Acey Holmes

About

Acey Holmes is a keynote speaker and the founder of BoredLess, helping ERGs and teams rediscover what it means to work well together. With roots in education and clinical speech-language pathology, Acey uses neuroscience, flow science, and story to help organizations build inclusion, belonging, and psychological safety in ways that feel accessible and practical. A TEDx and five-time DisruptHR speaker, she equips ERG leaders with tools to reduce burnout, boost creativity, and strengthen connection. Based in Denver, Acey is known for her engaging, science-based approach.

Services

• Permission to Play Workshop

  Work doesn’t have to drain you to be meaningful. This high-energy, science-backed workshop helps employees shake off burnout and rediscover curiosity, creativity, and joy in the workday. Through interactive exercises and practical examples, Acey shows how small, intentional moments of play can reignite motivation, strengthen engagement, and transform routine tasks into sources of energy. Designed as a 60-minute workshop, this session can be delivered virtually or in person. Participants leave with actionable tools they can apply immediately to boost focus, sustain energy, and bring more play and purpose into their daily work.

• Identifying Your Personal Play Identity Workshop

  Parenting, caregiving, and working can leave little room for joy. In this reflective, laughter-filled workshop, participants discover their unique Play Identity and explore the ways they naturally recharge, connect, and restore energy. Through guided reflection and shared experience, Acey helps participants identify simple, realistic ways to weave play into both home and work life. Designed as a 60-minute workshop, this session can be delivered virtually or in person. Participants leave with practical strategies to lower stress, deepen connection, and feel more like themselves again, without adding more to their plates.

• Playful Women in History Keynote

  Behind every bold woman who changed the world is a spark of play. This engaging storytelling keynote explores the creative, daring, and unconventional ways women throughout history have used play to fuel innovation, resilience, and leadership. Through powerful stories and reflection, Acey invites audiences to reconnect with play as a serious source of confidence, courage, and creative power at work and beyond. Designed as a one-hour keynote, this talk can be delivered virtually or in person, leaving attendees inspired to reclaim play as a meaningful tool for leadership, self-trust, and bold action.