Where We Show Up
Keynotes, panels, podcasts, and press on the human dynamics behind how organizations actually perform.
What years of execution-focused work look like.
Global
As Seen In
Recent stages and conversations.
- January 2026
- The Pod FM - Visionary Voices Podcast
In this candid interview, Kendra shares the mindset behind building The Venned Group, including what it took to step into new leadership environments, face the fear of visibility, and develop the consistency that drives long-term business and personal growth.
- April 2025
- The Leadership Launchpad Project Podcast - Elite High Performance
Kendra sits down with Susan Hobson and Rob Kalwarowsky to tackle two of the most overlooked conversations in leadership, the right way to use feedback at work, and why soft skills are the most under-invested capability in most organizations today. Drawing from her book Using the F-Word at Work, Kendra shares the frameworks she uses with executive teams across North America.
- November 2024
- Design Nerds Anonymous Podcast
Kendra joined host Amanda Schneider to discuss the evolving importance of soft skills in today’s hybrid workplace. The conversation covers how organizations are navigating dispersed teams and intergenerational differences, and why communication, empathy, and adaptability are no longer optional capabilities for managers and leaders.
Articles & Features
- Flywheel Strategic
A feature exploring how leaders can build trust and psychological safety to reduce resistance, strengthen engagement, and help teams navigate change with confidence.
- Fast Company
Data shows more workers are ending up in leadership positions who don’t have the skills, aren’t trained for it, and never asked for it in the first place.
- Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience Institute
Kendra was featured as a subject matter expert at the Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience Institute, sharing her frameworks for building leadership training programs that produce measurable behaviour change, not just high satisfaction scores.
- USA Wire
A feature on The Venned Group’s approach to leadership development, covering Kendra’s philosophy, the gap between C-suite vision and management-layer execution, and how the organization is setting a new standard for leadership capability across North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Canadian SME Business Magazine
As AI and automation reshape the workplace, Kendra argues that the organizations best positioned to thrive are those investing in the one thing technology cannot replicate, human leadership capability. This article makes the case for why soft skills in mid-level leaders are the most critical development investment of the decade.
- FOR MEDIA & EVENT ORGANIZERS
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Kendra speaks on leadership, the human side of high performance, and what the best organizations do when they stop leaving culture to chance. Keynotes, half- and full-day workshops, executive facilitation, and panel moderation.
