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Understand what drives you.
Change what doesn’t.

Human Behavior Expert · Bestselling Author · Keynote Speaker · Creator of PATHS

Jason VanRuler helps people, couples, leaders and teams uncover the hidden patterns shaping how they communicate, connect and perform, so they can choose what happens next.

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The same person goes to work and goes home. The patterns driving achievement, conflict, trust, communication and connection do not stay in one room.

For more than fifteen years, Jason has sat in conversations most leaders never hear and families have been waiting to have. A psychotherapist, entrepreneur, bestselling author and creator of the PATHS Communication Model, he translates what he has learned about human behavior into candid, practical keynotes audiences can use at work and at home.

Jason helps audiences see those patterns clearly and choose what they want to carry forward.

Why organizations book Jason

01

He sees the pattern

Jason goes beneath surface level tactics to show audiences what is actually driving behavior.

02

He brings a framework

PATHS gives teams, couples and leaders shared language they keep using after the event.

03

Candor people receive

Jason can tell a room difficult things in a way that feels useful, hopeful and actionable.

One body of work. Three doors in.

Work

Leadership, performance, communication, culture and sustainable ambition.

Home

Marriage, relationships, repair, connection and building a life together.

Future

AI, human connection, judgment, trust, curiosity and the future of work.

Signature keynotes

Three highly bookable experiences. One consistent idea: understand what is driving you, then choose what happens next.

01

Stop Chasing. Start Choosing.

Understand what's driving you, and choose what happens next.

We keep telling driven people to slow down. Maybe that's the wrong advice. Some of the patterns that need changing aren't making people unsuccessful; they're making them successful at a cost they no longer want to pay. Jason helps audiences identify the hidden stories and patterns driving achievement, pressure, burnout and relational sacrifice, then replace unnecessary drag with intentional choice.

Audience outcomes

Recognize the patterns driving performance; distinguish healthy ambition from costly chasing; choose sustainable ways to lead, work and live.

Best for

Leadership conferences, sales organizations, entrepreneurs, high performers, executive retreats, men's and faith events.

02

Discover Your Communication Type

Why people hear you differently, and how to finally connect.

Built on Jason's proprietary PATHS Communication Model, Peacemaker, Advocate, Thinker, Harbor and Spark, this interactive keynote helps people understand how they communicate, what happens to that style under pressure, and why the same words can create connection for one person and conflict for another.

Audience outcomes

Identify a PATHS type; recognize secure and pressure driven communication patterns; learn practical language for communicating across differences.

Best for

Teams, associations, leadership programs, couples, churches and marriage events.

03

More Human

The skills that matter more in the age of AI.

AI is rapidly changing what humans need to do. Jason explores the other side of that equation: who humans need to become. As technology grows more capable, judgment, trust, curiosity, emotional intelligence, communication and genuine connection become competitive advantages, not soft skills.

Audience outcomes

Identify the distinctly human capacities AI increases the value of; strengthen trust and communication during change; use technology without outsourcing judgment, relationship or meaning.

Best for

Future of work programs, leadership conferences, associations, AI transformation events and company meetings.

Additional programs

What's It Like to Be on the Other Side of You?

Self awareness is not enough. The people around us hold information we cannot reach alone. Jason gives leaders practical questions for discovering how their leadership is actually experienced, and how to stay curious when the honest answer arrives.

Don't Win at Work and Lose at Home

A direct, practical framework for building a remarkable life, not just a remarkable career. Jason challenges high performers to pursue meaningful success without quietly billing it to their marriage, family, health or closest relationships.

The Emotional Leader

Your mood is contagious. So is your leadership. Jason shows how emotional states move through teams and how leaders create environments where people can perform without fraying.

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Marriage, relationships & faith events

Better relationships start when we understand what’s actually happening between us.

Jason brings more than fifteen years of relationship expertise, clinical experience, humor, faith informed wisdom and practical tools to marriage conferences, couples retreats, churches and men’s events.

Understand each other

See the stories and patterns beneath communication and conflict.

Repair what's disconnected

Learn practical ways to return to trust, presence and connection.

Choose what you're building

Move from reacting to the past toward intentionally building the relationship ahead.

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About Jason

Jason VanRuler is a psychotherapist, bestselling author, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and creator of the PATHS Communication Model. His work focuses on the hidden stories and patterns that shape human behavior: at work, at home and under pressure.

He is the author of two Zondervan books, Get Past Your Past and Discovering Your Communication Type. His work has been featured across national media, and he has appeared on stages and platforms including TEDx and The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast.

His experience spans therapy rooms, executive teams, interventions, correctional settings, entrepreneurs, professional athletes, marriages and organizations. Across every room, his work returns to the same question: what is driving us, and what do we want to choose next?

Books & intellectual property

Book cover: Get Past Your Past

Get Past Your Past

How Facing Your Broken Places Leads to True Connection. Published by Zondervan; endorsed by Bob Goff and Jon Acuff.

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Book cover: Discovering Your Communication Type

Discovering Your Communication Type

The 5 Paths to Deepen Connection and Stronger Relationships. Published by Zondervan and built around Jason's PATHS Communication Model.

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Bulk book programs and book signing experiences are available with select engagements.

Audience fit

  • Corporate and organizational leadership: growth, change, culture, communication, performance and trust.
  • Associations and annual conferences: engaging main stage content with practical frameworks attached.
  • Sales teams, entrepreneurs and high performers: sustainable ambition without relational or personal sacrifice.
  • AI and future of work audiences: the human skills that become more valuable as technology advances.
  • Marriage and relationship events: communication, conflict, repair, connection and shared vision.
  • Faith, ministry and men's events: identity, wholeness, relationships, leadership and purpose.

What planners can expect

  • 45 to 60 minute keynotes tailored to the audience, industry and event objectives.
  • Interactive teaching, story, humor, practical frameworks and memorable language.
  • Optional Q&A, breakout sessions, executive conversations, workshops or multi session experiences.
  • Pre event planning conversation to align language, examples and outcomes with the organization.
  • Pre event promotional video or social support when appropriate.
  • Bulk books, signing experiences and PATHS related resources available for select engagements.
  • High resolution headshots, bio, introduction, AV requirements and promotional assets upon booking.
Jason VanRuler pointing toward the audience during a keynote

Engagement options

Format
Typical use
Investment
Keynote
45 to 60 minutes, fully tailored
From $10,000
Keynote + Workshop / Q&A
Deeper application and interaction
Custom
Multi Session / Enterprise
Leadership programs, retreats, organization wide rollouts
Custom

Faith based and nonprofit preferred rates are reserved for a limited number of events annually. Travel and accommodations are provided by the host organization.

Event assets & booking

Available for

Corporate keynotes, executive retreats, association conferences, sales meetings, AI and future of work programs, marriage and couples events, faith and ministry events, men’s events.

Booking materials

Speaker reel, stage introduction, short and long bios, high resolution headshots, AV requirements, keynote descriptions, social media assets, book and bulk order information.

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Suggested stage introduction

Jason VanRuler is a bestselling author, psychotherapist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and creator of the PATHS Communication Model. For more than fifteen years, he has helped people understand the hidden patterns shaping how they communicate, connect, lead and perform. His work has been featured across national media and on stages including TEDx. Please welcome Jason VanRuler.

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