Hire Gayathri Shukla, Leadership Speaker

About This Speaker

Gayathri Shukla, P.Eng., MBA, is a human connection and inclusive leadership expert, award-winning storyteller, and bestselling author. She helps organizations build cultures where people feel seen, valued, and able to contribute — especially during times of change, uncertainty, and technological disruption.

A former engineering and digital transformation leader, Gayathri brings over 20 years of experience across energy, mining, entrepreneurship, and community storytelling. As the founder of Campfire Kinship, she has supported corporate, nonprofit, academic, and public-sector audiences through keynotes, advisory, and story-based learning experiences that strengthen cultures of trust, belonging, and human connection.

Gayathri Shukla is the bestselling author and editor of Landed, Transformative Stories of Canadian Immigrant Women and The Fires We Lit, Illustrated Stories of Women Reimagining the Rules. She is also the host of Hearth 2 Heart, a radio-podcast at CJSW 90.9 exploring stories of purpose and belonging. Her work has been featured at TEDx, CBC, Global News and other media conversations on storytelling and leadership.

A recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal and SAIA Outstanding Business Award, Gayathri is currently pursuing doctoral research in transdisciplinary approaches to inclusive leadership and ethical AI innovation. Her keynotes are thoughtful, practical, and deeply human — helping audiences reconnect with trust, courage, agency, and what it means to stay human in a rapidly changing world.

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