EXTREME PREPARATION

Helping Organizations Everywhere Reach Incredible Results, Faster

In this powerful, actionable keynote, Randall reveals the mindsets, strategies, and techniques behind Extreme Preparation™ and shows audiences how deeper preparation can dramatically improve performance and results.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Mastering Networking, Leadership, and Philanthropy

Learn how to network effectively, lead with purpose, overcome adversity, and transform ideas into successful ventures. Gain insights into integrating philanthropy into your life and business for long-term impact.

AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS

Practical Strategies for Success

Walk away with actionable strategies for networking, leadership, entrepreneurship, resilience, and philanthropy. Equip yourself with practical tools and knowledge to apply immediately in your professional and personal life.

Randall Kaplan is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, executive coach, podcast host, speaker, and best-selling author. He is a co-founder of Akamai Technologies, an S&P 500 cybersecurity and cloud computing company with a market capitalization of approximately $16 billion that serves nearly 30% of the world’s web traffic, generated $4.2 billion in 2025 revenue, and employs more than 11,000 people. He is also the founder and CEO of JUMP Investors, a venture capital firm and family office that has invested in more than 100 early-to-late-stage companies, including Google, Seagate, and Lyft, as well as real estate, private equity, hedge funds, and public equities.

Randall is the host of the popular podcast In Search of Excellence, where he has interviewed Tony Robbins, Mark Cuban, David Solomon, Gary Vaynerchuk, Mike Tyson, David Rubenstein, Dana White, and other world-renowned leaders, founders, athletes, and entertainers about the habits, failures, relationships, mindsets, and preparation behind extraordinary achievement. As an executive coach, Randall uses his Extreme Preparation™ methodology to help founders, executives, business owners, and ambitious professionals prepare more deeply, communicate more effectively, make stronger decisions, and accelerate meaningful results.

He is also the founder and CEO of Sandee, the world’s leading beach discovery platform, featuring more than 100 categories of information on more than 80,000 beaches in 212 countries; co-founder and co-CEO of Thrive Properties, a real estate investment firm; and author of BLISS: Beaches, a coffee-table book featuring his drone beach photography from around the world. Released in June 2021, BLISS became an immediate bestseller and has sold more than 10,000 copies; the book and Randall’s photography have been featured or recommended by Forbes, Frommer’s, and Travel + Leisure. Before co-founding Akamai, Randall worked with billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Eli Broad at SunAmerica after practicing corporate, securities, and tax law.

Randall graduated with Highest Distinction from the University of Michigan, where he was one of only ten juniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and earned his J.D. with honors from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. He has served on the board of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law for 25 years and previously served on the University of Michigan Dean’s Advisory Committee for 18 years. His philanthropic work includes founding The Justice Ball, which has raised $6 million and attracted more than 20,000 attendees; co-founding The Imagine Ball, which has raised $4 million; and establishing scholarships at the University of Michigan. He speaks on Extreme Preparation, entrepreneurship, networking, leadership, resilience, and philanthropy. His business book, Extreme Preparation, is expected to be published in July 2027.