Shane Feldman

Speaking topics

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

• Leadership Passport: Attracting, Empowering and Retaining a High-Performing Team

  Having researched community leadership and human behaviour in over 100 cities, towns and villages across six continents, Shane Feldman has uncovered universal strategies that make teams click and businesses thrive. In this captivating and actionable talk, he reveals how to cultivate a work environment centered around community, that enables individuals and teams to perform at their highest levels. Shifting common misconceptions surrounding organizational culture, Feldman breaks down how to foster an inclusive work environment where teams are inspired to innovate, think creatively, and collaborate.

  Through engaging stories of remote African villages, bustling Asian cities and quaint European towns, Feldman’s dynamic talk demonstrates simple shifts to become a stronger, more inclusive leader. Both motivational and actionable, his presentations are customized to each audience and to fit the objectives of each event.

  Key learning outcomes and actionable takeaways include:

  • How to be a stronger community builder and lead with authenticity.
  • The difference between culture and community, and what it takes to foster unity and collaboration at all levels.
  • One simple shift to ensure every voice feels valued and heard.
  • How to build loyalty and engagement among employees to boost performance.
  • How to empower a courageous entrepreneurial mindset.
  • New and effective ways of working across all levels of an organization, regardless of role.

• AI Passport: Elevating Relationships and Retention in this New World of Work

  Quite often, the difference between success and failure in business comes down to our relationships. In this high-energy keynote, perfect as an opening plenary, serial-entrepreneur Shane Feldman provides simple, actionable strategies to increase employee engagement and client retention in the new world of work.

  Recognized by the White House and UN for his achievements in community leadership, Feldman helps teams increase resilience, trust, and loyalty in an ever-changing environment, leveraging AI as a tool to bolster relationships rather than squander them.

  Whether you’re grappling with hybrid models, flexible work arrangements, service challenges, or restructuring, Feldman’s “AI Passport” framework will help you embrace the power of AI and other technologies, while continuing to strengthen the trust and connection that makes work human-centric, and talent irreplaceable.

  Having researched community leadership and human behaviour on the ground across 100 cities, towns, and villages, spanning six continents, Feldman will take your audience on an unforgettable journey, sharing case studies from his travels. Every keynote is customized, but audience favourites include stories from his research in Albania, China, Ghana, France, South Africa, Vietnam, and Spain.

  With actionable takeaways to increase engagement and retention, both internally and externally, this session is perfect for leadership, sales, and management audiences.

  Feldman will customize this session to fit your event. Learning outcomes often include:

  • Build stronger relationships with anyone, anywhere.
  • Lead a team that will thrive through change and uncertainty.
  • Leverage AI as a tool instead of viewing it as a threat.
  • Uncover the why behind your work, promoting authenticity.
  • Embody a sustainable growth mindset.
  • Understand the ethics of AI when it comes to relationship building.

• Future-Proof Passport: Driving Connection and Collaboration in This New World

  In today’s unpredictable landscape, collaboration is your competitive edge. In this empowering, forward-looking talk, Shane Feldman goes beyond the hype and speculation to reveal a fundamental truth — in this new world of work, community and relationships are what will set you apart.

  Having researched community leadership and human behaviour across 40 countries and six continents, Feldman brings audiences on a journey around the world, sharing lessons learned from global leaders. He decodes how to empower human connection, future-proof any organization, and optimize people, planet, and profit through real-world examples and clear strategies that can be applied right away. Audiences are left re-focused, re-connected, and ready to elevate their impact.

  This is a customizable presentation that can be designed to meet your unique goals. Key takeaways often include how to:

  • Build stronger relationships with anyone, anywhere.
  • Build team that will thrive through change and uncertainty.
  • Uncover the why behind the work, promoting authenticity.
  • Uncover a sustainable growth mindset.

• Sales Passport: Inspiring and Retaining Loyal Clients and Customers

  In today’s digital landscape, attention is the new economy. Sales teams who rise above the noise do so through authentic relationships and community building. In this talk, Shane Feldman bridges the gap between technology and relationships, giving sales groups the tools to inspire customers and increase loyalty and retention.

  Feldman has researched relationship building on the ground in more than 100 cities across six continents. Through this, and his firsthand experience scaling the Count Me In community to 10 million members, Feldman has uncovered the universal framework that allows certain organizations to build a community of customers who are also raving fans, followers, and advocates. Break out of the constraints of old models and learn how to use tech as an advantage to making customers an integral part of your company’s community and story.

  This customized session gives audiences key takeaways to:

  • Make customers a part of your company’s story in a way that inspires and empowers.
  • Put customers at the centre of your company’s community by implementing pathways for them to connect in authentic ways.
  • Embrace social media as an asset for growth.
  • Build genuine relationships and connections with customers that transcend evolving tech and trends.

• HR Passport: Universal Frameworks to Engage and Retain Top Talent

  In today’s unpredictable landscape, your competitive edge is collaboration. In this empowering, forward-looking talk, Shane Feldman goes beyond the hype and speculation to reveal a fundamental truth: In today’s unpredictable landscape, community and relationships are what will set you apart.

  New disruptive business models, new flexible work arrangements, new tech-fueled innovation are all part of the future of work. Shifting perceptions of HR and moving beyond tech-fueled competition, Feldman helps audiences re-focus, re-connect, and elevate their impact.

  Having researched community leadership and relationship building on the ground across 100 cities spanning six continents, Feldman will take your audience on a journey, illustrating the lessons learned from interviewing leaders in places ranging from Albania and China to Ghana and France. Feldman decodes how to empower human connection, future-proof your organization, and optimize your recruitment and retention strategies.

  This is a customized session that will be designed to meet your unique goals. Key takeaways often include:

  • How to build an unbeatable employer brand.
  • How to recruit employees who will thrive through change and uncertainty.
  • Retention: Proven strategies to keep your top employees engaged and motivated.
  • How to uncover the why behind your work, promoting authenticity.
  • How to adopt a sustainable growth mindset.