KEYOTE SPEAKER DOC HENDLEY
Service transforms teams. Sustainability powers resilience.
Doc Hendley brings a raw, human story of turning one small act into global impact—helping teams reconnect to purpose, take action when it matters, and lead with heart. His message blends service, resilience, and real-world innovation in a way that moves people and shifts culture.
Humanitarian Leader · Social Impact Speaker · Clean Water Pioneer
Doc equips organizations to build purpose-driven cultures by showing how the power of one can ignite meaningful action. His lived experience proves that ordinary people can create extraordinary outcomes—and that belonging, service, and shared mission drive lasting impact.
Global Humanitarian · Clean Water Advocate
From bartender to global changemaker, Doc founded Wine To Water, a nonprofit providing sustainable water solutions in 53 countries. His work bridges humanitarian aid with real-world innovation, helping communities—and companies—understand what intentional action can accomplish.
CNN Hero · Author · Action-Oriented Keynote Speaker
Named a CNN Top 10 Hero, Doc shares a message of courage, resilience, and purpose-driven leadership. His bestselling book Wine to Water and his keynote stories—Hell or High Water, Digging for Hope—show audiences how to turn vision into action.
His Filter Build® Experience offers hands-on impact that unites teams through service, strategy, and meaningful connection.
PRESENTATIONS
"Hell or High Water: How Purpose Turns Pressure Into Impact"
Every organization faces pressure, adversity, and moments that demand action. In this powerful keynote, Doc Hendley shows how ordinary people can create extraordinary impact when they choose service over stagnation. Drawing from his journey founding Wine To Water—a global movement bringing clean water to millions—Doc reveals how purpose fuels resilience, strengthens culture, and inspires people to lead with heart.
Through raw storytelling and practical insight, Doc helps audiences discover how small actions, done consistently, can transform teams, communities, and organizational performance. His message is authentic, energizing, and built for leaders and teams navigating change, challenge, and growth.
Key Learning Objectives
Purpose — Connect personal values to daily work to increase resilience, meaning, and momentum.
Impact — Learn how seemingly small actions can create powerful ripple effects across teams and customers.
Service — Use service-driven leadership to strengthen culture, trust, and accountability.
Action — Move from intention to action with practical steps that drive engagement, performance, and morale.
Ideal Audiences
- Organizations navigating culture change, growth, or organizational realignment
- Leadership teams looking to deepen trust, service mindset, and purpose
- Sales teams needing resilience, connection, and meaning in the work they do
- Companies seeking a powerful closing keynote that blends inspiration with actionable clarity
- Events centered on ESG, global responsibility, volunteerism, or community impact
Audience Takeaways
- A renewed sense of meaning and clarity around why their work matters
- A practical framework for turning pressure into purpose-driven action
- A deeper understanding of how service strengthens culture and performance
- Tools to inspire personal leadership, resilience, and follow-through
- Motivation to make small, consistent choices that move teams and organizations forward
"Digging For Hope: Turning Wine To Water And Adversity Into Possibility"
Doc Hendley takes audiences inside the realities of crisis, community, and the unexpected places where hope survives. Through the story of Wine To Water and the people he’s met on the front lines, Doc shows how small, consistent actions can create massive impact. This keynote blends inspiration with practical perspective, reminding teams that purpose fuels performance and that resilience is built one choice at a time.
Key Learning Objectives
- Understand how small, consistent actions create meaningful, measurable impact
- Reframe adversity as a catalyst for clarity, connection, and purpose
- Strengthen resilience through real-world principles learned on the front lines
- Identify personal and organizational opportunities to “step in” and serve
- Build a culture where purpose drives performance and engagement
Ideal Audiences
- Leadership teams navigating change or rebuilding culture
- Organizations focused on purpose, service, and social responsibility
- Conferences seeking a powerful, inspiring opening or closing keynote
- Corporate, association, and nonprofit audiences needing renewed perspective
- Teams working in high-demand or mission-driven environments
Audience Takeaways
- A grounded, human perspective on overcoming adversity and finding possibility
- Practical ways to lead with purpose and act with impact—even in uncertainty
- A renewed sense of connection to mission, team, and the people they serve
- Real-world resilience strategies drawn from crisis zones and community rebuilding
- Motivation that’s grounded, credible, and built on real-world impact.
"Turning Passion Into Action: The Wine To Water Filter Build® Experience"
The Filter Build® Experience transforms attendees from passive listeners into active participants. In this hands-on session, teams assemble water filters that will be deployed to communities worldwide—creating an immediate, tangible impact while strengthening connection, purpose, and collaboration.
Designed for groups of any size, this experience blends service, team-building, and shared mission. It’s an energizing way to unite attendees, elevate engagement, and leave your audience with a story they’ll remember long after the conference ends.
Key Learning Objectives
- Strengthen team connection through a high-impact, shared experience
- Understand the power of service as a driver of engagement and resilience
- Collaborate with purpose, clarity, and collective action
- Experience how small contributions create meaningful global change
Ideal Audiences
- Conferences seeking an interactive, purpose-driven session
- Teams needing alignment, connection, or a culture boost
- Organizations integrating CSR elements into events
- Leadership retreats, sales meetings, and all-hands gatherings
Audience Takeaways
- A unified experience that builds trust, mission, and momentum
- A deeper sense of shared purpose and contribution
- A meaningful connection to humanitarian impact in real time
- The knowledge that the filter they built will directly transform lives
Great Speaker for
CALL FOR QUOTE
- Inspiring teams with real-world stories of purpose, service, and resilience
- Driving social impact through values-based leadership and hands-on engagement
- Delivering keynotes on sustainability, clean water access, and global citizenship
- Helping organizations foster teamwork, empathy, and mission-driven culture
