When communities are connected at a neighborhood level they are attractive to outsiders, resilient when facing obstacles, and have high retention.
Adam is a speaker, trainer, and community development consultant. His work has impacted cities, small towns, colleges, nonprofits, and community development organizations like chambers of commerce and economic development groups. When you work with Adam, you will get fun and playful content immediately practical at all levels of your organization or community. Adam will help you unlock the power of your neighborhoods! Adam is the current CEO of HumanKind in Wichita, KS which focuses on accessible housing.
Keynotes and Workshops
Do you need an energetic keynote speaker or an engaging workshop? Here are a few examples of talks and workshops Adam provides. If you’d like something more custom, reach out!
Housing for All
Explore the power of Home as a fundamental ingredient for transformation.
America is in a housing crisis. Book Adam to explore why homelessness is on the rise and what we can do about it. Utilizing experience of managing 155 permanent supportive housing units, a 60 bed shelter, and a development project of over 100 more units. Housing is a human right. Creating it requires a solid business plan.
Why Neighboring?
The simple power of knowing the people who live closest to you.
Move from a culture of scarcity to a culture of neighboring defined by the Key Ingredients of Neighboring: Joy, Relationship, and Abundance. The latest research about loneliness and isolation shows the need for connected communities. Personal stories from the work of The Neighboring Movement give the audience real-life examples of the life-changing power of neighboring.
Compassionate Accountability
You don’t have to choose between people and results.
Compassion without accountability, creates leaders who are liked but ineffective. Accountability without compassion, creates leaders who are feared and unapproachable. What if you didn’t have to choose? Using the groundbreaking work by Nate Regier, Ph.D. and Next Element, this keynote shares how the interactions between your people shape your brand, culture, and company. Explore how Compassionate Accountability could transform your work.
I help tired community developers nurture cultures of connection by sharing practical and fun tools to feel energized in their work again.
Adam is the President and CEO of HumanKind in Wichita, KS. HumanKind is the largest provider of permanent supportive housing in the largest state in Kansas. His team works to make housing available to everyone. Previously he served as co-founder and Executive Director of The Neighboring Movement (TNM) in Wichita, Kansas. TNM is a non-profit on a mission to nurture a culture-changing movement toward more connected communities. We offer training, leadership development, and resources for individuals through a lens of Asset Based Community Development.
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“I recently had the pleasure of hearing Adam give a keynote address at a diversity conference. Not only was he entertaining, with vim and vigor he challenged the audience to be more meaningful and more intentional in the ways we show up in the lives of our neighbors. Adam’s electrifying, captivating, and joy-filled delivery absolutely hit the mark.”
“Adam brings a humanness to his work that is rare in the world of training and consulting. He blends expert knowledge and experience with real-life application in a way that connects with his audience. Adam journeys with his participants as a partner, making the training experience safe and fun while also challenging. Rarely will you find such a wonderful blend of humility, competence, and compassion. We are proud to recommend him and work alongside him.”
“The Neighboring Movement is one of the most promising missional communities I have experienced in many years. Nestled in South Central Wichita, Kansas, this missional community has become a powerful training center for Asset Based Community Development. They are a dynamo of neighborhood transformation as well as an educational center for new paradigm community building.”
