Philippe Cesson · keynotes and workshops
For CEOs.
Three talks: AI for digital growth, the generations who will buy from you next, and the next three years of AI. Each runs as a half-day workshop or a 90-minute keynote. Nothing is sold from the stage.
- Over 20 years running CESSON
- 400+ talks, conferences and keynotes
- Every audience member leaves with something written down
- Nothing sold from the stage
“There is not a day that goes by that I don’t quote Philippe’s theories.”
Mark G. Gardner
CEO, Avatar Management Services, Inc.
The three talks.
Talk 1AI for digital growthWhere your next customers are looking, and a 90-day plan to be there.
Talk 2Generational invisibilityFive generations, one business, and why the young ones can't see you.
Talk 3The next three years of AIEvery trend sorted into ignore, watch and act.
Talk 1 · AI for digital growthGrow Where They're LookingWhere your next customers are looking, where you're not, and a 90-day plan to close the gap.
- A no BS 90-day growth plan
- Three things to do on Monday
Half-day workshop or 90-minute keynote. Nothing is sold from the stage.
Talk 2 · The generational shiftGenerational InvisibilityFive generations, one business, and why the young ones can't see you.
- What each generation actually trusts
- The handful of changes that make you visible to all five
- The Generational Superpower Quiz, taken live in the room
Half-day workshop or 90-minute keynote. Nothing is sold from the stage.
Talk 3 · The next three years of AITwenty Years of Not Falling for ItThe next three years of technology and people, sorted into ignore, watch and act.
- A plain, dated view of what's coming
- Predictions specific enough to be checked
- Your own one-page ignore / watch / act list
Half-day workshop or 90-minute keynote. Nothing is sold from the stage.
Not booking a speaker?
CESSON, the agency Philippe founded, produces a free AI Reality Check for any business with at least 10 employees: a written report with eight grades, in 25 minutes on Zoom.
CEOs and executives, in their words.
Great presentation.
Chris BakerCorporate Vice President, PAREXEL
I think we all have information overload. To find someone who can bring meaning and context and curate that content like Phil is valuable.
Michelle JewettOwner and CEO, Michelle J. Coaching
Philippe’s presentation on social media was spot on.
Mark StefanickPresident & CEO, Advantage Benefit Solutions
I really understand how to use social media a little bit more, bring it into drive marketing and sales in our organization.
Eric TokerPartner, Lemay + Toker
Philippe helped us find another level of productivity, and we’re getting more done rather than reacting to emails.
Richie GimmelPresident, Atlas Machine and Supply
There is not a day that goes by that I don’t quote Philippe’s theories.
Mark G. GardnerCEO, Avatar Management Services, Inc.
Philippe’s presentation helped me use social media in a much broader context — how I can bring my staff together, customers together, and create more of a learning environment.
Scott LinsPresident, Sierra Courier
I definitely took away some great info from Philippe’s presentation for new ways to engage our audience.
Elizabeth BrennanDirector of Marketing, BIG Construction
Philippe’s techniques to use technology and data to attract and analyze leads was thought provoking.
Lauren ElliottAttorney, Elliott & Associates Attorneys
Loved Philippe’s presentation. His interaction with each audience member was great — all five stars on the Vistage score sheet.
Steven FriedmannPartner, Orion Risk Management
The workshop was so much fun, and Philippe is awesome.
Eric MaulVP of Institutional Advancement, San Francisco Zoo
Phil was a great presenter. He made it very interesting and relevant — my students love him.
Martin StaubusExecutive Director, the Beyster Institute at UCSD Rady School of Management
Learned from Philippe the badassery of using social media for your business — out-of-the-box training and opportunities for improvement.
Kelly AngelopoulosBroker, Jameson/Sotheby’s International Realty
Philippe is the rare marketing pro who has a mastery of classic marketing knowledge and a thorough understanding of the new technologies. He knows how to help his clients reach more customers, create more sales, and make more money.
Tom StaceyVP, Lightstream/SunTrust Bank
Philippe was charismatic and clear on how to channel efforts to grow brands and be bold and authentic in brand identity.
Barbara MurrayAccount Executive, Make It Better Media
The conversation with Philippe was very stimulating and came at the right time as we reevaluate our social media strategy.
Donald McallisterPresident, Lionakis
I was very impressed with Philippe. He gave an excellent presentation, and there was unanimous praise for him, personally and professionally.
Rich PetersonFounder, Lighthouse Public Affairs
I would highly recommend your dynamite presentation to any business interested in staying relevant in an ever-growing Gen X and Gen Y world. Thank you!
Joe Da RosaI thank Philippe for this and curse him at the same time, because I got moved out of a comfort zone and I am always thinking about what Philippe has taught me.
Patrick KennedyThank you for your enlightening and wonderfully refreshing talk. Your talk has strong interest with our company as we try to move forward and stay competitive in the future.
Kirby HomI wanted to thank you for the phenomenal presentation. It was so informative, and I learned more than I ever imagined.
Susan Mccann
About Philippe
Badass-in-Chief at CESSON.
Philippe Cesson has run his own company for over 20 years. He started CESSON, a digital marketing agency, in a California garage in 2005 and runs it today from Miami. Some of its clients have stayed more than ten years; the longest is at 17 and counting.
He has spent those years telling CEOs which shifts to act on and which to skip. He built Social Dog, a social network for San Diego dog owners, a year before Facebook had business pages. He walked clients away from Second Life, Google+ and Microsoft Tag. He put a client on ChatGPT ten weeks after it launched.
He has given 400+ talks, conferences and keynotes to more than 6,000 CEOs and business leaders in 43 American states, 5 Canadian provinces, Mexico, the UK and the EU. Nothing is sold from the stage, and everyone leaves with something written down.
“What makes us human hasn’t changed much in 2,000 years, which is why getting AI right is humanity’s crucial responsibility, and every CEO’s ultimate challenge.”
Thirty minutes with Philippe.
Tell him the room, the date and what the group is wrestling with. He'll say which talk fits, or whether none of them does.