Silvia Garcia

Clients who want to inspire hope and optimism in their audience, find in Silvia Garcia the perfect speaker. Silvia holds a unique combination of business hands-on experience and applied research on leadership, happiness, and well-being. She is capable of creating a deep human connection with the audience (the way Oprah does) while delivering actionable, science-based advice they can apply at work the very next day (the way Adam Grant does). Silvia Garcia shows it's possible to hold together ethical judgment, well-being, and higher profits. She proves that collaboration between people and between people and technology is the secret to higher success and happiness; as it was for the teams she led across Coca-Cola in 200+ countries. Silvia Garcia's keynotes create a ripple effect of trust, connection and business results. "Let’s not just adapt to the future—let’s create it.” Bio Silvia' s experience> - Ex Worldwide Director at Coca-Cola. Silvia has held leadership positions in Marketing, Innovation, Communication, and the Happiness Institute. - Successfully lead 200 countries through change and challenges. - Founded the Happiness Institute of Coca-Cola’s to empower leaders and managers with the most effective leadership and communication skills to transform change into opportunities. Results: empowered leaders achieved 10% higher sales and x3 creativity when solving problems and innovating in their markets. -Changed leadership style at The Coca-Cola Company leading to creative strategic changes that went against tradition and history. As a result of internal collaboration, Coca-Cola moved from having three distinctive Coca-Cola brands & budgets (Classic, Zero and Light) to a single brand strategy. Results: stronger brand recognition (94% of the global population), with 30% less marketing costs. -TED Editors handpicked Silvia’s keynote,"The Power of Collaboration: What CEOs Can Learn from Kindergartners!" out of tens of thousands of TEDx talks worldwide. Silvia’s talk stood out for her capacity to challenge assumptions, offer fresh perspectives, and provide actionable insights. -Silvia’s first book will be about the power of Collaboration. After explaining why collaboration at the workplace is a better strategy than competition, the book presents Silvia’s proprietary matrix to allocate tasks/decisions to people, to AI, or a synergy of both. Silvia’s keynotes have been praised by top performing companies from fields spanning from technology to luxury goods. Some of her clients include: Visa, Deloitte, CBRE, Verizon, TD Synnex, and Hermès.