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Grandpa-T Living Connected - keynotes/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
This keynote blends storytelling, real-life experiences, and guided reflection to help audiences reconnect with what matters most.
Tom shares his journey through life, leadership, and a long-term cancer diagnosis—offering insights that are both deeply personal and universally relevant.
The result is a talk that feels less like a lecture…
and more like a shared experience.
This is not a presentation people just listen to.
It’s one they feel—and carry with them long after it ends.
WHO IT’S FOR
Anyone going through tough times - Finding strength, meaning, and emotional resilience through connection.
Cancer Patients & Survivors - Finding strength, meaning, and emotional resilience through connection.
Caregivers & Families - Learning how to support others without losing themselves.
Healthcare Professionals & Teams - Reconnecting with purpose, presence, and the human side of care.
WHAT AUDIENCES EXPERIENCE
- A deeper sense of connection to themselves and others
- A renewed perspective on purpose and meaning
- Practical ways to stay present in difficult moments
- Permission to feel, reflect, and engage honestly
This is not about adding more to your plate.
It’s about seeing what’s already there—differently.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
This is not a typical motivational talk.
There are no clichés.
No quick fixes.
Instead, audiences experience something real:
- A moment to pause.
- To reflect.
- To reconnect—with themselves and with others.
That’s where lasting impact begins.
COST: FREE
Speaking Formats
Keynote Presentations - Inspiring, story-driven talks for conferences, healthcare organizations, and community events.
GRANDPA-T LIVING CONNECTED - RETREAT
Some things can’t be handed to you in a pamphlet. They have to be felt — in a room, with other people who get it.
At Hawks Landing, small groups of eight gather around a table, not a podium, to tell the truth about the gray middle. The part nobody warns you about. The loneliness that shows up after the all-clear, when the cards stop coming and everybody else has exhaled and moved on.
This isn’t a support group. It isn’t a lecture. It’s a porch with the light left on.
Over our day together, we’ll share stories, sit with what’s real, and walk through the 5 Pillars of Living Connected — plain language for what you’ve been feeling but couldn’t name. You’ll leave with a small circle of people who see you, and a simple plan to carry home.
Surviving and living aren’t the same thing. This is where you start living connected.
For groups of eight — $75 per person.
If you lead a cancer support group, a Livestrong cohort, or any circle of people walking through illness and loss, bring them to Hawks Landing. One day. Eight chairs. A door that’s open.
You experience.
WHAT THIS IS
This is a small, guided group experience designed to create genuine connection in a comfortable, welcoming environment.
- Limited to 8 participants
- Hosted at Grandpa-T Villa at Hawks Landing
- Calm, private, nature-filled setting
There are no expectations to perform.
No pressure to have the “right” answers.
Just an opportunity to show up as you are.
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE
- Meaningful, guided conversation
- Storytelling and shared experiences
- Moments of quiet reflection
- A sense of connection that feels real—not forced
Something shifts when people gather this way.
Barriers soften.
Conversations deepen.
And what matters most becomes clearer.
You don’t need to prepare anything.
Just bring yourself.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
This is not about information.
It’s about transformation.
There are no slides.
No scripts.
No expectations.
Instead, something rare happens:
People listen.
People share.
People connect.
And that stays with you.
Ready to start your journey?
HOSTED BY TOM HAWKS II
Tom brings his lived experience, warmth, and ability to create safe, open spaces where people feel comfortable sharing and connecting.
This isn’t about leading from the front.
It’s about guiding from within the group.
THE SETTING — GRANDPA-T VILLA AT HAWKS LANDING
Hawks Landing is more than a location.
It’s part of the experience.
Nestled in a quiet, wooded setting near Canandaigua Lake, it offers a peaceful backdrop that naturally invites conversation, reflection, and presence.
Whether sitting inside in a warm, welcoming space or outside under the open sky, the environment helps create what this experience is all about: Connection.
WHO THIS IS FOR
- Anyone going through tough times
- Cancer patients and survivors
- Caregivers and families
- Healthcare Professionals and Teams
DETAILS
Location:
Grandpa-T Villa at Hawks Landing, Naples, New York
Group Size:
Limited to 8 participants
Duration:
4 hours
COST:
$75/Person
Includes:
Light refreshments & lunch (for extended sessions)
STEP INTRO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL
If you’re ready for something more than a typical workshop—this experience is for you.
GRANDPA-T LIVING CONNECTED - Coaching
Sometimes you don’t need a room full of people. You just need one honest voice, one-on-one.
This is a chance to sit down with me, just the two of us. I come with a map, but no sales pitch. No fixing. No rushing you toward the bright side. I’ve spent sixteen-plus years in the room you’re in now — illness, uncertainty, the quiet after — and I’ve learned a few things about how to keep living, and living connected, in the middle of it.
We’ll talk about where you are, what’s sitting heavy, and what living connected could look like for you — not a program, not a plan somebody handed you, but something real you can carry into your own days.
Come as you are. Half-finished thoughts welcome.
Six sessions. Six weeks. One-on-one, 30-minute phone calls. $300 for the complete journey.
WHAT THIS IS
This is a one-on-one experience designed to create genuine connection in a comfortable, welcoming environment.
- One-On-One
- Conversation with Grandpa-T
- Calm, private, nature-filled setting
There are no expectations to perform.
No pressure to have the “right” answers.
Just an opportunity to show up as you are.
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE
- Meaningful, guided conversation
- Storytelling and shared experiences
- Moments of quiet reflection
- A sense of connection that feels real—not forced
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
This is not about information.
It’s about transformation.
There are no slides.
No scripts.
No expectations.
Instead, something rare happens:
I listen.
You share.
We connect.
And that stays with you.
Ready to start your journey?
WHO THIS IS FOR
- Anyone going through tough times
- Cancer patients and survivors
- Caregivers and families
- Healthcare Professionals and Teams
DETAILS
Meet by Phone, FaceTime or Zoom
Group Size:
One-On-One
Duration:
6 - 30 minute weekly sessions
COST:
$300/Person
STEP INTRO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL
If you’re ready for something more than a typical workshop—this experience is for you.