Ice Cream Social Work

ICE CREAM SOCIAL WORK
Keynotes | Workshops | Team Building
Personal & Professional Development
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Meet Manda: Founder of Ice Cream Social Work

Speaker • Facilitator • Social Worker • Non-Profit Scholarship and Academic Data Manager • Founder of Ice Cream Social Work
Over the past decade, Manda has trained thousands across universities, professional associations, nonprofits, and statewide initiatives. She is certified in both PsychoGeometrics® and Mental Health First Aid® and is honored to speak at events hosted by organizations such as the Missouri Department of Mental Health and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
With a career and educational background in social work, higher education, leadership development, and mental health, Manda brings a rare mix of expertise, warmth, and humor to every room she steps into. Her sessions are practical, engaging, and designed to give audiences tools they can use immediately, whether in communication, collaboration, or creating healthier workplaces.
Her work has earned recognition through numerous awards for service, leadership, and innovation, including honors from President Obama, the Missouri Department of Mental Health, the Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Park University, and the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors.
But credentials only tell part of the story.
Outside of work, Manda is also:

🎙️ A podcast enthusiast
🎃 A themed-party host
📷 A memory capturer
🌍 An adventure seeker
🪴 A plant lover
👩🏻‍🍳 A foodie
🤓 A theater nerd
🎭 An improv performer
🐕 And a proud beagle mom
Whether she’s delivering a keynote, facilitating a retreat, or leading a team workshop, Manda creates learning experiences that are engaging, interactive, and immediately useful.
She currently travels worldwide for keynote presentations, professional development workshops, and PsychoGeometrics® training sessions.
If your group is ready for communication that finally clicks, Manda would love to work with you.
Signature Workshop
Give your group the tools to communicate with confidence!
Communication That Finally Clicks:
Shapes for Effective Communication
What is PsychoGeometrics? PsychoGeometrics (also fondly known as Shapes!) is a simple, memorable system that uses five shapes to explain how people communicate, make decisions, and respond under stress.
No personality labels. No complicated jargon. No colors, animals, or acronyms to memorize.
Five memorable shapes that help teams understand:
How they prefer to communicate,
what they need from others,
and how to adapt in real time, especially when things get busy, stressful, or unclear.
The magic is in its simplicity! Once people learn the shapes, they see them EVERYWHERE! Emails, meetings, collaboration, feedback, conflict, change and even onboarding. Shapes creates a shared, judgement-free language that improves communication instantly.
Why book this workshop? Because your team deserves a communication tool that works in real time.
Most frameworks sound good in theory, but the content disappears once people get back to their desks!
PsychoGeometrics is the opposite: it’s simple, sticky, and immediately useful. Teams walk away with a shared language that makes collaboration smoother, meetings more productive, and feedback less awkward.
If your team needs to communicate and collaborate better today, this workshop delivers.
Groups book this workshop because it:
Boosts clarity and reduces misunderstandings
Builds confidence in giving and receiving feedback
Helps teams navigate change using the Rectangle
Turns everyday interactions into opportunities for smoother communication
Creates a positive, high-energy environment that sticks long afterwards
Improves collaboration across roles, departments, and personalities
Participants leave with:
Tools they can use the same day
A deeper understanding of their own communication style
A simple system for collaborating across differences
A shared language that reduces conflict and strengthens team culture
This isn't a personality test.
It's a communication upgrade.
Your team will thank you for it!
Perfect for: Team retreats, leadership development, onboarding, culture-building days, conferences, boards, associations, student and volunteer groups.
Research-Backed. Practical. Engaging. Effective.
Signature Keynote
Give your team the tools to go from fine to FINE (Fulfilled, Inspired, Nourished & Energized)
The Scoop on Workplace
Well-Being
Workplace well-being isn’t built from big budgets or fancy programs. It is built from the daily habits, interactions, and culture shifts that make work more connected, energizing, and productive.
This keynote takes a refreshing, real-world look at workplace wellness: the Sunday Scaries, celebrating tiny wins, creating feel-good folders, unplugging on vacation (for real), and the small culture shifts that make a big impact on morale and performance.
With humor, heart, and practical tools, we explore simple strategies to:
Reduce burnout
Boost connection
Build a more supportive, people-centered culture
Make well-being a shared responsibility, not just a buzzword
No corporate “wellness program.”
No budget-breaking initiatives.
Just small changes with big impact.
Audiences leave energized, seen, and equipped with real-life tools they can use immediately to make work feel better for themselves and their colleagues.
Why Audiences Love This Keynote
Immediate, easy-to-implement takeaways
Encourages shared responsibility and team connection
Perfect blend of humor, honesty, and actionable insight
This Keynote Is Perfect For: Teams, departments, retreats, conferences, associations, boards, committees, volunteer groups or any group that wants to boost morale, reduce burnout, and work better together.
"Fun, impactful, and
refreshingly relatable!"
The Reviews Are In!
Real Results. Real Impact.
Proven. Practical. Audience-Loved.
Tools That Strengthen Teams
"She gave us the vocabulary and understanding we needed to relate meaningfully across our diverse team. We now assign projects based on strengths and celebrate wins when people step outside their comfort zone."
— Workshop Participant, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
A Speaker Your Team Will Remember
"When you book Manda, you're not getting a typical lecture... you're getting an experience that feels more like a stand-up show meets a masterclass."
— Workshop Participant, Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel
Inspiration Paired With Real Tools
"Manda brings enthusiasm, insight, and authenticity whether speaking to hundreds or working with a small team. Her sessions aren’t just inspiring, they’re packed with actionable tools you can implement right away."
— Keynote & Workshop Participant, Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Actionable Insights That Stick
"The impact was clear almost immediately. Colleagues started referencing her insights in meetings, and our day-to-day culture began to shift in meaningful ways."
— Workshop Participant, Southeast Missouri State University
Inspiring and Engaging
"Manda is inspiring and knows how to motivate her audience in a way that you walk away feeling revived, positive and ready to take on the world."
— Keynote Participant, Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Universally Relatable
"I've been in HR a long time and I've seen all the options. Shapes is by far my favorite workshop. I've learned so much about myself, my colleagues, and how to give better feedback. I even use shapes regularly with my family at home! I love it. It's the real deal!"
— Workshop Participant, University of Missouri
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ICE CREAM SOCIAL WORK

Keynotes | Workshops | Team Building Personal & Professional Development

Meet Manda: Founder of Ice Cream Social Work

Signature Workshop

Give your group the tools to communicate with confidence!

Communication That Finally Clicks:

Shapes for Effective Communication

What is PsychoGeometrics? PsychoGeometrics (also fondly known as Shapes!) is a simple, memorable system that uses five shapes to explain how people communicate, make decisions, and respond under stress.

This isn't a personality test.

It's a communication upgrade.

Your team will thank you for it!

Signature Keynote

Give your team the tools to go from fine to FINE (Fulfilled, Inspired, Nourished & Energized)

The Scoop on Workplace

Well-Being

"Fun, impactful, and

refreshingly relatable!"

The Reviews Are In!

Real Results. Real Impact.

Proven. Practical. Audience-Loved.

Tools That Strengthen Teams

"She gave us the vocabulary and understanding we needed to relate meaningfully across our diverse team. We now assign projects based on strengths and celebrate wins when people step outside their comfort zone."

— Workshop Participant, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

A Speaker Your Team Will Remember

"When you book Manda, you're not getting a typical lecture... you're getting an experience that feels more like a stand-up show meets a masterclass."

— Workshop Participant, Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel

Inspiration Paired With Real Tools

"Manda brings enthusiasm, insight, and authenticity whether speaking to hundreds or working with a small team. Her sessions aren’t just inspiring, they’re packed with actionable tools you can implement right away."

— Keynote & Workshop Participant, Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Actionable Insights That Stick

"The impact was clear almost immediately. Colleagues started referencing her insights in meetings, and our day-to-day culture began to shift in meaningful ways."

— Workshop Participant, Southeast Missouri State University

Inspiring and Engaging

"Manda is inspiring and knows how to motivate her audience in a way that you walk away feeling revived, positive and ready to take on the world."

— Keynote Participant, Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Universally Relatable

"I've been in HR a long time and I've seen all the options. Shapes is by far my favorite workshop. I've learned so much about myself, my colleagues, and how to give better feedback. I even use shapes regularly with my family at home! I love it. It's the real deal!"

— Workshop Participant, University of Missouri

LET'S CONNECT!

You + Ice Cream Social Work = Awesome

Connect with Ice Cream Social Work

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Keynotes | Workshops | Team Building
Personal & Professional Development