Thank you for attending Rethinking Pride Month 2026: 3 Ways to Transform Pride Programming Into Leadership, Engagement & Business Impact.  We’re so glad you joined us.

Pride isn’t just a moment this year, it’s a leadership opportunity. If you’re serious about making it count, let’s talk. 

As a special “thank you,” we’re offering a limited number of complimentary 30-minute Pride Planning Consulting Calls to help you:

• Focus your Pride efforts for maximum impact

• Align programming with leadership and business priorities

• Identify what will actually move the needle in 2026

Just for session attendees! Book your complimentary session here (one per company, please)

Download your 2026 Pride Planning Toolkit here

Pride Month isn’t just about rainbow logos and celebrations anymore.

Today’s employees are asking deeper questions about authentic leadership, belonging, and the courage to bring their full selves to work.

Forward-thinking organizations are using Pride Month as an opportunity to engage their LGBTQ+ employees and wider workforce while creating meaningful conversations about inclusion, leadership, and career growth.

When done well, Pride programming becomes more than a celebration, it becomes a powerful catalyst for leadership development, allyship, and stronger workplace cultures.

Keynote speaker Jayzen Patria brings more than 25 years of experience leading inclusion, leadership development, and employee engagement at global organizations like GE, NBCUniversal, and Comcast.

Through his powerful personal storytelling, practical strategies, and high-energy facilitation, Jayzen helps employees and leaders learn how to:

• Build a unique and powerful personal brand

• Turn authenticity into leadership strength

• Strengthen allyship across teams

• Create cultures where your workforce feels like they truly belong

These dynamic interactive keynote experiences (60–90 minutes, in-person or virtual) are designed to energize Pride Month celebrations while delivering lasting career and leadership impact.

Jayzen’s keynote experiences combine personal storytelling, practical career insights, and engaging audience interaction that resonates with employees at every level.

Audiences leave inspired, energized, and equipped with tools they can immediately apply in their careers.

Planning a meaningful Pride Month event can be challenging. You want a program that is inspiring, inclusive, and professionally valuable for employees.

Jayzen’s Pride keynote experiences are designed specifically for corporate audiences and Employee Resource Groups, combining authentic storytelling with practical leadership insights employees can apply immediately.

Organizations book Jayzen when they want a Pride event that:

• Inspires employees to bring their full selves to work

• Strengthens belonging and allyship across teams

• Provides real career development insights

• Creates an engaging and memorable Pride experience

Jayzen’s programs are designed to support employee engagement, leadership development, and inclusive culture goals.

Organizations today are navigating complex conversations about inclusion, belonging, leadership, and culture.

Pride Month offers a powerful opportunity to bring employees together through storytelling, professional development, and meaningful dialogue. Jayzen’s programs help organizations transform Pride from a symbolic celebration into a leadership moment that strengthens culture, engagement, and talent development across the organization.

*Most Popular Pride Keynote

What happens when you embrace who you are and leverage it as your greatest leadership asset?

In this powerful keynote, Jayzen Patria shares lessons from his personal and career journey as an always out LGBTQ+ executive. Learn from his 15 years as a global leader of LGBTQ+ ERGs at General Electric, NBCUniversal and Comcast where he launched and grew chapters around the world helping countless LGBTQ+ and ally colleagues find their authentic voice and thrive at work.

Through compelling personal stories and practical leadership insights, audiences discover how authenticity can become a powerful driver of professional success.

Participants will learn how to:

• Build confidence in their authentic leadership voice

• Turn identity into professional strength

• Develop powerful networks and allies

• Navigate career challenges with resilience

• Lead with authenticity in moments that matter

This keynote leaves audiences energized and inspired to lead their careers and their communities with pride.

60 to 90-minute Live or Virtual Interactive Keynote

Many employees want to be supportive allies, but often feel unsure about the history, language, and experiences that shape the LGBTQ+ community today.

Through powerful storytelling and practical insights, Jayzen Patria explores how LGBTQ+ history has shaped today’s conversations around belonging and allyship, and why understanding that journey matters for organizations committed to building inclusive cultures.

By the end of this keynote, audiences will walk away inspired and with a greater appreciation for the spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences and practical insights for creating workplaces where everyone feels seen, valued, and supported.

60 to 90-minute Live or Virtual Keynote

This engaging session helps LGBTQ+ professionals and allies learn how to build visibility, credibility, and influence while staying authentic to who they are.

Lead With Your Brand!™ is a powerful Pride Month program for organizations committed to helping employees bring their authentic selves to work everyday as they drive towards their next career breakthrough.

For many LGBTQ+ professionals and allies, career success has often meant navigating questions about visibility and belonging. While a universal message for all employees, during Pride Month, this program creates a powerful opportunity to explore how uniqueness can become a leadership strength rather than something to hide.

Using a real brand marketer’s toolkit, this engaging keynote introduces a proven five-step system that helps professionals build SuperPremium personal brands that allow them to stand out, speak up, and thrive in today’s evolving workplace. Participants learn how to clearly articulate their value, build influence across their organization, and align their career growth with their company’s mission and culture. The result is a Pride program that combines personal empowerment, career development, and meaningful conversations about belonging.

By the end of the experience, participants walk away ready to declare:

“In my career, I’m not a commodity like coffee, I’m a SuperPremium brand like Starbucks!”

60 to 90-minute Live or Virtual Interactive Keynote, or 1/2 to Full-Day Workshop

Helping LGBTQ+ and Others Understand the “Unwritten Rules” of Career Success

For many professionals, especially LGBTQ+ employees and others, career success requires more than strong performance. It often means learning how to navigate the unwritten rules of workplace advancement while staying true to who you are.

The Career Breakthrough Series is a three-part Pride Month leadership program designed to help employees build confidence, increase visibility, and take ownership of their career growth. Bringing LGBTQ+ employees, allies, and the broader workforce together, the series explores how uniqueness, belonging, and career success intersect in today’s workplace.

Built on Jayzen Patria’s Lead With Your Brand!™ system and inspired by Harvey J. Coleman’s PIE Model (Performance, Image, Exposure), participants gain practical tools to navigate their organization, strengthen their professional reputation, and position themselves for their next career breakthrough.

Included in the Series:

Own Your Career: Get in the Driver’s Seat
No one cares more about your career than you do! Learn how to assess your current career path, clarify your goals, and build a strategic plan for your next step.

Lead With Your Brand™: Are You Coffee or Starbucks?
Using a real brand marketer’s toolkit, participants learn how to define their value, articulate their strengths, and build a SuperPremium personal brand that stands out.

Build Your Network: Connect for Success
Learn how to combine the art and science of networking to build meaningful professional relationships, identify key sponsors and connectors, and create a strategic network that supports your career growth.

Participants will learn how to:

• Take ownership of their career growth
• Understand the hidden dynamics that influence advancement
• Strengthen their professional brand and leadership presence
• Build strategic relationships that support career success
• Align authenticity with professional ambition

The result is a program that helps organizations develop confident, visible talent while fostering cultures where everyone can grow and thrive.

Series of three 60 to 90-minute Live or Virtual Interactive Keynotes

New to Pride Month or not sure where to start this year? We’re happy to help! From concepting to tactical implementation, our team brings expertise in planning, marketing and executing comprehensive Pride programs designed to engage your workforce and impact consumers.