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EXECUTIVE CULTURE STRATEGIST · FORMER PRINCIPAL AND DISTRICT LEADER · TEDx SPEAKER

Stabilizing leadership under pressure.

Dr. Ebony I. Green helps executive teams, school districts, and organizations strengthen emotional regulation, so culture holds when pressure rises.

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  • 25+ years in education and leadership
  • TEDx speaker
  • Author of Acts of Liberation
  • Host of the Hello Kind Soul Podcast

Trusted by

Washingtonville Central School District
Poughkeepsie City School District
Capital One
Robertson Foundation
Acosta Institute
TEDx Newburgh
Jacksonville Public Education Fund
Independence Care System
Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition New York
LSU
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Dr. Ebony Green speaking from the podium to a full hall

Dr. Ebony I. Green, Ed.D.

Founder and CEO, Hello Kind Soul

Stabilizing culture through emotional regulation

Hello, Kind Soul.

With more than 25 years of experience, we partner with executive teams, school districts, and organizations navigating high-stakes environments to strengthen emotional regulation within leadership systems, so culture does not fracture when pressure rises.

When leaders lose regulation, trust erodes, communication breaks down, and performance becomes unsustainable. Our work sits at the intersection of emotional intelligence and operational leadership, equipping leaders with practical frameworks that stabilize culture in real time while protecting both results and people.

“Kindness isn’t about being soft. It’s about being honest in a way that protects the relationship while telling the truth.”

Meet Dr. Ebony

Keynote speaking

Audiences leave with tools, not just inspiration.

Each keynote is grounded in lived leadership experience and built around emotional regulation. You hire her for what teams do after she steps off stage.

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For corporate audiences

Culture shifts from the stage.

Corporate keynotes that show executives how emotional regulation under pressure drives trust, clarity, and sustainable performance.

  • Emotional Regulation as Cultural Infrastructure

    Best for: Executive teams, leadership offsites, organization-wide gatherings

  • Leading Under Pressure Without Breaking Your People

    Best for: People teams, manager training, scaling organizations under sustained demand

  • Compassion Under Pressure

    Best for: Culture committees, ERGs, healthcare and education leadership audiences

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For education audiences

Rehumanizing education under pressure.

Dr. Green speaks directly to teachers, administrators, and district leaders about the emotional demands of education and the leadership behaviors that shape school culture.

  • Building Systems of Care for Transformational Leadership

    Best for: District leadership institutes, principal academies, education conferences

  • Merging Theory and Practice to Create Sustainable Change

    Best for: School improvement summits, equity leadership convenings, district planning sessions

  • Self-Talk: Reimagining Purpose and Communication with Yourself

    Best for: Educator wellness retreats, professional development series, leadership coaching cohorts

  • Advice to My Adolescent Self: Three Keys Moving into Your Future

    Best for: Student assemblies, graduation events, youth leadership conferences

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Why Dr. Green

Regulation, not performance

Dr. Green blends academic rigor with lived leadership experience. Frameworks create direction. Presence models the steadiness she teaches.

Built for high-stakes teams

National conferences, executive offsites, school districts, ERG events. Audiences leave equipped to regulate, communicate with integrity, and stabilize culture under pressure.

Tailored to your moment

Each keynote shapes around your audience and outcome. Stories, examples, and frameworks chosen for the room she walks into.

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See the room change.

From national conferences to school districts and corporate retreats, Ebony shows up as herself, and invites others to do the same.

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What we believe

Kindness is load bearing.

Three beliefs sit under every keynote and workshop we deliver.

Kindness is load bearing

Not a slogan. A practical, disciplined skill that shapes how teams communicate and how leaders make decisions when stakes are high.

Regulation is infrastructure

Emotional regulation is not a personal wellness add-on. It is the internal capacity that determines whether trust, performance, and culture hold under stress.

Sustainability over heroics

High standards do not require exhausted leaders. We help organizations align performance expectations with human capacity, so success is repeatable.

Professional development

Reimagine leadership. Rebuild culture.

Leadership is not defined by title, but by how leaders regulate, communicate, and make decisions under pressure.

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How we deliver

  • 90 or 120 minute workshops
  • Half-day or full-day intensives
  • Multi-session leadership series
  • Retreat-style immersions
  • Virtual or in person

Corporate workshops

For HR, executive teams, and culture committees building leadership capacity that holds when stakes rise.

  • The Regulation Advantage: Leading with Clarity Under Pressure
  • Repairing Culture: Practical Tools for Trust, Accountability, and Communication
  • Sustaining the Leader: Preventing Burnout While Leading with Care
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Education workshops

For K-12 schools, districts, and higher-ed leadership rebuilding educator capacity and student outcomes.

  • Creating Stable, Healing-Centered School Environments
  • Stabilizing School Leadership Under Pressure
  • Sustainable School Leadership
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Praise

Don’t take our word for it.

This session was incredibly insightful. Dr. Green created a space that was both affirming and thought-provoking. Her ability to connect personal experience with actionable strategies made the discussion feel not only relevant, but necessary.
DST Live Well Summit
“Today's session was truly inspiring and helpful. I feel like it re-ignited the fire inside me and forced me to self-reflect on putting my needs ahead of others. I feel like Dr. Green was actually speaking personally to me.”
Rise Convening
“Dr. Green's teachings are like an invitation we have been waiting for. Her framework, Acts of Liberation, invites us to discover the gifts in our challenges and the blind spots in our belief systems.”
Acosta Institute
For individualsThe KIND Challenge

There’s a conversation you’ve been carrying.

You already know which one. The KIND Challenge is a six-week live program with Dr. Ebony Green that gives you the words for it, so you can be honest in a way that protects the relationship. The waitlist hears first when the next cohort opens.

Explore the KIND Challenge
The KIND Soul Assessment
The In-the-Moment Pocket Guide
The Kind Scripts Library

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Questions planners ask

Good to know before you book.

Who is Dr. Ebony Green?

Dr. Ebony I. Green, Ed.D., is an executive culture strategist, former principal and district leader, and TEDx speaker based in Newburgh, New York, and the founder of Hello Kind Soul. After more than 25 years as a teacher, principal, and district leader, she helps executive teams, school districts, and organizations strengthen emotional regulation so culture holds when pressure rises.

What does Dr. Ebony speak about?

Emotional regulation as leadership infrastructure, leading under pressure without breaking your people, and compassion as disciplined leadership. For educators, she speaks on systems of care, sustainable change, and the self-talk that shapes how we lead. Every keynote is tailored to the audience and the outcome you want.

Who are her keynotes for?

Corporate audiences such as executive teams, HR and people operations, culture committees, distributed workforces, and ERGs. Education audiences such as K-12 teachers and staff, school and district leaders, higher ed faculty and administrators, and student support teams.

What formats are available beyond a keynote?

90 or 120 minute workshops, half-day or full-day intensives, multi-session leadership series, and retreat-style immersions, for corporate and education teams, virtual or in person.

Does Dr. Ebony speak virtually?

Yes. Keynotes, workshops, and leadership intensives are available virtually or in person, and we recommend the format that best fits your goals and audience.

How much does it cost to book Dr. Ebony?

Pricing depends on format (keynote, workshop, or multi-session series), audience size, customization, and travel. We share fee ranges on a 20-minute discovery call once we understand your scope.

How quickly will we hear back?

Within two business days for event and engagement requests, and within five business days for media or press.

How do I bring Dr. Green to my district or company?

Send us a brief about your event, audience, and outcome. We will follow up to schedule a 20-minute discovery call where we scope fit, format, and timeline.

Bring this work to your organization

Tell us about your team.

Whether you are scoping a keynote, building a leadership program, or rebuilding culture after a hard year, the fastest way to scope a fit is a 20-minute discovery call.

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  1. Send a quick brief

    Tell us about the event and what you want people to walk away with.

  2. Hear back within two business days

    With availability and a time to talk. We share fee ranges on that call.

  3. Scope it on a 20-minute call

    We settle the format and timeline together.