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Eli Walker

Belonging Keynote Speaker
Country or state 
United States (New York)
Available to 
Global
City 
Beacon
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
No
Timezone 
America/New_York

Personal Details

Bio

Eli Walker is a sought-after speaker, performance artist and belonging consultant specializing in helping leaders and facilitators enhance audience engagement and retention through live experiences by leveraging the art of play.

Equipped with a BFA in Theater from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and as the founder and author of the internationally acclaimed wellness brand Drunk Yoga® (now The Uplift Center), Eli pioneered the wellness entertainment movement to bridge the gap between #selfcare and #communitycare through her social yoga events. Since then, she has used immersive storytelling and mindfulness practices to support tens of thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions across the globe--including NYU & Columbia University, as well as Barclay's, Ebay, Intel, Google, Pinterest and Mastercard--in building meaningful belonging for themselves and their teams in our modern, remote world by leveraging the art of play in live experience design.

Eli has always loved helping people from different backgrounds get on the same page. Bonus points if she can achieve this while inspiring them to live joyfully, empower them with new perspectives, and make them laugh at the same time. When you work with Eli, you can expect to play, move, laugh, and walk away feeling empowered with tools to create a more connected world.

Current position (3)

Belonging Keynote Speaker

Founder/CEO/Author

Drunk Yoga

Social Wellness Consultant

The Uplift Center

Achievements (1)
Founded Internationally-Acclaimed Drunk Yoga®

As the founder of Drunk Yoga®, Eli has revolutionized wellness by launching the world's first yoga "drinking game" to bridge the gap between #selfcare and #communitycare. Featured in New York Post, GLAMOUR, CBS, POPSUGAR, PeopleTV, LATimes, IBTimes, ELLE, Forbes and more.

Degrees (1)
Theater
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
2008 to 2012

Presentations

Presentations (1)
The Art of Getting Over Yourself: How to Build Belonging Through P.L.A.Y.

My signature talk, "The Art of Getting Over Yourself" is an outrageously entertaining facilitated keynote that demystifies that concept of "belonging," inspiring leaders to build community with more ease and playfulness from an approach they can actually control: their choices.

Key Takeaways:

1) The Perspective: A new approach to engaging community for the long run; Hint: Forget about "community"

2) The Framework: 7-step repeatable method to creating and executing more fun, inclusive and engaging gatherings

3) The Tools: 20+ tangible techniques for leaders to easily and economically implement in their organization to build camaraderie and spark lasting connection

Past talks (6)
The Art of Getting Over Yourself: How to Build Belonging Through P.L.A.Y.
National Association of College Stores Leadership Conference
Fort Worth, TX
February 23, 2025
The Art of Getting Over Yourself: How to Build Belonging Through P.L.A.Y.
National Associations of Workforce Boards
Washington DC
March 27, 2023
The Art of Getting Over Yourself: How to Build Belonging Through P.L.A.Y.
BambooHR
Virtual
October 17, 2024
Belonging and the Power of P.L.A.Y.
4th Annual Bridge Conference
San Francisco
May 17, 2023
Belonging for Self-Empowerment: How to Rewrite Your Story
Columbia University - Social Work MFA Program
New York City
November 15, 2017
Wellness in the Workplace
Barclays (Corporate Headquarters)
NYC
December 11, 2018
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Books & Articles (2)

Drunk Yoga®: 50 Wine & Yoga Poses to Lift Your Spirit(s)
Skyhorse Publishing,
2018
Women Founders And Funders Are Outperforming, So Why Is Gender Inequality Growing, And What Do We Do About It?

Expertise (11)

Community
Health & Well-being
Entertainment & Art
Belonging Community Engagement Collaborative Leadership Enhancing Work with Play Mindfulness Wellness Yoga Social Wellness

Clients

Porsche
Deloitte
Intel
TikTok
Pinterest
Mastercard
Barclays
Spotify
BambooHR
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

I specialize in helping leaders get over themselves, engage community and cultivate belonging.

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