Your audience won't just be inspired — they'll leave with a new way of thinking. Bev McPhee brings 30 years of real boardroom experience to the stage, delivering provocative, practical talks that challenge leaders to cut complexity and lead with purpose.
Keynotes, workshops, and executive seminars drawn from three decades on the front lines of organizational transformation.
Why the most valuable lessons in leadership come from the failures nobody wants to talk about. A candid, high-energy keynote on what goes wrong, why it matters, and how to build something better from the wreckage.
What if the answer to complexity isn't more processes, more tools, more people — but less? A keynote on stripping organizations back to what actually makes them essential to customers, colleagues, and communities.
Are your leadership programs producing great leaders, or are your leaders an authentic reflection of what you actually prioritize? A talk that challenges organizations to look honestly at the culture they've built.
Drawing on experience leading $25M–$350M change initiatives, a practical framework for organizational transformation that strengthens adaptability without breaking what works.
Co-facilitator of PwC Canada's award-winning Women in Leadership program since 2013. A keynote and workshop built on accelerating women's advancement through insight, sponsorship, resilience, and authentic leadership.
Is your culture actually toxic, or are a few key behaviours having a disproportionate effect on company success? A nuanced talk that separates real cultural problems from symptoms.
30 years in the room, not just on the stage
No platitudes. Talks that challenge and energize.
Every talk tailored to your audience and goals
Your team leaves with tools they can use Monday
Available Formats
Since 2013, Bev has co-facilitated PwC Canada's award-winning Women in Leadership (WiL) program — an intensive four-month development experience that accelerates women's personal and professional advancement.
Expanded in 2017 to include leaders from organizations beyond PwC, the program combines psychometric assessment, 360 feedback, mentoring, and sponsorship development. Bev brings her SDI certification and executive experience to help participants build authentic leadership brands and advance with purpose.
Understanding personal attributes, strengths, and workplace dynamics through assessment
Self-awareness, goal setting, resilience, and building a personal leadership brand
Rethinking coaching and sponsorship pathways to senior decision-makers
Applying learnings to real leadership opportunities and career advancement
What if you just do less?
Bev McPhee doesn't arrive with a pre-made solution and work backwards to justify it. She begins with your problem. Then she makes it simple.
Rather than adding more into an already crowded environment — more processes, more tools, more meetings — she reduces, removes, and declutters. The result is organizations redesigned around their core purpose, where every element serves multiple functions.
It's a minimalist mindset with a fierce focus on revealing and reinforcing what makes you essential — to your customers, your colleagues, and your community.
Not a pre-packaged framework — your actual challenge
Strip away complexity that obscures organizational purpose
Every element serves multiple functions and purposes
Fierce focus on what makes you matter
Award-winning work across consulting, leadership development, and academia.
Innovation in Leadership Design, 2018 — Women in Leadership
Nominee
Highest academic achievement, Royal Roads University
Royal Roads University, 2017
15 years of leadership at IBM
Human-Centered Design Thinking trained
Sectors Served
Diverse sectors. Shared commitment to meaningful change.
From IBM boardrooms to the keynote stage.
Based on Vancouver Island, Bev brings the same directness and warmth to her personal life as she does to the boardroom. She believes the most effective leaders are authentic ones — people who show up as themselves, not a performance.
When she's not on stage or in a strategy session, you'll find her embracing the west coast lifestyle that keeps her grounded and energized.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Let's talk about bringing Bev's signature energy, candour, and 30 years of insight to your next event, conference, or executive offsite.