“Dr. Benny offers tailored services for colleges, student organizations, and educational settings, using storytelling to bring your vision to life. Grounded in Indigenous knowledge and the Five Rs belonging framework, he helps institutions see the big picture and create meaningful, lasting connections.”

Belonging Framework

Using his original Five Rs of Student Sense of Belonging Assessment, Dr. Benny partners with campuses, nonprofits, and organizations to strengthen community, connection, and engagement. His work includes:

• Conducting belonging assessments

• Reviewing culture and climate data

• Facilitating interactive workshops

• Coaching leaders on belonging-centered decision-making

• Building action plans that improve connection, retention, and success

Workshops are a natural next step after a keynote, allowing teams to dive deeper into the concepts, explore practical strategies, and put ideas into action—but they also stand alone as powerful, hands-on experiences. Dr. Benny’s approach blends research, Indigenous perspectives, and storytelling to help communities move from intention to meaningful, lasting change.

My Services

How I Partner With You

Keynote Presentations

Engaging, story-driven keynotes that inspire audiences to rethink belonging, rediscover joy in their work, and build stronger, more connected communities.

Each keynote is tailored to your audience—whether students, staff, faculty, or leadership teams—and designed to leave people both energized and equipped to take action.

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Workshops & Facilitated Conversations

Interactive, hands-on sessions that go deeper.

Workshops help teams explore the Five Rs, Indigenous ways of being, and practical strategies for building cultures of belonging. These sessions can stand alone or build from a keynote experience.

Participants leave with tools, language, and strategies they can immediately apply.

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Coaching for Leaders & Teams

Culture doesn’t change through policy alone... it changes through practice.

As a coach, I work alongside leaders and teams to integrate Indigenous ways of being into their everyday work. By centering relationships, respect, and responsibility, teams begin to shift how they communicate, collaborate, and lead.

The result is stronger culture, clearer alignment, increased productivity, and environments where people don’t just perform—they thrive.

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Consulting & Strategic Partnerships

For organizations ready to go deeper, I offer longer-term partnerships focused on transformation and implementation.

This work may include:

• Strategic planning
• Belonging and climate assessments
• Program design and evaluation
• Leadership development
• Culture and engagement strategies

Together, we co-create solutions that are rooted in your community and built to last.

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First-Year Experience (FYE) Design & Keynotes

A strong first-year experience is foundational to student success—and belonging is at the center of it.

I partner with institutions to:

• Deliver impactful first-year student keynotes
• Redesign orientation and FYE programs
• Train staff and student leaders
• Build experiences rooted in connection, identity, and growth

This work helps students not just transition—but truly find a sense of home.

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Signature Topics & Experiences

Each engagement is customized, but popular themes include:

For Teams & Organizations:

• The Five Rs of Belonging in Practice
• Radical Joy: Reclaiming Purpose in Our Work
• Indigenous Ways of Being in Leadership
• Building Cultures of Care and Accountability
• From Compliance to Care: Rethinking Organizational Culture

For Students:

• You Belong Here
• Be Curious, Be Brave, Be You
• Try, Fail, Grow
• Becoming Takes Time
• Identity, Story, and Finding Your Place

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How This Work Creates Impact

Using the Five Rs framework, I help organizations:

• Assess culture and climate
• Strengthen relationships and trust
• Align values with daily practice
• Increase engagement, retention, and connection
• Build environments where people thrive

This is not one-size-fits-all consulting—it is relational, collaborative, and grounded in your community.

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Flexible Engagement Options

Services are available:

• In-person
• Virtual
• Hybrid

I work with you to design an experience that fits your goals, timeline, and community.

Our services are available in-person, virtual, or hybrid. We collaborate with you to design accessible, engaging experiences that fit your needs—wherever you are located.

Our fee structure is shaped by the scope of work and the unique needs of each engagement.

We understand that organizations hold different levels of resources, and we work collaboratively to create a fee structure that honors both your organizational capacity and the value of the work we do together. We welcome open and honest conversations about fees and strive to design processes that align with your goals, resources, and shared commitment to learning, growth and change.