DORIE CLARK
Personal Branding Keynote Speaker | Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author | Columbia & Duke Executive Education Faculty
Named to the Thinkers50 2025 list of the world’s most influential management thinkers.
Dorie Clark is a personal branding keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal bestselling author and executive education faculty at Columbia Business School and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Named four times as one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, she was also ranked the world’s #1 Communication Coach at the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards.
Talented people rarely fail for lack of ability. They fail because their best ideas go unheard, short-term pressure crowds out long-term thinking, and the world changes faster than their career strategy. Dorie gives leaders and teams a practical way to stand out, reinvent themselves and play the long game, without it becoming a second job.
Why do so many good ideas and great people get overlooked?
Busy calendars reward the urgent over the important. AI is reshaping roles faster than most people can adapt. And in a crowded, noisy market, expertise alone no longer guarantees influence. Dorie shows audiences how to make space for strategic thinking, build a reputation that opens doors, and reinvent with confidence when the ground shifts.
Why book Dorie Clark as your personal branding keynote speaker?
- She lives what she teaches. Journalist, presidential campaign spokeswoman, documentary director, Grammy-winning album producer and Broadway investor: Dorie has reinvented herself more than once.
- She is rigorous. She teaches at Columbia and Duke, writes for Harvard Business Review, and grounds every session in research and real case studies.
- She is practical. Audiences leave with specific strategies they can use the next morning, not just inspiration.
- She is trusted by leading organisations. Clients include Google, Microsoft, the World Bank, Morgan Stanley, the Ford Foundation and Yale University.
Keynotes
How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World
Based on her bestseller The Long Game, Dorie shows how to step out of constant reaction mode and invest in the work that compounds over time.
- Build a long-term career and business strategy instead of reacting to short-term pressure
- Decide which opportunities are worth pursuing, and which to let go
- Use patience and timing as genuine strategic advantages
Reinventing You in the Age of AI
As AI reshapes roles and industries, reinvention is no longer optional. Dorie gives individuals and teams a clear process for redefining their professional brand with confidence.
- Manage a career pivot or industry change with clarity
- Build a personal brand grounded in real strengths, not self-promotion
- Communicate your value to the people who need to see it
Building Your Brand as a Leader
Drawing on Stand Out, named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc., Dorie shows leaders how to turn expertise into recognised authority.
- Turn expertise into thought leadership within your field
- Use content and visibility strategically, without it becoming a second job
- Build a reputation that opens doors before you ask
Cultivating Mental Agility in a Complex World
Complexity and uncertainty are the new normal. Dorie helps audiences think more flexibly, adapt faster and make better decisions when the path ahead isn’t clear.
- Recognise and break out of rigid thinking patterns
- Make confident decisions with incomplete information
- Build habits that keep you curious and adaptable
As a personal branding keynote speaker, Dorie tailors every session to your audience, from senior leadership teams to company-wide conferences.
Formats: keynote, executive workshop, fireside chat, panel moderation and virtual sessions.
BIOGRAPHY
Dorie Clark
Dorie Clark helps professionals and leaders get their best ideas heard in a crowded, noisy world. She is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which Inc. named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year and Forbes named one of the Top 10 Business Books of the Year.
Dorie teaches executive education at Columbia Business School and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, and has lectured everywhere from Harvard to the World Bank to Google. She has been named four times as one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was ranked the #1 Communication Coach in the world at the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Inc. also named her one of the 100 Great Leadership Speakers for your next conference.
Before building her consultancy in 2006, Dorie was a political journalist, a presidential campaign spokeswoman and a non-profit executive director. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College at 18 and holds a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. She is also a producer on a multiple-Grammy-winning jazz album and a Broadway investor. The New York Times has described her as an expert at self-reinvention and at helping others make changes in their lives.
Dorie is ideal for: leadership teams planning for the long term; HR, learning and development leaders building career resilience in the age of AI; professional services and financial services firms developing thought leaders; and conferences across Europe and beyond that want practical, research-backed content.
Looking for a personal branding keynote speaker for your conference, leadership summit or offsite? Enquire about Dorie Clark’s availability and tell us about your audience. We’ll shape a session that fits, from keynote to hands-on workshop.