Keynotes
Eloiza is a renowned speaker, recognized for powerful presentation skills that drive critical organizational progress including testifying before U.S. Congress on DEI audits for major insurers and influencing a top 10 national DEI ranking. Booking her for your next event, conference, workshop or class will secure not only an authentic and intelligent approach, bolstered by years of real experiences and stories, but also warmth, humor, practical solutions and just-in-time guidance.
Eloiza customizes all presentations and events for her clients.
FEATURED KEYNOTES
From Crisis to Catalyst: Inclusive Leadership That Elevates Your Organization
Crises are now an inevitable part of leadership, arising from social movements (e.g., MeToo, Black Lives Matter), political events, or specific organizational issues (e.g., product recalls, leadership misconduct). This presentation highlights the crucial role of inclusive leadership in turning these challenges into opportunities for growth and organizational elevation. Eloiza shares her experience in crisis leadership across various industries, including her recent testimony at Congress on DEI efforts at major insurance providers. Her insights will inspire participants to see challenges as avenues for meaningful change, reinforcing the link between inclusive leadership and brand resilience.
Audience Takeaways:
- Redefining Crisis helps participants understand how crises can serve as catalysts for change and innovation.
- Case Studies of organizations that have successfully navigated crises by embracing inclusive leadership.
- The Power of Inclusion highlights how diverse perspectives and inclusivity drives engagement and better decision-making, mitigates risk, and fosters trust within teams and among stakeholders.
- Actionable Strategies for implementing inclusive practices before, during, and after the decision-making processes.
- Measuring Impact ensures organizations assess the effectiveness of an inclusive crisis leadership approach and their influence on brand perception and market success.
Breaking Through the Mask: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
While imposter syndrome is a common experience, impacting nearly 80% of people worldwide, individuals and organizations need a silver bullet to combat its immediate and long-term impacts. This interactive presentation shares an innovative solution for imposter syndrome that relies on collaboration and joint accountability, equipping participants with tools and insights to foster personal and professional growth.
Audience Takeaways:
- Understanding and Recognizing the Signs of the imposter syndrome, its origins, and its psychological effects on individuals across various demographics.
- Inclusive and Personal Narratives to illustrate the commonality of this experience and foster community.
- Practical Strategies for overcoming of individual, team and organizational impacts of the imposter phenomenon.
- Strengthen Cultures of Belonging by emphasizing workplaces that celebrate authenticity and provide access to mental health resources do better in business.
Power Moves: How Women of Color and Mothers Are Elevating the Workplace
Women of color and mothers uniquely contribute and transform the workplace, and companies with gender diversity on executive are 25% more likely to outperform peers in profitability. This motivational keynote highlights the challenges they face, such as systemic biases and work-life balance struggles, while showcasing the resiliency of their leadership. It aims to motivate action and awareness, advocating for policies and practices that recognize and leverage the strengths of these vital contributors to the workforce.
Audience Takeaways:
- Personal Narratives illustrate challenges and successes of these groups and their workplaces.
- Leadership Styles of women of color and mothers are distinct, emphasizing empathy, collaboration, and adaptability.
- Community Building is a strength of these women, which means stronger networks and support systems that empower themselves and their peers.
- Recommended Strategic Initiatives for organizations to implement to support and uplift these groups.
- Future of Work can benefit from embracing the insights and experiences of women of color and mothers, ultimately leading to a more inclusive and dynamic work environment.
Uncomfortable but Necessary: Leading DEI Conversations as a White Male
Many organizational leaders, particularly those identifying as white males, show discomfort and lack confidence speaking up about diversity and cultural inclusion. The fear of saying the wrong thing often results in not saying anything at all, which frequently is perceived as having a negative attitude about diversity. The presentation aims to empower white male leaders and all participants to take an active role in DEI initiatives, fostering a more inclusive and equitable workplace culture. After years of successfully partnering with colleagues and leaders of various backgrounds and demographics, Eloiza shares some straightforward guidelines that leaders can follow to use their voice, personally and professionally.
Audience Takeaways:
- Practical Tools to face discomfort and recognize that growth often occurs outside of comfort zones.
- Personal Branding that lets you understand your own diversity story and how that can help you better relate to others.
- Inclusive Leadership Strategies to use your voice and unique position to advocate for inclusive cultures, support underrepresented voices, and drive cultural change.
- Lifelong Learner Strategies to encourage a mindset of continuous learning and self-reflection that drives improved leadership practices over time.
The Real Deal: How Redefining and Broadening Authenticity Sparks Workplace Success
This presentation explores the challenges and benefits of bringing your whole self to the workplace. It highlights how broadening the definition of authenticity and diversity fosters belonging, the #1 driver for employee engagement, innovation and retention, and underscores the importance of quantifying the impact of DEI initiatives to combat national cutbacks in these efforts.
Drawing from two decades of leading metrics-based DEI programs and her recent testimony at Congress, Eloiza will provide guidance on setting clear objectives, gathering sustainable evidence, and implementing systems to track progress for your organization’s DEI business case.
Audience Takeaways:
- Redefining Diversity beyond protected class demographics allows organizations to improve inclusion.
- Collaborative Strategies and have immediate and long-term impacts to individual, team and workplace success.
- Strategic Metrics should be simple but compelling to demonstrate DEI performance in functions such as recruiting, training, promotion, engagement and retention, and organizational health measures such as supplier diversity.
- Strengthen the Business Case for corporate diversity and inclusion and actively backlash-proof your organizational DEI policies and practices.