Pick me! Pick me! Pick me!

There was a little girl who always wanted to be who she was

She saw the world in color, possibility and imagination

She was a little girl who wanted to express herself in her own weird way

But the world kept trying to teach the weird out of her

And so she hid it

Oh it would come out occasionally when she would die her hair purple, write a quirky song or get another tattoo

And when she wasn't running around the country trying to get to the top of the KPI Dashboard or go for more money and bigger title,

She would grab her running shoes made of accomplishments, accolades and look at her

Trying to outrun the stress of suppressing her weirdness

She looked like she fit. She was covered in marathon medals

But they became her chains

And then one day, her vertebrae collapsed

She couldn't run, couldn't work, couldn't walk and couldn't get out of pain

The one thing she thought made her fit in was gone!

And that's when she decided she could no longer hide

She refused to hide

The pain of her vertebrae was nothing compared to the feeling like she didn't belong

So she decided to embark on a journey to embrace her weirdness...

And now she has made it her life's work to help you bring more color back into your life, leadership and teams and find your way back to your weird again.

and when we do this

That's is when belonging begins

That little girl was me and so is this

Excerpt from my keynote, "The Belonging Equation"

Self-portrait to accompany my keynote along with all of my custom art slides, sparkly boots, couture gown and important message

If you are looking for a unique speaker to engage, inspire and impact your attendees at your next event, 

Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! 

Because when we continually create safe cultures where people can choose their level of authenticity, that's when we can foster belonging to impact all of us personally, professionally and contribute to the success of our organizations.