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When You Exclude You Lose: The Hidden Costs of Exclusion 

We live in a world where more time is spent on excluding new ideas, opportunities, experiences, and people then exploring their potential benefits. This speech exposes how this mindset affects all aspects of business and life. The thought-provoking talk examines the principles and tips for developing inclusive thinking applicable to businesses and everyday life.

The More You Want, the Less You Have 

The fear of not having enough creates a them vs. us mentality leading to economic disparity, conflict, divisiveness, and poverty all of which affects our lives directly or indirectly. It dominates the way we interact, innovate, and consider new ideas, possibilities, or opportunities. 

During this talk Julia Geisman discusses how the need to have more affects our relationships, financial stability, health, professional success, and overall quality of life. The talk shines a light on how advertising and social media promote a scarcity mentality and the impact of this type of thinking.    

In Building an Inclusive Mindset: The Key to Successful Leadership in These Tumultuous Times

An inclusive mindset is synonymous with having an equitable workplace, successful teams, and dynamic leadership. It consists of five characteristics, when combined, lead to new possibilities, greater creativity, innovative solutions, and increased success. It is fundamental to building an environment in which people are engaged, feel safe and acknowledged which is critical for attracting and retaining top talent.

Inclusive Meetings Are a Two-Way Street: The Key to Successful Remote Team Meetings 

Virtual meetings are here to stay. Fundamental to facilitating successful meetings is participant engagement and alignment regardless of the platform. Conducting successful meetings is an art form; facilitating virtual meetings require a different set of paints and brushes.    

This speech examines the tried-and-true meeting facilitation skills and adapting them to the challenges of meeting in cyberspace. Learn the elements that transform the traditional ho-hum virtual meeting into a dynamic online inclusive conversation that leads to increased participant engagement, greater efficiency, clearer expectations, creative problem-solving, and innovative solutions.   

Measuring Inclusion: Making the Invisible Visible 

Inclusion is the DNA of organizations, yet measuring it remains a challenge. For years diversity, equity, and inclusion metrics have been based on the number of hires and promotions, training programs, employee or business resource groups, salary audits, and retention data. These metrics reflect diversity and equity; they say nothing about the state of inclusion. The key to measuring an intangible is transforming it into relevant data needed to measure, monitor, and quantify the success of diversity programs. 

Julia Geisman presents tangible steps that companies can take to quantify inclusion enabling them to create a relevant and sustainable diversity strategy. The strategy is the first step in being transparent regarding the company’s commitment to diversity which is becoming a requirement for future employees, consumers, and investors. 

Crossing the Gender Communication Abyss 

This speech takes the audience on a humorous journey exploring communication differences between the genders. While the words may sound the same, their interpretation by the genders is diametrically opposite. These disparities make or break teams, leaders, relationships, and marketing strategies.

Transforming Imposter Syndrome and Gender Stereotyping into a Powerful Personal Brand 

This keynote debunks the power of impostor syndrome and gender stereotyping preventing women from achieving their personal and professional goals. The speech provides attendees insights into their self-limiting stories, expected behaviors, and approaches for transforming them into a powerful personal brand.