Erin Hatzikostas: Business Growth

Former CEO turned authenticity strategist who helps leaders translate bold honesty into business results with frameworks to increase trust, engagement, and measurable growth

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Highlights:
  • There’s no doubt we still have a ginormous gender gap at the top of the leadership ladder. However, we often ignore the biggest issue: women aren’t being held down, they’re opting down.
  • Erin will show you how authenticity isn’t some fluffy unicorn doo-doo, but rather an actionable strategy you can enact immediately.
  • Her talk will inspire you to change the job – and the entire game – so you can opt up, without selling out!

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  • Travels from: Marlborough, Connecticut, United States
  • North America Fee: $18,500
  • South America: $25,000
  • Europe: $25,000
  • Asia, Africa & Australasia: $30,000
  • Virtual Fee: $9,500

North America: Travel Buyout of $2,000. Includes flights, transfers and accommodation with meals.

International offers to include the initial buyout (to include business class airfare, all local taxes, transfers and accommodation + meals.)

Keynote Topics

We’re entering a new era—one where how you do things matters more than what you do. AI is leveling the innovation playing field while simultaneously making companies feel less human. Meanwhile, employees are burnt toast from workplace BS. Companies that don’t adapt will evaporate.

Turnaround CEO Erin Hatzikostas cracked the code on how to exponentially grow a business while also making employees happier. Her strategy? Authenticity. And now it can be your secret weapon for building your business and a culture people are proud to work for.

But authenticity isn’t what you might think it is—“be yourself”—that fluffy unicorn doo-doo definition that lights you up but then quickly lets you down. Erin will help you see that authenticity is actually about exposing who you are, when people least expect it, in the service of others. (and that it takes work)

Erin will take you on a rollercoaster of stories, surprising data, and real-world examples, all drawn from her experience as a CEO, her best-selling books, and groundbreaking research on authenticity’s impact in the workplace.

In this highly authentic talk, Erin will help you:

LEAVING THIS PRESENTATION YOU WILL:

  • Feel more enabled to be authentic at work, which will in turn make them happier and more engaged
  • Understand the proprietary research on the impact of authenticity in the workplace, including some counterintuitive findings
  • Dive into the requirements of Zero Moments of Truth (ZMOT) and how authenticity can help you zoom through its requirements
  • Learn how to purposefully use humility and storytelling to create greater trust and connection with their peers and customers
  • Learn her framework for change—The Six Principles of Strategic Authenticity (H.U.M.A.N.S.)—that creates immediately actionable strategies to transform everything from your job postings to your sales presentations

While others are busy letting AI do the talking, you’ll be using authenticity to do what machines can’t—forge real connections, build unshakable trust, and make your business unforgettable.

You love the idea that “culture eats strategy for breakfast,” but when it comes to actually doing something about it, it feels like you’re trying to steer a cruise ship with a pool noodle. There are a million directions you could go, but it feels daunting, complicated, and overwhelming.

When former CEO Erin Hatzikostas took over a struggling company, she felt the same way—until she stumbled upon the strategy she’d unknowingly been using her entire career: authenticity. And not the fluffy, feel-good kind, but a deliberate, strategic, bottom-line-boosting approach that transformed her company’s culture, skyrocketed trust, and tripled earnings.

Now, after years of research, two best-selling books, and a whole lot of real-world testing, Erin has cracked the code on how to make creating authentic cultures and leaders as simple, tangible, and satisfying as floating on a pool noodle.

In this high energy talk, Erin will help you:

  • Unpack the real baggage holding you and your people back at work
  • Redefine authenticity in a way that helps you see that you’re not doing it for you; you’re doing it for others
  • Understand the data and ROI (Ridiculously Obvious Idea) behind being more authentic at work
  • See real, customized examples of the difference between what is inauthentic and authentic, including things like your LinkedIn profile or your company’s value proposition
  • Hand you a simple framework with immediate, no-BS actions to build a culture people actually want to be part of

This isn’t another feel-good, buzzword-filled culture talk. This is a game plan. One that will transform your sea of confusion into an ocean of opportunities.

 

A Simple Formula to Go from Unnoticed to Unmatched (in a Hot Second)

The good news: there are a million gurus, playbooks, and books to tell you how to grow your business.

The bad news: there are a million gurus, playbooks, and books to tell you how to grow your business.

In this modern-day entrepreneurial world, it often feels like you’re riding a whiplash-inducing rollercoaster where people are constantly shooting confetti cannons of advice at your face. It should be exhilarating, but instead it’s overwhelming and exhausting.

That’s how Erin Hatzikostas, former corporate CEO turned entrepreneur, felt when she first started her business. But then she discovered, used, obsessed over, and is now sharing the creative shortcut that has helped her—and countless others—go from unnoticed to unmatched, without being plagued with Comparison Cramps, Copying Calluses, or Perfection Pain.

In this simple but mind-bending talk, Erin will:

  • Define The 50% Rule and help you understand how it can help you overcome common, everyday barriers to success
  • Discuss the science behind why using this rule will motivate you and others around you
  • Show how The 50% Rule can also help you quickly (and cheaply!) innovate and stand out from other people and companies
  • Tell a ton of inspiring stories about big-time celebrities, well-known companies, and everyday people like you, all who used The 50% Rule to catapult their success
  • Dive into The 50% Rule JIGSAW Puzzle, a six-part framework to help you leapfrog others without working harder and having a helluva lot more fun

You’ll walk away fired up to use this simple rule on EVERYTHING so you can stop comparing, chasing, and copying others and instead, start competing in a league of your own.

Erin Hatzikostas is a former Corporate CEO turned Professional Pot-Stirrer. Erin is an internationally recognized leader on the impact of authenticity in the workplace. She is the founder of b Authentic Inc, where she’s leading a movement to eradicate the workplace of its BS and make it a fundamentally more authentic place. She is a […]

Erin Hatzikostas is a former Corporate CEO turned Professional Pot-Stirrer.

Erin is an internationally recognized leader on the impact of authenticity in the workplace. She is the founder of b Authentic Inc, where she’s leading a movement to eradicate the workplace of its BS and make it a fundamentally more authentic place.

She is a global keynote speaker, author of two bestselling books—You Do You(ish) and The 50% Rule, a Differentiation Consultant, and the co-host of an offbeat career and leadership podcast, b Cause Work Doesn’t Have to Suck. Her TEDx Talk was the 18th most-watched TEDx of all global talks released in 2021.

Erin Hatzikostas has reached hundreds of thousands of people and her thought leadership has been featured on ABC, CBS and published in Business Insider, Fast Company, Well+Good, among several others. Her company also recently released a first-of-its-kind, national study on the impact of authenticity in the workplace.

Erin spent her career “first half” working in the corporate world, where at the age of 42, she became the CEO of a large healthcare financial institution. In just three years, she took a struggling company and led a massive turnaround, tripling earnings and sending employee engagement skyrocketing. Her secret? Radical authenticity.

Erin Hatzikostas is an expert in authentic leadership, with deep-rooted knowledge and experience in helping individuals and teams foster real, sustainable growth. Her expertise lies in her ability to demystify leadership by focusing on the power of authenticity, empathy, and vulnerability.

Her journey to leadership expertise began during her tenure as the CEO of a large healthcare company, where she successfully led the organization through periods of transformation while maintaining a people-first approach. Erin’s corporate background, which includes building high-performance teams and fostering a culture of trust and transparency, gives her a firsthand understanding of the challenges today’s leaders face. 

Her expertise is further evidenced by her work as an author, where she dives into the principles of authentic leadership in her book You Do You(ish). Through her podcast “b Cause with Erin & Nicole” and her coaching programs, she continues to share practical insights, equipping leaders with the tools they need to lead in a more human-centric and effective way.

Erin Hatzikostas’s experience as a former corporate executive solidifies her qualification in the field of leadership development. As the CEO of a $4 billion healthcare financial services company, she not only navigated the complexities of corporate growth but did so with a firm commitment to authentic leadership principles. 

Her keynote talks are not just motivational, they are packed with practical, actionable strategies that attendees can implement immediately. Erin has a unique ability to break down complex leadership concepts into digestible, relatable content, making her sessions both impactful and memorable. From Fortune 500 companies to startups, Erin’s expertise in driving leadership transformation has helped organizations of all sizes achieve meaningful, long-term change.

With her deep expertise in leadership and culture transformation, Erin hatzikostas offers a message that is both refreshing and highly relevant in today’s business landscape.

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