Leigh-Kathryn Bonner
As a member of the TEDx Speaking Community, a Forbes and INC Magazine 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur, and 4th generation beekeeper, Leigh-Kathryn inspires, motivates, and moves audiences with her unique and captivating storytelling ability.
Testimonials
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Leigh-Kathryn brings her authentic, informed and dynamic speaking style to every engagement we have had with her and Bee Downtown. Her proactive, thorough preparation ensures her comments are resonant and relevant to the audience and the feedback we get is nothing short of awesome! Our teammates always come away with new learnings, a unique perspective and a desire to engage more intentionally by learning the lessons of the bees and how they apply to any organization of any size. She is a phenomenal storyteller that effectively challenges the status quo to drive performance and continuous improvement. Can’t wait to have her back again soon!
Kathleen Price, Ally Bank
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We were fortunate enough to have Leigh-Kathryn as our culture keynote speaker at our All Team Meeting. Her speech was one of the last agenda items of a long day, yet she was able to bring over 250 employees to life and spark curiosity with her high caliber storytelling. LK’s lessons on how bees embody some of our company values left us all feeling inspired to be more intentional contributors to the workplace culture. After the meeting, we received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our staff who were already asking when we could host her again! Thank you, LK, for leaving such a powerful impression on PFS!
Ashley Skelton, Porsche Financial Services
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I cannot say enough great things about Leigh-Kathryn and her team. Her unique content matched with tangible leadership takeaways was exactly what our audience needed. We also had Leigh-Kathryn do a honey, cheese, and wine tasting for the sponsors of our event which was regarded as, “the best perk of being a sponsor in 20 years of business.” We loved having her and her team and would absolutely work with them again.
Rachael Tiesenga, Catalyst University
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Our professional organization holds a monthly luncheon for its members in the Tampa Bay area. Recently we arranged for Leigh-Kathryn Bonner (LKB) to speak to our group and she was perfect – we couldn’t have been more pleased! Her message was not only interesting, but motivational as well. Her team was easy to work with in making all the arrangements for Leigh-Kathryn’s trip from North Carolina to Florida and covering all the details of her presentation. Members are still talking about the “Bee Lady” and how they enjoyed the program.
Elaine Kennedy Ruyle, BOMA Tampa Bay
Leigh-Kathryn at TEDx.
Leadership Through the Eyes of a Beekeeper
A Forbes 30 under 30 Listmaker, apiarist Leigh-Kathryn Bonner is the 25-year old founder and CEO of Bee Downtown. As a fourth generation beekeeper, she and her “buzzing” startup are setting the standard for corporate sustainability and employee engagement by installing and maintaining beehives on the campuses of many of the United State’s largest and most well known companies. Leigh-Kathryn shares how the micro actions of bees point toward ways humans can interact with far sweeter outcomes in both a personal and business context.