Speaking & Workshops

Bring Tim to your stage.

Practical, no-fluff talks on leadership, scaling, and getting the most out of your people, built for ag and rural audiences.

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Tim Schaefer, Encore Consultants. 20+ years inside owner-led operations.

Who it's for

Conference and association organizers, co-ops, and ag lenders who want a practical, no-fluff speaker on leadership, scaling, and people, for an audience that runs real operations.

Signature talks

Repeatable talks, built around real operations.

Five talks Tim gives again and again. Each one adapts to a keynote or a working session. Want something tailored? We build custom agendas too.

Scaling Up: Professionalize Your Success

How owner-led operations grow up by building the structure, discipline, and team to scale without losing what made the business work.

Keynote · Workshop

The Manager's Toolkit

The practical tools a working manager uses Monday morning: delegating, giving feedback, holding the line, and handling conflict.

Keynote · Workshop

Leadership: Influence, Team, Results

What separates a boss from a leader: earning influence, building a team that trusts each other, and driving real results.

Keynote · Workshop

Managing Conflict / The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Why good teams stall, and how to surface conflict, rebuild trust, and get everyone pulling in the same direction.

Keynote · Workshop

Getting the Next Generation Ready

Preparing the next generation to lead. Readiness, not just paperwork, for family and owner-led businesses planning a handoff.

Keynote · Workshop

Formats

From a keynote to a retreat.

Pick the depth that fits your event. Every format is built around your audience and theme, not a canned slide deck.

Keynote

A main-stage talk that sets the tone and gives the room something to use.

Half-day

A focused session with room for discussion and hands-on application.

Full-day workshop

A roll-up-your-sleeves working day that gets a team aligned and moving.

On-site retreat

Multi-day, on your turf, built around your leaders and what they're facing.

Custom agendas available.

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Where Tim has spoken

A speaker an audience trusts.

"Tim was the perfect speaker for our conference-he wrapped it up and put a bow on it for us! Today some of my coworkers and farmers at our crop meeting were talking enthusiastically about the speakers that spoke about people management were some of the best ever that they have heard."

Wanda Emerich – Miner’s Institute  - VT Dairy Conference

"The effort and prep work he provided to get the panelists ready and unite everyone was greatly appreciated. His message and panel questions resonated perfectly!"

Management Team, NPB (National Pork Board)

Spoken at

VT Dairy

Pork Management Conference

NMPF Young Cooperators

Greenstone Cultivate Growth

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Certified Family Business Advisor

Certified Professional Business Coach

20+ years in owner-led operations

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