Karin Hurt

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

She’s the Founder and CEO of Let’s Grow Leaders, a global leadership development firm known for practical tools and techniques for human-centered leaders.

A former Verizon Wireless executive with more than two decades of experience in sales, customer service, and human resources, Hurt is known for growing courageous leaders, building great cultures, and inspiring high-performance teams.

Since 2013, Hurt and her husband, David have grown tens of thousands of leaders on every continent (except Antarctica) with their leadership development programs and keynotes. They also provide clean water to the people of Cambodia through their Winning Wells philanthropic initiative.

Hurt is an award-winning author of five books, including:

"Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict: What to Say Next to Destress the Workday, Build Collaboration and Calm Difficult Customers" (May 2024) and "Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates."

She is the host of the popular LinkedIn show, Asking for a Friend and is the advice column, "Courage Coach". And she was recently named by Inc. Magazine as a Top 100 Great Leadership Speaker.