Don't Be a Chicken! 🐥
Your sales team knows what to do. Fear is why they're not doing it.Brad Finkeldei turns that around — with powerful storytelling, real humor, and one tiny rubber chicken that makes the lesson impossible to forget.
Trusted by leaders, entrepreneurs, and organizations ready to stop playing it safe.
A Moment Your Audience Will Never Forget.
Most sales kickoff speakers tell your team what to do. Brad tells them a story they won't forget — and gives them something to take home that sits on their desk every single day.
Brad doesn't just speak — he shifts something. By the end of the talk, every audience member walks out holding a tiny rubber chicken and a decision: keep playing it safe, or choose courage. Simple prop. Lasting reminder.Because courage should be memorable.
(Event planners often book Brad after seeing the story behind it.)
Skill gets you to the call. Courage gets you to the close.
~The Rubber Chicken Guy! 🐥
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Don't Be a Chicken!
The message built for sales teams who know what to do and keep not doing it.
Story-driven. Honest. Unforgettable.
Brad tells true stories that make sales teams stop and recognize the fear quietly costing them deals — and leave with one decision: stop playing it safe.
One keynote. Four pressure points. Customized to exactly where your sales team is leaving money on the table.
The Story Behind “Don’t Be a Chicken”
For most of my life, I struggled with confidence and second-guessing myself… until one blunt coaching conversation changed everything.From the outside, it looked like I had it all figured out. I had a successful career in IT and a high-paying job. But the truth was, I was hiding behind the paycheck.Then one conversation shattered the illusion.My coach looked me straight in the eye and said, “You’re not confident—you’re just using your money to impress people.”In that moment, everything changed.That wake-up call led me to bet on myself, leave the corporate grind, and pursue a life of coaching and speaking. While on a speaking tour in Ecuador, I met a Shaman who carried a giant rubber chicken. He gave everyone he met a tiny version of that chicken as a reminder: Don’t be a chicken. Do what you love. Choose courage over fear.
A year later, Rafael was tragically killed in Egypt when a fatal lack of communication led the military to mistake his tour group as terrorists.
It was a staggering reminder of the cost of silence. Just as that breakdown led to disaster, staying quiet in our own lives can be devastating. A few weeks later, I felt the call to carry on his message.
I ordered my first batch of tiny chickens to give away—only to have a porch thief steal them the moment they arrived.
Old Brad would have stayed inside, avoiding the confrontation. But the message hit home: Was I going to be a chicken, or was I going to choose courage? I chased the thief down. When I confronted him and pulled a tiny rubber chicken out of the stolen package, the absurdity broke the tension. He opened up, confessing his struggle with homelessness and addiction. In that moment, confrontation turned into compassion. I didn't just get my package back; I made a connection that changed us both.Today, I am on a mission to give away 10,000 chickens to remind the world that courage is a choice we make every day.As a speaker, I'll help your audience stop second-guessing their potential and start taking the "off-the-porch" steps required to lead, grow, and inspire.Don’t be a chicken. Be an inspiration.
1,703 Chickens Given Away and Counting.
Don't take our word for it — hear from the audiences, leaders, and organizations Brad has worked with.
Bring Brad to Your Event
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A Tiny Chicken. A Big Message.
Take home the little reminder that started it all.
The same tiny chicken audiences laugh about during Brad’s keynote — and the message they remember long after the event ends.
Is Your Sales Team Playing It Safe?
Your reps aren't failing because they lack skill. They're failing because fear is quietly winning.
Find out exactly where it's showing up — in your pipeline, your conversations, and your closes. The Sales Courage Audit takes 2 minutes and costs nothing. But what you find might surprise you.
