Speaking · Philippe Cesson
Three talks. On stage or around the table.
Philippe Cesson has run CESSON for over 20 years and has given 400+ talks, conferences and keynotes in 43 American states, 5 Canadian provinces, Mexico, the UK and the EU, to more than 6,000 CEOs and business leaders. Vistage put him in its 200 Club faster than most. Each talk comes as a 90-minute keynote and as a half-day for CEO groups, and every audience member leaves with something written down.
See the three talks on Philippe’s speaker siteThis page is the short version. The full talk descriptions, 27 testimonials, and separate pages for chairs, event planners and CEOs live on the dedicated site.
The talks
Pick one. Each has its full description on the speaker site.
Talk 1 · Grow Where They’re Looking
Grow Where They’re Looking
A no BS 90-day marketing and AI plan to give CEOs and their companies a head start on 2027 and beyond. Where your next customers are looking, where you’re not, and a 90-day plan to close the gap.
Keynote: How a business grows in 2027 and beyond, rooted in reality, with a live Cessonette demonstration on a volunteer from the room.
CEO group half-day: Each CEO sees how their company and its leaders are seen online and by the AI tools buyers use, gets their AI Reality Check and where they rank in the group, works against a best-in-class baseline on eight growth points, and leaves with an actionable 90-day growth plan, rooted in reality, kept on a private group page with their chair.
Talk 2 · Generational Invisibility
Generational Invisibility
Why every generation you sell to, work with, follow or love misreads the others, and how to bridge it. Five generations, four lenses, one quiz, and a duel.
Keynote: The four lenses in ninety minutes, the Generational Superpower Quiz on everyone’s phone, and a short Duel of the Generations, X vs Z.
CEO group half-day: The quiz sets the teams; clients, employees, loved ones and the parasocial voices they trust; the Duel of the Generations, X vs Z, as the last hour; one bridge each member commits to before the next meeting.
Talk 3 · The Certainty Map · Not the End of the World
The Certainty Map
Not the End of the World
Keynote · Not the End of the World
Making sense of AI and the next five years of how we live, work and connect. How AI is made and who makes it, the next five years as scenarios, and the long human view: more understanding, less anxiety, more hope.
CEO group half-day · The Certainty Map
Where to focus, which AI tools to use, and what to do this quarter and next to thrive through 2029. Where the AI industry stands, what will still hold in 2029, and each CEO’s own dated map for this quarter and next, challenged by their peers.
Cessonette is CESSON’s proprietary AI and a valued member of the agency: she researches every CEO in the room before Philippe walks in.
Chairs and CEOs, in their words
Rave reviews. Here are a few of them.
“Great presentation.”
Chris BakerCorporate Vice President, PAREXEL“Philippe’s presentation on social media was spot on.”
Mark StefanickPresident & CEO, Advantage Benefit Solutions“There is not a day that goes by that I don’t quote Philippe’s theories.”
Mark G. GardnerCEO, Avatar Management Services“Loved Philippe’s presentation. His interaction with each audience member was great — all five stars on the Vistage score sheet.”
Steven FriedmannPartner, Orion Risk Management“The workshop was so much fun, and Philippe is awesome.”
Eric MaulVP of Institutional Advancement, San Francisco Zoo“Philippe helped us find another level of productivity, and we’re getting more done rather than reacting to emails.”
Richie GimmelPresident, Atlas Machine and Supply“I think we all have information overload. To find someone who can bring meaning and context and curate that content like Phil is valuable.”
Michelle JewettOwner and CEO, Michelle J. Coaching“Great presentation.”
Chris BakerCorporate Vice President, PAREXEL“Philippe’s presentation on social media was spot on.”
Mark StefanickPresident & CEO, Advantage Benefit Solutions“There is not a day that goes by that I don’t quote Philippe’s theories.”
Mark G. GardnerCEO, Avatar Management Services“Loved Philippe’s presentation. His interaction with each audience member was great — all five stars on the Vistage score sheet.”
Steven FriedmannPartner, Orion Risk Management“The workshop was so much fun, and Philippe is awesome.”
Eric MaulVP of Institutional Advancement, San Francisco Zoo“Philippe helped us find another level of productivity, and we’re getting more done rather than reacting to emails.”
Richie GimmelPresident, Atlas Machine and Supply“I think we all have information overload. To find someone who can bring meaning and context and curate that content like Phil is valuable.”
Michelle JewettOwner and CEO, Michelle J. Coaching“Philippe is an inspiration. After his presentation, I realized my website did not tell the right story for where I am today.”
Charles AndrewsChair, Vistage Worldwide“Philippe Cesson is a true visionary and one of this generation’s most innovative and forward-thinking speakers.”
Arturo G. LopezVistage Chair“I really understand how to use social media a little bit more, bring it into drive marketing and sales in our organization.”
Eric TokerPartner, Lemay + Toker“Philippe’s techniques to use technology and data to attract and analyze leads was thought provoking.”
Lauren ElliottAttorney, Elliott & Associates Attorneys“I definitely took away some great info from Philippe’s presentation for new ways to engage our audience.”
Elizabeth BrennanDirector of Marketing, BIG Construction“Phil was a great presenter. He made it very interesting and relevant — my students love him.”
Martin StaubusExecutive Director, the Beyster Institute at UCSD Rady School of Management“Philippe’s presentation helped me use social media in a much broader context — how I can bring my staff together, customers together, and create more of a learning environment.”
Scott LinsPresident, Sierra Courier“Philippe is an inspiration. After his presentation, I realized my website did not tell the right story for where I am today.”
Charles AndrewsChair, Vistage Worldwide“Philippe Cesson is a true visionary and one of this generation’s most innovative and forward-thinking speakers.”
Arturo G. LopezVistage Chair“I really understand how to use social media a little bit more, bring it into drive marketing and sales in our organization.”
Eric TokerPartner, Lemay + Toker“Philippe’s techniques to use technology and data to attract and analyze leads was thought provoking.”
Lauren ElliottAttorney, Elliott & Associates Attorneys“I definitely took away some great info from Philippe’s presentation for new ways to engage our audience.”
Elizabeth BrennanDirector of Marketing, BIG Construction“Phil was a great presenter. He made it very interesting and relevant — my students love him.”
Martin StaubusExecutive Director, the Beyster Institute at UCSD Rady School of Management“Philippe’s presentation helped me use social media in a much broader context — how I can bring my staff together, customers together, and create more of a learning environment.”
Scott LinsPresident, Sierra CourierOn Philippe’s speaker site
Everything a chair, a planner or a CEO needs, on one dedicated site.
For Vistage chairs
I chair a CEO group
Three talks for your group, each as a half-day for CEO groups or a 90-minute keynote; for a peer group of about a dozen, each member also gets their own AI Reality Check.
For planners and bureaus
I book speakers
The three talks in keynote and workshop form, with what chairs and planners have said about them, and one call or text to check a date.
For CEOs
I run a company
The three talks for your own room or company event: how a business grows where its buyers are looking, why every generation misreads the others, and what to do about AI now and over the next five years.
Tell him the room, the date and what the group is wrestling with. He’ll say which talk fits, or whether none of them does. Text or call: 619-955-7555.