Let's Be Honest
Most companies want a motivational speaker who'll make their people more productive in broken systems.
Someone who'll tell employees to "just be more resilient" while ignoring the toxic boss.
Someone who'll preach "engagement" without addressing why people are disengaged in the first place.
Someone who'll inspire for an hour, then leave everything exactly as it was.
That's not what Dr. Kinney does.
SO, WHY CHOOSE DR. KINNEY?
Dr. Kinney works with leaders and organizations ready to address what's ACTUALLY holding their people back:
Toxic dynamics they've been ignoring
Managers who gaslight their teams
"Collaborative" environments that are actually cutthroat
Systems designed to keep people playing small
The unspoken rules that make talented people quit
If you want your people to "just be more engaged" without changing anything on your end, I'm not your speaker.
If you're ready to pull back the curtain and do the real work of becoming a leader/organization who protects potential instead of dimming it, let's talk.
WORKSHOP TOPICS
Stop Dimming Your People: Leadership That Protects Potential
The Problem:
Your best people are leaving. Not because of money. Because their potential is being ignored, undermined, or actively suppressed—and they're tired of it.
What We Cover:
The 5 ways leaders unintentionally dim their people's fire (even well-meaning ones)
How to recognize potential before people see it in themselves
The difference between feedback that elevates vs. feedback that diminishes
Creating psychological safety for risk-taking and growth
Why "collaboration" sometimes means "everyone plays small together"
The Result:
Leaders who understand how to build environments where people don't have to shrink to fit, and teams that stay because they're actually thriving.
Format: Half-day or Full-day workshops | Brutally honest | Interactive | Facilitated dialogue | No Bullshit
Pull Back the Curtain: Addressing the Real Issues in Your Culture
The Problem:
Everyone knows the culture is toxic. Everyone's talking about it in private. But no one's addressing it in public because "that's just how it is here."
What We Cover:
Naming the unspoken rules that keep people playing small
How to identify toxic dynamics (gaslighting, credit-stealing, undermining)
Why "just be more positive" doesn't fix systemic problems
The cost of protecting toxic high-performers
How to have the real conversations your culture needs
The Result:
A leadership team that stops pretending everything's fine and starts doing the uncomfortable work of actual change.
Format: Half-day or Full-day workshops | Brutally honest | Interactive | Facilitated dialogue | No Bullshit
From Manager to Fire-Builder: Developing Leaders Who Don’t Dim Talent
The Problem:
You promoted your best individual contributors to management. Now they're managing the way they were managed—and it's not working.
What We Cover:
The difference between managing tasks and developing people
How to give feedback that builds confidence instead of destroying it
Recognizing when you're projecting your own limitations onto your team
Navigating difficult conversations without gaslighting
Building teams where people bring their full selves (not their "work selves")
The Result:
Managers who understand their job isn't to control people—it's to protect and ignite their potential.
Format: Full-day intensive | Role-play scenarios | Real talk | No Bullshit
FIRE Theory for Leadership: Fearless, Irrepressible, Radiant, Empowered
The Problem:
Your leadership team talks about "empowerment" but doesn't model it. They want "innovation" but punish failure. They claim to value "authenticity" but everyone's performing a role.
What We Cover:
Fearless Leadership: Making bold decisions despite uncertainty and political pressure
Irrepressible Leadership: Building resilience in yourself and your team
Radiant Leadership: Showing up authentic instead of performing "leader"
Empowered Leadership: Creating systems that give people actual autonomy
The Result:
A leadership framework that your team can actually use—not just talk about in meetings.
Format: Keynote (60-90 min) or Half-day workshop | Research-backed | Action-oriented | No Bullshit
Custom Workshops
Have a specific issue your organization needs to address?
Navigating organizational change without losing your best people
Building inclusive cultures that don't require people to code-switch
Addressing microaggressions and toxic dynamics in "professional" workplaces
Retention strategies that actually work (hint: it's not ping pong tables)
Creating career development paths for people you've been overlooking
Let's design something that fits your actual problems, not generic leadership platitudes.
“Your people’s potential isn’t meant to burn small. If you’re a leader ready to stop dimming it—intentionally or not—let’s talk.”
What Makes Dr. Kinney Different
She Doesn’t Sugarcoat It
If your culture is toxic, She’ll say it. If your managers are the problem, She’ll name it. If you're asking the wrong questions, She’ll redirect you to the right ones.
You're not paying Dr. Kinney to make you comfortable. You're paying her to help you get better.
Research-Backed + Real-World Tested
PhD in Psychology + 25 years leading organizational transformation + personal experience navigating every toxic dynamic you can imagine = frameworks that actually work.
This isn't theory. It's what I've implemented, tested, and refined across industries.
Interactive, Not Lecture
Your leaders will participate, not just sit and listen. We'll work through real scenarios. We'll have uncomfortable conversations. We'll create action plans.
No death by PowerPoint. No motivational quotes with stock photos. Just real work.
Accountability Built In
We don't just talk about change and hope it happens. We create specific action plans with clear next steps and accountability structures.
If you're not willing to follow through, save your money.
How It Works
Step 1: Discovery Call
We'll talk about:
What's actually going on in your organization (the real story, not the official one)
What you want to change
Whether we're a good fit
I'll tell you if I'm not the right person for your needs. I'm not interested in taking your money if I can't help.
Step 2: Custom Proposal
Based on our conversation, I'll design a workshop or keynote that addresses YOUR specific challenges.
Not a one-size-fits-all template. A custom approach for your actual situation.
Step 3: Pre-Work (Optional)
For deeper engagements, I may interview key stakeholders, review employee feedback, or assess your current culture to make sure we're addressing the real issues.
Step 4: The Workshop/Keynote
Your leaders show up. We do the work. They leave with clarity, action plans, and the tools to actually implement change.
Step 5: Follow-Up (Optional)
For organizations serious about transformation, we can schedule follow-up sessions to check progress, address new challenges, and keep momentum going.
One more thing:
If you're looking for someone to come in, give a motivational speech, and leave without challenging anything—there are hundreds of speakers who'll do that.
If you're looking for someone who'll tell you the truth about what's holding your people back and help you actually fix it—even if it's uncomfortable—I'm your person.
Your call.
READY TO TRANSFORM YOUR TEAM'S POTENTIAL INTO WILDFIRE RESULTS?
Click on the button below to schedule your discovery call.