Amanda Kaiser

Amanda is awesome to work with—super organized, easygoing, and always on top of things. What really makes Amanda stand out as a speaker is the way she brings people in and keeps them engaged with a mix of fun tools and her ability to make people feel comfortable and part of the conversation. Her sessions are always buzzing with chat activity and people jumping in to participate. Plus, she knows her stuff and backs it all up with solid research. She’s someone we genuinely enjoy having as part of our speaker lineup.--

Amanda is a super easy speaker to work with. She anticipated every step, which made the process seamless. Not only that, but we also heard overwhelmingly positive things from our international attendees. They told us Elevating Engagement was the best membership presentation they’ve heard. After the keynote, our Zonta governors felt empowered to engage members and bring the message back to their clubs.

Our attendees loved that the keynote was not just about the theory of engagement but was itself an engaging experience – engagement was actually happening in real-time during Amanda’s presentation! She totally lifted the energy in the room and captivated our highly educated members.

One of the best meetings ever! Amanda brought a fresh, interactive approach that energized the room and reminded us of the importance of engagement. She has a commonsense way of presenting practical tips while validating our current practices. Attendees left inspired and equipped with easy-to-implement strategies. Truly a remarkable speaker who meets you at your level and ensures alignment across programs!

Working with Amanda was perfect from start to finish. Her ability to engage our audience, adapt seamlessly, and bring research-backed insights made her stand out. One of our board members even said, ‘I thought she was incredible. This is stuff I can take back and use in my job.’ The energy in the room was undeniable, and to a person, our attendees were fully engaged. She went above and beyond, not just as a keynote speaker but as an invested partner in our event’s success.

When I booked Amanda for our speaker, I knew in my heart that she would be amazing – and boy, did she go beyond my expectations! Amanda took the time to understand our organization and incorporated that knowledge into the presentation in a way that was very relatable for all our participants. Our participants, who talk to members daily, now see how vital their role is in fostering member engagement. I will scream it from the rooftops to anyone and everyone – work with Amanda – she knows her stuff!'

Amanda is a great catalyst for making you evaluate how you do things and how you can implement positive, constructive changes without feeling like you have to move a mountain to get it done; all of her ideas are very doable. It’s not your standard presentation—she practices what she coaches in terms of engaging people.

It is two weeks after the last Lab, and attendees are still telling me things like, 'I've forwarded this to my boss," or "I have so many new ideas that I've sent the whole kit & caboodle to my entire team!" Behind the scenes, Amanda is like she is on screen, collaborative, interactive, and experimental, which kept the team's energy high for the whole three months. When we hosted the events, I knew I was supposed to check the chat and do all the behind-the-scenes operations. Still, I often found myself forgetting those tasks because I was enthralled with what Amanda had to say - for someone to keep your attention, have the research insights, and give you ideas you can implement immediately is remarkable.

Audience members texted me during her presentation to ask how they could bring Amanda in to speak to their members, organizations, and groups! Everyone got excited about being a Chief Experience Officer, and that put them into a creative mindset for the rest of the day. She took care of all the details, making the booking process extremely easy.

We hired Amanda to facilitate our board retreat focused on engagement, and they thoroughly enjoyed her presentation style. Some of my board members can be skeptical about retreats, but they had such a good experience they are talking to each other about it. I’m delighted they were so engaged in the process, and we now have mapped out small tests to further engage members in DTLA.

Amanda engaged our crowd of 140+ leaders from start to finish. She kept everyone involved and constantly kept track of audience responses to ensure concepts connected with participants. Amanda was a joy to work with, and her message of engagement is essential to remaining relevant in a constantly changing marketplace.

We hired Amanda for the opening keynote of our Annual Leadership Forum, and her presentation, Elevating Engagement, was OUTSTANDING! I’ve never heard engagement talked about in that way. Not only did she fill in the missing piece in the engagement puzzle, but Amanda gave us safe language to move forward. She made attendees feel comfortable and created an open, fun atmosphere where people enjoyed participating. Everyone I talked to, from our board members to the staff leadership, was exceptionally impressed.

Our attendees shared so many positive comments about Amanda’s keynote. "Amanda Lea Kaiser's session was fantastic!” was just one of many. Not only did our attendees like Amanda, but working with her was easy for us, too. With her preparation before the conference, we could tell that everything would work seamlessly, which was a massive lift from our staff’s shoulders. I liked that she got everyone participating because that helped set a great vibe for the rest of the conference.

Having attended many of Amanda’s sessions myself and experiencing how she seamlessly delivers quality content while engaging all participants AND juggling the technology, I knew I needed to bring her in to share her knowledge with our Grant Professionals Association’s volunteer chapter leaders! Amanda is a true collaborator during the planning process, taking the time to learn about the audience. The result is not your average “online seminar” but rather a well-orchestrated experience where our attendees left energized and full of new ideas!