The status quo just met its match.
Lael
Couper
Jepson
Speaker. Author. Catalyst
Let’s give them something to talk about.
People go to conferences and events because they want to feel something. They sit in the audience wanting to be moved, hoping to be connected to something new and enlivening—an idea, a purpose, a community. They want to leave that room feeling on-fire and inspired to act.
And yet how frequently are they underwhelmed by the same old conventional thoughts, recycled ideologies and “neat and tidy” programs coming at them from the stage? What a missed opportunity.
My audiences are hungry for more—and I feed them.
They want to feel alive, challenged, inspired, even provoked.
They want to think deeply and remember what they’ve forgotten—about themselves, their business, and the world we share.
They want to laugh and be moved to tears (yes, even in professional environments), because tapping into our humanity is powerful fuel for change.
But mostly? They want to feel inspired to actually go do something that will make the world a better place. They are hungry to serve and want some fuel to drive them forward.
Bring me to your stage and your audience will leave feeling on-fire and primed to take action. I’ll make it easy for you to look like a rockstar.
“She’s the voice that moves you, the spark that shifts you, and the energy that stays with you.”
“Lael doesn’t just deliver a keynote—she delivers an experience.”
Signature Keynotes
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Demystifying Change
It’s time for the status quo to step aside, and that begins with outsmarting it. Our beliefs about change have been getting in the way of us creating more of it. Learn what we can do to stop fighting for change—and start leading it more effectively.
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Disrupting Leadership
The call is clear: we need to do power differently, and that begins with showing up differently as leaders. It’s time to activate our power, challenge old beliefs, write new stories, and align our actions to shape our world for the future.
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Debunking Business
Defy conventional thought and free yourself from outdated thinking. Break from tradition, liberate your instincts, and dare to work differently than the “right way”. Set yourself free in business so you stand out and don’t burn out from work.
“Lael shares her wisdom and her work with smarts, wholeheartedness, and a phenomenal sense of humor. She’s practical and inspirational, all in one package.”
Andrea Howe, corporate educator and co-author of The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook
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Keynotes
Professional. Compelling. Seasoned. Grounded in experience, crafted with skill, and designed to be a catalyst.
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Storytelling
Engaging. Memorable. Entertaining. Thoughtfully crafted, artfully told, and delivered straight from the heart.
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Interviews
Credible. Substantial. Relatable. Comfortable, engaging, and peppered with experience and insights.
Two books. Pages of experience. Loads of enthusiastic readers.
“I flew through this book. She makes me feel unstoppable.”
“Notes are scribbled in the margins. Sentences are underlined. I’ve never heard someone else describe what happens for me sometimes—it was like she wrote this material just for me.”
“I opened it up and could not put it down until I finished reading—it hooked me in right from the start and there was laugh out loud comedy along the way.”
“Beautiful, smart, courageous. I’m touched, moved, inspired. Very accessible—this read like Elizabeth Gilbert.”
“The honesty and heart with which this book was written was contagious—I have it to a friend and she could not put it down. She kept reading parts out loud to us on a road trip…it was screaming to her (and us) about our lives.”
What People Are Saying
“I woke up this morning with more fire and hope in my pocket.”
“Such a captivating presence on stage—a powerhouse.”
“Exhilarating. Uplifting. Emotional. Empowering. Simply amazing—just wow.”
“So inspired I couldn’t sleep—I have so much I want to think about now.”
