Connection is the catalyst. Engagement is the outcome.

Your conference deserves more than a speaker. It deserves an experience that transforms how your attendees connect, engage, and carry the message forward long after the event ends.

Jason LeVasseur is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP™), award-winning keynote speaker, and trusted partner to associations and event planners across the country. Through The Rock Star Project®, the Connected Leadership Framework™ powered by the CL5™, and Kickoff to Connect™, Jason blends music, storytelling, and research-backed frameworks to create unforgettable conference experiences.

From mainstage keynotes to full conference partnerships, Jason doesn't just show up and speak. He collaborates with you to elevate the entire event experience. One relationship. One consistent voice. A conference that feels like it was designed, not assembled.

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HOW JASON SUPPORTS YOUR EVENT

Opening Keynote Sets the tone, direction, and energy for everything that follows. Makes every attendee feel like they are exactly where they are supposed to be.

Closing Keynote and Encore Experience Brings the conference full circle. Synthesizes key themes and sends attendees home with something they will actually carry forward.

Breakout Sessions and Leadership Tracks Workshop-depth experiences that move people from engagement to application. Built around your theme, your audience, and your goals.

Conference Emcee and Host Jason builds the connective tissue that makes your event feel like one experience instead of a collection of separate moments. Energy, continuity, and presence from open to close.

Kickoff to Connect™ Jason's signature gamified conference engagement system. First deployed at MPI Tennessee CONNECT 2026. Drives real interaction, real connection, and real energy from the first moment attendees walk in. Available as a standalone license or full facilitated experience.

Multi-Day Conference Partnership For organizations who want a true experience partner. Jason designs the full arc, from pre-event strategy to post-event follow-through. One voice. One vision. One experience your attendees will remember.

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WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU

Higher Session Attendance and Retention Sessions people actually want to be in and stay for. Content that earns the room before it asks anything of it.

Better Event Energy and Flow A through-line that holds the event together from opening energy to closing momentum. No dead air. No awkward transitions. Just a conference that moves.

Stronger Audience Participation People actively engaged and contributing, not sitting and watching. Jason creates conditions where participation feels natural, not forced.

Attendee Feedback You Will Love The kind that makes you look great and makes rebooking an easy conversation. Jason's events consistently generate the highest-rated feedback of any session on the program.

A Conference That Feels Designed Not assembled. When one person holds the thread from start to finish, everything connects. That is what a true conference partnership delivers.

An Experience That Travels Home Attendees leave with more than notes. They leave with energy, new relationships, and a reason to come back next year.

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HOW JASON SUPPORTS YOUR EVENT

"Jason has an incredible ability to connect with his audience. He has a gift for reading the room and adjusting his approach to maximize engagement."

Michelle B., Executive Director, Meeting Professionals International, Tennessee Chapter

"Through his interaction he was able to get them excited and really get them out of their shell. It really helped set the tone for the whole conference."

A.N., Director of Student Involvement and Leadership, Weber State University

"The reviews from the retreat this year were the best I have got back in the 3 years I have been doing this."

B.S., Specialist, Student Organization and Leadership, Fox Valley Technical College

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WHO YOU'RE WORKING WITH

Jason LeVasseur is a CSP™ (Certified Speaking Professional), held by fewer than 17% of speakers worldwide and the highest earned designation in the speaking industry. He is a Certified Master Trainer™, a NACA Campus Legend Award recipient, and the recipient of 25+ national awards. He has worked with more than 2,500 organizations across corporate, association, education, and nonprofit sectors.

What makes Jason different as a conference partner is that he understands events from every angle. He has performed on stage 250 days a year for more than 30 years. He knows what it takes to hold a room, read an audience, and create a moment that lands. He has also spent decades on the other side of the event, designing experiences for student conferences, association gatherings, and corporate retreats from the ground up. He knows what planners need and he knows what attendees remember.

Jason works directly with every client from first call through final debrief. No handoffs. No surprises. The same person who collaborates with you on strategy is the one who shows up and delivers on the day. That continuity is what makes the difference between an event that goes well and one that people are still talking about a year later.