Rachel Druckenmiller

Too many of us self-silence and hold ourselves back at work. We let doubts and insecurities disqualify us and dictate what we do. We don’t speak up to ask for the opportunities we want or the support we need. We don’t express our thoughts, needs or aspirations. It’s like we’re living our lives on mute, and it’s costing us a lot more than we realize.

What if it didn’t have to be that way? By tapping into the power of curiosity, we can find the clarity we need to get unstuck and move forward in our lives and at work with greater confidence and courage. The result? Greater fulfillment, impact, and alignment personally and professionally and a brave, bold UNMUTED life that makes us feel energized, inspired, and alive.

EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE WILL:

• Identify how self-doubt and self-silencing are holding them back at work

• Discover specific strategies and prompts to help them illuminate their strengths and contributions, so they can be more empowered, confident contributors who have greater impact and influence and impact at work and in the world

• Advocate for themselves, so they feel more motivated and empowered to create a career that engages them by making the most of their unique talents

Even the strongest leaders get blindsided. What separates the ones who break down from the ones who break through is what they do next. Change is relentless — and even your best leaders can find themselves stuck in reactive mode, disconnected from their people, and running on empty. The signs show up quietly at first: team members who feel invisible,
conversations that stay surface-level, a culture where people are present but not really there. What leaders need in those moments isn’t more information. It’s a different way of showing up.

Research from Gallup shows that what people need most from leaders in times of change and uncertainty comes down to four qualities. The leaders who provide all four don’t just survive disruption. They become the ones whose names people remember for the rest of their careers.

Born from her own experience of being blindsided by burnout and a pickup truck, Rachel equips leaders with the mindset shifts and practical tools to navigate change without losing themselves or their people in the process. Because how you lead others always begins with how you lead yourself.

EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE WILL:

• Learn what Gallup research says people need most from leaders in times of change and uncertainty
• Discover the leadership combination that predicts effectiveness more than any other factor and how to develop it
• Walk away with a clear answer to the question that determines whether your people stay engaged or check out
• Leave knowing exactly what it takes to become the leader whose name people remember long after they’ve moved on

You didn’t get here alone. And neither will the people you lead. Think about the person who believed in you before you believed in yourself. The one who told you a hard truth when you needed to hear it. Who held up a mirror and showed you what they saw. Who said “keep going” when you wanted to quit. Who pointed you toward the path when you couldn’t see it yourself.

Every leader carries the fingerprints of people who showed up for them in exactly the right way at exactly the right moment, people whose belief became the bridge between who they were and who they could become. But here’s what most leaders don't realize: someone in their world right now is waiting for them to be that person.

In this thought-provoking and deeply personal keynote, Rachel introduces four evidence-based leadership archetypes and the specific ways each one shapes identity, unlocks potential, and leaves a lasting impact on the
people they lead. Because the most powerful thing a leader can offer isn’t a strategy or a framework. It’s the belief that someone can do something before they’re sure they can. When leaders learn to borrow belief and to offer it, they don’t just grow themselves. They change the trajectory of someone else’s life.

EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE WILL:

• Reflect on the people who believed in them before they believed in themselves and the specific ways that belief changed their trajectory
• Discover four evidence-based leadership archetypes and honestly assess which ones they naturally embody and which ones their people need most from them right now
• Identify someone in their life who needs them to show up as one of these four archetypes and leave with a clear intention for how to do it
• Walk away understanding that the most powerful thing they can offer another person isn’t advice or strategy; it’s belief

The leaders people never forget aren’t the most impressive ones. They’re the ones who made everybody feel like a Somebody. Your most disengaged employees aren’t checked out because they stopped caring. They’re checked out because they stopped feeling like anyone else does. They’re the people who show up every day doing work that goes unnoticed, sitting in meetings where no one asks their opinion, wondering if the person who manages them even knows their name. Research shows that only one in three employees feel like their work matters, which means two thirds of your people are quietly drifting, waiting for someone to see them.

In this energizing and deeply human keynote, Rachel helps people leaders move from managing roles to seeing the humans behind them. Because the difference between a team that performs and one that merely functions
often comes down to one thing: whether the people on it feel like somebodies or nobodies. And that is entirely within a leader’s control. When leaders see the soul behind the role, they don’t just drive results. They become the reason someone stays, grows, and brings their absolute best.

EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE WILL:

• Discover the five things every person on their team needs to be engaged and feel like they matter at work
• Walk away with a simple but not easy weekly practice for having the conversations that make people feel known, seen, included, and steady
• Understand why believing in the people you lead isn’t a “nice to have” it’s the foundational choice that makes everything else possible
• Leave knowing how to become the reason someone on their team stays, grows, and brings their best