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There Is An Urgent Need For Proactive Leaders, Teams And Entrepreneurs To Actively Seek Out And Apply Strategies To Create The Future Of Work.

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Leadership expert Cheryl Cran works with and for global brands such as AT&T, Kaiser Permanente, Gartner, TEDX, Bell, Mass Mutual, Manulife, and more. She also works with small to midsize firms including professional practices, tech firms and more.

Cheryl provides leaders and teams change leadership skills to lead with 2020 vision and tools to build the future workplace today. Her research into the future of work, change leadership, technology innovation and generations impact provides data and strategies to help leaders drive transformation.

An internationally renowned consultant and keynote speaker for twenty years, Cheryl has worked with hundreds of industries, in dozens of countries and with thousands of audiences worldwide.

In her 20’s Cheryl was a high performing senior leader in the banking and insurance industries. She is the author of six books including the newest, The Art of Change Leadership – Driving Transformation In a Fast Paced World. Her best selling, 101 Ways to Make Generations X, Y and Zoomers Happy at Work is a global success.

Cheryl’s work has been delivered to numerous Universities including UBC, University of Victoria, Duke University Singapore, University of Hawaii, Douglas College, Association of Colleges US and more.

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What The Flux? Lead Change Through Uncertainty

How to lead change when nothing feels certain anymore

When everything happening in the world, at work, and in our personal lives makes us ask, “What the…?” — it’s a sign we’re trying to make sense of chaos in real time.

Nothing seems clear anymore. It’s harder to know what’s real, what’s AI-generated, and how to trust our own judgment.

World events, economic uncertainty, AI acceleration, workforce fatigue, and personal stressors are colliding — leaving leaders and teams overwhelmed, reactive, and exhausted.

This keynote reframes disruption as a deeply human experience and offers profound ways to meet change with hope, inspiration, and clarity that leads to meaningful action.

The audience will leave with:

  • A new way to understand change as a human state, not a series of circumstances — shifting from resistance and anxiety to resilient adaptability and deep empowerment
  • Practical ideas and tools to stay centered, focused, and effective amid uncertainty, pressure, and competing demands
  • A powerful model to make sense of ongoing change challenges by asking better questions of ourselves and others — questions that cut through illusion and lead directly to truth and solutions
  • Insight into how AI, market shifts, and social change are impacting people emotionally, and how to consciously leverage emotional intelligence during these times
  • Renewed energy to lead — and live — with optimism, clarity, and faith in the future

The Future is Flex

How Human Adaptability Will Define the Future in an Age of AI, Complexity, and Continuous Change

In a world of rapid transformation, strategy alone isn’t enough. The true differentiator is human adaptability — the ability to respond, recalibrate, and stay relevant without losing trust, purpose, or well-being.

This keynote shows why flexibility is the future-ready core leadership trait and organizational capability — and how it can be consciously cultivated.

Audiences will leave with:

  • Research-backed insight confirming why adaptability is the most critical leadership skill today
  • Practical ways to reduce resistance, fear, and rigidity during transformation and change initiatives
  • A clear understanding of how AI can be leveraged and optimized to free humans for higher-value, human-to-human collaboration
  • Tools to help teams move from control and certainty-seeking to trust, discernment, and responsive decision-making
  • A mindset model that supports both increased wellbeing and personal performance in fast-changing environments

The Power of Flow – Create Ease and Alignment In Life & Work

Leading and Working at Your Best In a World That Never Slows Down

Most leaders and teams are operating in a constant state of push — trying to do more, move faster, and keep up in systems that never seem to pause. The result isn’t higher performance; it’s change fatigue, fragmentation, and overwhelmed leaders and teams.

This keynote reframes flow as a practical, strategic advantage — showing how alignment, clarity, and energy intelligence create sustainable results without burnout or over-effort.

Unlike resilience or stress-management talks that focus on coping, this keynote focuses on resourcing ourselves and aligning with flow strategies.

Audiences will leave with:

  • A clear understanding of the flow in how we structure our work and personally structure our energy for optimal outputs
  • Insight into energy intelligence and how to leverage it to increase our ability to enhance focus, creativity, and decision-making
  • Practical ways leaders can empower teams to self-resource and create outstanding results
  • Ideas to support mutual accountability, increased engagement, and next-level collaboration
  • A new lens on hustle culture that helps us to prioritize alignment, clarity, and long-term effectiveness

Agriculture:
Mosaic
Growmark

Associations:
AAPS- UBC
Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce
Alberta Seniors Housing Association
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
BC Association of Health Care Workers
BC Landscape Association
Canadian Association of Professional Speakers
Canadian Diabetes Association
Canadian Gift and Tableware Association
Credit Union Insurance Association
Credit Union Marketing Association
Canadian Women in Communication
CSNM- Canadian Society of Nutrition Management
Executive Council Canadian Homebuilders
German Canadian Society
Health Association of BC
International Association of Business Communicators
Go West- BC MPI Western Regional Conference
Manitoba Real Estate Association
Meeting Planners International
MPI- Mid America
Ontario Association Community Care
Prince George Chamber of Commerce
Public Works Association
Sales & Marketing Executives
Southwest Carpenters Association
Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver Business Women’s Association
Washington Finance Officers Association
Women’s Leadership Forum- Thunder Bay Ontario
Canadian Professional Counsellors Association (CPCA)
Marketing Association of Credit Unions
(MACU) 2008
Credit Union National Association
International Group Accounting Firms (IGAF Worldwide)
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists
Houston HR

Education:
Canadian Education Centre Network
Career Development Canada
Employee Development Conference
Montreal School Board
University of Hawaii
University of BC

Government:
American Village of Alaska
Auditor General of Canada
BC Department of Justice
BC Pensions
Canada Border Services Agency
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Canada Post
Capitol Regional District
Career Development Canada
City of Owen Sound
City of Richmond
City of Vancouver
City of Victoria
Government of Alberta
Greater Vancouver Regional District
Health Canada
Human Resources Development Canada
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade
US Naval Reserve
District of Maple Ridge
Canada School Public Service
Pacific Federal Council
Public Service Commission
Public Works Canada
Prince Albert Regional Economic Development Authority
Service Canada BC
Service Canada Federal

Insurance:
Auto Owners Insurance Group
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
GenRe
ICBC
Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada
National Life
Manulife
General Reinsurance

Manufacturing:
3M
Duke Energy
Great Little Box Company
Omnex
Rolln Oil Fields
Steels Industrial Ltd.

Real Estate:
Royal LePage
Banff Western Connection – Manitoba Real Estate
Remax Ontario
Victoria Real Estate Board
West Central Alberta Real Estate Board

Technology:
British Telecomm
Casio Canada
Cognos
Project World
Smart Start Inc.
Vertex

Construction/Home Building:
Alberta Home Builders
Beattie Homes
Calgary Region Home Builders
Canadian Home Builders Association
Brookfield Developers
Carma Developers
Edmonton Region Home Builders
Elite Homes
Executive Officers Council of Home Builders
Fortis BC
Ledcor Pipeline
Manitoba Home Builders
Ontario Home Builders
Pacific Coast Builders
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
Polygon Homes
Professional Home Builders Institute
Renaissance Development Corporation
The Sexton Group
Trico Home Developers
Chicago Midwest Builders

Finance:
ATB Financial
CIBC Mortgages
CIT Financial
Conexus Credit Union
Credit Union Insurance Services
Credit Union Central of BC
CST Financial Consultants
CUNA Mutual Group
Entrust Financial
Equity Professional Seminars
Financial & Insurance Conference Planners
Home Loans Canada
Investment Funds Institute of Canada
KPMG- Vancouver
KPMG- Calgary
KPMG- Toronto
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
RBC Dominion Cruise
Royal Bank
The Mortgage Group
The Sexton Group
TGS Harvard Financial Group
Workers Compensation Board BC

Health Care:
Astra Zeneca
Beltone Hearing
Calgary Health Region
Care 1st Health
Cascade Optical
Eli Lilly
GN ReSound Hearing
Motion Picture and Television Fund Health Division
Orthopedic Medical Secretaries
Sanofi Pasteur
Santa Monica Bay Physicians
St. Johns Medical Center
United Medical Center
Upper Chesapeake Health
Winnipeg Dental Society
Regina Qu’appelle Health Region
Ethicon- A Johnson & Johnson company
Health Canada
Med Immune

Legal:
Grant Thornton LLP
Saskatchewan Legal Aid

Media:
Alberta Weekly Newspaper Group
North Shore News
Van Net Publishing

Retail:
BMW- Brian Jessel
Colin, Campbell & Sons
Nando’s Restaurants
Nintendo Canada
Prince George Women’s Show
Daimler Chrysler
Cactus Club Restaurants
Excel HR
A & A Customs Brokers

Travel:
Canadian Employee Relocation Council
Corporate Traveller
Hagen’s Travel
International Conference Services
Mount Washington Ski Resort
North American Van Lines

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