Crush and Climb with Jason McClainWisdom from the Vine

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Keynotes on resilience, leadership and building businesses, from an entrepreneur who has built and sold 14 companies.

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Signature talks

Pivot to Profit · the R.I.S.E. System

Pivot to Profit: Turning Failure into Fuel

Failure is not a final verdict; it’s just data. Jason shows leaders how to pivot from a crushing setback to a profitable new venture with his battle-tested R.I.S.E. System.

Best for: Business owners, sales and leadership teams, entrepreneur conferences

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Island of One · the C.O.M.P.A.S.S. System

Island of One: Born Different. Built to Thrive.

Born without fingers on his left hand, Jason knows what it feels like to navigate a world not designed for you. This talk turns his story into a seven-key framework for transforming perceived limitations into your greatest strengths.

Best for: All-hands meetings, associations, leadership retreats

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The Johari Window

The Blind Spot That’s Costing You Millions

The things we don’t know about ourselves are often the very things that keep us from moving from good to great. A simple four-quadrant framework shows teams how to shrink their blind spots.

Best for: Leadership teams, managers, sales organizations

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From the Crush & Climb podcast

Why Your Goals Fail (and How to Finally Achieve Them)

Most goals fail for the same five reasons. Jason replaces motivation with a system: daily milestones, hard work, personal sacrifice and the maintenance that keeps success in place.

Best for: Kickoffs, sales meetings, annual planning events

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From the Crush & Climb podcast

Use Fear as Fuel

Hard times and fear are inevitable, but staying stuck in them is a choice. A solution-focused framework for acting through adversity, without needing to understand every “why” first.

Best for: Teams going through change, entrepreneurs, resilience programs

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Thirty years of building companies

Build a Business Around a Residual Need

Jason breaks down how recurring revenue really works and how to find the needs that keep customers coming back.

Best for: Entrepreneurs, small-business associations, startup events

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