Keynotes, executive advisory services, and workshops that help leaders and teams connect strategy to execution, so they can drive exponential growth.
Keynotes, executive advisory services, and workshops that help leaders and teams connect strategy to execution, so they can drive exponential growth.
Keynotes, executive advisory services, and workshops that help leaders and teams connect strategy to execution, so they can drive exponential growth.
Keynotes, executive advisory services, and workshops that help leaders and teams connect strategy to execution, so they can drive exponential growth.
Keynotes, executive advisory services, and workshops that help leaders and teams connect strategy to execution, so they can drive exponential growth.
Inspirational and Actionable Keynotes
As a TedX and keynote speaker and award-winning author, Tissa brings insights, energy and ideas to your leaders and teams that will help them connect strategy to execution. Tissa’s keynotes are immediately applicable with pragmatism, real-world experience as a CEO/founder, and her understanding of how to align and deliver on key organizational goals.
From keynotes to Sales Kickoffs, to company all-hands and fireside chats, Tissa drives conversations and energizes leaders and teams to drive business forward.
TRUSTED BY:
Tissa Richards
TedX & Keynote Speaker | Leadership Expert | Award-Winning Author | Corporate Facilitator
You have great vision and a strategy to execute it.
How do you drive focus and keep your leaders and teams moving in the same direction?
You make sure your people understand who they are, why what they do matters, and how their role connects to outcomes.
Organizational success depends on it.
Tissa helps your people develop an unshakable sense of self, so they can perform at their peak and help drive your exponential growth—today and far into the future.
Tissa Richards unlocks the power of “So what?”
As a serial Silicon Valley tech startup founder, Tissa raised millions of dollars in funding, secured multiple patents for complex cybersecurity products, and won awards for innovation from both HPE and Dell.
Today, she operates as a sought-after keynote speaker, trusted executive advisor, and corporate facilitator to Fortune 1000 and growth-stage organizations—helping them connect strategy to execution, so they can unlock the key to consistent growth.
Work with Tissa to unlock the power of “So what?” for your organization to streamline how you work, achieve organizational alignment, and set and exceed your goals.
Watch Tissa in Action
KEYNOTE 1
Connect to Outcomes™:
How to Create an Unshakable Sense of Purpose
In this interactive talk, Tissa provides a framework for leaders to create a leadership pledge that clarifies not only how they lead, but how their style of leadership directly connects to outcomes for individuals, teams, and organizations.
This keynote is perfect for leaders who want to:
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Set clearer expectations for the teams they lead
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Find a sense of personal purpose within the corporate culture
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Find empowerment in the outcomes they create
The audience will leave with:
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An empowering framework that helps them articulate exactly how they move the needle
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A greater understanding of how the role they play makes a real difference
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Clarity in how to set expectations for those they lead
“Professional to work with behind the scenes, popular with the audience, and always on-point.”
“We were thrilled with Tissa’s keynote. She targeted it precisely to our audience in an accessible, compelling and engaging way. She effectively used storytelling and humor to draw people in and, in the breakout sessions afterward, everyone was already brainstorming how to begin applying what they'd learned. We highly recommend her for your next event.”
— Aubrey Ghafari | Manager, Forbes Center for Women's Leadership
KEYNOTE 2
So What?
How to Go Beyond the Operational to the Strategic
In this talk, Tissa shows teams how they can map their work against organizational outcomes, so they can better understand why their work matters, and streamline their work to be more efficient and impactful.
This keynote is perfect for leaders who want to:
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Are seeking insights about how to work smarter, not harder
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Want to feel more energized about their work
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Want their teams to feel empowered to succeed
The audience will leave with:
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A greater sense of purpose when it comes to the work they do
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Insights into how their KPIs and deliverables matter in the context of the larger organization
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An understanding of how their success contributes to the success of the team and the success of the company
“Our team was immediately able to apply her insights to their work.”
“Tissa’s keynote at our sales kickoff was fantastic. She was engaging and relevant. Her talk directly connected to the strategy and outcomes we’re focused on for this year. It was tangible, practical, and humorous. I highly recommend her for your next event”
— Rita Gurevich | CEO & Founder, SPHERE Technology Solutions
KEYNOTE 3
Take It Off the Table:
Know Your Non-Negotiables to Maintain Resilience
In this inspiring keynote, Tissa teaches leaders how they can harness moments of stress to turn resilience into a habit—and replace fight-or-flight reactions with calm, values-based responses.
This keynote is perfect for leaders who want to:
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Better navigate change, crises, and stress
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Improve how they rebound from failure, handle tough conversations, and juggle the everyday demands of life and work
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Move beyond simply “bouncing back” or “pushing through” challenging times
The audience will leave with:
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The know-how to respond rather than react in difficult moments
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A sense of empowerment to fearlessly pursue new opportunities
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The confidence to handle anything that comes their way
“Everyone in the audience was engaged.”
“I saw Tissa’s keynote at a partner event and immediately reached out to book her for our own Sales Kickoff. Everyone in the audience was engaged and absorbed, and I knew we needed that kind of energy at our own event. She draws on her own experience and insights as a CEO, making everything relevant and practical.”
— Iulia Stefoi-Silver | Vice President, Technology Alliances, BigID
KEYNOTE 4
Leadership Communication:
Embracing Difficult Conversations
In this tactical talk, Tissa shifts how leaders perceive challenging conversations, so they can approach them with curiosity and use them to build connection and trust.
This keynote is perfect for leaders who want to:
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Dread having difficult conversations
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Are seeking straightforward ways to make challenging conversations easier
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Want to hone the skills needed to have high-stakes conversations
The audience will leave with:
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A new perspective when it comes to approaching difficult conversations
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A greater sense of ease when it comes to navigating them
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Improved communications at every level
“The feedback was overwhelmingly positive.”
"Tissa was the keynote speaker at our NYSE board diversity event, and the feedback from our attendees was overwhelmingly positive. She provided a relevant, engaging and actionable keynote that helped change how our board diversity candidates talk about themselves and their careers. I highly recommend her for your event. We look forward to having her back"
— Suzanne Brown | Program Manager - ESG Initiatives, New York Stock Exchange
KEYNOTE 5
Executive Presence:
The Art of Declaring Yourself
In this keynote, Tissa gives high-potential leaders a primer on how to speak about themselves in an unforgettable way that projects confidence, commands respect, and helps achieve their personal, team, and organizational goals.
This keynote is perfect for leaders who want to:
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Want to increase confidence and accelerate their careers
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Are seeking to build their executive presence rapidly and believably
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Want to be more declarative about how they speak about themselves
The audience will leave with:
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An ability to define the value they bring
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A greater sense of confidence in their ability to lead others
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A short and powerful narrative that helps them connect their work with the strategic outcomes they drive
