What if the most powerful performance tool on your agenda is two simple words of gratitude? “Thank you.”

Transformational keynote speaker Chris Schembra has spent years helping leaders turn gratitude into a strategy.

Instead of more talk about perks and performance metrics, this episode goes straight to the human side of leadership: chosen surrender, connection, and the art of practicing gratitude on purpose.

In today’s podcast, Chris unpacks how gratitude can reset burnt-out teams, deepen trust, and create the kind of culture people don’t want to leave. It’s part mindset shift, part playbook for designing more human workplaces and events.

Why this delivers impact for event professionals (and all listeners):

✅ Gratitude as leadership: the simple practice that builds trust faster than bonuses
✅ “Chosen surrender”: slowing down just enough to hear what your people actually need
✅ From icebreakers to impact: questions that unlock real stories in rooms full of strangers
✅ How shared gratitude moments turn audiences into communities
✅ Practical ways to hardwire pro-social behavior into your agenda (and keep it alive after)

💡 Programming a human-connection or culture block at your next event?

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