Doug Manuel

Employee engagement and talent retention are at an all-time low. How can you revitalize your organization? This keynote unearths the positive effects that ancient philosophies can have in our modern boardrooms, and can be tailored to any environment, time slot or audience. Infused with music, rhythm and with featured excerpts from his documentary 'Beats As One', Doug guides participants through a transformative process. Through personal reflection, small group sharing, and collective music making and performance enhancing exercises, your teams will discover a new level of collaboration.

Beats as One – the solo brings engagement and collaboration to life in new and dynamic ways. It allows participants to readdress common human values, explore their personal purpose, and to tie that to the purpose of their organization.

With teams no longer truly working together, there is little human connection, mutual understanding and empathy are lost. Organizations today face the challenge of dealing with this lack of engagement and spirit of collaboration. With Djembe drums for each participant or audience member, this keynote is a highly engaging, energetic musical experience. Your audience will rediscover the power of communication using the most primal form of technology. Beats as One – the drums breaks down silos and leaves groups emotionally connected and feeling that they are one. True collaboration is restored and the foundations laid for a high-performing team.

Music and rhythm have the power to unite, energize, rediscover a shared purpose and build team spirit. Chosen by Oprah to lead her 3rd SuperSoul Sessions and by TedX Hollywood, Beats as One – the show (Formally ‘Do You Speak Djembe?’) is a very different kind of live event. Through the power of rhythm and the drum, it makes the audience the star of the experience.

Customized to your organization’s vision and themes, Doug combines powerful storytelling with uplifting music from his diverse on-stage band. Audiences of any background and ability will be energized, inspired and involved in this unifying musical experience for corporate teams. Together they learn to play djembe to the music of their favorite songs. They will explore the very roots of music in our shared ancestry and discover that we have more in common than what we believe separates us.  

Generate audience-wide collaboration, inspire, motivate, and unite audiences of any size. Beats as One – the show brings a unique spirit of collaboration to your conference or meeting. Create a positive vibe and team spirit, strengthen a sense of purpose and brand, experience a powerful moment of collaboration in action.