 60-minute talk drawn from the book. The Lens, The Story, The Spread. Suited for leadership conferences, faith communities, book clubs, and organizational gatherings. Walk-away: a framework for the moments your community is already navigating, even if no one has named them yet.
Why People Hurt People
A two- to three-hour interactive session built on the Four P's framework, Protection, Pain, Power, Preservation. Best for teams in conflict, board retreats, and ministry leadership cohorts. Walk-away: language and tools for the difficult conversations already on the calendar.
The Story Your Team Tells About You
Every leader has a reputation forming in rooms they are not in, and most hear about it last, after it has already shaped decisions. A practical session on how stories form inside organizations, why feedback arrives distorted on the way up, and how leaders can hear the real story sooner without punishing the people brave enough to tell it. Built for management offsites, leadership development programs, and new-manager cohorts.
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Long-form conversation is where this work lives best. If your show sits with questions of perception, story, and why good people end up cast as the villain, Austin would love to talk with your audience.
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“I picked it up expecting a book about being misunderstood. What I got was a mirror.”
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