Bruce Speaks

Bruce’s keynotes and workshops challenge audiences to think sharper, lead with precision, and put principles into practice. Each session blends insight with action, drawn from decades of leading and advising high-performing professional services firms

Meet Bruce

Bruce Ditman helps leaders and firms grow by getting pointy — finding focus, leading with clarity, and doing what matters better.A former CMO and now National Leader of Industries at CBIZ, Bruce has spent his career shaping how professional services firms think about growth, leadership, and communication. His guiding belief: useful is beautiful, and the best leaders aren’t in the spotlight — they’re in your corner.

Before joining CBIZ, Bruce served as Chief Marketing Officer at Marcum LLP and National Marketing Director at UHY Advisors, where he helped redefine how firms organize, communicate, and grow.

Through Chief Seconds and his widely read blog Corner Talk, he’s advised industry leaders on the craft of growth, the mechanics of leadership, and the power of precision.

He lives in New Haven, Connecticut with his brilliant, chaotic family — He still believes the best ideas are born in conversation - Not conference rooms.

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Leaders Serve Their People — Do You?

Leadership isn’t about being first; it’s about showing others a path to success.

Bruce reframes the modern leader’s role as “Chief Second,” a cornerman, showing how to create accountability, loyalty, and performance through trust and clarity.

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