Hi, I'm Lonnie MayneTM.
When I was just a kid, I remember hearing the cheers for my pro-wrestling dad rise from the stands. But every time he stepped out of the ring, he’d shake off his Moondog Mayne persona to connect with his fans on a human level. That has always stuck with me.
After he passed away, I spent my summers traveling with my uncle who was a CEO “turnaround guy” and my personal business mentor. I sat in meetings with him and watched him get the best out of others by treating them like people first and employees or customers second.
Over the last few decades, I’ve been a technology executive and before that an executive navigating mergers and acquisitions. During the most challenging times, I have often asked myself: “How can I turn this noise down and develop the full potential of our people and our organization?”
I knew there had to be a more respectful way to have tough conversations, handle company changes, and build team trust and resilience. A more inspired way to get others showing up every day, feeling excited to get to work. A more personalized way to serve our customers and stand out from our competitors...
And I also knew where these changes would have to start: Not with the company, but with the leaders building and inspiring our company culture.
To answer all these tough questions, I created a simple, life-changing, and value-driven performance model. It’s called Red Shoes Living.
Programs I'm passionate & proud to be involved in
Frequent presenter at the prestigious British Citizen Awards held at the Palace of Westminster hosted by Lord Dholakia.
The awards recognized individuals for doing extraordinary things, truly making a difference in their local community.
Founding Patron, and Speaker for the American Citizens Awards.
This partnership is meant to honor individuals who displays the five pillars of Red Shoes Living, and each is therefore a role model for their community. The collaboration and synergy between The American Citizen Award and Red Shoes Living epitomizes the desire to recognize all that is good about America and its citizens.
Delivering anti-bullying and suicide awareness talks to youth.
I am passionate about the sharing the Red Shoes Living message to our youth: that all people matter. All of us have a story and when we seek to understand each other's stories we can connect in meaningful and respectful ways. This message has become powerful to our youth and adults alike.
“The British Citizen Awards recognise individuals for their selflessness and positive impact on society: the very people that personify the Red Shoes Living philosophy.
When Lonnie presents his passionate delivery of what Red Shoes Living means, he deftly aligns it with our medallists’ own Blue Ribbon on their medal, verbalising eloquently what their achievement means in the wider world. Lonnie’s message is one that we never tire of hearing.”
Mike Faulkner
The British Citizen Award
#1 Rated Keynote Speaker
Lonnie's keynotes inspire top ratings and standing ovations.
Professional Bio
Lonnie MayneTM is the author of the acclaimed book, Red Shoes Living - Stand Out For The Positive in How You Work and How You Live. A deeply meaningful philosophy that reminds us to live our best life and do our best work. It’s a way of humanizing business and igniting human potential. It reminds us to stand out in our own way in literally everything we do. When we get it right, we create experiences that stand out, like a pair of red shoes.
Lonnie is an internationally recognized leadership authority and award-winning keynote speaker who is in high demand. Red Shoes Living, and it’s philosophy and framework, gets applied to leadership, culture, customer experience and to how one individually lives their life.
Lonnie is a former technology and turnaround executive who has spent thirty years building leadership teams to deliver Red Shoes Experiences, both inside teams, and getting the best out of people using the Red Shoes Living framework. Lonnie has worked with best-in-class companies who believe in standing out for the positive, including Microsoft, Nike, McDonald’s, Bose, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Transamerica, Saks Fifth Avenue, Spartan, Talkdesk and more.
Lonnie has presented at the Palace of Westminster in London, many professional stadiums around the world, and works with top-level CEOs and high-performing leadership teams of all kinds. He has also worked with Olympians, professional athletes, politicians, business executives, military leaders, fortune 100 executives, entrepreneurs, and founders of some of the most progressive companies of our time.
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