If you’re looking to inspire belonging within your community, look no further than Eli Walker.
Eli is a seasoned professional speaker who helps organizations increase engagement and purpose-fueled productivity by harnessing the power of play to spark radical belonging.
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Eli is an internationally-acclaimed wellness entrepreneur, top rated author, highly sought-after speaker and performance artist and leading expert in facilitating community-based theater on a global level for social impact organizations. Eli’s work has been featured in Forbes, PeopleTV, CBS, INSIDER, International Business Times, LATimes, New York Post, Boston Globe, ELLE, GLAMOUR and more.
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HR departments hire Eli to embolden their company leaders with new strategies for getting their people on the same page (and in the same story).
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College administrators book Eli to inspire their student leaders with innovative ideas to conquer loneliness and build community for themselves and their peers.
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Event planners seek out Eli’s expertise to enliven their conferences with tangible tools to spark radical belonging.
What People Are Saying
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“We had Eli lead her facilitated 'Art of Getting Over Yourself' talk at a national leadership conference and it was a major highlight of the event. Attendees raved about how fun and engaging she was -- she even tailored her material to be crucially relevant to our specific audience. Eli was also super easy to work with -- flexible, communicative and kind. I would recommend her to any group looking to add a 'personal growth' session to their agenda.”
- Stacy Heit, Founder, Sass Events
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“Eli led a talk & wellness experience for our female mastermind community and it was unlike anything we have experienced before. The levels of engagement, collaboration, fun, and camaraderie were off the charts! Eli has a magical way of bringing people together that feels authentic and nurturing for community building.”
- Jaclynn Brennan, Co-Founder, Fyli
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“Eli added so much value to my community. Her ability to connect everyone in our group—virtually, nonetheless. Her storytelling skills and ability to seamlessly weave in a meditation exercise is unparalleled. She’s so creative. I’ve already booked her again!”
- Nancy Rhodes, Founder, Alternew
Signature Talk
The Art of Getting Over Yourself
Studies suggest that people across the globe are becoming more individualistic. Individualism, as opposed to collectivism, reveals how independent and self-reliant (and self-centered) we are as a society, indicating that humanity is growing more isolated as they focus on themselves, rather than prioritizing engaging with their community.
You’d think the solution to isolation would be to simply put people in the same room together more frequently. But, we all know that just because we’re in the same physical space, doesn’t mean we feel like we belong there.
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In Eli’s keynote, “The Art of Getting Over Yourself,” she challenges her audience with the notion that ‘everything you see is true, but so is everything you don’t see,’ so how can we breakdown invisible barriers to connection when we’re all telling different, isolated stories from different perspectives? After founding and scaling Drunk Yoga® in 2017, Eli recognized that the key to bridging social connection is to break the rules. When we challenge convention, we get off autopilot and into the present moment: the only place where belonging can be sparked.
If you’re looking for a keynote speaker who can deliver a new perspective infused with humor and inspiration, then look no further than Eli. In this talk, she aims to equip her audiences with accessible tools to not only envision a more inclusive, connected and joyful world, but go create it.
PAST AUDIENCES:National Workforce Boards Association, Everboss, Commons NYC, Fyli, Luminary, Primary
TAKEAWAYS:
1. Understanding the overlap between #selfcare and #communitycare
2. How to create conditions for community engagement to naturally arise
3. Why a sense of belonging is the vehicle to engagement4. Practical techniques to see new perspectives, opening the door to innovative collaboration
Key Takeaways
Fun, economical tools to infuse play, games and storytelling into meetings and daily interactions to get your people off autopilot and into the present–the only place belonging can be sparked.
A renewed sense of purpose as part of a mission greater than oneself; That feeling that says, “Oh yeah, this is why I love what I do.”
A deeper understanding of what “belonging” means and why it is crucial to success, retention, and over all well-being