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As a personal injury attorney, I always loved crafting compelling stories for my clients’ cases for opening and closing arguments.
Now, as a keynote speaker and author, I help individuals and organizations navigate uncertainty through the power of brave storytelling—cultivating heart-based leadership skills like empathy, connection, and authenticity.
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Workplace Cure
Speaker Reel
Creating Organizations That Thrive:
The Power of
Authentic Leadership
Judd Shaw takes audiences on a powerful journey through the most difficult moments of his personal and professional life. At a time when he felt disconnected from himself and undeserving of the success he had built—including a thriving law firm—he found that hiding his struggles came at a cost. The fear of being seen, of making mistakes, and of not measuring up nearly destroyed everything. These same hidden pressures can quietly undermine teams and organizations—blocking creativity, connection, trust, and growth.
Judd’s decision to face these patterns and build emotional resilience sparked a radical shift in his leadership style—and the impact was undeniable. Through vulnerability and connection, he transformed his workplace into a culture of openness, psychological safety, and deep collaboration.
In this 50-minute keynote, Judd introduces the Workplace CURE Framework—Connection, Understanding, Respect, and Empowered Growth—a model designed to help teams replace defensiveness with curiosity and courage. Through honest and often humorous storytelling from his career and life, Judd shows how feedback, accountability, and authenticity can become superpowers when they’re rooted in trust.
Audience members will leave this session energized, reflective, and ready to cultivate a workplace where people feel safe to show up fully, take healthy risks, and grow together. Judd challenges leaders and teams to rethink how they communicate, support one another, and respond to mistakes—because when we lead with emotional resilience, we create the conditions for breakthrough innovation and lasting impact.
Keynote Takeaways
- Learn the Workplace CURE to foster trust, connection, and resilience across your organization
- Explore how fear and disconnection can quietly block innovation and collaboration
- Discover how vulnerability builds deeper trust, stronger leadership, and team cohesion
- Transform uncertainty and self-protection into a culture of confidence, growth, and possibility
- Walk away with practical strategies to create a psychologically safe environment where people thrive
Connection Cure
Speaker Reel
Unleashing Authenticity:
The power of genuine
human connection
Where do you climb when you’ve reached the top and have stepped on everyone else on your way up? When the fame and wealth you’ve created for yourself leave you feeling hollow and empty? When Judd reached rock bottom (or more like the lonely peak of Mount Success), he realized the guiding stars in his life up until this moment had been wrong. In desperation, he did what he thought he could never do: he asked for help.
The love and connection that flowed out of this moment of vulnerability convinced him that the path toward a meaningful, fulfilling life starts with authenticity. It was time for Judd to shed his power-hungry shark persona, transform into his true self, and begin building a life filled with purpose and genuine connection.
In this 55-minute keynote, Judd Shaw gets vulnerable, inspiring audiences to take a hard look at the masks they hide behind to get by in a disconnected world. This keynote delves into the essence of the Connection CURE and its implications for our personal and professional journeys.
Through real-life stories, scientific insights, and heart-wrenching personal experiences, audiences get to know the real Judd. In the process, audiences uncover the transformative power of genuine human connections and the positive ripple effect they create. Together, we can be authentic and encourage others to do the same to cultivate a more connected, meaningful, and purposeful world.
Keynote Takeaways
- Learn the Connection CURE for living authentically wherever you are
- Believe it’s never too late to become a better version of yourself, personally and professionally
- Discover how authentic relationships can lead to increased empathy, compassion, and success in various aspects of life
- Explore the transformative power of genuine human connections and the positive ripple effect they create
“I don’t think enough people are talking about vulnerability… He was very vulnerable and I think that encouraged the audience to be vulnerable. I definitely took a lot away from this presentation.”
HR Professional, Workplace CURE Keynote Attendee
Your Speaker:
Judd Shaw
I’m a leadership keynote speaker, author, and agent of change. I help individuals and organizations navigate uncertainty through the power of brave storytelling to build heart-centered leadership and cultures of resilience.
After two decades of experience as a lawyer and founder of Judd Shaw Injury Law, I unlearned negative patterns, embraced vulnerability, and built leadership skills based on connection—and I saw my organization and its humans thrive. When we commit to this work, we don’t just transform ourselves—we shape the cultures, businesses, and communities we long to see in the world.
