A fresh perspective. A room full of possibility.

Speaking and facilitated workshops that turn personal insight into practical action for your audience.

Nermine Zakhary holding a microphone during a speaking engagement

Personal. Practical. Participatory.

Inspire the room.
Give growth a direction.

From a keynote about hidden potential to workshops on mental fitness and leadership, Nermine helps audiences connect the ideas to their own lives.

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Nermine Zakhary speaks on personal strengths, mental fitness, strengths-based leadership and team development. Her sessions combine personal insight with practical next steps.

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Hidden Potential — keynote

Nermine draws on her own shift away from meeting other people's expectations and toward her natural talents. The keynote connects her experience with the Parable of the Talents and invites audiences to develop and apply the abilities they already possess.

Ready to Uplevel? It Starts with Your Strengths

An introductory workshop on strengths awareness, its relevance at work, at home and in the community, and how to begin applying your talents.

Unlock Your Mental Fitness

An introduction to responding to challenges with a more positive mindset, supporting both performance and happiness.

Boost Your Game and Unlock Leadership Excellence

A leadership workshop about recognizing and developing the potential in yourself and your team.

Unlock IT: The Power of Strengths Use

A team workshop that turns strengths knowledge into daily action. Participants explore relationship challenges, barriers, problem solving, engagement, fulfillment, energy and performance.

Positive Intelligence Saboteur Workshop

Team members identify their dominant negative mental patterns and become more aware of others' patterns. The workshop focuses on reducing those patterns' influence and building access to a positive mindset.

Previous audiences

ABWA
ROCHESTERworks!
NAWBO
Rochester Women's Network
University at Buffalo
Penfield Business Chamber
American Payroll Association
Rochester Institute of Technology
TWA
Rochester Regional Library Council
Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance
XLA
Syracuse University

Client perspective

Linda H., RWN Board, described a supportive environment that helped her recognize her own contributions, focus on team members' individual strengths, and create a happier, more productive working environment.