Representative Speaking Clients
ALIGN & PERFORM
in workplaces shaped by AI, hybrid collaboration, and constant change.
“Alicia Korten is the real deal!
She is polished and passionate.”
Josh McGhee
Sr. Director, Member Engagement
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
Flagship Culture Keynotes
for Workplace Unity & Impact
THE POWER OF WE
Reclaiming Connection in the Digital Age
TOGETHER
Specialty Keynotes
for Cooperatives, Credit Unions, Women &
Values-Led Workplaces
“BLOWN AWAY!
A brilliant mind and a huge heart”
Natalie Taylor Kapolous
Founder & Director, Work Better Day
OPX
Culture Keynotes
Amplify What Makes You Great:
Unify Culture to Win Talent & Customers
Leadership, HR & Industry Events | All Hands Meetings to Activate Shared Values
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.
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:
The Roadmap to a Unified Workplace
Leadership, HR & Industry Events
Equip the People Powering Great Cultures
In a fast-changing world, leaders are being asked to build engaged, high-performing 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 inspire people to stay, contribute and 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.
Evolve, Together:
Thriving Through Change
All Hands Meetings | Culture Transformation Events | Industry Conferences
The Future is Here. Meet it with Confidence.
The world is at an inflection point. How we live and work is being reimagined in real time.
EVOLVE prepares you to flex with a changing world, while staying connected to what matters most.
We thrive through change when we deepen our connections to each other, stay grounded in our values, and find our way forward together.
What you will learn:
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The Evolve Mindset: Why the ability to flex while staying grounded in what matters is essential for thriving.
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The Connection Advantage: Why our connection to each other makes us stronger when stress is high.
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EVOLVE in Action: Practical ways to flex forward, stay grounded, and get in sync to meet the future with confidence.
Unifying Keynotes
for Women, Cooperatives, Credit Unions & Values-Led Communities
Explore additional keynote options created for these specialty audiences
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.
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.
Ignite Your Cooperative Advantage:
Leading with Cooperative Values
for Cooperative & Credit Union Events
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.
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: Rise 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.
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.
Together We Rise:
The Door Openers
for Women's 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.
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.
“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
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.
“A deeply engaging experience.”
Amanda Heerwig
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Georgetown University
Law Center
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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