Representative Speaking Clients
“Alicia Korten is the real deal!
She is polished and passionate.”
Josh McGhee
Sr. Director, Member Engagement
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
Alicia Korten’s keynote experiences help organizations ignite trust, alignment, and collective energy in workplaces shaped by AI, hybrid collaboration, and constant change.
High-performance cultures fail when human connection disappears.
In high-velocity workplaces, teams interpret priorities differently, collaboration weakens, and friction replaces alignment. Alicia Korten’s keynote experiences help organizations ignite the shared identity and values that drive unity, trust, and performance.
Reclaiming Human Connection and Values from Digital Isolation
In an age of artificial intelligence, digital isolation, disruption, rapidly evolving markets and hybrid environments, the "WE" in workplace culture is fracturing.
For the first time in history, we have five generations working side-by-side. Without a shared operating system, this potential competitive advantage turns into tension.
Siloes harden.
Organizations lose the communal energy that makes work meaningful.
Friction, burnout and employee disengagement grows.
As isolation spreads, people don't just underperform.
They suffer.
To drive employee engagement, organizations must move beyond tech-centric solutions and reclaim the human connective tissue and values that makes work meaningful.
The WE Culture Blueprint for Team Cohesion
Workplace culture keynote speaker Alicia Korten delivers a We Culture Framework™ designed to build psychological safety and team alignment. This blueprint provides organizations, and industry ecosystems with the language and models to strengthen their collective WE, turning friction into strategic alignment.
Her immersive experiences reconnect people to what matters most, unleashing the communal energy to move a workforce or an entire industry forward together.
Driving High-Performance Culture through Unity
High-velocity change requires a workforce that interprets priorities with unified precision for strategic alignment.
Whether you are planning an all-staff meeting, a leadership retreat, or a high-stakes association event, her models and tools ignite unified communities and workplace culture for high-performance, legacy and lasting organizational impact.
Choose Your Workplace Culture Keynote for Unity & Impact
Three Flagship Keynotes
One Unified Mission
THE POWER OF WE
Reclaiming Connection in the Digital Age
Unify Culture to Win Talent & Customers
For Your: Leadership conference, HR event, company or university event to activate shared values
For Your: Leadership summit, HR conference, emerging leader event, executive offsite
Create Your
Roadmap for Unity
Reclaim Connection in the Age of AI
For Your: All-hands meeting, association conference,
annual meeting, culture transformation event
Movement Building Keynotes
for Women, Cooperatives & Credit Unions
Rise without
Compromise
For Your: Women's leadership conference, women's empowerment summit
Leverage Values for Growth & Impact
For Your: Cooperative conference, credit union conference
“A deeply engaging experience.”
Amanda Heerwig
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Georgetown University
Law Center
Three Flagship
Workplace Culture Keynotes
Amplify What Makes You Great: Unify Culture to Win Talent & Customers
Leadership Conferences | HR Events | All Hands Meeting to Activate Shared Values
Preview one customized version of this keynote for an organization with established values.
Your keynote will be tailored to your business goals.
What If Your Culture Became Your Greatest Competitive Advantage?
The organizations that attract exceptional talent, inspire commitment, and earn loyal customers share one thing in common: they unite people around what matters most.
Drawing on two decades consulting across industries, Alicia shows how leading organizations use shared values to align decisions, build unified culture, and consistently deliver on their brand promise.
The result?
A culture where people want to stay, top talent wants to join, and customers become loyal advocates.
Customized Option: If your organization has established values, Alicia can incorporate customized segments that celebrate your unique values.
What You Will Learn to:
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Deliver on Your Brand Promise. Discover why the strongest cultures unite people around what matters most.
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Create Unity at Scale: Learn how shared values create alignment across teams.
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Drive Extraordinary Performance: Build a culture that attracts talent, earns customer loyalty and inspires people to do their best work.
Ignite Your Rockstar Culture: A Roadmap for Unity
Leadership Summits | HR and Emerging Leader Events | Association Conferences
Equip the People Powering Great Cultures
In a fast-changing world, culture champions are being asked to build engaged cultures that attract and retain top talent, and consistently deliver extraordinary service.
Yet they are often working 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 create real momentum.
With stories from the trenches and two decades of experience transforming culture, she equips leaders to ignite a culture where people are engaged, committed, and motivated to do their best work.
What you will learn:
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The Six Rockstar Principles: The six proven practices behind cultures where people stay and do their best work.
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The Culture Killer: The most common mistake culture leaders make.
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Culture Builders: Practical strategies for creating cultures where people stay, contribute, and do their best work.
The Power of We: Reclaiming Connection in the Age of AI
All Hands Meetings | Culture Transformation Events | Association Conferences
Strengthen Human Connection in the AI Era
In a workplace shaped by AI, automation, and nonstop change, it's easy to feel disconnected from coworkers, uncertain about the future, and overwhelmed by constant demands.
The organizations thriving through change are the ones where people feel connected, valued, and part of something bigger than themselves.
In times of uncertainty, every person has the power to positively shape the experience of those around them.
You'll leave with practical ways to foster meaningful connections that help others bring their best work forward.
Technology accelerates the workplace. Connection stabilizes it.
What you will learn:
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The Connection Multiplier: Why human connection becomes a performance multiplier in a tech-accelerated workplace.
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The Four-Part Framework: For building a culture where people feel seen, valued, and essential amidst constant change.
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Habits of Connection: How intentional everyday actions strengthen trust, engagement, and strategic alignment.
“Gave us concrete tools for building a culture of highly-productive, values-led teams.”
Jim Schulman
Executive Director
Alliance for Regional Cooperation
"Empowering, moving & freeing! I've never had an experience like this at a conference."
Lana Schumacher
Chief of Thoracic Surgery
Tufts Medical Center
Two Specialty Keynotes for
Women, Cooperatives & Credit Unions
Ignite Your Cooperative Advantage: Leading with Cooperative Values
Cooperative Conferences I Credit Union Conferences
Unite Your Credit Union or Cooperative Audience around Shared Values for Growth & Impact
In today's low-trust environment, cooperatives are leading the way. Values-based business models are restoring confidence and resilience.
Explore how cooperatives and credit unions across industries are turning shared values into trust, loyalty, and growth in a rapidly changing world.
Connect to shared purpose with immersive videos, cooperator voices, and shared experiences that bring cooperative values to life.
Leave ready to amplify cooperative values for cooperative advantage.
What you will learn:
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Values into Impact: A clear model for transforming cooperative values into sustainable business success.
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Trust & Loyalty Strategies: Five actionable approaches to strengthen member trust, engagement, and long-term loyalty.
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Purpose-Driven Leadership: Renewed energy and direction for leading with purpose in today’s rapidly evolving landscape.
Together We Rise: Rising without Compromise
Women's Leadership Conferences I Women's Empowerment Conferences
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:
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Career Advancement Factor: The #1 factor that determines if you will rise within your organization, and what to do about it.
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Culture of Belonging: The four essential keys to building workplaces where people feel connected, valued, and empowered.
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Leadership that Lifts Others: Why the most influential leaders help others rise.
“BLOWN AWAY!
A brilliant mind and a huge heart”
Natalie Taylor Kapolous
Founder & Director, Work Better Day
OPX
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Reasons
Event Leaders
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Alicia Korten
Research-Backed Expertise
Alicia combines deep research, a Fulbright background, and real-world experience to bring credibility and depth to every stage.
Built for Today’s Workplace Realities
From AI disruption to burnout and generational divides, Alicia speaks directly to the challenges organizations
are facing right now.
A Signature Framework that Creates Change
Her We Culture Framework™ gives audiences practical language and models to strengthen culture, unity and performance by connecting to what matters most.
High-Energy, High-Impact Experiences
Alicia’s keynotes blend storytelling, interaction, and emotion to engage hearts and minds for lasting impact.
Trusted Across High-Stakes Industries
From finance to medical, wellness, retail, manufacturing, energy, hospitality, government and education, leaders turn to Alicia to build workplace unity, strengthen retention, and drive collective performance.
Custom-Tailored for Your Audience and Goals
Keynotes are thoughtfully customized to align with your industry, audience dynamics, and desired outcomes.
Audiences Leave Inspired and Equipped to Act
Attendees walk away with practical tools, renewed energy, and a shared sense of purpose that lasts long after the event.
STRATEGIC INSIGHTS.
HUMAN CONNECTION.
LASTING IMPACT.
“The energy level was exciting!
I LEFT READY TO MOVE FORWARD.”
Tracy McIntyre
Executive Director
Montana Cooperative Development Center