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Bianca Lager is a speaker who blends data, storytelling, and humor. With over 20 years of experience building teams and companies, Lager has a proven track record of helping companies achieve transformative growth through her work as a strategist, speaker and online course creator. She has worked with well-known brands such as Northwestern Mutual, Amica Insurance, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Co., and Tyson Foods and she is also popular among tech and start-up founders, helping leaders navigate fast-growth challenges, acquisitions, and team dynamics.
Additionally, Lager is a LinkedIn Learning Instructor and Cornerstone LMS Trainer, where several of her popular online courses support over 200,000 professionals adding new skills to their leadership development.
Through Lager’s deeply personal storytelling, she provides insights into overcoming adversity as a minority and woman, alongside a path to career success from a troubling childhood. As a proud mom to two young autistic sons, Lager balances the weight of career leadership with working mom logistics, including the complexities in raising children with disabilities.
Lager holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Santa Barbara, combining business acumen with a creative, people-first approach to leadership, growth and scale.
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Service As An Attitude: How Putting People First Transforms Work and Life
In this deeply personal and thought-provoking talk, Bianca Lager shares her journey from CEO to advocate for servant leadership, revealing how fostering psychological safety and putting employees first leads to high-performing teams and healthier workplaces. Through powerful stories -- from navigating corporate acquisitions to honoring the lessons learned from her father’s struggles -- Bianca explores how leadership is not about authority, but about service, trust, and human connection.
Attendees will walk away with:
A new perspective on leadership that prioritizes people
Practical strategies for creating psychologically safe and engaged teams
Insights on how work culture impacts not just employees, but their families and communities
A renewed sense of purpose in fostering meaningful, high-impact work environments
The Only ______ In The Room: How to Lead When You’re the First, Only, or One of Few
As a Hispanic, first-generation college graduate, mom, and woman CEO, Bianca Lager knows what it’s like to be “the only” in the boardroom. Whether you’re the only woman, person of color, youngest leader, or someone from an underrepresented background, being the first—or one of few—comes with unique challenges and opportunities.
This insightful and empowering talk explores how to navigate isolation, overcome imposter syndrome, and leverage your uniqueness as a leadership strength. Through personal stories, actionable strategies, and audience engagement, Bianca provides a roadmap for turning the experience of being "the only" into a powerful advantage.
Attendee Results:
Recognize the challenges of being "the only" and develop strategies to overcome them
Learn how to transform perceived disadvantages into leadership strengths
Gain confidence in authentic self-expression in leadership spaces
Develop tactics to build allyship and create inclusive environments
Walk away with an actionable plan to thrive and create change in their organizations
Lead the Room: How to Speak with Confidence and Inspire Action
Have you ever watched someone walk into a room and instantly capture everyone's attention? The ability to "own the room" isn’t reserved for the naturally charismatic -- it’s a skill that can be learned and mastered.
In this engaging and interactive session, former CEO and leadership speaker Bianca Lager shares the secrets behind confidence, executive presence, and commanding any space -— whether it’s a high-stakes meeting, a conference keynote, or a casual networking event.
Drawing from her experiences leading teams, speaking on global stages, and navigating intimidating boardrooms, Bianca provides a practical roadmap to help you:
Develop an authentic presence that demands respect
Overcome stage fright and self-doubt using a self-confidence framework
Use storytelling to influence and connect with any audience
Master body language and voice control to command attention
Apply the 3 P’s of Presence: Preparation, Presence, and Positivity
Whether you’re a leader, entrepreneur, or professional looking to elevate your communication skills, this session will transform the way you show up—helping you exude confidence, inspire action, and leave a lasting impact in any room you enter.
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