Trigger Speaks
Leadership Doesn’t Begin When You Speak. It Begins the Moment People
See You, Hear You, and Decide Whether to Trust You.
Today's leaders communicate
through conference stages, boardrooms,
video meetings, livestreams, podcasts,
media interviews, and company-wide
broadcasts. Every message shapes trust.
Rich "Trigger" Bontrager helps leaders communicate with greater confidence,
authenticity, and impact—
whether speaking to one person
or one million.
Broadcaster. Speaker. Leadership Communication Strategist.
For more than 35 years, Rich "Trigger" Bontrager has helped audiences connect through the power of authentic communication.
His career spans professional broadcasting, Interviews, sports play-by-play, keynote speaking, executive coaching, media consulting, and leadership communication.
Today, he helps organizations prepare leaders for a world where every conversation may happen through a camera, microphone, or stage.
See Leadership Communication In Action
Watch how Rich combines more than three decades of broadcast experience with leadership communication strategies that inspire audiences to think differently, connect more deeply, and lead with greater confidence.
Keynotes
Lead Through The Lens™
Lead Confidently.
Connect Deeply.
In today's camera-first, digital-first world, leadership success depends on more than expertise—it depends on how effectively you communicate, connect, and build trust.
In this transformational keynote, Rich "Trigger" Bontrager reveals the powerful communication principles behind his H.E.A.R.T. Method™, helping leaders communicate with greater confidence, authenticity, and influence whether they're in the boardroom, on stage, or on camera. Audiences leave with practical tools they can apply immediately to strengthen trust, inspire action, and lead with greater impact in every conversation.
4 Good Leadership Risks Worth Taking
The greatest leaders don't avoid risk—they take the right risks that strengthen trust, inspire people, and transform organizations. In this practical and inspiring keynote,
Rich "Trigger" Bontrager challenges leaders to embrace four intentional leadership risks that create stronger teams, deeper relationships, and lasting influence. Every attendee receives a complimentary Leadership RISK Card—a powerful pocket-sized reminder of the four principles they can carry with them and apply every day throughout their leadership journey.
Defy The Odds:
Stutter to Stage
What happens when the very obstacle that once held you back becomes the foundation of your greatest purpose?
In this deeply personal and inspiring keynote, Rich "Trigger" Bontrager shares his remarkable journey from a young boy who struggled with a severe stutter to becoming a nationally recognized broadcaster, leadership communicator, and keynote speaker. Audiences leave believing that their greatest challenges don't have to define their future—they can become the very story that inspires resilience, courage, and the confidence to defy the odds.
Why Organizations Bring Trigger In
Organizations do not bring Trigger in simply to deliver a speech.
They bring him in to transform how leaders communicate when trust, clarity, and connection matter most.
Drawing on more than three decades of professional broadcasting, Trigger reveals the preparation, presence, storytelling, and audience-awareness techniques that help leaders communicate with greater confidence and human impact. His keynotes are practical, energizing, and immediately useful—equipping audiences to lead more effectively in every conversation, on camera, and on stage.
Your audience will not simply hear a keynote. They will experience a message that changes how they think, communicate, and lead long after the event ends.
Trigger’s keynotes do more than inspire A room—they change how people communicate, connect, and lead.
Audiences leave with a renewed sense of possibility and practical strategies they can use immediately to build trust, strengthen relationships, and lead with greater confidence.
Organizations gain more than a memorable event; they gain leaders better equipped to create a meaningful impact long after the applause ends.