Speaking

CPM Certified
Public
Manager

"The gap between where you are and where you want to be is not a knowledge gap. It's a thinking gap."

— Carl Latting, CPM

Why Book Carl

A Speaker Who Changes
How Your Audience Thinks

Most speakers leave your audience feeling inspired for 48 hours. Carl leaves them with a framework — a specific, actionable system they can apply on Monday morning to the decisions, relationships, and challenges that are actually in front of them.

With 25+ years developing leaders across Nevada's most demanding public and private sector environments, Carl brings the credibility of someone who has done the work — not just studied it.

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Root-Level Content

Carl doesn't teach surface-level tactics. Every keynote addresses the thinking patterns, identity beliefs, and decision frameworks that actually drive behavior — the root, not the symptoms.

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Immediately Actionable

Every keynote delivers a specific framework your audience can use before they leave the building. Not concepts — tools. Not inspiration — systems.

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Custom-Fitted to Your Audience

Carl doesn't deliver a canned presentation. He researches your audience, their industry, and their specific challenges — and builds the content around what your people actually need to hear.

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Faith-Forward Without Being Exclusive

Carl's content is rooted in faith principles and communicates powerfully across diverse audiences. His message is universal in its application, even when the foundation is faith-forward.

Keynote Topics

Four Topics. One Mission.

Every keynote Carl delivers is built around a single conviction — that the most powerful shift any professional can make is not a strategy shift, not a skills shift, but a thinking shift. These four topics approach that conviction from four different angles.

AI · Future of Work · Leadership

Your Job Title Won't Save You. Your Thinking Will.

"The professionals who will thrive in this season are not the ones with the best strategy — they're the ones who have learned to command their own thinking."

AI is not coming — it's here. Roles are being restructured, hierarchies are being flattened, and the professionals who built 20-year careers on their title and tenure are discovering that neither is the protection they thought it was. This keynote confronts that reality directly — and then reframes it. The professionals who thrive in this season are not the most talented or the most prepared. They are the ones who have learned to lead from the inside out, regardless of what shifts around them.

Your Audience Leaves With

A clear understanding of why AI displaces roles but cannot replicate their unique problem-solving architecture

The three thinking patterns most responsible for professional stagnation — and how to identify which one is running them

A practical daily framework for leading from clarity instead of reacting from fear

Keynote Breakout Leadership Summit Corporate

Mindset · Performance · Identity

The Ceiling Is in Your Head. Here's How to Break It.

"Most high-performers are not held back by a lack of talent, strategy, or opportunity. They're held back by a story they didn't know they were still living from."

Every high-performing professional has a ceiling — a level beyond which they keep hitting the same wall. More tactics don't break it. More motivation doesn't break it. Because the ceiling isn't a strategy problem — it's an identity problem. This keynote introduces Carl's OptiMind MIA Framework, showing audiences exactly how their thinking patterns, belief systems, and identity narratives are either driving or limiting their performance — and giving them the tools to close the gap.

Your Audience Leaves With

The three-layer mental operating system — and why most development programs only work at Layer 1

A personal pattern diagnostic — identifying the specific thought loop running their ceiling

The Yes State and No State framework for catching destructive thinking before it hijacks decisions

Keynote Breakout Training Day Virtual

Leadership · Teams · Organizational Culture

Lead from the Inside Out: The New Standard for High-Performance Leadership

"The leaders who build the highest-performing teams are not the ones with the best systems. They're the ones whose teams trust how they think."

Leadership development programs have spent decades teaching leaders what to do. This keynote teaches them how to think — because the decisions a leader makes under pressure, in ambiguity, and in the face of rapid change are a direct reflection of their internal operating system, not their leadership training. When a leader's thinking shifts, the team culture shifts. When the team culture shifts, performance follows.

Your Audience Leaves With

The distinction between managing behavior and shaping the thinking that produces behavior

Three leadership identity traps that quietly undermine high-performing teams

A daily leadership practice that builds the psychological safety high-performance requires

Keynote Leadership Summit Corporate Government

Entrepreneurship · Calling · Professional Transition

From Overutilized to Sovereign: Building the Business God Placed Inside You

"The only recession-proof, AI-proof asset you possess is the calling God placed inside you. This keynote is about how to stop suppressing it and start deploying it."

This keynote is for audiences of professionals who feel the tension between the stability of their current career and the pull of a calling they've been sitting on. It names the tension, validates it, reframes it — and gives the audience a structured, faith-forward framework for building the bridge between where they are and where they know they're supposed to be. One of Carl's most requested and highest-impact keynotes for faith-based conferences, professional associations, and career transition events.

Your Audience Leaves With

Language for the calling they've felt but couldn't articulate — the Divine Network Architecture framework

The three hidden taxes of staying overutilized in a role that no longer fits — Health, Relational, and Mission

The Bridge Strategy — how to build your sovereign business in the margins of your current role without a reckless leap

Keynote Faith-Based Conference Professional Association Breakout

Speaking Formats

Built for Every Stage.

Carl delivers high-impact content across a range of formats — from full keynote presentations to intimate leadership retreats. Every format is fully customized to your audience, your theme, and your objectives.

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Keynote Presentation

Carl's signature format. A fully customized, high-energy presentation designed to be the memorable centerpiece of your event. Structured for maximum impact from opening hook to closing call to action.

45–90 minutes

Customized to your theme and audience

Includes pre-event consultation

In-person or virtual

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Conference Breakout Session

A focused, workshop-style session that goes deeper on one specific topic. Designed for smaller audiences who are ready to engage, apply, and leave with tangible tools they can use immediately.

60–120 minutes

Interactive with Q&A

Includes audience exercises

Framework takeaway provided

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Leadership Retreat / Summit

A half-day or full-day deep-dive experience for leadership teams. Combines keynote content, structured reflection, group exercises, and facilitated discussion — designed to produce organizational alignment, not just individual inspiration.

Half-day or full-day

For leadership teams of 10–50

Custom workbooks included

Follow-up action plan provided

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Virtual & Hybrid Keynote

Carl's in-person energy — delivered virtually. Fully optimized for remote and hybrid audiences with high production quality, interactive elements, and the same level of engagement as a live event.

Any length — customized

Platform-agnostic

Includes pre-event tech check

Available worldwide

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Corporate Training Day

A full-day professional development experience for organizations ready to invest in the thinking capacity of their teams. Combines keynote content, workshop exercises, small group discussion, and personal action planning.

Full day (6–8 hours)

For teams of 15–100+

Pre-event assessment included

Custom content for your industry

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Faith-Based Conference

Carl's faith-forward content is among his most powerful and most requested. Designed specifically for church conferences, faith-based professional associations, and ministry leadership events where the intersection of calling, identity, and professional excellence is central.

45–90 minutes

Faith-integrated throughout

Biblical framework included

Available for multi-session series

Ideal Audiences

Who Carl Speaks To

Carl's content has been tested and refined across the full spectrum of professional audiences. Here's where it lands most powerfully.

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Government & Public Sector

Carl's home turf. His 25+ years inside Nevada's public sector environments gives him unmatched credibility with government professionals navigating change, AI disruption, and career evolution.

State agencies · City and county government · Federal departments · Public sector leadership conferences

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Corporate & Fortune 500

High-performing corporate teams dealing with AI disruption, leadership development, organizational change, and employee engagement respond powerfully to Carl's root-level approach.

Leadership teams · HR conferences · All-hands events · Department offsites · Management retreats

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Faith-Based Organizations

Carl's faith-forward framework is built for faith communities — where the intersection of calling, identity, and professional excellence is not just relevant, it's central to the mission.

Church conferences · Faith-based professional associations · Ministry leadership summits · Christian business networks

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Entrepreneurial Communities

Entrepreneurs at every stage — from emerging to established — connect deeply with Carl's work on identity, thinking patterns, self-sabotage, and execution systems.

Business conferences · Entrepreneur associations · Mastermind communities · Chamber of Commerce events

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Professional Associations

Attorneys, accountants, healthcare professionals, and other licensed professionals navigating AI disruption, burnout, and career evolution find Carl's content precisely relevant to their world.

Bar associations · CPA societies · Healthcare leadership conferences · Professional development events

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Academic & Higher Education

Carl's research-backed approach to leadership development, identity, and professional transformation translates powerfully to university audiences — from undergraduates to executive education programs.

University leadership programs · MBA programs · Graduate schools · Student professional associations

What People Say

The Room Changes.
Every Time.

Carl doesn't speak to audiences — he speaks with them. The shift that happens in the room is measurable, and the results show up long after the event is over.

After going through OptiMind training with Carl, my perspective on what was possible completely changed. I started thinking bigger, taking more initiative, and showing up with greater confidence in my role. Within a short time, I was promoted in my Fortune 100 organization. The coaching helped me remove mental limitations that I didn't even realize were holding me back.

Eugene A. Smith

HR Director · Fortune 100 Organization

"This mindset program is priceless! As a therapist I call it CBT on steroids. I give my stamp of approval on the content and method. The transformation in how you think will change how you show up in your family, your profession, and with yourself daily."

Dr. Bernadette S.

Therapist · Aspen Counselling & Wellness

"The mindset training elevated how I think as both an attorney and a business owner. It improved my clarity, decisiveness, and ability to execute on opportunities aligned with the long-term vision of my practice."

F. Travis B., Esq.

Attorney & Business Owner

"This training changed the way I think about challenges and what's possible. It sharpened my focus, strengthened my confidence, and helped me lead with greater intentionality. As a Division 1 coach, mindset is everything."

Coach Dedrique Taylor

Division 1 Head Coach

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Let's Build Something Memorable for Your Audience

Every speaking engagement begins with a conversation — not a rate card. Carl works with event planners, HR directors, conference organizers, and leadership teams to design a speaking experience that is precisely right for your audience, your theme, and your goals.

Fees vary based on event type, audience size, travel, and format. All inquiries are responded to within 48 hours.

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Tell us about your event — the date, audience, format, and what you're hoping the audience walks away with.

Discovery Call with Carl

A 20–30 minute conversation to understand your audience, your theme, and exactly what the event needs. No pitch — just alignment.

Custom Proposal

Carl sends a customized speaking proposal — topic recommendation, format, investment, and what's included.

Confirmed & Prepared

Once confirmed, Carl prepares thoroughly — researching your industry, your audience, and your organization's specific context to make the content land as hard as possible.

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A Speaker Who ChangesHow Your Audience Thinks

Four Topics. One Mission.

Built for Every Stage.

Who Carl Speaks To

The Room Changes.Every Time.

Your Audience DeservesMore Than Inspiration.

Let's Build Something Memorable for Your Audience

Speaking Inquiry

A Speaker Who Changes
How Your Audience Thinks

The Room Changes.
Every Time.

Your Audience Deserves
More Than Inspiration.