You don’t have to be born in a mud hut to have a story.
We all have a story. We all have a purpose.
Workshops
Interactive, inspirational, and engaging Diversity, Equity & Inclusion training workshops customizable for any organization.
Keynotes
Inspirational, powerful keynotes for conferences, seminars, organizations, and higher education.
media
Media speaking engagements, interviews, author talks, and book signing events.
diversity is everything that encompasses us. It’s everything we bring to the table.
Inclusion is ensuring we are included at the table, with a seat and a voice at the table.
This is for you if:
You’re ready to gain actionable techniques to inspire you to overcome adversity, live your truth, and rise above the challenges which try to hold us back.
You’re seeking to increase inclusion and belonging in your environment.
You’re interested in rising in inclusive leadership.
To watch previous keynote of mine: Graci Harkema ‘We All Have a Story’ Keynote
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Workshops
1-2 hours in duration | In-Person or Virtual
Graci Harkema’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion workshops are interactive and engaging workshops where you will understand the business case of diversity, equity and inclusion, learn to build more inclusive environments where employees are empowered to thrive as their authentic selves, recognize your unconscious biases and how to control them, and rise in authenticity and inclusive leadership. These workshops are an opportunity for organizations in all industries to build more equitable environments, increase collaboration, communication and teamwork among team members.
topics
Embracing Diversity, Overcoming Bias & Rising in Inclusion: Graci Harkema’s flagship two-hour training which meets you where you are at in your DEI journey to help you gain a deeper meaning of diversity, learn to overcome your unconscious bias, and create a more inclusive environment.
Rising in Inclusive Leadership: 90-minute training where you will learn tangible steps to be an inclusive leader, leverage emotional intelligence, manage crucial conversations in the workplace, and exemplify authenticity in leadership.
Mitigating Microaggressions: 90-minute training to understand how bias can create intentional or unintentional microaggressions. Learn how to build an inclusive workplace by recognizing and mitigating microaggressions.
Rising in Mental Wellbeing: One-hour training to implement action steps for belonging, self-acceptance, and self-care. You will learn action items for continued learning for inclusion and mental health.
Rising in Pride: One-hour training on the importance of LGBTQ+ inclusivity, gender expression and identity, and the history of Pride.
Rising in Allyship: One-hour training on how to be an effective ally for others and guide for continued learning for belonging, while leveraging emotional intelligence and navigating crucial conversations.
Benefits
After participating in the workshops you will:
Understand organizational business case of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
More effectively learn how to build an inclusive workplace and foster belonging.
Identify ways to address and check unconscious bias.
Implement action steps and continued learning for inclusion and equity.
Participate in team-building and team-bonding with other participants.
Learn ways to more authentically show up in our world.
"Graci brings authenticity and her powerful story which allows her audience to be vulnerable and feel safe. She is informative, impactful and inspires you to lean in and be an ally. We highly recommend her to any organization."
— Amway Hotel Corporation
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“Graci is a passionate, compassionate, and energizing speaker. Her ability to connect with her audience and successfully unpack a really difficult and emotionally-charged topic in a way that’s absolutely relatable to the entire room is nothing short of amazing.”
“Thank you Graci Harkema for sharing your insights on ‘Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace’. I felt very positive to hear thoughtful conversations. The point which struck me - WE all have a bias, WE all make mistakes and WE all make judgments. Yet, if we seek to understand and respect one another, we can make a change.”
Keynotes
30-60 minutes | In-Person and Virtual
Keynote presentation of Graci Harkema’s life story and lessons of adversity, vulnerability, identity, and belonging as an immigrant, transracial adoptee, queer, woman of color.
Through storytelling, participants will learn and receive takeaways on the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, how to build a safe and equitable environment, how to be an inclusive leader and how to live and work more authentically.
Topics
Rising in Inclusive Leadership: Inspirational storytelling of inclusive leadership through Graci’s career journey and life experiences. Audience will gain understanding of meeting our people where they are at and be an ally. Leadership at any level is a process of growth and vulnerability. Leadership development can also be a deeply personal process. For professionals and corporations.
Rising in Authenticity: Inspirational storytelling of Graci’s life experiences and the impact of inclusion and belonging in an environment. Audiences will be inspired to build more safe, inclusive, and equitable environments where we allow ourselves and others to be seen and heard by living and working more authentically. For students, organizations, or professionals.
Rising in Pride: Graci’s vulnerable story of coming out of the closet, identifying as LGBTQ+. Be inspired to find joy in our queer identities, be empowered as an ally, and see our identities as our super powers, not our shame.
Benefits
After the keynote you will:
Be empowered to exemplify authenticity in the way you show up in the world.
Be inspired to build an inclusive environment and foster belonging around you.
Learn tangible steps to be an inclusive leader.
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“Your story is powerful and I’m so grateful you were able to share it with our team. Your message is important and I’m glad you’ve stepped fully into this space that you were clearly designed to occupy.”
“By far the best keynote presenter I have had the pleasure of hearing, Graci Harkema, speaking on Living Your Truth. She brought me to tears, yet I felt so motivated and empowered through her story. ”
Media
Available now | In-Person and Virtual
Graci Harkema is available to be your guest for media and news interviews, podcasts, panels, and book signing events on all topics related to authenticity, identity, belonging, inclusive leadership, racial equity, LGBTQ+ inclusivity, child welfare, family services, and female empowerment, and her memoir, Rising.
media engagements
News Media Interviews
Podcasts
Panel Events
Author Talks
Book Signings
Benefits
Media engagements:
Receive consultation on diversity, equity & inclusion-related topics and current events.
Learn tips, advice, and in-depth insight of my DEI journey.
I’d love to join your event for speaking engagements, author talks, and book signings
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“Graci brings an open and personal touch to the deep process of diving into difficult topics. It’s in this “safe space” that we were able to learn, grow and change.”
“Graci has done the research to understand our brand and company purpose, and she is able to provide concrete advice on communication, marketing and DEI work that aligns with that foundation. She understands our category, but more importantly simply understands people. She consults with patience, confidence and encouragement. She very quickly became an engaged part of our team, while providing an invaluable point of view from outside the organization.”
My Background
I have a decade of corporate diversity, equity & inclusion experience, working with Fortune 100 companies to small businesses to non-profits, spanning across North America, Europe, and Asia. Impassioned by my early quest for belonging, I desire to help people feel included and empowered to be their authentic self. In my free time, I enjoy quality time with friends and family and giving back to the community through philanthropy and volunteerism.
“Wow! Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. Your workshop is very powerful. I tend to think about diversity in terms of race, gender and age, but you opened up that definition for me today, as well as the broader idea of bias.”
“Thank you for the learning opportunity with Graci Harkema today! Wow! Powerful words of resilience with Graci Harkema.”
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