I work with leaders who sense the shift — and are ready to move.
Whether it’s a keynote that reframes how your audience thinks about the future, or a strategic engagement that helps your leadership team navigate what’s next — every engagement starts the same way. A conversation about what you’re seeing and where you want to go.
Decision-making
What You’re Not Asking Before You Commit
The most important decision your organization makes is already half-made.
Trust & reputation
Witnessed Trust
Trust isn’t built. It’s caught. Most organizations don’t know what their people actually trust.
AI adoption
Before You Commit
The most important AI decision your organization will make is happening right now — informally.
45–60 min · Typically no slides · Fully customized
Strategic advisory for leadership teams navigating transformation
Advisory engagements are high-touch, strategic partnerships designed for leadership teams who know the old playbook isn’t working — but need a credible thinking partner to help them figure out what comes next.
I don’t come in with a pre-built framework. I come in with questions, signal scans, and the ability to hold space for the kind of honest conversation most consultants skip. The goal isn’t a deck. It’s clarity, alignment, and the confidence to move.
What’s Included
- Signal scanning and landscape analysis tailored to your industry
- Leadership advisory on Everyday Futurism and strategic self-trust
- Facilitated strategy conversations with senior teams
- Ongoing advisory partnership (monthly or quarterly cadence)
- Custom deliverables based on your team’s needs
Who It’s For
C-suite leaders, transformation teams, and organizations in transition — especially those navigating shifts in culture, technology, workforce strategy, or business model.
Talks that shift how your audience thinks about the future
My keynotes are direct, research-backed, and grounded in real stories. I don’t do hype. I don’t do doom. I help audiences see what’s already changing, name what’s keeping them stuck, and leave with a practical shift they can apply immediately.
Everyday Futurism delivered live — cross-domain connections, signal reading, and narrative stripping in real time on stage.
Formats
- Conference keynote (30–60 minutes)
- Fireside chat or moderated panel
- Virtual keynote
Sample Talks
- What You’re Not Asking Before You Commit — Decision-making
The most important decision your organization makes is already half-made.
- Witnessed Trust — Trust & reputation
Trust isn’t built. It’s caught. Most organizations have no idea what their people actually trust.
- Before You Commit — AI adoption
The most important AI decision your organization will make is happening right now — informally.
45–60 min · Typically no slides · Fully customized · Pre-event planning call included
Elevate Festival — Make Work Love You Back
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View One-PagerSpeaker Logistics (Fees & Travel)Download Full Kit (PDF)AI & Work: The Human Touch
What happens to the human element as AI transforms how we work? This isn’t a tech conversation — it’s a leadership one. From the Mama What’s Next podcast on what organizations miss when they optimize for efficiency without accounting for trust.
Hosted by Melanie Elsbeth on the Mama, What’s Next podcast.
1:1 consulting for senior leaders
For individual senior leaders navigating a personal inflection point — a career transition, a leadership challenge, or a moment where the old thinking isn’t working anymore. These are focused, strategic conversations designed to help you see clearly and move with confidence.
Very limited availability. By invitation, not by volume. If you’ve been reading my work and finding yourself thinking differently — noticing signals, questioning narratives, sitting with discomfort instead of reacting — you’re already practicing Everyday Futurism.
Every engagement starts the same way. A conversation.
No pitch deck. No pressure. An honest conversation about what you’re seeing and where you want to go. If it’s a fit, we’ll talk about what working together looks like.