Speaking
Keynotes that help leaders navigate pressure, steady their teams, and shape compassionate, resilient cultures.
Organizations and event planners trust Manya to support audiences through the human side of disruption. These sessions translate lived experience and practical insight into steady, actionable leadership.
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Featured Keynotes
Compassionate Leadership: Driving Growth and Well-Being
Stress and disruption change how people show up at work. This keynote gives leaders a clear path to respond with steadiness and empathy while sustaining strong performance. Audiences learn how compassionate leadership strengthens culture, improves decision-making, and supports long-term resilience.
Best for: corporate leadership, people managers, HR/people teams, mission-driven organizations
Attendees gain:
- practices that stabilize teams during pressure
- strategies for building trust and connection
- a framework leaders can use immediately to strengthen culture
Unlocking Resilience: Lessons from Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing
Surviving a mass tragedy revealed how people recover, how systems falter, and how compassionate leadership shapes healing. This keynote offers grounded insight for high-pressure professions and teams exposed to crisis, stress, or emotionally demanding work.
Best for: public safety, emergency management, healthcare, educators, corporate crisis teams
Attendees gain:
- a deeper understanding of invisible emotional wounds
- tools to support colleagues after disruptive events
- renewed clarity about what meaningful resilience requires
Compassionate Leadership After Crisis
Operations may return to normal long before people do. This keynote helps leaders understand the emotional and cognitive realities of post-crisis recovery and offers clear guidance on communication, expectations, and culture rebuilding.
Best for: organizations recovering from layoffs, disasters, leadership transitions, or community-level crises
Attendees gain:
- insight into common post-crisis reactions
- communication practices that steady teams
- steps to create conditions where recovery and performance can rebuild
Trusted By
A selection of organizations that have partnered with Manya
- SXSW
- TEDx Northeastern
- National Homeland Security Conference
- International Association of Emergency Managers
- International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
- Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Homeland Security
- Minnesota Department of Public Health
- State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety
- Association for Talent Development
- Public Sector HR Association
- Human Resources Association of Treasure Valley
What Audiences Say
“Manya’s message and example of leadership and compassion in the face of real adversity was impactful. She changed our way of thinking about leadership—changed us as professionals and as persons for the better.”
Bruce Dutra, Secretary and Chair, Programs Committee, Human Resources Association of Southern New Jersey
What Event Planners Can Expect
- collaboration to align with your audience and event goals
- content shaped for your audience’s exposure to stress or disruption
- a grounded, steady presence equipped for sensitive topics
- actionable takeaways participants can use immediately
- participation in the full event day (keynote, plus any additional panels, fireside chats, or breakout sessions you request)
- all travel expenses are included for straightforward planning
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your speaking fee?
Fees vary by event size, industry, format, and timing. Keynotes typically range from $10,000–$25,000, and all travel expenses are included. For an exact quote, contact me to discuss. You’ll receive a response within two business days.