Book Robert Xavier Fogarty — Interactive Keynote Speaker
Robert Xavier Fogarty is an interactive keynote speaker and founder of Dear World. He delivers customized keynotes and storytelling experiences for conferences, leadership summits, and corporate events worldwide. His three proprietary methods — Brain Tattoo, Portrait Process, and Write Your Future — follow a proven 3-act structure. Event formats range from 45-minute opening keynotes to full-day executive retreats, serving audiences of 10 to 5,000+ people. Trusted by Google, PayPal, Salesforce, Harvard, Stanford, and 500+ organizations across 100+ countries. 94% of attendees report feeling more connected to core values. To book, contact his team for availability and a quote — most clients book 3–9 months in advance.
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Choose Your Method
Every Dear World experience follows the same proven 3-act structure. First, pick the method that fits your event.
Brain Tattoo Method
Opening Keynote
30–60 min
Brain Tattoo Activation
TBD by Event
Storytelling Reveal
20–60 min
What You Get with Brain Tattoo Method
Pricing Available Upon Request
Every event is unique. Tell us about your audience, goals, and format — we'll send a detailed quote within 24 hours.
Request PricingSpeaking Topics
Pick Your Topic
The method is the how. The topic is the why — the message tailored to your audience. Topics and methods are mix-and-match.
Leadership Keynote
Executive teams, leadership summits
How storytelling drives leadership, trust, and culture.
Interactive Keynote
Large conferences (100–10,000+)
High-energy audience engagement with the full Dear World experience.
Executive Language
C-suite, leadership teams (10–50)
Corporate storytelling workshop — building psychological safety in the boardroom.
Guest Speaker
Panels, fireside chats, virtual events
Flexible format — authentic storytelling that breaks barriers.
Internal Truths
Teams navigating change, mergers, resets
Resilience through vulnerability — helping people find their anchor.
Proven Track Record
The words are permanent the marker is not
Of attendees feel more connected to core values immediately.
Reduction in departmental turnover after the experience.
Team engagement increase reported by PayPal.
Psychological safety score among participants.
Faster team bonding compared to traditional offsites.
How It Works
How To Book Robert Xavier Fogarty
Get In Touch
Contact our office to discuss your engagement. We'll be in touch shortly to review the details and confirm Robert's availability for your date. During this process, we'll help you determine if your event is a good fit. We will tentatively hold your booking date while we iron out the details.
Book Your Date
To secure a date on Robert's calendar, a deposit is required along with a signed agreement. Everything is sent quickly with e-sign capabilities. Upon signing, our team will schedule a pre-program consultation with Robert.
Consultation
Robert will meet with you and your team in person or over a call. This discussion helps him gain insight into your organization, event theme, meeting objectives, and audience. Using this, Robert will prepare a fully customized program for your event.
Pre-Production
Leading up to the event, we'll confirm room setup, provide marketing materials and promo assets for your program, and coordinate travel itinerary, staging, AV requirements, and all other logistics.
Showtime
For out-of-town engagements, Robert generally arrives the day before. This allows for an early sound check, portrait station setup, and time to review all production elements to ensure your event is an unforgettable success.
Event Formats
Select Your Experience
The Opening Keynote
Act 1 only — a powerful keynote speech with storytelling and audience engagement. No activation. Perfect when time is tight but impact matters.
The Keynote + Experience
All 3 acts — keynote + activation + reveal. The signature Dear World format for conferences, association meetings, and large offsites.
Half-Day Workshop
A deep-dive with full team participation, leadership stories, and extended activation time. Ideal for team offsites and retreats.
Full-Day Executive Retreat
Custom agenda for C-suite and senior leaders. Includes "Signature Story" development, vulnerable peer-to-peer connection, and strategic alignment.
Virtual & Hybrid
Adapted for Zoom/Teams with live facilitation, breakout rooms, and virtual activation. Ensures remote attendees feel just as connected.
Festival-Scale Activation
Multi-station setup for massive audiences at festivals, conventions, and company-wide events. Designed for high-volume, high-energy participation.
"Dear World is so much more than a keynote, it’s a human experience. Dear World and Robert Fogarty don’t just speak to audiences; they change people. It’s a unique, immersive experience that your attendees will love, and your internal clients will thank you for. It’s the kind of moment that stays with people for years. If you want to be a star inside your company, bring Dear World in. I promise you will not be disappointed."
— Caryn Taylor Past President, FICP
Robert and the Dear World team are all about making the event planning process as easy and streamlined as possible. Below you will find important downloadable assets and high-quality images you can use to aid in the marketing and production efforts of your event. If we don’t have something you’re looking for below, please email our office at hello@dearworld.com.
Technical Press Kit
Download high-resolution assets, official biographies, and stage action shots for event promotion and media coverage.
Biography
Robert X. Fogarty is the founder of Dear World, a global storytelling movement rooted in meaning, values, and lived experience.
He began photographing handwritten messages on people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. What started as a small art project evolved into a global platform that has captured more than one million stories and over 50,000 portraits worldwide.
His work has been displayed and featured at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, the United Nations, and the British Embassy in the United States. Der Spiegel named his photograph of a Syrian refugee one of its Photos of the Year.
Robert has worked with leaders at Google, PayPal, Delta Air Lines, Charles Schwab, UBS, Hyatt, the United States Air Force, and Duke University Basketball under Coach Mike Krzyzewski. His work has helped organizations build cultures of belonging, resilience, and courageous communication.
He has taken a Boston Marathon bombing survivor back to the finish line for her portrait. He photographed a police officer who spent three hours inside the Pulse nightclub during the shooting. He has worked with refugees, executives, athletes, and frontline teams — all through the same lens: every human has a story worth shaping and sharing.
Robert's methodology blends photography, psychology, and narrative science into what he calls the Brain Tattoo® — a single sentence that captures who you are at your core.
He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, and continues to build Dear World as both a live experience and a leadership development platform.
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