Transforming Good Leaders
into Great Storytellers.

Experience the power of effective and authentic communication.

Precious Ile is a TEDx and keynote speaker, storyteller, dialogue facilitator, certified executive coach, and an award-winning consultant.

Expert in 3Cs: Leadership Communication, Authentic Connection, and Community Engagement

Keynotes

Precious' high-energy and high-impact keynotes will resonate with your local or global audience of leaders who are looking to experience the transformative power of authentic connection and impactful communication. ​

Her expertise is in coaching on public speaking, storytelling for high-impact presentations, and facilitating high-stakes stakeholder engagements or strategic meetings that are key to the success of your organization or community.

Precious Ile travels from Vancouver, Canada. She delivers customized in-person or virtual keynotes, talks, and training sessions on the topics listed below or related topics aligned to your event goals and audience's needs. A percentage of proceeds from her keynotes and coaching goes towards supporting youths to gain access to quality education. When you partner with Precious, you deliver greater impact in communities.

  • Speak to lead and amplify a message that matters.

    Embark on a transformative journey toward becoming a confident, persuasive, and impactful thought leader. ​Be seen, heard, and understood.

    Whether you’re looking to deliver captivating keynotes with stories of your corporate purpose, inspire positive change, or leave a lasting impact, this engaging keynote will equip you with Precious’ proprietary public speaking model and storytelling strategies to stand out as a purpose-driven leader. Own your voice and story. Amplify a message that matters in the world of thought leadership.

    Your audience will gain these insights:

    • Discover your executive speaking style that aligns with your authentic self as a leader.

    • Unlock fresh inspiration and a renewed sense of purpose for communicating with impact.

    • Create a lasting presence as an impactful thought leader through the art of storytelling.

    Perfect for: Executive Directors/CEOs, purpose-driven leaders, boards, executives, founders, entrepreneurs, and government / political leaders

  • Catalyze the power of hosting purposeful dinner parties to build thriving teams and communities.

    According to Better Up, "organizations that score in the top 25% of authenticity significantly outperform their peers. A highly authentic leader saves an estimated $33,229 per person per year in prevented turnover costs."

    This personal inspiring keynote by Precious draws from her experience hosting 50 dinner conversations in four years with guests ranging from over 250 friends, work colleagues, to complete strangers. In an age of growing disconnection and polarization, challenge your audience to take one step outside of their comfort zone to connect with purpose and build more meaningful, genuine relationships at work or in life. Discover Precious’ 5 unique ingredients for catalyzing the power of authentic connection with your leaders, teams, or community to build greater trust, belonging, and community.

    Your audience will gain these insights: ​

    • Explore ‘the 5 ingredients’ of authentic conversations with your teams or stakeholders.

    • Develop trust and genuine connections by getting comfortable with discomfort.

    • Discover 5 ‘out-of-the-box’ strategies for building more connected, innovative, and thriving teams or communities.

    Perfect for: Executive Directors /CEOs, purpose-driven business leaders, founders, or government / political leaders

  • 5 lessons from co-design / human-centered design innovation

    Leading through change and uncertainty is vital for delivering long-term value and impact. To thrive, leaders do not only have to design WHAT their new strategies should be. They also need to creatively reimagine HOW they go about engaging teams and stakeholders to deliver value in our ever-changing future of work.

    Adopting a ‘co-design’ or human-centered design mindset will empower leaders to transform moments of significant change into a ‘chalLEARNage’ - a powerful LEARNing moment for building truly collaborative, creative, and innovative teams.

    Your audience will gain these insights:

    • A ‘spark’ or shift in thinking from managing to co-creating change with teams and stakeholders.

    • Engage in real, courageous conversations on what makes change stick.

    • Increased confidence and creativity in navigating change for long-term success.

    Perfect for: Executive Directors/CEOs, founders, HR leaders, Project leaders, or government / political leaders

I coach purpose-or impact-driven leaders and teams globally to overcome public speaking anxiety and communicate with confidence, so that you leave a lasting positive impact.

I also coach leaders and teams to navigate difficult conversations and engage stakeholders to gain over 90% buy-in on impact-driven projects. Through my proven co-creation method, you achieve lasting results and greater impact in communities.

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What Leaders are Saying

Hi, I’m Precious Ile.

​I am a TEDx & Keynote Speaker, storyteller, spoken word poet, dialogue facilitator, award-winning consultant, Certified Public Participation Professional (CP3), and Certified Executive Coach (CEC). I specialize in public speaking, executive presence and storytelling, and transforming team conflict, lack of alignment, or buy-in on high-stakes projects into high-performance.

Proudly born and raised in Nigeria and naturalized as a Canadian, a natural storyteller, and faith-driven entrepreneur, I bring a unique blend of authenticity, expertise, and diverse global experiences to the screen or stage. ​

I believe that public speaking, effective & authentic communication, and stakeholder engagement are core leadership skills that everyone needs to excel in today's fast-changing future of work. I inspire purpose- or impact-driven leaders and teams to overcome your fear of public speaking and own your voice.

I coach you to become a more persuasive, confident, and impactful storyteller who leaves a lasting impact after every presentation. I also coach purpose-driven leaders and teams to meaningfully engage stakeholders and communicate effectively through conflict and change, so that you deliver lasting results and greater impact in communities.

​​Explore highlights:

  • Began public speaking between by the age of 10 to large audiences of 250 - 1,000+ people. Published my first book and poetry collection, Words in Verses at the age of 14.

  • 4x Board Director and Co-Founder and Principal of Impact Plus Consulting, with a decade of community / public engagement, organizational development, and board governance experience across higher education, nonprofits, consulting, and government organizations. Saved a client $6.3 million USD through an international consulting partnership that improved team cohesion and performance among six joint venture companies.

  • Certified Executive Coach (CEC) at Royal Roads University’s Accredited Coach Training Program through the ICF. Certified Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Practitioner with an Advanced Certificate in Leadership from Psychometrics Canada.

  • Certified Public Participation Professional (CP3), IAP2’s internationally recognized professional certification gold standard, demonstrating excellence in public engagement.

  • Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI).

  • 2x award winner of the IAP2 Canada Core Values Awards for Extending the Practice through Creativity, Contribution, and Innovation in the field of public engagement.

  • Adjunct Faculty and Corporate Trainer in leadership, communication, and conflict resolution at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC).

  • Curator and Host of The Authentic Connection Project: Brought together 250+ guests and facilitated 50 dinner conversations in 4 years to build community and belonging.

  • An alumna of the University of Victoria (UVic), I hold a Master's degree in Community Development from the School of Public Administration. I earned my Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences in Criminology from Simon Fraser University (SFU).

  • Nominated for a YWCA Women of Distinction Award for service excellence and contribution to youth development in British Columbia, Canada. Global change maker dedicated to advancing youth, access to quality education, and socio-economic development in Canada, Nigeria, and the African continent.

Precious Ile delivering a keynote at the Vancouver Provincial Courts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

With diverse experiences, here are a few of Precious' influences to inspire you to own your voice and story:

  • Everything we do is interconnected. Precious has a natural strategic ability and curiosity for noticing and observing patterns and consequences of decisions long before they play out.

    She guides her consulting and coaching clients to consider challenges from a holistic perspective, thinking about how one’s actions today impact our future desired results. Clients value her intentionality and tact in asking thought-provoking questions that allow you space to get 1% better as a leader and chart a clear direction forward with your team and stakeholders.

  • Precious understands the unique elements that help leaders harness the power of teams and communities to work well together, so that they can achieve their desired impact.

    With her Master’s degree in Community Development with a focus on organizational and leadership development, she applied her training to developing student leaders in a university context as a Certified Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Practitioner.

    Now, as an Adjunct Faculty with the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) and Executive Coach, she applies her diverse educational background and experiences to guide leaders and teams locally and globally to become more self-aware leaders who communicate with authenticity and impact.

  • Driven by a passion for people, the theme of making space for people to feel seen, heard, and understood runs through Precious’ career and life journey.

    Initially on a path of wanting to become a human rights lawyer by studying Criminology at SFU, Precious loved debate until she discovered the power of dialogue. Early in her career, Precious was trained in a dialogue and group facilitation process called peacemaking circles by Kay Pranis, a national leader and trainer in the field of restorative justice.

    Since then, Precious has used the power of dialogue to help high-performing teams resolve high-stakes conflict and navigate major changes. She consulted on and facilitated a high-stakes team cohesion client engagement that resulted in 100% partnership alignment and $6.3 million USD in cost savings for six energy companies. This consulting engagement was a partnership between her firm Impact Plus Consulting, Canada and Impact Partners Nigeria.

    In her personal life, Precious uses her expert facilitation skills to curate bespoke dinner parties that spark lasting authentic connections and build communities. You can trust Precious to bring your team together purposefully given her 10 years of professional experience as a facilitator and host of 50 dinner conversations. Her 250+ guests leave inspired, engaged, and transformed

  • Being born and raised in Rivers State, a Southern state in Nigeria, Precious learned the art of storytelling as a way to connect with people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Her last-name, Ile is fully spelt as Ile-Onyeije. Ile means to look after. Onyeije means a traveller or guest. Together, Ile-Onyeije means someone who is welcoming to a traveller / guest or a hospitable person.

    As a Nigerian-Canadian and faith-driven entrepreneur, Precious believes in the power of building welcoming spaces and authentic connections through coaching, training, facilitation, or community building. This led to her hosting nearly 50 dinner parties in 4 years and her TEDx talk on how to network with confidence and purpose.

    Being a Christian and faith-driven entrepreneur is core to Precious’ servant-leadership approach and coaching presence.

    The mustard seed (the circle dot in her logo) and brand colour represent her faith as her driving force for coaching leaders to achieve lasting impact globally. With Christ as Precious’ core and her inspiration source, the mustard yellow circle represents 3 elements of her signature coaching and speaking presence: her warm, high-energy, and an impactful presence that inspires leaders to rise and glow - impacting the world for good.

  • Precious believes that change happens by being part of the decision-making process.

    Throughout her career, Precious facilitated policy and restorative circle dialogues ranging from engaging youth who were at-risk of being homeless in public policy to engaging nearly 2,200 students at Simon Fraser University in student consultations.

    Over the past eight years, she has served as a Public Engagement Expert and Board Director across four nonprofit boards like IAP2 Canada and CityHive Vancouver. She advocates for youth and citizen voices to inform policy decisions that impact their lives and be part of shaping the future of their cities and communities.​

  • Precious published her first collection of poems, Words in Verses in Nigeria. Her early, natural inclination towards the power of spoken word poetry helped her own her unique voice and become an expert in coaching leaders and teams on public speaking and storytelling.

    Speaking at the early age of 10 to thousands of people at church conferences and large public gatherings helped Precious realize the power of using her voice for good and igniting in leaders the power to find and own their voice. Now, she coaches leaders and teams on the art of effective and persuasive presentations and storytelling, so that they can amplify a message that matters.

    She infuses her original poems into her speaking, strategic advisory, training, and facilitation to make client engagements engaging, fun, and transformative. In her personal life, she curates and facilitates spoken word dinner parties that bring diverse groups of people together, one authentic conversation at a time.

Explore How I Can Help

Book Precious to Speak

Inspire your audience to own their voices as thought leaders through Precious' keynotes or talks. Challenge your leaders to unlock the power of authentic connection and communication through storytelling for leadership, business, or community impact.​

Schedule a Workshop / Training

Upskill your team with future-ready communication skills through engaging learning experiences to communicate with clarity, influence, and impact. 

Join my Signature Course

Want to get 10x better at communicating with confidence? Join Precious' signature 3-month leadership coaching program, Speak to Lead™.

Explore Resources

Want to nail your next presentation to a major client, customer, or board or build team and stakeholder alignment? Explore effective communication resources and insights that will help you become an effective, impactful presenter and leader.

Executive/Speaker Coaching

Looking for a customized coaching experience for yourself or your team? Take your leadership and communication skills to the next level with Precious' 6 or 12-month coaching packages. 

Book Advisory/Facilitation

Looking to build buy-in, trust, and alignment with your team or key stakeholders for a high-stakes project? Looking for an expert facilitator to reimagine your next strategy offsite, board, or leadership retreat? Connect with Precious.​

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Transforming you from a Good Leader
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