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Nancy Giordano is an interdisciplinary visionary and global enterprise strategist and futurist, with the unique ability to explain WHAT is changing, and outline HOW we get there.
Described as endlessly optimistic, Nancy is an exponential strategist, advisor, gatherer, corporate futurist, bestselling author, producer, and global keynote speaker, with a portfolio of $60+ billion well-known brands.
Nancy is the founder of Dailey and Associates, an in-house brand and trend strategy consultancy; founder of strategic engine Purple Telescope; co-founder of the Femme Futurists Society; and founder of Play Big Inc.
With a drive to help enterprise organisations and visionary leaders transform to meet the escalating expectations ahead, Nancy has given more than 200 keynotes around the world, advising leaders on the organisational structures and new mindsets necessary to effectively harness the significant innovations heading our way.
Nancy Giordano’s expertise and experiences ranges from frozen foods to A.I to reinventing the internet, and everything in between. All of her projects have one common theme: transitioning away from the extractive operating systems and expired thinking of the industrial era, to the creation of a more regenerative, inclusive, and dynamic solutions.
Nancy has advised and worked with many of the top companies in the world, including Accenture, Coca-Cola, Goodwill, Microsoft, Nestle, and Samsung. Over the years she has gained expertise and learnt from people such as AI pioneer Doug Lennant, in an attempt to commercialise his symbolic approach to common sense, explainable AI. Her interest in the intersection of technology, society, business, and our own expanding consciousness has led her to design and produce several immersive leadership conferences and acceleration summits.
Over the years, she has been an advisor to the AI company Kungfu.AI; has championed Holochain + Holo Hosting, a way to weave a more human peer-to-peer internet; hosts a monthly online meeting to help participants move beyond uncertainty by embracing the potential in the ‘new story’ taking shape’; and is the co-producer of a documentary that explores the regenerative socio-economic models emerging around thee globe.
In 2011, Nancy founded Play Big Inc. who “help the visionary play bigger”. They are committed to helping leaders advance the new mindset and structures needed to ensure a thriving future. Together with her other brand, Femme Futurists Society, Nancy combines a range of visionaries, technologies, authors, artists, travellers, creators, filmmakers, educators, strategists and more to actively create the future ahead.
In 2021, Nancy published Leadering: The Ways Visionary Leaders Play Bigger. In the book, Nancy provides clarity around what twenty-first century stewardship demands as exponential technologies and changing societal expectations converge to shape a better future.
Nancy is a highly sought-after keynote speaker on a range of topics, including:
– The Playbook is Dead: How Visionary Leaders Play Bigger: Exponential technologies and shifting cultural advances are converging to reshape societal and industry constructs; Nancy looks at the business impacts this has.
– On Becoming AI-Led: Nancy looks at how becoming an AI-led organisation can shift the what we do, who we do it with, and how we do it, so we can prepare for the future.
– Beyond the Industrial Era: Shaping a Regenerative Future: Nancy looks at how we can consider the impacts of outdated thinking, unconscious patterning, and the unintended consequences that both can have.
Nancy also looks at emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, shifting cultural expectations, 21st Century expectations for leadership, creating a future to be excited about, building the future, and how we work, pay, collaborate, learn, play, and connect.
Nancy is an optimistic global exponential strategist who can explain both WHAT is changing and outline HOW we can get there. Her workshops look at how to shift from traditional leadership to a more dynamic, future-focussed approach. Her workshops are ideal for senior leaders, manages, and decision makers committed to meeting the expectations of the moment, and are invested in leading their teams through the complexities of the future.
Course Content:
Module One
– Introduce the concept of leadering
– Shift from traditional leadership to a dynamic, future-focussed practice
– Explore how to integrate life-centered design and emotional intelligence into leadering practices
– Harness real tools to understand where you are, how you are feeling, and how to shift into a pl ace of wonder and adaptability
Module Two
– Equip participants with actionable strategies to confidently embrace uncertainty and foster innovation
– Understand the importance of collaboration in modern leadering
– The role of regenerative systems in ensuring ongoing business success
– Evolve from IQ to EQ to AQ
– Develop a values-drive leadering action plan that emphasises win-win solutions
Module Three:
– Provide key takeaways to create a springboard for action
– Develop a clear, actionable plan to confidently navigate the gap between where we are now and where we’re going
– Be audacious as you step into the power of the moment to more boldly align resources with impact
Course Outcomes
– Apply leadering principles to enhance effectiveness, driving immediate improvements in team performance and decision-making
– Implement human and life-centered design in leadering practices to increase employee engagement and productivity
– Develop actionable strategies to confidently navigate uncertainty, fostering a culture of innovation that leads to quicker problem-solving and divergent thinking to unlock new opportunities
– Align leadering practices with core values to strengthen team cohesion, and drive long-term profitability
– Identify and executive audacious strategies that position your organisation as a trusted market leader
A1 Telekom Austria Group, Accenture, ACG, AEM, Aprimo, AT&T, Belcorp, BlueCross BlueShield, Cargill, Caruso, Ceridian, CLM, Coca-Cola, Conarec, CPP Investment Board, Dell, Envista, Fidelity, Finovate, Goodwill, Google, Holochain, J.P. Morgan, Kronos, Lockheed Martin, Mercer, Microsoft, MRO, Nestle, Partnerism, Pepsico, Publicis Groupe, PWC, Red Hat, Roche, Sage, Samsung, SAP, SCSW, Sprint, TCS, TD Synnex, TEDx, Thomson Reuters, University of Calgary, Veeam, Verizon, Vistage, Vitech, Worldwide Clinical Trials
We knew we would be collectively “wowed” by your presentation. What I didn’t anticipate is how truly thoughtful, insightful and FUN you are and how much of an impact your time here would have on us.
Stephanie Reganon, Executive Director, Innovation Partnerships, Danforth Plant Science Center
Ms. Giordano was probably one of the best speakers I’ve had the privilege to watch. It really got me thinking and excited for our future.
Kristin M. Eternal Ink LLC
Nancy was a huge success and I would have her again speak with my teams. She is an awesome human being and inspiration.
Giovanna Morley, CEO, Worldwide Clinical Trials
I’ve read your book and I hope it becomes every leader’s manifesto. I was hugely impressed; the concepts and the related future impact, so profound.
Minoka Radhakrishnan, Head of Corporate Finance, Quilter
Thank you for making the summit so magical. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. It was obvious how much the Caruso team enjoyed the three days of presentations and workshops.
Kathleen Vu, SVP Human Resources, Caruso
A wonderful job of articulating how the business world is changing. Nancy’s advice and guidance is practical and actionable.
Christina Furtado, Head of Corporate Affairs, Dell Technologies
Nancy is brilliant and inspiring. I am reading her book ASAP!
Katie Chesen, Group Account Director, InTouch Group
Thank you for taking the time to speak to our team about the imporant work that you do. It was eye-opening and inspiring.
Kristen Schwarz, Vice President, HBOMax
I was looking to you to inspire our attendees to think differently, and you definitely delivered on that. You were a fabulous addition to our event.
David Kelly, EVP and Executive Director, The eLearning Guild
Thanks for sharing the inspiring keynote presentation on “AI and the Exponential Productivity Transformation”. It was the perfect start to kick off our Super-Scale Summit, setting a thought-provoking tone that resonated throughout the day. Your insights were incredibly well-received.
Junko Watanabe, Deloitte Board Member and Asia Pacific Deputy Chair