You’re not just looking for a keynote speaker and facilitator. You’re looking for someone who delivers reflective wisdom to inspire your people how to be happy and successful at work.
I used to ask myself, “Do you have to be a jerk to be a leader?” Of course, the answer’s no. There’s a better way. I’ve seen it in action.
To be honest, I’ve always felt a pull between two worlds.
I spent over twenty years in leadership roles. I’ve run businesses and been an entrepreneur. In a previous role, I was the VP of customer operations for LinkedIn, leading over a thousand people.
But the truth is, I’ve been a seeker for as long as I can remember. I’ve always felt a deep connection to something bigger than myself. I began a regular contemplation practice when I was 13. In college, I started leading weekly sessions. It’s been a big part of my life ever since.
That’s why, as a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, I’m all about talking the walk. I infuse my keynotes with practical work-based scenarios and load them with meaning and self-worth.
When we choose to focus on relationships, we gain a deeper understanding of our co-workers and our customers. We build high-performing teams and deliver products and services that make a meaningful difference in our customers’ lives.
I teach compassion as a success strategy for individuals and high-performing teams, and as a strategy for running a conscious business.
stick around if you also believe
we’re better together
because you subscribe to
showing up everyday as yourself
and you’re ready to learn how
inner peace becomes a strategy for success
So how did I get here?
Everything changed when I became Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn
I was Mr Corporate America on the outside, but on the inside, I was battling with the desire to allow my spiritual wisdom to have a voice in the boardroom.
I worried that colleagues would dismiss my thinking as a bit ‘alternative’, and I’d lose their respect.
I was struggling with the disingenuous ways companies talked about values and mission statements, and I kept thinking, what if we all actually harnessed these values and allowed people to bring them to life in their own unique way?
I realized I needed to do more than raise my voice. I needed to shout.
So I decided to start mainstreaming mindfulness and operationalizing compassion and share it with as many people as possible.
In summer 2023, I co-founded Changing Work. It exists to lift and support solo operators and bigger organizations as they grow heart-centered, conscious businesses.
At the core of Changing Work is a collective of like-minded business practitioners who also choose to spread compassion throughout the work they do.
As a keynote speaker and facilitator, I help organizations bring ancient and everyday concepts into their business because they, too, desire a secular, inclusive, practical and powerful set of tools to rally their people.
Everyone Has A Book Inside Waiting To Be Written
Well, in 2021, I wrote mine. The Full Body Yes was a long time coming. I’ve devoted the last few years to sharing my thoughts on compassion in the workplace and using it as a force for change.
The book has allowed me to reach more people and spread the message that when we change our relationship with work, we change the world.
Winner of a 2022 Nautilus Book Award
Life Is All About Appreciating What’s Right In Front Of Us
Time out for me is best spent in nature with my camera. I love capturing the moments that usually go unnoticed. Being hidden away in corners of the wild is absolute food for my soul.
And when I’m not wielding a camera, I’m usually jamming. Either on my guitar or in the kitchen - this past summer, I made some amazing strawberry, peach, and plum creations to enjoy with my family.
Feel like we’re the right fit?
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