Ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things.

Ben shares his personal story of overcoming great adversity and using it as a catalyst to build great success and to make massive changes on the world around him.

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BE THE CHANGE: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER ACTIVIST
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From a fat, Black, queer, poor kid to a leading changemaker and executive, Ben O'Keefe has built his career and life's work by learning to harness the power of his own story. Ben believes

that we all have a story, and our stories have the power to change someone else's and-if we give them a chance-to change the world.

In this engagement, Ben shares the lessons learned from his campaign against Abercrombie & Fitch that helped launch the modern body positivity movement as we know it, his time

working as a senior advisor for Senator Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential campaign, and the many intimate, vulnerable, and pretty darn funny stories in between.

BE A MAN: A FAT, BLACK, QUEER FEMINIST'S EXPLORATION OF MODERN MASCULINITY
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What does it mean to be a "man" in this day and age? The queer experience has become about much more than sexuality. Today, the 21st century Queer is challenging the many false

choices that society has given us and what those choices have caused us to miss out on or repress in the process.

In this conversation-for people of all genders-Ben dives into masculinity in the modern age, trans-inclusive intersectional feminism, and how the gender binary keeps us from being our

most authentic selves. Nothing is off-limits as Ben tackles everything from dating and sex to fighting anti-trans legislation and even J.K Rowling and the dangers of TERFs in a talk that

leave; college audiences eager to explore their own identity and how they navigate our society.

BE A BETTER BOSS: LEADING IN A CHANGING WORLD

The world is changing, and with it, so is the future of work. Between the pandemic and an ongoing cultural and racial uprising, how we work, when we work, and what we work for has

fundamentally changed forever. More than ever, workers are looking for disruptive workplaces that value them, give them agency and flexibility, and align around their purpose-driven life

goals.

Ben takes from his experiences as a coach to Fortune 500 executives, building new equitable leadership models as a non-profit and for-profit executive, and his learnings from being on

the other side to guide leaders in creating workplaces where everyone belongs and brings their best selves to work. Leadership isn't about having power; it's about empowering the

people around you. People work harder when their leaders work hard for them. This talk will give audiences the tools and knowledge to be the leaders that people will want to follow.

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BE A BETTER BOSS: LEADING IN A CHANGING WORLD

The world is changing, and with it, so is the future of work. Between the pandemic and an ongoing cultural and racial uprising, how we work, when we work, and what we work for has

fundamentally changed forever. More than ever, workers are looking for disruptive workplaces that value them, give them agency and flexibility, and align around their purpose-driven life

goals.

Ben takes from his experiences as a coach to Fortune 500 executives, building new equitable leadership models as a non-profit and for-profit executive, and his learnings from being on

the other side to guide leaders in creating workplaces where everyone belongs and brings their best selves to work. Leadership isn't about having power; it's about empowering the

people around you. People work harder when their leaders work hard for them. This talk will give audiences the tools and knowledge to be the leaders that people will want to follow.

Note: Due to the unprecedented COVID19 pandemic, Ben is now available for virtual engagements. Please contact his speaking representative for more information.

Ben had a room full of stuffy executives in tears and leaping out of their seats. He's touched our company in ways that will change us for the better.

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