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Meet Confetti-man
James Ferguson AKA "Confetti-man" is a visionary Keynote Speaker, Employee Engagement Expert, and the Bestselling Author of The Confetti Culture Playbook: How to Boost Your Team’s Contribution & Impact🎉
He specializes in building cultures where employees feel seen, heard, and celebrated—every single day!
With a proven record of energizing Hospitality Management teams, James puts the FUN back in the fundamentals of employee engagement.
James’ sessions aren’t just talks, they’re transformative experiences. By connecting his inspiring journey of overcoming cancer to the challenges of today’s rapidly evolving workplace, James shows leaders how to seek the good and celebrate it.
Perfect for leaders and teams looking to inject positivity, purpose, and energy into their work, James leaves a lasting impact that inspires audiences to rise above and excel.
Seek the Good & Celebrate - OUT NOW!
Seek the Good & Celebrate is a bold, refreshing, confetti-filled guide to elevating the way you Live, Lead, and Lift your Teams. Inspired by his journey of overcoming cancer, James shares how the hardest moments of his life became the foundation for a leadership framework that transforms teams. At the heart of this book is James’s signature Confetti leadership model, a practical, proven, confetti-filled formula to help you spark momentum, fuel motivation, and build a culture worth celebrating!
The Confetti Culture Playbook
In The Confetti Culture Playbook, a book written by and for a hotel manager, James Ferguson, employee experience expert and author, shows you how to boost your team’s contribution and impact. He guides you through the process of building a strong company culture of valued employees who are engaged, enabled, and empowered to be at their best and deliver their best daily. He provides a measurable and actionable framework designed to improve your financial position by realigning your priorities and putting employees first!
Recognition
Keynote #1: Confetti Culture - How to elevate the way you Live, Lead, and Lift your Teams 🎉
At the heart of this session is James’s Confetti Culture Leadership Model: a practical, confetti-filled framework built on eight powerful principles that elevate the way you live, lead, and lift your teams. This high-energy experience delivers immediately actionable strategies to reduce turnover, boost engagement, and create cultures where people feel seen, heard, and celebrated daily. Drawing from his personal cancer journey and years on the front lines turning around struggling teams as a hotel operator, James speaks from lived experience building award-winning cultures. Attendees leave inspired, energized, and equipped with leadership habits that drive real results. Get Ready for Confetti!
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
- Use recognition as a performance driver to reduce turnover, strengthen accountability, and improve team resilience during operational challenges.
- Lead with consistency and trust under pressure turning everyday interactions into moments that reinforce resilience, clarity, and operational excellence.
- Create sustainable, results-driven culture equipping leaders with repeatable habits that translate into measurable improvements in engagement, retention, and guest experience.
Keynote #2: Seek the Good & Celebrate: How Resilience + Recognition = Results🎉
In my high-energy, confetti-filled session, James connects his journey of overcoming cancer to the challenges of today’s rapidly changing workplace. Through the power of resilience and recognition, he shares his message to “Seek the Good & Celebrate” — equipping leaders and teams with practical tools to create a culture where people feel seen, heard, and supported. The result? A workplace worth celebrating!
Audience Takeaways:
- Why recognition matters — because consistent celebration turns engagement into measurable results.
- How resilience fuels performance — by equipping teams to shift perspective and keep showing up even in the face of setbacks or change.
- How to lead with impact — mastering accountability, time, coaching, and culture
Book James for Your Next Event: Transformative Celebrations Await!🎉
Elevate your next event with a speaker who brings a message of hope, resilience, and celebration. Book James now and transform your organization’s approach to self, team, and brand celebration!
What to Expect:👇🏻
- Real-Life Stories - that resonate & inspire
- Engaging Activities - that keep audiences involved, energized & entertained (Yes we throw confetti!🎉)
- Practical Insights - that attendees can implement immediately
Value-Adds:
- Signed Books & Bulk Discounts
- The Workbook
- Huddle Gameplan
- Confetti Celebrations 🎉
Are you Ready for Confetti?!🎉
Let’s chat about how I can contribute to your teams success. Book me below!