Karen Laos
Author, Business Coach, Consultant, Emcee, Keynote Speaker, Podcast, Trainer
Meet Karen Laos: keynote speaker, executive advisor, and TEDx coach who transforms how high-achieving professionals communicate in business. Fondly known as The Confidence Cultivator, Karen brings over 25 years of experience advising C-suite leaders and speaking on global stages like NASA, Google, Sephora, Netflix, and Starbucks. Her corporate journey started in HR and quickly evolved into speaking and training leaders on the so-called “soft skills” that drive measurable impact on the bottom line.
Driven by her mission to eradicate self-doubt in 10 million women, Karen equips audiences with her trademarked method, The Confidence Cocktail™—a practical, actionable formula to become a clear, compelling, and credible communicator. Attendees walk away with strategies to build trust and credibility quickly and communicate with influence and impact. Karen’s clients consistently report concrete wins: better team dynamics, employee retention, successful negotiations, and securing ideal clients.
A 3x bestselling author and host of the top 3% ranked podcast Ignite Your Confidence, Karen embodies the bold decision-making she teaches. At 50, she fulfilled her lifelong dream of living in Manhattan for a month—proving firsthand that confidence isn’t just a skill but a way of life.
Popular Programs
- Unlocking Influence: How to Be a Compelling Communicator
- The Confidence Cocktail™: 3 C's to Command Any Room
- The Power of Asking: Negotiation Secrets That Skyrocket Your Success
- Breakthrough Conversations: Turning Tension into Transformation
- 5 Communication Mistakes Leaders Make (and How to Avoid Them)
Professional Summary
Karen delivers practical communication techniques with warmth and approachability, helping leaders build trust and credibility quickly so they can influence decisions and drive more business results through their presence and their content. She brings over 25 years of expertise in executive communication and leadership development, having advised C-suite leaders and delivered keynote presentations for industry giants including NASA, Google, Netflix, and Starbucks. As a TEDx coach and executive advisor, Karen developed The Confidence Cocktail™—a trademarked methodology that provides practical strategies with measurable bottom-line impact, resulting in improved team dynamics, higher employee retention, and successful negotiations for her clients. Karen’s credentials include being a 3x bestselling author and host of the top 3% ranked podcast, Ignite Your Confidence, where she influences audiences at scale while translating “soft skills” into actionable business results.
"The two days you spent in Boston were outstanding. The information and knowledge will be put into practice immediately. As a point of fact—you are best in class; your energy and smile are contagious, and the fact that you modeled everything you were discussing really makes the case and point."
Areas of Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence / AI
- Author
- Business
- Change Management
- Communication
- Company Culture
- Confidence
- Conflict Resolution
- Consultant
- Creativity
- Customer Experience
- Customer Service
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion / DEI
- Emcee and Moderator
- Emerging Leadership Development
- Emotional Intelligence / EQ
- Energy
- Executive Presence
- Faith Based
- Female Speakers
- Goal Setting
- Gratitude
- Innovation
- Keynote Speaker
- Leadership
- Management
- Marketing and Branding
- Motivation and Inspiration
- Personal Branding
- Personal Growth
- Podcast Host
- Relationships
- Resilience
- Sales Leadership
- Social Media
- Team Building
- Women in Business
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