Speaking

Paul is an engaging, passionate storyteller with a foundational message that we all benefit from Human First Leadership. His goal with any of his talks is to leave the audience with tools they can take back and implement immediately.

Paul’s Keynotes

Human First Leadership

  • Acknowledging that people’s identities affect their lived experiences

  • Finding compassion for daily challenges

  • The sustainable road to success: Empathy

People First Processes

  • Rethinking decades old HR processes

  • The “behind the scenes” of HR

  • Setting up feedback mechanisms to continuously evolve and better culture

The Future of Work

  • The pre-pandemic working world is gone

  • Work/life integration over work/life balance

  • Flexibility is key - how, where, why people do the work that companies ask them to

Hear What Paul Has to Say

Indeed Interactive 2019 - Turning Employees Into Advocates

Evoso Live 2022 - Human Beings First

HR Transform 2019 - The Impact of Diversity Storytelling to Foster Human Connection in Tech

  • “Paul Wolfe is a passionate public speaker with a foundational message - that we are all human beings first. His many years of HR experience combined with his exceptional storytelling ability will inspire your audience to be better people. I encourage any event planner to hire him to speak at your next event.’’

    Erin Weed - Founder and Emcee of EVOSO Live

  • “Paul's career speaks for itself, but how he has used his career to teach others about the importance of vulnerability and the connection in the workplace is inspiring. As a speaker, Paul engages his audience with well-told stories and ideas that guide us all back to what we know is true - we're all human beings first.’’

    Meagan O'Nan - Award winning author, speaker coach, and keynote speaker

  • “Paul is an impeccable storyteller who is guaranteed to inspire your audience with his message which we can all learn from, to be better human beings. His personal story on being vulnerable whilst being part of an executive team demonstrates the power in his message.’’

    Dr. Mark McBride-Wright, CEng - MIChemE Founder & Managing Director, EqualEngineers

  • “Paul Wolfe uses his vast experience as an executive in human resources to remind us how to connect. A true thought leader, Paul shows by example and through vulnerability how to bring humanity to the forefront at work and in life.”

    Dr. Sallie Greenberg - Principal Scientist - Energy & Minerals at Illinois State Geological Survey

  • "Paul’s kind and caring presence immediately gave me a sense of belonging in his presentation. His bold move of showing vulnerability in his work place is inspiring and the direction we all could be leaning towards. He unfolds what is possible in any work environment and provides us with a way to step into empathy, inclusivity and possibility."

    Shawn Maestretti - Principal Landscape Architect

  • “I had the pleasure of going through a speaker program with Paul. Paul’s true caring and authenticity in his dealings with others and making sure that he is truly adding value come through in both his speaking and in his work. Paul’s message of humans first is something that I immediately added into my personal and professional relationships since hearing him. Thank you Paul."

    Eliot Marshall - Former UFC Fighter, Owner of Easton Training Center, TedX Speaker

Past Speaking Engagements

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