Turning good people into great teammates through self-awareness, ownership, and better conversations at work.
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KEYNOTE 1
Turning Good People into Great Teams: Self-Awareness is the Ultimate Leadership Advantage
We often think culture is created by leadership. In reality, it’s built in everyday moments — how people show up, communicate, and take ownership. This keynote challenges the idea that teamwork is someone else’s job. Because every individual shapes the team environment. Through relatable stories and real workplace examples, Desiree shares three simple shifts:
- How we show up
- How we treat people
- How we lead ourselves
These shifts help individuals become stronger teammates and create teams built on trust, accountability, and respect. Because great teams aren’t built by chance, they’re built by people who lead themselves well.
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 1
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 In a world of distractions and “someday” goals, it’s easy to drift into a life you didn’t actively choose. The difference isn’t talent or luck. It’s how intentionally you show up.
This keynote goes beyond motivation and focuses on the everyday moments that shape your life. The habits you fall into, the conversations you avoid, and the beliefs you carry about yourself.
Through honest stories, relatable examples, and practical insights, Desiree helps audiences recognize where they’re on autopilot and how small, intentional shifts can create real change in their confidence, relationships, and career. Because building a life you’re proud of doesn’t require perfection. It requires choosing, on purpose, how you show up every day.
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!
KEYNOTE 2
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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