Helena Ferrari
Advisor & Speaker | HR & People Risk Strategist • The HRRX - Protecting profits. Prescribing solutions. Powering people.
Orange, California, United States •
$5,001 - $10,000
About
"The best leadership workshop we've done." — Kaiser Permanente, Protect Your Profit Line "Helena made a true impact on my team." — Seadrill, Annual Senior Team Summit "We now have the tools to be a better leader." — Snap-on, Leadership Development Series Most speakers pick one lane, culture, risk, or leadership development, and stay there. I don't, because in the real world those three things are never actually separate. I bring 25+ years actually sitting in the C-suite: setting up entities, managing M&As, leading teams through pressure and uncertainty, and closing the gaps in compliance and culture before they became expensive. That range shows up in the room, whether I'm helping a board protect its bottom line from people-risk, helping leaders build trust and accountability beyond the org chart, or helping executives treat AI as a leadership decision instead of a tech rollout. I don't teach any of this as theory. Every talk comes from what I've actually done — including real cases where the cost of inaction was $6.8M, the fix cost less than 1% of that, and EBITDA was up 38% six months later. Protecting profits. Prescribing solutions. Powering people.
Speaking Topics
Signature Programs (3)
Description: A practical framework that helps leaders at every level — from frontline managers to the C-suite — spot the culture, compliance, and people risks before they turn into lawsuits, turnover, or costly headlines. Backed by real client outcomes (including a documented $6.8M cost-avoidance case with 38% EBITDA improvement), this session replaces feel-good culture talk with a system your team can act on immediately.
Key Takeaways
- A repeatable framework ("Protect Your Profit Line") to apply immediately, at any level of leadership
- Real numbers from a live case — what inaction costs vs. what the fix costs
- How to translate culture and compliance work into language the C-suite and board actually act on
Audience
Leaders at all levels
Format
Duration
20–60 min (flexible, keynote or up to half day workshop format)
Delivery
Your employees are already using AI at work — approved or not. This session moves past the fear headlines and gives leaders a clear-eyed look at how widespread unapproved AI use already is inside their organization, and what it's quietly putting at risk: compliance, IP, and trust. Drawing on 25+ years of closing culture and compliance gaps before they get expensive, this talk gives leaders a practical framework for protecting the organization without banning innovation outright — because the goal isn't to shut AI down, it's to bring it into the light.
Key Takeaways
- A clear picture of how far unapproved ("shadow") AI use has already spread inside most organizations
- A framework for governing AI use without killing the innovation it's driving
- Practical first steps leaders can take immediately to protect the organization while still enabling people to work smarter
Audience
Leadership, HR and IT Teams
Format
Duration
20 - 60 minutes (flexible)
Delivery
An org chart shows who reports to whom — it doesn't show whether a team actually trusts each other, holds each other accountable, or pulls in the same direction under pressure. This session goes past titles and reporting lines to what actually determines whether a team performs: psychological safety, clear accountability, and alignment that survives contact with real deadlines and real conflict. Built from 25+ years leading teams through high-stakes moments — M&As, entity stand-ups, and turnarounds — this talk gives leaders a practical way to diagnose where their team's trust and alignment is breaking down, and what to do about it before it shows up in turnover or missed results.
Key Takeaways
- How to diagnose whether a team's real problem is trust, accountability, or alignment — they require different fixes
- A practical framework for building accountability without creating a culture of blame
- How to keep a team aligned through the pressure points (reorgs, deadlines, conflict) where alignment usually breaks first
Audience
Any team within an organization
Format
Duration
20–60 min (flexible, keynote or up to half day workshop format)
Delivery
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