The speaker behind the strategist.
Gianna speaks to leadership audiences, event professionals, marketing teams, and women in technology on the work of building experiences people actually want to be in. Her talks draw from the real programs she has built and are designed to leave an audience with something they can use the moment they walk out of the room. A sought after voice in the industry and a familiar face on television, she brings the same combination of rigor and warmth to a main stage keynote, a leadership panel, or a morning show appearance.
I’ve interviewed more than 100 incredible people on my podcast, and Gianna stands out as one of the very best storytellers I’ve ever interviewed. She has this remarkable ability to completely draw you into a story while simultaneously giving you a practical playbook you can use right away. From creating unforgettable events and deeper engagement to standing out and living life more intentionally, Gianna combines stories, experience and actionable ideas in a way that is incredibly rare. She is an exceptional speaker and storyteller. I could have listened to her for hours.” - Muhammad Younas, CEO and Founder vFairs
“Extremely approachable and knowledgeable. I felt like I could have talked to her for hours off-air before we even hit record, and once we did, she delivered a wealth of information concisely and memorably. She's great at sharing real data, and also at telling stories that hook you into what she's conveying. She can offer expertise from a number of different angles, so she adapts easily to many podcast genres and areas of focus. A great guest, 10/10." - Zachery Troutman, The Action Catalyst Podcast
Drawn from the real work.
Every talk Gianna gives comes from the same place as her consulting work: the actual decisions that decide whether a program lands. The frameworks resonate. The stories are from programs she has built. The outcomes are specific. Her talks travel well across industry stages, executive offsites, leadership summits, and women's events, and adapt to the format the room needs.
"Detailed, thorough, and very knowledgeable. She's very engaging, and our clients love her. Lovely to work with and an all-around great human! We even had one attendee from a major F500 company rate her keynote 100/10.
— Gabi Crimaldi, Four Seasons
Gianna was inspiring and delightful and I was honored to have her on my show, I loved how prepared and ready she was to help leaders succeed. She's extremely knowledgeable, and her real-life stories always pointed to a powerful truth."
Jason Raitz, Host of Speak with People Podcast
Four formats, one voice.
Gianna takes a small number of speaking engagements each year, across four formats. The right one depends on what the room needs and how the audience learns best. Every engagement is tailored in advance, in conversation with the organizer, so the talk meets the moment rather than the other way around.
KEYNOTES
The opening or closing voice in the room. Gianna delivers keynotes for industry conferences, executive summits, and company kickoffs where the audience needs a single, well-built argument that resets how they think about the work. Best when the organizer wants the room to leave with one big idea, clearly framed and well defended.
PANELS & FIRESIDE CHATS
A conversation rather than a monologue. Gianna joins panels and fireside chats as a senior operator who can speak with specificity to executives, founders, and other practitioners. Best when the format calls for substance over performance and the audience wants to hear how decisions actually get made.
WORKSHOPS & WORKING SESSIONS
A working room, not a watching room. Gianna leads workshops for in-house teams, leadership cohorts, and conference breakout tracks where the goal is to leave with a usable framework, not just notes. Best when the organizer wants the audience to do the work, not just hear about it.
MODERATION & HOSTING
The hand on the room. Gianna moderates panels, hosts summits and dinners, and emcees programs where the day depends on the person guiding it. Best when the organizer needs someone who can hold pace, draw out the right answer, and make the room feel like it was designed for the people in it.
From the stage.
Topics are tailored to the audience and the format, drawn from the programs she has built and the teams she has led. Common themes include event strategy and the user conference, proving the ROI of events, surprise and delight and her SUCCESS framework, experience design, storytelling, stress management and the durable career, and leadership for women in the industry.
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The thinking behind building a flagship program from inception, setting strategy, defining success, and holding the work to the standard the rest of the company can see.
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Measurement frameworks, pipeline attribution, and the case for events as a line item that connects to revenue rather than sits outside of it.
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Gianna's own framework for upleveling events, drawn from her book and two decades of practice. The hospitality layer, the priceless moment, and why it is the part most programs get wrong.
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The difference between planning the event and designing the experience, and why companies that understand the distinction build the programs people actually remember.
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Narrative arc, audience journey, and building content that gives attendees something to carry home long after the lights come down.
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A candid talk on sustaining a career in an industry that runs on adrenaline. Drawn from her own path through Google, SoftBank, and two decades at the top, and her work mentoring the next generation of event and marketing leaders.
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Keynotes and panel conversations for women's events and leadership audiences, on taste, authority, and building a career on your own terms.
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How to read every clause that matters, hold the line on the right ones, and protect a program from the surprises planners learn the hard way. Drawn from two decades negotiating hotel, venue, and agency contracts at enterprise scale.
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Building a program narrative from the brief forward. How to structure content, source speakers, and shape an agenda that earns the audience's attention and the executive's buy-in.
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The CMO-to-agency translation layer. How to brief well, negotiate scope, get the best work out of the partners you hire, and lead a program that spans internal teams and external agencies without losing the thread.
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For organizers looking for a host, moderator, or celebrity event planner / TV personality - someone whose presence shapes how a program feels, not only what it covers.