Shola Kaye
MS, BA Cantab, FRSA, DTM
LDN, UKYou need a speaker who will engage and inspire your audience, whether that's thousands of people at a virtual event or a senior leadership team of ten.
Shola Kaye speaks on
- Empathy at Work
- Inclusive Leadership & Culture
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Communication skills for Women and Introverts.
The end result is more empathic, engaged, and productive workplaces with compassionate leadership and happier teams. Shola's messages are relatable, actionable and evidence-based.
Clients include American Express, Deloitte and The United Nations.
Why is Empathy such an important skill?
The world is changing fast. Employees are insisting upon inclusive workplaces that foster diversity, engagement and well-being.
Don't get left behind.
As we negotiate the hybrid work environment, leaders and teams need to display empathy, compassion and inclusivity across both the virtual and on-site workspaces.
Shola's high impact, valuable and actionable programs will help you create off-the-charts awareness and give your people the tools to know more, and do more.
Shola's mission
Shola Kaye MSc is an inspirational communication and inclusion expert, award-winning international keynote speaker and author.
She spent time in academic research at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) followed by several years in IT consultancy, also in the U.S.A., and later returned to the U.K, working as an account director for global clients in aviation and finance. She also spent a number of years working in the entertainment industry, performing on four continents.
Shola's experience as a black woman working for corporates led to an understanding of some of the challenges faced by minority groups on multiple levels.
Today she blends her background in business, STEM and the creative industries to share clear, effective frameworks that help people work better together. These are delivered in a high impact, engaging style.
Typical events include global company keynotes, leadership development sessions, employee network meetings, diversity summits and industry conferences.
Shola's events are super-interactive. During virtual sessions, audiences will often leave hundreds of comments and on-site sessions involve plenty of engagement too.
Credentials
An award-winning speaker, Shola is the author of two communications books and her work has been mentioned in Forbes, on The BBC and in Harper's Bazaar. She frequently writes for industry journals such as HR Zone and Management Today.
Her clients come from a range of industries including:
- Tech
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Healthcare
- FMCG
- Government and NGOs
- Media and Digital
Shola studied for her MS at Emory University and has an undergraduate degree from Cambridge University, UK. Shola's TEDx talk is on 'Why we need more Empathy in the workplace'. She's also a LinkedIn Learning Instructor on how to energise and engage audiences.
What clients say
'Can't thank you enough for an eye-opening session. A month after the training it's still so fresh in our minds.'
– American Express
'Highly recommended, Shola's approach is very engaging and effective.'
– The Guardian
'Highly recommend her work. We're already looking at ways of modifying and improving our communication skills by using the frameworks Shola outlined'
– The United Nations
You need a speaker who will engage and inspire your audience, whether that's thousands of people at a virtual event or a senior leadership team of ten.
Shola Kaye speaks on
- Empathy at Work
- Inclusive Leadership & Culture
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Communication skills for Women and Introverts.
The end result is more empathic, engaged, and productive workplaces with compassionate leadership and happier teams. Shola's messages are relatable, actionable and evidence-based.
Clients include American Express, Deloitte and The United Nations.
Why is Empathy such an important skill?
The world is changing fast. Employees are insisting upon inclusive workplaces that foster diversity, engagement and well-being.
Don't get left behind.
As we negotiate the hybrid work environment, leaders and teams need to display empathy, compassion and inclusivity across both the virtual and on-site workspaces.
Shola's high impact, valuable and actionable programs will help you create off-the-charts awareness and give your people the tools to know more, and do more.
Shola's mission
Shola Kaye MSc is an inspirational communication and inclusion expert, award-winning international keynote speaker and author.
She spent time in academic research at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) followed by several years in IT consultancy, also in the U.S.A., and later returned to the U.K, working as an account director for global clients in aviation and finance. She also spent a number of years working in the entertainment industry, performing on four continents.
Shola's experience as a black woman working for corporates led to an understanding of some of the challenges faced by minority groups on multiple levels.
Today she blends her background in business, STEM and the creative industries to share clear, effective frameworks that help people work better together. These are delivered in a high impact, engaging style.
Typical events include global company keynotes, leadership development sessions, employee network meetings, diversity summits and industry conferences.
Shola's events are super-interactive. During virtual sessions, audiences will often leave hundreds of comments and on-site sessions involve plenty of engagement too.
Credentials
An award-winning speaker, Shola is the author of two communications books and her work has been mentioned in Forbes, on The BBC and in Harper's Bazaar. She frequently writes for industry journals such as HR Zone and Management Today.
Her clients come from a range of industries including:
- Tech
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Healthcare
- FMCG
- Government and NGOs
- Media and Digital
Shola studied for her MS at Emory University and has an undergraduate degree from Cambridge University, UK. Shola's TEDx talk is on 'Why we need more Empathy in the workplace'. She's also a LinkedIn Learning Instructor on how to energise and engage audiences.
What clients say
'Can't thank you enough for an eye-opening session. A month after the training it's still so fresh in our minds.'
– American Express
'Highly recommended, Shola's approach is very engaging and effective.'
– The Guardian
'Highly recommend her work. We're already looking at ways of modifying and improving our communication skills by using the frameworks Shola outlined'
– The United Nations
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