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Keynotes on leadership, change management, and the clarity to make important decisions — for leaders and organizations navigating an age of transformation.
Talk topicsAbout me
I'm the founder of COMPOSTARS, a mission-driven technology platform scaling digital infrastructure for composting across the United States, and a keynote speaker on leadership and decision-making.
My work — at the intersection of climate, technology, and the systems we live within — has taken me from backstage at major events to communities deep in the Amazon, across 43 countries and 6 continents, guided by one question: what makes people act on what they truly know — and what blinds them from doing so?
I help leaders and teams turn obstacles, disruption, and break points into fuel for what’s next with evidence and strategies drawn from the most resilient systems on earth.
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Keynote Themes
How to Compost Everything: A Framework for Leading Through Transformation
This talk translates the intelligence of nature’s oldest technologies — regenerative systems proven across five mass extinctions, and arguably the original AI — into a practical framework for today’s leaders and organizations.
What if the things you're throwing away are essential resources?
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Now booking · Summer & Fall 2026
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Keynote, performance, hosting, facilitation, hybrid — or something we shape together. Tell me about your event — I respond within three business days.
Keynotes, Talks & Hosting
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign What Compost Reveals About Life & How to Transform Yours - TEDx San Miguel de Allende How to Find Your Voice in a Chorus of Contributors
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LAZ Annual Corporate Leadership Reunion ESG Isn’t the Story: Your Human Power & Agency Is -
Google Hosting GOODFest: A 5-City Music Festival for Social Good -
Protocol Labs | Funding the Commons Conference How Data and Feedback Loops Enable Compost Behavior Change -
International Women’s Day Summit Lauren Turk with the EPA, Full Cycle & The Climate Center on Scaling Impact -
SF Climate Week The Future of Food Systems: From Recovery to Regeneration -
Visions 2030 at CalArts Collective Impact by the Numbers and the 5 Ways You’re Needed -
Global Catholic Climate Movement Churches Are the X Factor for Advancing Composting -
TEDx Redondo Beach Music Is a Trojan Horse: Bridging Equity Gaps in Tech Literacy, Careers & Creativity
Guest Lectures
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Art Center College of Design Spirit of Entrepreneurship -
Art Center College of Design Creative Strategies -
Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator Design Thinking for Start-Ups -
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work PhD Capstone Dissertation Judge
Lauren was the perfect icing on our ESG cake. Her presentation, style and surprise musical performance blew us away…and got 2 standing ovations.
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