Keynote Speaking + Workshops

A keynote talk, custom workshop, or training sessions, whether during a conference, retreat or throughout the year, is a meaningful way to provide professional development to your team and create a shared learning experience. Using case studies, storytelling, and interactive exercises, Shanna Hocking creates learning that goes beyond the session.

Signature Keynote/Workshop (for all audiences)

One Bold Move a Day: Meaningful Actions to Fulfill Your Leadership and Career Potential

One Bold Move a Day is a practical, actionable roadmap to achieving your career, leadership, and personal goals with intention and joy. In this interactive keynote, attendees will gain actionable tips on how to advance your career, develop as a leader, and grow as a person, and learn strategies to apply the Bold Move approach to transform their team and organization.

Signature Keynote/Workshop (for people leaders/HR professionals)

How One Bold Move a Day Can Transform Your Organization

One Bold Move a Day is a practical, actionable roadmap to achieving your career, leadership, and personal goals with intention and joy. Attendees will learn how this approach can be applied to their work at the organizational, team, and individual level through research-based insights and motivating stories. Leaders will feel inspired and prepared to support their teams in fulfilling their potential, and feel motivated to fulfill their personal potential, too

Signature Keynote/Workshop (for all audiences)

Lead from Where You Are: 5 Strategies to Excel in Your Role and Grow Your Organization

Leadership isn’t about title or authority. It’s the energy and purpose by which you lead yourself each day and how you serve others. Approaching leadership this way means everyone can lead regardless of their role in the organization. This interactive keynote will provide five strategies you can start implementing today to lead from where you are to advance yourself and your organization.

Popular leadership topics include: How to be the best boss; supporting first-time managers; building a culture of feedback in your organization; developing a personalized leadership approach; and more.

Popular fundraising topics include: Strategic cultivation and solicitation of 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-figure gifts; coaching major gift officers to their potential; handling difficult donor conversations; women’s philanthropy; and more.

"Shanna was the perfect person to keynote our summit. Her talk was inspiring, and immediately actionable. She invited us to not just think about making bold moves, but to articulate them so they are fresh in our minds when the moment to act comes. Our attendees loved how Shanna shared practical ideas, and challenged us to grow. We can’t wait to continue the learning post-event by reading her book together."

Amber Simonsen, Women's Summit Leadership Team, Alaska Airlines

"Shanna created an inspiring and motivating day for the development team. Her interactive presentation engaged the entire team to think deeply about how they can lead from where they are and have an impact on our organization.”

M. Roe Fellows, Vice President of Development, New York University

“Shanna was a great addition to our leadership institute speaker line-up! She provided an insightful and engaging session on “leading from where you are” that equipped our group of women leaders with key strategies and actions that they can use to advance in their careers."

Christina Turner, Chief of Staff, Women Leaders in College Sports

“We were thrilled to have Shanna lead our discussion regarding how intentional mindset shifts can foster personal and professional resiliency. We all gained further insight into our patterns of behavior and unconscious inner voice. Shanna’s spirit and ability to lead our team through vulnerable discussions was especially appreciated!"

Jennifer Kulics, Executive Director of Philanthropy, Kent State University, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement