Book Steven to move the room.
Nicknamed Action Man, Steven Dossou is a serial entrepreneur, author and investor who has spoken to audiences across Africa, Europe and North America. Talks built on lived operating experience, not slideware.
See how the room responds before you book.
Energy, humour and the moment a room decides it is with you. That is the register your audience gets. Everything after this is logistics.
A speech delivered from the heart changes hearts.
I grew up in Togo, West Africa, and built a path through sales leadership, national business development and cross-border capital markets. What I speak about is what I have actually run: teams, pipelines, raises, and the setbacks in between.
Three things you will not find elsewhere on the web: my mother is my hero, I have sixteen nephews and nieces, and I run and play guitar to think clearly. Live full, die empty is the motto.
I have shared stages with people like Arthur Carmazzi and Itai Manyere, and the brief is always the same: leave the room with something usable on Monday.
Three lanes, all drawn from operating work.
Resilience, faith and the inner game
Overcoming adversity, fear and self-doubt, and the psychology of wealth: how high performers think, and how a Christian conviction keeps that thinking anchored when conditions turn.
Sales, revenue and team performance
Prospecting, lead generation and closing taught as a repeatable system, plus the workshops that install continuous learning, straight communication and real accountability in a team.
From idea to investable, impact-led venture
The roadmap from concept to investor-ready, and where the real opportunity sits in climate tech, AI and purpose-driven innovation.
Watch the full talk, then judge for yourself.
Eighteen minutes on fear, self-doubt and low self-esteem, and the faith-rooted framework that took me from a two-bedroom shack in Togo to stages across three continents. This is the arc most event organisers ask me to bring to their room.
Five steps from first message to standing ovation.
No agents, no back and forth for weeks. You deal with me and my team directly, and the talk gets shaped around your room rather than pulled off a shelf.
- Step 01
Send the brief
Date, city, audience and the outcome you want. One short message on the chat widget, the form, or straight into my calendar.
- Step 02
Discovery call, 20 minutes
We go through the room, the theme and the tone, including whether it's a faith-based, corporate or founder audience.
- Step 03
Shaped proposal
Within 48 hours you get the talk title, the arc, the format and the fee, written for your event rather than lifted from a stock deck.
- Step 04
Confirm and prepare
Contract signed, then a prep call with your team: run of show, AV, interviews and any pre-reads or books for delegates.
- Step 05
On the day, and after
I arrive early, deliver, and stay for the room. Afterwards you get the slides, a clip-ready recording note and a follow-up for attendees.
- Step 00
Or skip straight to my calendar.
Twenty minutes, no obligation. Bring the date, the room and the outcome you want.
The rooms I speak in.
Founders and startup ecosystems, corporate sales and leadership teams, universities, churches and faith-based conferences, investor and community gatherings across Europe, West and East Africa, the USA and the Middle East.
Worldwide companies who booked the talent.
Attendees and teams from these organisations have sat in the room, alongside conference bodies who put their appreciation in writing.
Emirates
HSBC
Dell
Intel
Keynote on how to live and lead in times of crisis, invited back for the AGM.
Guest speaker at the 2nd virtual regional conference on productivity and resilience.
Certificate of appreciation for the Leaders From Mars leadership training.
Guest educator on emotional intelligence and environments for growth.
Learn to Command the Stage Like I Do
TEDx speaker and stage coach. I teach founders, executives, and next generation speakers how to own a room, not just survive it.
1:1 Speaker Coaching
Personalised coaching to sharpen your delivery, story structure, and stage presence.
TEDx and Keynote Prep
Hands on prep for high stakes talks, from first draft to final walkthrough.
Executive Presence Training
Corporate workshops that turn leaders into confident, commanding communicators.
Trained and featured on CBS, NBC, and FOX. Delivered talks on global TEDx stages.
How the Coaching Works
Discovery and Story Audit
We dig into who you are, what you are actually trying to say, and why it matters. Most speakers fail here before they ever get on stage.
Message Architecture
We build the real structure of your talk, the spine it hangs on and the through line that keeps a room with you.
Delivery and Stage Craft
Voice, pacing, body language, command of the room. This is where you stop reading a talk and start owning one.
Pressure Testing
Live run throughs with direct feedback, so the rough edges come out here, not in front of your real audience.
Showtime and Aftercare
Final walkthrough before you go on, plus a post talk debrief so every talk after this one gets sharper.
Steven brings a real, genuine energy to his talks which I challenge anyone to not enjoy. He is a natural speaker, engaging, and he positively challenges your thinking.
Steven has an incredibly personal way of tapping into the side of you that wants to overcome, that dreams, and that has no fear of change.
No matter where you are or what you do, he is highly qualified and will bring you the guidance and tools you need to change your life.
Unscripted, filmed straight after the talk.
Cover feature, GABI Magazine, issue 29.
“I believe that for something to blossom, it must first delve into the depths of the earth before it can bloom.”
An exclusive interview on leadership, building Sail Force Catalyst, and the long route from Togo to cross-border capital markets, published by GABI Entrepreneur and Career Magazine.
Three books event organisers can put in the room.
Each talk has a companion book. They work well as delegate gifts, pre-reads or workshop material, and can be bundled with any booking.
Be Transformed
The workbook behind the resilience keynote: ten weeks of structured practice on identity, fear and follow-through.
How to Become and Remain an Unforgettable Orator
The speaking craft itself: structure, delivery and presence, written for founders who have to hold a room.
Psychology and Habits of Great Leaders
The habits and mental models behind leaders who keep compounding, drawn from coaching work across three continents.
For churches, ministries and Christian business gatherings.
My faith is not a footnote to the work, it is the frame around it. For Christian audiences I speak on stewardship, calling and enterprise: how believers build businesses with integrity, handle money without letting money handle them, and keep their nerve through seasons that make no sense yet.
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord.”Colossians 3:23
Tell me about the room and the date.
Send the event, audience and outcome you want, and I will come back with a shaped talk rather than a stock deck.