Chris Bashinelli

Speaking topics

Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

• The Power of Human Connection: Embracing Diversity, Building Stronger Teams

  Embark with Chris Bashinelli on an international adventure, from the sweeping grasslands of Mongolia to the remote hillsides of China, coupled with stunning video footage and thought-provoking exercises, to learn how to truly embrace diversity and harness the collective power of our shared humanity.

  It is only when every single team member, from the office manager to the CEO, feels safe to bring their whole, most authentic selves to work every day, that organizations will realize its full potential. So long as anyone feels they must hide who they are, teams leave untapped resources on the table — negatively impacting the bottom line.

  Embracing the powerful metaphor of his childhood “stoop” in Brooklyn, where his friends shared a combined total of thirteen nationalities, Bashinelli reminds audiences that it is only when our uniqueness is celebrated and all perspectives equally welcome, that we can truly tap into the power of human connection.

  Key takeaways:

  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion within a simple, powerful framework.
  • How to encourage every employee to be their authentic selves.
  • How to create a safe, inclusive environment in the workplace.
  • The benefits of creating a “stoop” with our teams.
  • How to build lifelong bridges between cultures.

• Creating a Culture of Trust and Empathy: The Superpower to True Business Growth

  In this flagship keynote, Chris Bashinelli shares the profound method he’s used to build trust and forge lifelong friendships around the world as a National Geographic explorer. From living with nomads in Mongolia to Sumo-wrestling Japan’s heaviest human being of all time, Bashinelli shares the superpower for true business growth in this engaging, humorous, and practical presentation.

  Without trust, business suffers profoundly — with it, our people and our company thrive. When our clients feel on a core level that we have their best interest in mind, they will be inspired to work with us and business will flourish. As people live and work from a place of empathy, they will naturally create an inclusive culture that inspires teammates to want to work together towards our mission and attract clients who trust them with their business.

  Key takeaways:

  • Discover our “in” – Bashinelli’s trademarked secret to true human connection.
  • Why focusing strictly on the bottom-line undercuts clients’ trust.
  • The short- and long-term business benefits of emotional intelligence.
  • How to create an inclusive culture where teammates are inspired.
  • Why deep trust is the foundation to long-term business growth.

• Inspirational Leadership: Reignite Employee Inspiration and Bring Your Best Self Everyday

  Join Chris Bashinelli on an international adventure, from the distant hilltops of Western Hunan to the iconic Mongolian steppe, where we learn, through the power of story, that the most effective way to lead others is to become our best selves every day.

  Pulling from his most memorable experiences in travels to over 40 countries, Bashinelli shows that it is only because of challenge, not in spite of it, that we can realize our full potential — the space between who we are and who we can be.

  When leaders truly embrace empathy and show an unwavering commitment to realize their full potential, the result is inspiration. Leaders inspire by what they say and do, but perhaps more than anything else — by who they are. In this revolutionary keynote, Bashinelli will explore how the results of influence are often short term and self serving, whereas the impact of inspiration lasts a lifetime.

  Key takeaways:

  • “Inspiration vs. influence” — why inspiration always outperforms influence.
  • Re-Ignite your team’s passion for your mission and purpose.
  • Inspire your team by becoming the best version of yourself.
  • Embrace challenge to realize your potential.
  • Harness the magnetic power of selflessness.

• The Power of Mental Wellness: Mindfulness, Mental Health, Creating a Healthy Workforce

  We are working harder, under more pressure, and for longer hours than ever before. Without a mindful approach to work and life, one that values well-being as well as the bottom line, burnout and turnover are inevitable.

  Pulling from more than a decade of in-depth mindfulness and meditation studies, Chris Bashinelli shares how to incorporate positive mental health strategies into work and life in order to increase productivity, profit, and happiness.

  Coloured by Bashinelli’s extraordinary adventures around the world as a National Geographic explorer, this keynote brings to life the core lessons he’s learned to create a healthy workforce in fun, engaging, and practical ways. No matter what an organization is struggling with — employee retention, company layoffs, economic downturns, etc.  — it can fuel our path to a wiser, more caring, and more innovative culture.

  Key takeaways:

  • Mental health tools to increase happiness, productivity, and profit.
  • The power of mindfulness to reduce stress and increase concentration.
  • How to create work-life boundaries that empower joy and productivity.
  • How embracing challenge gives rise to real innovation.
  • The scientific link between “happiness” and “trust”.

• Start at Step Z: A Guide to Realizing Our Potential

  In this interactive keynote Chris Bashinelli walks attendees through the step-by-step method of how to get from Step “A”, to Step “Z”, reverse-engineering the path to their goals. With total clarity, he emphasizes that the swiftest way to get from where we are to where we want to be, is to be there first on the inside.

  From speaking in the United Nations General Assembly Hall at 23 years old with no prior training, to attracting partnerships from some of the world’s most recognizable brands, to leading a National Geographic expedition in Mongolia, Bashinelli has forged his own path in life. This talk is a call to action for each of us to embrace our full potential — first by imagining it, then by believing it, and finally through definite action.

  Key takeaways:

  • Chris Bashinelli’s patented four-step method for achieving seemingly out-of-reach goals.
  • Why mental wellness comes from focusing on what is in our control.
  • How to reverse-engineer the pathway to our potential.
  • How to embody the qualities that manifest our vision.
  • The scientific link between confidence and action.