About Eric Brooker

Who Is Eric Brooker?

Eric Brooker is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and podcast host who has dedicated his career to helping individuals and organizations recognize their inherent worth and build the relationship capital that drives meaningful growth.

With nearly 25 years of leadership experience in corporate America, Eric brings a rare combination of business acumen and deeply personal storytelling to every stage he steps onto. His message is simple and powerful: trust is the currency of performance, leadership is a choice, and the little things don't mean a lot — they mean everything.

Eric resides in Woodbury, Minnesota with his wife Jen and six of their seven children. His life and work exemplify his belief in the power of resilience, authenticity, and the importance of every individual knowing they are enough.

Keynote Speaking

Eric delivers culture-shaping keynotes for corporate conferences, leadership summits, and organizational events worldwide. His presentations are rich with personal stories, insights from world-class leaders, and practical tools that audiences can implement immediately.

Keynote Topics

Relationship Capital: The Value of Meaningful Connections Eric draws on extensive personal and professional experience to demonstrate why trust — not strategy, not technology — is the true currency of organizational performance. Audiences leave with a renewed commitment to investing in the people around them.

Leadership Is a Choice & Culture Is Contagious Drawing on 25 years of leadership experience and insights from over 150 Counsel Culture podcast episodes featuring executives from Disney, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, and more, Eric explores how daily leadership choices shape organizational culture — for better or worse.

Vulnerability Begets Vulnerability In this deeply moving keynote, Eric shares personal stories of loss, resilience, and transformation that demonstrate the power of authentic leadership. Audiences experience a shared emotional moment that creates lasting culture change.

Self-Leadership: Where It Begins Eric illuminates the truth that leadership must start from within. You cannot lead others until you can lead yourself. This keynote challenges leaders to confront their own journey before asking others to follow.

The Power of Being Present Eric addresses the modern crisis of distraction — the phones, the screens, the always-on mentality — and offers practical, immediately actionable tools for being present in a world designed to pull us away from what matters most.

Previous Engagements

Eric has delivered keynotes for organizations including:

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Fortra
Coro
Telarus
Sandler Partners
Channel Partners Conference
Purpose Summit
Titus Talent Strategies
Spectrum
APX
Business and Bourbon

What People Are Saying

"At the heart of our company is a passion for creating an impactful culture. Bringing Eric in to speak was one of the best decisions we've made. His keynote on 'Deeper Relationship Capital' didn't just resonate — it struck an emotional chord. There were a few tears, plenty of laughs, and a whole lot of inspiration. We all left with a renewed sense of connection and purpose, and our partnerships have never felt stronger." — Jonathan Reynolds, CEO, Titus Talent Strategies

"Eric, thank you so much for this inspiring keynote. Each and every one of us took a lot to implement during 2024. It takes people like you that makes the world a better place first and foremost because of who you are and how you treat others — Friends, Partners, Customers — you pay attention to all and give them true love and care and I find it beautiful. Personally, I gained a new friend as well as a business partner for life." — Eitan Yurman, Vice President, Coro

"Eric Brooker knows how to get under the surface to get to the heart of what matters to companies, teams and their people. As a keynote speaker he will both challenge and inspire you to think differently — and more deeply — about how to build something truly great and connect with people in a more meaningful way." — John Grancarich, Chief Strategy Officer, Fortra

"My interaction with Eric, though limited to a CXO event where he delivered a keynote, left me with an impression that I'd been working with Eric for years. With a 20-minute speech it was evident to a room full of executives that he doesn't just get 'it.' He commands 'it' with thoughtfulness and consideration that evokes years of practiced experience and reflection. There's good. There's exceptional. And then there's that space beyond where Eric operates: Elite." — Executive attendee recommendation

Bestselling Author

You Are Enough: Overcoming Lifelong Doubts of Worthiness

Eric's debut book is a raw, vulnerable, and ultimately transformative guide to recognizing your inherent worth. Drawing on his own journey — including an estranged relationship with his oldest daughter, the loss of his sister-in-law to addiction, and decades of carrying self-doubt — Eric weaves his story together with the journeys of remarkable individuals who discovered they were enough.

The book features stories from New York Times bestselling authors John O'Leary and Waldo Waldman, keynote speaker Andre Norman, former Starbucks President Jim Alling, and many others whose lives were changed by a single moment of being told they mattered.

You Are Enough is not just a book about personal transformation — it's a practical guide to being more present, more authentic, and more meaningfully connected to those around you.

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Counsel Culture Podcast

The Counsel Culture podcast is today's preeminent leadership and culture podcast, ranked in the top 1% globally with a 5.0-star rating and 240+ ratings on Apple Podcasts. Since launching in 2020, Eric has aired over 150 episodes featuring conversations with some of the world's most respected leaders and thinkers.

Notable Guests Include:

Monty Moran, former CEO of Chipotle
Jim Alling, former President of Starbucks and CEO of TOMS Shoes
Joe De Sena, founder of Spartan Race
Paul Litchfield, founder of Reebok
Chuck Runyon, founder of Anytime Fitness
John O'Leary, bestselling author and speaker
Waldo Waldman, bestselling author and retired Air Force Lt. Colonel
Andre Norman, Harvard Fellow and keynote speaker
Cassandra Worthy, founder of Change Enthusiasm Global
And 140+ more world-class leaders

What the Show Is About

Counsel Culture takes advice from experts on culture and leadership and hears their inspirational stories — motivating others to become the best versions of themselves and encouraging them to become leaders in their communities.

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Eric's Philosophy

Eric's philosophy is built on three interconnected pillars:

You Are Enough — Worthiness & Identity: Before you can lead others or build meaningful connections, you must be grounded in your own worth. Knowing you are enough is the foundation of authentic leadership.

Relationship Capital — Trust & Connection: Trust is the currency of performance. It's built through consistent, authentic investment in the people around you — not through transactions or tactics.

The Little Things — Behavior & Practice: The little things don't mean a lot. The little things mean everything. Small, consistent acts of presence, care, and genuine attention compound into transformative relationships and cultures.

The journey moves from isolation (hiding behind masks and "I'm fine") to belonging (realizing you're not alone) to sustained change (daily practices that make you more present, more authentic, and more invested in the people around you).

Book Eric for Your Next Event

Eric Brooker delivers more than a speech. He delivers an experience that connects, challenges, and changes people. Every keynote is customized to the audience, the organization, and the outcomes that matter most.

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About Eric Brooker — The Preeminent Voice on Leadership, Culture & Worthiness