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Lia Garvin
Strategy and Growth

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Former leader at Google & Apple building leaders people want to work for. Practical & actionable. 3x bestselling author.

Keynote speaker, workshop leader, and subject-matter expert · Author of The New Manager Playbook

Strategy and GrowthLeadership and CultureOperations and Execution
+2 moreExit, Succession, and OwnershipCommunication and Negotiation

Sending an inquiry is free. You confirm the date, fee, and terms with Lia before anything is booked.

Speaking fees
$20,000, or custom quote
3 sessions below
Formats
Keynote, Small group
In person or virtual
Based in
San Francisco, CA
Based on San Francisco making it easy to get to any nationally & internationally, ok to travel for any length engagement.
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Sessions and fees

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How To Be A Leader People Want To Work For

$20,000
Keynote1 to 2 hoursIn person or virtual
For entrepreneurs and business owners, next-generation leaders, and general corporate audiences.

This session is keynote-style, with a talk followed by Q and A. Audiences gain practical takeaways and tools they can apply to their work immediately following the session. This talk has been featured at SXSW, SXSW Sydney, for professional associations, and to corporate audiences.

  • A tool to build trust with your team quickly
  • A framework for making any hard conversation easier
  • A formula for delegating meaningful work and offloading ownership
Session details and terms
Promotion: None proposed. Required purchases: None. Attendee follow-up: Only with attendees who choose to hear from Lia. QR code to my podcast or newsletter.

Building Your Unstoppable Team

$20,000
Keynote1 to 2 hoursIn person or virtual
For entrepreneurs and business owners, next-generation leaders, and general corporate audiences.

Keynote format, with a talk followed by Q and A. Audiences get practical tools to apply to their teams immediately.

  • An understanding of exactly what is keeping a business owner stuck in the day to day.
  • Six simple that owners can apply to their teams immediately to get out of the weeds
Session details and terms
Promotion: Optional invitation, only if you agree. Ops Playbook Program: QR code to sign up for a free resource. Required purchases: None. Attendee follow-up: Only with attendees who choose to hear from Lia. Resource page or QR code signup.

Strategic Offsite

Custom quote
Small group sessionFlexibleIn person or virtual
For entrepreneurs and business owners, CEOs and senior executives, executive peer groups, next-generation leaders, general corporate audiences, and boards and nonprofit leaders.

Offsites are fully interactive, with opportunities for attendees to reflect on their own, share in pairs and small groups, and discuss themes as a full team. Offsites include a recap of key takeaways and actions for the team to implement right away.

  • Topic based on the needs of the team, examples include: Vision/Mission/Values setting, Aligning around strategy & priorities, Navigating a change or reorganization, Strengthening team communication, Psychological safety
Session details and terms
Promotion: None proposed. Required purchases: None. Attendee follow-up: None.

About Lia

After a decade building high-performing teams at Google, Apple, and Microsoft, I’m on a mission to bring what I learned to companies of every size. The issues that stall a 50,000-person company are the same ones that stall a team of 12: an unclear expectation, a missed handoff, a conversation someone keeps putting off. And the tools that make a company somewhere people want to work apply at any scale. I’m a 3x bestselling author and host of Managing Made Simple, and I make leading your team the easiest part of your job. Expect real talk, insider stories, some laughs, and practical tools your audience can use immediately.

Media and books

Cover of The New Manager Playbook
The New Manager Playbook
Published 2025. Author. Hardcover, paperback, and ebook. Copies $15 per person. Sold at the event. Signed copies available.
Related books, services, and programs
BooksConsulting or advisoryCoachingCourses or trainingSomething else

Books: The New Manager Playbook, A Simple Guide for Leading With Ease Unstuck The Unstoppable Team 1:1 Coaching & Leadership advisory for leaders looking to elevate their impact and influence Fractional COO and small business consulting to get the owner out of the weeds and ready to scale or sell The New Manager Playbook Program - a live, digital, or hybrid program to build higher performing managers and improve team retention Custom workshops - tailored to meet the needs of your team, examples include Owning Your Accomplishments, Feedback As a Superpower, Navigating Change Team Offsites - customized to meet the needs of the team

Learn more at liagarvin.com (opens in a new tab)

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