Margaret Graziano
CVP

Margaret Graziano

High-Performance Culture Strategist

CA, US

Empowering leaders to transform their culture— increased employee performance up to 35% and revenue to 200%. Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author and one of Silicon Valley's Top 100 Women Leaders. 

certified virtual presenter

Business leaders and conference organizers looking to empower your people or your attendees to maximize their potential, create aligned corporate cultures, or become inspiring leaders:


Book Margaret Graziano, High-Performance Culture Strategist, for your next event.


As an Award-winning Keynote Speaker, Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of "Ignite Culture" , Founder of Keenalignment WBE certified, & Corporate Culture Expert, Margaret has partnered with business managers and leaders to shape a high-performance corporate culture, elevate leadership effectiveness and uplevel HR to provide strategic people systems that drive success - sparking increased employee performance by up to 35% and revenue growth by 200%.


Using a unique combination of experiential coaching, science-backed development tools, and actionable strategies, Margaret delivers custom programs that catalyze corporate culture and elevate the human potential on teams.


Margaret is recognized as one of Silicon Valley's Top 100 Influential Women in Business and as Chief Evangelist of KeenAlignment, her superpower is to ignite human potential.


Her courageous authenticity and massively impactful coaching style enables companies to raise both their employee morale and their bottom line.


Notable Achievements & Honors:


• Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of "Ignite Culture"

• Founder of Keenalignment, which is WBE certified
• Repeat speaker at Society for Human Resource Management National Conference, ThinkHR, American Foundry Society, Association of Manufacturers Bay Area, etc.
• Shared stage with Frank Abagnale at American Foundry Society Conference
• Inc. 5000 – List of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
• Silicon Valley Business Journal – 100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley
• The Stevie Awards – Female Entrepreneur of the Year-Business Services
• National Association of Women Business Owners – Chicago Woman Business Owner of the Year
• Built and sold 2 businesses, including an HR Tech start-up in Silicon Valley
• Customers report their culture shifting from fragmented, frustrated, stagnant, and complacent to highly engaged, collaborative, connected and high-performing
• Earned in excess of 20M in revenue as an individual producer specializing in Talent Acquisition and Shaping High-Performance Cultures
• Trained over 5,000 talent professionals in Employee Engagement, Retention and Optimization
• Mentored by high-impact founders of the human potential industry including: Jack Canfield, Landmark Education, John Hanley, Marshall Goldsmith, Ken Manning and Robin Charbit
• Consistent contributor and fundraiser to Team in Training, the Climate Ride, Scouting and Big Sister Foundation

• Writer of the newly launched book "Ignite Culture" that tackles about using culture as a fundament shift in leadership's approach to creating an intentional, healthy, high-performance organization.


Media:
• NBC
• Huffington Post
• HR.com
• PPAI Media
• ERE Media
• Conscious Company Magazine
• Society for Human Resource Management


Main Topics:
• Ignite Culture: Produce Breakthroughs in Workplace Culture
• Elevate Leadership: Create  High Performing Leadership Team
• Ignite Power: Unleash Your Natural Leader

Margaret 's Virtual Presenter Certificate

Business leaders and conference organizers looking to empower your people or your attendees to maximize their potential, create aligned corporate cultures, or become inspiring leaders:


Book Margaret Graziano, High-Performance Culture Strategist, for your next event.


As an Award-winning Keynote Speaker, Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of "Ignite Culture" , Founder of Keenalignment WBE certified, & Corporate Culture Expert, Margaret has partnered with business managers and leaders to shape a high-performance corporate culture, elevate leadership effectiveness and uplevel HR to provide strategic people systems that drive success - sparking increased employee performance by up to 35% and revenue growth by 200%.


Using a unique combination of experiential coaching, science-backed development tools, and actionable strategies, Margaret delivers custom programs that catalyze corporate culture and elevate the human potential on teams.


Margaret is recognized as one of Silicon Valley's Top 100 Influential Women in Business and as Chief Evangelist of KeenAlignment, her superpower is to ignite human potential.


Her courageous authenticity and massively impactful coaching style enables companies to raise both their employee morale and their bottom line.


Notable Achievements & Honors:


• Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of "Ignite Culture"

• Founder of Keenalignment, which is WBE certified
• Repeat speaker at Society for Human Resource Management National Conference, ThinkHR, American Foundry Society, Association of Manufacturers Bay Area, etc.
• Shared stage with Frank Abagnale at American Foundry Society Conference
• Inc. 5000 – List of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
• Silicon Valley Business Journal – 100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley
• The Stevie Awards – Female Entrepreneur of the Year-Business Services
• National Association of Women Business Owners – Chicago Woman Business Owner of the Year
• Built and sold 2 businesses, including an HR Tech start-up in Silicon Valley
• Customers report their culture shifting from fragmented, frustrated, stagnant, and complacent to highly engaged, collaborative, connected and high-performing
• Earned in excess of 20M in revenue as an individual producer specializing in Talent Acquisition and Shaping High-Performance Cultures
• Trained over 5,000 talent professionals in Employee Engagement, Retention and Optimization
• Mentored by high-impact founders of the human potential industry including: Jack Canfield, Landmark Education, John Hanley, Marshall Goldsmith, Ken Manning and Robin Charbit
• Consistent contributor and fundraiser to Team in Training, the Climate Ride, Scouting and Big Sister Foundation

• Writer of the newly launched book "Ignite Culture" that tackles about using culture as a fundament shift in leadership's approach to creating an intentional, healthy, high-performance organization.


Media:
• NBC
• Huffington Post
• HR.com
• PPAI Media
• ERE Media
• Conscious Company Magazine
• Society for Human Resource Management


Main Topics:
• Ignite Culture: Produce Breakthroughs in Workplace Culture
• Elevate Leadership: Create  High Performing Leadership Team
• Ignite Power: Unleash Your Natural Leader

Margaret 's Virtual Presenter Certificate

Ignite Culture

Organizational Alignment from the Inside Out


Imagine anticipating the moment instead of chasing it. In this fast-paced world we live in, with the onset of digital transformation, people in organizations are experiencing unprecedented amounts of stress and friction that exacerbate widespread breakdowns and challenges.


Employee engagement is down and employee turnover is up.


Systemic mistrust and a lack of...

InspirationalTeamwork / TeambuildingEmployees / WorkforceCorporate CultureAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changing

Elevate Leadership

Elevate Leadership


For almost any astute leader, it’s easy agree that we’ve inherited an outdated model of leadership. An old “command and control” model that is slow, clumsy, and ineffective. Especially in our rapidly changing, unpredictable markets.


What used to be state of the art has become obsolete. Not only has it stopped working, but it’s the greatest threat for most organizations. The longer we cling to it the faster it makes our...

InspirationalLeadershipTeamwork / TeambuildingAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changing

Ignite Your Power

Ignite Power: Build Confidence. Activate Change.

What good is having a seat at the table if you don't have the confidence to lead?

Ignite Your Power focuses on elevating the potential of leaders by combining their natural talent with resiliency and purpose. By first establishing their internal guidance system, audience members learn how to take ownership of their personal and career fulfillment, dismantle limiting beliefs and behaviors, and pursue...

InspirationalLeadershipEmotional IntelligenceAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changing

Evolve

Unleashing Joy, Fulfillment, and Contribution at Work and In Life


We are currently living in one of the most volatile, uncertain, chaotic and ambiguous times in human history. 


We are also living in one of the most exciting, innovative and opportunistic times in history. How we approach all of these changes, challenges and opportunities depends on the context at which we see the world and its happenings through.

InspirationalLeadershipEmotional IntelligenceEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Thriving Through Change

From Chasing the Moment to Anticipating and Meeting It


In today’s rapidly evolving work environment, change is the new normal. From technological advancements to shifting market dynamics and organizational restructuring, the ability to navigate through change is crucial for sustaining success. This talk is specifically crafted for professionals and leaders who aim to stay ahead of the curve in this constantly evolving landscape.

LeadershipTeamwork / TeambuildingEducational / InformativeConsulting
Margaret 's Virtual Presenter Certificate