I speak to leaders, teams, and students about what pressure reveals in us—and what it takes to grow through it. My keynotes and workshops combine honest stories, humor, audience interaction, and practical tools that help people build resilience, become healthier leaders, and move forward with purpose.
3 reviews
Dr. E. R.
April 30, 2026In partnership with NAMI Ohio, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence in the Department of Psychiatry at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), invited/hired Maurice to be our afternoon keynote speaker at our 2026 Ohio Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Conference. CIT Programs are community-based partnerships between law enforcement, crisis response services, mental and behavioral health providers, advocacy, individuals with lived experience, and other first responders to improve local responses to individuals experiencing a crisis. This annual conference brings together audience members from all of these fields to learn from each other to continue to grow and enhance their local CIT Programs.
A mixed audience like that can be challenging to find well-matched keynote speakers for, and we were also committed to finding someone willing to tailor their message and also discuss their own lived experience.
Maurice was incredible to work with from the first moment we reached out to him. We met with him multiple times as he wanted to learn about our work, our audience, and what we were hoping to get out of the afternoon keynote speech. Through these conversations, Maurice developed an extraordinarily engaging keynote speech for our audience. Through working with him, we mutually discovered what we really needed - someone who could empathize with the burnout and struggles of our audience and help them in 1) remembering why they do the work they do and 2) re-ignite their passion for their work.
He created exactly what we needed. He was out and about in the audience getting engagement, kept his message very clear and didn't dive into cliches. It was a truly genuine speech. Seeing audience members go up and personally thank him for his speech told us everything we needed to know!
It is not common to work with a speaker that is so willing to invest additional time into tailoring their message and having conversations to truly understand the core of the work and audience they will be speaking to. Doing this for a mixed audience poses additional challenges and nuances, all of which Maurice addressed with skill and poise.
Hired as: Motivational Speaker
Jeff G.
April 24, 2026Maurice brings a level of real, authentic, and inspirational passion and energy to every talk he gives. He combines an emotional pull with practical application to motivate and raise the audience up to their authentic selves so they leave feeling empowered and ready to grow. Fantastic speaker we will continue to invite back!
Hired as: Business Motivational Speaker, Motivational Speaker
Jeanette M.
April 24, 2026Maurice opened the Make Music Magic Summit as our keynote speaker last August. In the words of one of our attendees, his talk was refreshing and refocusing. He helped inspire thousands of teachers to start their year feeling excited and inspired. His positive energy was just what we needed as we started thinking about the year ahead.
Hired as: Motivational Speaker
Price range: Starts at $1,500
Languages: English
Gig length: 15 - 240 minutes
Expect an engaging, honest, and highly interactive presentation that connects inspiration with practical application.
Maurice works with each client to understand the audience, the purpose of the event, and the outcomes that matter most. Through powerful storytelling, humor, audience participation, and actionable teaching, he helps people examine how they respond to pressure and identify what must change for them to lead and live more effectively.
Popular topics include:
• Healthy leadership under pressure
• Resilience through change and adversity
• Emotional health and self-awareness
• Purpose, character, and personal growth
• Building the capacity to lead well
Maurice’s presentations can be adapted for corporate teams, leadership conferences, nonprofit organizations, professional-development programs, educators, students, churches, and community events.
Clients can expect thoughtful preparation, clear communication, a presentation built for their audience, and a speaker who knows how to create both energy in the room and substance people can use afterward.
Perfect for: Leadership events, conferences, staff trainings, graduations, youth events, summits, school assemblies, church gatherings, and podcast interviews.
Maurice F. Martin is a keynote speaker, healthy leadership development strategist, and bestselling author who helps people lead well when pressure exposes what is happening beneath the surface.
Before becoming a speaker, Maurice was an award-winning vocalist whose work earned national television placements. Yet behind the accomplishments, he was navigating depression, anxiety, addiction, and a personal breaking point. His recovery reshaped his understanding of leadership: pressure doesn’t create what is inside us—it reveals it.
Drawing from more than 16 years of experience empowering leaders, educators, students, and organizations, Maurice combines honest storytelling, humor, audience interaction, and practical insight. He helps audiences build resilience, confront unhealthy patterns, and develop the character and capacity required to move forward with purpose.
Maurice delivers keynotes, workshops, leadership development sessions, and school presentations tailored to the needs of each audience. His approach is energetic and engaging, but the goal goes beyond creating a memorable moment. He gives people language and tools they can carry into their work, leadership, and everyday lives.
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
12:00pm - 12:30pm
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Wooster, OH
Leadership/Success Speaker
