Lead
what’s next.

Jamie Latiano Jacobs helps leaders navigate change, make courageous choices, and build organizations ready for where the business is going.

Invite Jamie to SpeakExplore Speaking Topics

Founder & CEO of Gig Talent · Host of The Courageous Choice Podcast · Author of Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures

Jamie Latiano Jacobs, keynote speaker on leadership and the future of work

Where the business is going changes what leadership requires.

Strategy evolves.
Technology changes.
Organizations adapt.

Leaders have to evolve too—and help their people move forward with them.

Jamie’s point of view
Strategysets the direction.
Leadershipcreates movement.
Cultureshapes behavior.
Systems and technologyenable execution.
Peoplebring it to life.

Leadership teams actively manage financial performance, operations, customers, risk and technology. Jamie asks them to bring the same discipline to the organization itself, and to treat it as a strategic asset that should be ready for where the business is going before it becomes a constraint.

Jamie Latiano Jacobs in conversation with a group of leaders
Bring your people with you

Strategy evolves. The organization evolves with it. People move forward with both.

Great leaders create the clarity, trust, capability, opportunity and context that allow people to move forward, grow and perform with the organization as it evolves. Transformation should help people understand:

  • Where the business is going
  • Why change is occurring
  • What is expected of them
  • How their work is changing
  • What new capabilities they need
  • How they can grow
  • How they contribute to what comes next
Speaker reel
What leaders say

“Jamie has a rare ability to challenge people in a way that feels both courageous and deeply human. She asks the questions others may avoid, creates the trust for people to answer honestly, and helps leaders see possibilities they might otherwise miss. I’ve seen firsthand how she can shift a room, challenge assumptions, and inspire people to make bolder choices.”

Fashionphile
Meri Miller-DeckerChief Customer Officer, Fashionphile

“We realized that being an outsider allowed Jamie to rethink things in ways that we were always blocked by having long-term insiders doing the work. Jamie showed bravery and courage to speak. She was fearless in saying what needed to be said—even if it wasn’t always flattering. So, there was an element of right, a truth-teller, a sense maker.”

Dolby Laboratories
George HudgensVice President of People & Work Innovation, Dolby Laboratories

“Jamie has the ability to shift a room. She challenges people to see beyond the obvious, creates space for honest conversation, and leaves teams thinking differently about what is possible and what they are willing to do next.”

Options for All
Brian ZottiCEO, Options for All

“Jamie understands that culture is not separate from execution—it shapes it. She helps leaders see how behaviors, decisions and systems are either accelerating performance or getting in the way, and what needs to change to move the organization forward.”

Thermo Fisher Scientific
Chrisa MottGlobal Human Resources Executive, Thermo Fisher

“Your talk was fantastic. Thank you for speaking and for your time after the session!”

Ingram Micro
Rob FaulsIngram Micro ONE: The Innovation Summit
An executive at companies including
Ingram MicroThalesFour Seasons Hotels and ResortsDolby LaboratoriesIngersoll RandRenovate AmericaQuantumAscentGoal Solutions
For boards and executive teams

The Organization of the Future

Executive Briefing + Leadership Conversation

A strategic, interactive session customized for boards, executive teams, PE portfolio leadership groups, strategy retreats and leadership offsites.

Explore the briefing

What does your audience need to be ready for next?

Invite Jamie to Speak