Steve Lowisz is a leadership keynote speaker who helps leaders drive real behavioral change and accountability so people choose to give their best, not because they are told to, but because they take ownership. As the founder of the Guide, Don’t Drive™ leadership framework, Steve challenges leadership approaches that rely on control, pressure, or motivation tactics.

His work focuses on changing daily leadership behaviors that create clarity, accountability, and trust without micromanagement. Steve’s message reached a global audience through his TEDx talk, Stop Driving and Start Guiding, which has been viewed more than 2 million times. Since then, he has delivered keynotes and leadership programs around the world for leaders across financial services, manufacturing, HR, and mid-market organizations.

What sets Steve apart is that he does not speak from theory. He speaks from experience. A multi-time entrepreneur and CEO, Steve developed the Guide, Don’t Drive™ framework after years of leading teams using traditional leadership methods and seeing their limitations firsthand.

His work helps leaders change how they show up day to day, build accountability without fear, and create cultures where ownership is expected and chosen. Steve has delivered keynotes and leadership programs for organizations and associations including Huntington Bank, Cisco Systems, Starbucks, the Michigan Bankers Association, and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services.

His work spans global enterprises, financial institutions, and public-sector organizations navigating performance, accountability, and cultural challenges. Steve’s keynotes are practical, engaging, and immediately applicable. Audiences leave with a clear framework they can use the very next day, along with a new understanding of how accountability actually works in today’s workplace.

He is the founder of the Lowisz Leadership Institute and works closely with CEOs, executive teams, and people leaders who want more than compliance. His style is confident, warm, and intentionally challenging, designed to move leaders from insight to action. If leaders want motivation without change, Steve is not the speaker. If they want behavioral change with accountability, he is.