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Follow the growth. The new playbook is Cultural Intelligence®.

Lili Gil is the keynote voice on Cultural Intelligence® and Cultural Capital®. The operating system Fortune 500 leaders use to turn cultural and demographic shifts into commercial growth.

TEDx Speaker TV Business Commentator Forbes Bloomberg Inc. 5000

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Lili Gil, Cultural Intelligence keynote speaker

2025 · Inc. Magazine

Top 500 Female Founders

Google

PepsiCo

NFL

Merck

Novartis

Tony Robbins

Walmart

Kellogg's

Capital One

UnitedHealth

Coca-Cola

Bank of America

Mastercard

Eli Lilly

Johnson & Johnson

Harvard

Google

PepsiCo

NFL

Merck

Novartis

Tony Robbins

Walmart

Kellogg's

Capital One

UnitedHealth

As featured in & on air

TED Inc. Forbes Fortune Bloomberg Fox Business CNN en Español NBCU · Telemundo Hispanic Executive Ad Age PRWeek

"In today's fast changing market it is mathematically impossible for any leader or company to win without Cultural Intelligence® embedded in all they do. This is not altruistic, it's about the numbers. Period."

Lili Gil · How I Frame It in the Boardroom

Keynote Style & Format

On Stage. On Research. On Growth.

Audiences leave with actionable insight, not just inspiration. Three formats designed to fit your stage, your time, and your audience.

Power Talk

A 20-minute keynote built for momentum. Sharp, story-driven, and packed with the data that anchors Lili's POV. Perfect for opening sessions and main-stage moments.

Conferences · Summits · Main Stage

Signature Keynote

The full 45-minute experience. Personal story, market context, cultural trends, and a clear call to action. Add a 10-minute fireside chat for an interactive close.

Leadership Summits · Board Offsites · ERGs

Workshop

A 90-minute interactive working session. Frameworks, breakouts, and applied exercises so teams leave with a playbook they can deploy on Monday. Custom sessions also available.

C-Suite · CMO & CHRO Teams · Innovation Orgs

100K+

audiences impacted worldwide, including over 10,000 corporate executives, teams, and board directors across some of the world's most iconic corporations and organizations.

Why Bookers Rebook Her

Audiences leave with a playbook, not just applause.

Lili is hired across corporate stages, associations, universities, broadcast and political convenings because she makes complex business and cultural ideas land for any room, in English or Spanish.

A clear point of view

She takes a position and backs it with data, so leaders leave aligned on what to do Monday morning, not just inspired for an afternoon.

Proof from the field

Frameworks pressure-tested with Google, the NFL, PepsiCo, Merck and more, delivered by an operator who still runs the business.

Warmth that travels

An immigrant's story, a Latina's perspective, and humor that disarms a boardroom or a 5,000-seat ballroom alike.

Bilingual range

Native English and Spanish (Latin American / Colombian), ready for U.S., LatAm and global stages without losing the soundbite.

Custom every time

Each talk is built for your audience, your moment and your outcome, from a 20-minute power talk to a 120-minute working session.

A credible headliner

A public-company board director and TV business commentator whose name signals substance on a marquee or a press release.

Her Impact, In Action

Storytelling. Data. A little humor.

A taste of what audiences walk away with. From the TED stage to Google workshops.

TEDx Talk · Millions of Views

Diversity Is Overrated! Why Leaders Need Cultural Intelligence.

The landmark talk that built her speaker brand. The provocation that reframed the conversation on leadership beyond diversity.

Workshop · Google

Cultural Intelligence® Accelerator.

An applied workshop with Google teams. Translating Cultural Intelligence® frameworks into product, marketing, and team decisions.

In the Room

Making an Impact.

From boardrooms and ballrooms to the studio and the Hill. Lili with the audiences, teams and leaders she works with.

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Lili Gil — CIEN+ accelerator with Novartis — CIEN+ accelerator with Novartis

Lili Gil — On stage, in the moment — On stage, in the moment

Lili Gil — Cultural Intelligence®: our superpower in business — Cultural Intelligence®: our superpower in business

Lili Gil — Keynote to a full ballroom — Keynote to a full ballroom

Lili Gil — Speaking at a Johnson & Johnson event — Speaking at a Johnson & Johnson event

Lili Gil — Leading a Culture+ workshop — Leading a Culture+ workshop

Lili Gil — Telling the American Dream story — Telling the American Dream story

Lili Gil — From IQ to EQ to CQ — From IQ to EQ to CQ

Lili Gil — policy roundtable in Washington, D.C. — Policy roundtable in Washington, D.C.

Lili Gil — On set: Mornings with Maria, Fox Business — On set: Mornings with Maria, Fox Business

Lili Gil — Moderating the Health Equity Forum — Moderating the Health Equity Forum

Lili Gil working the room at a keynote — Working the room, full house

Lili Gil on stage before a packed auditorium — Center stage, thousands in the room

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Trusted By

From boardrooms to Super Bowl rooms.

Pharma & Healthcare

Tech

CPG

Finance & Insurance

Sports & Entertainment

Education & Institutions

What People Say

The work speaks for itself.

A great experience. One of the best trainings since I've joined Google.

Google

Cultural Intelligence® Accelerator

The best session I've ever participated in in my career.

Google

Executive Session

You're always so inspiring, impressive, and right. At the NFL, we certainly benefited from your leadership and wisdom.

NFL

Annual Meeting Keynote

The accelerator brought powerful insights and benchmarks for us to take our strategy to a new level.

Jaime Murillo

SVP CMO Strategy · UnitedHealthcare

Your insights and data are invaluable. I can't wait to ensure Pepsi is a key part of this cultural revolution.

PepsiCo

Senior Executive

This program was terrific. This message and this thinking can't be overstated or emphasized enough.

Kellogg's

Leadership Team

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Meet Lili

From self-made entrepreneur to architect of Cultural Capital®.

Originally from Colombia, Lili Gil arrived in the U.S. at 17 without speaking English. Today she is a former Johnson & Johnson executive turned award-winning entrepreneur, Cultural Intelligence® expert, and TV business commentator.

She is co-founder and CEO of Culture+ Group, a Cultural Intelligence® network and operating system: a blend of innovation, strategy, creative services, and IP, turning cultural signals into Cultural Capital®. The firm has been named to the Inc. 5000 three times.

Lili is one of fewer than 2% of Latinas serving on Fortune 500+ public boards (Zumiez, RCN Television), a partner at AUA Private Equity, and a regular TV business commentator across national networks in English and Spanish.

15+

Years on the Keynote Stage

3×

Inc. 5000 Honoree

Of Latinas on Fortune 500 Boards

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Recognition

The proof is on the wall.

2026

Top 100 Latinas of 2026 Latino Leaders Magazine

2025

Top 500 Female Founders in America Inc. Magazine

2024

Top 101 Most Influential Latinos in the U.S. Latino Leaders Magazine

2024

Unstoppable Women NBCU · Telemundo

2023

50 Most Powerful Latinas ALPFA

2023

Agency 100 MM+M

2023

Most Influential CEOs in DFW D Magazine

2022

Top 30 Most Influential in Healthcare PRWeek

2022 · 2021

Top 100 Most Influential Latinas Latino Leaders Magazine

2021

Top 10 Pioneering Women in Business Latina Style

2018

U.S. Hispanic Businessperson of the Year U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

2012

Young Global Leader World Economic Forum

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The Keynote Catalog

Practical strategy. Backed by data, research, and heart.

A signature catalog across six franchises. Every talk is custom-built for the audience, the moment, and the outcome you need.

Corporate Impact

Cultural Intelligence® as a business growth lever. For boardrooms, leadership summits, and C-suite teams ready to turn cultural relevance into commercial outcomes.

5 keynotes

Hispanic and Latino Economic Power

The fastest-growing economic engine in America and the most underinvested. Data, GDP impact, and a playbook for the brands that want to win it.

4 keynotes

Entrepreneurship and Founders

Personal story turned business proposition. For founders, startups, MBA programs, and corporate audiences ready to bet on themselves.

3 keynotes

Women's Leadership

The economic case for women. Spending power, business ownership, and leadership ROI. For audiences who want frameworks, not affirmations.

3 keynotes

AI, Data, and the Future of Business

Where AI is taking insights, brand strategy, and health. Plus the cultural blind spots leaders need to watch as the tools scale.

3 keynotes · Includes TEDx

Brand, Story & Purpose

Marketing and leadership with soul. Turning a leader's story, culture and purpose into a winning business proposition.

3 keynotes & workshops

Franchise

Corporate Impact. Cultural Intelligence® as a business growth lever.

Signature Keynote

Unlock the Power of Cultural Intelligence®

Her signature keynote. Why Cultural Intelligence, the ability to anticipate, understand, adapt, and lead in culturally diverse environments, is the next competitive advantage. Not a compliance checkbox. Storytelling, data, and humor.

Best For

C-Suite, ERGs, Board Rooms, Leadership Summits

Delivered To

Google, PepsiCo, Kellogg's, Walmart, NFL, UnitedHealth, MSD/Merck

Why Cultural Intelligence® Wins Over Traditional DEI

The post-DEI playbook. Reframes diversity work as a growth and performance strategy rather than a values statement. Built for the current corporate environment where cultural relevance still drives revenue.

Best For

CEOs, CMOs, CHROs, Board Directors

Delivered To

Featured POV across national TV and LinkedIn

From Performative to Performance: If You Cut "DEI" You Probably Weren't Measuring ROI. What Now?

Direct, data-driven session for leaders who rolled back DEI programs and are asking what comes next. Lili offers a measurable Cultural Intelligence® framework tied to growth, market share, and brand resilience.

Best For

C-Suite, Investor and Board Audiences

Delivered To

Active media POV, corporate leadership convenings

Turning Cultural Trends into Profitable Growth

How demographic shifts and cultural movements translate directly into new products, new categories, and new customers. Case studies from Fortune 500 client work.

Best For

Marketing and Sales Organizations, Innovation Teams

Delivered To

Coca-Cola Company (full marketing and sales org), Boehringer Ingelheim

The $7 Trillion Omnicultural Mainstream™ Is Here to Disrupt (and Steal Market Share)

The new American consumer is already omnicultural. Brands still segmenting by old census buckets are losing share. Data on where the growth is, who's winning, and what to do Monday morning.

Best For

CMOs, Growth Officers, Brand and Category Leaders

Delivered To

Fortune 500 brand strategy audiences

Franchise

The Hispanic and Latino economic power franchise.

Lili Gil speaking at the ALPFA Convention

Most Requested

Latinos: The Untapped Force Behind Economic Growth in America

The Hispanic market is the fastest-growing economic engine in the U.S. and the most underinvested. Data, GDP impact, consumer behavior, and the cost of ignoring it. Her most-requested topic on national TV.

Best For

Corporate Leadership, Investors, Public Policy

Delivered To

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, ProsPanica National Convention, Bank of America

Unlocking the Power of America's Fast-Growing Hispanic Market

Practical playbook for brands and businesses ready to win with U.S. Hispanic consumers. Product, marketing, channel, and talent. Built on CulturIntel and Human Dot Plus AI-driven data.

Best For

CPG, Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail

Delivered To

Kellogg's, Nestlé, Capital One, Mastercard, PepsiCo

Why CEOs and CMOs Cannot Ignore the Immigrants Who Built Their Brands and Businesses. What Will You Say?

A pointed, timely session connecting the immigrant economic story to the brands and business categories that depend on it. Personal, data-backed, and unafraid of the current political moment.

Best For

C-Suite, Investor Audiences, Public Affairs Leaders

Delivered To

Emerging signature topic, 2025 and 2026 keynote circuit

Small Business Owners: A Powerful Force for Business Growth

The economics and opportunity of the Latino small-business segment, the fastest-growing entrepreneur cohort in America, and how to authentically partner with them.

Best For

Financial Services, B2B Marketers, Policymakers

Delivered To

Bank of America, AUA Private Equity audiences

Franchise

Entrepreneurship and founders.

Lili Gil in a fireside chat at the ALPFA Convention

Workshop · 90–120 min

BRAND-U: Unlock the Power of Your Story

Marketing masterclass turning a founder's personal story, culture, and purpose into a winning business proposition. Built on Cultural Intelligence® and Simon Sinek's golden circle. Interactive workshop.

Best For

Founders, Startups, Small Business Owners, MBA Programs

Delivered To

Wells Fargo, USHCC, Boehringer Ingelheim LatAm, U.S. Embassy New Zealand

From Corporate Executive to Entrepreneur

Lili's personal journey from a 10-year career at Johnson and Johnson to building a Cultural Intelligence® conglomerate. Honest take on the leap, the cost, and the framework she used to bet on herself.

Best For

Corporate Audiences, Women's Networks, Universities

Delivered To

J&J Women's Leadership Conference, U.S. Bank, Stanford LELP

Latinos: Unlock the Power of the American Dream

Lili's American Dream story. From arriving at 17 without English to leading a Fortune 500 advisory firm and sitting on public boards. A roadmap for ambitious immigrants and the leaders who hire them.

Best For

Hispanic Conferences, Universities, Talent Networks

Delivered To

ProsPanica National Convention, Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leaders Program

Franchise

Women's leadership.

Lili Gil keynoting at a global leadership summit

Women: A Force for Growth

The economic case for women. Spending power, business ownership, leadership ROI, backed by real data. Built for serious audiences who want frameworks, not affirmations.

Best For

Leadership Summits, Women's Networks, Universities

Delivered To

Harvard University, Prudential Bahrain Global Summit, UN SDG forums

Unlocking the Power of Women in Business: Turning Cultural Trends into Profitable Growth

Where the women's market is moving, what categories are being reshaped, and how leaders can position their brands and businesses to grow alongside it.

Best For

Corporate Women's Initiatives, ERGs, Industry Conferences

Delivered To

Harvard Women's Leadership Board, ALPFA, Latinas in Tech

From IQ to EQ to CQ: Why Cultural Intelligence Matters for Today's Women Leaders

The third intelligence women leaders need to break through. Frameworks, case studies, and a call to action for women navigating C-suites and board rooms.

Best For

Executive Women's Programs, MBA Audiences

Delivered To

Harvard, Cornell, University of South Carolina, Womensphere

Franchise

AI, data, and the future of business.

Lili Gil leading a data and strategy workshop

How AI and Culture Are Reshaping the Future of Health

AI-driven Cultural Intelligence® applied to health equity, patient journeys, and pharma marketing. Built on Human Dot Plus and CulturIntel proprietary methodology.

Best For

Pharma, Health Systems, Health Equity Leaders

Delivered To

Merck/MSD, Eli Lilly, UnitedHealth, Walmart Health

AI, Cultural Intelligence® and the Future of Insights

Lili's POV on where AI is taking market research, brand strategy, and consumer understanding. Plus the cultural blind spots leaders need to watch for as AI tools scale.

Best For

CMOs, Insights Leaders, Tech and AI Conferences

Delivered To

World Economic Forum, AI and Innovation summits, SXSW circuit

TEDx · Millions of Views

Diversity Is Overrated! Why Leaders Need Cultural Intelligence

Her landmark TEDx talk, refreshed for today. The provocation that built her speaker brand and remains one of the most-watched talks on the future of leadership beyond diversity.

Best For

Universities, Public Conferences, TED-style stages

Delivered To

TEDx (multi-million views); evolved for 2025 corporate audiences

Franchise

Brand, story and purpose.

Keynote · 45 min

Leading with Purpose

Why purpose-driven leadership outperforms, and how to translate values into measurable results across strategy, talent and capital allocation. Drawn from Lili's arc from J&J executive to building a Cultural Intelligence® conglomerate.

Best For

C-Suite, Boards, Executive Leadership Programs, Conferences

Delivered To

J&J Women's Leadership Conference, U.S. Bank, Stanford LELP, Harvard

The Marketing Macarena: Getting to the Heart, Mind & Wallet

Lili's proprietary framework for moving customers and teams through emotional connection (Heart), rational understanding (Mind) and commercial action (Wallet), in that order. How to pitch with soul without sacrificing performance.

Best For

Sales & Marketing Orgs, CMOs, Brand & Category Leaders

Delivered To

Boehringer Ingelheim (full sales & marketing org), CPG & pharma summits

Signature Workshop · 90–120 min

BRAND-U: Unlock the Power of Your Story

Signature marketing masterclass turning a leader's or founder's personal story, culture and purpose into a winning business proposition. Built on Cultural Intelligence® and the Golden Circle, with hands-on positioning exercises and peer brand reviews.

Best For

Founders, Sales & Marketing Teams, ERGs, Leadership Programs

Delivered To

Wells Fargo, USHCC, Boehringer Ingelheim LatAm, U.S. Embassy New Zealand

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Lili Gil delivering measurable business impact through Cultural Intelligence

Social Impact

Driving change. Supporting communities.

Lili's commitment to making a positive impact goes beyond her business ventures. She is dedicated to supporting education and empowering diverse communities through scholarship, mentorship, and global advocacy.

As a trustee and scholarship provider at Southwestern Adventist University, Lili honored her late mother by establishing The Aurora Hispanic Leadership Endowed Scholarship. The fund recognizes Diva Aurora Vargas de Gil's pioneering spirit as a trailblazer for women in STEM.

Lili's commitment to global issues is evident through her role as a Young Global Leader alumna at the World Economic Forum and her involvement in the Health Equity Forum hosted at the United Nations. Her advocacy efforts focus on expanding opportunity and economic empowerment on a global scale.

Learn about the scholarship

How she creates impact

Builder. Value creator. Changemaker.

Three ways the work shows up, and never forgetting where she comes from.

Builder of businesses

She builds companies from the ground up, turning cultural insight and data into enterprises that scale.

Value creator & mentor

As an investor and board director, she opens doors, unlocks possibilities, and pays it forward to the next generation of founders and leaders.

Changemaker

Through scholarship funds and support for the arts, music, and education, she carries her family's legacy and backs education as the greatest path to equity.

Entrepreneurial Career

From J&J executive to founder of a Cultural Intelligence® network.

Prefer the offline read? ↓ Bio · English ↓ Bio · Español

Lili Gil is a visionary entrepreneur who has transformed how businesses connect with diverse markets. After a decade at Johnson & Johnson, where she pioneered multicultural marketing for the pharmaceutical sector and co-founded the Hispanic ERG HOLA, she made the leap.

She co-founded Culture+ Group, a Cultural Intelligence® network and operating system: a blend of innovation, strategy, creative services, and IP, turning cultural signals into Cultural Capital®. The group has earned recognition on the Inc. 5000 list three times, marking it as one of America's fastest-growing privately owned companies.

Lili's mission goes beyond business success. She co-founded Dreamers Ventures to support and mentor Latino entrepreneurs, emphasizing the importance of lifting others as she climbs. Her efforts have helped countless founders and small-business owners unlock opportunity and grow.

As an advocate for Latino economic power in the U.S., Lili has been a leading voice on the importance of Cultural Intelligence® in business strategy. Her insights have been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, and Fortune, highlighting the intersection of culture, business, and technology.

Lili also serves as an operating executive board member for AUA Private Equity Partners, where she helps guide investments that support family-owned and Hispanic-focused businesses. Through her entrepreneurial journey, Lili continues to pave the way for future generations of diverse leaders, ensuring that cultural understanding remains a cornerstone of business success.

The Companies She Built

Culture+ Group

Parent Network

CIEN+

Strategy & Creative

CIEN+Health

Health Vertical

Human Dot Plus

AI Insights

The Choice+

Opportunity-Driven Innovation

Dreamers Ventures

Latino Founders

Lili Gil at the Johnson & Johnson Credo wall

Purpose

Playing for something bigger than herself.

Beyond the titles and the recognition, Lili's purpose is simple: to inspire and unleash possibilities in others. It begins with faith, and the practice of listening for the divine order of who she is meant to be. It is carried by a belief that if you are not growing, you are dying, that expansion, consciousness, and elevation are not optional, because you cannot give to others what you have not first given yourself. And it is anchored in family. Not only the bloodline, but the people who surround you, love you, and become family along the way. Family carries the legacy and the values, and that ripples outward into community, which is really just family extended. It all lands in one place: doing good and doing well, at the same time.

Governance

Boards and appointments.

One of fewer than 2% of Latinas serving on a Fortune 500+ public board. Lili shapes strategy, governance, and growth from inside the rooms where decisions are made.

Public Board · Independent Director

Zumiez Inc.

NASDAQ : ZUMZ

Global youth lifestyle retailer. One of fewer than 2% of Latinas serving on a Fortune 500+ public board.

Board · Director

RCN Televisión

BVC : RCNTELEVI

One of Latin America's largest broadcast media networks.

Operating Executive · Investor

AUA Private Equity Partners

Lower-middle-market PE firm that has deployed over $500M in capital to scale family-owned and Hispanic-focused businesses.

Former Chair · Board Member

FRIENDS of the National American Latino Museum

Building the home for the Latino story on the National Mall.

Board Member

Harvard Kennedy School Women's Leadership Board

Advancing women's leadership in policy and public service.

Trustee

Southwestern Adventist University

Trustee at her alma mater, where she also funds Hispanic leadership scholarships through the Gil Family Foundation.

Young Global Leader · Alumna

World Economic Forum

Global community of leaders under 40 shaping the future of business and society.

Mentor

Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leaders Program

Mentoring the next generation of high-growth Latino founders.

Beyond Business

A parallel commitment.

Through the Gil Family Foundation, Lili invests in the next generation of leaders. Building education access, leadership pipelines, and stronger communities.

The Foundation's mission is to unlock potential. Empowering future leaders through education and leadership development, providing access to opportunities, and building resilient communities.

It operates across three pillars: education, leadership development, and community building. And partners with institutions that share its mission.

Lili Gil with the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation at a Latin GRAMMY In The Schools event — With the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation team at a Latin GRAMMY In The Schools event.

Education

Aurora Hispanic Leadership Fund

Southwestern Adventist University · est. 2021

A scholarship fund Lili established at her alma mater, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, for first-generation Hispanic college students with the grit and determination to lead.

Visit SWAU ↗ Music · Culture

Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation

Donor & Impact Investor

A pillar of Latin music education, awarding scholarships, grants, and mentorship to emerging Latin music creators around the world. Lili gives as a donor and impact investor through the Gil Family Foundation.

Visit the Foundation ↗ Civic · Heritage

FRIENDS of the Latino Museum

Former Chair · Board Member

Former Chair and current board member of the FRIENDS of the National American Latino Museum, helping build the permanent home for the Latino story on the National Mall.

Learn more ↗

Paying it forward

From scholarship recipients to first-generation graduates and young women just starting out, the most rewarding work is unlocking what is possible for the next generation.

Lili Gil mentoring students and emerging leaders

Lili Gil with scholarship students at a leadership program

Lili Gil inspiring the next generation of Latino leaders

Lili Gil with emerging leaders and scholars

Civic Boards & Affiliations

YMCA of the USA · Former National Board Member Harvard Kennedy School · Women's Leadership Board Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leaders Program · Mentor