Denise Hamilton

“Denise Hamilton arms us with the tools to be successful as we move into a more prosperous future. She couples what to do with how to do it.”—CNN’s Van Jones

Denise Hamilton is an author, speaker and consultant who focuses on the people side of change. Whether today’s leaders are facing the future of work, AI, or a diversifying workforce, they’ll need new skills to navigate our rapidly changing world. Denise helps them unpack what it really looks like to be not only inclusive, but indivisible. She leverages her 25 years of executive experience with Fortune 500 organizations like AOL and CBRE to provide solutions that support employees and the bottom line.

Denise is the author of Indivisible: How to Forge Our Differences into a Stronger Future, which was named a 2024 Next Big Idea Club must-read. In this vital debut, she translates the ideals of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging into relatable language and actionable strategies, challenging us to build a culture that’s better than just inclusive. She offers simple strategies that you can put into practice today: from getting curious about other people’s stories, to avoiding burnout by focusing on the five-foot radius around you. Bestselling author Eric Ries calls it “a masterclass in creating powerful organizations where everyone has a sense of belonging.”

As founder and CEO of WatchHerWork, a consultancy and digital learning platform, Denise aims to empower individuals and teams to understand differences, resolve conflict, and become better allies. Her clients include household names like Meta, ExxonMobil, Hines, Amazon, Shell, the United Nations, and the WNBA. Clients have said Denise’s superpower is the ability to have the most challenging discussions and come out the other side with solutions and a positive direction.

Denise was featured by The New York Times as a nationally recognized expert in social audio and has been featured on the Apple Store, Harvard Business Review, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, MIT Sloan Management Review, FOX, CBS, NBC, Newsweek and many other outlets. She serves on the board of EMERGE and is the Chair of the Business Subcommittee for the 2020 Census for the City of Houston. She has served on the board for the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce, the RISE School and Avenue Community Development Corp. She received her Master’s in Communication and her BSW in Social Work from Abilene Christian University.