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Bill Stainton is a 29-time Emmy Award winner and Hall of Fame keynote speaker who engages audiences with insight, energy, and humor through his Connect the Dots: How to Find the Ideas that Matter – Discover the Innovation Hidden in Plain Sight experience!
As the producer of the longest-running, highest-rated, and most award-winning comedy TV show in the United States, he led his innovative team to over 100 Emmy Awards of their own, and ten straight years of #1 ratings. Along the way, he worked with—and learned from—people like Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Bill is passionate about demystifying innovation and empowering innovation in everyone. His overriding message is that innovation is not just for the “gifted few.” In fact, as Bill says, we are all the gifted few—and he proves it in every experience he brings to his audiences!
He has been cited in Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, and has been a regular columnist for Seattle Business magazine. Bill has written hundreds of articles on the topics of innovation, creativity, and breakthrough thinking. His TEDx Talk, “Connect the Dots,” has been seen by 450,000 viewers and counting!
Just released, Bill’s new bestseller Innovation Unleashed: How to Find the Ideas that Matter and Transform Your Business shares his core philosophy: “Innovation isn’t a moonshot. It’s a muscle. And once you learn how to flex it, you can do it anytime, anywhere!”
All of this from a guy who grew up behind a dairy farm in the Amish countryside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A humble beginning, perhaps, for someone who then spent 20 years in television, rubbing shoulders with celebrities and rock stars (he’s played drums with members of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and the Who). But it all comes together on stage, where Bill’s unique life experience—from farm boy to Emmy winner—demonstrates that innovation truly can come from anywhere and to anyone.
On a personal note, Bill is also a pilot and a musician, although rarely at the same time.
Having Bill Stainton open my convention with an exciting and energizing keynote session on ‘Innovative Thinking’ was the best decision I ever made! My audience loved him and left the session feeling totally connected to him and to each other. I heard so many people walking around later in the day filled with ideas! As a convention planner he made my job simple and fun. It was a pleasure to collaborate with him to customize his session to my audience. Book him now and make your job easier too!
~ Jody Brooks, VP, Professional Development, Louisiana Credit Union League
Bill Stainton’s most popular keynote!
The Connect the Dots strategy revealed in this keynote shows audiences how to uncover game-changing ideas by making unexpected connections—between challenges, trends, observations, and overlooked opportunities. It’s a powerful reframe that turns “we’ve tried that” into “what if we tried this?”
This program is perfect for leaders and teams:
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This keynote demystifies innovation for the rest of us—the people who wouldn’t call themselves “creative types,” but who still need to solve tough problems, adapt to change, and think ahead. Audiences will learn that innovation isn’t about big budgets or wild brainstorms—it’s about thinking differently, making connections, and finding ideas that actually work.
This program is perfect for leaders and teams:
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This keynote shows senior leaders how to translate creativity into real business value. It’s not about artsy brainstorming or vague “out of the box” thinking. It’s about identifying ideas that solve real problems, spotting opportunities others miss, and turning those insights into revenue, efficiency, and competitive advantage. Because creativity isn’t fluff—it’s a business asset.
This program is perfect for senior leaders and executives:
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The Elite Innovation Lab is the perfect add-on to any of Bill’s keynotes. It’s not a lecture. It’s not a brainstorm. It’s a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves working session where participants apply the concepts from the keynote directly to the challenges, opportunities, and decisions they’re facing right now.
This is where the lightbulb moments turn into action plans.
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A Targeted, Customized, Exclusive Innovation Workshop
THIS IS NOT A KEYNOTE. THIS IS THE PERFECT ADDITION TO ANY OF BILL’S KEYNOTES ON INNOVATION.
During Bill’s keynote, you learned what innovation really is, and how you (yes, you) can put it to use within your team. Now it’s time to do just that.
During this invitation-only application session, you’ll roll up your sleeves and apply Bill’s innovation tools and techniques specifically to a challenge, problem, or opportunity that you are currently facing. The relevance of this session is guaranteed because you, in conjunction with your team, will actually choose the issue(s) you want to work on.
Depending on the length of your Lab (anywhere from 1 to 3 hours), you’ll apply multiple innovative approaches to your business, all under the guidance and facilitation of innovation expert Bill Stainton.
Having worked with thousands of people in hundreds of organizations, Bill has helped many generate breakthrough ideas by tapping into their own natural creativity and innovation.
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Your audience deserves more than just another keynote speaker! You need someone who combines Emmy-winning storytelling with proven innovation strategies, delivers genuine customization for your specific industry, and provides actionable takeaways your team will actually use. Connect the Dots by having Bill Stainton at your next Event!
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