Most leaders try to resolve friction after it happens.I teach you how to prevent it...
My signature keynote is ideal for events and teams where success relies on stakeholder buy-in, cooperation, and trust. It's built from almost thirty years of intense experience on the security front line, starting in the British Army, working as a bouncer in Edinburgh, and now safeguarding a global software company.
Stuart Wedge
Keynote speaker | Coach
Creator of
The Congredior Method™
Signature Keynote
FRICTION IS YOUR FOE™
Your audience will leave with a way to spot friction in how they decide, communicate, engage, execute, and remove it before it stalls them.
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Testimonials
Coaching
Is friction slowing your momentum?
“What blocks the way, becomes the way.”
Marcus Aurelius
The Congredior Method™ is a coaching programme of 12 sessions 1:1 with me, Stuart Wedge, where you will discover my methodology for Solving Friction within business processes and stakeholder relationships.Crafted from lessons learned over an almost 30-year career full of conflict and resistance, my work centres on breaking down silos and building alliances.If your success relies on the approval, compliance, or cooperation of others, you need to remove friction from your message, engagement, decisions, and processes.
Book an application call here👇.
Community
Solving Friction is a free community on the Skool platform for Cybersecurity Leaders and those who want to be one.Each month, we are joined by a wonderful guest speaker who talks to all community members about a topic within their expertise.Many of the speakers are leaders in their field, with authors of multiple industry-specific books. They take us on a journey for 30 minutes when they sit down with Stuart for a podcast-style Q&A session.
Workshops
These skills aren't taught on any security certification course, but they're the foundation your security initiatives need. Without them, you will struggle to get projects funded and secure the buy-in to implement them.
Alignment and Facilitation Workshops are for when your security team needs help engaging and connecting with the people they work with, opening doors and building relationships where there's resistance to collaborating, to help them succeed in their tasks and objectives.We'll cover The Congredior Method™ before we work through the 16 Core Skills together. Your team gets open discussion, practical tasks, and hands-on time building the stakeholder engagement skills they're missing.
Latest Podcast Appearance
I joined the Coaches from SPEAKERx to talk about the experience and my methodology on the Public Speaking Podcast. You can watch the episode here 👆.
About
I'm a neurospicy 🌶️ coach and keynote speaker specialising in Solving Friction for security teams, with domain expertise in data protection, governance, insider threat management, policy, and stakeholder engagement.A military veteran, also spent five years as a bouncer, where I learned how to manage conflict, read people quickly, and build trust in high‑pressure situations.I know what it takes to handle friction and move security initiatives forward. I'm building Stuart Wedge Coaching to help CISOs, Heads of Security, and Cyber Directors remove roadblocks and deliver their programmes with clarity and momentum.I'm Autistic, and in addition to helping security leaders, I'm delighted to work with other Neurodiverse Cyber Security and Information Security Practitioners.Your gifts are special, and there is no better industry to let them shine. If you’re ND and want to improve your communication, stakeholder engagement, or ability to Solve Friction, book a call, and let’s see what it would look like if we were to work together.
Why Choose Me?
Practical experience in conflict management and engagement from five years on the front line as a bouncer
Five years in security governance and stakeholder engagement, translating technical risk into business alignment
Proven ability to remove friction and secure stakeholder support quickly
A people‑first approach grounded in real‑world experience
Veteran of the British Army, having served in Kosovo, Northern Ireland, and the 2003 Iraq War
Contact
Send me an email with information about your event and what you need from me.Include the date, audience size, location, time on stage, type of session, etc.Alternatively, book a call to talk directly to me.
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