Karin Hurt
Karin Hurt, Founder and CEO of Let’s Grow Leaders, helps human-centered executives build courageous organizations and teams that speak up, solve problems, and deliver results. She is known for equipping leaders with practical tools to navigate the conversations that matter most with courage and confidence.
Karin works with executives and organizations around the world—including clients like Nestlé, Amazon, and Honeywell Aerospace—to have vital conversations for stronger collaboration, better decisions, and more effective teams.
A former Verizon Wireless executive with more than two decades of experience in sales, customer service, and human resources, Karin brings deep practical leadership experience to every keynote and program.
Since 2013, Karin and her husband David have developed tens of thousands of leaders on every continent (except Antarctica), equipping them with the skills to communicate with clarity, curiosity, and courage. Along the way, they’ve also helped bring clean water to communities in Cambodia through their Winning Wells initiative.
Karin is the award-winning author of multiple books, including Courageous Cultures and Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict, in which she shares practical tools for leaders to navigate conflict, speak up with confidence, and build more collaborative teams. Known for her highly-interactive keynote programs and Asking for a Friend show, Karin was recently named a Top 100 Great Leadership Speaker by Inc. Magazine.
David Dye
David Dye helps human-centered leaders find clarity in uncertainty, drive innovation, and achieve breakthrough results.
He’s President of Let’s Grow Leaders, a global leadership development firm known for practical tools and techniques for human-centered leaders.
A former executive, David is known for helping leaders and teams achieve transformational results without sacrificing their humanity
Since 2013, Karin and David have helped grow tens of thousands of leaders on every continent (except Antarctica) with their leadership development programs and keynotes. They also provide clean water to the people of Cambodia through their Winning Wells philanthropic initiative.
David is an award-winning author of six books including:
- Courageous Cultures – How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers and Customer Advocates
- Powerful Phrases for Dealing With Workplace Conflict: What to Say Next to Destress the Workday, Build Collaboration and Calm Difficult Customers
- Tomorrow Together- Essays of Hope Healing and Humanity
David also hosts the popular podcast, Leadership Without Losing Your Soul.
Karin Hurt
Short Bio
Karin Hurt is a keynote speaker, author, and CEO of Let’s Grow Leaders.
She helps human-centered executives build courageous organizations and teams that speak up, solve problems, and deliver results.
Karin is the award-winning author of multiple books, including Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates, and Powerful Phrases for Dealing With Workplace Conflict, and hosts the popular Asking for a Friend Vlog. A former Verizon Wireless executive, she was recently named by Inc. Magazine as a Top 100 Great Leadership Speaker.
Karin and her husband and business partner, David Dye, are committed to their philanthropic initiative, Winning Wells – building clean water wells for the people of Cambodia.
David Dye
Short Bio
David Dye helps human-centered leaders find clarity in uncertainty, drive innovation, and achieve breakthrough results. He’s the President of Let’s Grow Leaders, a global leadership development and training firm known for practical tools and leadership development programs that stick.
He’s the award-winning author of multiple books including Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates and Powerful Phrases for Dealing With Workplace Conflict and hosts the popular Leadership without Losing Your Soul podcast.
David is a former executive and elected official. David and his wife and business partner, Karin Hurt, are committed to their philanthropic initiative, Winning Wells – building clean water wells for the people of Cambodia.
Karin Hurt and David Dye Joint Bio
Karin Hurt and David Dye help human-centered executives build courageous organizations and teams that speak up, solve problems, and deliver results. As CEO and President of Let’s Grow Leaders, they are known for practical tools and leadership development programs that stick. Karin and David are the award-winning authors of six books including, Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates and Powerful Phrases for Dealing With Workplace Conflict. A former Verizon Wireless executive, Karin was recently named by Inc. Magazine as one of the Top 100 Great Leadership Speakers. David Dye is a former executive and elected official. Karin and David are committed to their philanthropic initiative, Winning Wells – building clean water wells for the people of Cambodia.