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Book Tony Schmaltz - Leadership Speaker and Corporate Trainer
Meet Tony Schmaltz
Tony Schmaltz aka Schmaltzy, is a world-class leadership speaker, trainer and coach, helping leaders, and teams eliminate their victim thinking, become owners and be the powerful leaders they never thought possible.
Tony blends no-BS truth with humor, real-world wisdom, and tactical tools that audiences love and leaders implement.
Over 50 Podcast Appearances
Hosts love the energy Tony brings to every show that he is on as he serves audiences around the world.
Stages and In-Person Trainings
Tony has helped many audiences grow, leading corporate trainings, group masterminds and stage presentations.
Live Radio Shows
As a guest on several radio shows, Tony has impacted many people live on the radio.
Publications
Featured articles can be found about Tony in major publications around this country.
Most Requested Keynotes
Owner or Victim
The Leadership Power Play
Agreements Over Expectations
The Leadership Identity Choice that Changes Everything
The 5 Unshakeable Principles that Drive High-Performance Results
How to Lead with Clarity, Trust and Zero Drama
Every leader makes a choice — usually without realizing it — about whether they own their outcomes or explain them away. This session dismantles the victim thinking patterns that quietly erode leadership authority, team trust, and organizational results. Audiences walk away with a clear framework for leading as an owner and how to use owner language to build accountability with their entire team and themselves. The results start pouring following this powerful session.
Most leaders are more talented than their results show — and the gap almost always comes down to how they speak, how they show up, and what they unconsciously model for their teams. This high-energy session delivers five concrete principles that transform how leaders communicate, influence, and drive performance. Audiences leave with immediately applicable tools that shift team dynamics from the very next conversation forward.
Silent expectations are the single most common source of team conflict, missed deadlines, and leadership frustration — and most leaders don't even realize they're creating them. This session draws a hard line between expectations nobody agreed to and real commitments people actually keep, giving leaders a practical system for replacing assumption-based management with clarity-based leadership. The result is less drama, stronger accountability, and teams that deliver without being chased.
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What People Are Saying
Matt Mclain
Amazon.com
"You will be changed forever"
"Tony will snap you out of it right from the start, just like he did with us"

Shannon Richmond
PCB Chamber of Commerce
"People are still talking"
“Still one of the most talked about trainings we’ve ever had.”

Mark Lubbrage
Gurus and Gamechangers Podcast
"The Wake Up Call we all Need"
“We all need a little Tony Schmaltz on our shoulder to help us be more powerful.”
Matt Grubofski
Amazon.com
"We can all do better"
"Tony ignited a fire in me to do better with my life."
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