Talks that give rooms traction.
Practical talks on digital transformation, delivery leadership, product strategy and the messy reality between a good idea and a shipped outcome.
Built for rooms where the work actually matters.
Every talk is grounded in real delivery, real politics and what actually happens inside transformation programmes once the launch deck disappears.
Just F*cking Ship It
The five-move VOLTS Method for turning stuck meetings into decisions, decisions into movement and movement into shipped outcomes.
The Hidden Cost of Drift
Why good organisations quietly lose momentum through endless alignment, soft decisions and meeting theatre.
Delivery as Leadership
What leadership actually looks like once the strategy slides are gone and the work needs to survive reality.
Transformation to Traction
The patterns that derail large-scale change and how teams can create movement before the programme collapses into admin soup.
Not motivation. Movement.
The aim is not to make people nod politely for 45 minutes. It is to give the room language, energy and a practical next move.
Smart rooms with real delivery pressure.
Ideal audiences
- Product and delivery conferences
- Leadership offsites
- Transformation programmes
- Digital and innovation teams
- Public sector and regulated industries
Great when
- The organisation is busy but not moving
- Teams need sharper decisions
- Change work has drifted into theatre
- AI or tech ambition needs grounding
- The room needs practical energy
Flexible formats. Same useful edge.
Speaking formats
- Conference keynote
- 45-minute talk plus Q&A
- Corporate offsite session
- Panel discussion
- Talk plus workshop combination
Common themes
- Digital transformation without theatre
- Product and delivery leadership
- Getting work unstuck
- AI and tech without the nonsense
- From strategy to shipped outcomes
No beige keynote wallpaper.
Trusted in the room, on podcasts and in print.
Alongside hosting Deadlines & Detours and writing Just F*cking Ship It, Matthew has been invited into conversations on AI, delivery, digital change and getting work shipped.
Start with the Scorecard.
The Stuck Project Scorecard helps teams diagnose whether work is actually moving or just professionally circling. Perfect before a leadership event, workshop or transformation session.
Want a talk that gives the room traction?
Tell me about the audience, the event and the outcome you want from the room. Keynotes, conferences, leadership events and corporate offsites across the UK and internationally.
