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Now or Never: Unleashing Your Power in the Present
In this energizing and liberating keynote, Dr. Cynthia challenges high-performing professionals to stop drifting through their careers and start intentionally designing what’s next. Based on her signature Now, Near, Next framework and years of global research, this keynote is a bold invitation to reclaim control, reignite purpose, and remove guilt from ambition.
Dr. Cynthia introduces her A.C.E.S. Talent Model to help participants identify their most energizing strengths and understand how to align those talents with roles that truly fit. As she says, “Careers, like shoes, may look good on the outside but cause pain if they don’t fit.”
The 7-Minute Pivot Practice
We all drift onto autopilot—over-scheduled, over-connected, and under-fulfilled—moving fast but not always forward. The 7-Minute Pivot is the intentional pause that gets you back in the driver’s seat. In this transformative keynote, Dr. Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer reveals how just seven focused minutes a day can reset your trajectory, align your energy with your priorities, and turn motion into meaningful momentum.
Grounded in behavioral science and decades of leadership experience, Cynthia shows how small, consistent shifts compound into extraordinary outcomes. Audiences will learn how to interrupt autopilot patterns, reframe obstacles as opportunities, and make micro-choices that yield macro-results.
Because the goal isn’t to do more—it’s to move with purpose. And when you pivot intentionally, momentum always follows.
The Uniquely Human Advantage in an AI-Augmented World
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As artificial intelligence transforms the speed and scale of business, one truth remains: technology can inform decisions—but only humans can infuse them with meaning. In The Uniquely Human Advantage, Dr. Cynthia reframes how leaders think about value creation in the modern economy. Drawing from her Human Capital Investment Strategy (HCIS) framework, she demonstrates that the organizations winning in this new era aren’t those that automate the fastest, but those that allocate talent most intentionally.
This keynote reveals how to rebalance the portfolio between people and technology—optimizing automation for efficiency while investing in distinctly human capabilities, such as judgment, empathy, creativity, and trust. Dr. Cynthia translates behavioral science and financial modeling into a practical playbook for CEOs, CHROs, and executive teams ready to future-proof their workforce.
Because the question isn’t whether AI will change work—it already has. The real question is: How will you yield the uniquely human advantage in an age defined by algorithms?