3-Time Bestselling Author of "Unstuck," "The Unstoppable Team" & "The New Manager Playbook"; Known as the "Team Whisperer" Management Expert; Podcast Host
Lia Garvin Biography
Lia Garvin, the "Team Whisperer," is a three-time bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and workplace expert who helps leaders build unstoppable teams. Leveraging strategies honed during her tenure at Google, Microsoft, and Apple, Garvin strikes the balance of relatable and knowledgeable, breaking down complex management concepts into actionable frameworks that reduce overwhelm and improve team performance in industries from insurance to homebuilding to tech and beyond. Her bestselling book and top-ranked podcast, "The New Manager Playbook," showcase her unique ability to make leadership engaging and accessible at all levels.
Featured in Harvard Business Review, FastCompany, the Wall Street Journal, and Fortune, Garvin is a sought-after keynote speaker and consultant for organizations ready to unlock their teams’ full potential.
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Lia Garvin Speaking Topics
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Build Teams People Stay For: The Human Operating System
People don’t leave companies, they leave managers, but we can build managers people want to work for. Most new managers step in without the skills they need, creating strain on everyone. In this talk, Lia shares three core behaviors that help managers lead with confidence and get better results, especially as AI and automation reshape how we work. Pulling from her experience at Apple, Google, and Microsoft, this session is no-fluff and all action, giving audiences practical strategies they can use immediately to improve retention and performance.
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Lead Anyway: Creating Certainty When You Don't Have the Answers
In a workplace reshaped by AI and constant disruption, employee engagement is no longer driven by perks, it’s driven by trust, safety, and human connection. But right now, we are more disconnected than ever. Lia shows leaders how to create stability in moments where teams feel quietly scared, and how to build cultures where psychological safety becomes a force multiplier for performance. This talk gives audiences a 3-step toolkit to stop waiting for permission and start leading with confidence.
Lia Garvin Videos
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Lia Garvin, the "Team Whisperer," is a 3x bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and workplace expert who helps leaders build unstoppable teams....
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Lia Garvin is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Artificial Intelligence, Author, Business, Business Leadership, Change Management, Communication, Corporate Culture, DEI, Diversity & Inclusion, Empowerment, Female Leadership, Future of Work, Futurism, Human Resources, Influential Women, Inspirational, Leadership, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Public Health, Teamwork & Teambuilding, Women, Women in Business, Women's History Month, Workshop -
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Lia Garvin is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Build Teams People Stay For: The Human Operating System, Lead Anyway: Creating Certainty When You Don't Have the Answers, The Connection Gap: Why Human Connection is Your Strategy in an AI World, How to be a Manager People Want to Work For, Building Your Unstoppable Team and Custom Keynote. The estimated speaking fee range to book Lia Garvin for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Lia Garvin generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Libby Gill, Erica Dhawan, Amy Jo Martin, Cheryl Cran and Heather E. McGowan. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Lia Garvin for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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