Chicago, IL
Keynote speaker and talent strategist serving Chicago, IL
Chicago's seasoned executive culture values substance over style and measurable outcomes over theory. Harry Lakin helps organizations in the Midwest make better people decisions through behavioral science, emotional intelligence, and evidence-based hiring.
How Harry works with Chicago organizations
Keynote speaking
Engaging keynotes on emotional intelligence in the age of AI and multi-generational communication, for organizations that host events at McCormick Place, the Hyatt Regency Chicago, and Navy Pier's Lakeshore East and corporate events throughout the Midwest.
The Decision Room
A structured advisory process for Chicago executives navigating high-stakes hiring, team restructuring, or leadership transitions in finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and professional services organizations.
Behavioral assessments
Science-backed assessments that help Chicago hiring teams stop selecting who interviews best and start identifying who will actually perform.
The problem
Most Chicago organizations are making their most consequential decisions on instinct
In the Midwest's finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and professional services sectors, the pressure to fill roles fast pushes organizations toward hiring decisions based on interview performance rather than behavioral evidence. The result is predictable: wrong hires, disengaged teams, and leadership gaps that cost real money to fix.
Chicago, IL
Why Chicago organizations bring Harry in
Chicago's seasoned executive culture values substance over style and measurable outcomes over theory. Harry works specifically with leaders in finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and professional services — sectors where a wrong hire at the senior level is expensive, visible, and hard to undo.
Whether the engagement is a keynote at McCormick Place, the Hyatt Regency Chicago, and Navy Pier's Lakeshore East, a half-day workshop for a leadership team, or a Decision Room advisory process for a C-suite hire, the work is the same: bring rigor to the decisions that matter most.
Industries served in Chicago
Finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and professional services organizations across the Midwest.
Common Chicago venues
McCormick Place, the Hyatt Regency Chicago, and Navy Pier's Lakeshore East.
Engagement formats
Keynote address, half-day workshop, executive retreat session, or Decision Room advisory process.
"Get your people decisions right. Everything else gets easier."
Harry Lakin
Bringing Harry to Chicago
Whether you're planning a conference keynote, an executive offsite, or a leadership development initiative, Harry works with Chicago organizations to deliver measurable impact.