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Thanks for making me part of your event! Below you’ll find everything you need to prep your team—from headshots and bios to AV requirements and tech setup. Everything here is downloadable, easy to access, and ready to drop into your program or website.

Speaker one sheet

A quick overview about Gordon and his keynotes, all in one place.

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Keynote descriptions and downloads

Click below to view and download one-pagers for each of Gordon’s keynotes.

Zero to $1 million in 60 minutes

60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck—and most personal finance advice just makes it worse. In this engaging keynote, Gordon Stein offers a radically easier way. Based on Cashflow Cookbook, he shows how most people are leaking $500–$2,500/month on forgettable expenses. With zero budgeting and no sacrifice, audiences learn how to redirect those dollars to build lasting wealth—adding $1,000/month can mean $2.6M over time. Packed with humor, powerful math, and real-life stories, this talk is both eye-opening and actionable.

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Meaning after money

Retirement isn’t the end—it’s the beginning of the life you were meant to live. But for many, the transition brings more confusion than freedom. In this inspiring keynote, Gordon Stein challenges the tired clichés of retirement planning and focuses on what really matters: purpose. Through humor, storytelling, and his signature Art, Passion, Quest model, Gordon helps audiences build a fulfilling post-career life. Learn how to move beyond money, reignite dreams, and create a retirement rich in meaning, connection, and joy. Because once the golf ends… then what?

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Start living the life you’ve always wanted

Most people don’t live the life they want—they live the one shaped by false labels and outdated scripts. In this transformative keynote, Gordon Stein challenges the lies we believe about ourselves and shows how to break free. With humor, storytelling, and brain science, he reveals how to shed limiting beliefs, rewire your mindset, and reclaim your potential. You don’t need a new job or a trip to Bali. You need a new lens. This talk offers the clarity and spark to ditch the beige life and finally live boldly, intentionally, and on your own terms.

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Getting them out of your basement

Today’s kids face record debt, relentless marketing, and zero financial education. In this funny and eye-opening keynote, Gordon Stein explains why financial wisdom doesn’t trickle down—it’s modeled, taught, and lived. Parents will learn how to instill financial fluency at every age, from piggy banks to paychecks. No spreadsheets. No lectures. Just a decade-by-decade guide to raising money-smart kids who skip the debt traps and build real independence. Packed with humor, real-life stories, and practical takeaways, this talk is about more than money—it’s about freedom, empowerment… and finally getting your good towels back.

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Speaker bios

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Brief Bio

Gordon Stein is an international keynote speaker, financial wellness expert, and the author of Cashflow Cookbook. His fun, fresh approach to money has helped thousands of people reduce financial stress and build real wealth—while giving up…nothing.

As a former executive at Apple, Dell, and Rogers, Gordon blends real-world leadership experience with a deep understanding of what drives behavior and change. His insights have been featured in the MoneyShow, Financial Planning Association, Go Banking Rates and The Toronto Star.

Gordon doesn’t just talk about transformation—he lives it. He’s a downhill ski racer, marathon runner, guitarist, and dad. He brings the same energy and discipline to his keynotes as he does to the rest of his life—making him both relatable and unforgettable on stage.

With a mix of humor, insight, and practical takeaways, Gordon leaves audiences laughing, inspired, and ready to act.

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Full Bio

Gordon Stein isn’t your typical financial expert—and thank goodness. 

With a career that’s spanned executive roles at Apple, Dell, and Rogers, he’s seen what drives real world change. It’s not budgets and guilt trips—it’s making change feel easy and rewarding. It’s a shift in how people see themselves, their money, and their potential.

Today, Gordon is one of the most original voices in financial wellness. As the author of Cashflow Cookbook and a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), he’s helped thousands of people reduce financial stress and build real wealth—while still enjoying things like artisanal cheese boards and airline lounge access they probably didn’t pay for. The book features more than $13,000 in monthly savings ideas—yes, monthly—delivered through painless, practical tweaks that actually stick.

His talks are smart, funny, and anything but expected. Whether he’s helping audiences discover hidden money in their everyday spending, reimagine retirement with joy and purpose, challenge the labels that limit them, or raise financially fluent kids in a world of $400 hoodies, Gordon brings a mix of wit, storytelling, and aha moments that stick.

He’s been featured in GoBankingRates, MoneyShow, The Toronto Star, and he delivers Continuing Education credits to Wealth Advisors through organizations like the Financial Planning Association, and the Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts. He regularly speaks to clients of wealth advisors, national conferences, and companies that want to support both the wallets and wellness of their teams.

Offstage, Gordon walks the talk. He’s a downhill ski racer, marathon runner, guitarist, and dad who’s rebuilt his own life more than once—and lived to keynote about it. He brings the same energy, discipline, and occasional bruises to his presentations, making him both relatable and unforgettable on stage.

So yes, Gordon talks about money. But more than that, he talks about freedom. About transformation. And about how to start living the life you’ve always wanted—with or without budgeting apps.

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Invitation templates

We know your time is valuable. To make it easy to promote your event, here are three ready-to-use invitation templates. Each one is tailored for a different audience—credit union members, wealth advisor clients, and company employees. Just download the version you need, add your branding, and drop in the keynote title you’ve chosen.

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Corporate Invitation

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Book images

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AV Requirements

Thanks for making me part of your event. I aim to be the easiest speaker on your lineup. Here’s what I need to deliver a great experience—clearly outlined, no surprises.

Microphone & Audio

  • Hands-free microphone (preferably lavalier or Countryman-style headset)
  • Room audio connected and tested with venue sound system

Slide Deck & Equipment

  • I’ll bring my own MacBook Pro (HDMI-ready)
  • I’ll bring my own slide clicker
  • Slides are embedded, no animations, ready to go

Screen & Visibility

  • No front lights washing out the projection screen
  • Stage should be well-lit so facial expressions land
  • Either a confidence monitor or my laptop viewable from the stage for pacing

AV Support

  • Please have an AV tech available 15 minutes prior to the talk for a quick equipment check

If your venue setup differs, just let me know—I’m happy to adapt.

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Speaker introduction

“Alright everyone, I’m so excited to introduce our speaker for this event. He’s not your typical personal finance guy. And thank goodness for that!

Gordon Stein is a financial wellness expert, international keynote speaker, and the author of the bestselling Cashflow Cookbook — a book that shows people how to free up monthly cashflow to invest more, build wealth faster, while giving up…nothing!. That’s right — no budgeting, no sacrifice, and no spreadsheets required.

He’s a recovering corporate executive — with past lives at Apple and Dell — who left that world behind to follow his real passion: helping people stop stressing about money and start living the life they’ve always wanted.

Gordon brings practical ideas, great stories, and just the right amount of wit to make finances feel simple, doable — and even fun.

And when he’s not helping people accelerate their wealth, he’s a downhill ski racer, kayaker, cyclist… and — in his own words — a “not-yet-great… or even good” guitar player.

Please join me in welcoming… Gordon Stein!”

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Need anything else?

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