AI $ Future of Go-To-Market Strategist; Two-Time Tech Founder; Former Enterprise Sales Leader at Microsoft & Salesforce

Charlotte, NC, USA

Lauren Goodell Biography

Lauren Goodell is a two-time founder, keynote speaker, and go-to-market strategist helping organizations navigate the biggest shift in sales since the internet: the rise of AI.

After spending nearly a decade leading enterprise sales at Microsoft and Salesforce, Goodell built and scaled her own venture-backed technology company before transitioning into advising founders and revenue teams on how to build modern, AI-enabled go-to-market organizations.

Her work sits at the intersection of technology and human connection, helping companies adopt AI in ways that create better customer experiences instead of replacing the relationships that drive revenue.

Goodell has been recognized as one of JPMorgan's Top 100 Women to Know in the U.S. and a Top 25 Woman in Business by the Charlotte Business Journal. Her insights have been featured on stages across the country, where she speaks on AI adoption, the future of selling, founder-led growth, LinkedIn as a revenue engine, and building trust in an increasingly automated world.

Known for blending founder stories, real-world experience, and immediately applicable frameworks, Goodell's sessions are practical, engaging, and refreshingly honest. She believes the future doesn't belong to the people using the most AI—it belongs to the people who know when technology should step in and when a human should.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 11/02/2026.

Lauren Goodell Speaking Topics

  • More Human Than Ever

    Winning in an AI-Driven World

    Artificial intelligence is changing work faster than any technology in history. The question isn't whether AI will transform your organization—it already has.

    The real question is this:

    As AI makes average work easier to produce, what becomes more valuable?

    In this keynote, Lauren Goodell explores the biggest shift organizations are facing today: intelligence is becoming abundant, but trust, judgment, creativity, and genuine human connection are becoming increasingly scarce—and therefore more valuable.

    Drawing on her experience from Microsoft and Salesforce to building AI-enabled revenue organizations and advising executives on AI adoption, Lauren challenges audiences to stop asking, "How do we replace people with AI?" and start asking, "How do we help people become better because of AI?"

    Through compelling stories, practical frameworks, and real-world examples, attendees learn where AI creates leverage, where humans create differentiation, and how organizations can use technology to amplify—not replace—their greatest competitive advantage: their people.

    Why this keynote lands:

    • Identify what AI should automate—and what should remain deeply human.

    • Understand why intelligence is becoming a commodity while judgment becomes a premium.

    • Build trust in a world filled with AI-generated content.

    • Create more meaningful customer and employee experiences.

    • Use AI as a force multiplier instead of a substitute for thinking.

  • Resilience Is a Contact Sport

    Training for Life's Hardest Hits

    We tend to think resilience is something you're born with. It isn't.

    It's built one difficult decision at a time. One setback. One reinvention. One moment when quitting would have been easier.

    In this deeply personal keynote, Lauren Goodell shares the pivots that shaped her career and life—from climbing the corporate ladder to becoming a founder, navigating public failures, rebuilding after unexpected setbacks, and discovering that our hardest seasons often become our greatest advantage.

    Through candid storytelling and practical reflection, Lauren challenges audiences to stop seeing adversity as something to survive and start seeing it as the training ground for the person they're becoming.

    Because resilience isn't about avoiding the hits. It's about learning how to get back up stronger every time.

    Why this keynote lands:

    • Understand the latest research on AI adoption, productivity, and business impact.

    • Separate headlines and hype from measurable outcomes.

    • Learn what the highest-performing organizations are doing differently.

    • Identify where AI creates the greatest return—and where human expertise remains essential.

    • Walk away with an executive framework for evaluating AI investments and preparing your organization for what's next.

    Women's Conferences • Women in Tech • Leadership

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Lauren Goodell Videos

Lauren Goodell - EVRYBDY

Lauren Goodell - EVRYBDY

Lauren Goodell joins the show to discuss her journey from enterprise sales at Microsoft and Salesforce to founding Zinnia, an AI-powered sales...

Lauren Goodell Speaker Reel

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