• BRIAN J. T. WATTS, Ed.S.

    Speaker. Educator. Consultant. Author. Host/Emcee.
    Creator of the Profound Progress Framework.

Progress isn‘t simply about doing more. It’s about understanding what drives what we do.

For nearly three decades, Brian J. T. Watts, Ed.S. has worked with students, parents, educators, administrators, organizations, and audiences in a variety of settings.

Across those experiences, one truth continued to emerge:

Lasting progress begins when we understand the person before we try to change the performance.

That idea became the foundation of the Profound Progress Framework.

THE PROFOUND PROGRESS FRAMEWORK

Go beneath performance. Understand the person. Create lasting progress.

The Profound Progress Framework is Brian J. T. Watts’ signature approach to understanding growth, behavior, relationships, communication, and human potential.

We often focus on what we can see: performance, behavior, achievement, conflict, motivation, success, and failure.

Profound Progress asks us to look deeper: What is underneath what we’re seeing?

The framework challenges audiences to move beyond simply correcting behavior or demanding better outcomes and begin understanding the values, experiences, relationships, expectations, and perceptions that influence human behavior.

Because when we understand the person more completely, we can respond more effectively. And that is where profound progress begins.

ONE FRAMEWORK. FOUR DISTINCT EXPERIENCES.

Students

More Than Your Performance

Students are constantly being measured – by grades, accomplishments, popularity, athletics, appearance, expectations, and increasingly by what they see online.

This experience challenges young people to examine the difference between achievement and personal value.

Through humor, storytelling, reflection, and real-world experiences, Brian helps students think differently about identity, confidence, decision-making, relationships, setbacks, and the person they are becoming.

Ideal for: Middle and high schools, colleges, youth organizations, leadership programs, assemblies, retreats, and conferences.

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Parents

How to Help Your Children Help Themselves

Every child is different. Yet one of the greatest challenges of parenting is recognizing when the approach that worked for one child – or even worked yesterday – isn’t what this child needs today.

Drawing from the Profound Progress Framework and his experience as an educator, administrator, consultant, and parent educator, Brian helps parents examine their children’s individuality, values, communication, motivation, independence, and development.

The objective isn’t to create perfect children. It’s to help parents raise young people who increasingly understand themselves and learn how to navigate life for themselves.

Ideal for: Schools, parent organizations, churches, community organizations, family conferences, and parenting events.

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EDUCATORS

See the Student. Understand the Behavior. Transform the Relationship.

Every educator has encountered the student who makes them wonder: “Why are they doing this?”

Profound Progress challenges educators to ask a different question: “What might be underneath what I’m seeing?”

Brian combines nearly three decades in education with Social-Emotional Learning, practical experience, humor, and storytelling to explore the human side of teaching.

This presentation challenges educators to examine how relationships, expectations, communication, personal values, student identity, and adult responses can influence what happens inside a classroom.

It is not about lowering expectations. It is about understanding students well enough to help them reach higher ones.

Ideal for: Faculty professional development, district events, teacher conferences, new-teacher programs, leadership retreats, and school opening or closing sessions.

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The Human Side of Performance

Organizations spend enormous amounts of time discussing productivity, leadership, communication, engagement, retention, and culture. But every one of those issues has something in common: People.

The corporate Profound Progress experience examines what happens when different personalities, values, experiences, expectations, communication styles, and generations must work toward common goals.

Brian helps organizations look beneath workplace friction and performance challenges to better understand the human dynamics influencing them.

The result is a thought-provoking, highly interactive conversation about communication, leadership, relationships, resilience, emotional intelligence, and organizational culture.

Ideal for: Corporate teams, leadership groups, associations, nonprofits, retreats, conferences, and professional development events.

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