Speaking Engagements

Kevin D. Wilde

Kevin Wilde is available to speak at conferences, companies, and private events. He can also be booked for team or individual training, coaching, and consulting sessions. Please complete the form to request more information about booking an engagement.

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"We’ve used Kevin at numerous conferences and workshops over the years. He is a masterful presenter and thought leader.  He has a gift of connecting with audiences, engaging them with great insights, though-provoking questions and pragmatic solutions."
Ryan DunnSenior Director, Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
“Kevin brings a humble and relatable message including personal stories that will leave a strong impact on your audience. He’s a great partner and is willing to adapt his expertise to your organizational needs. His workshop presentations were a hit with our retail teams  to increase employee engagement and growth.  I can highly recommend him!”
Mara LawlerChange and Learning Leader, Red Wing Shoe Company
“Kevin’s presentation masterfully weaves engaging content, evidence, and practical tactics. I have heard Kevin speak many times and always come away with new insights. His messages leave the audience with takeaways that can drive real change in leadership capability.  Kevin marshals his extensive corporate experience, his deep coaching expertise, and his careful research to provide exceptional insight into how to develop coachability—a leadership superpower. ”
Theresa M. GlombProfessor in Organizational Behavior, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
“Kevin Wilde nails the real reasons that promising careers of leaders get derailed. After personally witnessing surprising failures, Kevin uses his vast corporate experience to help today’s leaders avoid career trouble and accelerate their impact and growth with practical and proven insight. If you want to succeed as a leader, I recommend reading this book as quickly as possible.”
Kevin OakesCEO, Institute for Corporate Productivity; bestselling author, Culture Renovation
"In our webinar, Kevin brought original research and excellent insights about how receptivity to feedback can lead to either career derailment or advancement. I also valued his creative thinking, innovation, and partnership as we co-created the content. Rest assured Kevin will work with your team to deliver value to your audience as he did ours. Thanks Kevin!"
Scott NelsonCEO, MDA Leadership
"I had the pleasure of attending Kevin Wilde's presentation, "Building a Coachability Culture: A New Catalyst for Impact” at the 2023 CLO Symposium. Kevin's engaging talk captivated the audience from start to finish, beginning with a story about how his curiosity led him down a path of deep exploration on the importance of coachability in leadership. His research and insights were not only eye-opening, but also backed by solid evidence, which added credibility to his message. Kevin's ability to level with the audience made the topic relatable to everyone, sharing practical tips for fostering a coachable mindset, and emphasizing the importance of shared responsibility for learning. Kevin's presentation was informative and thought-provoking, leaving a lasting impression and encouraging us to embrace the power of curiosity and coachability in our leadership journey."
Micaela NewtonEvents & Marketing Manager, BetterWork Media Group
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Past Speaking Engagements

A sample of past speaking engagements include:

  • The ROI of Leadership Coachability: A Catalyst to Unlock Value and Impact, Future of Finance Conference, December, 2023
  • CLO PowerHour: The Power of Coachability, CLO Symposium, October, 2023
  • Building a Coachability Culture: A New Catalyst for Impact, ICF Minnesota Chapter, September, 2023
  • Coachability: The Most Important Ingredient for Coaching Success (with Jack Zenger), ATD International Conference and Expo, May 2023
  • Supercharge Your Learning for the Future of Work, Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Panel, July, 2022
  • Inspiring Learners’ Spirit of Inquiry, CLO Panel, April, 2022
  • Culture Renovation: A Blueprint for Action, HR Tomorrow Conference, April, 2022
  • Coachability: The Leadership Superpower, RedTalk, Red Wing Shoe Co, April, 2022
  • Accelerating Leadership, IronHack Co Retreat, February, 2022
  • Introduction to CLO Level Leadership, Chief Learning Officer Accelerator Webinar, November, 2020
  • CLO Keynote Conversations, CLO Symposium, October, 2020
  • Do They Really Want to Learn? The Science and Practice of Coachability, Fredrickson 2020 Learning Leader Summit, August 2020

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Past Keynote Addresses

Past keynote addresses on leadership, learning and talent management conferences include:

  • Richmond Event Talent Conference 
  • Zenger Folkman Connect and Leadership Summit 
  • Masie Learning 
  • Iventiv (New York, Boston, San Francisco)
  • Chief Learning Officer Accelerator Program LIve and Digital (co-designer and faculty/coach)
  • Institute for Corporate Productivity Next Practices Now Conference
  • CLO Insights Summit
  • CLO Symposium
  • Talent Management Association Potential and Performance Summit
  • Conference Board Leadership and Talent Management Conferences
  • TLNT High Performance Workforce Summit
  • IPMI Corporate L&D Institute
  • Marcus Evans Corporate Learning & Talent Development Summit