Keynote Speaker · Founder of Pressure Reflex™
Deano Sutter equips leaders to stay present when pressure hits, keep every option open, and respond instead of react. First you. Then your team.
Trusted by leaders in tech, finance, entertainment and biotech
Before, I was hitting the same limits in my reactions and decisions. After this work, I now trust myself under pressure and show up differently.
The big idea
You already know what to do. You know how to do it. You even want to do it. Then the pressure hits, and somebody else shows up in your place.
Not what you meant. Not what you knew. Every reaction either builds trust or costs it, with your team, your clients and your name.
Nobody is born a hothead, a people pleaser or a control freak. Those reactions were trained, for a good reason, a long time ago.
Responding instead of reacting is a skill. You can learn it, practice it, and use it in the very next meeting that matters. So can your team.
The framework I created
It is the reaction that takes over when someone pushes your buttons. It is fast. It is automatic. And it shows up in every room you walk into.
I founded Pressure Reflex™ and built the Pressure Reflex™ Training System to give leaders a name for it, a way to see their own, and the training to change it. I believe it is the 1 thing every leader needs to understand.
A keynote for the whole company. A workshop for the team. A retreat for your leaders. Every one is built around your people, with tools they can use the same day.
My story
I have also run marathons, raced triathlons, and spent 6 months in a wheelchair.
I have been a youth pastor, an actor, a founder, and my mom’s full-time caregiver.
In every one of those seasons, I found the same thing. When pressure hits, hidden reflexes take over. I spent 25 years working out what they were, and what to do about them.
The message lands
Want a feel for the voice before you book? This is where I write most. Stories, lessons, and what I am learning the hard way this week.
I officially am 47 and live with my mom.
Words I never thought I would utter …
Last November, I swung through here to celebrate her birthday and thanksgiving.
Over those 2 weeks, we got some not so great test results.
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Before, I was feeling inadequate, defensive, and stressed. After, I was achieving the best possible outcome I had prepared to achieve.
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