Yewande O'Neal
I help leaders and organizations strengthen workplace culture, improve engagement, and build high performing teams through leadership development, culture transformation, and purpose driven strategies that create lasting impact and measurable growth.
Yewande O’Neal doesn’t just talk about culture transformation — she engineers it. As Founder &
CEO of Kairos Leaders LLC and Operating Partner at a $20 billion private equity firm, she bridges
the rare intersection of organizational science and human leadership to drive measurable business
performance.
With a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and
credentials as a Maxwell Leadership Certified Executive Coach, Speaker & Trainer, Yewande brings
a precision-meets-purpose approach that organizations trust when the stakes are highest. Her work
has directly impacted more than 40,000 business team members across 100+ countries — producing
documented results including improved employee engagement, increased leadership accountability,
and sustainable culture change at scale.
A GE Chairman’s Award recipient — one of just 5 recipients in her class across GE’s 300,000-
person global workforce — Yewande brings corporate rigor and transformational heart to every
stage. Born in Nigeria and raised in the United States, she speaks fluently to the intersection of
identity, purpose, and leadership in a global workplace.
Her keynotes and workshops on Culture Transformation, Purpose Pivots, and Women’s
Leadership equip leaders to stop managing people and start multiplying them.
Yewande is also the host of the Purpose Pivots Podcast and founder of Women of Kairos, a faithforward leadership platform for women ready to lead with intention
Yewande O’Neal doesn’t just talk about culture transformation — she engineers it. As Founder &
CEO of Kairos Leaders LLC and Operating Partner at a $20 billion private equity firm, she bridges
the rare intersection of organizational science and human leadership to drive measurable business
performance.
With a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and
credentials as a Maxwell Leadership Certified Executive Coach, Speaker & Trainer, Yewande brings
a precision-meets-purpose approach that organizations trust when the stakes are highest. Her work
has directly impacted more than 40,000 business team members across 100+ countries — producing
documented results including improved employee engagement, increased leadership accountability,
and sustainable culture change at scale.
A GE Chairman’s Award recipient — one of just 5 recipients in her class across GE’s 300,000-
person global workforce — Yewande brings corporate rigor and transformational heart to every
stage. Born in Nigeria and raised in the United States, she speaks fluently to the intersection of
identity, purpose, and leadership in a global workplace.
Her keynotes and workshops on Culture Transformation, Purpose Pivots, and Women’s
Leadership equip leaders to stop managing people and start multiplying them.
Yewande is also the host of the Purpose Pivots Podcast and founder of Women of Kairos, a faithforward leadership platform for women ready to lead with intention
From Managing People to Multiplying Leaders
This program is perfect for:
• Executives and senior leaders
• HR professionals and team managers
• Organizations navigating growth or change
• Emerging women leaders
The audience will leave with:
• Practical strategies to strengthen leadership accountability
• Tools to improve workplace culture and engagement
• A deeper understanding of purpose driven leadership
• Actionable steps to build high performing...
Purpose Pivots: Leading with Clarity Through Change
Format: 45 to 90 minute keynote, workshop, or leadership training
This program is perfect for:
• Professionals navigating career or leadership transitions
• Women leaders seeking greater purpose and confidence
• Organizations experiencing change or transformation
• Teams adapting to new leadership challenges
The audience will leave with:
• Greater clarity in leadership and decision making
• Strategies for...
Building High Performing Teams Through Culture Transformation
Format: 60 minute keynote, workshop, or corporate training
This program is perfect for:
• Corporate leaders and executives
• HR and people operations teams
• Organizations struggling with engagement or communication
• Managers leading growing or distributed teams
The audience will leave with:
• Strategies to improve team communication and trust
• Tools to strengthen employee engagement and accountability
• Leadership practices...
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