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Dr. Maurine Kwende

Dr. Maurine Kwende, is a leadership connoisseur who transforms leaders and executives into inspiring leaders through her consulting firm, EMK Learning Solutions LLC. With over 25 years of experience, she’s a sought-after speaker, executive leadership coach, trainer, consultant, educator, and author who empowers leaders and organizations to become places people want to work. She empowers higher education leaders, chief learning officers and corporate leaders so they can be equipped to self empower and empower others. Her signature EMK Leadership Academy equips leaders with the skills to become the kind of leaders people want to work for through cohort based programs, executive leadership coaching, training, consulting and instructional design. 

Her expertise spans executive leadership coaching, leadership development, research, impactful training programs, stratetegic planning and innovative instructional design. 

She is also a certified DISC and FACET 5 Consultant. 

She holds a Ph.D. in Learning Technologies Design Research and a Chief Talent Officer Executive Certification from George Mason University.

Community Women Leader

From boardroom to building dreams:

When Dr. Maurine is not architecting leadership greatness, she champions young girls and women in her community, including those in the manufacturing industry, to dream big, take action, and reach their full potential through her non-profit, Girls Can Dream Big 2. 

She is passionate about women’s empowerment.

Speaking

Dr. Maurine Kwende is a powerhouse in the keynote-speaking world. Her presentations crackle with incredible energy, infectious passion, humor, and a clear purpose: to ignite leaders, particularly women, and propel them to reach their full potential.

Leaders who yearn to be leaders people want to work for – especially those who champion women’s empowerment – flock to Dr. Maurine’s workshops, retreats, and training sessions. With over 25 years of expertise in leadership coaching, learning & development, career growth, and personal development, Dr. Maurine creates a captivating connection with each audience member.

She is a fierce advocate for women’s empowerment. By sharing her own empowering journey from self-doubt to self-empowerment, she equips others, particularly women, to courageously navigate their own path towards success.

Are you ready to transform your leadership, inspire your team, and or empower your female leaders? Book Dr. Maurine for your next event and witness the power of a truly impactful speaker and leader.

Contact us today to discuss your event and secure Dr. Maurine’s availability.

Common Speaking Topics

Leadership and Professional Development

Learning and Development

Past speaking engagements and media appearances:

Book me for a speaking engagement, consulting, coaching, instructional design and facilitation now.

Podcast

Maurine is the host of the “Empowerment Minutes “ Podcast. Empowerment Minutes is a podcast for all learning and development, leadership, and coaching professionals on the latest discussions and updates about the industry and more!

The goal of the podcast is to empower learning and development, and leadership professionals with L&D and leadership nuggets shared by the host and guest hosts on the show. This podcast covers a variety of topics that impacts all L&D and leadership professionals no matter where they are in their journey. 

Would you like to be a guest on the podcast? Maurine would love to have you! Select ‘’Be My Guest Host “below for a quick chat and let me know what you’re an expert in. 

Why not also subscribe to the podcast and listen to past episodes as well as upcoming ones? Below is a list of podcast episodes with the most recent episode at the top of the list. Just select play and listen to some great insightful knowledge! *Episodes are also available on Amazon Music,  iTunes, Podbean, Spotify and YouTube.

Academia

Dr. Maurine earned her doctorate in Learning Technologies Design Research from George Mason University. She has published many articles and journals in the field of learning technologies design research. Her research interests include artificial intelligence, design decision-making, coaching, leadership, user experience design, learning engineering and emerging technologies. 

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If you would like to tap into my knowledge, chat about learning and development, leadership, coaching, artificial intelligence  interests, or even wanting to suggest an interesting topic you’d like to hear, then your name, email, and any comments is all we need to help start the journey with you. Or if you’re ready to take the next step, schedule time now!

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