Brittany Martin Déjean
Brittany Martin Déjean
Is FOMU making your decisions?
The Fear of Messing Up (FOMU) is the invisible barrier to authentic leadership that wastes time and causes unnecessary stress. Use this 2-minute audit to understand how it's showing up in your work and life.
Signature Keynotes
FOMU -the fear of messing up- leads to disconnection, missed opportunities, and stagnation in individuals, teams and organizations. Through powerful stories and real-world scenarios, Brittany equips high-achieving professionals with practical strategies to build psychological safety and create cultures where people feel safe to speak up, take risks and innovate.
Beyond Awkward:
Beyond Fearless:
Leading through FOMU to foster innovation
Turning imperfection into an advantage
When people are afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing, challenges take root. Despite good intentions, we flounder in the face of difference. In this interactive and engaging talk, Brittany uses disability inclusion as the lens to explore this costly, but avoidable dynamic exploring:
We’ve normalized a culture of FOMU - the fear of messing up- and it's been costing us personally and professionally. In this powerful and relatable talk, Brittany draws from her own experience and real-world stories, to reframe fear and how it influences our decisions, exploring:
- Why assumptions are risky (and how to avoid them).
- How to dismantle FOMU - the fear of messing up.
- The value of psychological safety to make mistakes.
- Why we react to fear the way we do
- How to build psychological safety and trust
- The value of authenticity and confidence
“Brittany was thoughtful in her preparation, responsive throughout the planning process, and incredibly easy to collaborate with. She is one of those speakers who just ‘gets it’. On the day of the event, she showed up with warmth, authenticity, and a presence that put everyone at ease.”
Won Shin
Managing Director at Andersen
“Brittany propelled me and our team to new levels of understanding and competence. She walked with us without judgment, but with humility, patience and the expertise which she shared with us. Brittany has a unique way of cutting through people's hesitation and discomfort and getting to the heart of what matters.”
Melissa Thomas-Hunt
former Global Head of Diversity & Belonging at Airbnb
About Brittany
A car accident that killed her brother and left her father a quadriplegic ignited Brittany’s passion to rethink human connection, assumptions and our reaction to fear.
As a speaker and coach, she helps high-achievers face FOMU - the fear of messing up- so that they can lead and act with authentic confidence.