Speaking Engagements

Larry Ackerman is a leading authority on organizational and personal identity and is widely regarded as the pioneer in the field of identity-based management. In a career spanning nearly twenty-five years, Mr. Ackerman has worked to solve some of the most pressing identity challenges facing large organizations, their leaders and the people they lead. According to his clients, what gives his work its unique power is his deep understanding of the connection between human identity and organizational identity.

Mr. Ackerman has been a guest speaker for leading conference organizations and universities around the country. He is widely published and is a regular keynote speaker for senior management meetings at major global companies.

According to Larry Ackerman, people and companies alike unwittingly follow paths in life without first knowing who they are at their core. This is a sure-fire recipe for frustration and disappointment, if not failure. Understanding your identity – your unique, value-creating characteristics – is the first step in finding the path that is right for you or your organization.

Surviving a life-changing traumatic event as a young child, Larry Ackerman has risen to become a leading authority on identity and its impact on life and happiness, and on leadership and performance. His extraordinary story and unforgettable message have inspired countless people to find the courage to look inside themselves and their companies and make vital changes based upon identity – according to Larry, the most powerful human force on earth. 

The author of two highly-acclaimed books on identity – The Identity Code and Identity Is Destiny – Larry has developed a way to uncover, articulate and apply one’s identity to all facets of life. This process, the Identity Mapping® process, enables people to answer some of the most elusive yet important questions facing us all, including: Who am I? What makes me special? Is there a pattern to my life? and Where am I going?

In a world increasingly driven by the need for speed, the pressures technology brings and ever expanding to-do lists, let Larry Ackerman reconnect your audience with the wisdom and value of operating with courage, authenticity and integrity – the principles of an identity-based life.