Transformative keynotes & facilitated experiences
Dawn doesn't just deliver a keynote. She shifts something in the room.
Keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and leadership consultant — bringing 15+ years of public health, legal epidemiology, health equity, and organizational development to stages and leadership teams who are ready to do something real.
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What your audience will walk away with.
Every keynote, workshop, and training Dawn delivers is built around one conviction: your audience shouldn't just feel inspired — they should leave with something they can actually use.
Dawn brings lived experience, public-health-informed research, and a gift for making complex ideas immediately applicable. She meets audiences where they are, challenges them to see their work differently, and gives them the tools to act on what they've learned — before they even leave the room.
She's equally at home on a main stage, in a workshop breakout, or facilitating a leadership retreat. The energy changes. The outcomes don't.
Testimonials from the Junior League of St. Petersburg where Dawn gave a talk on Boundaries: The Leadership Habit That Builds Trust, Prevents Burnout, and Drives Results.
Keynote Topics
Burnout Prevention & Organizational Wellbeing
Burnout isn't a personal failure — it's a systems failure. This keynote helps leaders understand the organizational roots of burnout and leave with concrete strategies to build workplaces that protect and restore the people inside them.
Ethical & Inclusive Leadership
Inclusive leadership isn't a checklist — it's a practice. This session explores what ethical, equity-rooted leadership actually looks like in daily decisions, team culture, and organizational policy, with practical frameworks leaders can apply immediately.
Workplace Culture Transformation
Culture isn't what you put on your website — it's what happens in your hallways. This keynote challenges organizations to close the gap between stated values and daily practice, and offers a clear-eyed path toward cultures that actually reflect who you say you are.
Healthy Boundaries & Leadership Capacity
High-performing leaders aren't the ones who work the most — they're the ones who protect what matters most. This talk reframes boundaries as a leadership strategy and gives audiences permission to redesign how they work, lead, and live.
All topics can be customized for your audience, industry, and event goals. Dawn also facilitates custom workshops and trainings on request.
How Dawn shows up
Keynote presentations (45–90 minutes)
Workshop facilitation (half-day or full-day)
Leadership retreats
Panel moderation
Training and professional development sessions
Virtual and in-person
What you need to know: FAQs
What engagements is Dawn available for?Conferences, corporate events, leadership summits, nonprofit convenings, retreats, and professional development series. Virtual and in-person. Dawn travels from St. Petersburg, FL.
How do I get started?Getting started is simple. Reach out through our contact form or schedule a call—we’ll walk you through the next steps and answer any questions along the way.
What is the booking lead time?Dawn books select speaking engagements per quarter. Early inquiry is recommended, especially for keynote dates 3+ months out.
About Dawn — for event programs and introductions
Short bio (56 words): Dawn M. Hunter, JD, MPH, CWP is a Workplace Culture Strategist, keynote speaker, and founder of The Dawn Lab. With 15+ years at the intersection of public health law, health equity, and organizational life, she helps leaders and organizations build workplaces where people actually thrive. She is also the host of the Work Is Third podcast.
Long bio (150 words): Dawn M. Hunter, JD, MPH, CWP is a Workplace Culture Strategist, keynote speaker, and the founder of The Dawn Lab, a consulting practice built on the belief that thriving organizations are made of thriving people.
With more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of public health, legal epidemiology, health equity, and organizational development, Dawn brings a rare combination of research depth, equity grounding, and practical wisdom to every stage she stands on. She is the creator of the RESET Method, a 90-day organizational transformation framework, and the host of Work Is Third, a podcast about building a life where work is just one part of the story.
Dawn's keynotes and workshops are known for being honest, actionable, and rooted in lived experience — she left a burnout-inducing workplace herself and rebuilt around her values. She speaks from that place, and audiences feel it.
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