I help leaders build the trust that lets people and AI thrive
I’m Karin Volo, CEO and Chief Joy Bringer of Evoloshen, a keynote speaker and the international bestselling author of AI Dystopia or Utopia. For more than 20 years I’ve worked with leaders on the human side of business, and today I help organizations bring trust, culture and AI together so their people can do their best work.
20+ years
working with leaders on people, culture and trust
3,300+
leaders trained in culture, trust and AI
35+
countries represented by leaders in my trainings
Top 101
Global Employee Engagement & Experience Influencers, every year since 2016
TRUSTED BY LEADERS AT
WHY I DO THIS WORK
When the people thrive, the company thrives
Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve loved deep and meaningful conversations, the kind where people feel truly seen and heard. I also love connecting people, and connection is at the heart of everything I do, from bringing the right people together to helping teams connect across their organization and grow into better leaders through emotional intelligence, neuroscience and Conversational Intelligence.
Bringing leaders together has been part of my work for a long time. Since 2018 I have hosted invite-only CEO Round Tables, as dinners and online gatherings where leaders can talk openly about what they are really facing, and from 2014 to 2020 I built and led an executive women’s network that grew to 100 women with a core group of 25, who still meet today. Those conversations are a big reason I understand the real challenges CEOs and senior leaders carry, and they shape everything I bring to my clients.
I work as a strategic partner to executive management teams, building bridges between the old ways of working and the new. That bridge is why I named my company Evoloshen, because we are always growing and evolving, as humans and in business. The companies that stay sustainable and thriving are the ones that keep evolving through their people, because when the people thrive, the company thrives.
Integrity guides everything I do, and of all the roles I’ve had, my favorite has always been being a mom.
Connection
Meaningful conversations
Emotional intelligence
Collaboration with leadership teams
Evolution, old to new ways of working
Integrity
MY PATH
From finding great leaders to building great cultures
- FIRST STEPS
Sales, where I learned early that people buy from people they trust.
- US AND SWEDEN
Executive search with MRI, matching leaders with companies.
- FOUNDER
My own search firm, where I saw that the culture a leader walks into matters most.
- 2012
The #1 bestseller Engage!, and the start of Evoloshen.
- TODAY
Trust, culture and AI, with a global team of trusted AI consultant partners.
RESILIENCE
Resilience isn’t a theory for me, it’s something I lived
Life taught me, sometimes the hard way, just how much trust matters. Years ago I was wrongfully jailed for 1,352 days. It was the hardest chapter of my life, and it taught me more about trust, hope and the power of choosing joy than anything before or since.
I bring that experience into every room I step into, so when I talk with leaders about uncertainty, change and fear of the unknown, I speak from the inside.
Read the full story1,352
days that changed how I see trust, leadership and joy
CREDENTIALS AND RECOGNITION
The expertise behind the stage
Grounded in neuroscience, certified in AI, and recognized by my peers in employee engagement.
RECOGNITION · SINCE 2016
Top 101 Global Employee Engagement & Experience Influencers
Named by Inspiring Workplaces every year since 2016.
CERTIFICATION
Certified AI Consultant
So I can guide leaders through AI with both the human and the practical side in view.
CERTIFICATION
Certified C-IQ™ Coach
Conversational Intelligence, the neuroscience of how conversations build or break trust.
CREATOR · SINCE 2014
ICES Certification
I created the International Cultural Engagement Specialist certification for HR and culture leaders.
HOST
Achieving the AI Advantage
Hosted a global AI summit with 1,200 registrations.
GUEST LECTURER
Universities
KTH, Stockholm University, Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University.
BOOKS
Ideas and stories, in print
#1 BESTSELLER · MEMOIR
1,352 Days: An Inspirational Journey From Jail To Joy
My personal story of being wrongfully jailed, and how I found my way back to hope, purpose and joy. Foreword by John Assaraf.
“Prepare to be inspired by this extraordinary story of resilience!” Marci Shimoff
Get the book
#1 BESTSELLER
Engage!
Your step-by-step guide to creating a workplace that you, your co-workers and your customers love.
“This book shows you how to attract and build a team of highly motivated, committed employees – who will then build your business.” Brian Tracy, Best Selling Author, Full Engagement
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How we can work together
Keynote speaking
Energizing keynotes on trust, culture and AI for conferences and leadership events.
See keynotesTraining
Company-wide programs that give your people a common language of trust.
See trainingFractional culture leadership
Senior culture and AI change leadership for your team, part-time.
Start a conversationEvoloshen
Larger AI culture and strategy work, delivered by my firm and its global team.
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Getting to know me
Who is Karin Volo?
I’m Karin Volo, CEO and Chief Joy Bringer of Evoloshen, a global culture, trust and AI strategy firm. I’m a keynote speaker, trainer and the international bestselling author of AI Dystopia or Utopia. For more than 20 years I’ve helped leaders build cultures where people and AI thrive together.
What do you help leaders with?
I help leaders bring AI into their organizations without losing their people. That means building trust, a common language for hard conversations, and a culture where people feel safe to learn and experiment, through keynotes, company-wide training and fractional culture leadership.
Where are you based, and do you work internationally?
I’m based in Stockholm, Sweden, and I work with companies across Europe, the US and beyond, in person and online. Leaders from 35+ countries have taken part in my trainings.
How can I work with you?
You can book me for a keynote, bring a training program to your leaders, or talk with me about fractional culture leadership. Larger company-wide work is delivered through my firm Evoloshen. Use the form below and I’ll get back to you personally.
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