Helping companies build empowered and productive teams
When companies are serious about supporting their employees, they call me. I'm the author of "Self-Advocacy", an international keynote speaker, and a data leader. I work with leaders who want to leverage self-advocacy across their teams for better business outcomes.
I work with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, professional organizations, universities, schools, conferences, non-profits, and private groups. I am open to both virtual and in-person engagements and can travel from San Francisco.
Shailvi Wakhlu is an Author, International Keynote Speaker, and Technology Leader. She is the former Head of Data & Analytics at Strava and Komodo Health. Her sixteen-year data and engineering career has included companies such as Salesforce, Fitbit, and a software startup she co-founded. Shailvi’s self-advocacy expertise comes from being a practitioner at tech startups and large companies across three continents.
Wakhlu speaks on self-advocacy and data at twenty-five or more global conferences and Fortune 500 corporate events each year. She also teaches online courses on these subjects to a global audience.
Wakhlu offers individual and group coaching. She has helped hundreds of people grow their self-advocacy skills and reach important career milestones faster. She is also an investor and advisor to several high-growth startups.
Wakhlu grew up in India and studied Computer Engineering at Illinois Tech in Chicago. She loves to travel and has visited thirty-three countries. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, and their sixty plants.
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Top sessions for self-advocacy:
Click on the topics above or scroll below to learn more details. All sessions can be customized based on the specific demographics of the group. Please mention any relevant details about the audience, their needs, and their interests in the speaking request intake form.
Talks are usually an hour long and include Q&A. Workshops are typically multiple sessions across a full day and include breaks. Durations can be adjusted based on the needs of your organization.
In the modern workplace, self-advocacy is the cornerstone of success. This session unveils a pragmatic blueprint for honing your self-advocacy prowess, delivering benefits for your personal growth. Learn about what self-advocacy skills can unlock for you, the ways to reframe limiting beliefs, and tactical ways to frame wins in a way that leads to your desired outcomes. Break free from self-doubt, seize the reins of your potential, and sculpt a future brimming with accomplishments and empowerment.
This topic is great if you want to enable high-ownership employees equipped with self-advocacy skills.
Discover the keys to business triumph by empowering and aligning your workforce. In this session, I unveil a straightforward framework for bolstering self-advocacy skills within your team, promising enhanced results for your business. Explore the transformative potential of normalizing self-advocacy, cultivate a resilient team dynamic, and proactively mitigate business risks while gaining profound insights into your team's motivations. Unleash your organization's full potential by fostering enhanced psychological safety, and witness the substantial benefits it bestows upon your business output.
This topic is great if you want to build psychologically safe & high advocacy cultures.
I've had the privilege of working with some amazing organizations. Click here for an extended list of prior speaking engagements.
"Shailvi exceeded our expectations with her presentation on Mastering Self-Advocacy. Her content was clear and her tips were not only practical but immediately applicable. Beyond her impressive speaking skills, Shailvi's professionalism and approachability made collaborating with her a pleasure from start to finish. We highly recommend her for any event or workshop."
"Self-advocacy is a topic that is not openly discussed and it should be. And I'm glad that we have experts like Shailvi to walk us through it. Shailvi was able to communicate her points very clearly and the examples cited were relatable. The steps were also assertive but realistic at the same time. I'd definitely love to know more about this topic because of her talk."
"It was eye opening and something I needed to hear at this point. The flow in content was just perfect and it was so impactful. It’s so easy to put ourselves down specially for people who need constant external validation but this talk is motivating to take that extra step and get out of comfort zone"
"Loved this session! Shailvi Wakhlu thank you for sharing the valuable tips, language and awareness for improving how we advocate for ourselves. "
"I loved listening to you speak on self-advocacy. More women should speak up for themselves and their accomplishments"
"I LOVED your talk, especially the humble brags and advocating for myself"
My talks are a concise introduction to self-advocacy, while the all-day workshops are more hands-on and in-depth. The following resources supplement my speaking sessions.
The book is great for those who prefer a self-paced approach to learning self-advocacy skills. Attendees of my talks and workshops often supplement their learning with more in-depth material from the book. Discounted pricing is available for bulk purchases.
The course is best for those who prefer learning in a small group setting with peers, with hands-on exercises. The course supplements my talks with more depth. It's not ideal for full-day workshop attendees due to overlapping content.
The most personalized way you can leverage self-advocacy is to set up 1:1 coaching sessions with me. Coaching is customized to your situation, specific goals, and your challenges. My recommendation is to start with one session to explore a mutual fit. I have coached ~500 students/mentees over the years.
Over the last five years, I have created a lot of free content on self-advocacy. Check out my videos and articles that
are accessible in the public domain.
Additionally, you can follow me on
LinkedIn
to get notified of my latest posts on self-advocacy.