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Hello Love’s founder, Ila Edgar is a sought-after speaker, invited to share her message of radical kindness and inner healing on major stages, retreats, and media platforms across the globe.
Her signature event series, The Hello Love Experience, brings together communities to heal, grow, and celebrate the journey of coming home to yourself.
Rooted in purpose and led with heart, Hello Love has become a movement of impact, gently shifting the way people speak to and show up for others AND themselves. And we are just getting started.
This is speaking that shifts something.
This is where movements begin.
[ "What happens when an entire room remembers they're worthy of love? Magic." ]
Love as a Business Imperative
Why Your Workplace Needs More Love
(And Why That's Good for Business)
We've created workplaces where people feel like they have to leave their humanity at the door. Where vulnerability is weakness, emotions are unprofessional, and authenticity is risky. We've built cultures of finger-pointing, blame, and relentless "shoulding" that exhaust our people and diminish our results.
The cost? Disengaged teams, burnout epidemics, talent hemorrhaging, and leaders who are performing instead of actually leading. We're all desperate to connect, to be seen as humans first, but we've convinced ourselves that business and heart don't mix.
They're wrong.
What Love Actually Looks like in Business
Love in the workplace isn't about group hugs or feelings circles. It's about radical humanity.
It's choosing to see the person behind the title, extending grace instead of judgment, and creating space for people to show up authentically, mess and all.
Love in business means:
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Dignified conversations instead of blame-filled meetings
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Curiosity over criticism when things go sideways
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Presence over performance in leadership
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Compassion over competition in team dynamics
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Authentic connection that builds trust and psychological safety
When we lead with love, we don't get soft, we get real.
And real is what transforms organizations.
What Your People Will Experience
PERMISSION TO BE HUMAN
Attendees leave knowing it's not only okay but essential to bring their whole selves to work - including the parts that aren't perfect.
PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR CONNECTION
Concrete strategies for extending grace, having difficult conversations with compassion, and building authentic relationships at work.
LEADERSHIP THAT ACTUALLY WORKS
How to lead from presence and authenticity rather than performance and perfection.
THE COURAGE TO BE VULNERABLE
Understanding that vulnerability isn't weakness - it's the foundation of trust, innovation, and real leadership.
A NEW DEFINITION OF STRENGTH
Discovering that the bravest thing you can do is show up as yourself and create space for others to do the same.
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Who is this type of event ideal for?- Leaders ready to roll up their sleeves and do the real work - this isn't for the faint-hearted. It requires courage, practice, and commitment to look at yourself honestly and lead differently. - Leaders seeking a more authentic and meaningful approach to leadership - Organizations committed to creating cultures of true belonging - Conferences challenging traditional leadership paradigms - Professionals who believe human connection is the ultimate driver of business excellence
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What are the key take aways?- How love transforms traditional power structures - Practical techniques for developing and living emotional intelligence in the workplace - Methods to create real psychological safety that unleash team potential - The direct correlation between compassionate leadership and organizational performance
The Business Case for Love
Engaged Teams
People who feel seen and valued don't just show up - they show up fully. Love-centred workplaces see higher engagement, retention, and performance.
Innovation Through Authenticity
When people feel safe to be themselves, they bring their whole creativity, not just their sanitized professional version.
Resilient Leadership
Leaders who practice self-compassion and extend grace to others navigate crisis and change with stability, not panic.
Sustainable Success
Organizations built on human connection and care create cultures that weather storms and attract top talent.
Stronger Decision Making
When we operate from curiosity and collaboration instead of fear and hierarchy, we make smarter choices together.
Contact Ila to bring this transformative approach to your organization.
About Ila
Ila Edgar brings two decades of leadership experience, speaking and facilitation, and the raw wisdom that comes from facing her own mortality. She's worked with everyone from Fortune 500 executives to small business owners, always with the same message:
We're all human first.
Her approach isn't theoretical - it's lived. She's walked the talk of putting love first in business, even when her logical brain told her it would cost her clients. (Spoiler: it didn't. It attracted the right ones.) Ila doesn't teach from a place of having it all figured out. She teaches from the messy middle of being human, which is exactly where your people live every day.
Love often grows from shared connections. Research shows that even small commonalities - like a favourite team, shared perspective, common goal, or moving in sync - can unlock our natural compassion and generosity toward others.
Ready to Bring Love to Your Organization?
KEYNOTE
SPEAKING
Transform your conference or company event with a message that gives people permission to be human at work.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Work with your leadership team to build authentic, compassionate leadership practices.
TEAM
WORKSHOPS
Create deep trust and authenticity within your teams.
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE CHANGE
Partner with Ila to build a workplace where love isn't just welcomed. It's a competitive advantage.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Love isn't the soft stuff. It's the hard stuff made workable. It's what transforms workplaces from places people endure to places where they thrive. And in a world where talent is everything, love isn't just nice to have. It's essential.
"Ila is a wonderful and engaging speaker. She captures her audience's hearts and minds, instantly putting them at ease and reeling them into collaborative conversation. Her energy is infectious, as she shares insight and wisdom that continues to percolate and inspire those in her presence. Ila has a true gift, to help people feel vulnerable and powerful at the same time. Can not wait to participate in another speaking event with Ila."
Rachelle Wilson
ONIGA South President
Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology