Speaking

Tough on problems.
Tender with people.

I speak to rooms full of owners who are very good at what they do, and very tired of doing all of it.

No theory, no guru energy, no slides full of frameworks nobody will use on Monday. I bring the same diagnostic lens I bring to my clients: find the root cause, say it plainly, and give the room something they can act on.

Lauren Goldstein smiling behind a podcast microphone in her studio

How I show up

Pick the room, I'll fit the format.

  • 30–60 min

    Keynote

    A main-stage talk that leaves the room with a diagnosis, not a to-do list.

  • Half day / full day

    Workshop

    Hands-on and diagnostic. The room works on their own business, not a case study.

  • 45–90 min

    Panel

    Direct, candid, and happy to disagree with the person next to her.

  • 30–60 min

    Podcast guest

    She hosts a top-3% show, so she knows how to make a host's job easy.

What I speak about

Five talks, one diagnosis.

  • 01

    Scaling without burning down

    How 7- and 8-figure owners move from Operator to Owner, and what has to change in the business for that to hold.

    Keynote
  • 02

    Teams that actually perform

    Trust, team dynamics, and why the org chart is almost never the real problem.

    Keynote · Workshop
  • 03

    Where the business is leaking

    Operations and profit. The time, money, and attention quietly draining out of a company that looks successful from the outside.

    Workshop
  • 04

    AI, used properly

    Treating AI as a thinking partner instead of a toy, and building agents that give a real team real leverage.

    Workshop
  • 05

    Workplace wellbeing

    Why healthy people and high performance are not a trade-off, and what leaders get wrong about both.

    Panel

Recent rooms

Where I've been

  1. 2026

    Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

    Panelist

    Workplace wellbeing: preventative care, smarter benefits, and better-designed work.

  2. 2025

    Culture RX: The Leadership Secret

    Keynote

    The leadership habits that decide whether a culture scales or quietly breaks.

  3. 2025

    Unlocking AI Workshops

    Host

    Live sessions on putting AI to work inside a real business.

  4. Ongoing

    The Biz Doctor® Podcast

    Host

    Ranked in the top 3% of podcasts globally. 80+ episodes.

For event hosts

What you get when you book me.

  • A speaker who does the pre-call and actually tailors the talk to your room
  • Zero guru energy. Warm, direct, and human, per her own brand rules
  • Specific numbers over vague promises
  • Promotion to her LinkedIn audience and podcast listeners

For keynotes, panels, workshops, and podcast guesting: [email protected]

Lauren Goldstein seated, smiling, hands clasped