Genein Letford, M.Ed

As the 2019 LA Lakers Businesswoman of the Year and the 2015 CA Charter Teacher of the Year, Genein is a national thought leader and creator of the concept of ‘Intercultural Creativity®’.  She is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of CAFFE Strategies, LLC which is a consulting, coaching, and training company that trains C-Suite executives and employees to create sustainable organizational equity and inclusion strategies while unleashing their innovative thinking for themselves and in their businesses.

Her 7 Gems of Intercultural Creativity® is a leading framework that encourages corporations in their diversity and inclusion development while developing critical cognitive tools for creative thinking. Her first book, From Debt To Destiny: Creating Financial Freedom From the Inside Out connects creative thinking to financial agility and was an international bestseller in 5 finance categories. Her book, 7 Gems of Intercultural Creativity: Connecting, Creating and Innovating Across Cultural Lines is the only book on this topic. She recently published her first children’s book I AM CREATIVE! with her 3-year-old son, Shawn Letford.  Genein believes creative thinking thrives best in an inclusive environment and she is often called ‘America’s Creative Coach’ for her work in reigniting intercultural creativity within our workforce.

Speaking Topics -

CREATIVE THINKING FOR A POST PANDEMIC WORLD

Is creative thinking at the top of your training? Here’s why it should be.

Creative thinking is now the #1 skill needed in the workforce. Why?

With the advancement of AI technology and now the effects of the pandemic, companies need employees who can imagine, create and courageously contribute fresh ideas to the market.

Genein is a national voice on creative thinking. Her keynotes (which are full of stories, laughs and wow moments) help build the foundational creative skills needed to produce innovative ideas for an unknown future. She shares her 16 Diamond Tools of Creative Thinkers and encourages your team members that they too can regain their creative genius and contribute with purpose.

Employees that build an entrepreneurial creative mindset are more engaged, creative and productive at work. Let Genein inform, inspire and transform your teams to fulfill their creative potential.

Attendees will learn how to:

• Rebuild their innate creative mindset
• Learn basic strategies that support creative thinking
• Expand their imaginative abilities
• Interact with colleagues to build an inclusive creative culture

INTERCULTURAL CREATIVITY: BUILDING AND HONORING THE CREATIVITY IN US ALL

Innovation!

Everybody wants it but most people don't know how to truly achieve it. Innovation rests on creative thinking and creativity rests on the ability to see things from multiple perspectives, dismantling bias, having a curious open mind and building a culture of inclusion and belonging.

We are now a global workforce that has forced global citizens to interconnect and produce innovative ideas.

Collaborative Intercultural Creativity is now the "new normal."

This engaging keynote helps your team members develop intercultural competency with creative thinking strategies to build an inclusive environment for the health of all team members.

This post pandemic topic is critical for the creative advancement of any organization. Lots of laughs, stories and memorable points that will ignite your attendees to start 2021 with hope and strategies for a brighter connected future.

Attendees will learn how:

• Culture and creativity are connected
• To analyze their own cultural behaviors and become aware and beneficially responsive to others
• To creatively engage with other cultures in business - virtual and in person
• To advance their intercultural competence for success in a global market

DIVERSITY DIAMONDS: EMPOWERING YOUR EMPLOYEES TO CREATE WITH PASSION AND PURPOSE

2020 pushed conformity out the door. Celebrating the uniqueness of your employees is now your organization’s superpower. Genein equips organizations with strategies to build creative cultures that highlight the diamond facets of team members for individual and corporate success. Your event will shine bright with Genein Letford!

CUSTOM TOPIC:

Genein is an award-winning speaker and speech writer and can craft a powerful uniquely written speech for the theme of your event. Whether it be on creative thinking, the intersection on innovation and inclusion or building the intercultural mindset, Genein can inform, inspire and transform your team members to reclaiming their creative genius while creating an inclusive environment where everyone can shine.