Bold ideas.
Practical shifts.
Transforming the way people think about themselves, their work, and their impact.
My keynotes combine memorable stories, fresh frameworks, and an energetic style that keeps audiences leaning in, leaving people feeling both inspired and equipped with tools they can use the moment they walk out the door.
Shake the World
YOU are the epicenter.
My keynotes, trainings, and workshops are generally interchangable among industries, but I’ve broken out some of the most popular sessions by category below, so you can explore what best suits your organization’s needs.
Popular Topics
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Shake The World
Pressure, disruption, and change are part of every leader’s story, but most people spend their lives trying to avoid them. In this keynote, I reframe pressure as purpose and shows how taking responsibility for your response can turn any breaking point into a breakthrough.
Audiences leave with:
- A powerful framework to navigate change with awareness, choice, and presence.
- Practical tools to lead themselves and others through disruption.
- Renewed confidence to take ownership, embody integrity, and create lasting impact — starting from the inside out.
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Small Talk Isn't Small
Small talk is often dismissed as surface-level, but it’s actually where trust begins. In this keynote, I reframe small talk as the spark that leads to big opportunities, deeper relationships, and stronger leadership presence.
Audiences leave with:
- A new perspective on everyday interactions as a leadership tool.
- Practical strategies to turn quick exchanges into meaningful connections.
- Confidence to build rapport and influence in any room.
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Radioactive Responsibility
Responsibility often feels heavy. I reframe it as the most liberating force we have. This keynote gives audiences a clear roadmap for shifting from avoidance into ownership.
Audiences leave with:
- Awareness of where they’re leaking energy.
- The 4 Levels of Responsibility and how to climb them.
- A mindset that transforms responsibility from weight into strength.
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Judgment to Curiosity
We all create snap judgments, but they often get in the way of connection, collaboration, and growth. In this keynote, I show audiences how to catch their judgments in real time and transform them into curiosity that builds bridges instead of walls.
Audiences leave with:
- Awareness of the unconscious judgments shaping their interactions.
- Tools to pause and reframe into curiosity.
- A fresh approach to networking, leadership, and everyday relationships.
Enneagram-Specific Trainings
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Mastering Motivation
Motivation doesn’t come from slogans or incentives. It comes from understanding what truly drives people. In this popular keynote, I use the 4 components of emotional intelligence and the 9 types of the Enneagram to reveal why we really do what we do.
Audiences leave with:
- Insight into their personal motivators (and stress triggers).
- Tools for motivating others without gimmicks or burnout.
- A fresh connection between personal growth and professional success.
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Future-Focused Feedback
Feedback doesn’t have to feel like a threat. This session redefines feedback as a tool for support, trust, and development rather than judgment or criticism. Participants learn how to give feedback that motivates, receive feedback without defensiveness, and create regular, forward-looking conversations that drive improvement.
Audiences leave with:
- A fresh perspective on feedback as a growth tool.
- Practical strategies for giving and receiving feedback well.
- Confidence to build trust through ongoing, supportive conversations.
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Stretch & Release
Pressure reveals patterns. Some help us grow, others pull us backward. In this session, participants learn how each personality type responds under stress, what triggers regression, and how to intentionally stretch into new behaviors while releasing old ones.
Audiences leave with:
- Awareness of how they personally grow and regress under pressure.
- Tools to set goals that align with their growth path.
- Coaching techniques to spot and develop potential in others.
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Enneagram for Evolving Leaders - Full Day Training
Motivation is deeply personal, but it shapes how we work together. This full-day training blends self-awareness, perspective-taking, and team alignment to help leaders unlock sustainable motivation and stronger collaboration. The morning centers on Mastering Motivation, while the afternoon features Acts Like / Thinks Like / Feels Like, a powerful group exercise that deepens empathy and communication across differences.
Audiences leave with:
- A clear understanding of what motivates themselves and others.
- Tools to overcome common blockers like burnout, comparison, or disconnection.
- Increased emotional intelligence and stronger communication skills.
- Practical strategies for building motivated, collaborative teams.
- Clarity of team dynamics, strengths, and opportunities.
Financial Services Specific Topics
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In Their Shoes
Most teams build client experiences from the inside out - a reactive process focused on processes, compliance, and efficiency. In Their Shoes flips that perspective. This interactive workshop invites your team to step into the client’s experience and see your business through their eyes. Together, we’ll map, align, and elevate every stage of the customer journey to create a consistent, client-centric experience that builds trust and drives referrals.
Using a proven customer journey framework, participants will identify friction points, clarify ownership, and co-create a unified approach that strengthens both client loyalty and COI relationships.
Audiences leave with:
- A shared understanding of the ideal client journey and how to deliver it.
- Practical tools to align marketing, service, and sales around the client experience.
- A clear action plan to create consistency, care, and connection at every touchpoint.
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The Power of Personal Brand
Marketing without a brand is like shouting into the void. This session helps advisors understand that your brand is more than just a logo or tagline. Your brand is the foundation of your practice. It’s what builds trust before you ever walk in the room and what shapes every client, COI, and team interaction long after you leave.
In this session, we’ll redefine branding as your strategic advantage. You’ll uncover the story your presence, perspective, proof, and personality are already telling, and learn how to align it with the business and reputation you actually want to build.
Audiences leave with:
- A clear distinction between marketing activity and brand identity.
- Practical tools to strengthen credibility and consistency across every touchpoint.
- A renewed sense of ownership over the practice and impact they’re building.
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The 5 Truths: Helping You Shift from Advisor to CEO
Most advisors start their business with the goal of freedom, but end up running faster just to keep up. The 5 Truths workshop helps advisors make the essential shift from Advisor to CEO - from working in the business to leading the business.
In this session, participants uncover the five fundamental truths of sustainable success in financial services - Truths that separate those who survive from those who scale. Together, we’ll explore what it really means to lead with vision, structure your practice like a business, and make decisions that create growth without burnout.
Audiences leave with:
- A clear roadmap for moving from reactive production to intentional leadership.
- Practical strategies for systems, team alignment, and CEO-level decision-making.
- Renewed confidence to run their practice like the thriving business it’s meant to be.
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Mingle
Networking doesn’t have to feel forced or transactional. Mingle redefines connection as a skill rooted in curiosity, confidence, and authenticity - not small talk scripts or sales tactics. Whether delivered as a one-hour interactive session or a six-week training series, this experience helps advisors and professionals build real relationships that lead to opportunity.
Through practical exercises and guided reflection, participants learn how to read a room, spark meaningful conversation, and navigate networking moments with ease and presence. The goal isn’t to collect contacts, it’s to create connection that compounds.
Audiences leave with:
- A fresh, human-centered approach to networking and relationship-building.
- Confidence to both start and sustain conversations that matter.
- Practical tools to grow visibility, trust, and opportunity through genuine connection.
“Chelsea’s facilitation style was engaging and inclusive, and made our entire team feel valued and confident. It is my belief our team will continue to grow stronger because of what we learned.”
Kelly L.