Ignite your inner spark of curiosity to achieve greater well-being, relationships, and impact
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Keynotes and other Presentations
On the power of our curiosity and how to harness it for joy, stronger relationships, and greater impact. Check out my TEDx talk to get a sense of some of the content I will share and my speaking style!
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Workshops (in-person and virtual)
Topics:
- The Power of Curiosity for Your Well-Being and Impact
- Applying Curiosity for Continuous Improvement
- Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Curiosity
- Creating a “Curious Community”
- Curiosity-Driven Advocacy
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Online Course
“Rediscovering Your Curiosity”
Launching in early 2024! More info coming soon.
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Coaching (1:1 or group, in-person or virtual)
Customized coaching sessions to help you awaken, explore, strengthen, and sustain your curiosity for enhanced well-being and greater impact
Contact me
If you are interested in booking me to speak and/or for other ways I can help you or your organization cultivate your curiosity, please add your contact info here with a short message describing yourself and what you are looking for.
Mary Kingston Roche
Founder
Mary Kingston Roche is the Founder of Live Curious LLC, a TEDx speaker, and an education and policy leader with nearly 20 years of experience working at all levels of policy change. She is a former teacher, school board member, and advocate who has led efforts to secure policies and funding from the federal to local levels that have improved children and families’ well-being and quality of education; and has helped hundreds of leaders build their capacity as advocates. Mary has a Master of Public Policy from Duke University, a B.A. from Boston University, and holds a certification in Design Thinking for Innovation from the University of Virginia. She lives in Maryland with her family.
Testimonials
Mary Kingston Roche presented at Elevate 2023, a virtual conference for social sector leaders hosted by the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. Her presentation, “Creating Curious Communities and Nurturing Courageous Curiosity,” was an absolute delight. Mary’s energy and passion for instilling a culture of curiosity in communities was evident from the get-go.
Mary’s four-step process was practical and easy to follow. Attendees absolutely loved it! Mary’s knowledge and experience in the nonprofit sector shone through in her presentation, too. She provided tools and strategies that could be immediately implemented by nonprofit leaders to nurture a culture of curiosity within their organizations.
Overall, I found Mary’s presentation to be highly informative and inspiring. She is a true expert in her field. I recommend Mary to anyone looking to foster a culture of curiosity within their organization. Thank you, Mary, for an excellent session!
Keely O’Sullivan Kurtz, MS, CNP
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance | CNP Programs Director
“This was an excellent session. It challenges me. I think sometimes risk can dampen curiosity and we have to be willing to step out of our comfort zones to explore curiosity. I think curious communities could be a great tool for building more diverse and equitable communities and organizations.”
Forrest Doolen
“In this session specifically, I enjoyed the 4 steps (awaken, explore, strengthen, and enrich) and I will definitely take these back to my organization and have us continue to be curious and innovative thinkers. Bridging differences really helps when one is curious – while also being respectful and never judgmental. We can learn from others’ points of view by listening more and having authentic dialogue.
Thanks again for the session – a lot for me to think about and be even more curious about.”
Kyle O’Kane
“This session really spoke to me and has motivated me to build and practice more curiosity in my day to day. I tend to feel bogged down in the workplace and I realize I’ve let my curiosity fade. But I didn’t realize it until Mary’s session. Well done and thank you for reminding me to think more about creating a curious community. I think this will help me find more creativity in the workplace and space to explore possibilities that maybe haven’t been thought of yet.
A great session!”
Erica Fuller
“This session motivated me to think about how we can further encourage and uphold curiosity as a leadership capacity and as a strategy to build curious organizational cultures and other nonprofit leaders.
Thank you for the inspiration to keep thinking about this.”
Janine Mason