Book a Speaker Who Changes How Your Organization Thinks About Knowledge
Dr. Cindy Young delivers keynotes and workshops that move people from information hoarding to genuine collaboration with results that last beyond the event.
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Not just a speaker. A shift
in how your people think.
She knows the room
Dr. Young has been the person in the room who had to figure out what wasn’t working. She speaks from experience your audience will recognize immediately that are not from a textbook.
She changes behavior
Every keynote and workshop is built to move people from awareness to action. Attendees leave with frameworks they can apply Monday morning not just inspiration that fades by Tuesday.
She tailors every engagement
No off-the-shelf talks. Every session is built around your organization’s specific knowledge and leadership challenges from the first conversation to the final slide.
Choose your topic or request a
custom talk
Topic 01
Knowledge to Impact: Share, Act, and Elevate Your Career
Dr. Young blends real-world experiences from her distinguished Navy career and defense contracting leadership roles with relatable concepts like Show & Tell and Silly Putty to inspire audiences to think differently about knowledge sharing. Her engaging storytelling and practical insights will empower your attendees to:
- Transform knowledge sharing into a powerful tool for solving problems and improving processes.
Build trust and collaboration within their teams through effective communication.
Gain the ability and confidence to take action to drive change, open lines of communication, and accelerate their career growth.
Topic 02
The Knowledge Problem Your Organization Can't Name
Why your best people are burning out and your institutional memory keeps walking out the door and what human-centered knowledge management actually looks like as a solution.
Topic 03
Human-Centered Knowledge Management
How to build a culture where knowledge flows freely, teams perform better, and turnover stops costing you everything people knew when they leave.
Topic 04
Leading in the Age of Information Overload
How leaders can cut through noise, make better decisions, and build teams that share what they know even in fast-moving, high-pressure environments.
Three steps to an event that
actually changes things
1
Submit your inquiry
Fill out the speaker inquiry form with your event details, audience size, topic interests, and goals.
2
We customize your session
Dr. Young reviews the details and tailors the talk or workshop to your specific audience and organizational challenges. No off-the-shelf content.
3
Your audience leaves different
Attendees walk away with frameworks they can apply immediately, and your event delivers value people remember long after the room clears.
Someone who has been in the room
your audience is sitting in..
Dr. Cindy Young is a TEDx speaker, Forbes contributor, Harvard Business Review author and contributor, and published author of two books including Invisible Introvert: How to Be Seen, Heard, and Promoted Without Playing Office Politics, an Amazon #1 Best Seller in five categories.
She doesn’t speak from theory. She speaks from experience your audience will recognize immediately because she’s been in that room.
Looking for something beyond
a keynote?
Workshops & Training
Hands-on team sessions that teach your organization to capture and share what they know in ways that actually stick after the event ends.
Career Development
One-on-one support for professionals who want a clear path to visibility, promotion, and recognition.
Articles & Resources
Practical insights on knowledge management, leadership, and career growth that are free to explore anytime.
Your organization's knowledge is its most valuable asset.
Let's make sure it doesn't walk out the door.
Let’s build something worth remembering.