Workshops & Retreats
Actionable & engaging workshops, breakout sessions & trainings
Customized, interactive workshops & retreats
Mallory Whitfield blends her high-energy, entertaining speaking & performance style with actionable takeaways and interactive activities that are custom designed for your audience.
Drawing from a background in creative problem solving and design thinking, as well as decades of experience in theatre, improv, and movement, Mallory creates bespoke interactive workshops that keep attendees engaged.
These customized workshops are perfect for breakout sessions or as a follow-up program to her keynotes. She can also design half-day, full-day, or multi-day trainings or retreats for your organization.
“Mallory’s infectious energy, multi-faceted expertise and evolving presentation style make her that rare type of speaker that you want back year after year. With Mallory, the material and the way she shares it always feel fresh and relevant. Her welcoming air of acceptance creates an atmosphere of community and love that can draw even the shyest attendee out of their seat to dance.”
“It was honestly one of the BEST sessions we’ve personally attended; I learned so much to take-away and implement immediately, and know other attendees did as well.”
Signature Workshop Topics
Whether presented as a standalone session or as a follow-up program to her signature motivational keynote, We Are The Weird Ones, Mallory's workshops are designed to be engaging. She pairs personal stories with actionable takeaways and interactive activities that are custom designed for your attendees. Below are her primary workshop topics:
We Are The Weird Ones: Embrace Your Weird for a Kinder, More Inclusive World
(belonging & inclusion, personal growth)
Embrace Your Weird: Cultivating Your Creative Voice & Building Your Personal Brand
(creativity, branding & marketing)
Marketing Without Social Media
(evergreen marketing, relationship marketing, small business)
“As a marketing strategist - who has also worked on event marketing I can tell you that Mallory’s content and performance will be well worth the investment. She is bright, entertaining and she has a story to tell that will make you rethink your definition of weird. Mallory owns her stage but she never forgets about her audience. Her inclusive approach is the real deal. She has a generous spirit that draws you in, lifts you up and all of a sudden you want to say... yes, YES I want to celebrate MY weirdness. ”
We Are The Weird Ones: Embrace Your Weird for a Kinder, More Inclusive World
TOPIC: BELONGING & INCLUSION, ANTI-BULLYING, PERSONAL GROWTH
RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE: CONFERENCES, ASSOCIATIONS, HIGH SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES
As our workplaces, schools, and communities become overwhelmed by negativity, trolls, bullying and violence, how might we create a kinder, more inclusive world? The path towards together lies in embracing our own unique strengths and differences - our "weird" as Mallory Whitfield calls it. She offers a sequin-filled, inspirational exploration of how gratitude, self-compassion, allyship and loving kindness can help you be a better team member or leader in a technology-driven world. Mallory offers empowering alternatives, delivered in an entertaining format that's part stand-up, part TED Talk, part dance party and all fun.
Typical format: 1 hour keynote - 1/2 day workshop
Your custom speaking program can include book copies for attendees, and an in-depth workshop can be offered as an add-on extension of Mallory's signature keynote We Are The Weird Ones.
Length can be adjusted as needed. Learning objectives are customized to the needs of your audience and can include:
How fostering inclusion & belonging in workplaces, schools, and communities is beneficial for everyone involved
Specific tools and resources including Mallory’s signature 4-part framework — Curiosity, Compassion, Authenticity & Action
Guided exercises for attendees to reflect on the ways in which they have felt judged and have been judgmental towards others, to increase awareness of negative behaviors and bullying of others
Embrace Your Weird: Cultivating Your Creative Voice & Building Your Personal Brand
TOPIC: CREATIVITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BRANDING & MARKETING
RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE: MARKETING CONFERENCES, ART ASSOCIATIONS, ENTREPRENEURS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
In a world where everyone is an influencer, how can you stand out? The answer lies in embracing your unique strengths and differences (your "weird" as Mallory calls it), cultivating your authentic creative voice, and building your personal brand in an intentional, thoughtful way. Discover how to refine your voice and personal brand in a way that reflects your authentic self and be more deliberate about the messages you convey to the world via your social media, online marketing, and other communication tools.
Typical format: 45 minute - 1.5 hour workshop
Length can be adjusted as needed. Learning objectives are customized to the needs of your audience and can include:
What a personal brand is and why it is essential to develop an authentic brand in order to reach your professional career goals
Exercises and techniques for tapping into your "weird" in order to refine your personal brand in a way that reflects your authentic self
How you can be more deliberate about the messages you convey to the world via social media and other communication tools
How to leverage your unique strengths and personality to unlock networking and career opportunities
Marketing Without Social Media
TOPIC: EVERGREEN MARKETING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE: ENTREPRENEURS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, CREATIVE CONFERENCES
Social media got you down? In this interactive & educational class, you’ll discover & discuss ways to leverage evergreen marketing channels like SEO, blogging, and Pinterest (it’s a search engine!), as well as email marketing plus local publicity & direct outreach to market your products and creative business.
This session is ideal for creative entrepreneurs and small business audiences. Founded by Mallory Whitfield, Badass Creatives serves up business, marketing & life advice for high-achieving, multi passionate creative weirdos.
Typical format: 45 minute - 1/2 day workshop
Length can be adjusted as needed. Learning objectives are customized to the needs of your audience and can include:
What evergreen marketing is and how it offers a more peaceful alternative to the never-ending “hamster wheel” of social media
Examples of artists & creative business owners leveraging evergreen marketing tools like SEO, blogs and Pinterest and relationship marketing tools including collaborations
Actionable takeaways and tips on how to use long-form evergreen content to promote your products or services
Mallory’s signature framework for understanding different aspects of marketing, the Badass Creatives Marketing Pyramid — Brand, Owned marketing channels and 3rd Party marketing channels
“For the past two years, I have coordinated the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s 3-month Catapult business accelerator program for all forms of fashion/beauty/jewelry designers. It is a very immersive learning experience that takes small business owners through every aspect of growing and scaling their companies.
In both years, Mallory was the only guest speaker that I allotted to not one, but two, slots because of her incredible knowledge and ability to work so well with our scholars.
She is an absolute favorite of our scholars - a highly respected thought leader but also a very successful craft-industry professional. After her programs, they buzz about all the things they’ve put into action after learning of these tools and strategies in her sessions. She always leaves them with a huge resource list of all kinds of tutorials, articles, and other thought leaders to follow. These resource guides are pure gold.
Mallory is so generous with sharing her knowledge and has such a passion to see participants succeed.”
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