Helping leaders bring AI in without losing their people
You’re bringing AI into your organization, and you want your people to come along with curiosity and energy instead of quietly resisting it. I’m Karin Volo, CEO and Chief Joy Bringer of Evoloshen and the international bestselling author of AI Dystopia or Utopia, and I help leaders build the trust that makes that possible.
Top 50
Most Influential Women in AI, Citiesabc and Businessabc 2026
3,300+
leaders trained in culture, trust and AI
35+
countries of client work
#6
Global Thought Leader on Culture, Thinkers360
Top 101
Global Employee Engagement Influencers, Inspiring Workplaces, every year since 2016
TRUSTED BY LEADERS AT
WHO I WORK WITH
For leaders who genuinely care about their people
The leaders I work with all have one thing in common. They truly care about their people, they know how much culture matters, and they want to help their people grow. What they often don’t have yet is a clear pathway to take their company to the next level. Most of them are in one of these moments.
AFTER MERGERS AND BIG CHANGES
Bringing different cultures together as one
Mergers and transitions have diluted your culture, and teams from different companies or departments still work in silos. You want to bridge those silos and build one culture people feel part of.
IN FAST GROWTH
Helping your people grow as fast as the company
Your company is scaling quickly and your people are overwhelmed. You want to develop them so they can grow with the business, with energy and confidence instead of burnout.
STEPPING INTO THE CEO ROLE
A partner by your side as a newer CEO
You are a founder or a newer CEO, perhaps private equity backed, growing fast and expected to show you can lead the company. It can feel very lonely at the top, and you want an experienced partner who has seen these challenges before.
If this sounds like you, you’re in the right place. Let’s talk about what you need
WHY THIS MATTERS NOW
AI amplifies whatever culture it meets. Trust decides which way it goes.
Most leaders I meet are not short on AI tools. They are short on the trust, clarity and energy that make people want to use them well.
For more than 20 years I have helped leaders at organizations like Capgemini, BDO and EasyPark build cultures where people thrive, and through the invite-only CEO Round Tables I have hosted since 2018, I hear firsthand what keeps leaders up at night. Today I blend neuroscience, research and real stories to help them bring AI in the human way.
THE NUMBERS BEHIND IT
Why trust and culture decide your results
When people trust their leaders, they bring more energy, ideas and courage to their work, and that includes how they take on AI.
21%
of employees worldwide are engaged at work
Gallup, State of the Global Workplace 2025
70%
of the difference in team engagement comes down to the manager
Gallup
50%
higher productivity in high-trust companies, with 74% less stress and 76% more engagement
Paul J. Zak, The Neuroscience of Trust, Harvard Business Review
46%
of people are willing to trust AI, even though 66% use it regularly
University of Melbourne and KPMG, 2025
SIGNATURE KEYNOTES
Talks that move people from worry to possibility
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I have had great feedback. Someone said they are now treating AI as something not to be afraid to talk to staff about. Now she is embracing it, being open about it, having what she perceived as being the hard conversations. It has changed the whole way she thinks about it.
“I have been attending various Kick-Offs for 40 years, but I’ve never listened to such an inspiring speaker as Karin Volo! She truly personifies what she is talking about.”
“So many AI trainings are about how to use it. I appreciated learning about the psychology behind it.”
THE BOOK BEHIND THE KEYNOTES · INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
AI Dystopia or Utopia
The Choice Point for Humanity Is Now
“Challenges leaders to focus on what truly matters as technology accelerates change.”
Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach
“If we can combine AI with purpose and with trust we can build not only highly competitive firms but thriving societies.”
Rebecca Henderson, Harvard Business School
“This is not a book about AI. It is a book about leadership and the future we choose to create.”
Garry Ridge, Chairman Emeritus, WD-40 Company
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MY STORY
I don’t teach theory. I teach what I’ve lived.
I have faced adversity most people never imagine, and rebuilt my life with joy at the center. It taught me that trust is everything, and it shapes all I bring to leaders: real resilience, deep compassion and tools that work under pressure.
Inspiration. Joy. Evolution. These are the words I live by.
Read my storyON STAGE AROUND THE WORLD
From boardrooms to big stages
WORK WITH ME
Ways we can work together
Keynotes
Keynotes from 20 to 60 minutes, masterclasses, lunch and learns and event hosting. In person or virtual.
Explore my keynotesTraining programs
Company-wide programs that give your people a common language of trust, from leadership teams to hundreds of leaders at once.
Explore trainingFractional culture leadership
Senior culture and AI-readiness leadership for growing companies, without a full-time hire.
Start a conversationEvoloshen
My firm for culture, trust and AI strategy, training and ICES certification, with a global team behind it.
Visit Evoloshen.comQUESTIONS
What leaders ask me most
What do you speak about?
Trust, culture and AI. My keynotes help leaders bring AI in without losing the trust and energy their people need, using neuroscience, research and real stories, including my own.
Who are your audiences?
CEOs and executive teams, HR and People leaders, AI and transformation teams, company kick-offs and offsites, and leadership conferences.
Do you speak in person and virtually?
Yes, both. I speak on stages in person and run virtual keynotes and workshops for global teams. Leaders from 35+ countries have taken part in my trainings.
What is AI Dystopia or Utopia about?
AI is reshaping work faster than most cultures can adapt. This book shows you how to lead that shift with clarity and trust, so your people feel safe to learn, experiment and grow with the technology instead of quietly resisting it.
How do I get my people to trust AI instead of fearing it?
Start with trust in leadership rather than the tools. People embrace AI when they understand why it is being introduced, feel safe to ask questions and experiment, and see their leaders using it openly. My keynotes and training give leaders the neuroscience and practical tools to have those conversations with their teams.
How can we bring our culture together after a merger?
Give everyone a shared language of trust instead of asking one culture to simply absorb the other. Training people together across teams, departments and countries bridges silos and creates connections that rarely happen in everyday work, as it did when I trained all 320 EasyPark employees across 15 countries.
How do I develop my people when the company is growing fast?
Give everyone the same practical tools at the same time, then keep them growing with regular follow-up. Ignite Your Trust Factor for the whole team followed by monthly Culture Labs is how I have supported Eleish van Breems, a fast-growing US design brand, while they opened three new stores.
Can you support me as a newer CEO or founder?
Yes. Through fractional culture leadership and coaching, I work alongside founders and newer CEOs as an experienced sounding board, so you don’t have to build the culture, the leadership team and your own confidence on your own.
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Let’s create something together
Whether it’s a keynote, training for your leaders or a bigger conversation about trust and AI, tell me what you have in mind and I’ll get back to you personally.