Kelly Brogdon Geyer

Kelly Brogdon Geyer Speaking Topics

• The €50 Million Question: Why Digital Transformations Fail (And How to Fix Yours)

  Your company invested millions in new technology. The system works perfectly. So why isn't anyone using it?

  In this eye-opening keynote, Kelly Brogdon Geyer reveals the hidden factor that determines whether enterprise transformations succeed or become expensive failures: organizational change management. Drawing from 20+ years guiding international companies through Agile transformations, cultural changes, SAP, AI, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365 implementations across 22 countries, she exposes the costly mistakes leaders make and the counterintuitive strategies that turn resistance into momentum.

  Attendees Will Learn:

  • The 3 predictable failure points in every technology rollout (and how to prevent them)
  • Why technical training alone creates a 70% adoption gap and what works instead
  • How to transform resistant employees into transformation champions
  • Kelly's PATH Framework: a proven methodology for protecting multi-million euro investments

  Perfect for: C-suite executives, IT leaders, and transformation program managers facing resistance to digital change.

• Leading Through Chaos: The Agile Leader's Playbook for Driving Results in Constant Disruption

  Markets shift overnight. Teams span continents. Priorities change mid-sprint. Welcome to leading in the 21st century where yesterday's leadership playbook no longer works.

  This dynamic keynote equips leaders with battle-tested strategies for thriving amid complexity. Kelly Brogdon Geyer distills lessons from scaling agile practices across global enterprises, managing distributed teams in 22 countries, and navigating crises from pandemic pivots to supply chain collapses. She reveals how today's most effective leaders abandon the illusion of control and instead build adaptive, high-performing organizations.

  Attendees Will Learn:

  • The critical shift from "command and control" to "sense and respond" leadership
  • How to make faster, better decisions when you don't have all the information
  • Building trust and accountability across remote, multicultural teams
  • The Momentum TransforMate Ecosystem: Kelly's framework for sustainable agility
  • Practical tools leaders can implement Monday morning

  Perfect for: Senior leaders, department heads, and managers navigating organizational complexity and leading distributed teams through ongoing change.

• The Culture Code: Breaking Down Silos and Building High-Performance Teams Across Borders

  Your team spans Vienna, Mumbai, São Paulo, and San Francisco. Every meeting reveals miscommunication. Deadlines mean different things. "Urgent" gets lost in translation.

  In our globally connected economy, intercultural competence isn't a nice-to-have. It's a competitive imperative. Kelly Brogdon Geyer combines The Culture Map framework with real-world experience leading teams across the globe to decode the invisible patterns that make or break global collaboration. This engaging, story-rich session transforms cross-cultural friction into strategic advantage.

  Attendees Will Learn:

  • The 8 cultural dimensions that impact every business interaction (and how to navigate them)
  • Why "best practices" from headquarters often fail in regional offices—and what works instead
  • How to give feedback, make decisions, and build trust across cultural contexts
  • Real strategies for running effective meetings across 6+ time zones
  • Creating psychological safety when team members hold fundamentally different communication styles

  Perfect for: Global leaders, international project managers, and organizations with multicultural teams or expanding into new markets.

• From Compliance to Commitment: The Psychology of Getting People to Actually Use Your Technology

  Training: Complete. Go-live: Successful. Adoption: Dismal. If this sounds like your last technology rollout, you're not alone and you're leaving millions on the table.

  The gap between system implementation and actual behavior change is where ROI goes to die. In this practical, research-backed keynote, Kelly Brogdon Geyer reveals the psychological principles that drive genuine adoption. She shares the exact strategies used to achieve 90%+ adoption rates on enterprise platforms like Microsoft 365, SAP, and Dynamics 365 without mandates, without threats, just behavioral science in action.

  Attendees Will Learn:

  • Why people resist change (hint: it's not what you think) and how to overcome it
  • The adoption curve: identifying champions, early adopters, and resisters and customizing your approach
  • Moving from "push" (you must use this) to "pull" (I want to use this)
  • Creating habit-forming experiences that make the new system the path of least resistance
  • Measuring what matters: metrics beyond "logins" that predict sustained behavior change

  Perfect for: Digital transformation leaders, HR/L&D executives, and IT directors responsible for technology adoption and change initiatives

• Strategic Execution: Closing the Gap Between Bold Vision and Real Results

  Every organization has ambitious goals. Strategic plans fill boardroom walls. Yet 67% of well-formulated strategies fail at execution. The problem isn't your strategy. It's the gap between planning and doing.

  Drawing from experience steering complex initiatives across global companies, Kelly Brogdon Geyer delivers a masterclass in turning strategic intent into tangible outcomes. This actionable keynote provides leaders with frameworks for aligning teams, maintaining momentum through obstacles, and ensuring everyone rows in the same direction...even when priorities compete and resources are constrained.

  Attendees Will Learn:

  • The execution gap: why brilliant strategies stall in the "messy middle"
  • Creating line-of-sight from C-suite vision to frontline action
  • Kelly's 4-part execution framework: Plan, Align, Track, Harvest (PATH)
  • Managing competing priorities without burning out your team
  • Communication strategies that keep 500+ stakeholders aligned through multi-year transformations
  • Real-world case study: Executing a €30M+ transformation on time and on budget

  Perfect for: Executive teams, strategic planning leaders, and senior managers responsible for translating corporate strategy into operational reality.