The right workplace culture speakers can shift how your entire organization thinks, behaves, and connects. Culture drives retention, engagement, and performance—but it's hard to move without the right voice in the room. This list covers speakers who bring real experience, sharp insight, and the kind of clarity that actually sticks with teams long after the event ends.
Top 24 Workplace Culture Speakers
Below are the profiles of the top workplace culture speakers, covering who they are and the impact they've made in this space.
Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky
Workplace Culture & Belonging Speaker
Focus area:
#Workplace belonging#Human connection#Employee engagement#Team culture#Future of work
Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky is a workplace culture keynote speaker and bestselling author. He explores belonging, human connection, engagement, leadership, teamwork, and the future of work.
His keynotes give leaders practical tools for…
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Heather R. Younger
Founder & CEO at Employee Fanatix
Focus area:
#Caring leadership#Active listening#Employee experience#Workplace culture#Change leadership
Heather R. Younger is founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix, a workplace culture consultant and author whose leadership work draws on more than two decades of leading teams through change.
Younger developed…
Jenn Lim
CEO & Cofounder at Delivering Happiness
Focus area:
#Workplace culture#Purpose-driven leadership#Employee wellbeing#Organizational change#People strategy
Jenn Lim is CEO and cofounder of Delivering Happiness and the author of Beyond Happiness. Her work explores how a clear purpose and a strong workplace culture can help both employees…
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Chris Dyer
Workplace Culture & Leadership Speaker
Focus area:
#Company culture#Leadership#Change management#Communication#Organizational performance
Chris Dyer is a keynote speaker, consultant, bestselling author, and former CEO whose companies earned repeated Best Place to Work recognition while appearing five times on the Inc. 5000.
Dyer turns his…
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Adrian Gostick
Workplace Culture Author & Speaker
Focus area:
#High-performance culture#Employee recognition#Engagement#Team performance#Workplace wellbeing
Adrian Gostick is an author, keynote speaker, and cofounder of The Culture Works. His research with Chester Elton spans recognition, engagement, accountability, and high-performance culture.
Gostick and Elton have spent more than…
Kim Scott
Author & Cofounder at Radical Candor
Silicon Valley, United States
Focus area:
#Feedback culture#Management#Workplace communication#Respect#Psychological safety
Kim Scott is cofounder of Radical Candor and author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect. She has experience coaching CEOs and leading teams at Google before teaching at Apple University.
Her Radical…
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Eric Termuende
Workplace Culture & Leadership Speaker
Focus area:
#Organizational culture#Change leadership#Team trust#Adaptability#Future of work
Eric Termuende is a keynote speaker, author, and researcher whose work explores uncertainty, leadership, organizational culture, trust, adaptability, team performance, AI, and the future of work.
Rather than trying to predict work’s…
Colin D. Ellis
Workplace Culture Consultant & Author
Winchester, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#Culture change#Leadership#Employee experience#Team culture#Organizational change
Colin D. Ellis is a workplace culture consultant, author, and speaker. He draws on 30 years of experience leading teams and managing change in several countries.
Ellis believes organizations can actively shape…
Sam Silverstein
Accountability & Culture Speaker
St. Louis, United States
Focus area:
#Accountability#Leadership#Organizational culture#Employee engagement#High performance
Sam Silverstein is a keynote speaker, author, and former business owner who has spent decades developing approaches to accountability, leadership, and sustainable high-performance cultures.
Silverstein teaches leaders to build accountability by encouraging…
Jacob Morgan
Futurist, Author & Keynote Speaker
Los Angeles, United States
Focus area:
#Employee experience#Future of work#Leadership#Workplace culture#Future-ready organizations
Jacob Morgan is a professionally trained futurist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author whose books and research explores leadership, employee experience, and the changing future of work.
Morgan has developed frameworks for employee…
Claude Silver
Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX
Focus area:
#People leadership#Employee experience#Belonging#Empathy#Workplace culture
Claude Silver is Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX, where she leads with a people-and-culture remit centered on belonging, individual growth, employee experience, and helping people thrive at work.
Silver helps leaders pay…
Liz Fosslien
Workplace Emotions Author & Speaker
Focus area:
#Emotions at work#Team culture#Leadership#Belonging#Workplace communication
Liz Fosslien is an author, illustrator, speaker, and expert on emotions at work. She also serves on Atlassian’s Team Anywhere leadership team, helping distributed teams improve collaboration.
With Mollie West Duffy, Fosslien…
Jennifer McClure
Future of Work Strategist & Speaker
Focus area:
#Future of work#HR leadership#Organizational change#Talent strategy#Leadership development
Jennifer McClure is a keynote speaker, executive coach, and future-of-work strategist. Her career spans HR leadership, executive search, coaching senior leaders, and organizational transformation.
McClure helps HR and business leaders navigate change,…
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Shola Richards
Workplace Culture Author & Speaker
Focus area:
#Workplace civility#Kindness#Organizational culture#Leadership#Team cohesion
Shola Richards is founder and CEO of Together Global and a bestselling author. His work on workplace culture grew from his experiences with incivility into a broader movement around kindness.
Through Making…
Laura Morgan Roberts
Organizational Psychologist & Professor
Atlanta, United States
Focus area:
#Organizational behavior#Identity#Human potential#Strengths-based leadership#Diversity
Laura Morgan Roberts is a Frank M. Sands Associate Professor at UVA Darden, an organizational psychologist whose research and consulting examine human potential, identity, strengths, and diversity.
Roberts studies how people can…
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Ryan Leak
Leadership & Workplace Culture Speaker
Dallas, United States
Focus area:
#Leadership#Workplace relationships#Personal growth#Resilience#Team culture
Ryan Leak is a speaker, executive coach, and bestselling author who works with leaders and organizations on leadership, resilience, workplace relationships, team culture, and professional growth.
Leak helps people build better workplace…
Erica Dhawan
Leadership & Collaboration Speaker
Focus area:
#Digital communication#Collaboration#Leadership#Workplace trust#AI-era leadership
Erica Dhawan is a keynote speaker, author, and advisor who explores modern leadership, collaboration, trust, and communication, including Digital Body Language and Get Big Things Done.
Dhawan studies how people connect…
Dr. Romie Mushtaq
Chief Wellness Officer at Great Wolf Lodge
Focus area:
#Workplace wellness#Burnout#Mindful leadership#Employee wellbeing#Organizational culture
Dr. Romie Mushtaq is Chief Wellness Officer at Great Wolf Lodge. He is a physician and leadership expert whose work brings neuroscience, mindfulness, and workplace wellness into organizational culture.
At Great Wolf…
Chester Elton
Workplace Culture Author & Speaker
Focus area:
#Employee recognition#Gratitude#Engagement#Accountability#High-performance culture
Chester Elton is a bestselling author, executive coach, and keynote speaker. His research with Adrian Gostick explores recognition, gratitude, engagement, accountability, and workplace culture.
Elton’s work links everyday leadership behaviors with culture…
Simon Sinek
Leadership Author & Speaker
Focus area:
#Purpose#Leadership#Trust#Team culture#Employee fulfillment
Simon Sinek is an author, speaker, and founder of The Optimism Company. He explores purpose, leadership, trust, cooperation, and the conditions that help people feel fulfilled at work.
Sinek’s “WHY” framework made…
Alicia Korten
CEO at The Culture Company
Focus area:
#Organizational values#Workplace culture#Values intelligence#Culture change#Leadership
Alicia Korten is CEO of The Culture Company, an author, Fulbright Scholar, and workplace culture keynote speaker. Her work centers on organizational values and her Values Intelligence approach.
Korten helps organizations put…
Sophie Wade
Work Futurist & Workforce Strategist
Focus area:
#Future of work#Human-centric leadership#Distributed teams#Empathy#Workforce innovation
Sophie Wade is a work futurist, keynote speaker, author, and Workforce Innovation Specialist at Flexcel Network. She examines human-centric leadership and rapidly changing ways of working.
Wade helps leaders adapt operating practices…
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Jody Thompson
CultureRx Cofounder & Work Culture Expert
Focus area:
#Results-only work#Workplace autonomy#Accountability#Culture change#Future of work
Jody Thompson is cofounder of CultureRx, co-creator of the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE), and co-author of two books about changing how work is managed.
Her ROWE model focuses on results instead of…
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Brigette Hyacinth
Leadership & Workplace Culture Speaker
Focus area:
#Leadership#HR#Employee engagement#Artificial intelligence#Digital transformation
Brigette Hyacinth is founder and CEO of Leadership EQ, an international keynote speaker and bestselling author. Her work spans leadership, HR, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation.
Hyacinth explores how leaders can adapt…
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Selection Methodology
I selected the leaders on this list based on their relevance, demonstrated expertise and impact, professional credibility, and ongoing contributions to the field.
I look for evidence such as leading meaningful initiatives or delivering notable results within their organizations, developing influential ideas or practices, publishing research or educational resources, speaking or teaching, and other contributions that demonstrate impact within their work or the broader field.
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