I work with organizations to empower, lead, transform, and activate change.
I am available to create tailored content for your organization - from keynotes, conference presentations, panel moderation, or individual coaching.
whether in person or virtual, I leverage empathy-driven, action-based engagements for students and career professionals, focused on leadership, DE+I, navigating the workplace, and community impact.
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+ For Students
What it takes to be great: leadership development
This presentation, targeted for high school and collegiate students is a framework that focuses on five key characterstics that help define your leadership style and desired impact. Whether it is better articulating your passion and impact, understanding your strengths, and developing your network or involvement - this talk is perfect for leadership development.
Personal Brand: Your Building Blocks of Greatness
Being able to understand and own your personal brand is integral in in your personal and career journey. This presentation helps students best understand their strenghts, weakness, values, mission, and network - all of which is imperative in shaping your brand.
+ For Organizations
Putting your passions into action @ work
One of the biggest challenges workers face is how to align their passions, purpose, and profession. This presentation focuses on a framework to bring your passions to work - through intrapreneurship, strengths alignment, and career roadmapping.
Diverse x Disruption: org transformation through diversity
How to leverage your differences to disrupt the status quo and increase creativity and innovation. How can utilizing lessons of the "Medici Effect" help bolster creativity, innovation, and new ideas at your company? This presentation focuses on how to harness and celebrate differences to make profound impact within your work.
Empathy Driven Impact: Creating Psychological Safety
When it comes to cultural change, we often neglect the human-element that is required for behaivor change. This discussion hones in on commmon characteristics needed galvanize your team behind a common goal, align on core values and principles, create psychological safety, and leverage emotional intelligence for empathy driven impact.
Unbiasing the Workplace (seminar)
Go beyond traditional, "check-the-box" unconscious bias training with this innovative training program. Each attendee is provided with information, discussion prompts, empathy-based engagement activities, and self-dientified calls to action to move the needle in makeing organizational change. This Seminar is dlivered through Clarkston Consulting.
+ For Nonprofit Leadership
Closing the Opportunity Gap: Creating a world where every student has the opportunity to travel.
International travel has proven to positively improve student's confidence, maturity, leadership competence, job skills, and overall graduation rates. Leveraging the principles of the Too Fly Foundation, Inc. this presentation focuses on three critical components to travel equity: generating communcal generosity, harnessing the power of now, and developing a roadmap for the future.
what clients are saying.
“The true highlight of the semester was having Brandon as a guest speaker. He customized his discussion using materials taught in class to engage the students in a meaningful DEI conversation. Brandon was able to bridge the gap between the classroom and real world experiences, helping my students fully understand the significance of the DEI lessons we learned in class. His thoughtful, immersive approach promoted a lively dialogue and allowed my students to fully understand how these topics impact the workplace.”
-Angela N. Aneiros, J.D., professor at Kelley School of Business
“Brandon has been an integral part of the Durham Success Summit since our very first leadership conference in 2019. Our students have consistently ranked Brandon's workshop as a highlight of their full-day experience. He's relatable, professional, and incredibly thoughtful about the messages he delivers. Whether virtual or in-person, Brandon's dynamic speaking style will shine through for your audience.”
-derek rhodes, executive director, durham success summit
"Brandon was a pleasure to work with - responsive, attentive, and flexible during the planning stages of our event. He was a strong addition to our panel discussion, adding valuable input and expertise to the conversation that left our audience writing down his verbal "gems" for further study. I found his engaging and down-to-earth personality, along with clear explanations of what could be considered controversial topics, he kept the event an inclusive and safe space to ask questions. Definitely book him for your next event!"
- Rochelle s., society of women engineers
“Brandon is absolutely awesome, I Would love to get him more involved in the network of executive women; [I think] it Would present a totally different chapter opportunity. thank you so much to brandon for moderating this panel, Great insights and action talk! I am inspired!”
- Julie Bastile, SVP network of exectuitve women
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