Yemi Penn
SHE / HER / HERS
Yemi Penn is a global thought leader, keynote speaker on trauma, and conscious leadership consultant. She leads individuals and organizations through their pain points, paving the way for greater connection within teams and kinder organizations. An engineer by profession and entrepreneur by passion, Yemi fuses analytical thinking with creativity to produce superior outcomes.
Dedicated to challenging status quo to create a more Just, Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive world.
Popular Talks
Igniting your Rebellious Curiosity
We are born into an inherited narrative of what works and what doesn’t.
We learn to go through life without question until something goes wrong, but even then, at times, we still stay quiet for fear of retribution, eradicating creativity, and collaboration. We learn to accept things because they are simply the way they are and have always been. This leads to people feeling unfulfilled, frustrated, and uninspired. Impacting their well-being and how they show up in life and at work.
Yemi Penn will not only inspire attendees but move them to action by sharing tools and challenging attendees to start with themselves by being curious about their belief systems and challenging the status quo in the process.
Key takeaways:
- Remembering the curiosity of the inner child
- Understanding that rebelling without kindness is counterproductive.
- Increased creativity and collaboration
- An understanding of how to challenge the status quo to move things forward.
- A handful of tools and anchors to bring about desired results from being curious
Who this is for:
All levels in business, Senior Managers, Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Executives, Small & Medium sized business owners
Liminal Thinking
Liminal means threshold. To solve problems, we will need to shift our perspectives and change the mindset in which these problems were created. This will require deconstruction of existing systems, requiring a bit of unreasonableness and the alchemy of bending reality.
Yemi Penn will share her formula for bending reality, sharing how the boundaries that usually cage us can be used as props to bring about superior outcomes.
Key takeaways:
- Understand the key principles of Liminal thinking
- That thinking outside the box is redundant because there is no box
- That acknowledging the elephant in the room and Emotional Intelligence resolves conflict
- How you can as a leader create better relationships within organisations and teams
- A higher sense of compassion and understanding of those around you
Who this is for:
Executives, Partners, Senior Leaders, Middle Management, Aspiring Leaders
Shame and Trauma Resilience
Our resilience blueprint is individual to us, meaning our specific distressing events is what creates resiliency in us, and the approach we take to get through it is what builds our blueprint.
Yemi Penn is a leading thought leader on trauma, currently undertaking a PhD researching the transformative nature of trauma. She leads individuals and organizations through their pain points using her bespoke “pain to power” mapping tool to empower people through their transformation. Paving the way for greater connection within teams and kinder organizations.
Key Takeaways:
- Shame is linked to trauma and is one of the most useless emotions
- Resilient Blueprint – “Pain to Power” mapping so that individuals can understand how to move to their position of power
- An understanding that Event + Response = Outcome
- More resilient individuals and organizations
Who this is for:
All levels within an organization, managers, and leaders, particularly people working under intense pressure.
Consulting
Yemi Penn is a global thought leader on how to ignite your Rebellious Curiosity at an individual, team and organisational level.
An Engineer by profession, Entrepreneur by passion Yemi fuses analytical thinking with creativity to produce superior outcomes. She is an advocate for challenging status quo, being a disruptor in all industries to bring about innovative and sometimes radical change.
She is a champion and steadfast advocate for equality and equity in STEM fields, inviting individuals to tap into their self-empowerment using her bespoke ‘pain to power’ mapping technique which unlocks their unique resilience blueprint.
Yemi is a force to be reckoned with and has inspired audiences across Australia, the United Kingdom, Africa and the United States, where she has delivered a TED talk on the TEDx Ocala stage in Florida.
Yemi’s superpower is meeting people wherever they are.
“Yemi has assisted to host and facilitate two workshops for my team as part of delivery of a key infrastructure mega project. Yemi has proven herself twice over in her ability to bring a diverse cross set of individuals into a room and onto the same page, navigating complex and challenging discussion in a safe, professional and welcoming dialogue. Her engineering qualifications and prior mega project experience provide a key strength with her ability to read the room and work through complex technical subject matter as well as team dynamic. A great asset to any team looking for a facilitator to break down some barriers respectfully and ‘call out the elephants in the room, ensuring no one gets trampled’.”
– Teresa Avila, TfNSW
“Yemi has a magical ability to connect with large audiences, bring them on a journey of self discovery, whilst embracing their own vulnerability. Yemi is an unexpected powerhouse of emotions and inspiration. She engaged our audience through challenging questions, difficult conversation and well timed humour. Yemi is wonderful to work with, bringing her whole self to each engagement, deeply understanding your purpose and where you want to take your audience. I would recommend Yemi to be your next keynote or MC with no hesitation.”
– Sumathi Murthy, Lead Content Curator, The Outside
“Yemi spoke at ANSTO’s International Women’s Day event earlier this year. 2020 has been tough – for everyone and in many different ways. However, Yemi’s message of resilience and perspective was the exact message we needed to get through a challenging year. Yemi is engaging, raw and challenges the status quo. Our team was inspired by her bravery to share, which created an atmosphere for growth and vulnerability. For those looking to embed their learnings in a fun and practical way, Yemi’s book ‘Did You Get the Memo’ will add another dimension to your self growth toolkit.”
– Shaun Jenkinson, ANSTO CEO
“Yemi’s ability to captivate the audience with her engaging storytelling, and thought-provoking ideas was amazing. The way she wove together anecdotes, and real-world examples made her keynote both enlightening and entertaining.”
– Voula Andritsos, Parliament of Victoria
“Her generosity and clarity helped me shift years of hiding and not putting myself out there. With her on my side I felt like I could move mountains and I literally did. Yemi helped me bust through my own limitations and really genuinely back myself from a grounded honest place. Yemi is a refreshing mentor who brings her full self to every session. Her passion is infectious and her insight cuts through all uncertainty. If you get the chance to work with Yemi and are really ready to bust through your glass ceilings then go for it!”
– Anjani Amiriit
Yemi Penn is a global thought leader on how to ignite your Rebellious Curiosity at an individual, team and organizational level.
An engineer by profession, entrepreneur by passion Yemi fuses analytical thinking with creativity to produce superior outcomes. She is an advocate for challenging status quo, being a disruptor in all industries to bring about innovative and sometimes radical change.
She is a champion and steadfast advocate for equality and equity in STEM fields, inviting individuals to tap into their self-empowerment using her bespoke ‘pain to power’ mapping technique which unlocks their unique resilience blueprint.
Yemi is a force to be reckoned with and has inspired audiences across Australia, the United Kingdom, Africa and the United States, where she has delivered a TED talk on the TEDx Ocala stage in Florida.
Yemi’s superpower is meeting people wherever they are.
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