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All That Can Be
Dr. Kimberly McGlonn is a dynamic speaker whose expertise spans a wide range of contemporary challenges. She offers a powerful voice and unique insights to discussions of justice, sustainability, and design. Uniquely poised to see the intersections, her career has positioned her to offer invaluable guidance as to how to develop leadership, community engagement, and personal empowerment.
Whether addressing the importance of intentional living, the complexities of ethical business practices, or the transformative power of education, Dr. McGlonn’s presentations are tailored to challenge audiences to think critically and to inspire them to act with purpose.
SPEAKS ABOUT
“Exceptional Design: A Call to New Expectations”
“Building Meaningfully Inclusive Organizations”
“Black Woman Led: The Barriers & The Beauty”
“Ethical Entrepreneurship: Balancing Profit & Purpose”
“Social Impact: A Moral Imperative”
“Fashion As Activism: Redefining Sustainability”
Exceptional Design
In her signature keynote, “Exceptional Design: A Call to New Expectations,” Dr. Kimberly McGlonn explores how bold, thoughtful design can serve not only as a business asset but as a transformative social force. She asks how companies can meet the emotional and social needs of leaders, employees, and customers amid today’s crises—poverty, climate denial, gun violence, and social fragmentation.
Dr. McGlonn emphasizes design’s power to foster connection, resilience, and optimism, arguing that businesses must create spaces that offer emotional and spiritual sanctuary, not merely physical shelter. Her concept of “exceptional design” advances the creative work of industrial designer Dieter Rams, challenging leaders to leap beyond mediocre and even good, design.
“This moment requires a new class of daring leaders able to use business design as a tool for recalibration. My passion is to offer experience-earned guidance which fast tracks their success.”
- Dr. Kimberly McGlonn