Stop Surviving Disruption, Start Building for it!
When your leaders are struggling, the problem isn’t’ your people. Find out how Stacey Kauffman, keynote speaker, can help high-preforming organizations.
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
Designed for Disruption:
Shifting from Reacting to Change to Designing for It
This is not a resilience talk. It’s not a change management talk. It’s a harder conversation — and a more useful one.
Most leaders believe their biggest problem is disruption. It’s not.
Disruption isn’t the problem. It’s the operating condition. And the organizations still trying to manage through it — adding resilience training, pushing harder, waiting for things to stabilize — are solving for a season that’s never coming back.
In this keynote, Stacey challenges the premise quietly driving leadership failure across high-performing organizations: that struggling in disruption means something is wrong with your leaders. It doesn’t. It means your organization was never designed for the environment it’s operating in — and no amount of personal development fixes an architecture problem.
Drawing on 20+ years leading in one of the most persistently disrupted industries in existence, Stacey reframes the conversation from leadership deficiency to organizational design — and shows what it actually looks like when leaders stop surviving disruption and start building for it.
YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEAVE WITH:
- A new frame: disruption as an operating condition, not a problem to solve
- The 3 architectural shifts that separate reactive organizations from resilient ones
- Practical tools for redesigning how their teams make decisions under pressure
- Language to stop pathologizing their leaders — and start redesigning the system
AVAILABLE AS:
Keynote (45–60 min) | Workshop (90 min) | Half-Day Facilitated Session
Ideal for: Leadership summits, executive offsites, industry conferences, and association events serving C-suite and senior leaders.
More Ways Stacey Can Serve Your Audience
What Event Professionals Are Saying
“One of the best speakers we’ve had at one of these events. We are eager to have her back.”
— Megan Denhardt, CAE
Education Consultant, California Society for Association Executives
“She did a great job having us roleplay and practice. The takeaway has already impacted my relationships with my teams.”
— Shohan Rahman
Global Head/VP of Strategic Sales, Square
“Her undeniable gift for observing a situation and identifying real solutions that play to a person’s strengths sets her apart.”
— Kari Miskit
Chief Communications Officer, Visit Sacramento
Or email directly: stacey@staceykauffman.com
About
Stacey
Stacey Kauffman spent 20+ years as a senior executive inside one of the most persistently disrupted industries in existence — broadcasting and media. As SVP and Regional Market Manager at Audacy, a billion-dollar media company, she led complex 24/7 operations, drove revenue growth across hundreds of businesses, and navigated constant disruption — not as a case study, but as a daily operating reality.
She didn’t study disruption. She survived it, led through it, and eventually redesigned it. That experience is what she brings to every stage.
Today, through The SK Collective and The Rising, Stacey works with leaders at high-growth organizations who are tired of just holding on — and ready to build organizations that actually thrive in a world that won’t slow down. Her keynotes are recognized for being direct, research-grounded, and immediately actionable.
Ready to Bring Stacey to Your Event?
Whether you’re planning a leadership summit, corporate offsite, or industry conference — let’s talk about what’s right for your audience.