Speaking & Events
Speaking That Moves People to Action - Not Just Inspiration
The Problem with Most Workplace Speakers is that they tell you what you already know: be positive, work harder, communicate better. They're inspiring for about 24 hours, then everyone goes back to the same broken systems.
What Makes Monica Different
20 years of construction industry leadership plus personal recovery experience. She doesn't just talk about resilience; she's built it, both in herself and in organizations managing billions in revenue.
Our Signature Program
Say The Thing
Speak Up When It's Hard.
Stay When It's Harder.
A four-step framework that turns the conversation someone's been avoiding into one they can actually have, in the same room, in under an hour.
Every team, every peer group, every relationship has a conversation someone's been putting off. Silence doesn't stay small, it compounds into resentment, missed deadlines, workarounds, and eventually burnout or broken trust. Say the Thing gives people a concrete, repeatable structure so the hard conversation gets smaller instead of bigger the longer it waits.
Who this is for:
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Construction and trade organizations building safer, more direct communication cultures
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Leadership and organizational development audiences navigating change, feedback, or team friction
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Recovery and behavioral health/peer support communities
Format options
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Keynote (45–90 min): the reframe, the framework, the why
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Interactive workshop (50–90 min): a full build-your-own-conversation exercise; participants leave with a written, scheduled conversation
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Half-day / train-the-trainer: for organizations who want internal facilitators equipped to run this themselves
Want the deeper, team-facing version of this work instead of a talk?
Additional
Speaking Topics
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From Burnout to Breakthrough: Recovery Informed Leadership
How leaders can apply recovery principles to prevent burnout, build resilience, and create psychologically safe workplaces. Perfect for leadership conferences, safety meetings, and management retreats.
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Design Flaw, Not Character Flaw: Rethinking Workplace Wellness
Stop treating burnout like a personal problem and start fixing the systems that create it. Ideal for HR conferences, safety professionals, and organizational leaders.
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The Future of Work is Recovery-Informed
Why the workplaces that thrive by 2040 will be the ones that understand trauma, support recovery, and build systems that help people rather than break them.
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The Middle Manager Advantage: Your Secret Weapon for Retention
Why middle managers are the most important (and most neglected) level of your organization. Practical strategies for supporting them so they can support everyone else.
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Building Resilience in Blue Collar Environments
Mental health and recovery strategies that actually work in construction, and other high stress, safety critical industries.
Event Types
Conference Keynotes
45-90 minute presentations for industry conferences, association meetings, and corporate events.
Workshop Facilitation
2-4 hour interactive sessions with practical tools and implementation planning.
Panel Discussions
Expert perspective on workplace mental health, leadership development, and organizational culture.
Recovery Month Programming
September events focusing on addiction recovery, mental health awareness, and workplace support.
Suicide Prevention Week
Programming that addresses workplace mental health and crisis prevention.
Women in Construction Week
March programming that skips the inspiration-only panel format and gets into what actually keeps women in the trades, and what pushes them out.
Audience Sizes
25-2,500 attendees
Delivery Options
In-person, virtual, or hybrid
Geographic Focus
Colorado, Texas, National Virtual Events
What You Get
Before the Event
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Pre-event consultation to customize content
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Promotional materials and bio
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Audience survey options to tailor messaging
During the Event
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Professional presentation with actionable takeaways
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Handouts and resource materials
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Interactive elements appropriate to audience size
After the Event
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Follow-up resources for attendees
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Implementation planning session (if requested)
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Recording permission (with advance notice)
Speaking Experience
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Construction Industry Education Foundation Events
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Leadership Retreats
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Nonprofit Board Development Sessions
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Recovery Community Events
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Industry Safety Conferences
Recognition
Host of an internal communications video series that won a 2024 Ragan Award for Internal Communications Video, for one of the country's largest commercial general contractors.
Ready to give your audience strategies they can actually implement?
Book a Free Discovery Call
30 min