Conor Cunneen is a Chicago-based keynote speaker who helps corporate, healthcare, and sales teams improve engagement, communication, and performance through neuroscience-backed humor and the Gift of GAB framework.
His work is informed by principles from neuroscience and humor research. He is the creator of The L.A.U.G.H. Framework™, a two-time cancer survivor, and a recipient of Chicago Humorous Speaker of the Year
My Brand Promise for you is E4
Energize, Educate, Entertain, Easy to work with
Conor, in 30 years of association work, I have never seen a speaker as well received as you.
Executive Director: Incentive Marketing Association
The bottom line~ Conor works closely with meeting planners to customize keynotes and workshops that align with event objectives, audience dynamics, and industry context — using humor strategically to support clear messaging, reduce audience resistance, and increase engagement.
“Sound business practices wrapped in Irish wit. Conor Cunneen’s delivery may be from the Emerald Isle but his message is as practical in today’s business environment as if delivered from Wall Street itself (just a lot less stuffy!). We want to hear more!”
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance
Contact Me about your event. How can I help you?
Travel
Conor is Chicago based, has no illusions of grandeur and flies coach class within continental USA
Room & Board
“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book” – Irish proverb
Room & Board (Oh, I wish!)
Mark Twain, maybe the world’s finest motivational humorous speaker ever, said “Hotels are the only proper places for speaker. When I am ill-natured I so enjoy the freedom of a hotel where I can ring up a domestic and give him a quarter and then break furniture over him!! “
Chicago based humorous, motivational business speaker Conor Cunneen promises NOT to behave like his favorite author Mark Twain impishly suggests.
Is your brief to find a Motivational Conference Keynote Speaker that you can depend on to do a great job?
Did someone say let’s bring in one of those motivational humorous keynote speakers for our sales conference?
“Working with Conor Cunneen has been a pleasure both for our company and our clients. Conor is a great speaker who obviously knows the importance of a good and well planned speech according to the wishes of our clients.”
SpeakersForum, Finland.
Is your brief to find a Humorous Inspirational Speaker that will have your audience saying “Yes, we can” and you, dear meeting planner saying, “YES, I did.”
“Conor, I have never heard a keynote speaker with the double whammy combination of humor and substance which I heard from you today”.
MHM
Illinois Hospital Association writes:
“You saved the best for the end of the day with Conor Cunneen”
Is your brief to find a Keynote Speaker who is professional, considerate and good to work with?
“As the person who coordinates all of our speakers year after year, I want to tell you that you offered a very welcome breath of fresh air in booking and executing our keynote speech. Getting information from you was easy, you followed through on your commitments every time and you were an inspiration to our customers.”
Major Insurance Corporation (further details available on request)
Is your brief to find a Keynote Speaker for your Financial Services Conference who will get the place rockin’ and encourage better production?
“Sound business practices wrapped in Irish wit. Conor Cunneen’s delivery may be from the Emerald Isle but his message is as practical in today’s business environment as if delivered from Wall Street itself (just a lot less stuffy!). We want to hear more!”
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance
Conor is an award winning humorist whose accolades include Chicago Humorous Speaker of the Year for a speech-would you believe-on Customer Service in San Quentin Jail
““You overcame the challenge of being the last speaker, on the last day, the day after the company celebration, and after a full Italian buffet for lunch. It is difficult to keep 700 sales people’s attention anyway, but even more difficult under those circumstances. You were entertaining, thought-provoking, and challenging. I believe that you truly embody a “leprechaun dancing on mushrooms”. Thanks for challenging our group to “SHEIFGAB the World”. PNC Mortgage