Jaime Neely Trend Hunter Futurist and Keynote Speaker

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Neely

"Whether as part of Future Festival or at one of our company events, Jaime is always on our the crowd favorites for our company. Her content on consumer lifestyle is both insightful and delivered with an infectious energy that keeps the audience captivated. Personally, I have found her to be a great resource on ideas and practical tips on how to strengthen the culture for my team as well as the greater organization."

— Jennifer Rother, VP, Strategy and International Brand Management, Universal Orlando

Corporate Culture and Innovation Expert, Futurist, and President at Trend Hunter

Jaime Neely is President at Trend Hunter. She's the creator of the Trend Hunter Innovation Assessment, a mainstage Future Festival presenter, and has helped numerous brands learn how to innovate through custom in-office trend sessions and workshops. She specializes in corporate culture, consumer lifestyle, health and wellness, and technology.

Jaime’s expertise and passion lies in the development of culture programs and innovation assessments for the world's best innovation teams. Her Trend Hunter Innovation Assessment has been taken by more than 30,000 innovation leaders who use the tool to benchmark their innovation strengths and better understand their blind spots. She's been the keynote speaker at events ranging from the 2,000-attendee main stage for a major finance company, to executive boardrooms and innovation events for Pfizer. Prior to her work on culture, Jaime joined Trend Hunter as an editor in 2011, where she supervised the creation of more than 60,000 articles, attracting over a billion views. When she isn’t working as a keynote speaker, Jaime manages Trend Hunter's team growth.

Keynote Topics

Work Culture and AI

The modern workplace faces an unprecedented transformation, driven in part by the rapid advancement of AI. While some employers are opting for full-time in-office work, others are embracing remote-first approaches or pursuing hybrid models. Navigating this shift while addressing diverse employee expectations poses a historic challenge. How can employers adapt their cultures to align with these evolving priorities and new technological advancements?

The Future Workplace

Explore the ever-evolving dynamics of today’s workforce and learn why your organization’s success depends on understanding and applying the 4 ‘E’s of modern work culture. We will highlight insights, statistics and implications gleaned from the Trend Hunter Innovation Assessment, revealing what’s holding you back from building your best team yet.

Future-Proofing Work Culture

Deep-diving the new definition of work/life balance, using statistics from Trend Hunter’s Innovation Assessment. Throughout this presentation, we will explore the concept of internal and external reputation, the pros and cons of a multigenerational office, and ultimately answer the question: what does today’s consumer -- perhaps even your own employees -- consider a good corporate culture?

Future Technology and AI

Not only does Trend Hunter integrate futurism and technology into its brand DNA, we also work with some of the world's tech companies, such as Panasonic and Sony. In the digital age, brands from all categories are expected to leverage technology. How can your company stay connected, literally and figuratively?

Max Impact Marketing

Modern technology has shifted how consumers engage with brands, and it’s no longer enough for ads to be entertaining and memorable. Uncover tactics for leveraging the future of marketing tech, authenticity and brand love to create impactful marketing strategies.

Innovating through Ritual

Explore case studies of how the most innovative people productionize out-of-the-box thinking with their teams. This presentation consists of a curated list of actual best practices, created and used by the world's top innovators. These best practices are organized around the concept of imagined orders -- hierarchies we put in place throughout our daily lives.

The Hierarchy of Lifestyle

What are the key drivers of consumer behaviour, wellness & life in the era of the personal brand? Dive into what is motivating purchasing decisions, loyalty and how to create a meaningful connection to consumers.

Custom Workshops

Trend Hunter Futurist Jaime Neely Workshop Topics

Patterned Thinking

This custom workshop is designed to help you productionize creativity by using the 6 Patterns of Opportunity as a brainstorming tool. The objective of the workshop and its key components are decided by you through collaboration with your Futurist.

How to Prototype

This custom workshop begins with your key objectives; your Futurist will then curate the right set of tried-and-tested tools to help you and your team prototype ideas and solutions.

How to Disrupt

This custom workshop is designed to help you and your team anticipate upcoming threats to your business, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and become better acquainted with the next 3 -5 years of your industry.

The Assessment Workshop

This workshop is based on your team's Trend Hunter Assessment results. Our data analysts will scour your brand's assessment results for the most impactful answers, and highlight the insights therein for workshop attendees. From there, we dive into prioritization, idea filtration, and next steps.

Keynote Sample - Future of Work

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