Results-Driven Keynotes

In this dynamic keynote, Arika will inspire the audience with tactical strategies to push beyond their comfort zones.

  • In this dynamic keynote, Arika will inspire the audience with tactical strategies to push beyond their comfort zones at work.

    We often find ourselves waiting for the perfect moment to take action or waiting until we feel completely "ready" before pursuing our goals. However, the reality is that there will never be a perfect time or perfect circumstance. Waiting for readiness can be a hindrance to progress and can cause us to miss out on opportunities.

    During this session, Arika shares her personal experiences and provide actionable insights for the audience to apply in their own lives and careers. The session is high energy and thought-provoking, with a focus on inspiring the audience to take action and embrace the journey towards their goals.

    • Participants will develop an understanding of their own comfort zones and identify how these zones may limit their professional growth and opportunities.

    • Attendees will learn strategies to overcome the tendency to wait for the "perfect" moment or circumstance before taking action, thereby fostering a mindset of progress over perfection.

    • Participants will cultivate a mindset that embraces imperfection and learns to navigate uncertainties and challenges with resilience and adaptability.

    • Attendees will gain practical insights from Arika's experiences and be equipped with actionable strategies to implement immediately in their own careers.

    Through engaging with the session content, participants will be motivated to proactively pursue their goals rather than passively waiting for readiness, thereby fostering a culture of initiative and drive in their professional endeavors.

Leaders discover the five uniquely human capabilities that AI cannot replicate and learn why their heartbeat is their greatest competitive advantage in driving retention, innovation, and breakthrough results.

  • In this transformative keynote, leaders learn to navigate the efficiency vs. effectiveness paradox plaguing modern organizations. While companies invest millions in AI to boost productivity, they're inadvertently creating disconnected workplaces where teams feel like data points instead of people. Through real organizational case studies and interactive demonstrations, Arika reveals the H.U.M.A.N. Method™—five uniquely human capabilities that no technology can replicate. Leaders discover how to leverage AI as a tool while mastering the human connections that actually move the needle on retention, innovation, and performance. This isn't about choosing between technology and humanity—it's about leading in the complex situations where everything isn't black or white and human judgment makes all the difference.

    • Unshakeable confidence in leading authentically while leveraging technology to inspire people with purpose and meaning

    • The H.U.M.A.N. Method framework with practical tools for each human capability that drives real business results

    • Clarity on when to use AI efficiency versus human wisdom to make decisions that create competitive advantage

Learn how to unite disconnected teams and create unstoppable momentum when everything is pulling your people in different directions.

  • Teams today face an alignment crisis—remote work, competing priorities, rapid changes, and digital overwhelm are fracturing focus and fragmenting performance. In this high-energy keynote, leaders discover how to move beyond surface-level coordination to create deep team unity through human connection, shared purpose, and collective commitment to results. Using the proven H.U.M.A.N. Method™, Arika shows how to transform scattered teams into synchronized powerhouses that deliver consistent results even when priorities shift and changes occur. Through real-world examples and practical strategies, leaders learn to read between the lines of team dynamics, address the human factors behind dysfunction, and build sustainable momentum that drives breakthrough performance.

    • Team alignment strategies that unite diverse perspectives and working styles around shared goals and meaningful purpose

    • Confidence to navigate team conflicts and turn dysfunction into high-performance collaboration through human-centered leadership

    • Practical tools for reading team dynamics and understanding what's really happening beneath the surface of team performance

All keynotes can be customized to fit the audience and industry needs. All keynotes can be delivered in-person or virtually.

I hired Arika to speak at a leadership conference I was organizing and Arika was timely, professional, and then DEEPLY inspiring to my attendees. I love how she worked with me to format her presentation to fit the needs of my participants, but then her pure charisma and talent made the session stand out amidst the conference. One attendee said in the post-survey "Arika has a light in her that just makes everything she says speak volumes.”

— Sophia Hoiseth, YWCA Mankato

I CAN. I WILL. WATCH ME.

WORKSHOP + BOOK CLUB PROGRAM

PART 1

In this content-rich interactive session, Arika will focus on the winning strategies from her book, that working professionals need to ask for what they want – and get it - while strengthening working relationships and credibility.

Using a wealth of vivid real-life examples, Arika will help to identify and address the areas that can hold individuals back from moving forward in their careers.

After this workshop, the audience will have:

  • An enhanced understanding of how to work smarter, not harder- to realize true career growth;

  • Tactics to attract the advocacy of influential sponsors;

  • Techniques to seize opportunities by taking career risks without fear;

  • Tools and strategies for self-advocacy and branding.

    To sustain the workshop's momentum, Arika will provide the workshop attendees with a book discussion guide and establish a blueprint for a three-part employee-led book club series.

PART 2

Upon concluding the book club series, Arika will conduct a 60-minute Q&A Session/Book Discussion, where she will address questions about the book's strategies and engage in insightful discussions on the workshop's concepts and participants' journey through the book.