Exponential Strategist & Business Futurist; CEO & Founder of Play Big Inc.; Author of "Leadering"; Forbes Top Female Futurist
Nancy Giordano Biography
Nancy Giordano is an exponential strategist, business futurist, author, and keynote speaker focused on guiding enterprise organizations and leaders through significant industry shifts. As CEO and founder of Play Big Inc., Giordano has developed and evolved a portfolio of major global brands, including Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Sprint, Mercedes-Benz, and Brinker International, with a combined value exceeding $60 billion. She began her career at leading advertising agencies such as Ogilvy, FCB, and TBWA/Chiat, gaining expertise in brand strategy, consumer insight, and market evolution.
Giordano is known for advocating for a proactive approach to the future, emphasizing the importance of leadership adaptation in the face of exponential technology and societal transformation. Her work addresses the intersection of artificial intelligence, equity, and organizational change, providing frameworks for leadership and systems development. Her expertise spans artificial intelligence, consumer goods, and digital transformation, integrating business, technology, and global trends into actionable strategies.
Her book, "Leadering: The Ways Visionary Leaders Play Bigger," achieved top rankings on Amazon in Business Ethics and Organization Strategy. The book introduces the concept of "Leadering," which redefines leadership as an evolving practice essential for the exponential age. Giordano is recognized as a Forbes Top Female Futurist and has received global recognition for her contributions to modern leadership thought.
Giordano frequently serves as a panelist at South by Southwest, is a guest lecturer at Singularity University, and was the first TEDx licensee. As executive producer of Gigaom Change, she and her company have curated experts in artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, cybersecurity, and human-machine interface. She has collaborated with Austin-based artificial intelligence company Kungfu.AI to support enterprise leaders in understanding and leveraging AI applications.
Giordano is a co-founder of the Femme Futurists Society and host of the podcast "Futurist(Mom)." She continues to work as a strategist on emerging technologies and cultural shifts, sharing insights on leadership, technology, and human potential. With more than 200 global keynotes delivered, Giordano is recognized as a leading voice on the future of leadership and innovation.
Nancy Giordano Speaking Topics
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The Playbook is Dead: How Visionary Leaders Play Bigger. How can I better lead and prepare myself and my teams for success? What opportunities will this create? How will this be measured?
It has been forecast that we are sitting on the brink of as many as fourteen internet-sized revolutions, enabling an unprecedented ability to solve complex problems and build more relevant structures, but these advances can sound overwhelming when our thinking and incentive structures haven’t kept up with the exponential pace of change.
Everyday it’s becoming clear that we need to quickly ditch outdated industrial era processes, metrics and beliefs focused on efficiency, growth and scale and instead cultivate a set of dynamic practices, systemic yardsticks and deep alignment in order to empower much faster and more humane decision-making. What is the mindset we need to create the future we want?
How transitioning from 20th Century LeaderSHIP to 21st Century LeaderING generates more sustainable, continuous value.
From IQ to EQ to AQ… the importance of developing your adaptability quotient.
The enterprise and societal scaffolding needed to make the most of the huge productivity leap ahead.
The shifting metrics of success.
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On Becoming AI Led. What does it take to build an AI-led organization, career or outlook? How radically will things really change? How do you jump in?
We can now see how advancing AI-enabled tools and applications will help us drive huge gains and restructure everything from medicine to education, from food to finance, and to a deeper understanding of ourselves. Those led by curiosity and a deep sense of caring will increasingly see that as technology advances, we can actually become more human. More whole. More impactful than ever.
So how do you jump in? How do you build AI-first strategies and determine which applications drive productivity for you? What are the new business models and societal structures needed to support this exponential expansion of potential? And how can you personally level up?
The stages of AI-readiness.
What it means to be AI-led as an enterprise and as a human.
How to build and scale these innovations safely and ethically.
What it takes to support organization adoption.
What this means for the future of work and reskilling-inside and out of your organization.
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Nancy Giordano is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Playbook is Dead: How Visionary Leaders Play Bigger. How can I better lead and prepare myself and my teams for success? What opportunities will this create? How will this be measured?, On Becoming AI Led. What does it take to build an AI-led organization, career or outlook? How radically will things really change? How do you jump in? and Beyond The Industrial Era: Shaping a Regenerative Future. What’s coming next? As new tools give us new powers, the question is to what end? What is the role of business in building a safe, thriving and equitable future?. The estimated speaking fee range to book Nancy Giordano for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Nancy Giordano generally travels from Austin, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Heather E. McGowan, Erica Dhawan, Erik Qualman, Lisa Bodell and Tiffani Bova. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Nancy Giordano for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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