Speaker Assets

BIO:

Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to heal workplaces, help teams build psychological safety and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges by embracing a play-oriented approach to work. Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers and has been featured in the NY Times, Mashable, HuffPost, WIRED, NPR, NatGeo, & Forbes. Jeff has worked with Google, Southwest Airlines, Adobe, the NFL, Amazon, and Facebook, helping their staff to infuse more play into the day-to-day. Over the past 15 years of facilitation and speaking, Jeff’s main goal has been to help work suck less by assisting leaders in building a playground workplace atmosphere that motivates their staff to do their most vibrant work.

15 years of experience in the HR Industry as an HR Director and Training Development Director. 5 more years as an HR Consultant & Speaker. Built the largest LEGO-Inspired STEM Organization in the U.S.

HR CONFERENCE KEYNOTES

AZSHRM
CALPELRA
Central California SHRM
Colorado SHRM
CUPA-HR
Greater Ann Arbor SHRM
HR Nebraska (Emcee & Keynote)
Maine HR (Keynote 2027)
One SHRM Georgia
Pittsburgh SHRM
POOL/PACT HR
San Antonio SHRM
SEPA-SHRM Pennsylvania
SHRM Northern California
SAHRA Springfield SHRM (Keynote 2027)
Tri-State SHRM

Notable Speaking Engagements: SXSW, SHRM National, WorkHuman, INBOUND, Associations West, ASAE, Siemens, Mayo Clinic, Farm Bureau Financial Services, Visit California, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, ATD KC, HR Florida, SOAHR, HR Southwest, CAHR Conference

California Government Keynote Speaking Engagements: Southern California Regional Courts Summit, California Assessors' Association, Los Angeles Superior Court, Superior Court of Monterey, San Bernardino Superior Court, CALSAE Elevate Conference, California Public Works Officer Institute, GoCal - Greater Ontario, California Fire Chiefs Leadership Conference, CALPELRA

SAMPLES OF WORK

SPEAKER PLAYLIST (Full-Length Talks & Speaker Clips)

HOW JEFF RUNS HIS TALKS

People will remember 75% of a talk when they do the action and embody the feeling through play. My background is in play and positive psychology, so attendees will be doing play-oriented exercises, including roleplaying, brainstorming, reflection, & strategic planning. Attendees will practice the lessons that we talk about in real-time.

SPEAKER REFERENCES

Olivia Smith, Greater Ann Arbor SHRM President-Elect, livsmith5399@gmail.com
Kimberly Smith, CCSHRM President, president@centralcalshrm.org
Anne Gamino, Former SHRM NorCal Staff, acgamino@gmail.com
Michelle Gray, AZSHM President, mgray@integrahrc.com
Claudia C Cooper, SHRM-CP, Georgia State SHRM Program Director, ccoopershrm@gmail.com
Sandy Hernandez, San Antonio Past President, pastpresident@sahrma.org