Gayathri Shukla

Keynote Speaker | Calgary, Alberta

Leadership, Diversity and Human Centred Design Expert

Gayathri Shukla Expertise Leadership, Peak Performance, Leadership Development, Teamwork, Personal Growth, Women In Business, Women's Leadership, Mindfulness and Resilience & Adversity.

Gayathri Shukla

About Gayathri Shukla

Gayathri Shukla is a dynamic, thought-provoking speaker who offers story-based solutions that empower people to become more inclusive and impact-driven. Gayathri Shukla masterfully harnesses the power of storytelling to help diverse teams discover their unique strengths, while building skills in empathy in an inspiring way.

Gayathri Shukla Videos

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From Mindset to Management: Transforming from the Inside-out (episode

Scovan International Women's Day Interview Series: Empathy

Preview Reel for Gayathri's Keynote

Gayathri Shukla Interviews & Podcasts

Local Book Highlights Journeys of Canadian Immigrant Women

Calgary Eyeopener with Loren Mcginnis, Angela Knight

GAYATHRI SHUKLA BIOGRAPHY

Gayathri Shukla is a dynamic and thought-provoking speaker who inspires individuals and teams to realize their full potential. As the Founder of an organization, a social enterprise dedicated to fostering inclusive cultures through the power of storytelling, Gayathri helps diverse teams discover their unique strengths and build a sense of belonging.

With a unique perspective shaped by living in three countries before the age of 15 and extensive global travel, Gayathri Shukla developed a deep sense of global citizenship and interconnectedness. A Professional Engineer with over 17 years of experience in the energy sector, she began her career in Fort McMurray, Alberta, where she was one of the few Indo-Canadian women in an industrial environment. Her journey from technical expert to project management leader showcased her ability to reinvent her skills and adapt to new challenges. Notably, she led the schedule integration efforts for Fort Hills, a $17 billion greenfield oil sands facility, achieving an industry-first in its safe and timely start-up.

Gayathri Shukla’s passion for continuous learning led her to earn an Executive MBA from Queen’s University while balancing a full-time career and parenting young children. Her MBA project, focused on unleashing innovation through stakeholder engagement, was recognized at executive levels and contributed to the creation of a new transformation department within her organization. As a leader in this department, Gayathri Shukla spearheaded digital strategy and innovation initiatives, particularly within the Mining workforce. She also led her department’s employee resource group for women’s diversity which deepened her expertise in equity, diversity and inclusion.

In 2021, Gayathri Shukla made a bold leap to entrepreneurship and has supported hundreds of teams in bringing their inclusion goals to life through an innovative storytelling method that she developed. Additionally, Gayathri Shukla served as a Fellow for Financial and Economic Inclusion at the Public Policy Forum, where she supported Canadian youth with sharing their lived experiences to influence policy development. She also hosts the Hearth 2 Heart podcast on CJSW 90.9, where she explores stories that build empathy and connection.

Gayathri Shukla’s commitment to community building has earned her several accolades, including two grants in 2021: the first for a video storytelling project called Unlikely Friends, and the second for a bestselling anthology she published: Landed, Transformative Stories of Canadian Immigrant Women, for which she was recognized with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. When she’s not leading transformative initiatives or inspiring others through her speaking engagements, Gayathri Shukla enjoys hiking in the mountains with her husband and two children.

Gayathri Shukla Topic Presentations

Gayathri Shukla Calgary, Alberta, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

People-centered Leadership: Building Inclusive Teams That Foster Engagement and Retention

Transformative Leadership: Navigating Change and Fostering Innovation

Harnessing the Power of Storytelling

Gayathri Shukla Books & Articles

Landed, Transformative Stories of Canadian Immigrant Women
Landed, Transformative Stories of Canadian

Landed is a collection of personal stories about the transformative experience of immigration. Written by 37 women from 30 countries of...

Unlocking the Power of Storytelling
Unlocking the Power of

In this increasingly complex world, what if stories held the key to our self-healing? Could stories stitch up our wounds so we could better...

Is Storytelling Key to Better Leadership?
Is Storytelling Key to Better

Gayathri Shukla believes that stories hold incredible power to shape our understanding of ourselves, and our understanding of others. Her...

Gayathri Shukla
Gayathri

For Gayathri Shukla, a Calgary-based writer, founder of Campfire Kinship, and EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) strategist, the...

‘falling in Love with Canada’: New Book Tells Female Immigrants’ Stories
‘falling in Love with Canada’: New Book Tells

A new book is allowing readers to learn what it’s truly like to be a female immigrant in Calgary. “I’ve been told this book is...

Gayathri Shukla Speaking Testimonials

"Gayathri Shukla’s energy and message are contagious and will stay with me"

"I wanted to let you know what great presentation you gave at the Scovan Women’s day event on Monday! I tuned into about 3 different women’s day events, and you were by far the best speaker. You can really tell that you are quite the “”story teller””! I loved what you said about how the only way to get past certain challenges in life, is to go “”through”” it. I also loved your encouragement for us to “”own”” our stories. I was taking notes and really got a lot out of Gayathri Shukla’s presentation."

"Gayathri Shukla! I just wanted to write you and thank you for your message at the Women’s Day Forum yesterday. I have listened to your talk twice, and have come away so inspired and impacted by your words and your story. There are significant moments in life when a message comes to you at a critical time that has the potential to change the path forward, and yours has done this for me. You have instilled such an important and motivating call to have accountability over choices, values, goals, and success. I am so grateful that your voice is there to inspire and lead women in our community, and feel personally driven to progress forward as a de-centered, compassionate professional..."

"Your presentation was so powerful. Thank you so much for delivering a keynote presentation that was both inspiring but also very human and real. I could listen to you present for hours. We had a number of individuals reach out for your contact information. Thank you very much for your excellent presentation today.   I found you so inspiring and engaging.   Your presentation resonated with me in so many ways.  The themes of hope, humanity and courage were so meaningful.  I am so glad that you delivered the keynote presentation for Discovery.   You were perfect!  You did a wonderful job of setting the tone for the entire event.  I think that you did make it possible for us to..."

"I wanted to send you a quick note to thank you for the wonderful presentation today. I really appreciated your focus on empathy (as a contrast to a pure policy focus). As a queer person, I share your passion for growing inclusion and diversity; in particular within the engineering community. I’m really proud of the work we’ve been able to advance at Stantec on the I&D front over the last five years, but I know we still have a lot of work ahead of us."

"Thank you for an excellent event today. If I may be a bit vulnerable and transparent: I have to confess, over the past few years I have had mixed feelings at the end of International Women’s Day celebrations. My cynicism about this day has grown over the years because I have often felt it is treated as a kind of “Corporate mother’s day”. The well-meaning comments from friends and colleagues I often find are bordering on being patronizing, leaving me to feel that I have been congratulated for being a woman, or worse, commended on doing such fine work AND also being a woman… (I mean, like… is this a surprise?)  I often end the day feeling frustrated. IWD..."

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