The Fastest Leaders Learned to Slow Down
Bobby Hulme-Lippert shows organizations how to stop running on empty — and start leading from something real.
Speaking that Sparks Change
THE LEADERSHIP TRILOGY
Three keynotes. One conviction.
Leadership is about creating the conditions for people to thrive.
Each keynote in Bobby's trilogy addresses one dimension of that work — the leader themselves, the people they lead, and the culture they build. Book one as a standalone or bring all three as a connected leadership development journey.
Signature Keynotes:
From Silos to Synergy: How Leaders Build High-Trust Teams That Perform
From Control to Care: The Leadership Shift that Unlocks Trust and Performance
Go Deeper: Workshops & Team Intensives
The keynote sparks something. The real work begins the next morning. Bobby's workshops and team intensives take the ideas from the stage into the room — your specific room, your specific people, your specific friction. Each offering is designed to move a team from inspiration to traction.
Know Your People — A post-keynote team intensive that shows leaders what's actually driving behavior on their team — and what to do about it.
The Wisdom in the Room — Your team is sitting on the answers to their biggest challenges. This session surfaces them — through storytelling, peer collaboration, and the right questions.
Small Stories, Big Impact— Leaders who tell honest, well-crafted stories build trust faster, create clearer direction, and leave people wanting to follow. A workshop for leaders who want to communicate at a different level.
Bobby brings 20+ years of leadership experience, the science of human behavior, and stories that stick — to conferences, associations, and organizations ready to lead differently.
Coaching for Transformational Leaders
This is not about plug-and-play tactics. It’s about showing up as your full self. It’s a journey of profound clarity, courage, and growth that lasts. I work with a select number of leaders each year in 6 or 12-month premium coaching containers.
The goal: help you grow deeply in a uniquely inspiring vision and rise powerfully into a lived, transformational experience of that vision.
Limited openings each quarter.
Meet Bobby Hulme-Lippert
Bobby Hulme-Lippert is an award-winning keynote speaker, ICF-accredited leadership coach, and Certified Birkman Professional — recognized by the National Speakers Association for storytelling. He has spent more than two decades studying one question: what does it actually take to see the full person in front of you — and lead them well?
Before founding BHL Coaching, Bobby served as a US Army Chaplain and spent 20 years leading organizations through growth, crisis, and change across Georgia, Virginia, and Texas. That experience — watching people burn out, break through, and everything in between — is what every keynote he delivers is really about.
Bobby has spoken to audiences ranging from 30 to 500+ at association conferences, annual meetings, nonprofit convenings, and HR forums. He is the author of Small Stories about Big Things and writes at the intersection of leadership, story, and what it means to stay human in a fast world.
He lives in Oak Park, Illinois with his wife and two young boys — and is most at home on a hiking trail or in a room full of people ready to think differently about how they lead.
Trusted by 40+ organizations across corporate, nonprofit, and association sectors.
“Lighting helps you see very suddenly and clearly for miles. That’s what Bobby’s coaching does. It opens everything up.”
- Non‑Profit Founder and Principal
“I came into coaching at a low, quiet point shaped by burnout and grief. There were no gimmicks or quick fixes. Bobby didn’t try to reinvent me; he helped me notice what was still there inside me, waiting. It’s been one of the greatest gifts of my career, and of my life: the gift of me, back to myself.”
- Chief People Officer
“In a clever way, Bobby helped me connect ideas and emotions between seemingly disconnected experiences... His kind and judgment‑free approach allows the exploration of ideas and beliefs regardless of how unconventional they might sound.”
- Marketing Director
“Bobby is hands down one of the best speakers I’ve ever seen. His energy is contagious…and the way he connects with the room keeps you hooked the entire time... I walked away from his workshop feeling energized, inspired, and like I now have more tools to be a better leader.”
- City of Georgetown, Event Organizer
“The Catalyst Day was a fantastic day and is honestly now up there on my list of top experiences.”
- Founder and CEO
“Each session brought me a more profound sense of purpose, a realization of worth, and a renewed sense of self, which allowed me to gain greater confidence in my working relationships.”
- Entrepreneur and Non-Profit Director
“Truly one of the most applauded presentations we have hosted in quite some time. Dr. Hulme-Lippert helped participants identify the unique gifts and abilities that define their leadership, while offering clear strategies for aligning daily decisions with those strengths. His message about aligning time, energy, and purpose felt both grounding and empowering."
- Operations Director, National Association of Activity Professionals
“We were really pleased with what Bobby brought to our opening kickoff keynote. He got everyone engaged, kept the energy high, and set a great tone for the 130 people in the room… Bobby is both relatable and impactful - he knows how to have fun while delivering a meaningful message. I highly recommend him.”
- VP Communications & Member Services, Texas Electric Cooperatives
“Bobby’s energy was out of this world. I’ve been to a lot of conferences, seen a lot of speakers, and Bobby was one of the most engaging speakers I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to.” - Board President, Marina Association of Texas
- Board President and Marina GM, Marina Association of Texas
“One of the best conference speakers. Entertaining, helpful, gave me ideas for a better vision with actionable items.”