Keynote Speaking

Ignite Workplace Belonging with a Powerful Keynote

Inspire your team to strive toward belonging together.

In a world marked by rapid change and deep divisions, workplaces often reflect the turmoil—leading to safety concerns, breakdowns in civility, and barriers to productive collaboration.

Imagine a workplace where every employee feels secure, respected, and valued, contributing their fullest potential without fear of conflict or misunderstanding.

Here’s where your journey to workplace belonging can begin.

In his keynote addresses, Empower Initiative CEO Ben McBride reframes the conversation around what it means to foster belonging within an organization and in our society at large.

“‘What should we do?’ is the wrong question. We should be asking, ‘Who do we need to become?’”

This 45-minute keynote blends personal stories with scientific realities in a compelling invitation to lean into our shared humanity.

With contextual keynotes, based on your needs Ben encourages participants to rise to our moment by taking the first steps toward true belonging.

Hear from our keynote attendees.

Making space for courageous conversations

The pandemic and hate crimes in our community have created a high-stress environment where it’s easy to assume the worst about people.

Ben’s keynote invited us to make space for courageous conversations and sparked a desire in all of us to seek understanding, build shared community, and stop the spiral towards hate.

Buu Thai

Program manager, County of Santa Clara

A renewed commitment to building relationships of understanding

For anyone who finds it challenging to lead in these difficult times, it is worth our time to learn how to build bridges with people whose opinions, perspectives, and lived experiences differ from ours.

Ben McBride’s keynote inspired me to lead with love and a renewed commitment to building relationships of understanding.

Lisa Watson

Executive director, American Leadership Forum of Oregon
Is this keynote a good fit?

This energizing keynote experience is perfect for organizations that are:

Readying themselves for a new project requiring collaboration

Looking for an inspiring experience for employee network group events

Struggling with inclusive workplace culture initiatives

Facing unsatisfactory employee disengagement and turnover rates

It’s suited for many groups and settings, including:

All-team corporate retreats

Employee resource group/employee network group gatherings

Board of directors meetings

Conferences and annual meetings

Powerful takeaways

Our keynote experience will make a lasting impression on your group with:

A powerful, practical, and actionable framework

A peek at the fascinating science behind othering and belonging
A challenge to begin both personal and institutional journeys toward becoming and belonging

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Take the next step

We’d love to hear about the challenges and opportunities your organization is facing — and talk about how we can help. Get in touch today.