DESIGN
YOUR FUTURE
What happens if we apply the process of brand-building to our lives and careers? Supercharge your journey.
Ignite the Power of Wonder & Curiosity • Discover Your North Star • Define Your Purpose • Train a Squirrel to Read Braille • Uncover Opportunity in Adversity • Transform Your Mindset • Cultivate Culture & Values • Use AI to Make You a Burrito • Embrace Radical Authenticity • Forge Your Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal
Ignite the Power of Wonder & Curiosity • Discover Your North Star • Define Your Purpose • Train a Squirrel to Read Braille • Uncover Opportunity in Adversity • Transform Your Mindset • Cultivate Culture & Values • Use AI to Make You a Burrito • Embrace Radical Authenticity • Forge Your Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal
DESIGN IS WHAT YOU MAKE
POSSIBLE
An inspiring and often hilarious talk about finding opportunities in adversity and embracing wonder and curiosity to transform how you experience the world— and your purpose within it. T. Christian shares insights and examples of how the key principles of building brands can shape our personal and professional journeys and empower us to design our ideal future.
WHO IS
T. CHRISITAN HELMS ?
T. Christian is an award-winning creative director, writer, speaker, aspiring NBA small forward, and founder of numerous businesses, including the branding agency Helms Workshop. At the height of the agency’s popularity, he was struck by Lyme disease and Ehrlichiosis, which was misdiagnosed for over a year as it devastated him physically and crippled him mentally.
It was bad. Think Walking Dead, 28 Days Later, or Weekend at Bernie’s 2.
Christian fought to recover in the years that followed, tapping myriad holistic therapies and remarkably unorthodox treatments to slowly heal. The struggle revolutionized his outlook and approach to life, but did little to help his jump shot. T. Christian’s hard-earned clarity birthed an epiphany— that using the tools he taps to build brands, he could reignite and redesign his life and business to put a dent in the universe.
Fun Facts: T. Christian spent a margarita-fueled day on TV with Anthony Bourdain, has embedded with the Klu Klux Klan for a photo documentary series (don’t worry, he isn’t a fan of the philosophy or the outfits), piloted a Redbull Flugtag aircraft and lived, helped Willie Nelson make a public statement on gay rights, made international news with the world’s first 99-pack of beer, and once peed on a skunk (he had it coming).
KEY TAKEAWAYS
>>> AKA, What You Will Get Out of the Talk
Discover the surprising connection between wonder, curiosity, and opportunity.
Gain clarity on the power you hold to plan and design the future.
Learn simple yet effective ways to incorporate the maxims of branding to improve your personal and professional journey.
Uncover how to define and cultivate personal authenticity, culture, and values.
Realize the value of the “Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal” and how pushing yourself in challenging or uncomfortable ways brings growth.
Leave with a toolkit to help clarify and amplify your personal and professional purpose, mission, values, goals, and story.
Learn to control small woodland creatures with your mind.
(still in Beta)
“T. CHRISTIAN’S TALK LEFT THE CROWD INSPIRED, INVIGORATED, AND MOVED.”
BEN THOMA
CREATIVE MORNINGS
IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA
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IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA ✦
