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Karin Hurt

LEADERSHIP SPEAKER • KARIN HURT

Helping human-centered leaders find clarity in uncertainty, drive innovation, and achieve breakthrough results.

 Leadership speaker •  Experienced Executive  •  Award Winning Author

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About Karin

After two decades as a Verizon executive, Karin and her husband, David, founded Let’s Grow Leaders, a training firm dedicated to human-centered leadership development. Their mission is to help leaders achieve breakthrough results without sacrificing their humanity. They discovered a strong demand for practical tools and leadership strategies that make a lasting impact.

Since 2013, Karin and David have trained tens of thousands of leaders across 14 countries through their live development programs and keynotes. In addition to their leadership work, they are committed to philanthropy through their Winning Wells initiative, which provides clean water to communities in Cambodia.

Karin is an award-winning author of four books, including Courageous Cultures and Winning Well. She also hosts the popular LinkedIn show Asking for a Friend. Recognized for her expertise, Inc. Magazine recently named her one of the Top 100 Great Leadership Speakers.

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Courageous Culture

How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers and Customer Advocates What would happen if every member of your team came to work focused on finding solutions and creating better results? Based on ground-breaking new research in innovation and problem-solving, you’ll learn what leaders like you are doing to build more creative and solutions-oriented teams. You’ll explore the root causes of FOSU (fear of speaking up) and techniques to turn your team’s fears and frustration into innovation. The secret to thriving in the automation revolution is to focus your workforce on what computers can’t replace: human creativity, empathy, and critical thinking—especially in unpredictable environments. Learn practical techniques to do that well.

Managerial Courage

7 Practical Ways to Be More Daring As a leader, you’re barraged with problems every day, and sometimes it’s easier to take the path of least resistance. You don’t speak up because it might rock the boat. You procrastinate on a decision, or don’t try that new idea because you’re afraid of failure. Or, you don’t invite feedback because you might not like what you hear. In these moments, you’re missing opportunities, you’re wasting money, and you’re eroding your team members’ trust. Building your reputation as a courageous leader doesn’t necessarily mean making big, bold, game-changing moves. It happens every day, little by little, as you own your team members’ strengths, speak up, stand out, and dare to take appropriate risks. This highly engaging keynote gives you practical methods to become a bit more daring every day for greater influence and impact—to become the courageous leader you would want to work for.



Awards & Publications

Books published

  • Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators
  • Problem Solvers and Customer Advocates (Harper Collins, 2020)
  • Winning Well: a Manager's Guide to Getting Results Without Losing Your Soul (Amacom), Inc.
  • 100 Top Leadership Speaker, Inc. Best Leadership Books Written By Women
  • We have a new book coming out with Harper Collins in Spring 2024 "Powerful Phrases for Dealing With Conflict at Work: What to Say Next For More Influence, Deep Trust and Better Collaboration"

More About Karin

Karin is an engaging and dynamic speaker known for her highly interactive, fun, and compelling presentations that captivate audiences. With a focus on practicality, she equips leaders with actionable tools and techniques they can immediately apply to achieve results. Drawing from her extensive experience as a Verizon executive and her work with clients across various industries worldwide, Karin’s insights are grounded in real-world experience, ensuring her content is both relevant and impactful.

"You will be amazed at the possibilities when your employees feel truly empowered to share their ideas and solve problems."

— JEANNE MARTEL, CLINICAL MIND

“Karin's delivery style, real-world stories, and innovative concepts kept this audience engaged. The feedback from the leaders is that they gained takeaways they could immediately apply. I would hire Karin again to improve the skills of people who manage in any capacity.” Karin and David light up the stage through dynamic storytelling and highly-practical leadership solutions participants can implement right away. While they’re teaching teamwork and communication, they’re actually demonstrating it beautifully.”

— Kerrie Phipps, HR Asia

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