Book Michelle O’Grady to Speak on Identity, Belonging, and the Future of Inclusive Leadership & Business
Today’s next generation of talent —those 25 million new Americans who naturally navigate multiple identities—are entering organizations built on frameworks that can't accommodate their complexity. This demographic collides with binary organizational and consumer systems, creating both a crisis and an unprecedented opportunity.
Organizational Leadership | Employee Development | Social Impact | Cross-cultural Marketing
Signature Talks:
Beyond the Binary: Redesigning Spaces for a Growing Multi-Identified World
How to Create Psychological Safety in Your Organization to Meet the Needs of the Fastest Growing Demographic & Next Generation of Talent
How to Unlock the Cognitive Complexity of Next-Generation Talent to Drive 21st Century Innovation
How to Use Consumer Psychology to Tap into the Fastest-Growing Demographic To Grow Your Market Share
AI, Culture, and the future of workforce development.
Speaker Bio
Michelle O'Grady is a communications strategist and business innovation expert who has worked with some of the world's most successful brands, including Google and AARP, to harness diversity as a competitive advantage. As founder and CEO of Team Friday, she has built a profitable, equity-focused creative agency that demonstrates how cognitive complexity drives bottom-line results. With over two decades of strategic experience and a master's in Media Psychology, Michelle helps business leaders understand that supporting multi-identified talent isn't just about inclusion—it's about accessing the cognitive diversity that fuels breakthrough innovation and market differentiation in an increasingly complex global economy.
Her research-backed frameworks help organizational culture leaders move beyond traditional categorical hiring and management approaches to unlock the innovation potential of today's fastest-growing demographic.
“Michelle is a dynamic speaker who invites participants to consider their role in shaping the future they are creating.”
