Agile Leadership Expert & CEO at AgileDad; Certified Scrum Trainer; Host of the "Agile Daily Standup" Podcast

Davenport, FL, USA
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V. Lee Henson Biography

  1. Lee Henson is the founder, president, and CEO of AgileDad, an Agile training and coaching organization focused on making Agile practical, human, and accessible. With more than 20 years of experience in Agile coaching, Scrum training, and project management, Henson is recognized as a Certified Scrum Trainer and has certified over 12,000 ScrumMasters and Product Owners. He also holds credentials as a Project Management Professional, SAFe Scaled Agile Program Consultant, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, and Certified Lean Agile Professional.

Henson has led Agile transformations for 45 Fortune 100 companies and has contributed to projects in the government sector, including the Department of Defense, as well as in startups, healthcare, finance, retail, and entertainment. His approach emphasizes business agility, leadership development, and team performance, using a psychology-based methodology to help organizations achieve sustainable results.

He is the host of the "Agile Daily Standup" podcast and the inventor of Rapid Release Planning, the Team John Concept, the POBAFATA, and the Objective Stack Ranking Technique. Henson has published several white papers, including "The Seven Deadly Sins of Technical Debt," "The Agile 12 Step Program," "Nine Powerful Ways to Keep Agile Teams Motivated," and "The ART of Agile Estimating & Forecasting." The "Agile Daily Standup" podcast delivers Agile insights in 15 minutes or less, providing accessible Agile education to a global audience.

Henson is a frequent speaker at conferences, delivering keynote presentations and breakout sessions on topics such as motivational leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, technology, and artificial intelligence. He is also an AI enthusiast and a graduate of the Disney Management Institute. Henson has developed one of the largest independent Agile education libraries and launched platforms like AgileDad Speaks to extend Agile training beyond the classroom.

Throughout his career, Henson has maintained a core belief: Agile is not about frameworks—it is about people, leadership, and outcomes.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/13/2026.

V. Lee Henson Speaking Topics

  • Fail Better: Strategies for Turning Defeat into Victory

    In an era where the pressure to succeed is immense, "Fail Better" serves as a groundbreaking keynote that challenges conventional perceptions of success and failure. Join us as V. Lee Henson delves into the transformative power of redefining failure not as a setback, but as an integral part of the journey towards achievement.

    This compelling presentation will explore real-world examples from business, technology, and personal growth to illustrate how the most successful leaders and organizations have used their failures as catalysts for innovation and improvement. Attendees will gain insights into practical strategies for building resilience, fostering a positive mindset, and creating a culture that not only tolerates but encourages productive failures.

    By attending this session, you will learn how to:

    • Shift your mindset to view failures as opportunities for growth and learning.
    • Implement strategies to enhance resilience and adaptability in both personal and professional contexts.
    • Cultivate an environment where calculated risks are encouraged, and failures are seen as a natural step in the process of innovation.

    Don't miss this opportunity to transform your approach to challenges and setbacks, and start leveraging failure as your most powerful tool for success. This keynote will not only change how you view failure; it will empower you to achieve greater goals than ever imagined.

  • Think Bigger: Expanding Your Horizons with a Growth Mindset

    In today’s fast-paced world, the boundaries of possibility are constantly being redefined. "Think Bigger: Expanding Your Horizons with a Growth Mindset" is a transformative session designed to inspire you to break free from the limitations of a fixed mindset and embrace the expansive potential of thinking big.

    Join us as V. Lee Henson guides you through the principles of a growth mindset, illustrating how it can lead to greater creativity, resilience, and success. You will learn how to cultivate an attitude that embraces challenges, persists through obstacles, and sees failure as a springboard for growth and innovation.

    This session will offer:

    • Practical Techniques: Gain actionable strategies to reframe your thinking, overcome mental barriers, and set ambitious goals.
    • Inspiring Case Studies: Hear compelling stories of individuals and organizations that have achieved remarkable success by adopting a growth mindset.

    Interactive Activities:

    • Participate in engaging activities that will challenge you to think differently and expand your own horizons.

    Whether you're looking to inspire change in your personal life, professional career, or within your organization, this presentation will equip you with the tools to think bigger and achieve more. Prepare to leave this session energized and ready to transform your approach to problems and opportunities, driving you towards unprecedented levels of achievement. Join us to reshape your destiny by expanding your mindset!

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V. Lee Henson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Fail Better: Strategies for Turning Defeat into Victory, Think Bigger: Expanding Your Horizons with a Growth Mindset, The Success Blueprint: Three Steps to Winning Big and The Ease of AI: Transforming Routines into Effortless Actions. The estimated speaking fee range to book V. Lee Henson for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. V. Lee Henson generally travels from Davenport, FL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Frances West, Tiffani Bova, Kevin Surace, Gary Vaynerchuk and R "Ray" Wang. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling V. Lee Henson for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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