Turning good people into great teammates through self-awareness, ownership, and better conversations at work.
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KEYNOTE 1
The 3 Keys to Turning Good People into Great Teams
We often talk about culture like it’s something that leaders create or that HR manages. But culture is built in the everyday moments.
It’s built in how each individual team member shows up, how they treat their coworkers, and how they lead themselves.
In this keynote, Desiree challenges the idea that teamwork is someone else’s job. Because every person on a team contributes to the environment around them.
And the truth is, most people want the same things at work.
To do good work.
To feel valued.
To use their strengths.
To work with people they respect.
Through stories, humor, and real workplace examples, Desiree shares three simple shifts that turn good people into great teammates:
How we show up – the energy we bring into the room.
How we treat people – the respect and communication that build trust.
How we lead ourselves – the responsibility we take for our own growth.
Regardless of ones’ place on the team, every individual holds the power to build something they are proud to be a part of!
AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS
- A realistic strategy for showing up with better energy, even on hard days, to set the tone for how teams work together.
- A clear framework for replacing negative assumptions with positive intent to reduce unnecessary tension.
- A simple way to use self-awareness tools like DISC and Working Genius to improve teamwork and communication.
- A practical lens for recognizing how your own habits, reactions, and mindset shape the team’s experience.
KEYNOTE 2
Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead
In a world full of distractions, default settings, and “someday” goals, it’s easy to end up in a life you didn’t actively choose. Whether it’s your career, your relationships, or your confidence, it’s not luck or talent that determines your outcomes. It’s how intentionally you show up.
Most people don’t need more potential…
they need more intention.
This conversation goes deeper than motivation. It gets into the everyday moments where intention matters most. The conversations you avoid. The habits you slide into. The energy you bring into a room. The beliefs you carry about who you are and what you’re capable of. Desiree helps audiences recognize where autopilot has taken over and shows them how small, intentional shifts can create meaningful changes in their relationships, confidence, career, and overall well-being. She reminds people that showing up with purpose isn’t about perfection. It’s about choosing to live a life that feels aligned, grounded, and truly yours. It’s about waking up to your choices, getting clear on what matters, and leading yourself like it matters… because it does.
AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS
- Recognize and interrupt autopilot behaviors
- A framework for taking full ownership of your thoughts, energy, and daily actions, without guilt, perfectionism, or overwhelm.
- Tools to identify and reframe common excuses that keep you stuck.
- A renewed sense of agency over your own story, and a challenge to lead yourself like it matters!
Desiree is my most recommended keynote speaker
Desiree captivated an audience of women of various ages and backgrounds immediately. She offered tactical, easy to understand methods for living intentionally in your own life, and touched the hearts of everyone with her story of growth and preparation for life’s hard seasons.
Courtney Vroman
CEO of EmpowerHer MN
She was energetic, engaging, and personable!
Desiree always finds a way to encourage me to find personal accountability and shift my behaviors and mindset so that I show up as my best self.
Abby George
HR Manager of Performance Foodservice
She is a leader's leader and is always fully present and in the moment.
I recommend her to help your team rediscover their strengths, get unstuck, and build momentum before major organizational change. If you need a reset after a leadership shift or want your audience to better understand and leverage their strengths, she’s perfect for that too.
George Taylor III
Dean of South Central College
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Desiree is a leadership development and team engagement consultant, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and the podcast host of “You’re The Boss, Now What?”
Desiree founded Intentional Action, a leadership development company dedicated to bringing out the full potential of individuals so they can take ownership of their impact on the team, while also helping teams build trust, communicate better, and hold one another accountable to being the best they can be!
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