The UpWrite Group / Speaking & Workshops
Give people something
they can use tomorrow.
Book Joe Szynkowski for practical conversations about personal branding, LinkedIn, career growth and using AI thoughtfully at work. Built around the people in the room.
Joe brings a reporter’s curiosity, nearly two decades of communications work and experience helping people tell their professional stories. His sessions turn big questions about visibility and work into ideas participants can actually put into practice.
← All services01 / THE WORK
Choose the conversation.
Topics shaped around your audience.
For professionals and leaders: turning experience into a recognizable personal brand, using LinkedIn beyond the profile and building a body of work through writing, media and speaking.
For students and job seekers: signature achievements, networking, career storytelling and using AI to organize a thoughtful search. For teams: clear communication, workplace community and practical AI-supported content workflows. We discuss the audience before proposing a session.
02 / THE WORK
Make room to participate.
A keynote, workshop or working session.
A keynote can introduce ideas and get a room talking. A workshop gives people time to work on a headline, practice a career story or develop a thoughtful outreach message. We choose the format around your event and the outcome you want.
Sessions can include examples, exercises, discussion and Q&A. Content, length, delivery format and any participant materials are agreed in the booking scope.
03 / THE WORK
Bring real experience to the room.
Journalism, coaching and community.
Joe is a former Southern Illinoisan reporter, founder of The UpWrite Group and KFVS12’s Heartland Career Coach. His speaking experience includes the State of Missouri’s leadership programming, and he serves on an external advisory board at Southern Illinois University.
He also created Work Happy Happy Hour with EThos in Marion, Illinois, bringing people together for live conversations about careers, leadership and finding fulfillment at work.
WHAT WE CAN BUILD TOGETHER
Support that fits
the work ahead.
- Personal branding and professional visibility
- LinkedIn strategy and relationship building
- Career storytelling and signature achievements
- AI-supported career and content workflows
- Workplace confidence and community
- Custom keynotes and interactive workshops
Planning an event? Share your audience, date, location or virtual format, and what you want participants to leave with. We’ll discuss fit, availability and a fee for the agreed session. Ask about booking Joe ↗
See Joe’s background, media appearances and Work Happy Happy Hour photos. For student and school assessment programs, visit UpWrite Careers.
Senior expertise. Personal attention.
We get close
to the work.
You work with a communications partner who learns your goals, asks honest questions and stays involved. We agree on the priorities, deliverables and review process before we start.
We use AI and automation where they make research and production more useful. Human interviews, editorial judgment and your approval guide the finished work. Client-specific tools and workflows are scoped around the task, with data access agreed in advance.
A few good questions
Before we get started.
Who are these sessions for?
Companies, professional associations, leadership programs, colleges and schools. We tailor the examples and level of detail to the audience.
Can a workshop include hands-on LinkedIn work?
Yes. We can plan exercises around profiles, career stories, relevant content and relationship building. The scope depends on session length and group needs.
How do we request a speaking fee?
Send the event date, audience, format, location and desired topic through our contact page. We’ll discuss availability and provide a proposal.