Keynotes & Workshops
Speaking Engagements
Julie speaks globally on leadership, AI transformation, and building cultures that scale. Her talks blend real stories from the trenches with actionable insights leaders can use immediately.
Sample Topics
These are starting points. I also build custom speeches tailored to your audience, industry, and specific challenges.
Leadership in the Age of AI
Why AI makes human capability more important, not less. How to build the trust, alignment, and psychological safety that determine whether technology investments create value or chaos. Based on lessons from scaling lululemon's technology transformation.
The Human Side of Transformation
Technology doesn't transform companies. People do. This talk explores why 95% of AI pilots fail and what separates the leaders who deliver lasting change from those who just deploy tools. Real examples from Nordstrom, REI, and lululemon.
Building Cultures That Scale
How to maintain high standards while creating psychological safety. Building global teams across time zones and cultures. The practices that helped lululemon scale from $2B to $10B+ while building world-class technology capability.
From CIO to Chief Impact Officer
The evolution of technology leadership. Why the most important thing a CIO builds isn't systems. How to measure impact that outlasts your tenure. And the question every leader eventually faces: was the transformation real, or did it depend on you being there?
Owning What Matters Most
You can partner with vendors for execution, but you must own the outcomes. How to build internal capabilities without building everything yourself. The difference between outsourcing work and outsourcing accountability. Lessons from a twenty-hour website outage.
Systems Thinking for Leaders
How to see the whole field when everyone else is focused on the ball. Understanding the invisible dynamics that shape organizational behavior. Building leaders who ask better questions instead of providing all the answers.
What to Expect
Real Stories
No theoretical frameworks or consultant-speak. Julie shares actual experiences from the trenches, including the failures that taught her the most.
Actionable Insights
Every talk includes specific practices and approaches leaders can apply immediately. Not just inspiration, but tools.
Customized Content
Each engagement is tailored to your audience, industry, and specific challenges. No off-the-shelf presentations.
Interactive Options
Available as keynotes, workshops, panel discussions, or fireside chats. Q&A sessions welcome.
Select Speaking Experience
Julie has spoken at technology conferences, retail industry events, leadership summits, and corporate gatherings worldwide.
Book Julie for Your Event
Whether you're planning a conference keynote, leadership offsite, or board session, let's discuss how Julie can support your goals.
Use the calendar to schedule a conversation about your event, or reach out directly with details about your audience, timing, and objectives.
Typical Information Needed:
- • Event date and location
- • Audience size and composition
- • Desired format (keynote, workshop, panel)
- • Key themes or challenges to address