“FLIP YOUR MINDSET AND LIVE F.R.E.S.H.!” YOUR SIGNATURE RECIPE FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE
Hungry for Results? Bring your Mental Appetite, as Frank Kitchen takes to the stage to personally demonstrate his proven recipe for crafting the Mindset needed to be a top performer. During this interactive learning experience, Frank will entice you to flip your mindset and become the “Chef de Cuisines” of your Performance Kitchen. Get ready to Cook Up the 5-Star Performance Masterpieces you have been craving for, as Frank shares with you the ingredients, tools, and techniques needed to transform you and your team’s loftiest Dreams into an Exquisite Reality.
What you will do:
GAMING YOUR WAY TO A RICH WORKPLACE CULTURE
Does your workplace feel bland and uninspired? Then it’s time to invite the “Mindset Master Chef,” Frank Kitchen, to infuse some flavor into your team’s culture. In this hands-on “cooking class” Frank will teach you how to transform standard business practices into a soul-nourishing experience.
With his signature zest and charm, Frank will provide you with the ingredients needed to foster an award-winning workplace environment, where people feel valued and driven to succeed. An experience so mouth watering, that everyone will be asking for seconds because they deserve nothing less!
What you will do:
You and other participants will partake in a series of interactive Mindset Flipping Exercises (Games) designed to visually demonstrate how to value members of your team or workforce. Don’t worry about taking notes, the hands-on games will incorporate movement, music, teamwork and play while showing you how to create a community and culture of growth. Once the program is over, you’ll receive a pdf. file that includes all of the program notes and how to implement what you learned in your current or future workplace.
What you will learn:
This program can be tailored for Team Building Opportunities, Orientation Events, Customer Service Training, Leadership Training, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Programs and Conference Kick-Offs.
HOW TO EXCEL AT THE ART PUBLIC SPEAKING
Do you want your next speech to be a flavorful experience for you and your audience? Your ability to speak confidently in public can be the catalyst needed to Fire Up your Career. In this interactive learning experience, Frank Kitchen will teach you the strategies and techniques he and his coaching clients have put into practice to excel as Public Speakers for in-person and virtual events.
What you will do:
Through a series of thought provoking questions and interactive learning exercises, you and other participants will identify the barriers impacting your ability to speak in public confidently. One the program is over, you’ll receive a pdf. file that includes all of the program notes and how to implement what you learned into you next public speech.
What you will learn:
Frank Kitchen is a globally recognized high-performance keynote speaker known for igniting lasting motivation in audiences across industries. After being fired from his “last job” on Father’s Day 2015—with his wife pregnant with their second child—Frank transformed adversity into a powerful message of ownership, resilience, and sustainable success.
For more than three decades, he has helped organizations fire up team performance through engaging, story-driven keynotes and workshops that blend humor, authenticity, and actionable insights. His motivational style connects with leaders, employees, and entrepreneurs who want to create a culture where people perform at their best and love what they do.
Frank’s keynotes empower professionals to “build the life and career they hunger for” by applying proven mindset shifts and performance habits that work in the real world.
Hello, my name is Frank Kitchen…Yes, my last name really is Kitchen. I’m known as the “Mindset Master Chef.” I’m a Husband, Father, Friend, Son, Brother, Volunteer, Professional Speaker and Author.
I’m far from perfect, and understand that I need to work everyday to get a little better at each.
My passion is working with organizations who want to fire up the performance of their teams. Something I’ve been doing for over 30 years and had to personally practice when I launched my speaking career after being fired from my “last job” on Father’s Day in 2015…when my wife was pregnant with our second child.
Frank Kitchen loves kicking off conferences, conventions and professional development events as a Keynote speaker. I’ve had the honor of sharing my Motivational Style with people and organizations around the world.
All of my “Kitchen Inspired” Programs on Mindset and Workplace Culture are Interactive Learning Experiences that provide you and your team with the recipes, ingredients, tools and techniques needed to flip your mindset and cook up the 5-Star Performance Masterpieces you and your team hunger for.
As a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), I’m recognized by the National Speakers Association as one of the top professional speakers in the world.
My life, career, and content are full of colorful culinary puns, inspiration and humor.
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Frank’s electrifying keynotes are packed with practical strategies to conquer challenges, build essential skills, and exceed their most ambitious professional goals. Frank’s journey as a professional speaker began in 2015 after he was unexpectedly fired from his job on Father’s Day weekend. With a pregnant wife and a two-year-old son, Frank made the bold decision to pursue his long-held dream of becoming a full-time professional speaker.
Since that turning point, he has used his personal story of resilience and transformation to inspire audiences worldwide to Flip their Mindset. Frank frequently draws on culinary metaphors and storytelling to engage audiences. His signature philosophy, “Live F.R.E.S.H.,” is the cornerstone of his teaching. This acronym stands for the process that encourages individuals to overcome barriers and reach their highest potential by focusing on goals, cultivating positive relationships, and serving others…a theme that resonates across the various topics he speaks on including Leadership, Professional development, Entrepreneurship, Public Speaking and Workplace Culture.
Motivational Speaker and Mindset Expert Frank Kitchen was invited to speak at the 2018 Best Buddies International Leadership Conference in Bloomington, Indiana to educate, energize and empower student leaders and educators on Servant Leadership and Inclusion.
In this 19-minute keynote, Frank Kitchen shares his powerful journey of transformation, resilience, and mindset mastery. Opening with his personal story of being fired on Father’s Day, he draws parallels between adversity and opportunity, encouraging audiences to “flip” how they view challenges. Through humor, energy, and authenticity, Frank explores the idea that success begins with mindset, not circumstances.
He discusses the importance of taking ownership of one’s actions, focusing on what can be controlled, and maintaining gratitude and purpose even in tough times. Frank introduces his Live F.R.E.S.H. performance principles—Frameworks for Responsibility, Energy, Strategy, and Habits—that empower individuals to design a life and career they love. By weaving real stories from his own journey and the people he’s inspired, Frank demonstrates that high performance is a learnable skill built through daily intention. The audience leaves motivated, energized, and equipped with actionable strategies to create meaningful results in both work and life.
01:31–03:45: The moment that changed everything – losing his job and redefining purpose.
03:46–06:00: The power of flipping your mindset from failure to growth.
06:01–09:00: Introducing the Live F.R.E.S.H. performance philosophy.
09:01–12:30: Real-world applications of resilience and ownership in daily life.
12:31–15:30: How mindset shapes results and team culture.
15:31–18:00: Audience engagement and motivational takeaways.
Frank specializes in keynotes for corporate conferences, association meetings, and professional development events worldwide.
He combines real-world experience with engaging storytelling, humor, and actionable strategies that audiences can apply immediately.
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