Steve Holloway
Roles: Keynote Speaker, Speaker, MC, Panel Host
Themes: Business, Lifestyle & Wellbeing, Motivation, Sports
As a New Zealand keynote speaker, Steve delivers The Listening Advantage: High-Trust Communication for Performance - a funny, practical talk on the skill that lifts every other part of work: getting better information out of people.
Steve built New Zealand’s most popular podcast, Between Two Beers, from his garage. To do that, he had to learn how to ask questions that don’t get rehearsed answers, how to listen without steering, and how to create the kind of trust that makes people say what they actually think. After 250+ interviews with some of New Zealand’s most successful people, Steve has turned that “behind the mic” craft into a simple set of tools your team can use in meetings, 1:1s, sales calls, and performance conversations.
This keynote isn’t a highlight reel of guest quotes. It’s the communication method Steve used to pull clear, honest stories and decisions out of high-stakes conversations - and it works just as well at work. Teams leave with clearer decisions, fewer misunderstandings, and stronger accountability. People speak up earlier. Customers feel genuinely heard.
Expect laughs, straight talk, and moments that hit close to home. Steve also covers vulnerability with boundaries, and how honest communication supports mental health at work without turning every chat into therapy.
Best for leadership events, sales kick-offs, conferences, and culture days.
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Asking Questions That Get Real Answers
Listening That Build Buy-In
Handling Silence, Emotion & Disagreement
Feedback That Lands
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