Silvia Garcia, former COCA-COLA Global Leader
INSPIRE a culture of COLLABORATION and OWNERSHIP, redefine LEADERSHIP to UNLOCK unimagined OPPORTUNITIES! If you need to SHIFT PERSPECTIVE, ENGAGE your team, and IGNITE action - Book Silvia NOW
Silvia Garcia is a sought-after expert for organizations that want to create a brighter future and to explore how to achieve that people and business thrive.
Drawing on her decades-long experience advising leaders in corporate boardrooms and C-suits, Silvia help leaders bring their employees' talent to its best, innovate and achieve high performance from their teams.
As a seasoned leader for the Coca-Cola, in 194 countries, Silvia helps organizations navigate and succeed in challenging situations. She shares science-based, tried-and-true strategies for developing the traits of a leader who drives positive change, and who people are motivated to work for. A transformational leader, Silvia takes audiences beyond strategy and tactics, and, instead, focus on fostering collaboration, furthering the vision and values of their organizations, and having a positive impact on their teams and organizations.
Organizations looking to:
- energize their leaders, after a tough time
- galvanize their people´s engagement, preparing them to navigate an undercharged future,
- transform communication,
- skyrocket customer satisfaction, using neuroscience to wow your clients/customers
- ignite creativity,
- and build trust and grit in an ever changing world,
will find in Silvia the perfect match.
Described as "a visionary thinker with a rare empathy," Silvia was the former Coca-Cola Global Director for Marketing and Happiness, and her insights and learning do not leave anyone indifferent. She has devoted her professional life to meet the best experts and scientists, and to share with others research-based ways to help advance a vision of the world as a place where people, business and society thrive. A world in which the vast majority of people feel connected to others, a world in which people feel safe taking risks and navigating change, a world where people face the future with confidence that together, we can thrive.
Her speeches have been said to change “lives and companies”.
During her tenure as Global Coca-Cola Director for Marketing and Happiness, Silvia traveled the world to learn from scientists and businesses which are the conditions for higher happiness and success. She has devoted her life to sharing science-based discoveries to help leaders and organizations create a better future for people, planet and business. Moreover, Silvia knows how to talk so people listen! Logically, she was behind some of the most inspirational Coca-Cola advertisement campaigns. Under her leadership, collaboration thrived, engagement soared, and innovation grew exponentially. Finally, when tough problems need to be solved, Silvia helps bring the best out of people and teams. For that reason she was invited to participate in the 2015 Albright Challenge, by MIT University, and on many other projects that need visionary thinkers capable to stimulate inventive, collaborative solutions.
Silvia is known for making audiences realize how they can influence others to do what is best, and how to use emotions to unlock their brain's whole potential, which she described in her first TEDx Talk in 2023.
Her innovative views on business and leadership have attracted international attention. From the tech industry to the entertainment industry, from finance to fashion, from Fortune 500 to local business, to the army, Silvia has been invited to meet with a broad array of leaders and organizations in nearly every industry.
Silvia shares her time between NYC and France.
Her uplifting presentations are laced with evidence-based insights, actionable takeaways, and inspiring real-life examples.
Multicultural, and fluent in English, Spanish and French, she knows how to engage with all types of audiences with awe-inspiring stories.
Recent client testimonials:
"The incredible Silvia Garcia, former Global Director of Happiness at The Coca-Cola Company, closed out the Summit with a powerful keynote on positive leadership. Her words resonate with us all."
Nick Burns • CEO Reward Gateway | Edenred
"The audience of the World Business Forum Bogota very much appreciated Silvia's insights into why organizations need to be aware of the latest thinking around happiness and wellbeing as a key function of engagement, productivity and organizational success."
World Business Organization Director US
Silvia Garcia is a sought-after expert for organizations that want to create a brighter future and to explore how to achieve that people and business thrive.
Drawing on her decades-long experience advising leaders in corporate boardrooms and C-suits, Silvia help leaders bring their employees' talent to its best, innovate and achieve high performance from their teams.
As a seasoned leader for the Coca-Cola, in 194 countries, Silvia helps organizations navigate and succeed in challenging situations. She shares science-based, tried-and-true strategies for developing the traits of a leader who drives positive change, and who people are motivated to work for. A transformational leader, Silvia takes audiences beyond strategy and tactics, and, instead, focus on fostering collaboration, furthering the vision and values of their organizations, and having a positive impact on their teams and organizations.
Organizations looking to:
- energize their leaders, after a tough time
- galvanize their people´s engagement, preparing them to navigate an undercharged future,
- transform communication,
- skyrocket customer satisfaction, using neuroscience to wow your clients/customers
- ignite creativity,
- and build trust and grit in an ever changing world,
will find in Silvia the perfect match.
Described as "a visionary thinker with a rare empathy," Silvia was the former Coca-Cola Global Director for Marketing and Happiness, and her insights and learning do not leave anyone indifferent. She has devoted her professional life to meet the best experts and scientists, and to share with others research-based ways to help advance a vision of the world as a place where people, business and society thrive. A world in which the vast majority of people feel connected to others, a world in which people feel safe taking risks and navigating change, a world where people face the future with confidence that together, we can thrive.
Her speeches have been said to change “lives and companies”.
During her tenure as Global Coca-Cola Director for Marketing and Happiness, Silvia traveled the world to learn from scientists and businesses which are the conditions for higher happiness and success. She has devoted her life to sharing science-based discoveries to help leaders and organizations create a better future for people, planet and business. Moreover, Silvia knows how to talk so people listen! Logically, she was behind some of the most inspirational Coca-Cola advertisement campaigns. Under her leadership, collaboration thrived, engagement soared, and innovation grew exponentially. Finally, when tough problems need to be solved, Silvia helps bring the best out of people and teams. For that reason she was invited to participate in the 2015 Albright Challenge, by MIT University, and on many other projects that need visionary thinkers capable to stimulate inventive, collaborative solutions.
Silvia is known for making audiences realize how they can influence others to do what is best, and how to use emotions to unlock their brain's whole potential, which she described in her first TEDx Talk in 2023.
Her innovative views on business and leadership have attracted international attention. From the tech industry to the entertainment industry, from finance to fashion, from Fortune 500 to local business, to the army, Silvia has been invited to meet with a broad array of leaders and organizations in nearly every industry.
Silvia shares her time between NYC and France.
Her uplifting presentations are laced with evidence-based insights, actionable takeaways, and inspiring real-life examples.
Multicultural, and fluent in English, Spanish and French, she knows how to engage with all types of audiences with awe-inspiring stories.
Recent client testimonials:
"The incredible Silvia Garcia, former Global Director of Happiness at The Coca-Cola Company, closed out the Summit with a powerful keynote on positive leadership. Her words resonate with us all."
Nick Burns • CEO Reward Gateway | Edenred
"The audience of the World Business Forum Bogota very much appreciated Silvia's insights into why organizations need to be aware of the latest thinking around happiness and wellbeing as a key function of engagement, productivity and organizational success."
World Business Organization Director US
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The Coca-Cola secret "recipe" to create brands that people love.
In our world, communicating your vision and ideas in an inspirational way can make a real difference.
Certain brands such as Coca-Cola excel in creating great communications.
In this keynote/workshop, we will explore:
- The art and science of great communication.
- The eight dimensions that help you connect with others
- Three actionable strategies so people listen to your message.
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