Liz Bohannon

Investing in the future takes a good deal of conviction and purposefulness which many people are seeking as we emerge from the past few challenging years, but where to begin? Besides being the Founder and CEO of socially conscious fashion brand Sseko Designs, Liz Bohannon is a difference maker in this world. By sharing her unique story of applying a Beginner’s Mind to everything she does, Liz shows how this mindset will help you escape the normal constraints that hold you back and give you new pathways to pivot, innovate and ultimately transform toward any goal.  The power of her personal story building a multi-million dollar, socially conscious brand with purpose and impact will inspire you and motivate you to take action!

By exploring some of the key principles from her Bestselling Book, Beginner’s Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose & Impact Now, Liz will challenge you to dream small so you can start doing instead of dreaming, and show how curiosity over criticism fuels innovation. She sets the stage for your personal journey down the ultimate path of success by weaving passion & purpose into every goal. The three words she lives by are purpose, passion and impact and you can learn to make these a part of your everyday thinking as well.

Key Takeaways

• Become a Problem Finder -  Turn your world inside out. By challenging your Inner Beginner, you'll become less overwhelmed with finding the solution and you find new power by first starting with identifying the most interesting problems facing your customers and your community.

• Dream Small / Achieve BIG – Counterintuitively, when we give ourselves and our people permission to dream small and ACT on those dreams, we create the momentum we need to do BIG things in the world.

• Reconnect With Your Purpose  - Purpose is the “why” that should always be considered first and foremost. When unexpected curveballs are thrown your way, the strongest unifier and innovation-inducer is going back to the basics and embracing a renewed sense of purpose. You don't find your purpose, you build it. And Liz will teach you how.

Since its founding, Sseko Designs, led by transformation speaker and entrepreneur Liz Bohannon, has generated tens of millions of dollars in impact revenue, created dignified, fair-wage jobs for thousands of artisans globally, and enabled hundreds of female scholars in developing economies to continue on to university and become leaders in the their communities and our world. None of this would have been possible if Liz had not had the vision to see that sometimes working together to solve a problem results in much more immediate success than going it alone. Liz can offer a clarity of conviction and inspire the audience to find a new purposefulness in the way in which they do their work.

Liz shares with the audience how she is living out her values of choosing collaboration over competition as Sseko Designs merged with their biggest competitor, Noonday Collection to form the world’s largest impact-driven, fair-trade social selling brand. Liz details that after leading thousands of key stakeholders through an intensive M&A change management process, she is even more committed to leading with the principles of stakeholder buy-in, emotional intelligence, vulnerability and co-creation.

Key Takeaways

• Become a Collaborator -  Turn your world inside out. By challenging your view and thinking about potential ways to work with others, you'll become less overwhelmed with tackling your problems and find new power by first starting to identify the most interesting ways to potentially collaborate with your community, your competitors and maybe even your customers!

• Find a New Way to Dream – When we give ourselves permission to creatively dream and then ACT on that out-of-the box thinking, we create the momentum we need to do BIG things in the world.

• Connect With Your Purpose  - Purpose is the “why” that should always be considered first and foremost. When unexpected curveballs are thrown your way, the strongest unifier and innovation-inducer is going back to the basics, embracing a renewed sense of purpose and possibly even teaming with a competitor. You don't find your purpose, you build it. And Liz will teach you how.

The focus on creating connected workplace cultures has been building momentum over the past few years, and now is the time to create a fusion between why it is important and how to do it, and that is at the heart of this energizing and soulful presentation from Liz Bohannon. Participants learn from Liz’s experiences as a leader of a global brand and what it takes to create meaningful connection across your organization that is grounded in a sense of purpose and driven by impact. Growing your company as a connected community is the only way to inspire the kind of collaboration and innovation that will keep you rising to the next level even in the face of change and uncertainty. 

Tangible Takeaways 

Prioritize People-Centric Strategies: Emphasize the importance of putting people first in organizational strategies. Encourage leaders to prioritize the well-being and connection of their team members, fostering a culture that values individuals and their contributions.

Challenge Traditional Notions of Success: Inspire a shift in mentalities by challenging conventional notions of passion and success. Encourage participants to reassess their perspectives and redefine success in a way that aligns with the values of connection, purpose, and community.

Share Real-Life Connectivity Experiences: Draw from Liz Bohannon's real-life experiences leading a global brand to illustrate the practical aspects of building bridges of connectivity across your organization. Provide tangible examples and case studies that showcase how genuine connections contribute to organizational growth and success.

Implement Simple Yet Impactful Changes: Demonstrate that creating a connected and purposeful organization doesn't have to be complicated. Encourage leaders to implement simple yet impactful changes in their daily operations that prioritize people, nurture community, and ultimately pave the way for long-term success.