Keynote Speaking
Stories to renew minds, transform leadership and change lives
The LEAD Mindset® Keynote Speaking
Inject positive energy into your school assemblies, graduation ceremonies, conferences, and diversity and inclusion events. She is an international speaker who is regularly booked by multinational companies such as IBM and Santander UK.
Dennise shares motivational stories that relate to challenging the mindset of leadership, changing perceptions of leadership, thinking differently, motivation to raise aspirations and discovering your best self.
How these experiences finally led her to the conclusion that being seen, being heard and feeling valued can be transformed with a service-driven leadership mindset based on REAPS® – The LEAD Mindset six leadership concepts.
Who is Dennise Hilliman?
- Finalist, Black British Business Awards for Professional Services
- Former Deputy Headteacher
- Trained teacher of Science
- Former Principal Examiner, Oxford & Cambridge Examinations Board
- Founder & Trustee The LEAD Curriculum Advisory Board
- The LEAD Curriculum Advisory Board
- Partner, Business In The Communities (BiTC)
- Partner BBC Academy
- Member, Institute of Directors
- Founder President , Toastmasters Clubs

“An inspiring, engaging, and entertaining storyteller who leaves her audiences happy and mentally stimulated.”
Sandra Kerr, Race Equality Director, Business In The Communities
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Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion has become an issue that exists in education, business, work and life.
In these speeches Dennise draws on stories from her lived experiences as a black woman successfully navigating the educational & business landscapes. She shares lessons on how as a senior leader she established outstanding inclusive workplace cultures and defied predictions to progress professionally in the education and business sectors.

Harnessing Purpose & Happiness in Employees
McKinsey & Company found in their research that people who find meaning in their work are happier, more productive, and more engaged.
Happier employees mean a healthier organization.
The question is how to help employees find meaning?
One way is to stimulate employees to connect their work to a higher meaning.
These keynote speeches challenge employees to think outside the box about their job related tasks. They are inspired to focus on the why? in relation to the company’s bottom line.
In these keynote speeches, Dennise taps in on her wealth of leadership stories in a funny and engaging way to illustrate the impact of this way of thinking

The Principles of The LEAD Mindset® to shape the best version of yourself
Self-validation and the need to belong are two of the most sought after human needs.
In these keynote speeches Dennise helps people to discover greatness, self-validation and belonging all lie on the other side of service.
These speeches are humorous and inspirational, because Dennise uses examples from her own leadership journey and the journeys of prominent people she has rubbed shoulders with to demonstrate the principles of The LEAD Mindset®

Success beyond qualifications, fame and money
These keynote speeches help people to define success and discover its meaning based on the powerful question ‘what have they done for others?’.
Our speeches aim to inspire others so that they can formulate insights and motivate them to take action based on their learnings.
By embodying the values that the LEAD Mindset is grounded upon, Dennise is able to help individuals feel a sense of fulfillment and realize their worth.
Stories can change ideas and transform lives
The LEAD Curriculum creates meaningful and inclusive interactions between top executives, employees, and young people.
Dennise’s anecdotes from her 25+ years of experience in the business and education sectors have inspired audiences from diverse walks of life to adopt a contagious leadership mindset, and build a culture of service and productivity that delights customers.