This empowering keynote speaks directly to women leaders who are ready to stop holding back. Charlene delivers an inspiring call to action for women—especially those navigating bias, burnout, and invisibility—to lead with courage, clarity, and unapologetic purpose. Equal parts inspiration and activation, this talk reignites agency and equips women to define leadership for themselves, not through someone else’s lens.

Best for: Women’s summits, ERGs, high-potential women’s programs ?? Frameworks: SOAR-M², 7 Seconds of Courage, Impostor Syndrome Reframe

From invisible to impactful—this is your leadership breakout.

In too many rooms, brilliant people go unseen. This high-impact keynote is for anyone who’s ever felt underestimated, overlooked, or undervalued. Charlene shares her own journey from invisibility to influence—and teaches audiences how to use her SOAR framework to break free from performance traps, unlock their voice, and lead from a place of grounded self-belief. It’s not about proving your worth—it’s about owning it.

Best for: ERGs, DEI audiences, early-to-mid career professionals, underrepresented leaders. ?? Frameworks: SOAR-M², Personal Narrative Reframing

You don’t need a perfect culture—you need courageous and cohesive leadership.

Culture isn’t created by slogans—it’s created by how leaders show up. Grounded in Patrick Lencioni’s 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, this keynote gives leaders the mindset and practical tools to build trust, embrace healthy conflict, and drive real accountability—even within teams they didn’t create. Charlene blends leadership experience from the boardroom with behavioral insight to help teams move from dysfunction to cohesion.

Best for: Leadership offsites, executive teams, culture transformation initiatives ?? Frameworks: The 5 Behaviors, Real-World Leadership Scenarios

April Rinne doesn’t just give keynotes. She loves leading workshops, facilitating discussions, and holding space for deeper immersion and experiential learning. Not only that, she has deep experience doing so across organizations, cultures, and geographies. April’s Flux framework – including the Flux Mindset and 8 Flux Superpowers, a.k.a. leadership practices for a world in flux – provides a deep, universal, and continuously evolving body of content, inspiration, and practical application.

ALL WORKSHOPS INCLUDE:

• Set the stage: Put Flux in context and raise key questions we’ll cover – e.g. leadership, teamwork, customer relationships, change fatigue, stuck-ness, “what got us here won’t get us there,” etc. (customized for each client)
• Filters for seeing change: Key filters / tools for how humans can see change better and be more change-aware.
• Human dimension of change: Change management vs. Change mindset.
• Cultures of change: Especially great for global organizations!
• “Physics” of change: Pace, momentum, etc.
• April’s personal story / “journey to Flux” (brief)
• Flux Mindset: Define, explore, & discuss.
• Overview of the 8 Flux Superpowers: These essential leadership practices, disciplines, and skills to flourish in a world in flux.

IN ADDITION:

• All workshops have provocative questions, reflections, and examples designed to spark honest conversation, see untapped value and wisdom, and think differently.
• Workshops are highly interactive and deploy a range of formats including e.g. small group breakouts, individual reflection, 1:1 conversations, and facilitated full team/plenary discussions.
• Workshop length determines how many Flux Superpowers are covered in detail (see below).
• Workshops include pre-work (if desired), handouts, and a custom webpage for ongoing learning and reference.