Dustin Huibregtse

Brainstormer, Business adviser, Business leader, Business mentor, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Gay, Idea generator, Life mentor, Project manager, Social entrepreneur, Student, Technologist, World traveler

Dustin is currently a MEd Community Counseling (Counseling Psychology) masters student at Loyola University Chicago where he is studying to become a licensed psychotherapist. He is deeply focused on learning and infusing counseling, psychology, and narrative theory into the idea-to-talk storycraft and speaker coaching process. Since 2010, Dustin Huibregtse has coached over 200 speakers for TEDx events and other platforms, including WTTW's Firsthand Talks. Since 2022, two TEDxChicago talks were selected for publication on TED.com alongside main stage speakers, collectively achieving over three million views. Thus far, 15 TEDxTalks were selected to be TEDx Editor’s Picks. Altogether, the talks Dustin has coached have over 5 million views. As a volunteer TEDx organizer, he has led the activation of 19 events reaching more than 9,000 attendees in total. Dustin has invested over 15 years mastering what makes the short-format TED Talk so powerful and memorable. He is currently Executive Producer and Speaker Coach at TEDxChicago, which is one of twenty "legacy" level TEDx programs in the world, recognized for curatorial and speaker excellence. His passion lies in connecting passionate people with impactful ideas through a proven process that consistently creates memorable speaking experiences For over a decade Dustin worked at Deloitte Consulting, leading digital transformations for major U.S. healthcare systems. He also headed Deloitte's partnership with the Scottsdale Institute, where he convened healthcare innovators to deliver thought leadership to executives nationwide through over 35 high-impact webinars and roundtables. During his career at Deloitte, he was recognized as a cultural leader, deeply focused on the investment and thriving of his colleagues and clients. Dustin holds an MBA with Healthcare Management Concentration and Social Ventures from the University of Michigan and undergraduate degrees in Management Information Systems and Entrepreneurial Studies from the University of Minnesota. This interdisciplinary expertise in leadership, business, healthcare, strategy, technology, and marketing/branding creates unique value for his clients.

Empowering voices, healing minds, connecting ideas, inspiring awe + wonder.

Analyst, Business, business models, Coach, Data Visualizer, Design, Experience Design, Inspiration, Leadership, Presenter, Speaker, Speaker Coach, Storytelling, Technology - Business Strategy and Effect