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Silvia Garcia is a globally sought-after speaker and expert in leadership, innovation, and emotional intelligence, known for inspiring audiences to build thriving businesses and empowered teams. A former Global Director of Marketing and Happiness at Coca-Cola, she draws on decades of boardroom experience to share science-based strategies that drive performance, engagement, and transformation. Silvia’s uplifting presentations blend neuroscience, storytelling, and actionable insights that resonate across industries – from Fortune 500 companies to the military. Her TEDx-recognized approach helps leaders spark creativity, build trust, and lead through uncertainty with confidence.
Drawing on her decades-long experience advising leaders in corporate boardrooms and C-suits, Silvia helps leaders bring their employees’ talent to its best, innovate and achieve high performance from their teams.
As a former seasoned leader for the Coca-Cola company, Silvia helps organisations navigate and succeed in challenging situations. She shares science-based, tried-and-true strategies for developing the traits of a leader who drives positive change, and whose people are motivated to work for. A transformational leader, Silvia takes audiences in a real mind-shift beyond strategy and tactics; fostering collaboration, furthering their vision and values, and having a positive impact on their teams and organisations.
Why Book Sylvia:
- Energize their leaders to rise through uncertainty
- Galvanize their people´s engagement, preparing them to navigate an undercharged future
- Transform communication
- Skyrocket customer satisfaction, using neuroscience to wow your clients/customers
- Ignite creativity
- Build trust and grit in an ever changing world
Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare empathy” Silvia was the former Coca-Cola Global Director for Marketing and Happiness, and her insights and learning do not leave anyone indifferent. She has devoted her professional life to meet the best experts and scientists, and to share with others research-based ways to help advance a vision of the world as a place where people, business and society thrive. A world in which the vast majority of people feel connected to others, a world in which people feel safe taking risks and navigating change, a world where people face the future with confidence that together, we can thrive.
During her tenure as Global Director of Marketing and Happiness at Coca-Cola, Silvia travelled the world to learn from leading scientists and businesses about the key conditions for happiness and success. She has since dedicated her career to sharing science-based insights that help leaders and organisations build a better future for people, the planet, and business. A compelling communicator, Silvia was the driving force behind some of Coca-Cola’s most inspirational global campaigns. Under her leadership, collaboration flourished, engagement soared, and innovation expanded exponentially. When complex challenges arise, Silvia is known for bringing out the best in people and teams — a skill that led to her invitation to participate in MIT’s 2015 Albright Challenge and numerous other visionary, solution-driven initiatives.
In her 2023 TEDx Talk, Silvia explored how emotions can unlock the brain’s full potential and empower individuals to positively influence others. Her fresh, science-backed perspective on business and leadership has drawn global attention, with invitations spanning industries from tech and finance to fashion, entertainment, and even the military. Based between New York City and France, Silvia delivers uplifting presentations filled with evidence-based insights, practical takeaways, and inspiring real-life stories. Multicultural and fluent in English, Spanish, and French, she captivates audiences worldwide with her inclusive and powerful storytelling.
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