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Gilli Aliotti — Speaker, Innovator, and Catalyst for Creative Leadership

Gilli Aliotti — Speaker, Innovator, and Catalyst for Creative Leadership
Growing up in rural Australia in a home her family built from local wood and stones from the forest, Gilli Aliotti never imagined the remarkable path her life would take. From her beginnings as an independent musician to becoming a C-level executive at industry giants like Google, PayPal, and Paramount, Gilli’s journey is a powerful story of resilience, bold entrepreneurship, and creative leadership.

As a Keynote Speaker, Gilli inspires audiences with actionable insights to accelerate career growth, cultivate work-life balance, and build unshakable confidence in the workplace. Her message resonates across industries, blending the artistry of creativity with the rigor of business strategy to help individuals and organizations thrive.

Gilli is passionate about fueling creative innovation and entrepreneurship, guiding audiences to unlock their greatest potential, build scalable businesses, and lead with purpose for highest ROI. She speaks on topics including digital disruption, women in leadership, lean-agile transformation, entrepreneurial mindset, and team empowerment.

Her core message is simple yet powerful: Be courageous. Be innovative. Dream big. Lead with passion.

Gilli has inspired audiences at Google (YouTube), Yahoo, the Johnson PMO Conference in Paris, Women in Design & Construction Conference, Channel Futures Leadership Summit, and many music and creative industry events nationwide. Featured on 60 Minutes and in Newsweek Magazine, she regularly leads workshops and seminars for entrepreneurs, creatives, and tech leaders, including speaking engagements for her MBA alma mater, Quantic School of Business & Technology.

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Transformative Keynotes For Leaders, Organizations and Global Stages packed With Expertise and Passion

Topics

Stepping into Your Leadership Zone: Empowering Women Rising Leaders
Practical strategies and mindset shifts to help women confidently claim their leadership space and thrive in male-dominated industries.

Musicians, Artists & Creatives: Getting Out There with Your Business Hat On
A guide for creatives on how to market themselves professionally, build sustainable careers, and navigate the business side of artistry without losing their passion.

Follow Your Passion, Build Your Dream: Turning Creativity into Scalable Success
Inspiring stories and actionable advice on transforming creative passions into thriving entrepreneurial ventures.

Personal Branding for Creatives & Entrepreneurs: Crafting Your Unique Identity
How to develop and communicate an authentic brand that resonates, attracts opportunity, and fuels business growth.

Leadership Lessons from the Tech and Creative Worlds
Blending operational discipline with creative innovation to lead high-performing teams in dynamic industries.
Marketing Yourself as a Creative Business
Techniques to promote your work strategically, leverage digital platforms, and engage audiences authentically.

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Psychological Barriers to Success
Tools and mindset shifts to break through fear and self-doubt and step confidently into your full potential.

Agile Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness for Leaders
How leaders can drive change and build agile, resilient organizations that thrive in today’s fast-paced business landscape.

Building Startups Creatively: Innovate Outside the Box for Passion-Driven, High-ROI Success
Launching and scaling startups by combining unconventional creative ideas with strategic business practices for sustainable growth and impact.

Past keynotes of note...

Channel Futures Leadership Conference, Miami.

Gilli spoke at the Channel Futures Leadership Conference in Miami November 1 & 2, 2023.
Here’s an interview she did.

In their words:

"Growing up in rural Australia in a home her family built from the wood in the local forest, Gilli Aliotti never expected what the future would hold But after a music career, Aliotti told the Channel Futures Leadership Summit audience her story of entrepreneurship that led to her becoming a C-level executive at PayPal, Google and Paramount. Now she owns her own consulting firm. She shared a number of steps to accelerate career growth with any organization, establishing work-life balance and exuding confidence in the workplace. The session title, appropriately, was "The EntreprenHER Zone."

Keynote: Stepping into your Leadership Zone as a Woman in Technology

Executive Women in Tech & Product Panel

LinkedIn Live Series: Hosted by Criya
Fri March 10, 2023
Watch The Replay (1 hour)

How to be the CEO of your Life and Career, Quantic

Guest Speaker. 2022
Quantic School of Business and Technology (Gilli's MBA Alma Mater)
"How to Be CEO of Your Career and Life" (Gilli's branded talk)
We have all experienced what it is like to lose control over our career and maybe even our lives. What might it look like to regain control and help increase your happiness, relationships, and career?

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Google - Youtube

Keynote Speaker - Technology PMO Summit 2022

Re-inventer PPM E-PMO Conference 12-14 Oct 2022 - PARIS

Speaker - The ‘Re-inventing and Re-aligning PPM and E-PMO’ conference is a 3-day event that focuses on innovative strategies to convert the traditional perception of bureaucracy into a Department of Simplicity. Our goal is to bring together bright-minded practitioners to share what other industries are doing about disrupted supply chains and shifts in organizational priorities.

Women Who Lead, Quantic

Speaker/Panelist, 2022
Quantic School of Business and Technology (Gilli's MBA Alma Mater)
"Women Who Lead - The Good, the Bad and the Future"

Women in Design+Construction Conference

Keynote Speaker + Moderator, Dec 2021
BD+C's sixth annual Conference
Gilli's Branded Talks: "THE WARRIOR ENTREPRENEUR - How to Step into your Leadership Zone as a Woman in Male Dominated Business Cultures" and "Leadership during challenging times"