Shabnam Mogharabi

In this keynote, Shabnam will offer insights into how and where to leverage storytelling as a marketing tool, what powerful moments lead to the strongest stories, and how to find opportunities for storytelling to impact your internal teams. Learning outcomes: ...

We are more distracted, lonelier, and anxious than ever in history. And the past few years has only exacerbated this mental health crisis. In today’s world, embracing the power of joy is an act of rebellion. In this insightful, interactive session, entertainment entrepreneur and storyteller Shabnam Mogharabi will share practical tips and easy-to-implement learnings from her work creating uplifting and inspiring video content about what it takes to truly bring more joy into your life both personally and professionally. Shabnam believes that joy is more than an emotion; it’s a propelling and powerful force for good. And in this keynote, she will show attendees how to harness the power of positive psychology to shift their perspective away from toxic positivity to a meaningful mindset change.

Learning outcomes:

- Understand why joy is a state of mind, not an emotion
- Discover a matrix of tools to help you create a more psychologically positive response to events in your life
- Learn methods for practicing gratitude and vulnerability in your day-to-day interactions and relationships
- Gain specific insights and inspiration to overcome the hardwired “anxious” voice in our brains

Every day we are bombarded with messages that a life without purpose is a life without direction and meaning. Companies are being urged to stand for something in order to survive. The pressure is on – personally and professionally. It seems that knowing your purpose unlocks your superpower. But what if you don’t know what that purpose is… or how best to find it? In this personal development session, entrepreneur Shabnam Mogharabi pulls back the curtain on the purpose myth to reframe what it means to know yourself. By pulling lessons from her own experience and her time leading a purpose-driven entertainment studio, SoulPancake, Shabnam will help audience members figure out their personal “why” and develop a personal plan to fulfillment by investing in our basic human need to be of use.

Learning outcomes:

- Discover how the world’s best leaders think about their personal purpose
- Learn how to unlink your “why” from the “what” that you do every day
- Understand and engage in a helpful framework for defining your own personal purpose
- Engage in a strategy around being more “useful” as a path to fulfilling your purpose