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Motivational expert on diversity, equity, inclusion & the future of work

Claude Silver

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Motivational speaker specializing in the field of diversity and inclusion, also focusing on the future of work and inspiring the next generation of female entrepreneurs and executives in the workplace.

5 out of 5 stars

Claude’s contribution to the learning was meaningful and the Flag Officers greatly appreciated her energy and engagement. We continued the conversation afterwards and throughout the week. Several of the participants highlighted specific takeaways from the talk that were relevant for our senior leaders’ role in shaping culture. Claude’s insights have provided helpful framing and inspiration as we continue to pursue a culture of learning and growth in the US Navy.

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Reasons to Book Claude Silver

A keynote from Claude will prove itself to be a joyful experience, with her engaging and motivational speaking style encouraging attendees to improve the workplaces they work in.
Learn about emotional optimism by booking Claude to speak at your next event, including how it can improve the wellbeing of your employees and make the workplace a happier place.
Claude is a trend setter in the industry, becoming the first Chief Heart Officer in the world. Her experience and optimism is a pleasurable addition to any event and she teaches about the future of the workplace.

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The world's first Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia, it's Claude Silver's job to ensure that the company’s hundreds of employees feel as though they're being seen and heard. The CEO of VaynerMedia, Gary Vee, considers Claude's role to be the second most important task at the organization, second only to his own role. It's the view of Claude that a happy team leads to a more productive team, and dedicates her career and speaking opportunities to driving forward the wellbeing and happiness of work teams across the country. She feels most comfortable when coaching others.

Reasons to Book Claude Silver

A keynote from Claude will prove itself to be a joyful experience, with her engaging and motivational speaking style encouraging attendees to improve the workplaces they work in.
Learn about emotional optimism by booking Claude to speak at your next event, including how it can improve the wellbeing of your employees and make the workplace a happier place.
Claude is a trend setter in the industry, becoming the first Chief Heart Officer in the world. Her experience and optimism is a pleasurable addition to any event and she teaches about the future of the workplace.

Claude Silver was originally taken on at VaynerMedia as Senior Vice President, tasked with running and maintaining the Unilever social media accounts. She spent several years traveling between different offices where she’d meet and mentor employees.

It was these experiences of mentorship that Claude realized she no longer wished to focus on the marketing side of things and instead would prefer to focus on the staff at the core of the business. Claude decided to leave the company so she could pursue this, but the CEO was quick to give her a call and offer her the new position of Chief Heart Officer. Claude doesn’t want to be the hero of the story, instead she wants to guide others to be their own hero’s.

Claude is passionate about creating environments that enable people to thrive and be themselves, shown through her leadership roles with JWT London, Organic, and SAYMedia. Claude aims to facilitate change and growth within teams and the individuals that comprise them, focusing on the importance of diversity, inclusion and equity within work teams and empowering female entrepreneurs and executives. Claude has a great track record of hiring the best talent and leading teams of people on an international scale. By guiding her colleagues, Claude shows them how to identify any issues and then rectify them so that roadblocks to success can be removed.

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The ROI of Leading with Heart

Empowering employees through HEART not only fosters a thriving team spirit but also drives business success. I

n this inspirational talk, Claude demonstrates how promoting others’ growth contributes to overall prosperity for your organization. She’ll reveal stories from working alongside Gary Vaynerchuk at VaynerMedia and intertwine them with personal experiences, illustrating the far-reaching positive impact of this transformative leadership approach.

Ultimately, she’ll equip audiences with a practical and lucrative strategy — The HEART Equation — that you, your teams, and your entire business can thrive.

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Navigating the New Normal

It’s undeniable: we’re operating in an entirely different universe, particularly in the workplace. The “new normal” necessitates novel strategies, and Claude is primed to provide them.

In this enlightening presentation, she’ll show how to maneuver this major shift by promoting authenticity, accepting imperfection, and making sense of our evolving situations. It’s the perfect moment to discard outmoded conventions, toss out the old rules, and adopt an innovative approach: Leading with HEART.

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Showing Up: The Secret to Building Culture

In this speech, Claude illustrates how leaders can show up authentically, embodying their “imperfect” selves and inspire others to do the same — establishing a robust corporate culture.

In this speech, Claude illustrates how leaders can authentically embody their “imperfect” selves and inspire others to do the same, establishing a robust corporate culture. With insights from thousands of hours spent leading, listening, troubleshooting, coaching, experimenting, and building teams, she will help you comprehend the essence of crafting a ‘come-as-you-are’ work culture, a thriving environment for everyone involved. This is your key to unlocking your business’ culture.

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Leading with Heart: A Trail Map

Incorporating the HEART approach in your organization is easier said than done — it requires commitment, understanding, and a deep willingness to change. However, with the right guidance and inspiration, it’s more than achievable.

In her presentation, Claude shares a roadmap to unlocking greatness within your own organization. She’ll walk you through five essential, albeit complex, steps that are required to truly make HEART a part of your organizational culture: Have empathy, Earn trust, Act as a sherpa, Reach everyone, Take down toxicity.

These steps aren’t easy — they demand dedication, a shift in perspective, and the courage to disrupt the status quo. Yet, they are absolutely necessary for the transformation you seek. With each step, you’ll not only draw closer to a HEART-led culture but also notice tangible improvements within your organization.

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The event went really well! Claude’s workshop got her a lot of fans early on, and then the closing keynote was just the right kind of ending we wanted for the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival. It was really good messaging that worked well for the purposes of our event.

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival

Claude was truly a genuine, approachable, and engaging presenter at our conference. She gave a crucial, intelligent, and inspiring talk on why focusing on culture works from a human-to-human perspective and as well from a practical perspective on HOW to concretely develop a happy, productive, and creative work environment for business success. Her caring demeanor radiated through clearly and effortlessly on stage, which in turn made people in the room feel safe to connect with her and with themselves in a deeper way. This effect was palpable…and beautiful. She can definitely command a room with such tenderness, a combination of attributes that is hard to find in a presenter. What an honor it has been to have Claude be part of our event!

Core Connect Conference

Claude, words can’t express how amazing I think you are. People loved your lecture and you exude such love and kindness. We all left wondering how Vayner got so lucky. You are truly the best. The first summit seemed to be a hit. In the 48 hours following the meeting, we already have almost 2/3 of the total of this year pre-registered. It’s certainly an exciting ride and YOU played a huge role. Everybody begged me to ask you come back and speak to the team members next year.

Glenn Krieger

Orthopreneurs Summit

Claude was a huge hit. The team loved her wisdom, authenticity, and candor. We were the lucky ones.

The Ad Council

US Navy

Claude delivered a high-energy presentation that really brought our theme of empathetic leadership in action to life. Along with valuable insight, you provided my leadership team with actionable takeaways and grounded the room in the need for heart and humanity in the workplace…Claude is an amazing force and a much-needed voice in the conversations that are going on about corporate culture and Leadership today.

Carter Myers Automotive