Kyle McDowell
- Best-Selling Author of Begin With WE, redefining how leaders connect, inspire, and deliver results
- Creator of The 10 WEs — a trademarked framework for helping organizations establish and align on behavioral expectations
- The go-to voice for organizations ready to replace command-and-control with connection and trust
Kyle McDowell Speaker Biography
Former Fortune 10 Executive | USA Today & WSJ Best-Selling Author | Creator of The 10 WEs
For nearly three decades, Kyle McDowell led tens of thousands of employees and managed multi-billion-dollar P&Ls inside some of Corporate America’s largest firms. But at the height of his career, he hit a wall. Despite the success, Kyle was overwhelmed with apathy and simply going through the motions. The drive to make an impact—the very thing that once fueled him—was gone.
That moment became the turning point and led to an epiphany that changed his life. Determined to rediscover purpose and build a better way to lead, Kyle created The 10 WEs—a principle-based framework that became the foundation of his Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller Begin With WE – 10 Principles for Building and Sustaining a Culture of Excellence.
Today, Kyle helps organizations bring those principles to life—transforming cultures from transactional to transformational. He doesn’t teach theory; he shares hard-earned lessons from three decades in the trenches, with practical tools that turn bosses into authentic leaders and values into repeatable behavior.
Under Kyle’s guidance, teams stop chasing activity and start driving outcomes. Command-and-control gives way to connection, ownership, and trust. Fear is replaced by courage, and silos give way to collaboration.
For any organization that believes the real work of business happens through people, Kyle offers a straight-talking, deeply human approach that inspires lasting cultural transformation—empowering every member of the team to lead with purpose, integrity, and excellence.
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Speech Topics
Building a Culture of Excellence: The Power of WE
Turning Corporate Values into Everyday Behavior – From Compliance to Commitment
Every organization has a mission statement. Every company lists its values on a wall somewhere. But very few have a framework and know-how to focus on how those values actually come to life.
That’s where Kyle McDowell steps in. After nearly three decades leading tens of thousands of employees across three Fortune 10 organizations, Kyle discovered that excellence isn’t born from slogans or strategy decks—it’s forged in behavior and connection.
Through his trademarked framework, The 10 WEs, Kyle helps leaders and teams operationalize their values, bringing principle-based leadership to life in every meeting, decision, and interaction. With trademark authenticity and a gift for connection that resonates from the C-suite to the front line, Kyle shows audiences how to:
• Build a culture where accountability and compassion coexist
• Transform bosses into leaders who inspire ownership and trust
• Strengthen connection between teams and leadership at every level
• Focus as much on how WE work as what WE achieve
The 10 WEs:
1. WE do the right thing. Always.
2. WE lead by example.
3. WE say what WE’re going to do. Then WE do it.
4. WE take action.
5. WE own our mistakes.
6. WE pick each other up.
7. WE measure ourselves by outcomes. Not activity.
8. WE challenge each other. Diplomatically.
9. WE embrace challenge.
10. WE obsess over details.
Rooted in real-world experience, not theory, Kyle’s message inspires immediate action—and measurable outcomes. His audiences leave not just motivated, but inspired to transform culture from words on the wall into a way of life.
Reviews
We were honored to have Kyle as a guest speaker at our Leadership Conference. His presentation was both engaging and insightful, offering practical leadership principles that resonated deeply with our audience.
What stood out most was his authenticity and passion for values-based leadership. His message challenged our attendees to reflect on how they show up for their teams, how they build trust, and how they create accountability in their organizations. The stories and real-world examples he shared made the session relatable and impactful.
We are grateful for the time, energy, and expertise he brought to our event, and we would highly recommend him to any organization looking for a dynamic and meaningful leadership speaker.
