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Many mission-driven teams are full of people who care deeply about their work, but can often feel disconnected from each other and the culture they're trying to build.
Lucy Lantis helps these organizations change that. Through workshops, speaking, and training, she guides teams to connect more deeply to one another and to the values at the heart of their work. Having lived and worked across four continents, Lucy brings a rare global lens to the very human question of connection and meaning, and she knows that when people feel truly seen within their organization, everything else flourishes.
“Lucy is a compelling, thoughtful, and deeply engaging speaker. Beyond expertise, her authenticity made the session truly memorable.”
-Jesse Thoeming, VP of Development at Cobblestone Hotels
About Lucy
Lucy Lantis is a speaker, entrepreneur, and Fulbright scholar who believes that culture isn't built in mission statements, it's built in the moments between people. For over a decade, she worked in international higher education across four continents, giving her a firsthand understanding of how belonging shows up differently in every room. Today, through her company Inward Inquiry, she helps mission-driven teams and organizations connect more deeply to one another and their culture through interactive speaking and workshops.
Lucy's Topics
Each topic can be customized to fit your event and audience's needs.
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The Work of Work:
Creating Cultures of Contributors
Trust is breaking down in today's workplaces, and it's costing organizations more than they realize. When it is missing, retention drops, performance suffers, and people quietly disengage. But here's what most leaders get wrong: they look for one person to fix it: The CEO. A culture champion. A leader to save the day.
The truth is, culture isn't created by one person; it's a system built by all of us, through the small moments and everyday behaviors that shape how people feel at work. And yet, there's a paradox: culture does come down to one person... YOU. You don't need a big title, a manual, or permission to change the culture around you. Every conversation, every interaction, every choice to show up with intention, creates a ripple.
This high-energy, interactive keynote is an anthem and a pep talk for every single person in the room — equipping you with the tools to leave and contribute to your culture in a meaningful way, starting today.
Through story-rich insights, 1:1 conversations, and practical tools, participants will:
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Learn about the three archetypes of people in every workplace and how to work with them
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Discover two strategies to connect deeper with co-workers they only know on a surface level
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Explore the #1 way to motivate people based on what they find meaningful
Story-Driven Leadership:
Excavating Your Innate Wisdom
Too many talented women are leading from pressure instead of authenticity: battling imposter syndrome, chasing an “executive presence” mold, and quietly questioning whether they belong in the rooms they’ve earned. When leadership becomes performative rather than aligned, confidence wavers and women play small. In this interactive keynote, participants will uncover the personal stories that shaped their resilience, competence, and strength.
Participants will learn how to:
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Identify your top three leadership strengths from pivotal life and career stories that reveal your natural gifts.
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Learn how to reframe and quiet imposter syndrome by anchoring your leadership identity in lived experience rather than external expectations.
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Leverage story as a way to influence, communicating with authenticity and conviction instead of relying solely on data or adopting a cookie-cutter “executive presence.”
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What Clients Say
Lucy is known to deliver engaging, authentic keynotes. Read below to find out what some of her clients have experienced when bringing her into speak
“Lucy creates an interactive, deeply reflective experience through her workshops that left me with practical tools I’ve since brought into both my own business and the organizations I work with.
Lucy has a gift for creating real connection in a short amount of time. I wholeheartedly recommend her to any team ready to strengthen trust, deepen relationships, and lead with greater intention.”
- Abbey Collins, CEO, Collins Consulting & Coaching
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