Marcia Daszko

Marcia Daszko is recognized as a business strategist and a catalyst for leadership and organizational transformation. She teaches innovation in leadership thinking and has guided strategic innovation and transformation in Fortune 500 corporations, private start-ups, school districts, government agencies, and nonprofits for more than 25 years. As founder and CEO of Marcia Daszko & Associates, Daszko serves as an executive team workshop facilitator, researcher, graduate-level teacher, keynote speaker, award-winning writer and communicator, and executive advisor to Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies including the Pentagon, educational institutions, and global nonprofit organizations.

Daszko's intellectual foundation was shaped by mentorship from Dr. W. Edwards Deming and Dr. Perry Gluckman, who taught her Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, a theoretical foundation for leadership. As a protégé of Dr. Deming, Daszko co-founded two Deming User Groups, is a co-founder of the nonprofit In2In Thinking, and assisted at 20 of Dr. Deming's four-day seminars. She has been nominated for the International Deming Prize in recognition of her commitment to applying Deming's philosophy in organizations across industries.

Daszko is the bestselling author of "Pivot, Disrupt, Transform: How Leaders Beat the Odds and Survive" and has contributed chapters about transformative leadership in two additional books: "Organizational Project Management" and the international bestseller "Turning Ideas into Impact: Insights from 16 Silicon Valley Consultants." In her flagship book, Daszko guides leaders at any level through a process to improve their businesses: recognizing and stopping outmoded ways of thinking, introducing new and innovative practices, and transforming organizations into more resilient, adaptive, and united entities. The book has earned praise from author Daniel Pink and leadership expert Ken Blanchard.

Daszko writes a leadership column for Silicon Valley Business Journal and has taught graduate management and marketing classes at six universities across the United States. Her consulting practice has served clients including Dow Chemical, Pepsi, PBS, HP, and Apple. As a keynote speaker, Daszko is known for beginning every speech with the declaration, "My aim is to provoke your thinking." Her approach challenges conventional wisdom and supports organizations navigating disruption, crisis, and growth.