“It is a happy talent to know how to play.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Kristi Herold on stage smiling

It Pays to PLAY: How Play Improves Business Culture


Culture isn’t built from values stuck to a wall—culture comes to life through people. When our teams have fun at work, feel connected and engaged, culture happens! 

This session will focus on how integrating play at work helps resolve many serious workplace challenges, including burnout, disengagement and turnover. Through stories and data, you will see how play creates team connections, inspires innovation and fosters community.  

Key Takeaways: 

  • Retain staff by creating a culture people don’t want to leave 
  • Integrate play to spark engagement and boost energy 
  • Support mental and physical health and well-being with meaningful connection 
  • Fuel creativity and innovation by facilitating trust 
  • Discover how play leads to happier teams—and happier customers 

This session is a reminder (and a nudge) that bringing a little more joy into how we lead, collaborate and show up every day has a powerful ROI. Play isn’t the opposite of work—it’s what makes great work possible. 

Whether you are leading a team, welcoming a new staff member, or simply aiming to make Mondays feel better; this session is for you.  

Keynote Speaker and WorkPLAYce Culture Expert

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Learn how integrating PLAY into the workplace will help your culture to thrive.