Keynote Speaker, Workshop Leader.Â
GREAT EXPERIENCES DON'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.Â
THEY'RE DESIGNED.
Theron Skees helps leaders intentionally design experiences that create connection, differentiation, and lasting value
Walt Disney Imagineering
Senior creative executive, multi-billion dollar projects worldwide
Spoken for Global Leaders
Banks I Pharma I Retail I Design I TEDx I and many more
One Principle, Any Industry
Any organization can turn customers into devoted advocates
30+ Years
Experience Design Leadership
KEYNOTE SUITE
FOUR KEYNOTES. ONE METHODOLOGY
Four powerful talks based on Narrative Experience Design— each addressing a challenge every organization faces. Different rooms, same result: A shift in how leaders think about experience. And how they act on it.
01Â Story Is Not Enough
Why the thing you think is elevating your experience is quietly limiting it.
The missing piece isn't story. It’s narrative: the invisible architecture that makes moments connect and experiences endure.
02 Â Create Meaning That Lasts
How to break through a world of automated, AI-generated noise.
In a market flooded with content, meaning is your differentiator. Learn the framework for creating experiences people remember.
03 Â The Experience Ecosystem
Why your CX failures are system failures — not people failures.
Map the full experience across six stages to uncover the gaps, strengthen connection, and create consistency at scale.
04 Â The Experience Starts Inside
Why the customer experience is won or lost inside your organization — long before anyone buys.
Alignment behind the promise creates the experience that delivers it—every time.Â
The Through Line
Brand I The Why   Audience I The felt need   Business Goals I The outcome   Story = Heart   Narrative = architecture
GO DEEPER THAN THE KEYNOTE
WORKSHOPS THAT DRIVE RESULTS
Every keynote is built on a framework, so it doesn't have to stop at the stage. In a half-day or full day workshop, your team goes from inspired to equipped. It runs in two phases: Discover, where we find the gaps and Apply, where we build the fix.Â
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FROM STAGE TO ROOM
Discovery
WE FIND WHERE THE STORY BREAKS AND USE THE EXPERIENCE ECOSYSTEM AS A DIAGNOSTICÂ
We map your experience across all six stages to locate exactly where the brand promise is made, kept or broken. Most organizations find their weakest moment isn't the customer-facing moment—it's the internal alignment behind it.
STAGE 01
ATTRACT
Awareness becomes interest—the first emotional signal that the brand is relevant.
 STAGE 02
COMMIT
Interest becomes intent—the decision to invest time, attention and trust, entering the brand's world.Â
STAGE 03
ARRIVE
The first physical proof of the promise. The moment the customer asks: "Was the story I was told true?"
 STAGE 04
CONNECT
The core experience—where environment, human interaction and sensory story create emotional connection.
STAGE 05
AMPLIFY
The under-designed moment right after—where memories formed and the anchor memory is set.
 STAGE 06
SUSTAIN
Loyalty and advocacy that live on after the visit—and feedback into ATTRACTION. The loop closes.
Why It Matters
When you can see the whole ecosystem, CX failures reveal themselves as system failures—not people failures—and emotional connection becomes measurable, repeatable and defensible.
THE BUILD PHASE
Apply
MAKE THE METHOD YOUR OWN—NARRATIVE EXPERIENCE DESIGN, STAGED FOR YOUR BRANDÂ
Once we know where the story breaks, your team builds the fix. Narrative Experience Design aligns these three anchors into a single story that becomes the filter for every decision—so the promise made in your marketing, is the same one delivered at the moment of contact.
ANCHORÂ 01 -Â THE WHY
BRAND
Define what makes the organization differentiable—its deep purpose, belief and identity. Not what it sells: why it exists and who it is.
ANCHORÂ 02 -Â THEÂ FELT NEED
AUDIENCE
Understand who they serve—the customers who value the same kind of experience, plus the potential audience who could be drawn in. What will matter enough to be remembered?
ANCHORÂ 03 -Â THEÂ OUTCOME
BUSINESS GOALS
Name the specific result the business must achieve—differentiation, advocacy, trust, growth, return engagement. The economy side of The Experience Economy.Â
SYNTHESISÂ -Â THEÂ NORTH STAR
THE EXPERIENCE VISION
The customized story that encapsulates, Brand, Audience and Goals—approved at senior level before the work begins. From concept to frontline delivery, this narrative becomes the filter every decision passes through. Story stops being decoration and starts becoming differentiation.
The Result:
A shared story your people believe and can act on—coherent from the inside out, consistent at every touch point, and durable enough that competitors can't replicate it.
PROOF THAT SPEAKS
TRUSTED BY LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD
“Theron helped us turn thematic authenticity into something we could both define and measure. For Bujairi Terrace in Diriyah, he created a framework to evaluate and protect thematic consistency over time—establishing a foundation we can apply across the continued development and activation of our $63.2 billion destination.”
— Noble Coker, CXQA Advisor, Diriyah Saudi Arabia
 “Theron facilitated a dynamic workshop for our leadership team focused on cross-functional communication and collaboration. The session sparked meaningful dialogue, challenged how we think about teamwork, and gave our leaders practical ideas they continue to apply in their day-to-day work.”
— Stacy Moscatelli, CEO, Original X Productions
“Theron is a dynamic, thoughtful speaker who took the time to understand our audience and delivered an experience that genuinely shifted perspectives. Attendees left with a stronger understanding of their roles, their customers, and how to collaborate more effectively across disciplines. His keynote resonated from practitioners to senior leadership and sparked continued learning well beyond the event.”
— Don Merritt, President, ETC
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