Session Details: What if motivation was always there, and you just needed to unlock it? In this session, Brady Ross challenges the belief that motivation is something people either have or don’t have, reframing it instead as the reason behind every action (even procrastination, disengagement, or resistance). Through practical tools like the cost–reward principle and the natural drivers of comfort, security, and belonging, you’ll gain a clearer understanding of why people do what they do. You’ll leave with simple, actionable language you can use to reignite momentum in yourself and the employees you support.
Speaker Bio: Brady Ross is a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker who helps leaders think clearly, communicate effectively, and build teams that work. As the founder of Clear Path Leadership, he equips individuals and organizations with practical tools to grow clarity, confidence, and results.
He is the author of Talk Like a Coach: Everyday Conversations That Shape Your Team and Sharpen Your Leadership, a book that challenges leaders to move beyond advice-giving and toward conversations that build ownership and development. He also wrote Motivation for Regular People and the Ignite Your Leadership workbook, all designed to make leadership growth accessible and actionable.
Based in Oklahoma City, Brady's work as a trainer and speaker continues to expand across industries and group sizes, from frontline supervisors to executive teams. Organizations consistently value his ability to simplify complex ideas and translate them into relatable, practical, and immediately usable steps.
Recognized as a Top 15 Coach and one of Oklahoma City's Ten Most Influential Young Professionals, Brady is passionate about developing the next generation of leaders and coaches. He and his wife, Mary, live in Edmond, Oklahoma with their two children, Bennett and Norah. Outside of work, he enjoys golf, camping, running, and cheering on the Texas Rangers and Oklahoma City Thunder.