# Mason Duchatschek

> Mason Duchatschek is a keynote speaker, the author of ten books on leadership, hiring systems and workplace culture, and the founder of WorkforceAlchemy.com. He hosts The Workforce Alchemy Show and has spent thirty years working with owners, CEOs and leadership teams.

This site is where event planners book Mason to speak and where journalists and podcast hosts request interviews. Add `?format=markdown` to any page URL, or send `Accept: text/markdown`, to get that page as Markdown.

- Speaking inquiries: https://masonduchatschek.com/speaking/#event-inquiry (Speaking fees are available on request.)
- Media inquiries: media@duchatschek.com, +1-314-960-7852
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## Speaking

- [Speaking overview and event inquiry form](https://masonduchatschek.com/speaking/): Keynotes, a client testimonial and the booking form.
- [Inclusive Leadership](https://masonduchatschek.com/speaking/inclusive-leadership/): When the stakes are permanent, leadership changes. No ego, no silos, no room.
- [People Matter Most](https://masonduchatschek.com/speaking/people-matter-most/): Most leaders know they need the right people. Few have a reliable way to identify them. Bad hires, disengagement, misalignment.
- [Built Wright](https://masonduchatschek.com/speaking/built-wright/): What if sustained excellence has nothing to do with talent and everything to do with a system anyone can install? The documented system behind 13 state championships.

## About Mason

- [About](https://masonduchatschek.com/about/): Full bio.
- [Media](https://masonduchatschek.com/media/): Interview topics, headshots, book covers and podcast graphics.
- [The Show](https://masonduchatschek.com/the-show/): The Workforce Alchemy Show.
- [Contact](https://masonduchatschek.com/contact/): Every way to reach Mason.

Key facts:

- Author of ten books on leadership, hiring and workforce performance, including the Amazon #1 bestseller Built Wright: What It Takes to Build Something That Lasts, co-authored with Hall of Fame coach Bryant Wright.
- More than thirty years advising business owners, executives and leadership teams, including at Miller Brewing, Purina Mills and Land O'Lakes.
- Founder of WorkforceAlchemy.com, which helps employers find the workforce problems that quietly drag down performance and profit.
- Host of The Workforce Alchemy Show, interviewing founders, CEOs and bestselling authors about leadership and culture.
- Two Guinness World Records, one of them for the longest baseball marathon (2013).
- Missouri Army National Guard officer during the Great Flood of 1993.
- Endurance athlete: a 100-mile ultramarathon and multiple Ironman triathlons.
- Has spoken at the Chicago Bears' Halas Hall.

## Interview topics

- Why Hiring Is Not Luck
- The Hidden Profit Leaks Inside Organizations
- The 20% Who Carry Organizations
- Championship Cultures and Sustained Excellence
- Leadership Under Pressure

## Elsewhere

- [WorkforceAlchemy.com](https://workforcealchemy.com/): Mason's company: tools that help employers spot hidden workforce problems.
- [Workforce Alchemy Magazine](https://workforcealchemymagazine.com): Monthly magazine for CEOs, owners and HR leaders.
- [The Workforce Alchemy Show](https://workforcealchemyshow.com/): Mason's interview podcast with founders, CEOs and authors.
- [Books on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mason-Duchatschek/author/B0054LJ8QC): All ten of Mason's books.
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/masonduchatschek/): Mason's LinkedIn profile.

## Optional

- [Terms of Use](https://masonduchatschek.com/terms/): Content use, AI use and inquiry terms.