Culture Keynote Speaker | Bestselling Author | Jay Kiew
The Keynote That Turns Change Fatigue Into a Thriving Culture
A high-energy, practical keynote for organizations stuck between surviving disruption and actually thriving through it. Your audience leaves with a playbook for shared momentum, not just resilience slogans.
$2 billion in impact · 400+ executives · Trusted by Fortune 500 teams
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KEYNOTE: FLOURISH
Building a Culture That Flourishes Through Turbulent Times
When disruption hits our lives, how do we flourish in the face of adversity?
In this 60-minute keynote, organizational culture strategist Jay Kiew, a half-blind cancer survivor and bestselling author of Change Fluency®, dives into the dynamics of transforming resilience into shared joy across the organization, even through our toughest times, while exploring the impact of community and connection.
He brings organizational and corporate audiences on an unexpected journey from change fatigue to shared momentum, giving leaders a practical way to rebuild company culture where people don't just endure disruption. They perform through it.
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Company Culture strategies for resilience and positivity amidst upheaval
The surprisingly transformative power of community support in overcoming challenges
Case studies of the importance of organizational connections in enhancing culture
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People leaders figuring out how to shift culture and bring joy back into their teams
People leaders wanting to introduce futures thinking to their organizations
Conferences, leadership retreats, convocations and all-staff days.
The Culture Questions Your Leaders Are Asking
Change Fatigue
Repeated reorgs and rollouts wear down trust long before anyone announces the next one.
Leadership Burnout
Leaders are expected to keep everyone else engaged, with no one checking in on them.
Trust Deficit
Global engagement has fallen to 21% — an estimated US$438B in lost productivity a year (Gallup, 2025). Culture problems are change problems.
AI Job Anxiety
Every automation initiative gets quietly read as a threat to someone's job.
Meet Jay.
Jay Kiew is a culture strategist and bestselling author of Change Fluency®, having delivered over $2B in impact for category-leading organizations like the World Bank, Marriott, DELL, Lincoln Financial, National Safety Council, and more. He’s been recognized as a Future50 honoree by the Project Management Institute and an Agentic AI Thought Leader (Top 10) by Thinkers360 for his work on helping organizations integrate AI agents into their workflows.
At the age of 19, Jay Kiew became the world’s youngest Distinguished Toastmaster and has since been featured in Forbes, Financial Times, USA Today and more. In 2025, Kiew represented Canada at the G20 YEA Summit on Innovation & the Digitization of Work.
Jay holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School and lives in Vancouver with his wife, two daughters, and their stubborn Shiba Inu named Brooklyn, who taught Jay that change requires more than just treats.
Trusted by Leaders
“Jay’s passion and energy is magnetic, and his collaborative approach has a natural warmth that draws people together. Jay was fundamental in enabling our team’s growth and evolution.”
-Daniel Martz
President, TELUS Health"I appreciate how Jay Kiew has contributed to my understanding of artificial intelligence, its potential, and its impact."
-Tim Creasey, Chief Innovation Officer, Prosci"Immeasurably valuable; Jay helped us leverage AI in our daily operations."
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