Event Workshop & Keynote Speaker

Kasey Brennan

Better teams begin with better understanding.

Every organization is filled with untapped potential. The challenge isn't a lack of talent — it's a lack of understanding. Kasey helps leaders learn to understand how people think, relate, and respond, so communication becomes clearer, culture becomes intentional, and teams become stronger.

Leadership Conferences Executive Teams Businesses & Startups Churches & Ministry Teams Nonprofit Organizations Women's Leadership Events Universities Company Retreats & Offsites
Kasey Brennan, Co-Founder of Work Ethos
Emmy Award–Winning Storyteller M.T.S., Theological Studies
The Work Ethos Philosophy

We don't build better teams. We help people understand people.

Today's leaders face unprecedented complexity. They're expected to build healthy cultures, retain great people, navigate constant change, develop future leaders, and deliver results — all while preventing burnout. Yet most leaders were never taught the most important leadership skill of all: understanding people.

Not simply what people do. But:

When leaders become genuinely curious about the people they lead, organizations begin to transform from the inside out. Every keynote draws on the same methodology behind Work Ethos's coaching and team development work: the Work Intelligence Index®.

What Audiences Can Expect

More than inspiration — practical tools they can use immediately.

Every keynote is designed to leave audiences with practical tools, shared language, and a fresh perspective they can apply to their teams right away.

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A deeper understanding of themselves as leaders

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Practical frameworks for leading healthier teams

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Greater confidence navigating communication and conflict

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New ways to strengthen trust and collaboration

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Actionable ideas that create lasting organizational change

Kasey Brennan
About Kasey

Co-Founder, Work Ethos

Kasey Brennan speaking on stage

Kasey Brennan is the Co-Founder of Work Ethos, a leadership consulting company helping organizations build healthier leaders and higher-capacity teams through a deeper understanding of how people think, relate, and work.

Her keynotes are grounded in the same methodology behind Work Ethos's coaching and team development work — the Work Intelligence Index®, a proprietary framework for understanding how individuals and teams are wired to think, communicate, and perform.

"Because better teams don't happen by accident — they begin with better understanding."

An Emmy Award-winning storyteller with a Master of Theological Studies, Kasey brings a unique blend of leadership strategy, organizational development, and compelling storytelling to every audience. Her work helps leaders move beyond assumptions, strengthen relationships, and create cultures marked by curiosity, clarity, and trust.

Whether speaking in boardrooms, conference halls, or leadership retreats, Kasey's mission is simple: to help leaders understand people better — because healthier people build healthier teams, and healthier teams build stronger organizations.

Workshops & Events

Practical sessions built for real teams.

Three adaptable sessions for workshops, retreats, and internal events — each built to give teams frameworks and language they can put to use immediately.

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Know Your Team
Why most leaders don't actually know the people they lead — and what it's costing them.

Every leader thinks they know their team. Few actually do. They know job titles, not how people think. They know skill sets, not what drains someone or draws out their best work. That gap is quietly costing organizations their best ideas, their retention, and their performance — and most leaders don't even know it's happening.

Kasey teaches the concepts of Work Intelligence Index®, our proprietary IP that gives leaders a real, practical way to finally understand the people they lead instead of just managing them.

Perfect For
Leadership Conferences Executive Teams HR & People Teams Company Kickoffs
Audience Leaves With
The difference between managing people and actually knowing them The hidden cost of leading a team you don't understand The nine capacities that reveal how someone does their best work How to spot untapped potential already sitting on your team
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Align Your Team
Why talented teams still miss deadlines, stall on projects, and burn out — and what actually fixes it.

Most execution problems get blamed on the wrong things — not enough talent, not enough hustle, not enough accountability. But the real cause is usually simpler: people are being asked to work in ways that don't match how they're naturally wired to execute. A decisive person gets buried in process. A detail-driven person gets rushed past quality. A steady operator gets thrown into constant chaos. The result is teams that look capable on paper but consistently underdeliver in practice.

Kasey gives leaders a practical way to align roles, expectations, and workflows to how their people actually execute, so teams can stop quietly working against themselves.

Perfect For
Executive Teams HR Teams Growing Organizations Leadership Retreats
Audience Leaves With
Why execution problems are usually a design problem, not a discipline problem The three execution styles: Facilitator, Innovator, Navigator How misalignment quietly creates burnout and missed deadlines Superpower, Competency & Life-Drainer Zones
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Culture by Design
Why Great Organizations Don't Leave Values to Chance

Every organization has a culture. The question is whether it's being built intentionally. Culture isn't created by posters on the wall or words in an employee handbook — it's created through the behaviors leaders model, the stories they celebrate, and the values they consistently reinforce.

When culture is driven by the right core values, it becomes your organization's internal brand — the thing employees feel and live long before customers ever experience it. In this workshop, Kasey helps organizations move beyond aspirational values to create cultures that people actually experience every day — learning how to define, communicate, and live the values that shape decision-making, accountability, and organizational identity.

"Culture isn't what you say you value. It's what your people experience every day."
Perfect For
Executive Teams Founders Churches Nonprofits Leadership Retreats
Audience Leaves With
A framework for creating authentic core values Practical ways to align behaviors with beliefs How the right core values become your internal brand A culture people are proud to be part of
Signature Keynotes

Kasey's two signature keynotes.

Built for the main stage — each keynote gives audiences more than inspiration, leaving them with frameworks they can use immediately.

Kasey Brennan speaking on stage
What People Are Saying

Testimonials

Feedback from event organizers, audiences, and clients Kasey has worked with.

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Kasey led us through the process with such clarity, grace, and wisdom. It gave our team language for our strengths and gaps, revealed how we each approach work, and helped us finally get aligned — not just around goals, but around how we get things done. It was, in every way, a game changer.
Brock MoreauFounder, ChurchCopy.ai
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Work Ethos gave me the clarity I needed as a leader. Their tools and systems transformed me into the confident leader I always wanted to be, driving our business forward.
Cody MusickWaymaker Land Advisors & Surveyors
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Your passion for building relationships both with your family and in the workplace was truly inspiring!
HollyKeynote & Breakout Session Attendee
Also heard from the room: "AMAZING!!!" — Kyle
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Kasey's extensive knowledge has helped our PR agency in our employment engagement process. Kasey continues to be a solid sounding board for our agency's leadership when it comes to hiring, management, and especially in becoming more understanding of the opportunities we have.
MonicaPR Agency Leadership
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I appreciated the dynamic and fascinating information that was communicated. Kasey was welcoming, clear, and professional.
NicoleWorkshop Attendee
For Event Organizers

Kasey's Speaker Kit

A downloadable one-sheet with Kasey's bio, headshots, keynote topics, and booking details is on the way. In the meantime, request it directly and we'll send everything your production team or emcee needs.

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Bring Kasey to Your Next Event

Let's build better teams by helping people understand people.

The most impactful leadership events don't simply motivate people — they change the way people see themselves, one another, and the work they're called to do. If you're looking for a speaker who combines practical leadership insight with engaging storytelling and actionable tools, Kasey would love to partner with you.

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