Make Your Event THE ONE Everyone Remembers
Patrick Galvin is a TEDx presenter, best-selling author, and keynote speaker who delivers more than inspiration—he delivers results. His high-energy, interactive programs give audiences the tools and motivation to build stronger relationships, boost collaboration, and drive growth. Called “transformative” and “unforgettable,” he turns speeches into experiences that galvanize real change.
TEDx Presenter with 20 Years of Speaking Success
New! The Daily Connector and The Daily Connector Journal
The Daily Connector: 366 Ways to Galvanize Your Life with Better Relationships is your day-by-day companion on the journey to building better personal and professional relationships. Backed by research and drawing on various resources, including history, science, psychology, and pop culture, it reveals a straightforward truth: Strong social connections are the foundation of a good life.
Each day, you’ll get actionable tips to strengthen ties with family members, friends, colleagues, clients, and referral partners. For maximum impact, use The Daily Connector Journal: 366 Prompts to Galvanize Your Life with Better Relationships to set goals and keep track of your progress.
The Way to Better Relationships
Imagine if everyone in your organization built stronger relationships. Drawing from his business parables, The Connector’s Way and The Trusted Way, Patrick Galvin delivers speaking and training programs that translate timeless principles into real-world strategies that help professionals collaborate more effectively, deepen trust, and thrive in every aspect of business and life.
Join Fannie Mae, Nationwide Insurance, Umpqua Bank, SchoolsFirst Credit Union, Guild Mortgage, Keller Williams, Skyline Construction, the Alliance of Chief Executives, and many others that apply lessons from The Connector’s Way and The Trusted Way to forge stronger, trust-based relationships.
CLICK HERE to contact Patrick and explore how your organization can become more connected, engaged, and productive.
Keep the Relationship-Building Momentum Going
Learning doesn’t stop when the speech ends. Relationship building is both a mindset and a skill set—one that strengthens with daily attention. The Relationship Building Academy™ helps organizations turn the energy and insights from Patrick Galvin’s presentations into lasting growth, offering a structured way for participants to continue developing their relationship-building skills over time.
Cohort Coaching
Our proven cohort coaching program helps participants become stronger, more confident connectors within a supportive peer environment.
Online Learning
Our interactive, self-paced online courses build essential relationship-building skills and reshape how people develop trust—in business and beyond.
Books & Resources
Our books, workbooks, and audio programs reinforce key concepts, helping to turn relationship-building principles into lasting habits.
Highlights from Patrick’s Speaking Appearances and Events
Barcelona, Spain
Had the privilege of speaking to Assurity Life Insurance Company's top performers who qualified for and were in attendance at the 2025 Leaders' Conference, which was held in beautiful Barcelona, Spain.
Portland, OR
Enjoyed exchanging ideas with participants and sponsors after delivering the keynote on how to galvanize your life and business with better relationships at Umpqua Bank’s annual conference for mortgage lenders.
Nashville, TN
Spent time with Canada’s gold-medal Olympic curlers after they joined a panel I moderated for an audience of franchise operators, where we explored how they maintain the strong relationships essential for consistent victory.
Shrewsbury, NJ
Delivered the keynote speech at NJM Insurance Group's 2024 Annual Agent Meeting. Afterwards, signed copies of 'The Connector's Way' and shared relationship-building best practices with agency partners and meeting attendees.
Portland, OR
Moderated a panel discussion on relationship-building best practices with key client vendors following the delivery of a Connector's Way keynote for AAA Oregon/Idaho's 2024 Sales Conference in Portland, OR.
Seattle, WA
Presented a sixty-minute Connector's Way keynote presentation on business relationship building for attendees at the 2024 Sales Rally for Evergreen Home Loans in Seattle, WA.
Spokane, WA
Delivered a keynote presentation and facilitated an interactive community roundtable at the GoWest Credit Union Association's 2023 MAXX Conference for credit union leaders from across the Western United States.
Orlando, FL
Spoke on business relationship building to an audience of independent insurance agency owners, insurance carriers and related companies at The Agency Collective's first annual member conference.
Denver, CO
Spoke to CrossCountry Mortgage leader and CORE coach Gavin Ekstron’s team on relationship building and moderated a guest panel in which stellar relationship builders shared their best practices.
Cleveland, OH
Led independent insurance agents and their partners in an interactive keynote presentation on relationship building at the 2022 SIA of Northern Ohio Annual Conference where the energy was contagious.
San Antonio, TX
Delivered a Legacy Mutual Mortgage-sponsored keynote on relationship building followed by an interactive discussion with a group of panelists from Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper Realtors in San Antonio, Texas.
Las Vegas, NV
Signed hundreds of books at the 2021 Annual Conference of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers, courtesy of Plaza Home Mortgage which sponsored my fireside chat on business planning and relationship building.
Nationwide (Virtual)
Delivered the closing keynote at Guild Mortgage’s 2021 Virtual Leadership Summit, a three day event of sharing, learning, and relationship building for the company's top mortgage loan officers and their teams.
McMinnville, OR
Shared my thoughts on the power of personal connection and the physical, mental and emotional benefits of being of service to others from the TEDx stage at Linfield University in McMinnville, Oregon.
Tampa, FL
Joined conference organizers and attendees for a post-event celebration after delivering the keynote at Q4intelligence's 2020 Q4Live Networking Conference for insurance benefits advisors in Tampa, Florida.
Washington, D.C.
Moderated a panel of Relationship Managers speaking to their peers at Fannie Mae's DC headquarters about their experience participating in the three month Cohort Coaching Program.
San Antonio, TX
Shared lessons from "The Connector's Way: Building Your Business One Relationship at a Time" with attendees at The CORE Training Mortgage and Real Estate Agent 2017 Summit.
Portland, OR
Delivered 250 signed copies of "The Connector's Way" to CU Business Group's President & CEO Larry Middleman for distribution to conference attendees in Portland, OR and Savannah, GA.
Portoroz, Slovenia
Gave a keynote speech in Slovenia at SEMPL 16, the largest and most influential media, marketing and communications trends conference for business leaders and innovators in SE Europe.
Savannah, GA
Delivered the opening keynote address to an audience of credit union attendees at CU Business Group’s 2018 National Business Services Conference in Savannah, GA.
Seattle, WA
Presented a business relationship building workshop for 130 loan offices and their referral partners at Guild Mortgage's South Lake Union office in Seattle.
Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania
Spent a day of inspiration, learning and connection with secondary students of The Mungere School in rural Tanzania, part of The Red Sweater Project.