Speaking & Training

Talks that change how leaders think about the people doing the work.

Research-grounded, practical, and honest about the hard parts. Every session can be a keynote, a panel, or a hands-on workshop.

Topics

What I speak about

High Accountability Without Burnout

What effective leaders get right: holding a high bar for results while designing work people can sustain. Accountability and well-being are not opposites.

Resilience Is Not a Leadership Strategy

We celebrate the people who hold everything together through crisis after crisis. But resilience is what people rely on when systems are stretched too far. This talk shows leaders how to stop rewarding endurance and start building organizations people can sustain.

Beyond Burnout: When Self-Care Isn't Enough

Why yoga and wellness perks can't fix a workload problem, and how to prevent burnout through organizational design instead.

Trauma-Informed Leadership That Sustains People

What trauma-informed leadership actually is, and what it asks of leaders day to day. Participants leave with shared language and concrete practices for psychological safety, transparency, collaboration, and sustainability.

Domestic Violence Is an Economic Issue

Cuts to survivor services don't remove the cost. They move it into hospitals, schools, courts, and workplaces. The business case for survivor support as economic infrastructure.

Healthy Teams Don't Happen by Accident

Philanthropy, and most work worth doing, is a team sport. A practical session on building teams that trust each other, communicate well, and stay.

Formats

KeynotePanel or fireside chatInteractive workshop, 90 minutes to half dayBoard or leadership retreatVirtual or in person

Recent and upcoming

Selected engagements

  • Nov. 12, 2026DOVIA AustinUpcomingBeyond Burnout: When Self-Care Isn't Enough
  • Nov. 4, 2026Texas Nonprofit SummitUpcomingHigh Accountability Without Burnout: What Effective Nonprofit Leaders Get Right
  • Sept. 2026AFP San Antonio One-Day ConferencePhilanthropy Is a Team Sport… But Healthy Teams Don't Happen by Accident
  • Aug. 2026National Domestic Violence Hotline ConferenceBeyond Resilience: Trauma-Informed Leadership That Sustains Advocates and Strengthens Survivor Response
  • July 2026Allstate Foundation Grantee Partner ConveningLeadership Competencies in Practice: An Action Learning Workshop
  • June 2026Attachment & Trauma Network Board RetreatFundraising Training and PESTLE Strategy
As heard onNonprofit North Stars with Jim EskinEpisode 27, “Women Leading Change: Rhanda Luna's Journey Through Fundraising and Leadership” Listen to the episode

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