Phoenix and Scottsdale keynote speaker and talent strategist
Harry Lakin is based in the Valley. He has worked with Phoenix and Scottsdale executives across financial services, healthcare, real estate, and technology for years. When Valley organizations need a speaker or advisor who already understands the market, they don't have to explain it.
Based in
Phoenix, AZ
Market experience
Nearly 15 years in the Valley
No travel premium
Local engagements, no added cost
How Harry works with Phoenix and Scottsdale organizations
Keynote speaking
Keynotes on emotional intelligence in the age of AI and multi-generational communication, delivered at the Phoenix Convention Center, Talking Stick Resort, JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Wild Horse Pass, and corporate events throughout the Valley.
The Decision Room
A structured advisory process for Phoenix and Scottsdale executives facing high-stakes hiring, team restructuring, or leadership transitions in financial services, healthcare, real estate, and technology organizations.
Behavioral assessments
Science-backed assessments that help Phoenix and Scottsdale hiring teams stop selecting who interviews best and start identifying who will actually perform in the role.
The problem
Phoenix and Scottsdale are growing fast. The hiring pressure is real.
The Valley's growth has been relentless. Organizations that were mid-size five years ago are now managing enterprise-scale teams, and the pressure to fill leadership roles quickly is pushing hiring decisions toward whoever interviews best rather than whoever will actually perform. Harry has seen this pattern play out across Phoenix and Scottsdale for years. The fix is not slowing down. It's adding rigor to the process you already have.
Phoenix & Scottsdale, AZ
Why Valley organizations bring Harry in
Phoenix and Scottsdale are Harry's home market. He has worked with executives across the Valley for nearly 15 years and knows the specific pressures facing organizations here. He is not flying in from New York with a generic framework. He understands the talent dynamics in Phoenix financial services, the hiring challenges in Valley healthcare systems, and the leadership gaps that show up when Scottsdale real estate and technology companies scale faster than their people infrastructure can support.
Whether the engagement is a keynote at the Phoenix Convention Center, a half-day workshop for a leadership team in Scottsdale, or a Decision Room advisory process for a C-suite hire in Tempe or Chandler, the work is the same: bring rigor to the decisions that matter most.
Industries served in the Valley
Financial services, healthcare, real estate, and technology organizations across Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Chandler.
Valley venues
Phoenix Convention Center, Talking Stick Resort, JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Wild Horse Pass Resort, and corporate event spaces throughout Scottsdale, Tempe, and Chandler.
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 your Phoenix or Scottsdale event
Harry is local. No travel logistics, no time zone math, no explaining the market. If you're planning a conference keynote, an executive offsite, or a leadership development initiative in the Valley, start here.