Women Speakers

“What kinds of organizations would we design if we started with the assumption that every person is fundamentally good, capable, and creative?” – Polly LaBarre

As the Founder of Hello Fears, Michelle Poler has created a social movement empowering over 50 million people worldwide to step outside of their comfort zone and tap into their full potential.

Empowering leaders to create more innovative, collaborative, and joyful work cultures (and lives).

Holly Ransom is an award-winning keynote speaker, author, and leadership expert. She is an Ironman champion, the youngest director to sit on an Australian Rules Football board, and was Chair of the Youth G20 at 18 years old....

Kristel Bauer is a corporate keynote speaker and TEDx speaker who helps leaders and teams sustain high performance in high-pressure environments. She is a 2026 Top Impact Speaker (Real Leaders Magazine) and award-winning author of Work-Life Tango: Finding...

Hortense le Gentil is a world-renowned executive leadership coach and author. She has been ranked #5 on the Global Gurus list by World Management Global Gurus and was a 2021 and 2023 nominee for the Thinkers 50 Coaching and Mentoring...

Top leadership, happiness and AI speaker, Silvia Garcia takes audiences beyond common ground. She proves there is real untapped potential in people and real synergies between human and technology. Garcia offers a complete new perspective to take your...

Allison Baum Gates is a successful venture capital investor, Harvard graduate, McGraw-Hill author, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, a contributing writer for Forbes, a guest lecturer at UC Berkeley-HaaS and an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. As...

Jamie Gwen is an expert on food and culinary culture. Jamie's charismatic, engaging and interactive demonstrations and classes inspire, enlighten and delight audiences across the nation.

Jenn Lim is the bestselling author of Beyond Happiness and a top-rated keynote speaker. Her authentic real-talk approach and decades of experience in people, culture, and org design give her the street cred to back up her purpose...

Mel Robbins creates an emotionally and visually stunning experience for audiences that is never canned and is always deeply personal and highly actionable. She loves making a real difference in people’s lives by teaching them to believe in...

Builder, creator, advocate, and organizer, Ashley Allison shares strategies that lead to victory through innovation, data, and lived-experience.

Dr. Tina Opie is catalyzing organizational change through authentic, personal connections. Her unique approach and expertise provides strategic direction on how to effectively lead change management creating a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. She tackles tough subjects...

Bold, forward-thinking executive leading organizational transformation in the NFL. Sam Rapoport shares actionable takeaways for how to drive seemingly insurmountable progress in organizations that are slow to change. 

A no-hype resource for all things crypto from former Forbes senior editor, Laura Shin, the first mainstream media reporter to cover crypto full-time.

Through her experience, Kathy has developed a repeatable 4-step process to become a purpose-led brand: The Brand Purpose Model. When businesses embed purpose into the heart of their strategy, they don't just disrupt their industry. They also drive...

Award-winning Journalist Sue Herera has covered the world of Wall Street, the global economy, and leaders in the business world for over 40-years.

Amanda Lipp works at the intersection of mental health, storytelling, and technology. She is a Documentary Filmmaker at Lipp Studios, Founder of The Giving Gallery, and Research Associate for the Center for Applied Research Solutions.

Rooted in the latest research and best practices used in cognitive behavioral therapy, Nedra Tawwab shares simple-yet-powerful ways to establish healthy boundaries in all aspects of life.

Alice Zhang creates next-generation medicines from human genomics. 

Debra Searle shares tools of mental resilience and positive psychology learned from her solo row across the Atlantic Ocean.

“The one thing that has made my life turn out differently from what I expected is that I stopped waiting for the perfect moment, the perfect set of conditions, and the perfect answer.” – Col. Martha McSally, USAF...

"We will see virtual, distributed or hybrid, and global work become significant parts of work arrangements that will expand our repertoire, digital skills, and performance, promising to make us and our organizations that much better." – Tsedal Neeley

Drawing from decades of experience working with thousands of leaders, Marilyn Gist shares how leader behaviors gain support or disengagement from stakeholders and how excellent leaders are able to energize others through the extraordinary power of leader humility.