Core Service

Keynotes, Talks & Summit Facilitation

Inspiration is only valuable if it converts quickly into aligned action. Clarity’s speaking and facilitation offerings sit at the intersection of insight and execution. We design and deliver high impact sessions that move audiences to think differently, decide faster, and leave with practical tools they can apply the same day.

We are practitioner speakers: everything we share is grounded in real transformation, organizational design, change leadership, and culture work—not abstract theory. Each engagement is built through a short discovery process so content, tone, and examples resonate with your context and strategic priorities.

Signature Keynote Themes

Below are examples. We tailor titles and emphasis to match your event narrative.

1. Healing The Three Divides – Leading in a Time of Deep Division:

We’re living in a time of deep division – divided from each other, from our natural world and even in our selves. Transformative leadership today calls for healing these divides. In this session, Kelly uses data and stories from her work with leaders to describe why leading today is so difficult. You will understand more clearly what is changing and why, and then what you can do to lead in new ways. This session includes the six practices of a transformational leadership today. You will leave with a clear understanding of how you can shift your own leadership practices to be the leader your team and organization needs right now.

2. Drowning not Waiving – Understanding & Responding to Workplace Burnout:

The World Health Organization has classified burnout as an occupational phenomenon. Indicators show that more than half of workers in the United States report symptoms associated with burnout. Even more report feelings of stress and overwhelm that are precursors to burnout. Stress and burnout decrease productivity, make it harder to feel compassion with others and lead to serious health impacts. This keynote with our founder, Kelly Johnston, will equip you to understand the differences between stress, overwhelm and burnout. Kelly delivers a heavy topic a supportive way, so you leave feeling refreshed and inspired. You will be able to identify the opportunities for change and specific actions that can relieve your stress. We’ll also explore the larger environmental dynamics and how leaders can and must respond to this emerging workplace crisis.

3. Next Week Will Be Better – How to Banish Burnout & Thrive at Work:

In this high-energy, no-fluff keynote, participants will learn research-backed strategies to break the cycle of overwhelm. Discover how to reclaim your time, dismantle false proxies of productivity, and optimize your work week to drive results and make it home for dinner. Offered by Amber Simonsen

4. Make Time to Lead:

Today’s leaders are tasked with setting strategy, delivering results, and developing talent—often without enough time. In this dynamic session, participants will explore how to end meeting marathons, make the most of their working hours, and create meaningful LEAD moments that strengthen and engage their teams. Offered by Amber Simonsen

5. Narrative as a Leadership Tool:

Crafting strategic narratives that align stakeholders, accelerate adoption, and recruit discretionary effort. Techniques for using story to connect future state vision to today’s decisions.

6. FutureReady Leadership Practices:

Core behavioral disciplines (sensemaking, prioritization, learning loops, psychological safety + productive challenge) that differentiate resilient, adaptive teams.

7. E-mail Minimalism: E-mail as a Productivity Tool, Not a Past Time:

E-mail as a Productivity Tool, Not a Past Time: Discover the power of effective inbox management. Skip the complex folder systems, complicated rules, and constant pinging. By the end of this hour, participants will know how to use e-mail as a productivity tool, understand when and how to take action on every e-mail, and leave with a plan for achieving a “caught-up” inbox. Power Hour Lunch & Learn Offered by Amber Simonsen

8. Calming the Calendar:

Regain control of your calendar so you can drive better results, instead of letting it drive you into the ground. Learn practical strategies for optimizing your work schedule, selecting the right meetings to attend, and giving you the time you need to get real work DONE! Power Hour Lunch & Learn Offered by Amber Simonsen

9. Planning for Wow – The New Definition of Project Success:

Today’s projects demand more than nailing initial scope, product definitions, timelines, and budget. Learn how to set aspirational objectives that set up your team to wow your customers and your delight your executives with exceptional outcomes. Power Hour Lunch & Learn Offered by Amber Simonsen
We will also co-create custom topics that integrate your strategy, initiatives, or industry shifts.
Formats
Different needs call for different formats. We help you pick the one that will best achieve your outcome.

  • Keynote (30–60 minutes) – high energy framing + actionable frameworks + selective interaction.
  • Leadership Talk (45–75 minutes) – deeper dive with real examples and a short applied exercise.
  • Power Hour Lunch & Learns – Quick hits, perfect for the noon hour, a window during a conference, retreat, or summit.
  • Fireside Chat – conversational format moderated by your executive or one of our consultants to surface candid insights.
  • Panel Moderation – structured questioning that elevates diverse voices and keeps audience engaged.
  • Summit / Offsite Facilitation (half day to multiday) – design + facilitation that weaves keynote elements with working sessions to produce tangible decisions and artifacts.
  • Series / Learning Arc – sequenced talks (e.g., quarterly) that build capability step by step.

Optional micro interactions (live pulse polls, quick scenario choices, reflective prompts) keep attention high without derailing flow.

Differentiators
  • Practitioner credibility: grounded in current advisory and transformation engagements.
  • Integration path: clear options for converting inspiration into action (workshops, sprints, coaching, collaboration cohorts).
  • Custom discovery: brief stakeholder soundings ensure relevance and alignment with sensitive dynamics.
  • Tangible takeaways: concise frameworks, onepage tools, or reflection guides for immediate internal reuse.
  • Inclusive design: methods that surface a wider range of perspectives while retaining decision clarity.
  • Momentum stewardship: we help you secure quick postevent wins so the energy compounds.
Audience Types
Executive teams, functional leadership groups, emerging leader cohorts, cross functional summits, association conferences, board retreats, all hands meetings, consortium gatherings.
Outcomes & Impact

Audiences leave with:

  • A shared language for the issue at hand (strategy, change, culture, design, leadership practice).
  • A reframed understanding of current challenges and leverage points.
    Immediately usable tools or questions to guide next discussions.
  • Renewed commitment to focus, disciplined execution, and inclusive collaboration.
  • A clear next step pathway (workshop, sprint, coaching, collaboration cohort) to prevent drift.
Process (Inquiry to Impact)
  1. Discovery Call – context, audience composition, strategic aims, desired tone, constraints.
  2. Quick Soundings (optional) – brief calls or survey with 2–4 stakeholders to capture nuance.
  3. Customization – refine outline, examples, visuals, takeaway tool. Align on format + timing.
  4. Delivery – engaging, paced session with calibrated interaction.
  5. Activation – optional debrief or workshop to embed concepts; integration of session artifacts into your internal channels.
  6. Follow Through – checkin to gauge early application and identify support needs.
What We Provide
  • Tailored outline and session description for your promotional materials.
  • Speaker bio(s) and headshot(s).
  • Slide deck or visual anchors (designed for clarity and internal reuse).
  • Onepage takeaway or tool (PDF) when appropriate.
  • Optional briefing for internal moderators or executives participating on stage.
Booking & Pricing

Each engagement is priced based on format, customization depth, travel (if in person), and any add ons. Keynotes and talks are typically a fixed fee. Summit or multiday facilitation and series work may be quoted as a package or not to exceed. We will provide a concise written scope and pricing confirmation after discovery.

Getting Started

Have an upcoming summit, offsite, or conference slot to fill? Let’s explore the outcome you want your audience to achieve—and design the session that gets them there.

Ready to move from inspiration to aligned action? Contact us to discuss dates, topics, and format.

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