Organizations often search for speakers like Simon Sinek, someone who can help leaders create purpose, build trust, and strengthen culture.

And for good reason.

His work has shaped how organizations think about leadership, belonging, and long-term impact.

But many teams today are looking for something more:

  • Not just understanding purpose, knowing how to apply it
  • Not just inspiration, sustained behavior change
  • Not just ideas, tools that stick long after the event

If that’s what your audience needs, there is a speaker who delivers a similar outcome, with a more practical, science-backed approach.

If You Like Simon Sinek, You’ll Love Sara Ross

Why organizations look for Simon Sinek:

  • Purpose-driven leadership
  • Building trust and connection
  • Creating meaning at work

What today’s audiences need:

  • Clear strategies to turn purpose into action
  • Tools to navigate change, pressure, and uncertainty
  • A way to make leadership behaviors actually stick

Sara Ross

Sara Ross builds on the same foundation of purpose-driven leadership, but takes it further by showing leaders how to operationalize it in real time.

Her work blends research, behavioral science, and real-world application to help leaders move from intention to execution.

What makes Sara different:

  • Science-backed approach
    Grounded in research on behavior, resilience, and performance
  • Practical application
    Leaders leave with tools they can immediately use, not just ideas to consider
  • Sustainable behavior change
    Focused on helping people not just understand leadership, but consistently practice it

Signature Experience:

  • “Dear Work: Something Has to Change”

This program helps leaders:

  • Reframe their relationship with work
  • Build resilience without burnout
  • Lead with clarity, intention, and consistency

Why Organizations Choose Sara

  • High credibility with leadership and executive audiences
  • Strong balance of insight + application
  • Consistently drives behavior change beyond the event

The Bottom Line

If your team is drawn to the message of Simon Sinek but needs something more practical, applicable, and built for today’s pace of work…

Sara Ross delivers that next step.

Looking for the Right Fit?

At Platinum Speakers Agency, we help organizations find speakers who don’t just inspire, they create lasting impact.

If you’re exploring speakers like Simon Sinek, we can help you find the right fit for your audience, goals, and event.

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