Keynote Speaking & Workshops — Wendy Gardner
“What if the most radical thing your organisation could do was help people come home to themselves?”
Wendy Gardner speaks to organisations, conferences, and women’s networks about the thing that changes everything.
Coming home to yourself.
About Wendy
Wendy Gardner is the Founder of the Ohana Foundation, author of the #1 Amazon bestseller Diary of a Misfit Penguin: From Pressure to Presence, and creator of the IAmMe journey and COURAGE Framework.
A member of the UN Women UK Civil Society Advisory Group, she speaks to organisations, conferences, and women’s networks about identity reclamation, Human Sustainability, and what it means to lead from wholeness rather than depletion.
Her work sits at the intersection of human performance and human truth — and she brings both to every room she stands in.
“A beautiful reminder that sometimes you have to break open to find the strength, and love, that’s been inside all along.”
— Musi Jorgensen, Chief Impact Officer at WWG
The Talks
From Pressure to Presence
How high-achieving women move from performance and burnout to grounded, sustainable leadership.
The women in your organisation are performing brilliantly. And some of them are disappearing inside that performance.
This talk names what’s happening — the machine mode, the erosion of identity, the slow disconnection from self — and offers a framework for what comes next. Practical. Honest. Transformational.
Human Sustainability
Why the next wave of leadership must start with being human.
Wellbeing initiatives treat the symptoms. Human Sustainability addresses the cause.
This talk makes the case — evidenced, structured, and compelling — for building organisations where humans can actually be human. Built for leadership teams, HR directors, and organisations ready to move beyond the wellbeing tick-box.
The COURAGE Framework
The map beneath every transformation.
A seven-stage methodology for identity reclamation — for women navigating redundancy, burnout, retirement, or any major life transition.
This session introduces the COURAGE Framework as a structured, repeatable model for human transformation. Powerful for women’s networks, leadership programmes, and L&D teams.
Love Being Yourself
Building self-worth and psychological safety in teams and communities.
When people feel safe to be themselves — fully, without performance or pretence — everything changes. Productivity. Creativity. Retention. Trust.
This talk builds the case for psychological safety as a leadership responsibility, and gives teams practical tools to create it.
Formats
- Keynote — 30 to 60 minutes, conference or event stage
- Half-day workshop — deep-dive for teams, networks, or leadership groups
- Panel or fireside conversation — Wendy as speaker or host
- Bespoke facilitation — tailored sessions for women’s networks, corporate partners, and L&D programmes
Who Wendy speaks to
Event organisers & conference programmers
Women’s leadership conferences, Human Sustainability summits, personal development events, and professional networks across the UK and internationally.
Corporate & HR buyers
Organisations investing in women’s leadership, identity, psychological safety, and Human Sustainability. Wendy designs bespoke programmes that go beyond the standard wellbeing offer.
Women’s networks
Internal employee networks, external communities, and membership organisations serving women in transition or leadership.
“Wendy finds the words we’re afraid to say out loud — a powerful tool for self-discovery, understanding and healing.”
— Victoria McGurk, Co-Chair at UK Civil Service
Bring Wendy to your event or organisation
Start with a 30-minute conversation to explore your brief and whether Wendy is the right fit.
Book a speaking enquiry call