Jeremy Steele
portfolio
This portfolio highlights content I personally wrote on behalf of a senior executive.
Selected Work for Shatterproof
Executive Keynote Speech: Growing Deep Roots Speech
Context:
This keynote speech was written on behalf of a senior executive leader for delivery at a regional, high-visibility gathering during a period of widespread concern about generational disengagement and organizational relevance. The speech needed to address complex data, counter prevailing decline narratives, and unify diverse programs under a shared vision.
Audience:
The audience included senior leaders, staff, and stakeholders from across multiple regions, with varying perspectives on strategy, outcomes, and future direction.
Goal:
The goal was to reinforce executive leadership credibility, reframe organizational momentum through a unifying narrative, and inspire confidence and alignment around long-term priorities and impact.
Embark Curriculum
Context:
This multi-week curriculum was written on behalf of the Senior Pastor and CEO of a large, complex organization and served as the primary onboarding and formation resource for new participants. It was designed to articulate executive priorities around identity, values, and mission during a period of organizational growth and cultural change.
Audience:
The audience included new members and participants across a wide range of backgrounds, as well as staff and volunteer leaders who facilitated the content in group settings. The material needed to be accessible, authoritative, and consistent with the CEO’s public voice.
Goal:
The goal was to clearly communicate executive-level vision and values, translate complex theological and organizational concepts into accessible language, and shape behavior and engagement in alignment with institutional priorities.
Leadership & Executive Presence
In environments shaped by disagreement, uncertainty, and emotional weight, progress rarely comes from persuasion. It comes from reframing how people understand belief, contradiction, and change into language they can share. This clip shows how I lead conversations by naming underlying dynamics and creating clarity that allows groups to move forward without forcing consensus.
This talk was delivered to a mixed-belief, high-emotion audience navigating tension, disagreement, and uncertainty. The goal was not consensus, but clarity: naming the underlying dynamics shaping the conversation and giving the room language to hold complexity without shutting down. The approach deliberately avoids persuasion in favor of shared framing and intellectual permission.
Strategic Breakdown
The Room
A mixed-belief audience navigating disagreement, uncertainty, and emotional weight, with low tolerance for perceived authority or coercion.
The Risk
Conversations collapsing into defensiveness or disengagement, leaving participants entrenched in positions without shared language to move forward.
The Move
Reframing cognitive dissonance as a normal and productive human experience, using accessible language and deliberate pacing to lower threat and invite reflection rather than debate.
The Result
Sustained engagement and a reframed conversation that allowed people to remain present with complexity instead of rushing toward certainty or shutdown.
“Cognitive dissonance is what happens when our brains receive information that doesn’t fit the story we’ve already built.”
Scope of work
Concept development, scriptwriting, narrative framing, and live delivery.