A company’s culture is the heart/life/center of what makes a workplace great. A good culture is what attracts the top applicants, what keeps employees producing at a high level, and what drives success across the organization. But what makes a culture great?
The Journal of Applied Corporate Finance says that “a poorly implemented, ineffective culture was seen as increasing the odds of illegal or unethical employee or managerial behavior” outlining a culture’s importance.
Our selection of speakers is informed by our research & data on the top booked and most experienced talent of 2026.
Adam Pacifico
When culture has to keep pace with AI and constant change, Adam Pacifico helps leaders stay decisively human. His keynote on “The Rise of Leadership Superpowers” focuses on human-centered leadership, influence, and high-performance culture so teams can strengthen trust, judgment, and accountability.
AK Ikwuakor
When burnout starts dragging down energy and consistency, AK Ikwuakor helps organizations reset the culture behind performance. Drawing on his work as a Google Master Faculty Trainer and LeadLyft founder, he focuses on motivation, work-life balance, and tailored leadership habits that improve engagement and sustainable growth.
Amy Blankson
When constant connectivity starts weakening focus, morale, and decision-making, Amy Blankson shows teams how to build a healthier digital culture. The bestselling author of The Future of Happiness helps leaders improve sustainable happiness, resilience, and performance in a hyperconnected workplace. Her 2026 appearance at CUPA-HR demonstrates her relevance to digital wellbeing for culture-minded organizations.
Bill Benjamin
When teams avoid hard conversations and decision-making slows down, Bill Benjamin gets to the culture issues underneath. “The Secret to Building a High-Performance Culture” gives leaders a clearer way to create accountability, emotional intelligence, and faster execution without losing trust.
Bobbi Brown
When a company needs a culture that supports reinvention, Bobbi Brown brings a founder’s perspective on authenticity and growth. Her fireside conversations on reinvention, resilience, and brand building help leaders strengthen confidence, creativity, and culture during periods of transition.
Carey Lohrenz
When pressure is high and mistakes are costly, Carey Lohrenz shows teams how culture drives execution. Drawing from her experience flying the F-14 Tomcat, she speaks on leadership, teamwork, reducing errors, and winning under pressure so organizations can improve alignment and performance.
Cassandra Worthy
When change fatigue starts spreading through the organization, Cassandra Worthy gives teams a way to work through it productively. Her Change Enthusiasm® framework helps audiences redirect anxiety into momentum so cultures become more adaptable, emotionally aware, and ready for transformation.
Charlene Li
When disruption keeps rewriting how work gets done, Charlene Li helps leaders redesign culture instead of reacting to chaos. Her work on transformation, the future of work, and generative AI helps organizations build more resilient operating habits, and her client roster includes Adobe, Southwest Airlines, the World Economic Forum, and TED.
David Burkus
When collaboration feels fragmented, David Burkus brings research-backed ways to build teams that actually perform. The bestselling author of Best Team Ever helps organizations improve communication, engagement, and leadership so culture becomes a driver of execution rather than an obstacle.
David Salyers
When leaders want culture to show up in both employee behavior and customer loyalty, David Salyers offers a useful playbook. The bestselling author and former Chick-fil-A marketing executive speaks on servant leadership, generosity, and building remarkable brands so organizations can create raving fans inside and outside the business.
Eric Termuende
When workplace expectations keep shifting, Eric Termuende helps leaders build a culture people want to be part of. The author of Rethink Work focuses on leadership, culture, and the future of work so organizations can improve retention, belonging, and day-to-day team performance.
Erica Dhawan
When silos, hybrid work, and weak communication start slowing results, Erica Dhawan focuses on connection as a business skill. The Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Get Big Things Done helps teams strengthen collaboration, trust, and execution through connectional intelligence.
GenGuru
When generations in the workplace misunderstand each other, GenGuru turns that friction into practical collaboration. David and Jonah Stillman help organizations understand how the multigenerational workforce clicks and clashes so teams can improve communication, alignment, and culture across age groups.
Henna Pryor
When teams need to adapt faster without losing confidence or connection, Henna Pryor focuses on the mental and social skills that modern work now demands. Her workplace performance keynotes help audiences handle disruption, strengthen communication, and build the kind of culture that can keep moving when expectations change. Her 2026 appearances at NIGP Forum 2026 highlight how well her message is landing right now.
Jody Carrington
When people feel disconnected, overloaded, or unseen at work, Jody Carrington helps leaders restore the relationships culture depends on. A renowned psychologist and bestselling author, she makes tough subjects like burnout, anxiety, and loneliness easier to talk about while giving audiences clear ways to strengthen trust, care, and engagement. Her 2026 keynote at the Toastmasters International Convention, along with reconnection and burnout-focused workshops earlier in the year, shows how directly her work speaks to the human side of workplace performance.
Juliet Funt
When complexity, meetings, and overload start wearing down culture, Juliet Funt helps organizations clear the clutter. The author of A Minute to Think shows teams how to reduce drag, reclaim strategic time, and improve organizational effectiveness through clearer priorities and less waste. Her February 2026 appearance at Bay Path University’s Women’s Leadership Conference is another sign that her message on culture and workflow is resonating.
Kevin Brown
When service, accountability, and pride in the work start slipping, Kevin Brown brings culture back to everyday behavior. Through The HERO Effect®, he helps teams understand how simple moments shape trust, customer experience, and organizational reputation.
Lakshmi Gopalkrishnan
When leaders need high standards without losing employee connection, Lakshmi Gopalkrishnan offers a practical balance. Her Outsider’s Edge™ framework helps organizations improve engagement and appreciation while still delivering profitability, performance, and stronger team culture.
Lisa Bodell
When bureaucracy starts killing momentum, Lisa Bodell gives organizations a cleaner way to work. The author of Why Simple Wins and Kill the Company helps leaders remove unnecessary complexity so teams can improve morale, innovation, and speed.
Margie Warrell
When hesitation and risk aversion weaken culture, Margie Warrell helps leaders close the courage gap. Her keynote on leading bravely gives organizations a way to build accountability, candor, and stronger decision-making from the inside out.
Matthew Emerzian
When culture needs more belonging, trust, and purpose, Matthew Emerzian gives teams a framework they can actually use. Through Every Monday Matters and talks like “Make It Matter” and “Mastering the Art and Science of Mattering,” he helps organizations improve engagement, reinforce contribution, and create a workplace people do not want to leave. His cityCURRENT Virtual Signature Speaker Series appearance in January 2026 also reflects how much demand there is for practical culture work rooted in meaning and connection.
Peter Katz
When engagement is low and teams need to reconnect, Peter Katz creates culture work people actually remember. His personalized keynote experiences focus on purpose, possibility, and belonging so organizations can increase engagement and rebuild connection across the workplace.
Polly LaBarre
When old management habits no longer fit modern work, Polly LaBarre helps leaders rethink the system itself. The bestselling author and co-founder of the Management Lab speaks on resilience, human potential, and the new work order so organizations can build more adaptive cultures.
Suneel Gupta
When a culture is running on exhaustion, Suneel Gupta helps leaders rebuild energy, purpose, and everyday momentum. His keynote work on burnout prevention, belonging, and emotional resilience gives teams practical ways to stay all in without being always on, with ideas drawn from Everyday Dharma. His 2026 appearances for Payments 2026 and the Southern California Association of Governments Regional Conference and General Assembly underscore how relevant this message is for organizations trying to protect performance without burning people out.
Corporate culture affects hiring, retention, ethics, communication, and performance, so it makes sense to bring in speakers who can make those outcomes easier to improve. This roster covers a wide range of culture challenges, from burnout and digital overload to teamwork, courage, simplification, and purpose. Some help leaders reshape systems and behavior, while others focus on communication, belonging, and day-to-day execution. To book a corporate culture speaker through The Mollie Plotkin Group, contact booking@mollieplotkingroup.com or call 215-995-0905 to connect with an agent.