Charlene Li Keynote Speaker & Strategic Advisor

Quantum Networks Group

Founder & CEO

100 Coaches Agency

100 Coaches brings together the world’s leading executive coaches, top business thinkers and best leaders with the common purpose to prepare, develop, and energize inspired leaders for the future.

100 Coaches was launched in 2016 by world-renowned educator and leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith as a network to learn and collaborate and ultimately ‘Pay It Forward.’ The agency specializes in connecting the world’s best coaches with top leaders that best fit their needs. 

As a certified Stakeholder-Centered Coach, I focus on supporting leaders through disruptive transformations and ensuring we establish clear success measures to track and report on our progress to your key stakeholders. I provide a money-back guarantee that we get results!

Executive Transformation Coach

LinkedIn

Named a LinkedIn Influencer when the program launched in 2012 and was named one of the LinkedIn Top Voices: Company Culture in April 2022 which highlights 10 must-follow thought leaders covering how to build great workplaces, develop talent and cultivate inclusive cultures.

LinkedIn Top Voices

Member of YPO San Francisco Gold and YPO Global One Chapters.

Member

Member of YPO San Francisco Gold and YPO Pacific One chapters. Served on the Pacific Regional Regional Executive Board, the Membership Committee of YPO Pacific One, and the YNG+ Taskforce.

Regional Executive Board, Pacific Region

PA Consulting

As the leader of our research group, I set the agenda for our thought leadership focused on cross-sector issues facing leaders. 

PA is the innovation and transformation consultancy that brought the home pregnancy test and the Sydney Opera House to life – alongside thousands of other ingenious solutions as every day and monumental. We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future in a technology-driven world.

Chief Research Officer

Altimeter, a Prophet Company

I helped leaders thrive with disruption as a Senior Fellow at Altimeter which I founded and was acquired by Prophet in July 2015. 

I have written or co-authored six books, including "Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies"​, the New York Times bestseller, "Open Leadership"​, "The Engaged Leader", and my latest book, "The Disruption Mindset".

My current research includes leadership, digital strategy, employee experience, and creating growth and innovation cultures.

Founder & Senior Fellow

I helped leaders thrive with disruption, especially new technologies that impact their strategies and organizations. I did this through the research and consulting work we did at Altimeter Group, which I founded and where I was the CEO.

Jumpshot Inc

Served on the Jumpshot Board of Directors and the Audit Committee. I'd been following Jumpshot for over two years and joined the board because they provide deep insight into customer journeys while adhering to the strictest protocols around personally identifiable information (PII).

Board Member

Forrester Research

Research and analyze how media companies and marketers use technology to improve their business strategies and practices. Research topics include social technologies, searcn marketing, marketing mix, digital marketing growth, online recruitment and online classifieds, social networks, portals (like AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!), local media, especially newspapers.

Principal Analyst

Led the Media and Marketing research team, ranging from 7-10 analysts and research associates. Responsible for all research produced by the analysts, as well as liasons with the sales force.

Research Director

Industry analyst covering Internet advertising, online recruitment, online promotions, and portals. Also looked at newspaper publishing strategies.

Senior Analyst

Community Newspaper Company

Created the Internet publishing division of CNC. Wrote original business plan and obtained funding from Fidelity Investments, the parent company. Put 200 individual towns and cities online at www.townonline.com, which included 120 community and daily newspapers (total circulation 1+ million). Won two EPpy awards for best local site and best commercial product (for the online recruitment site). Also held positions on the Newspaper Association of America's online publishing advisory board.

Internet Publisher

I catalyze transformation as an expert on disruptive transformation strategy and leadership. I'm an entrepreneur and NY Times bestselling author and have seen business, society, and the world undergo seismic changes. My work includes writing books, speaking, advising, and coaching companies and their leaders and I've worked with 14 of the Dow Jones 30 companies. 

I help leaders and their organizations in three ways: 

1) Research, Writing, and Streaming: I share my research and thinking through books and articles. I stream weekly here on LinkedIn, usually Tuesday at 9 am PST. I research and develop strategies for disruptive innovation, leadership in challenging times, and the impact of generative AI on the future of work. I was named one of LinkedIn's Top 10 Voices on Company Culture in 2022. 

2) Speaking and Workshops: From conference keynotes to intimate executive gatherings, my speeches and workshops educate and identify specific actions people can take to start making the future a reality today. Peppered with relevant examples, I tailor the content for every audience. I love creating "a-ha" moments when the audience sees what is possible in the future and has the confidence to take the next step.  I specifically emphasize the importance of relationships, empathy, and wisdom in leadership and transformation. Partial client list and appearances include Adobe, Banfield, Cloudera, Coty, Genesys, KPMG, Novartis, Oracle, Providence Health, SAP, SxSW, TED, Tony Robbins, US Navy, Verizon, Workplace from Meta, World Business Forum, and the World Economic Forum.  

3) Advisory and coaching. I take on a few select advisory and coaching clients a year, typically on a retainer basis. My advisory work addresses specific transformation challenges facing an organization, from shifting strategic focus to driving culture change. In my coaching, I work with people who are already great leaders and support them in leading disruptive, transformative change using a stakeholder-centered coaching approach developed by Marshall Goldsmith. Clients have included: Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines,

Charlene Li

Kandha Consulting

Project Manager

US People and Change Senior Consultant

Cogizant Technologies

Senior Consultant

Cox Communications

As Senior Business Consultant, responsible for providing relevant and timely CI communications to keep approximately 500 Field Services stakeholders -- Leadership, ICN Agents, Project Teams, Boundary Partners, and Frontline informed, engaged, and prepared to communicate and adopt the changes required to drive the success of Field Services Projects. In current role of Change Manager, executing change management strategies to support Field Services technology implementation of Cox’s high-speed internet service offering (Gigablast) to include stakeholder engagement and customized change management communications to drive internal and customer-facing technology adoption and sustainment.

Change Management CI Communications

Duke Energy

As Change Communications Consultant, managed the development and execution of the internal Next Generation Demand Response (NGDR) Change Communications Plan to ensure effective transfer of ownership for new RDR and AMI operational processes; via activities aligned to Leadership Engagement, Change Impact Communications and Project Communications to support Duke Energy’s Grid Modernization Program; including the deployment of approximately 140,000 AMI meters and installation of a Neighborhood Area Network (NAN) consisting of approximately 550 Access Points (APs) and 3500 Relays.

Change Communications Consultant

Southern California Edison

As Change Management Specialist implemented organizational readiness work streams focused on advancing deployment of SCE’s industry-leading Edison SmartConnect™ programs including ensuring effective transfer of ownership for SmartConnect™ business and operational processes; including Leadership and Team Development, Organizational Assessment, Change Impact Assessment, and Business Readiness. Provided support to ensure change initiatives met business, schedule, and budget objectives. As an Organizational Readiness Team (ORT) partner, worked to drive business process changes, systems, technology, job roles, and organizational structures including enterprise-wide development. Conducted various training such as customer education for Mobile Education Teams, Edison SmartConnect Project Orientation sessions, and team building seminars.

Senior Project Analyst

Multi-award-winning professional with history driving excellence in organizational development, change management, business development, and training on complex initiatives for major companies and regional public utility, Maximize results for people and organizations, offering strategic analysis and planning. Eliminate resistance, performance, and knowledge gaps, devising effective programs and remediations. Facilitate seamless transformations, applying systematic change management approach and methodology. Build, develop, and lead world-class teams, expertly evaluating, navigating, and leveraging team dynamics. Manage multiple difficult projects seamlessly, uniting people on all levels on common vision and goals.

Specialties: Root-Cause Analysis • Strategic Planning • Organizational Development Planning • Stakeholder Engagement for Large-Scale Change Management • Multi-Project Management • Problem Solving • Key Decision-Making, Team & Consensus Building • Training •  Continuous Improvements

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