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Shane Lukas has been featured in national media and has delivered talks on stages focused on leadership, advocacy, inclusion, and culture. He brings a grounded, real-world view on storytelling, equity in practice, and building resilient organizations to audiences of leaders, conference attendees, and teams across-sectors.
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Shane Lukas Selected as a 2026 TEDxNormal Speaker
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Shane Lukas Selected as a 2026 TEDxNormal Speaker
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Building a Resilient and Relational Workforce at Street Fight Live 2025
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Why All Our Values Are Making Us Sick
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Shane Lukas Selected as a 2026 TEDxNormal Speaker
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Shane Lukas Selected as a 2026 TEDxNormal Speaker
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Shane Lukas Selected as a 2026 TEDxNormal Speaker
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Building a Resilient and Relational Workforce at Street Fight Live 2025
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Why All Our Values Are Making Us Sick

In the Spotlight

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PAST Speaking
‍EngagementS

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Street Fight Live 2025

Shared insights on building a resilient and relational workforce. Featured in AP News and syndicated across major financial outlets.
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2026 TEDxNormal Speaker Announcement

Selected as a TEDxNormal speaker. Featured in Yahoo! Finance and AP News.
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WE CREATE SPACE 2025 Queer Leaders Award –
Media & Creative Influence

Recognized for leadership and impact in media and creative industries.
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Speaker Bio

Shane Lukas is a speaker, activist, and award-winning designer known for facilitating thoughtful, grounded conversations in complex environments. With over two decades of advocacy and creative leadership experience, Shane brings lived perspective and practical frameworks into rooms navigating culture, equity, leadership, and change.

As the founder of design agency, A Great Idea and author of the upcoming The Advocacy Advantage, Shane has worked with organizations across sectors to strengthen trust within communities, build advocacy, and translate values into action. A TEDx speaker and host of the Power Beyond Pride podcast, he is recognized for helping audiences move beyond inspiration toward shared understanding and measurable impact.
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Signature Talks

Captivating & Transformative Talks That Leave a Lasting Impact

The Advocacy Advantage

How stakeholder-centered leadership strengthens trust, credibility, and outcomes.

Leading With Humanity in Complex Systems

Understanding how equity and harm reduction helps leaders navigate complexity without losing their people.

Rethinking Who You Can Be

Why personal transformation is the starting point for human-centered leadership and lasting organizational impact.

Shared Stories, Shared Power

How collaborative storytelling builds trust, connection, and action inside organizations and communities.

Getting Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

Why meaningful change requires courage, honesty, and a willingness to sit through the hard stuff.

From Lone Voice to Collective Action

How leaders turn values, stories, and dialogue into tangible change.

Creativity as a Tool for Change

How self-expression, design, storytelling, and imagination can shift culture, challenge systems, and expand what’s possible.
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Podcast

On Power Beyond Pride, Shane hosts candid conversations about activism, identity, equity, harm reduction, and more. The podcast highlights both the top voices in the LGBTQ+ community, and those who are often overlooked and explores how storytelling can build trust, deepen understanding, and support meaningful action.
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Each episode reflects Shane’s belief that change begins with honest dialogue, and that strong communities are built when people are willing to listen, share, and engage thoughtfully.

Shane
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Podcast

Is Your Brand Design Telling the Right Story?

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Is Your Brand Design Telling the Right Story?

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Is Your Brand Design Telling the Right Story?

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Freedom, the Future of Queer, and Great Ideas With PBP Co-Host Shane Lukas

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Building Advocacy Beyond Pride: A Conversation with Shane Lukas

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