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Speaking Engagements

Thoughtful, practical talks on workplace culture, leadership, and the everyday practices that shape how people work together.

I speak to HR audiences, leadership teams, professional associations, conferences, universities, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and mission-driven workplaces about the culture issues leaders are often expected to solve but rarely given enough support to address.

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My speaking engagements are designed to be engaging, grounded, and immediately useful — helping audiences think differently about respect, accountability, conflict, leadership, and organizational culture.

Speaking Engagement Topics

Moving Beyond Compliance: Building a Culture That Prevents Harassment

A practical, culture-focused talk on why harassment prevention requires more than policy awareness. This session helps leaders understand how everyday behavior, power dynamics, communication norms, and early intervention shape whether workplace concerns escalate or are addressed responsibly.

Culture Is Built in the Everyday

A strategic talk for leaders and HR professionals on the daily leadership practices that create healthier workplaces. This session explores how clarity, accountability, communication, and conflict management shape culture long before issues become formal HR problems.

The Invisible Labor Tax: How Unseen Work Shapes Leadership and Culture

A compelling talk on the informal, emotional, relational, and organizational labor that often keeps workplaces functioning and how unrecognized labor contributes to burnout, inequity, and leadership strain.

Leading Across Difference in Complex Organizations

A grounded session on navigating difference, identity, power, and communication in the workplace without reducing culture work to slogans or checklists.

Best Fit For

Speaking engagements are a strong fit for:

  • HR conferences and professional associations

  • Leadership retreats

  • Employee resource group events

  • Management development programs

  • University and healthcare leadership gatherings

  • Nonprofit and mission-driven organization events

  • All-staff professional development days

  • Workplace culture or inclusion initiatives

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Audiences can expect a session that is clear, thoughtful, and practical with enough depth to take workplace culture seriously and enough accessibility to keep people engaged.

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My approach blends research-informed insight, real leadership experience, storytelling, and practical application. I help audiences name what is happening, understand why it matters, and identify what leaders and teams can do differently.

Speaking Engagement Formats

Speaking engagements can be offered in person or virtually and may include:

  • Keynotes

  • Conference breakout sessions

  • Leadership talks

  • Facilitated conversations

  • Panel moderation

  • Professional development sessions

  • Retreat sessions

  • Custom presentations for organizational learning events

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Speaking topics can also be expanded into training, facilitated workshops, or multi-session leadership development programs.

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