Leading Through Turbulence
How to Turn Disruption Into Competitive Momentum
Sarah Robb O’Hagan | Keynote Speaker on Driving Transformational Change, Peak Performance In The Workplace, and the Human Opportunity with AI
Chaos Happens. Legendary Leaders Use It to Their Advantage.
Whether it’s market volatility, internal shakeups, or the world changing force of AI, today’s leaders are being tested like never before. Sarah Robb O’Hagan has been in the trenches—from inheriting a “flaming mess” at Gatorade during a global recession and returning the $5B business to healthy growth, to pivoting a brick-and-mortar gym company during COVID, to transforming a studio cycling business through streaming technology, she has led organizations through chaos—and back stronger than ever.
In this powerful keynote, she delivers a masterclass in high-resilience leadership, arming teams with the mindset, tools, and courage to reinvent business models under pressure and turn turbulence into growth.
Key Insights
️🔥 How dramatically the business environment has changed — with cycles of tailwinds and headwinds switching on us more quickly than ever before — and why we need to use the headwinds to sharpen our performance to take advantage of tailwinds when they come
🔥 The new rules of adaptive leadership in a world of constant change
🔥 The importance of combining tech fluency, with human fluency in the age of Ai
🔥 Why great leaders crash more—and how to build a risk-tolerant culture
Key Takeaways:
How to transform adversity into a competitive edge
How to lead with clarity, courage, and emotional intelligence
How to lead and retain younger talent through disruption and uncertainty
How to “change the game” in your competitive landscape so that your competitors need to follow you, and not the other way around
Why Book Sarah?
Sarah is not your average speaker.
She’s led teams through chaos and comeback—as CEO of Exos, Global President of Equinox and Gatorade, and a disruptor at Nike, and Virgin. She’s helped Fortune 100s build cultures of high performance that don’t crush people.
She’s battled burnout herself. And she brings a real, raw, and hilarious energy that inspires action—not just applause.
“The opening keynote, Step Up, Kick Ass, Recover, Repeat with Sarah Robb O'Hagan, was nothing short of phenomenal!
Sarah's energy, authenticity, and actionable insights were incredibly inspiring.
She reminded us that success isn't linear—it’s about resilience, stepping up boldly, learning from setbacks, and coming back stronger. Her stories and advice left me motivated to embrace challenges with confidence and tenacity.”
Book Sarah Robb O’Hagan for your next leadership event. Contact her team at:
(541) 969-8558