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Diana Kander

New York Times Bestselling Author and Renowned Innovation Keynote Speaker

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A serial entrepreneur who entered the United States as a refugee from Ukraine at the age of 8, Diana had launched and sold millions of dollars worth of products and services by her early thirties. Today, she is an innovation consultant, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author whose books have been taught in over 100 universities. As a consultant, Diana has helped create multi-billion dollar products, coached boards and executive committees on innovation best-practices, and implemented culture transformations. She brings these experiences to each and every keynote, delivering entertaining case studies and perspective shifting stories. Diana has truly cracked the code on how Curiosity can serve as the catalyst for exponential growth, and she thrives on helping audiences understand that they can get better results if they learn how to ask better questions.

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Unleash Your Curiosity

For All Company Meetings


In today’s ever-changing business climate, your attendees’ roles have evolved far past their job descriptions. They face a volatile external environment - they encounter pressure to stay relevant to customers - they experience challenging workforce issues - and they are being asked to do a lot more with a lot less. All of this is asking them to be innovators. The big question is, are they doing it the hard way or the easy way.


Based on her book, The Curiosity Muscle, this keynote helps members of organizations who don't have innovation in their job description to embrace and identity as an innovator. Diana will share the key skills and habits that make innovation easier and a lot more fun. And she'll empower attendees to harness the power of curiosity to unlock new possibilities and drive business growth. Attendees will leave this keynote identifying as innovators and seeking opportunities to use their new skills.


ROI & Key Outcomes:

  • How to institutionalize curiosity, asking better questions to stay competitive and relevant to your customers
  • How to determine blind spots within your organization and avoid falling into the “expert trap"
  • How to create a more innovative culture that leads to results and drives growth


Diana Kander is an innovation nerd - she spent the first decade of her career as an entrepreneur, launching 10 companies in 10 years, while selling millions of dollars of products and services. She spent the next decade coaching innovators inside large organizations; at one point she served as the innovation coach for the executive team of a $100 million dollar project.

Innovate To Sell: Unlock Your Sales Potential With Curiosity And Focus

This high-energy keynote is designed to equip sales teams with the tools and mindset to drive results in today’s fast-changing marketplace. Using principles from Diana’s book Get Curious & Grow, this session will help your sales team:


1. Prioritize What Matters Most: 

Master the 1-10 Filter to identify and focus on the most impactful sales opportunities while eliminating distractions. Learn to say "no" to what doesn’t drive results and "yes" to what truly matters.


2. Eliminate the Noise:

Use the Kill the Zombies framework to hunt down and remove low-value activities, outdated processes, and unnecessary meetings that drain your energy and time.


3. Reimagine Your Approach:

Tap into the power of the Blank Sheet Method to break free from traditional sales strategies and imagine new, innovative ways to connect with clients and close deals.


4. Learn from Successes:

Discover how to use the Learn from the Wins habit to identify patterns in your successes, refine your strategies, and continually improve your sales performance.

Attendees will leave this session inspired and equipped with practical tools to innovate their approach, deepen client relationships, and exceed their sales targets.

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Testimonials

"Obviously Diana is an expert in the field. The Partnership was extremely happy with Diana Kander’s presentation at our annual breakfast. We received a significant number of positive comments from a cross section of the community; economic development investors, elected officials and entrepreneurs. Diana’s presentation was thought provoking and left attendees with an understanding of how they can become involved and assist growing startup companies in our community. Diana was very engaging, entertaining and gave timely advice."

"Diana's talk was my favorite out of the entire conference. I've never seen a keynote delivered like that. She engaged a room of 700 people right from the start, had us laughing and participating, and delivered valuable insights that we can put to work right away. She inspired us to expand our view of what's possible for our lives, and delivered the entire talk with both humor and authenticity. Everyone I spoke to said how much they loved Diana!"

"This was a GREAT breakout. Loved meeting new people on my team, and the questions/activities were really thought-provoking. Amazed that she held the attention of a roomful of speakers for so long, but she had them all eating out of her hands. Really well done."

"Diana Kander is an energetic, engaging speaker who makes her audience really think. (and laugh!) When I looked around the room, I noticed attendees were not only listening but also taking notes and very eager to ask questions. From discussing blind spots to “killing zombies” (believe me, this is worth hearing), her presentation was the perfect blend of education and entertainment, and I would not hesitate to recommend her for anyone looking to create a memorable event."

"Diana continues to be one of our top three ranked speakers for the conference. She did a fantastic job and our leadership cohort is looking forward to engaging with her in the coming months."

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