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About the event
OnePride ERG Event
Organization: OneDigital – OnePride ERG
Format: Virtual Presentation
Timing: August–September 2026 (Date TBD)
Duration: Approximately 60 Minutes
Audience: Cross-collaborative employee audience representing members and allies of OneDigital’s OnePride Employee Resource Group.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
OneDigital is seeking a dynamic speaker to explore the intersection of psychological safety and cultural identity in the workplace. The organization is looking to foster meaningful conversation around how employees navigate authenticity, visibility, belonging, and self-advocacy within professional environments that may not always fully reflect their lived experiences.
The ideal session will highlight how lived experience and diverse perspectives can serve as catalysts for innovation, connection, resilience, and organizational transformation. Additionally, OneDigital is interested in examining the evolving role of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) as strategic drivers of workplace culture, leadership development, innovation, and long-term business impact.
KEY THEMES
• Psychological Safety & Workplace Culture
• Authenticity, Visibility & Belonging
• Self-Advocacy & Professional Growth
• The Power of Diverse Perspectives
• Innovation Through Inclusion & Connection
• ERGs as Drivers of Culture, Leadership & Business Impact
• Building More Human-Centered Organizations
BUDGET
Approximately $2,500 with limited flexibility for the right speaker and opportunity.
Redefining Workplaces with Authentic Leadership & Human-Centered Innovation
Madison Butler is a keynote speaker, workplace strategist, and unapologetic advocate for authenticity, vulnerability, and human-centered leadership. She is known for helping organizations rethink Madison Butler is a workplace culture strategist, keynote speaker, and Founder of Blue Haired Unicorn, a consultancy dedicated to helping organizations build cultures rooted in trust, authenticity, and psychological safety. An unapologetic advocate for creating workplaces where people feel safe enough to show up as their full selves, Madison helps leaders and teams navigate the intersection of belonging, vulnerability, mental health, and human connection in today’s evolving workplace.
Known for blending storytelling, tough empathy, and practical workplace strategies, Madison facilitates the conversations many organizations struggle to have—around authenticity, identity, trust, and the courage required to lead and work with vulnerability. Her work challenges organizations to move beyond performative culture initiatives and instead create environments where employees feel valued, heard, and empowered to contribute fully.
A recognized thought leader on workplace culture and psychological safety, Madison’s insights have been featured in major publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Yahoo, and Rolling Stone. She has been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Black Voice and is the author of Let Them See You: Empowering Change Through Authenticity.
Gravity Profile: https://www.gravityspeakers.com/speakers/madison-butler
Speaker Website: https://www.bluehairedunicorn.com/
Virtual Fee:
Madison’s standard virtual keynote fee is $10,000. Given the strong alignment between OneDigital’s objectives and Madison’s expertise in psychological safety, authenticity, and workplace culture, we have secured a special reduced rate of $5,000 for this opportunity.
At this investment level, we recommend a moderated conversation format rather than a traditional keynote presentation. Madison is exceptionally engaging in dialogue-based formats and excels at creating authentic, thought-provoking conversations that invite audience reflection and participation. This format is particularly well-suited for virtual audiences and aligns naturally with the themes of psychological safety, belonging, and authentic leadership.
The session would include approximately 45–50 minutes of moderated conversation followed by audience Q&A.
Gravity Recommendation: Madison Butler is our strongest overall match for the objectives outlined by OneDigital and is particularly well-positioned to speak to psychological safety as the foundation for belonging, innovation, leadership development, and organizational culture.
"Madi, thank you so much for speaking with the CPAWS-BC Team earlier this week. The feedback from the staff has been incredibly positive, and you talk definitely left us wanting to engage more. It was so inspirational, to-the-point, and beautifully authentic. You are gifted, indeed. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experiences" -- Meaghen McCord, Executive Director Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, British Columbia Chapter
“Madison Butler is an incredible speaker; her presence, passion, knowledge, and storytelling ability are second to none. Our company learned so much from just a single one-hour session with Madison; not only how to better approach diversity, equity, and inclusion but also how to start taking specific steps actions in both our personal and professional lives to improve our relationships, workplaces, and communities. Thank you, Madison!”- Paige VanDemark, HR Generalist, MaryRuth Organics
“Madison is an incredibly talented individual and her honesty & candor in addressing authenticity in the workplace was refreshing and eye opening. This was a great opportunity and learning experience for many members of our organization.” - Alex Frederiksen, Account Executive, Colehour + Cohen (C+C)
Speaker Highlights
Why Madison is a Good Fit
- Recognized workplace culture strategist and founder of Blue Haired Unicorn, specializing in psychological safety, authentic leadership, and human-centered workplace cultures.
- Directly aligned with OneDigital’s goal of exploring how employees navigate authenticity, visibility, belonging, and self-advocacy in professional environments.
- Helps organizations understand how trust and psychological safety create the conditions for innovation, collaboration, resilience, and stronger team performance.
- Brings a practical, actionable approach that moves beyond theory and provides audiences with strategies for creating cultures where people feel valued, heard, and empowered to contribute.
- Skilled at facilitating candid conversations around identity, belonging, vulnerability, and workplace culture in a way that is engaging, accessible, and relatable.
- Offers valuable perspective on how Employee Resource Groups can evolve from community-building spaces into strategic drivers of leadership development, culture change, and organizational impact.
- Particularly effective in virtual environments, where her conversational style creates meaningful audience connection and participation.
- Featured in major publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Yahoo, and Rolling Stone, and recognized as a LinkedIn Top Black Voice.
Recommended Topic (Customized):
Psychological Safety, Authenticity & Belonging: Creating Workplace Cultures Where People Thrive
Psychological safety is more than a workplace buzzword—it is the foundation that allows employees to contribute ideas, take risks, build meaningful connections, and bring their authentic selves to work. In this engaging conversation, Madison Butler explores how organizations can create environments where employees feel seen, valued, and empowered to participate fully, while also examining the role that identity, belonging, and self-advocacy play in shaping workplace experiences.
Attendees will gain insight into how trust and psychological safety fuel innovation, strengthen collaboration, and support healthier workplace cultures. The conversation will also explore how Employee Resource Groups can serve as catalysts for leadership development, cultural transformation, and organizational impact beyond community-building alone.
Audience Takeaways:
- Understand the connection between psychological safety, belonging, and organizational performance.
- Explore practical ways to foster authenticity and self-advocacy in professional environments.
- Learn how diverse perspectives contribute to innovation, resilience, and stronger teams.
- Discover how ERGs can influence culture, leadership pipelines, and business outcomes.
- Leave with actionable strategies for creating more human-centered workplace cultures.
Organizational Leadership, Learning and Development, GTM Enablement, Equity Leader, Author of "Fix Your Face & Watch Your Tone: Women Know What's Needed"
Dr. V Boykin is a keynote speaker, published researcher, organizational leadership expert, and learning and development strategist who helps organizations create cultures where people can thrive. Drawing from her expertise in organizational leadership, workplace culture, and behavioral science, Dr. V equips audiences with practical strategies to build belonging, strengthen leadership, foster psychological safety, and unlock the power of diverse perspectives.
Her journey from overcoming significant adversity to earning a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership has shaped a powerful and authentic perspective on resilience, visibility, and the transformative impact of opportunity. Today, Dr. V is recognized for her ability to connect research, lived experience, and actionable workplace strategies in ways that inspire meaningful change for individuals, teams, and organizations.
Known for her engaging, candid, and thought-provoking style, Dr. V challenges audiences to rethink how identity, belonging, and authentic leadership contribute to innovation, performance, and organizational success. Her mission is to help leaders and employees create workplaces where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to bring their full selves to work.
Gravity Profile: https://www.gravityspeakers.com/speakers/dr-v-boykin
Website: https://drvboykin.com/
Virtual Fee: $3,500
“Vrnda's knack for connecting with people at all levels is truly remarkable. Even with her extensive experience, she maintains a tone that's approachable and never talks down to her mentees or students. She engages with each person with genuine empathy, making it clear she truly cares. At the same time, she fosters a sense of responsibility, encouraging everyone to strive to be their best selves.” - Shelton Banks Re:work Chief Executive Officer
“Dr. V Boykin’s superpower as a speaker is making her audiences feel seen, heard, and valued. I’ve hosted many events in my career, and very rarely have I seen someone so quickly create a safe space for attendees to ask candid questions, be vulnerable about their experiences, and connect on a human level. By addressing tough topics in an accessible way, followed by specific calls to action, she leaves you feeling inspired and fully equipped to tackle your personal challenges.” - Erica Finley, Principal Marketing Manager, HubSpot
Speaker Highlights
Why Dr. V Boykin is the Right Fit
- Organizational psychologist who brings both behavioral science expertise and practical workplace application to conversations around psychological safety and belonging.
- Directly aligned with OneDigital’s goals of exploring authenticity, cultural identity, visibility, self-advocacy, and workplace belonging.
- Helps audiences understand how lived experiences and diverse perspectives can strengthen innovation, resilience, collaboration, and team performance.
- Skilled at translating complex concepts around human behavior and organizational culture into actionable strategies employees can immediately apply.
- Brings a leadership lens that connects individual authenticity and psychological safety to broader organizational outcomes.
- Well-positioned to address how Employee Resource Groups can evolve from community-building spaces into drivers of leadership development, talent retention, and organizational impact.
- Delivers highly interactive virtual experiences that balance inspiration with practical takeaways and audience engagement.
- Available within the client’s stated budget parameters.
Recommended Topic Options:
1) Unapologetically Visible: Psychological Safety + Cultural Identity
How showing up fully creates resilience and fuels innovation; practical moves leaders and ERGs can use to protect authenticity without penalty.
2) From ERG to Engine: Turning Belonging into Business Momentum
Evolving ERGs beyond community-building into talent pipelines, product insight, and measurable cultural lift.
3) Your Truth, Your Power: Self-Advocacy That Scales
Reclaiming narrative, building social capital, and using lived experience as strategic advantage for teams and organizations.
Leading LGBT+ Inclusion Expert, Educator, Consultant, Advocate, Professor and Author
Dr. Kryss Shane is an internationally recognized LGBTQ+ expert, keynote speaker, educator, consultant, and licensed social worker who has spent nearly three decades helping organizations create cultures where people feel seen, valued, and empowered to thrive. Named “America’s Leading LGBT+ Expert” by The New York Times, Dr. Shane has worked with Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, and government agencies to foster workplaces rooted in belonging, psychological safety, and authentic human connection.
A sought-after thought leader and author of four books on LGBTQ+ inclusion, Dr. Shane is known for translating complex conversations around identity, belonging, visibility, and workplace culture into practical strategies that drive meaningful organizational change. Their work helps leaders and employees alike understand how diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and authentic self-expression contribute to stronger teams, greater innovation, and more resilient organizations.
Through a unique blend of research, lived experience, and actionable insights, Dr. Shane creates engaging and impactful experiences that challenge audiences to rethink what it means to build cultures where people don’t simply show up—they truly belong.
Speaker Profile: https://www.gravityspeakers.com/speakers/dr-kryss-shane
Website: https://www.thisiskryss.com/
Virtual Fee: $3,500
“With Kryss, I learned how to make changes to office protocols and paperwork, my staff was trained on LGBT information, and I built connections with several local LGBT organizations. Kryss was awesome to work with. It has been over a decade since she began working with my company and I still regularly consult with her to ensure my staff and my business practices are up to date so I can provide the best service to all of my customers!" - Les Oppenheim, Owner & CEO of Special Events Catering, Miami, Florida
“Loved the presenter and how she included [the audience] in her presentation! Kryss was open and helpful in helping us all to become more aware and understanding of the changing times. It was good to have the opportunity to brainstorm possible solutions/next steps.” - Attendee of Blended & Personalized Learning Conference: Convening Educators, Leaders, & Innovators, Providence, Rhode Island
“Kryss provided great insight about LGBT history and rights and answered all of the students’ questions. She was among the best guest lecturers I have ever had.” - Dr. Bryant Horowitz, PhD, Assistant Professor, East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles, California
Speaker Highlights
Why Dr. Kryss Shane is the Right Fit
- Nationally recognized LGBTQ+ workplace expert with nearly 30 years of experience helping organizations foster belonging and psychological safety.
- Directly aligned with OnePride’s focus on cultural identity, authenticity, visibility, self-advocacy, and workplace belonging.
- Brings a unique perspective on how identity influences employee experience, engagement, leadership development, and organizational culture.
- Helps organizations move beyond awareness toward practical actions that create more inclusive and psychologically safe environments.
- Skilled at engaging both LGBTQ+ employees and allies, creating conversations that resonate across diverse audiences.
- Connects belonging and psychological safety to business outcomes including innovation, resilience, retention, and team performance.
- Offers actionable strategies that Employee Resource Groups can use to strengthen culture, visibility, advocacy, and organizational influence.
Recommended Topic:
Custom Session for OnePride ERG
A research-grounded and highly practical conversation exploring psychological safety, cultural identity, authenticity, visibility, belonging, and self-advocacy in today’s workplace. Participants will examine how lived experience and diverse perspectives fuel innovation, resilience, and organizational transformation, while exploring the critical role ERGs play in shaping culture, leadership, and business impact.
Leading Voice in Applied Psychology, Author, Pioneer of Real Conversations®
Mitch Wallis is a psychology thought leader, keynote speaker, and global expert in connection as a capability through his pioneering work in Real Conversations®. Combining lived experience, behavioral science, and practical leadership frameworks, Mitch helps organizations build cultures where people communicate more effectively, navigate difficult conversations with confidence, and create meaningful human connection at work.
Having worked with organizations across four continents and trained more than 10,000 people, Mitch is recognized for transforming complex conversations around psychological safety, wellbeing, leadership, and workplace culture into practical tools that drive measurable behavior change. His work equips leaders and teams with a shared language for navigating vulnerability, trust, accountability, and human connection in today’s increasingly complex workplace.
Known for combining a compelling personal story with evidence-based frameworks, Mitch delivers experiences that resonate long after the event ends. His work challenges audiences to rethink how connection, communication, and psychological safety influence individual wellbeing, team performance, leadership effectiveness, and organizational success.
Gravity Profile: https://www.gravityspeakers.com/speakers/mitch-wallis
Website: https://www.mitchwallis.com/
Premium Future-Focused Recommendation
Mitch’s standard U.S. keynote fee begins at $18,000. While outside the current budget parameters for this initiative, we felt compelled to include him due to the exceptional alignment between OneDigital’s objectives and Mitch’s expertise in psychological safety, workplace culture, and human connection. He may be particularly valuable for future leadership, culture, wellbeing, or enterprise-wide initiatives where the goal extends beyond a single ERG program into broader organizational transformation.
“Real Conversations is a really important step forward for us as it relates to the culture.”- Kurt Stocks, President, LEGOLAND California
“Mitch Wallis is the real deal”- Lainie Cassidy, Head of Wellbeing, KPMG
“Mitch has helped to break down walls and open minds and hearts. There is such wisdom in his words.”- Kylie Scott, Head of Inclusion, Diversity & Wellbeing - Allens
“Mitch is real. Raw. And incredibly powerful. His content is well grounded, technically sharp and simultaneously accessible, a rare combination.”- Gaye Morris, People & Culture Leader, Pacific – Mercer
"Mitch spoke with such openness about his journey with mental health that our colleagues were inspired to share their own stories and experiences” - Corrina Davison, Managing Director, Aus – American Express
“I think he just inspired 14,000 people to wear their heart on their sleeve” - Pip Marlow, CEO Customer Success – Suncorp
“His authenticity and openness in talking about such sensitive topics, has been refreshing and completely inspiring.”- Carli Philips, Wellbeing Lead, Australia - Johnson & Johnson
“Mitch resonated in a way we hadn’t been able to get through in the past”- Steven Worrall, CEO, Aus – Microsoft
“Thank you Mitch, for bringing mental health to the forefront of workplace dialogue – it literally has the ability to save lives.”- Emmanuel Vavoulas, CEO - Blooms The Chemist
“Mitch’s presentation was so very well received you quite literally could hear a pin drop”- Sanda, Senior Events Officer – Australian Government
Speaker Highlights
Why Mitch Wallis is the Right Fit
- Global psychology thought leader and creator of the Real Conversations® framework, helping organizations build connection as a measurable workplace capability.
- Directly aligned with OneDigital’s focus on psychological safety, authenticity, belonging, and creating workplace cultures where employees feel safe to contribute fully.
- Offers a practical framework for navigating the difficult conversations that often sit at the center of identity, belonging, leadership, and workplace culture.
- Helps organizations move beyond awareness and inspiration toward capability-building and behavior change.
- Connects psychological safety and human connection to leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, resilience, and organizational performance.
- Particularly relevant for organizations looking to create lasting cultural impact beyond a single ERG event or awareness initiative.
- Provides opportunities for deeper organizational engagement through leadership development, workshops, learning resources, and ongoing capability building.
Recommended Topic:
Real Conversations®
The Human Skill That Changes Everything
We’ve all been there. Someone we care about opens up, and we have no idea what to say.
The teammate who goes quiet. The customer who breaks down on the phone. The friend who texts at 11pm. The partner who’s not OK. The colleague who’s holding something heavy. These moments don’t care what your job title is. They show up in 1:1s, in classrooms, in living rooms, in call centers, at school gates, at family dinners. And almost no one has ever been taught what to actually do in them.
Real Conversations® is a behavioral framework grounded in clinical psychology that teaches the technology of human connection. It moves people from helpless to helpful, from panic to confidence, from fixing to connecting, in every relationship that matters.
This is the keynote your audience talks about on the way out, because it applies to every single area of their life.
This session is for you if you’ve ever cared about someone and didn’t know what to say.
Audience walks away with:
- The ELSA-B™ framework for emotionally charged conversations
- A behavioral shift they can apply in their next real conversation, at work or at home
- Shared language that travels through the organization, the team, and the family
Best suited for:
All-staff conferences and town halls, Full-organization calendar moments, including Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Suicide Prevention Month in September, World Mental Health Day in October, Men’s Health Week, International Men’s Day, and World Day for Safety and Health at Work Industry conferences with mixed audiences, Association events, Leadership offsites, Lunch-and-learns, Wellness and safety month seminars, Professional development day