Motivational Speaker on Authenticity, Leadership, and Personal Growth

Andy Vargo delivering an authentic leadership keynote to a full room

Engaging, Relatable, Humorous

Most employees aren’t fully engaged, and you’re paying full-time wages for part-time results. Why? Because the polished, cookie-cutter approach to “team-building” doesn’t connect.

Let’s dig deeper. When your team feels seen for who they really are—quirks and all—they’ll show up fully engaged. Together, we’ll unlock their unique superpowers and transform your workplace into a hub of energy and creativity.

What Your Audience Can Expect

Engagement

Relatable stories and hands-on exercises guide your audience on the path to owning their awkward.

Humor

My stories are laced with wit and humor to add laughter and entertainment to my message.

Action

Your audience will walk away with actionable steps to make lasting change.

Andy is so relatable.

Most popular keynotes & workshops

Andy Vargo delivering an employee engagement workshop

Transform Awkward into Strength: Empower Your Team’s Unique Potential

By sharing personal stories of self-discovery, I demonstrate how embracing one’s ‘awkward’ can unlock unstoppable power. This talk addresses challenging issues with honesty and humor, leaving audiences empowered to navigate their paths ahead.

Andy Vargo delivering the beachball workshop at Encounter 360.

Teamwork Starts with You: Bringing Teams Together with Fun & Engagement

The best way to bring a team together is to get to know each other. In this talk, we have fun with your audience using beach balls as metaphors to identify who we are, who is on our team, and how we can best support our teammates by understanding them and ourselves better.

Andy Vargo delivering a keynote to a packed house

Mastering Change: Transform Your Thinking, Transform Your Life

Equip your team with tools to navigate and embrace change. This interactive workshop offers new perspectives, enabling participants to transform their mindset and enhance both personal and professional performance.

Clients Enjoying an Own Your Awkward Experience

WCTSMA: Washington State Career and Technical Sports Medicine Association logo – featured client of Andy Vargo
ORA: Oregon Resource Association logo – featured client of Andy Vargo
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WSSHE: Washington State Society for Healthcare Engineering logo – featured client of Andy Vargo
Encounter 360 Nation logo – featured client of Andy Vargo

What People are Saying

Andy was very engaging and intriguing to listen to. He spoke to our management group for about 45 minutes and then had an interactive exercise that kept our entire group upbeat and locked in. Nothing but positive feedback from our group. I would recommend Andy.
– Jason K, Village Green

Rarely have I ever encountered a Keynote Speaker of the caliber of Andy when it comes to sharing a game-changing message in a thoughtful, humorous, and impactful way. What separates Andy from so many others is his ability to weave authentic storytelling into his presentation while eliciting feedback from his audience.

– Dennis Pitocco 360 Nation

If you’re looking for a keynote speaker who will engage, educate, and entertain the audience at your next event, Andy Vargo is the guy. Not only will attendees be glad they came, they’ll leave with energy that inspires them to be their best selves and thrive.

– Melissa Hughes, Ph.D.

Let’s start the conversation

 Let’s chat about your event to bring an Own Your Awkward experience to your audience and engage them with humor and inspiration to make lasting change.

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