Max Stephens challenges the world’s most driven people to rethink the very thing driving them.
Through piercing clarity and grounded philosophy, he helps audiences stop chasing success — and start creating significance.
Max has spoken in boardrooms, lecture halls, and podcasts across the world — from senior finance firms and global leadership teams to academic institutions and cultural think-tanks.
His ideas have been featured in the Australian Financial Review and discussed on over 30 international podcasts exploring leadership, meaning, and human potential. He has guest-lectured at universities, advised billion-dollar fund managers, and worked privately with some of the world’s most ambitious thinkers and creators. Organisations invite Max when they’re ready to move beyond performance — and into purpose, ethics, and integration.
Available formats
Keynote (30-60 min)
Extended Workshop / Breakout Session
Panel & Q&A
Ideal audiences
C-suite executives
Leadership teams
Academic & research institutions
Max is available to speak virtually or in person.
In-Person Requirements
Microphone
Optional workshop space for sessions involving reflection and group dialogue
“Your presentation reframed things I never had language for. People left the room quieter inside, but changed.”
— Audience Member, Leadership Summit
“Max moves beyond motivation. In 45 minutes he held up a mirror to our ambition — and left us with a map to redeem it.”
— Conference Chair, Business Ethics Forum