Anna Sheppard

Anna believes in a future where every leader and organisation is committed to creating a sustainable world of equality and opportunity for everyone.

Anna Sheppard, Founder and CEO of Bambuddha Group strongly believes the power of Kindness is world changing. With a deep commitment for creating equality based on her lived experience, Anna began Bambuddha Group to empower corporate leaders and their teams how to ‘work kinder’. The team at Bambuddha developed an evidence informed kindness curriculum which minimises risk and improves outcomes across all organisational areas. Bambuddha Group is a multi-award winning social enterprise that provides leadership coaching and corporate kindness programs.

Anna has added value to thousands of companies and inspirational leaders by showing them how to ‘work kinder’ and is also the founder of several other major initiatives, including The Corporate Kindness Awards, Working Kind Collective (the world’s first kind business centre), the Impact Studios and The Corporate Kindness Project, which is an Australian-based research study focusing on the business benefits of working kind. The first white paper was released in 2019 and is now an upbeat, honest and feel-good podcast show called ‘Project Good Boss.’

Anna Sheppard and Bambuddha Group have won multiple awards for work in this space, including being recognised as one of the ‘Top 10 Leadership Development Training and Coaching Companies 2021 in APAC’, ‘Top 50 leading light for APAC’, ‘Top 50 most impactful LinkedIn Influencers’, a 2021 NSW Business Awards finalist and currently, a finalist for 2022 Telstra Best of Business Awards.

We have booked 3 times so far, each time Anna leaves our people feeling engaged and inspired
Cisco ANZ

Truly inspirational and eye opening to the type of leader you could be that can change the world
Merlin Entertainment

Wonderfully honest, inclusive, engaging and game changing
Good is the New Cool

Anna uses the power of her own story to join the dots between brand, people and CSR. She was rated one of the most inspirational and feel good speakers by our 2020 Marketing Academy Scholars
The Marketing Academy

The 5 Pillars of Kind Leadership

Leaders are striving to be more then meaningful to their employer they also want to be champions of world change, empowering coaches to their teams, all while building a personal brand.  In this keynote we deep dive into the 5 Pillars of Kindness in leadership and the benefits for people, profit and planet. Anna will also be sharing evidence-based advice, tips and strategies for using the power of kind to future-proof your business. Filled with examples, laughter and plenty of good vibes, this keynote is just what your people need right now.

This keynote will cover:

• Anna’s inspirational story of resilience
• Overview of the current business landscape
• 5 Pillars of Kind Leadership
• Diversity & Inclusion in business
• Authenticity in leadership
• Understanding your sphere of influence
• Leading purpose driven people
• Evidence-based advice, tips and strategies
• Call to action of your choice

Perfect for: Inhouse Strategy Days, High schools and higher education, stakeholder engagement events. Team/leadership development

Meet you at the intersection (Diversity & Inclusion starts with kindness)

As a gay, neurodiverse traveller; Anna has had her fair share of ‘otherness’ along the way, while learning strategies to build confidence and advocate for inclusion and intersectionality. Through her own heart-warming story Anna explores the relationship between leadership kindness and success, unpacking the role of inclusion in future-proofing business. Anna will also be sharing evidence-based advice, insights and strategies for using the power of kindness and inclusion. Filled with examples, laughter and plenty of good vibes this keynote is just what your people need right now.

This keynote will cover:

• Anna’s inspirational story of resilience
• Overview of the current business landscape
• Changing trends in consumer preferences
• Diversity & Inclusion in business
• Examples of businesses working hard at working kind
• Evidence-based advice, tips and strategies
• Call to action of your choice

Perfect for: Mardi Gras, IWD, Diversity events, Inhouse Strategy Days, High schools and higher education, stakeholder engagement events. Team/leadership development

The role of Corporate Kindness in Accelerating Women

As a gay, neurodiverse traveller; Anna has had her fair share of ‘otherness’ along the way, while learning strategies to build confidence and advocate for inclusion and women in leadership and on boards. Through her own heart-warming story Anna explores the relationship between leadership kindness and success, unpacking the role of inclusion and increase in equality as an essential strategy for future-proofing business. Anna will also be sharing evidence-based advice, insights and strategies for using the power of accelerating women. Filled with examples, laughter and plenty of good vibes this keynote is just what your people need right now.

This keynote will cover:

• Anna’s inspirational story of resilience
• Overview of current business landscape
• Changing trends in consumer/ preferences
• Accelerating women who change the world
• Examples of businesses working hard at working kind
• Evidence-based advice, tips and strategies
• Call to action of your choice

Perfect for: Mardi Gras, IWD, Diversity events, Inhouse Strategy Days, High schools and higher education, stakeholder engagement events. Team/leadership development

Tomorrows Leader is a Kind One – engaging a purpose driven workforce

Young people really are our only hope for making a recovery for people, planet and profit. They want more from employers than ever before, starting off with a clear set of values alignment. So WHY is it important to be a kind place of work? Your people are already judging you based on your impact in this world, and respect these days takes more than a Ping-Pong table and beers on a Friday. In this keynote we deep dive into the 5 pillars of Kindness in Leadership and the benefits for people, profit and planet. Anna will also be sharing evidence-based advice, tips and strategies for using the power of Kind to future-proof your business. Filled with examples, laughter and plenty of good vibes this keynote is just what your people need right now.

This keynote will cover:

• Anna’s inspirational story of resilience
• Overview of the current business landscape
• 5 Pillars of Kind Leadership
• Diversity & Inclusion in business
• Authenticity in leadership
• Understanding your sphere of influence
• Leading purpose driven people
• Evidence-based advice, tips and strategies
• Call to action of your choice

Perfect for: Inhouse Strategy Days, High schools and higher education, stakeholder engagement events. Team/leadership development

Corporate Kindness is the new ESG

With investors squeezing for improved ESG, senior leadership is now stuck between profit and purpose like never before, with a large number of CEO’s facing a wave of change. How do you please both share holder and stakeholder, while improving your triple bottom line? Through her own story Anna explores the relationship between the kindness of businesses and their success. Social Responsibility and ESG is about more than giving back to the community; it is the act of integrating the desire to make systemic change into the very heart of everything you do. In this keynote we cover an overview of the breadth of impact your business can create, while bringing everyone back to the simple day to day acts of kindness that together make for massive change and improved customer, staff and stakeholder engagement.

Anna will also be sharing evidence-informed insights, Corporate Kindness Curriculum pillars, and strategies for using the power of Kind to future-proof business for generations to come. Filled with examples, laughter and plenty of good vibes this keynote is just what your people need right now.

This keynote will cover:

• Anna’s inspirational story of resilience
• Overview of the current business landscape
• Changing trends in consumer preferences
• Applying ESG through human centred strategies
• Examples of businesses working hard at working kind
• Call to action of your choice

Perfect for: Inhouse Strategy Days, High schools and higher education, stakeholder engagement events. Team/leadership development