Steven A. Bollar

Steven A. Bollar Speaking Topics

• Standing Tall Through It All

  Thriving Through Challenges with Confidence and Commitment

  Challenges can either push you to step up your game or stop you in your tracks. The choice is yours—but you don’t have to navigate it alone. In this high-energy, motivational keynote, Stand Tall Steve delivers real-world strategies to help organizations face obstacles head-on and come out stronger, more focused, and more motivated than ever.

  In this session, you’ll discover how to:

  • Stay focused and get results—even when chaos and challenges try to knock you off track.
  • Increase productivity despite outside pressures and that feeling of being completely overwhelmed.
  • Move from compliance to commitment so your team isn’t just going through the motions but is fully engaged in achieving meaningful results.

  This isn’t just another “stay positive” speech—this is about actionable, no-excuses strategies that will help you stand tall, stay strong, and succeed no matter what challenges come your way. Get ready to be inspired, energized, and equipped to take on whatever comes next!

• Stand Tall Leadership

  Confident, Impactful, and Actionable Leadership That Inspires

  Leadership isn’t just about reading a few books or trying out a new strategy—it’s about building strong relationships, creating practical systems, and inspiring others to follow your lead. In this dynamic and engaging keynote, Stand Tall Steve delivers the real-talk strategies leaders need to confidently guide their organizations, communicate effectively, and turn vision into reality.

  In this session, you’ll discover how to:

  • Make crucial decisions with confidence so you can lead efficiently and effectively—without second-guessing yourself.
  • Turn your vision into action by developing a culture and climate that moves people from compliance to commitment.
  • Retain your top talent and keep your superstar employees engaged—so they choose to stay with you rather than looking for the next opportunity.

  This isn’t leadership theory—this is real, practical, Stand Tall Leadership that works in the real world. Get ready to walk away with strategies you can use immediately to lead with more confidence, clarity, and impact!

Classroom Management That Works

Real Strategies. Real Results. No Boring Theory.

Let’s be honest—classroom management can make or break a teacher’s day (or year). But too often, teachers don’t realize how their own actions impact student behavior, and they struggle to build a toolkit of strategies that actually work. That’s where this session comes in. In this high-energy, no-fluff keynote, Stand Tall Steve brings humor, real talk, and immediately useful strategies to help educators:

• Build real connections with students that foster respect without being the “cool teacher” or the “strict enforcer.”
• Direct, not ask, so students follow instructions the first time—while boosting teacher confidence and classroom structure.
• Find the right balance between addressing negative behaviors and reinforcing positive ones—without feeling like a broken record.

This session isn’t about theory, research papers, or one-size-fits-all solutions. It’s about real, tested, and teacher-approved strategies that educators can take back to their classrooms and use tomorrow. No gimmicks—just ideas that work and a whole lot of fun along the way!

Ideas, Ideas, Ideas

Simple, Creative, and Cost-Effective Ways to Transform Your School

Creating meaningful change in your school doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. This highly requested keynote is packed with practical, innovative, and budget-friendly ideas to energize your school’s climate and culture—without months of planning or breaking the bank.

Based on Stand Tall Steve’s popular book of the same name, this session will show you how to:

• Rejuvenate your school’s climate and culture with creative, unique, and fun strategies that inspire both students and staff.
• Implement fresh ideas immediately—no long planning cycles, just real solutions that work.
• Rethink recognition, reinforcement, and results by ditching outdated awards and embracing meaningful, engaging ways to celebrate and motivate your team.

This keynote delivers real solutions, real impact, and real fun—all designed to help educators create positive, lasting change in their schools.

Unlocking Climate & Culture

Developing an Environment Rooted in Respect and Values

A thriving school culture isn’t built by chance—it’s cultivated with intention. But what is the difference between climate and culture, and how do you move both forward? In this engaging and practical keynote, Stand Tall Steve breaks it all down with humor, insight, and real-world strategies that school leaders can apply immediately.

Attendees will discover:

• The key difference between climate and culture—so you know exactly where to focus your efforts.
• The two types of culture in every school (and why ignoring one can hold you back).
• How to identify and strengthen shared values—even when staff perspectives differ.

This session isn’t just about understanding climate and culture—it’s about taking action to build an environment where both students and staff thrive.