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Ginny Clarke

Former Director, Executive Recruiting at Google, Conscious Leadership Expert

Seasoned leadership strategist who has led Google’s executive recruiting team, built the company’s first Internal Mobility Program, and served as Partner at Spencer Stuart
Guides organizations through complexity and disruption, helping leaders cultivate resilient, purpose-driven workplaces.
Author of “Career Mapping: Charting Your Course in the New World of Work,” a powerful framework for navigating career growth
Engages large audiences on her YouTube channel and social media platforms with empowering content so professionals can thrive

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In a world demanding agility and conscious decision-making, Ginny Clarke stands as a transformative force in leadership and career management. With decades of executive experience and an unwavering commitment to redefining workplace culture, Ginny empowers leaders and organizations to embrace empathy, agility, and human-centered transformation.

As the former Director of Executive Recruiting at Google, Ginny created innovative initiatives, including the company’s first-ever Internal Mobility Program for senior leaders and redefining inclusive hiring strategies based on competency-based assessment. Her initiatives continue to serve as benchmarks for organizations navigating the challenges of modern leadership.

An accomplished speaker, Ginny captivates audiences with her framework called the Five Dimensions of Conscious Leadership. The framework is rooted in self-awareness, authenticity, and intentional action. This transformative approach has equipped executives across functions and sectors to lead through disruption and inspire systemic change. Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, Ginny's dynamic style and candid delivery offers audiences practical, actionable strategies for thriving in uncertain and complex environments. Whether addressing executive leaders, corporate teams, or emerging talent, Ginny equips audiences with the tools they need to lead with intention and courage.

Ginny is also an executive coach, leveraging assessment of several thousand candidates during her executive recruiting career. She helps individuals develop self-awareness and empathy while honing leadership competencies in order to navigate complexity, enhance decision-making, and drive impactful change.

An acclaimed author, Ginny wrote Career Mapping: Charting Your Course in the New World of Work (© 2011), a resource that has helped countless professionals align their competencies with organizational goals, driving engagement and sustainable success. She is currently working on her second book, which focuses on conscious leadership, offering insights and strategies to lead with purpose and authenticity.

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Re-Humanizing Leadership: Restore, Reset, Reclaim. In this transformative keynote, Ginny Clarke challenges organizations to move beyond industrial-age leadership models toward a more conscious, human-centered approach. Drawing from ecological principles, personal transformation, and organizational psychology, Clarke reveals how today's workplaces stand at a critical inflection point where meaning matters more than metrics. Through powerful storytelling and research-backed insights, she guides audiences through a three-part journey: restoring human dignity and agency at the individual level, resetting organizational systems that no longer serve us, and reclaiming our collective humanity in the workplace. Participants will discover practical strategies to create workplaces that function as thriving ecosystems rather than machines, where authentic connection, purpose, and natural human rhythms drive sustainable success. Perfect for executives, managers, and emerging leaders seeking to unleash their organization's full potential in a rapidly changing world.

Conscious Leadership in Uncertain Times: Building Resilient Workforces. Uncertainty has become the new normal, affecting workplaces and individuals alike. A 2016 Gallup poll found that only 18% of managers demonstrate a high level of talent for managing others, meaning that a staggering 82% lack the necessary leadership skills—costing U.S. companies up to $550 billion over five years. Conscious leadership—leading with self-awareness, empathy, and integrity—is the key to navigating this turbulence while fostering resilience and growth. In this talk, Ginny Clarke outlines three essential pillars for thriving in today’s evolving workplace:

Building a foundation for talent by aligning systems and processes with organizational needs.
Optimizing talent through competency-based assessments and sound hiring practices.
Conscious Leadership to create inclusive, human-centered cultures.

By embracing these principles, leaders can transform uncertainty into an opportunity for innovation and collaboration.

Leading from Where You Are: The Five Dimensions of Conscious Leadership. Ginny shares elements of her personal and professional story to illustrate the power of acknowledging, honoring, and speaking our past as a way of harnessing our full potential. She demonstrates how this practice can embolden leaders at all levels to contribute to workplaces that value humanity and drive meaningful change. Conscious leadership is the practice of leading with self-awareness, intentionality, and a deep understanding of how our actions impact others and the world around us. In this inspiring talk, Ginny Clarke introduces the Five Dimensions of Conscious Leadership: Know Yourself, Speak Your Truth, Inspire Love, Expand Consciousness, and Activate Mastery. These dimensions serve as a framework for self-awareness, authentic communication, and empathy-driven leadership. It’s about creating positive change from wherever you are.

WORKSHOP: Career Mapping—Charting Your Path with Purpose. Today’s workforce is motivated not just by salary, but by culture, career growth, and meaningful work. Ginny Clarke, a renowned expert in conscious leadership and talent strategy, has developed a Career Mapping framework that empowers individuals at all levels to take ownership of their professional journey. As a former executive recruiter at Google and global executive search firm, Spencer Stuart, she has helped countless professionals navigate career transitions by focusing on competencies—the foundational skills and behaviors that enable movement across roles, industries, and sectors. In this interactive workshop, Clarke shares the proven strategies from her book, Career Mapping: Charting Your Course in the New World of Work, to help employees and leaders create purpose-driven career paths that align with their skills and aspirations. By fostering a culture of career development, organizations can retain top talent, enhance engagement, and build a workforce that is prepared for the future—all while embracing the principles of conscious leadership to support employee growth and fulfillment.

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Client Testimonials

It was refreshing to have a presenter who spoke without slides and slowly enough that her ideas sank in. Her ideas and analysis thoughtful. Often presentations move so swiftly, any questions I might have don't percolate up until the speaker has moved to a different topic. Her presentation was so soundly structured I could still outline it for you almost 2 weeks later.

SNAC International

I was beyond impressed with Ginny and the client was very pleased. Ginny spoke for 60 straight minutes (without a single note) and then took Q&A for 30 minutes. She not only discussed the challenges that employers are facing around hiring and retaining talent, but also offered solutions for identifying the best candidates and keeping teams together. Ginny then incorporated aspects of DEI into the presentation. She presented data that shows how diverse teams outperform teams that lack diversity. In a nutshell, a diverse team is better for a business’s bottom line.

ACHE

Ginny is a rockstar! Our members really resonated with her, and I saw lots of notetaking. I hope we can have her back soon.

World 50 Sophie C.

It was refreshing to have a presenter who spoke without slides and slowly enough that her ideas sank in. Often presentations move so swiftly, any questions I might have don't percolate up until the speaker has moved to a different topic. Her presentation was so soundly structured I could still outline it for you almost 2 weeks later. Her tone was serious. Her ideas and analysis thoughtful. Her guidance immediately actionable. This is exactly what we asked for. She delivered the truth. She took competing ideas about what is happening in the workforce, and she contextualized them. She went a step further and clearly explained how they aren't competing ideas, but deeply related/connected. That was very timely and helpful. For what it is worth, our photographer said she was the most photogenic speaker he has shot! Apparently, shooting speakers is hard, and her measured presence made his work easy.

SNAC International

Ginny was amazing, and her talk was incredibly engaging and meaningful! We've already received so much incredible feedback from our employees and we were stoked about the turnout.

Procore

A big thanks to Ginny for speaking at our virtual event on such short notice. It was a big success, and she was really a brilliant panelist. We’ve had some great feedback. People are saying she was thought provoking and appreciated that her messages came with real-world, best-in-class experience. They loved the insight and the honesty too.

North Highland

Ginny was the biggest hit for our entire event. We can’t thank her enough for sharing her insight, knowledge, and wisdom at Cisco’s Marketing Velocity Digital. Our audience was blown away! I hope we can have her back soon.

Cisco

She delivered the truth. She took competing ideas about what is happening in the workforce, and she contextualized them. She went a step further and clearly explained how they aren't competing ideas, but deeply related/connected. That was very timely and helpful. Her guidance was immediately actionable.

SNAC International

Wow! Ginny was such a powerhouse and so inspirational on so many levels. I felt she showed me clear pathways how to develop my skills and a glimpse into the potential leader I hope to be. The use of language and how during a performance review , you can close ‘gaps’ when you view situations differently was especially beneficial to me.

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