WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
"Yemi has a magical ability to connect with large audiences, bring them on a journey of self discovery, whilst embracing their own vulnerability. Yemi is an unexpected powerhouse of emotions and inspiration. She engaged our audience through challenging questions, difficult conversation and well timed humour"
-SUMATHI MURTHY, LEAD CONTENT CREATOR, THE OUTSIDE
"Yemi spoke at ANSTO’s International Women’s Day event. 2020 has been tough – for everyone and in many different ways. However, Yemi’s message of resilience and perspective was the exact message we needed to get through a challenging year. Yemi is engaging, raw and challenges the status quo. Our team was inspired by her bravery to share, which created an atmosphere for growth and vulnerability. For those looking to embed their learnings in a fun and practical way, Yemi’s book ‘Did You Get the Memo’ will add another dimension to your self growth toolkit"
- shaun jenkinson, ceo ansto
managing change
"Yemi has a magical ability to connect with large audiences, bring them on a journey of self discovery, whilst embracing their own vulnerability. Yemi is an unexpected powerhouse of emotions and inspiration. She engaged our audience through challenging questions, difficult conversation and well timed humour"
-SUMATHI MURTHY, LEAD CONTENT CREATOR, THE OUTSIDE
"Yemi spoke at ANSTO’s International Women’s Day event. 2020 has been tough – for everyone and in many different ways. However, Yemi’s message of resilience and perspective was the exact message we needed to get through a challenging year. Yemi is engaging, raw and challenges the status quo. Our team was inspired by her bravery to share, which created an atmosphere for growth and vulnerability. For those looking to embed their learnings in a fun and practical way, Yemi’s book ‘Did You Get the Memo’ will add another dimension to your self growth toolkit"
- shaun jenkinson, ceo ansto
through liminal thinking
"Yemi has a magical ability to connect with large audiences, bring them on a journey of self discovery, whilst embracing their own vulnerability. Yemi is an unexpected powerhouse of emotions and inspiration. She engaged our audience through challenging questions, difficult conversation and well timed humour"
-SUMATHI MURTHY, LEAD CONTENT CREATOR, THE OUTSIDE
"Yemi spoke at ANSTO’s International Women’s Day event. 2020 has been tough – for everyone and in many different ways. However, Yemi’s message of resilience and perspective was the exact message we needed to get through a challenging year. Yemi is engaging, raw and challenges the status quo. Our team was inspired by her bravery to share, which created an atmosphere for growth and vulnerability. For those looking to embed their learnings in a fun and practical way, Yemi’s book ‘Did You Get the Memo’ will add another dimension to your self growth toolkit"
- shaun jenkinson, ceo ansto
SHIFTS PARADIGMS
"Yemi has a magical ability to connect with large audiences, bring them on a journey of self discovery, whilst embracing their own vulnerability. Yemi is an unexpected powerhouse of emotions and inspiration. She engaged our audience through challenging questions, difficult conversation and well timed humour"
-SUMATHI MURTHY, LEAD CONTENT CREATOR, THE OUTSIDE
"Yemi spoke at ANSTO’s International Women’s Day event. 2020 has been tough – for everyone and in many different ways. However, Yemi’s message of resilience and perspective was the exact message we needed to get through a challenging year. Yemi is engaging, raw and challenges the status quo. Our team was inspired by her bravery to share, which created an atmosphere for growth and vulnerability. For those looking to embed their learnings in a fun and practical way, Yemi’s book ‘Did You Get the Memo’ will add another dimension to your self growth toolkit"
- shaun jenkinson, ceo ansto
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Attendees leave equipped with the tools and inspiration to take ownership of their narratives, use their adversities as stepping stones, and step into a life where freedom and fulfillment are not just aspirations but lived realities. Yemi Penn’s keynote is more than a speech; it’s a transformative experience that empowers individuals to liberate themselves and live
Keynote Themes:
liberate
- Unseen shackles
- Power of acknowledgment
- Rebellious Curiosity
- Pain to power
- Deconstruct to reconstruct
Participants leave Yemi Penn's keynote inspired and equipped with the knowledge that their journey towards personal healing is intrinsically linked to the health of our planet. They are empowered with actionable steps to address their own traumas and motivated to engage in sustainable practices that promote a more harmonious relationship with the environment. "Human Sustainability: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet" is not just a speech; it's a movement towards a sustainable future for both humanity and the earth.
Keynote Themes:
human sustainability
- Unseen shackles
- Power of acknowledgment
- Rebellious Curiosity
- Pain to power
- Deconstruct to reconstruct
Managing uncertainty
Understanding our primary needs and how this relates to our resilience blueprint when dealing with uncertain times
Sustainable Peak Performance + Mindset Transformation
Liminal means threshold. To solve problems, we will need to shift our perspectives and change the mindset in which these problems were created by testing our threshold.
Inclusion and Belonging
Tapping into her research, Yemi shares how our belief systems subconsciously exclude others. How much the body keeps the score yet we all have a common need to belong.
Courage and Resilience
Our resilience blueprint is individual to us, meaning our specific distressing events is what creates resiliency in us, and the approach we take to get through it is what builds our blueprint.
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Organisations and communities will need to learn to live with uncertainty as the world seeks to correct itself and restore a resemblance of balance
A true sense of belonging will be sought after to retain and attract the best talent in teams and organisations
Creativity will be needed to disrupt non-serving ways of working, creating new paradigms
2024 Considerations
Her desire to grow and encourage others to grow from challenges and diversity of thought is the reason why clients work with her time and time again, she invites teams, senior leaders and executives to ignite their Rebellious Curiosity.
Yemi Penn is a courageous, powerful, kind and compassionate thought leader. Her drive for excellence through energetic brilliance is a rare find.
Yemi Penn is a global thought-leader on igniting our rebellious curiosity at an individual, team and organisational level. An Engineer by profession, Entrepreneur by passion, Yemi fuses analytical thinking with creativity to produce superior outcomes. Transformation is the theme across Yemi’s contributions, whether this is opening a F45 gym in London, a café in Sydney’s South-West Suburbs, authoring a book, managing complex projects such as Crossrail and Sydney Metro or producing an impactful documentary. Yemi’s success lies in her ability to challenge status quo in a compassionate yet laser focused way.
She was a finalist for Women’s Agenda Leadership awards 2022, Sony Film Festival (Australia and New Zealand) 2021 and represented Australia in the 2019 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal
A CURIOUS REBEL, READY TO HAVE THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS THAT SEE US CONNECT, GROW AND MOVE THE DIAL.
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THE OUTSIDE
"Phenomenal speaker and way of communicating. The way she held space for so much and approached topics with compassion moved me"
HARRY GOLDBERG
“Hosting Yemi on my podcast was one of my best decisions in 2022! She speaks eloquently, thoughtfully & with vulnerability. It is crystal clear that Yemi walks the walk and teaches empathetically, responsibly & from experience"
ansto
“It was a privilege to have Yemi share a keynote with our team. Our people feel re-inspired to make changes and continue the fight in light of inclusivity and equality for all.”
