About Tim
Lessons from the trenches.
I’ve given this talk to leadership teams inside companies I’ve run. I’m now taking it on the road.
Founder
Koltek Energy
Acquired 2022
CEO
Applied Physics
Current
Author
Luck, How to Let it Find You
2027
Based in
SF Bay Area
Available worldwide
Most speakers have a message. Tim has a track record.
Tim Koltek is an entrepreneur, CEO, and keynote speaker who has spent more than two decades building companies and leading teams through uncertainty, rapid growth, difficult decisions, and change. He founded Koltek Energy and built it into a successful company before its acquisition in 2022. Today, he is CEO of Applied Physics.
He's still in the arena. Still making decisions. Still building teams. Still dealing with the problems leaders deal with every day. That's where his talks come from. Not a textbook. Not a motivational script. Experience.
His upcoming book, Luck, How to Let it Find You (2027), distills the counterintuitive truth he's discovered: luck isn't random. It's the residue of relentless preparation, clear thinking, and the courage to act when others hesitate.
What sets Tim apart
Why Tim is different.
Most speakers have a message. Tim has a track record.
He's still in the arena.
Tim isn't retired. He runs a company, manages teams, and faces the same pressures your leaders do — right now. His insights are current, not nostalgic.
No fluff. No filler.
Every talk is built around actionable frameworks your team can apply the same week. Tim has zero patience for inspiration that doesn't translate to behavior change.
He's been on both sides.
As a founder and CEO, Tim has hired, fired, motivated, and lost people. He understands what it takes to build a culture where people actually want to perform.
Tailored to your organization.
Tim doesn't deliver the same talk twice. Every engagement is customized to your industry, your challenges, and the specific outcomes you need.
Coming 2027
Luck, How to Let It Find You
A book about the one thing everyone wants and almost no one understands.
Luck is real. But it isn't random, and it certainly isn't something you capture by running faster or wanting it harder. Tim built and sold companies, raised four kids, and spent twenty years discovering a truth that changed everything: luck is something you invite. Something you prepare a place for. Something you allow to find you when your eyes, your mind, and your hands are finally open.
"The worst thing is very often the best thing. You just don't know it at the time."
Part 1
Preparation
Rewiring the inner voice — turning down the noise of scarcity and self-doubt, and teaching a new song to play in its place.
Part 2
Opportunity
Becoming a person luck wants to visit — turning curiosity into a superpower and action into surface area for good things to land.
Part 3
Receiving
The moment it all clicks — practicing radical vulnerability, fierce patience, and daily celebration until inviting good things feels as natural as breathing.