AASPA's 87 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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2025 Keynote Speakers
Shola Richards
Wednesday, October 8
Sponsored by
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Shola Richards is the CEO and Founder of Go Together Global®, author of the best-selling book “Civil Unity: The Radical Path to Transform Our Discourse, Our Lives and Our World”, and he is leading a worldwide movement to change the world based on how we treat each other at work. Shola’s work has been featured on the Today Show, Forbes, Black Enterprise, Complete Wellbeing India, Business Insider Australia, and his tireless efforts to make the world a kinder place have earned him the well-deserved nickname, “Brother Teresa”. As a speaker, Shola has shared his transformative message with Fortune 500 companies, leading healthcare organizations, top universities, the motion picture industry, on the TEDx stage, and in his greatest honor to date, in September 2021, he was invited to testify in front of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill to share his expert recommendations on how to bring more civility to Congress. He’ll be the first to tell you that they could use a refresher course.
The Courage to Go TogetherTM
THREE QUESTIONS TO CHANGE HOW YOU WORK, LIVE AND LEAD
Shola Richards' mantra is a simple, but powerful one: we are defined by how we treat each other. In his inspiring flagship keynote, The Courage to Go Together™, Shola will reinforce that key point by introducing the transformative concept of Ubuntu (pronounced, "oo-BOON-too") which translates to "I am, because we are." The Ubuntu philosophy, along with three powerful questions, will provide the audience with actionable strategies to transform their work culture, amplify team civility, and inspire themselves and others to consistently bring their best to their work.
This keynote is ideal for individual contributors, leaders, and teams who are:
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Searching for proven strategies to strengthen team cohesion, civility and togetherness in order to maintain a healthy workplace culture and optimal business results.
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Struggling to keep themselves engaged, positive and solution-oriented when managing the nonstop challenges and complexities of life (both inside and outside of the workplace).
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Feeling as if they do not have the influence, professional title, or education to make meaningful positive change on their work team, or in their organization.
The audience will leave with:
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The three key questions that they need to ask themselves to increase the likelihood of civil, engaged, and productive work culture.
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The answers to the most common objections to beginning the important—and challenging—work of positively transforming their work culture.
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The self-awareness to become mindful of how their words, actions, and behaviors affect others.