Services

  • In-person or virtual, for audiences of all sizes

  • Interactive learning sessions

  • Sharing expertise as a featured guest

  • 1:1 support for leaders at all stages

  • Strategic planning and execution

Audiences

  • Executive leaders

  • Corporate teams

  • HR leaders

  • Employee Resource Groups

  • Industry groups

Results

  • Change buy-in & adoption

  • Better employee engagement

  • More effective leadership

  • Improved performance

  • More connected culture

Signature Keynote

The Gaps that Break Change

Building trust, alignment and momentum when it matters most

Change doesn’t fail at rollout. It fails long before it begins—when people are left out, left in the dark or quietly left behind.

That’s when the Ghost Gaps™ open: invisible disconnects in clarity, access, power and trust that quietly derail even the best strategies.

In this candid, story-driven keynote, Ivonne Furneaux shows where change actually breaks—and how to fix it before it’s too late. Drawing on decades of leading through mergers, layoffs, relocations and large-scale transformation, she shares a practical framework—Inform, Involve, Inspire, Invest—that helps leaders close the gaps that stall progress and rebuild trust.

This isn’t about managing resistance. It’s about earning buy-in.

Because when people feel informed, involved, inspired and invested, change doesn’t just happen. It sticks.

Who It’s For:

  • Leaders & managers who want to build stronger teams, especially in times of chaos and change

  • HR, DEI and communications professionals driving engagement

  • Organizations navigating growth, change or cultural transformation

Tangible Takeaways:

  • Learn the four tenets of sticky change

  • Apply a proven framework to build clarity, connection and trust

  • Spot the workplace gaps that sabotage transformation

  • Build alignment—even when the ground is shifting

  • Create culture where people want to stay and grow, even in uncertainty

Additional Speaking Topics

Workplace Engagement:
The Gaps that Kill Culture

Driving engagement and bringing out the best in your workplace—and everyone in it

Career Empowerment:
The Gaps that Keep You Stuck

Taking ownership, building sponsorship and moving your career forward‍ ‍

Inclusive Leadership:
The Gaps that Leaders Miss

Creating connected, high-performing teams where everyone can thrive

All speaking engagements are customizable and can be presented virtually or in person.

FAQs

I don’t see the topic I’m looking for. Do you customize?
YES! Contact me to customize a presentation for your audience related to workplace connection, communications & culture.

I’m interested in consulting services. Can you help?
YES! Check out emPower Up Consulting for details on consulting offerings, including strategic planning for internal and external communications, culture & organizational change.

Do you have a one-pager I can share?
YES! Download it here.

What’s up with the Ghost Gaps™?
Ghost Gaps are what I love to talk about most! They’re the invisible divides that shape every workplace. You can learn more about the concept here.