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STAYING STEADY WHEN EVERYTHING IS SHIFTING

Ashley Rhodes-Courter helps teams stay steady, stay engaged, and keep moving forward when the ground will not stop shifting.

Best For:
Organizations facing change, uncertainty, burnout, or disengagement that need their people steady, focused, and moving forward again.

Key Outcomes:

  • Teams that stay steady and engaged under pressure
  • A practical way to focus on what they can control
  • Renewed connection to why the work matters
  • Greater ownership in how people show up and contribute

A STORY THAT MOVES PEOPLE TO ACTION

Ashley Rhodes-Courter delivers one of the most authentic keynote experiences audiences will hear, turning lived experience into tools people can use.

She is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Three Little Words and Three More Words. She spent nearly a decade in foster care as a child and learned, out of necessity, how to build steady ground where none existed. That is the foundation of everything she teaches.

Today, as a licensed clinician and the founder and CEO of the Foundation for Sustainable Families, she helps people do the same: steady themselves, focus on what they can control, and keep moving when conditions are slow to change.

TURNING INSPIRATION INTO REAL-WORLD IMPACT

This is not just a powerful story. It is a message teams can act on.

When people lose their footing, engagement, performance, and accountability slip with it. Ashley helps them get it back, with practical steps they can put to work right away.

Her message resonates across healthcare, education, government, corporate, and association audiences, anywhere people need to stay steady and keep moving through change.

SIGNATURE KEYNOTE: THREE LITTLE WORDS

This keynote is not about hearing a story. It is about what you do when the ground shifts under you.

This program helps audiences:

  • Stay steady and focused when conditions are unstable
  • Put their energy into what they can control
  • Reconnect to why their work matters
  • Lead through change and pressure without burning out
  • Walk away with three words of their own to act on

IMPACT BEYOND THE STAGE

Ashley does not just inspire in the moment. She leaves people with something that lasts.

Her work through the Foundation for Sustainable Families reflects the same message she brings to the stage: steadiness, ownership, and long-term impact. Meeting planners consistently point to her ability to connect deeply with an audience while delivering something they can actually use.

Her delivery is engaging, thoughtful, and human. She balances real storytelling with practical takeaways.

Testimonials

Thank you for being a part of our event this year.  Your authenticity as a person and inspiring story were truly amazing to witness.  You fully resonated with our audience, kept them engaged and helped make our event a tremendous success.  Thanks for beings a true change agent and setting an example for others to help people who need us in their next chapters.

– Good Days

I was hoping you could pass this email of appreciation on to Ashley. I wanted to thank her again for speaking at our Summit last week. Her presentation was so inspiring, and that hour flew by! The audience soaked it all in and truly hung on every word. It was the perfect way to end an incredible event. We hope to work together again in the future.

– Dave Thomas Foundation

Ashley Rhodes-Courter demonstrated our mission beautifully on stage which touched many of our attendees. Some of which were in tears listening to her story. At the same time she was funny and connected in a way that was a blessing. She took time to speak and take photos after the event with all that wanted to which was very special for our guests.

– Women Helping Women Fund Tri-Cities

Ashley had us from “hello.” Her infectious personality, engaging delivery and true compassion were perfect for our celebration of 20 successful years in child welfare. Over the course of her presentation she had 150 guests alternating between laughter and tears. And she seamlessly tied her journey to Neighbor To Family’s mission of keeping siblings together. She was generous with her time and spirit, remaining behind to chat with guests and listen to one of our many success stories as told by two siblings and what became their “forever family.” I can’t think of a better person to help us mark a milestone in our agency’s history.

– Neighbor To Family

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