Tamara Ghandour

Tamara Ghandour

CO, US
Tamara shares big league experience, in-depth research, and inspiration in just the right mix of high-energy, high-impact keynotes that get participants inspired, energized and ready to take action.


At the forefront of human-centered innovation, the impact of Tamara's ground breaking work can be seen in individuals and teams across the globe as the discover how to be high-value, high-performing across work and life. Bringing together over two decades of business experience, neuroscience, brain mechanics, and behavioral psychology, Tamara created the first tools to truly make innovation tangible and accessible to all of us. Through her proprietary assessment, The Innovation Quotient Edge (IQE), Tamara discovered the keys to unlocking individuals' innovative minds to perform at their peak, create breakthrough outcomes, and have a stronger, more valued voice in the world.

From being part of the elite group of TED speakers to completing three Tough Mudders (and counting), Tamara Ghandour's life is about helping others breaking through their status quo walls for game-changing results. As the founder of a LaunchStreet, Tamara leads her team and clients of Everyday Innovators to gain the competitive advantage through the power of human-centered innovation. And, with over 25 years of business experience under her belt, Tamara knows what it takes to drive growth and innovation in an ever-changing market-place.

When companies like Arrow, Disney, Ardent Mills, Schneider Electric and RICOH want to drive innovation across their people and business, they call Tamara. She has run multi-million dollar businesses and launched a few of her own, learning from her successes and, most importantly, her failures. Tamara Ghandour has been featured in media across the globe including the TODAY SHOW, New York Times, Denver Business Journal, NBC 9News and more.

As a sought after keynote speaker and host of the top rated innovation podcast, Inside LaunchStreet, Tamara brings a breadth and depth of relevant, real-world knowledge to her work. Her big crazy goal is to unleash one million innovators into the world.

As a kid in computer camp, Tamara won the "I'll try anything once" award - a motto she still lives by.


At the forefront of human-centered innovation, the impact of Tamara's ground breaking work can be seen in individuals and teams across the globe as the discover how to be high-value, high-performing across work and life. Bringing together over two decades of business experience, neuroscience, brain mechanics, and behavioral psychology, Tamara created the first tools to truly make innovation tangible and accessible to all of us. Through her proprietary assessment, The Innovation Quotient Edge (IQE), Tamara discovered the keys to unlocking individuals' innovative minds to perform at their peak, create breakthrough outcomes, and have a stronger, more valued voice in the world.

From being part of the elite group of TED speakers to completing three Tough Mudders (and counting), Tamara Ghandour's life is about helping others breaking through their status quo walls for game-changing results. As the founder of a LaunchStreet, Tamara leads her team and clients of Everyday Innovators to gain the competitive advantage through the power of human-centered innovation. And, with over 25 years of business experience under her belt, Tamara knows what it takes to drive growth and innovation in an ever-changing market-place.

When companies like Arrow, Disney, Ardent Mills, Schneider Electric and RICOH want to drive innovation across their people and business, they call Tamara. She has run multi-million dollar businesses and launched a few of her own, learning from her successes and, most importantly, her failures. Tamara Ghandour has been featured in media across the globe including the TODAY SHOW, New York Times, Denver Business Journal, NBC 9News and more.

As a sought after keynote speaker and host of the top rated innovation podcast, Inside LaunchStreet, Tamara brings a breadth and depth of relevant, real-world knowledge to her work. Her big crazy goal is to unleash one million innovators into the world.

As a kid in computer camp, Tamara won the "I'll try anything once" award - a motto she still lives by.

Innovation is Everybody's Business

How to unlock your innovative mind to achieve peak performance, stand out from the noise and build your competitive edge. 

The most important skill required for success in today's rapidly changing
world is your ability to innovate, adapt and harness change. Yet, there is a
big myth that being an innovator is something for the select few with
natural-born talents and funky job titles, not for everyday people like you
and me. Tamara's...
InnovationAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Moving At The Speed Of Innovation

A Leader's Playbook to Win at Innovation and Gain a Competitive Advantage in a Rapidly Changing Marketplace.

Incremental change or business-as-usual isn't enough anymore. To succeed in this fast-paced, ever-changing landscape, you must strengthen the new skill required for success - innovation; or risk becoming irrelevant. Your employees require it, your clients demand it, and your competition will force it. The good news is, the key to outmaneuvering change...

InnovationAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Build A Team Of Change Leaders

Overcome the real resistors of change and create a team of Change Leaders equipped to adapt, innovate, and win.

In our fast-paced, dynamic world, the strategic imperative to change how we do business is clear. Maintaining the status quo means your organization is unlikely to thrive or even survive. Yet, successfully implementing change across the organization is one of the toughest challenges facing leaders today. Research shows that most change management...

Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Be An Innovation Influencer

A leader's playbook for being a strong, stand-out leader that ignites innovation and growth.

Today's leaders are under increasing pressure to step up and ignite innovation that goes beyond the 3pm brainstorm. Maintaining the onesize-fits-all leadership approaches of the past with today's dynamic workforce that has a new set of expectations is bound to fail. To win in today's rapidly changing work environment, leaders need to create a culture of innovation that...
Entertainment-basedAudience ActivityInspirational / Life-changing

Innovation Drives Engagement

A roadmap for drastically improving employee engagement and igniting innovation that impacts the bottom line.

We've all seen the reports showing that employee engagement is shockingly low. Low engagement equals poor performance, status quo behaviors, toxic cultures, and lackluster results. Tamara's break-through work combines 25 years of experience, neuroscience, brain mechanics, and behavioral psychology to reveal the key to avoiding the pitfalls of low...
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Innovation Is Your Business

A businesswoman's playbook for getting a strong and valued seat at the table.

As businesswomen, we know the importance of speaking up and out in getting a seat at the table. But in a competitive workforce and overcrowded talent pool, sometimes hard work and perseverance isn't enough. You have to bring a strong innovative voice to your work and life.

Tamara's break-through work combines 25 years of personal experience, neuroscience, brain mechanics,...
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing