Daryl Horton — Keynote Speaker

Leading from the Inside Out

About the Talk

Pressure doesn't create character — it reveals it. Every leader eventually meets a moment where what's underneath gets exposed: a crisis no one saw coming, a conflict that won't resolve itself, a decision no one else will make. Leading from the Inside Out walks audiences through the Six Disciplines of EQfluence™ — Inner Clarity, Inner Governance, Intention, Identity, Discernment, and Relational Stewardship — the internal architecture that determines whether a leader collapses under pressure or becomes someone stronger because of it.

This isn't theory delivered from a distance. Daryl opens with his own story — a moment of real vulnerability that disarms the room before a single framework is introduced — and builds toward a closing question every leader carries out the door: What is governing you, right now, when no one's watching?

Format & Logistics

  • Length: 45–60 minutes (adjustable to event needs)

  • Delivery: In-person or virtual

  • AV needs: Standard wireless lavalier or handheld mic, projector/screen for slides, stage or platform space for movement

  • Audience size: Scales from intimate leadership gatherings to full conference plenaries

Speaker Bio

Daryl Horton spent over 30 years in executive operations leadership across food and beverage manufacturing — including roles at PepsiCo, ConAgra, Tyson Foods, Ardent Mills, Niagara Bottling, and Randall Foods, most recently as COO. He is the founder of EQfluence Group and author of EQfluence: The Six Disciplines That Anchor How Leaders Think, Act, and Influence (Amplify Publishing Group, January 2027), with a foreword by Lt. Gen. Stacey T. Hawkins, USAF (Ret.). His work is built on a simple conviction: leadership is governed from within long before it's ever expressed outward — and pressure is where that governance gets tested.

Ideal Audiences

Leadership conferences, executive teams, and organizational gatherings across manufacturing, aviation, healthcare, faith-based, and HR/SHRM settings — anywhere leaders are formed under real pressure, not just trained on theory.

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