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Ryan Wegenast

EXPERT ON:

◉ Decision-Making & Emotional Intelligence
◉ Entrepreneurship & Innovation
◉ Leadership Development
◉ Team Building & Collaboration
◉ Work-Life Balance & Focus
◉ Motivation & Mindset
◉ Overcoming Adversity
◉ Sales & Persuasion

EXPERIENCE:

Heart-Centric Keynote Speaker & Experiential Curator — Ryan designs intellectually rigorous and deeply human keynotes and experiences, guiding leaders and teams at the intersection of presence, identity, and purpose.

Ph.D. Researcher in East–West Psychology — With over a decade of experience, he bridges neuroscience, depth psychology, mythic intelligence, and lived experience to help leaders move beyond burnout, fragmentation, and outdated success narratives into clarity, coherence, and meaningful impact.

Executive & Organizational Guide — Having worked with C-suite leaders, founders, YPO chapters, global retreats, and large-scale events across the Americas, Ryan tailors talks and experiences on leadership, purpose, identity evolution, and the future of meaningful work, leaving audiences inspired and ready to lead with presence and integrity.

About Ryan Wegenast

Ryan Wegenast is a visionary, heart-centric keynote speaker, Ph.D. researcher in East–West Psychology, and experiential curator who works at the intersection of leadership, identity, and presence. With over a decade of experience guiding executives, founders, creatives, and organizations through moments of transition, Ryan helps individuals and teams move beyond burnout, fragmentation, and outdated narratives of success into clarity, coherence, and meaningful impact. His work bridges neuroscience, depth psychology, mythic intelligence, and lived experience, translating timeless wisdom into practical insight for today’s complex organizational environments.

Ryan has delivered keynotes and facilitated experiences for audiences ranging from private gatherings of top investors and C-suite leaders to YPO chapters, global retreats, and large-scale events across North and South America. Known for his rare ability to meet people exactly where they are while calling them forward into the present moment, Ryan creates talks that are both intellectually rigorous and deeply human. Each keynote is carefully tailored to the culture and objectives of the organization, offering either a custom-designed experience or one of his signature talks on leadership, purpose, identity evolution, and the future of meaningful work, leaving audiences grounded, inspired, and ready to lead with greater presence and integrity.

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