Henna Pryor

As a workplace performance expert, Henna Pryor’s keynotes and workshops take a science-based approach to improve strategic risk management and workplace success. Her talks blend 2 decades of work experience with a playful style and high-impact takeaways. Henna Pryor is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Henna Pryor’s fees.

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High-Performance Career

After graduating with an honors degree in Finance from the University of Delaware and a master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Virginia, Henna Pryor initially began working in external auditing for Ernst & Young LLP before pivoting into her 14-year career in staffing.

During that stage of her career, Henna broke multiple records and successfully matched thousands of finance and accounting professionals into new opportunities, with companies ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 global organizations. While there, she won Rookie of the Year, Performer of the Year (#1 in the firm), and was a perennial top 10% performer, earning the attention of several top media outlets.

But her heart broke every time she helped a high-performing employee exit their high-potential team. Over and over, these high achievers left those teams – often leaving the leaders and colleagues scratching their heads. They couldn’t figure out why their people were so unhappy. She told them: “Maybe you’re not repelling anyone…but you’re sure as heck not compelling anyone either.”

Eventually, she decided that it was time to use her years of expertise and education to change this paradigm.

Accomplished Keynote Speaker

Since then, Henna has become an accomplished speaker and author, been invited to speak at SXSW and TEDx twice, and brings her expertise to a variety of global organizations including Google, Workday, Johnson & Johnson, and JPMorgan Chase. SUCCESS Magazine recognized her as one of their 2024 Woman of Influence, and she has been featured in Forbes, NBC, Washington Post, Fast Company, Inc., Business.com, HuffPost, and many more. Today, her clients call her their “secret weapon for impossible change.”

Other Ventures

Henna also founded Pryority Group to realize a vision that transformational speaking, coaching, and performance growth workshops should be available to everyone, and because she believes the key to most people’s success is learning to strengthen mental and social muscles to boost risk-taking, maximize influence, and be braver in the work that we do.

Her best-selling book, Good Awkward, was endorsed by NFL Quarterback Russell Wilson and former HBR editor Karen Dillon, and has won a host of prestigious awards including Kirkus Reviews’ “Best Book of the Year.”

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Need a bit more info? Find out if Henna is a good fit for your keynote, workshop, or company meeting by scheduling a free 30-minute strategy session.

To hire Henna Pryor for an event, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with the proposed event date, location, audience size, event format and program goals. Henna Pryor is available for corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, private events, workshops, fireside chats and virtual programs.

After receiving your request, a Mollie Plotkin Group booking agent will review Henna Pryor’s availability, discuss the event details and get back to you within 48 hours with next steps for securing Henna Pryor for your program.

The cost to book Henna Pryor depends on the event date, location, format, audience size and scope of the appearance. Henna Pryor’s speaking fee ranges from $25,000 to $40,000, while virtual programs typically range from $10,000 to $12,500. Speaking fees may vary for keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events, corporate meetings and virtual programs.

For the most accurate Henna Pryor booking fee, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with your event details. Our team will help confirm availability, pricing and the best format for your event.

Dominating Disruption and Pushing Limits: Unlocking the mental and social skills of success in the fast-changing world of work

The old tools of success got us here. They won’t take us where we need to go next.

Today’s top performers are grappling with a hidden paradox: the very excellence that built their reputation is quietly holding them back. In a world flooded with change – new rules, new tech, new expectations – clinging to what we’ve always done well is the fastest way to fall behind.

In this provocative and energizing keynote, Henna Pryor, Workplace Performance Expert and 2x TEDx speaker, flips the script on what modern excellence really looks like. Through a mix of powerful storytelling, behavioral science, and mindset-shifting tools, she shows audiences how to train the mental and social muscles that fuel success in today’s disruptive world. We explore factors like mindset monkey wrenches, strategic discomfort, and the #1 tool everyone needs in a turbulent world: neutral thinking.

With strategies that stick and stories you’ll still be thinking about weeks later, this keynote will help your team build the habits that matter most when everything’s in flux.

After this keynote, you’ll be able to:

• Recognize why excellence has become a hidden trap – and how to break free
• Train your brain to stay clear-headed in chaos using tools like Neutral Thinking
• Tap into small, repeatable “micro-risks” that grow innovation and courage
• Build a mindset of resilience, creativity, and personal agency – on demand

In times of disruption, the winners aren’t the ones who hold on tighter. They’re the ones who learn to let go faster, and leap forward with a new kind of excellence.

The Changing Psychology of Influence: How to overcome resistance to move your ideas forward in the modern era

In today’s environment, we’re navigating two powerful realities:

• A Modern Believability Crisis, where skepticism is the default
• The Information Access Era, where the majority believe themselves to be a Google Expert

Needless to say, the psychology for creating new actions, influence, inspiration, and navigating through uncertainty has changed. We need to take a new approach to create new actions in our teammates and in ourselves, to persuade prospects, to have difficult conversations, and to maximize opportunities for partnership.

If you’ve ever found yourself facing resistance to your ideas – you’re not alone. Even when we have a great idea that will affect enormous change, we don’t always get the reaction – or action – we’re hoping for.

That’s because we spend the majority of our energy making our ideas and changes more compelling, more interesting, more attractive — pouring on the fuel — that we rarely discover the frictions that are working against us, and we all have them.

In this interactive session, join 2x TEDx and Global Keynote Speaker, Author, and Workplace Performance Expert, Henna Pryor, to uncover and explore the 3 specific reasons why people resist change, and more importantly, concrete strategies to overcome them so we can move our ideas, initiatives, team members, prospects, and mission forward.

After this keynote, you’ll be able to:

• Shift away from problem-solving to a more valuable strategy
• Understand how being the “expert” is hurting your influence instead of helping
• Position your idea from several new angles that increase trust and get the green light you need for people to say yes

Awkward and Upward!: Your surprising secret weapon for navigating uncertainty, rapid change, and the future of work

Advances in technology have made it easy to avoid real – and sometimes difficult – human interaction. While texting, online ordering, and “swiping right” are convenient, we’re losing the skills of relating to others, building trust and connection, and enduring the critical friction and messiness we get from being in proximity to each other. This new reality is weakening our social muscles and slowly destroying our ability to have the conversations needed to connect at the highest level, take smart risks, and navigate today’s increasingly complicated world of work.

Navigating uncertain times sounds obvious enough, but most of us have a hard time moving from wishful thinking to execution. Why? Because when we stumble through those moments, we feel awkward – and that awkwardness bumps up against our deep desire for others to approve of us and what we do. As it turns out, it’s what we improve in the face of these moments – often despite others’ judgment – that leads to the greatest growth.

Join world-renowned keynote speaker, Inc. Magazine columnist, and Workplace Performance Expert, Henna Pryor, to learn how embracing the Good Awkward is your secret weapon for skyrocketing teamwork, speaking up boldly and effectively, and strengthening your adversity muscle.

Good Awkward helps you unlock your highest level of power and influence to navigate the world around you. Audiences will leave feeling more confident, equipped to build stronger teams, and ready to lead to their highest potential, all wrapped in the laughter and relatability her audiences can’t get enough of.

After this keynote, you’ll be able to:

• Pinpoint the exact reason it’s been difficult to take risks and embrace change – and how to move past it
• Use deliberate discomfort and strategic microstressors to rebuild our social and risk-taking muscles
• Create a custom plan for collaborating, speaking up, sharing ideas, and being brave and change-ready whenever the chance arises

The AI-Human Edge: How Strengthening Social Muscles with AI Creates High-Performing Teams

AI isn’t replacing your soft skills – it’s revealing how badly we need them.

In today’s efficiency-obsessed workplace, automation is accelerating, but something else is quietly eroding: our social muscles. We’ve never been connected — or more disconnected. Technology has made it effortless to reach anyone, anywhere, anytime… yet, 44% of workers describe their workplace relationships as “superficial,” and 1 in 3 employees would rather scrub a toilet than ask a colleague for help.

As instant pings replace real conversations, trust, connection, and collaboration are breaking down. The result is teams that are hyper-productive… and mentally and emotionally malnourished.

But what if AI wasn’t the enemy of human connection – but the catalyst for deeper, more deliberate relationships?

In this high-energy, insightful, and first-of-its-kind keynote based on her pioneering national research study, Workplace Performance Expert Henna Pryor, CSP reveals how to flip the script on AI’s role at work – transforming it from a disconnector into a social muscle superbooster. Through relatable stories, surprising research (yes, including toilet scrubbing!), and smart, tactical prompts, Henna shows how leaders and teams can use AI to:

• Rehearse high-stakes conversations and build confidence
• Spot tone misfires before they derail trust
• Personalize outreach without losing authenticity
• Replace artificial intimacy with meaningful connection to stand out in an AI-driven workplace

In the age of Artificial Intelligence, the real edge belongs to those who lead with both hands – one on the keyboard, one on someone’s shoulder.

If you’re ready to future-proof your team’s ability to perform at the highest level — this is the keynote that will change the way you think about team success forever.