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Nahla Summers
Transform workplace cultures with Nahla Summers, speaker and kindness strategist. Nahla works with organisations to improve employee wellbeing and productivity through her KQ² framework, delivering Guinness World Record insights recognised by the Prime Minister.
Nahla Summers transforms workplace cultures through her pioneering research on kindness as a strategic business advantage. Her KQ² - The Human Equation framework helps organisations thrive in an AI-driven world by prioritising emotional intelligence and human connection.
As founder of KQ² - The Human Equation and Sunshine People CIC, Nahla combines 15 years of senior leadership experience with groundbreaking social research. Her Guinness World Record for travelling 5007 miles on a stand-up bike generated nearly 250,000 acts of kindness, earning recognition from the Prime Minister as a Point of Light for "transforming the concept of sponsorship."
Organisations implementing Nahla's Culture of Kindness methodology report significant improvements in employee well-being, productivity, and profitability. Her approach addresses workplace mental health challenges by integrating core values, such as gratitude, empathy, integrity, and trust, into the organisational DNA, creating resilient teams equipped to navigate complex business environments and technological disruptions.
Audiences gain practical strategies for measuring and improving emotional intelligence, actionable frameworks for building psychologically safe workplaces, and techniques for leveraging human connection as a competitive advantage in an increasingly automated world.
Book Nahla to equip your organisation with the human-centred leadership capabilities essential for success in today's rapidly evolving business landscape.
Topics, sessions and talks
Nahla Summers introduces the concept of "The Zero Burden Business," offering actionable strategies to drive social impact, improve team well-being, and foster innovation—all while boosting business performance that every team member can put into action not only for greater business success but for greater individual employee success - they will thank you for it.
Traditional leadership often sacrifices employee well-being and social responsibility for control and profit. Toxic workplaces, low morale, and high turnover follow when leadership lacks kindness and compassion. Nahla Summers reveals how kind leadership can be a powerful driver of success. This keynote teaches leaders how to create trust and collaboration through kindness, building a socially conscious business that thrives by prioritising people alongside profit.
As AI advances, many leaders neglect the importance of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in maintaining human connection. Relying solely on AI risks creating disconnected workplaces where creativity, engagement, and collaboration suffer. Nahla Summers shows how leaders can blend AI with Emotional Intelligence to keep their teams engaged and motivated. This keynote equips leaders to leverage technology without losing the human touch, ensuring long-term competitiveness in a tech-driven world.
Many businesses use the term "social impact". In this talk, Nahla Summers challenges and gives depth to how this applies to the micro-social impact of every organisation. Superficial efforts damage credibility and miss out on the benefits of authentic social impact—loyal customers, engaged employees, and a stronger reputation. To prevent this, Nahla cuts through the buzzwords to show how ethical leadership drives both business success and meaningful macro-societal change, providing clear, practical steps for integrating real social impact into business strategy.
With 25% of trading businesses citing economic challenges and 57% of leaders fearing a recession, the need for empathetic yet decisive leadership is critical. In this keynote, designed for organisations facing economic uncertainty, Nahla Summers empowers leaders to balance strength with compassion, providing tools for impactful decision-making, fostering cultural resilience, and equipping them with practical skills to navigate turbulence. Attendees will learn how to inspire confidence and cohesion in their teams during challenging times.
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To book Nahla Summers, email nahla.summers@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Nahla's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Nahla Summers structures her sessions around a proprietary framework — KQ² - The Human Equation — which she applies across topics including AI integration, leadership, and workplace culture to give audiences a consistent methodology for measuring and implementing emotional intelligence in organisational settings.
Nahla Summers speaks on emotional intelligence in leadership, kind leadership as a driver of business performance, and the integration of AI with human connection in the workplace. She holds a Guinness World Record for travelling 5,007 miles on a stand-up bike, generating nearly 250,000 acts of kindness, and received a Prime Minister's Points of Light award for her work transforming the concept of sponsorship.
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