Dean Newlund
Leadership That Cuts Through Complexity.
As the founder of MFI and host of the Leadovation Podcast, Dean is a keynote speaker and author dedicated to sharing leadership insights.
Who is Dean Newlund?
Dean Newlund is the founder of Mission Facilitators International (MFI), a leadership consulting firm focused on helping organizations thrive through stronger leadership, healthier culture, and better communication. For more than three decades, Dean has guided leaders through change, complexity, and growth—helping people understand what drives performance from the inside out.
4.87 Stars on Apple Podcasts
Leadovation Podcast
Where Leadership Conversations Go Deeper
Hosted by Dean Newlund, Leadovation explores modern leadership through conversations with thought leaders, authors, and industry experts. Ranked among the top 1.5% of podcasts globally, the show delivers practical insight for leaders navigating change, culture, and growth.
Speaking Appearances
Bringing Leadership Conversations to the Stage
The future doesn’t need better leaders. It needs more congruent ones. Dean brings decades of leadership experience to keynote talks, workshops, and leadership events that are engaging, warm, practical, and often a lot of fun.
Podcast Guest
Conversations That Change the Way Leaders Think
The most interesting leadership conversations begin where certainty ends. As a guest, Dean helps audiences make sense of the tension between performance and humanity, intention and experience, productivity and authenticity.
Coming Soon
A Book for Leaders Who Know Culture Begins with How They Show Up
Coming later this year, Walk Your Talk: Be the Experience You Promise draws on more than three decades inside executive teams to explore a simple yet demanding idea: organizations change when leaders become the experience they want others to have. Blending research, stories, and practical application, it challenges leaders to close the gap between what they value and what people actually experience.
Trusted by Organizations Ready to Lead Forward
Dean has partnered with organizations across industries to strengthen leadership, align teams, and improve workplace culture. His work supports leaders navigating growth, change, and organizational complexity.
What People Say About Dean
“From the inside out, from top executives to store employees, our organization has grown together and created a new culture that’s had a positive impact on us, more importantly, our community”
Tim O’Neal – CEO of Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona
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