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Empowering others to rise, refocus, and step boldly into what’s next

MOTIVATIONAL AND SELF DEVELOPMENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER

You want to give your audience more than inspiration

DeNea’s message equips your audience to act, grow, and transform.

Through compelling storytelling audiences learn to recognize the patterns holding them back —and strategically dismantle them. They don’t just leave motivated; they leave equipped with a clear roadmap to reclaim their time, focus and energy for what truly matters.   

Because lasting transformation isn’t sparked inspiration—it’s sustained through implementation.

Hi, I’m DeNea R. Conner

I teach people how to Embrace Strategic Stillness in their lives, careers, and businesses. I empower audiences to embrace disruption—and to turn even uninvited challenges into fuel for resilience.

What does Embracing Strategic Stillness mean?
When life throws us a curveball, and it always does our first instinct is to react. We want to fix it, fight it, or flee from it. But what if the most powerful move isn’t to move at all?

Embracing Strategic Stillness invites us to press pause, on purpose. It’s about giving ourselves permission to breathe, think, and get clear before we act. In that space, we reflect, reset, and realign.

Stillness becomes our strategy, not our escape—so the steps we take next aren’t driven by pressure, but by purpose. It’s how we find clarity in the chaos, confidence in uncertainty, and direction when life suddenly shifts.

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SPEAKING
SPEAKING

DeNea will get your audience motivated, prepare them to take action and keep them talking about their amazing experience at the event long after the event is done.

Workshops
Workshops

Self-improvement is the first part to creating your team’s unique competitive advantage.  It’s the key to getting everyone playing like a team.   DeNea helps your team align on goals and teaches her signature productivity system to increase output.    

Virtual Events
Virtual Events

DeNea’s been an online personality for as long as she has been speaking, giving her a unique ability to deliver her message with conviction whether it’s from the stage or online. 

MOTIVATION

You will be motivated to push past limits, embrace challenges, and unlock the drive to achieve greater success and personal growth.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Using her Pause, Process, Pivot framework, DeNea helps organizations decode resistance, foster alignment, and lead transitions that create lasting impact.

RESILIENCE

Develop the skills, mindset, and endurance necessary to not just weather difficulties, but to thrive in the face of uncertainty and emerge stronger from every experience.

MINDSET

Explore how belief systems and decision-making patterns influence success, and how shifting from fixed to fluid thinking can unlock creativity, collaboration, and resilience.

LEADERSHIP

Effective leadership is intentional. DeNea shares practical strategies to create team rhythms that build trust, boost performance, and strengthen culture—equipping leaders to drive results and make a lasting impact.

SPEAKING TOPICS

Whether you are looking for a speaker to motivate a stadium of 20,000 sales consultants or coach an executive boardroom of 10, DeNea delivers a tailored message that impacts each individual — leaving them with the tools to create lasting change.

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Strategic Stillness

How Slowing Down Sharpens Your Decision-Making

Ideal Audience:

High-performing professionals, leaders, and teams who are constantly navigating complexity, disruption, and decision fatigue.

Across technology, business, education, and entrepreneurship, this message resonates with those who recognize the toll of constant motion and are ready to move forward with greater intention.

Value:

Strategic Stillness reframes pause as power. In a culture that glories hustle, this session offers a science-backed approach to slowing down with purpose—so individuals and organizations can make clearer decisions, regulate emotions, and lead with greater impact. It’s not about doing less; it’s about choosing better.

We’ve been taught that momentum equals progress.  This session disrupts that assumption and teaches how deliberate deceleration improves judgment, emotional regulation, and better decision making.  The focus: doing what matters, not just doing more.

Takeaways:  In this program, you’ll learn…

  • How stillness activates the brain’s decision-making and emotional regulation centers.
  • The difference between passive rest and intentional pause—and why it matters.
  • Tools to integrate Strategic Stillness into daily routines, leadership practices, and team culture.
  • How to use stillness as a reset point for clarity, creativity, and resilience. A framework for recognizing when movement is reactive vs. when it’s aligned.

Inclusions

When You Book Denea

PRE-EVENT

  • Custom 60-second marketing video to build excitement and
    engagement with attendees.
  • Guided prep call to leave no stones unturned for keynote development.
  • A fully customized keynote designed to create an unforgettable experience that aligns with your theme.

Event Experience:

  • Dynamic, interactive presentation with real-time audience engagement.
  • On-stage survey results delivered to maximize audience participation and insights.

Post-event:

  • Custom 10 minute training video with accompany PDF to help attendees implement.

Bonus Resources For Attendees:

  • Downloadable free resource for all attendees.
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What others say

About DeNea’s Keynote

ANTONIO TAYLORVP of IT, Mission Healthcare
“It was so calming, so refreshing, so relaxing just to hear her stories. She made me feel like I was tapping into my inner self. I was in the room with her and in the places with her, even though I was not physically there. It was just dynamic, it just brought the room alive and everyone was hanging on a thread, including myself waiting on the next moment…. Such a powerful word. Excited about what she is doing and embracing strategic stillness.”
JODI LIGHTShining Start Entertainment
“I loved DeNea Conner’s speech. She was so powerful, relatable, and inspirational. I can really relate to her because someone judged her for one of her physical attributes… She’s strong… and I really loved her story.”

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