Leadership Doesn’t Begin When You Speak. It Begins the Moment People
See You, Hear You, and Decide Whether to Trust You.
Leadership Communication
That Earns Trust—
and Inspires Action
Broadcasting discipline. Leadership strategy. Human connection.
Rich “Trigger” Bontrager—
America’s Leadership Broadcaster™—helps leaders communicate with greater clarity, confidence, credibility, and human connection.
Drawing on more than 35 years as a professional broadcaster, keynote speaker, and communication strategist, Trigger equips audiences with practical tools to earn trust, inspire action, and lead with greater impact—on stage, on camera, and in every high-stakes conversation.
Three Audience Outcomes
Communicate with Clarity
Organize and deliver messages that people can quickly understand, remember,
and act upon.
Build Human Connection
Create authentic connection and credibility across the stage, camera, and microphone,
and meeting room.
Earn Greater
Trust
Communicate with confidence,
intention, and consistency that strengthens leadership trust.
TRIGGER ON STAGE
See Leadership Communication In Action
Watch Rich “Trigger” Bontrager combine more than 35 years of professional broadcasting experience with practical leadership communication strategies that help audiences connect more deeply, build trust, and lead with greater confidence.
Rich “Trigger” Bontrager delivering leadership communication keynotes, training, and broadcast presentations.
SIGNATURE KEYNOTES
Choose the Right Keynote
for Your Audience
Each keynote can be tailored to your audience, event objectives, industry, and presentation format.
FLAGSHIP KEYNOTE
Lead Through The Lens™: Lead Confidently. Connect Deeply.
Every leader is now a broadcaster. Through his H.E.A.R.T. Method™, Trigger shows leaders how to communicate with clarity, authentic authority, and human connection—whether they are in the boardroom, on stage, or speaking through a camera.
Best for: Executive leaders, managers, communication teams, associations, and organizations navigating a camera-first workplace.
4 Good Leadership Risks Worth Taking
The strongest leaders do not avoid every risk—they intentionally take the right ones. Trigger challenges audiences to embrace four practical leadership risks that strengthen trust, deepen relationships, encourage growth, and create lasting influence.
Best for: Leadership conferences, management teams, employee-development events, associations, and emerging leaders.
Defy The Odds:
Stutter to Stage
Trigger shares his deeply personal journey from a boy struggling with a severe stutter to a professional broadcaster and keynote speaker. Audiences discover how adversity can become a source of courage, resilience, purpose, and positive
influence.
Best for: Schools, universities, faith-based organizations, employee events, conferences, and audiences facing change or adversity.
Why Organizations Bring Trigger In
WHY TRIGGER?
Organizations bring Trigger in when their leaders need to communicate with greater clarity, confidence, credibility, and human connection. He delivers more than an inspiring presentation—he gives audiences practical communication strategies they can use immediately.
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Broadcast-Tested Expertise
More than 35 years of communicating when preparation, timing, trust, and audience connection matter.
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Customized for Your Audience
Every presentation can be adapted to your organization, industry, event objectives, and leadership challenges.
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Practical and Memorable
Audiences leave with clear strategies, compelling stories, and tools they can apply long after the event.
BRING TRIGGER TO YOUR EVENT
Let’s Create a Leadership Experience Your Audience Will Remember
Tell Trigger about your audience, event objectives, and communication challenges. Together, you can identify the right keynote and tailor it to create meaningful, practical, and lasting value.
Based in the Washington, DC area. Available for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events across the United States and internationally.