Culture and staff events
Workplace culture keynote speaker for staff events, all-hands and offsites
Staff events need a speaker who can hold a room of 50 or 5,000, say something the room has not heard, and leave people with something to do. I open staff conferences, culture days and leadership offsites with the story of building a national organisation at 15, then make it about them.
What you get
Wil Massara is a Gen Z keynote speaker for culture and staff events audiences. He founded Youth Leadership Academy Australia at 15; it has reached 65,000+ young people across 1,500+ schools. Keynotes run 30 to 60 minutes, in person worldwide or virtually from Sydney.
Organisations book this session for an all-hands that needs energy, a culture day that needs a point of view on the next generation, or an offsite where the leadership team is working out how to lead a workforce that is getting younger.
- An opening keynote with energy and an argument, not a highlight reel
- A culture lens on the next generation: what Gen Z values, what drives them out
- A reframe of failure and backing people early that lands with a 50-year-old executive and a 22-year-old graduate at the same time
- Panels, fireside conversations and MC roles for multi-day staff events
Keynotes delivered to rooms from 20 to 2,000, from boardrooms to Brisbane City Hall, across Australia and North America.
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Questions organisers ask
Can Wil tailor the keynote to our company values or strategy?
Yes. Every booking includes a pre-event call. Your values, your strategy language and the questions your people are already asking are folded in, so the keynote sounds like it was written for the event, because it was.
Does Wil do multi-day staff events?
Yes. A common format is an opening keynote on day one, a panel or fireside on day two, and a working session with the leadership team. MC and host roles are available.
In the room
Organisers say
Wil delivered an energised and engaging presentation at Positive Schools. He joined us as a keynote speaker at both our online event and in person in Western Australia. His awareness and careful consideration of students' perspectives offers insight and value to the increasingly complex conversation about wellbeing in schools.
Watching Wil on stage is inspiring. He presents with confidence that resonates with people of all ages and leaves his audience feeling empowered to realise their potential and go beyond.
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