Session Description

Building a rockstar team isn't about perks or policies - it's about culture and how leaders show up every day. This high-energy keynote challenges leaders to stop chasing talent and start becoming a place great people want to work and stay.

Audiences are taken on a clear, relatable journey: culture first, people second, leadership always. Leaders will discover why skills can be trained but character cannot, how leadership behaviors often become the biggest barrier to strong teams, and why appreciation, development, and care aren't "soft skills," but essential strategies.

More than a how - to, this keynote is a call to action - empowering leaders to show up differently, lead intentionally, and create environments where people feel valued, challenged, and proud to be a part of.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

• A new perspective on culture as "how we treat each other."
• Clarity on what truly matters when finding and hiring the right people.
• Insight into how great leaders inspire, develop, and retain top talent.

About the Speaker

Indie Bollman is a respected leader with more than 30 years of executive experience in organizational development and Human Resources. Her culture turnaround work is featured in Love Is Just Damn Good Business by Steve Farber.

As the founder of Indie Bollman Coaching and Consulting, she delivers keynote speaking, leadership coaching, and consulting services, and is the bestselling author of Leadership Truth Bombs®: What Your Team Wants You to Know but Isn't Telling You based on real-world insights into what teams truly need from their leaders.

Indie has held executive roles in tech and engineering, supporting startups and high-growth companies through leadership development and training. She was recognized as a "Pro to Know" by Supply & Demand Chain Executive and named a Woman of Influence by the Jacksonville Business Journal. She holds an MBA, SPHR, and SHRM-SCP certifications and lives in Jacksonville, Florida.