Let’s Fix the Awkward
From virtual meetings to in-person events, Eli helps teams and communities move past small talk and into genuine connection.
If you’re looking to inspire belonging, look no further than
Eli Walker.
Eli Walker helps leaders and teams get to the heart of what truly drives connection. Through her unique blend of performance art, storytelling, and practical strategies, she dismanters invisible barriers to connection and equips audiences with tangible tools to build a culture of belonging. Her keynotes are not just informative—they're transformative, leaving your people feeling more connected, engaged, and inspired to create change.
Why book Eli to speak at your next event?
As the founder of the internationally-acclaimed wellness brand Drunk Yoga®, Eli pioneered a new movement in social wellness. She discovered that play, when used as a tool, is a powerful vehicle for belonging. Her talks feel more like captivating one-woman shows, rich with humorous stories, expert audience interaction, and actionable takeaways that audiences can implement immediately.
Past Audiences & Media Mentions
Past Clients: National Workforce Boards Association, WeWork, SITE Global, National Association of College Stores, Sodali, Proteantecs and more.
Featured In: Forbes, PeopleTV, CBS, INSIDER, International Business Times, LATimes, New York Post, Boston Globe, ELLE, GLAMOUR, and more.
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HR departments hire Eli to embolden their company leaders with new strategies for getting their people on the same page (and in the same story).
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College administrators book Eli to inspire their student leaders with innovative ideas to conquer loneliness and build community for themselves and their peers.
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Event planners seek out Eli’s expertise to enliven their conferences with tangible tools to spark radical belonging.
What People Are Saying
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“We had Eli lead her facilitated 'Art of Getting Over Yourself' talk at a national leadership conference and it was a major highlight of the event. Attendees raved about how fun and engaging she was -- she even tailored her material to be crucially relevant to our specific audience. Eli was also super easy to work with -- flexible, communicative and kind."
- Stacy Heit, Founder, Sass Events
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“Eli gave a talk for our female mastermind community and it was unlike anything we have experienced before. The levels of engagement, collaboration, fun, and camaraderie were off the charts! Eli has a magical way of bringing people together that feels authentic and nurturing."
- Jaclynn Brennan, Co-Founder, Fyli
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"Thank you, Eli, for a fantastic talk! It was a refreshing, engaging and inspiring session for our team. As soon as it was over we immediately heard great feedback about how helpful and energizing it was."
- Ashley Fernandez, HR Generalist, Sodali
Signature Talks
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Signature Talks /
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In a world that prizes individualism, teams can feel more isolated than ever, even when they’re in the same room.
Eli reveals how to break down the "fourth wall" of social norms and get people off autopilot. She challenges audiences to see new perspectives and embrace vulnerability, making way for deeper connection and genuine collaboration.
Key Takeaways:
Practical tools to foster community engagement and belonging.
Understanding the crucial link between self-care and community care.
Techniques to see new perspectives and open doors to innovative collaboration.
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The blurred lines of a remote-first world have made work-life balance feel like an impossible myth. Burnout is at an all-time high.
This talk introduces a refreshing work-life strategy that actually works—the P.L.A.Y. Method. Eli shows how infusing your professional life with play and purpose can enhance productivity, personal fulfillment, and overall well-being.
Key Takeaways:
How play can be the secret to optimal work-life balance.
Strategies for authentic expression that lead to enhanced productivity.
A renewed sense of purpose and connection to a mission greater than oneself.
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You want to engage and retain your people, but the standard meetings and events feel awkward, uninspired, and ineffective.
Eli helps you become a master facilitator of live experiences. Drawing on her background in theater, she teaches leaders to design meetings, events, and gatherings that naturally spark belonging and inspire action.
Key Takeaways:
Tangible techniques to create the conditions for belonging to arise.
How to turn awkward moments into opportunities for connection.
The art of live experience design to motivate and sustain teams.
Takeaways
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Takeaways /
Fun, economical tools to infuse play, games and storytelling into meetings and daily interactions to get your people off autopilot and into the present–the only place belonging can be sparked.
A renewed sense of purpose as part of a mission greater than oneself; That feeling that says, “Oh yeah, this is why I love what I do.”
A deeper understanding of what “belonging” means and why it is crucial to success, retention, and over all well-being