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Bring Your Hybrid Team Together with a Company Read

Hybrid Team Pitch

As more organizations grapple with how to maintain company culture in a hybrid work environment, there is more demand than ever for experiences that transcend geography. These Company Reads speakers are all authors of books that teams can read together to be inspired, to learn, or just to have fun. Afterwards, talk the book over with one of our accompanying workplace discussion guides, and then have the author themselves speak to your team for an event that will leave employees feeling energized and connected.

Forge Your Own Path

Author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir Wild and “Dear Sugar” columnist

Cheryl Strayed Pitch

After a 1,000-mile trek on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed has a story to tell. Her tale of loss and recovery, Wild, inspired Oprah Winfrey to revive the tremendously popular Oprah’s Book Club and Reese Witherspoon to bring Strayed’s memoir to the big screen. Using her own story of vulnerability and resilience, Strayed is an inspiring, warm, and down-to-earth speaker whose unforgettable stories of personal struggle and perseverance inspires people to find unexpected inner strength in the face of obstacles.

Revive Your Meetings with Priya Parker

Facilitator, strategic advisor, and author of The Art of Gathering

Priya Parker Pitch

Priya Parker’s bold approach to gatherings redefines the ways people connect, learn, and develop relationships. She encourages teams to banish stale conferences and unproductive meetings and find new ways to connect. In her interactive talks, she challenges audiences to dig down to the root of why and how we make connections, create communities, and build organizations and invigorates mundane meetings with lessons on how to turn every gathering and customer experience into an opportunity to build community.

Unraveling Identity with Brit Bennett

Novelist of National Book Award nominated, New York Times-bestselling The Vanishing Half, and National Book Foundation 2016 5 Under 35 Honoree
Brit Bennett Pitch

Author of The Mothers and the National Book Award nominated novel, The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett is one of today’s most exciting new voices in literary fiction. Bennett uses her poignant fictional narratives as a vital pathway to conversations about unjust social structures and the impact of marginalization. In her dynamic and inspiring talks, Bennett reflects on her bestselling books, shares challenges and rewards of infusing social commentary into fiction, and offers valuable thoughts on the intertwining ideas of community, identity, race, and systemic injustice.

Spark Creativity with Rob Walker

Journalist and author of The Art of Noticing

Rob Walker Pitch

After years of covering the technology industry, consumer culture, and the modern workplace, journalist and educator Rob Walker noticed that people were losing their ability to be present and seeked to solve this epidemic and help audiences see the world anew. In his talks, Walker outlines simple, playful, and engaging practices to encourage audiences become more mindful of the world around them, find inspiration, and spark creativity in professional and everyday life.

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