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

Writer/Editor in the Integrated Content Newsroom at PwC 

Writer/Editor of the Integrated Content Newsroom at PwC

Writer/Editor of Emerging Technology Integrated Content Group

freelance editor/writer

Writer/Editor/Editorial Consultant								

QuinStreet

Managed the content, staff and budget on three technology websites: Baseline, CIO Insight and Channel Insider, and oversaw the eWEEK site, which went through a redesign and CMS migration in 2017. Wrote, assigned, edited and posted stories, features, news and blogs. Monitored site metrics daily on Google Analytics. Wrote daily newsletters that drove 35% of the sites’ traffic. Met weekly with industry executives and represented the websites at numerous technology events. Worked with the sales team when needed to support marketing efforts.

Director of Web Content

Ziff Davis Enterprise

Editor in Chief of Baseline, a business-technology publication, and Manager of Content Services for eWEEK and CIO Insight

Editor in Chief of Baseline magazine

Ziff Davis Media

Executive Editor

Built a content team to create dynamic, targeted editorial for 300-plus customer websites to drive leads and revenue for IBM and to strengthen customer relationships. 
Managed editorial calendar, staff, budgets, processes and schedules. 
Edited thought-leadership and home-page content. 
Created web content strategy to effectively market products and services to customers
Increased marketing content: from 68 items in 2000 to 1,681 pieces in 2001 and 2,031 in 2002.
Created web newsletter, Strategies for e-business, to strengthen customer relationships.
Created new content elements, such as Brand Spotlight pages, Weekly Specials, Promotions and Special Offers to drive leads and revenue.
Developed metrics for all marketing content and produced management reports to show results.
Created e-mail/web newsletter for marketing and sales employees.
Coordinated events for sales and marketing employees and executives in the U.S. and Canada.

Web Content Manager

As Editor in Chief, managed the editorial operation of IBM's Beyond Computing magazine-both print and Web versions. Wrote and/or edited all articles. Managed budget and staff of editors, writers and artists. Provided input to circulation, production, marketing and sales. Planned yearly editorial calendar, business plan and objectives. Created and managed an annual Partnership Awards program. Developed and moderated executive forums and focus groups.  Publication won more than 90 industry awards for editorial and graphics.

Editor in Chief

My career focus is on creating thought-provoking technology and business content -- currently as a writer and editor on PwC's Integrated Content team.  I've spent decades as a writer, editor and manager of websites, print publications and newsletters for PwC, QuinStreet, Ziff Davis, IBM and Hearst. I've also managed social media accounts, and have written and edited custom content for IBM, AMD, CDW and CA Technologies. 

Skills
Writing, editing and managing print publications, websites, newsletters and custom content; managing people (staff and freelancers), budgets, schedules and deadlines; managing Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn social media accounts; deploying SEO best practices; interviewing business and technology executives; and working with tech tools.

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