Julie Bee

Founder, Julie Bee Julie Bee is a speaker, author, and strategic advisor to business owners and their teams. An award-winning entrepreneur and engaging storyteller, Julie has spoken for 14+ years on topics including leadership, employee engagement, workplace culture, and entrepreneurship. Her mission is to help one million business owners transform big ideas into easy actions that elevate their businesses by 2032. Julie’s leadership insights have been featured on FastCompany, Forbes, SHRM, HubSpot, and many more. Her forthcoming book with Matt Holt Books, The Business Owner’s Guide to Burnout is scheduled to hit bookshelves in 2024. Matt Holt Books is an imprint of BenBella Books, publishers of Traction.

Founder, Julie Bee

Julie Bee is a speaker, author, and strategic advisor to business owners and their teams. An award-winning entrepreneur and engaging storyteller, Julie has spoken for 14+ years on topics including leadership, employee engagement, workplace culture, and entrepreneurship. Her mission is to help one million business owners transform big ideas into easy actions that elevate their businesses by 2032. Julie's leadership insights have been featured on FastCompany, Forbes, SHRM, HubSpot, and many more. Her forthcoming book with Matt Holt Books, The Business Owner’s Guide to Burnout is scheduled to hit bookshelves in 2024. Matt Holt Books is an imprint of BenBella Books, publishers of Traction.

Activities for Julie

Speaker | Design Entrepreneurship Deep Dive | 2023

The Visionary’s Dilemma: Rabbit Holes or Right Now?

How “Big-Picture” Leaders tackle daily tasks without getting distracted. For people who think at 40,000 feet, executing on the daily tasks to achieve their goals is often a challenge. These individuals create growth and innovation, but they can also create chaos for everyone around them (including themselves). In this keynote, Julie addresses the three types of daily distractors these individuals face and how to handle each. She also shares tips for teamwork and tactics to help visionaries complete the daily tasks that will eventually turn their vision into a reality.

This keynote is ideal for:

Business owners and entrepreneurs who are visionaries but struggle to make those dreams become reality.
Professionals who think big but have a hard time getting their teams on board to implement their ideas.
Employers who want to foster a workplace culture that welcomes big-picture thinking combined with a “get it done” mentality.

Key takeaways:

Learn the three types of distractors visionaries and big-picture thinkers face (and which ones to explore from time to time).
Explore the impact of your big-picture thinking on your team and how to navigate it.
Discover the two motivators that drive most actions and how to use that knowledge to your advantage.
Learn three tactics to make daily progress towards achieving big goals despite the ever-present distractors.