ALICIA KORTEN
Award-Winning Author
Culture and Values Keynote Speaker
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
TOP-RATED KEYNOTE SPEAKER ON VALUES-LED CULTURES
Keynote Speaking by Culture and Values Expert Alicia Korten
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EXPERIENCE
For All Audiences Who
Care about Culture
IGNITE YOUR
ROCKSTAR CULTURE
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BELONGING:
THE COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE
For Audiences
Navigating Change
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For All Audiences
Facing Change
THE RESILIENCE FORMULA
SYNERGY
SUCCESS
For Organizations
Leading with Values & Purpose
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For Women
Leaders
WOMEN ON
THE RISE
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For Cooperatives &
Credit Unions
THE COOPERATIVE
DIFFERENCE
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For Audiences
Seeking Connected Culture
CULTURES OF
CONNECTION
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Brand + Values + Culture = Synergy Success
Galvanize Organizations Leading with Values & Purpose
Create an extraordinary experience that unifies. In this unique keynote, Alicia partners with you to elevate your mission, values and high-impact moments already shaping your culture. This keynote lifts up real examples from your organization so your people see their values in action. In a world experiencing massive change, values provide clear direction. Build alignment by motivating your teams to live shared values. You will be inspired by companies using their values to attract top talent and enter new markets. And you will learn a model for using values to guide your toughest decisions.
What you will learn: How using values to drive decision-making builds loyalty with customers, members, and across your teams. A clear, repeatable model for using Alicia Korten's Values Intelligence framework to make strategic decisions. How companies are aligning brand and culture through values to drive lasting change.
Ignite Your Rock Star Culture
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Equip the People Powering Great Cultures
In a fast-changing world, leaders are being asked to build strong cultures in high stakes environments with limited resources. The good news? Building a strong culture doesn't require a massive budget. It takes clarity, creativity and the right strategy. In this high-energy, laugh-out-loud keynote, Alicia shares six powerful principles behind culture initiatives that spark real momentum. With stories from the trenches and two decades of experience transforming culture, she equips leaders to ignite a culture of connection, commitment and performance.
What you will learn: The six principles that drive meaningful, lasting culture change. The most common mistake culture leaders make—and what to do instead. A clear, fresh way to kick off or reboot culture initiatives that stick.
The Cooperative Difference
Inspire Your Cooperative or Credit Union Audience
In today's low trust environment, cooperatives are leading the way. Values-based business models are restoring confidence and resilience. From farming and finance to retail and energy, co-ops are growing markets, deepening member engagement, and responding with strength to global events. This high-energy keynote takes you on a dynamic journey across the cooperative landscape. Expect stories that inspire and visuals that captivate. Immersive moments of audience participation bring the spirit of cooperation to life-- complete with audience voices, videos of cooperators from across industries, and cooperative SWAG. Leave energized, connected, and ready to put cooperative values into action.
What you will learn: A clear model for turning cooperative values into business success. Five actionable strategies to strengthen trust and member loyalty. Renewed energy to lead with purpose in today's changing landscape.
Together We Rise
Electrify Your Women's Conference
Together We Rise is a rallying point for women committed to rising without compromise. In this engaging and interactive keynote, Alicia distills 20 years of culture transformation experience into four keys that open doors for diverse people to thrive. Grounded in early-career research on why some advance while others are overlooked, her message weaves data with lived experience. Through vivid storytelling she explores how inherited narratives influence the way we show up, and how we can reframe them to lead from our deepest values. This keynote is a call to collective courage—in service of cultures rooted in belonging, integrity and mutual uplift.
What you will learn: The #1 factor that determines if you will rise within your organization—and what to do about it. The four keys to building cultures of belonging at work. How to release internalized narratives to rise in the workplace with integrity.
Belonging: The Competitive Advantage
Prepare Your Staff or Association
As work changes, people change with it. New tools, automation, and AI are transforming how we work — but they are also reshaping how people feel about their place at work. This keynote explores the human side of change. When people feel uncertain about their relevance, engagement drops. When people feel seen and valued, performance rises. Through powerful stories and actionable habits, this keynote reveals how everyday actions create cultures where people feel they belong. And when people belong, they bring their best work forward. Technology accelerates the workplace. Belonging stabilizes it.
What you will learn: Why belonging becomes a performance multiplier in a tech-accelerated workplace. A four-part framework for building a culture where people feel seen, valued, and essential. How intentional everyday actions strengthen trust, engagement, and performance.
Light Up Your Culture of Connection with Storytelling
Empower Your Leaders, Staff or Association Community
Stories inspire, educate and connect us to what matters. Yet most organizations are rich in experience—but poor in stories. When people connect through storytelling, they see through each other's eyes. Empathy grows. Trust builds. Teams align around common goals. Backed by neuroscience and real-world examples, Alicia offers practical tools to help leaders use stories to build connection, clarity and unity.
What you will learn: The neuroscience behind how stories build community and engagement. Tools to spark a culture of storytelling in your organization. How leading organizations use stories to drive success.
"Empowering, moving & freeing! I've never had an experience like this at a conference."
Lana Schumacher
Chief of Thoracic Surgery
Tufts Medical Center
"Alicia Korten's ability to cultivate a healthy, driven and unified company culture is the best I have ever seen."
Kahlil Perez
Partner
The Capital Group