The audience feedback alone is a testament to how well Bree did. Bree has a knack for making a group feel comfortable with being vulnerable, which creates such a welcoming and collaborative environment. Having planned many events, I know how important this part is, how often it’s overlooked by most, and how difficult it is to get right.
Bree spoke at our yearly retreat and led an effective conversation with over 200 people, from the founders to the newest joiners. She set the scene for how agreeing on a small number of principles can result in significant behavioural change at the organisational level, an important tool we continue to rely on.
Bree is the future. Best talk I’ve seen in a decade.
Bree has an outstanding delivery on stage – she is able to convince even the most skeptical executive about the value of having a fluid culture within their organization!
Bree has a gift of getting to the core of human emotions that drive change and inspiring teams to create a culture of inclusivity, transparency and innovation.
Bree was a delight to work with through Opus. She lifted the day with her bright, humorous and human approach. The audience loved her, and even those on our AV team – who watch speakers day in and day out – commented that her delivery was one of the best they’d ever seen!
Our conference audience of over 200 HR professionals raved about Bree’s talk. She offered quality content that was of interest to each and every attendee regardless of company size and industry. Working with Bree has been such a pleasure and we sincerely hope to partner with her again on future events.
Bree’s ability to bring a group of senior leaders together and get them to focus is very impressive. She intimately understands the needs and challenges of teams undergoing change and inspires actionable and meaningful next steps.
Bree is a fabulous leader, and we continue to invite Bree to our conferences to share her wisdom and insights. She is always one of the favorite speakers. Often, Bree discusses change – a scary word for most. She understands how to express the concepts of change in an accessible way allowing the audience to engage and embrace her guidance.
I heard Bree addressing a media & creative business audience in London and was immediately bowled over! She spoke about defining and meeting your own “North Star”. Rather than discuss the destination or end-goal, Bree spoke about the journey and how to tackle the ups, downs and changes of direction on any business or personal journey you take. Her openness, honesty, and understanding of the challenges and ambiguities along the way were truly refreshing.
Among all the speakers, Bree’s talk was the one that stuck with me. My company recently announced some big changes so when it came time to plan our executive leadership offsite, I knew I wanted to invite Bree to speak. Bree took the time to understand our team, our culture, and our concerns to deliver a custom talk that rang true to our team. We walked away with a better perspective on how change affects our teams, and gained tactics we could immediately put to use. And, on top of all that, Bree is a kind and genuine person who is awesome to work with.
We invited Bree to speak at several of our events around the world (London, San Diego, Stockholm) where she was the most praised and inspiring speaker who brings about immediate action. That’s rare.
Bree spoke at one event and I have been talking about it for months. Bree is simply amazing!!!!
Speaking Topics
The single most important issue companies face today is the increasing speed of change. How can organizations innovate fast enough to keep up with the competition — and with their customers?
Change expert Bree Groff has helped teams and companies embrace change in all its aspects for over a decade. Bring her into your organization today to inform, enlighten and inspire employees to face change with enthusiasm and purpose.
01, for all audiences
Resistance, loss, and new beginnings:
What wine corks teach us about transformation
Organizational change is just individual change at scale. And so to transform a company, an industry, or the world, we must first understand change at the human level.
In this interactive keynote, Bree will explore resistance to change, as illustrated by real client stories and case studies from the wine industry. She’ll share the six types of loss employees experience during change and offer a framework for leading teams through authentic transformation to successful change.
02, for senior executives
How to create the future:
Leading human-centered transformation
You are a leader in your organization. You can peek around corners, see the writing on the wall, and it’s clearer to you than most how your company must evolve. But simply having vision doesn’t make a leader. The leaders that succeed are the ones that can galvanize hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of people to work in new ways, day in and day out; the ones that see transformation not as a strategy locked in a powerpoint, but as human behavior change, at scale.
In this interactive keynote, Bree will explore resistance to change, as illustrated by real client stories and a case study from the wine industry. She’ll share the six types of loss employees experience during change, and offer proven techniques to help executives inspire change throughout the organization.
03, for people leaders
Leading change as a people leader:
Managing culture through transformation
As change becomes the new normal, the skillsets of People Leaders are more critical than ever before. In this interactive keynote, Bree will share how HR, Change Management, Talent, and People Leaders can partner across the company to shepherd employees through transformation.
Attendees will learn how to identify resistance in its many forms, diagnose the six types of loss employees anticipate during change, and design a plan for driving authentic, effective change in their own organizations.