Empower growth, preserve culture, and lead with purpose.
Layla Foord is a transformative leader and inspiring speaker known for her strategic acumen and ability to drive organizational growth while maintaining a strong company culture. With over two decades of experience in leading high-performing teams in the technology and media industries, Layla shares impactful insights on strategic growth, leadership, and organizational transformation.
Her journey, from her early days as a data entry clerk to becoming Chief Operating Officer, demonstrates her relentless determination and transformative leadership. Layla's unique perspective, shaped by her diverse experiences, enables her to offer valuable insights on sustainable growth and effective leadership.
Layla's previous roles as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Product at companies like Go1, Envato, Seek, and Smiling Mind highlight her proven track record of doubling revenues, driving operational excellence, and leading successful strategic pivots in Product, Technology, and SaaS businesses. One of the first in Australia to manage remote and global product teams, Layla understands the power of connection and diversity. Her story is one of resilience, growth, and a passion for nurturing extraordinary talent.
Layla holds an Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and has served as a Non-Executive Director at 100 Story Building. Her educational background and extensive real-world experience enable her to bridge the gap between executive leadership and ground-level operations.
Talking Points
Harmonizing Growth and Culture: A Blueprint for Thriving Organizations
Explore how organizations can sustain rapid growth without compromising their unique culture and values. Layla discusses strategies to align growth initiatives with cultural preservation for an engaged and harmonious workforce.
Harmonizing Growth and Culture: A Blueprint for Thriving Organizations
Strategic Agility: Adapting Your Business for Rapid Scaling" Summary
Discover the essential elements of strategic agility needed to facilitate swift and successful scaling. Layla shares insights on dynamic strategy formulation, quick decision-making, and adaptive structures for businesses aiming for rapid growth.
Strategic Agility: Adapting Your Business for Rapid Scaling" Summary
Empowering Leaders: Nurturing High-Performing Teams for Exceptional Results
Delve into the art of leadership and team empowerment. Layla provides guidance on fostering leadership skills within your organization, creating high-performing teams, and achieving consistently outstanding results.
Empowering Leaders: Nurturing High-Performing Teams for Exceptional Results
Operational Excellence in the Modern Era: Streamlining Practices for Success
Uncover the secrets to optimizing operational models for increased efficiency and productivity. Layla discusses best practices in streamlining decision-making processes, enhancing communication, and utilizing technology for operational excellence.
Operational Excellence in the Modern Era: Streamlining Practices for Success
Customer-Centric Transformation: Building Products That Scale Sustainably
Learn how to craft product strategies that align with customer needs and drive sustainable scaling. Layla shares her experience in creating products that resonate with the market while maintaining a focus on scalability and long-term success.
Customer-Centric Transformation: Building Products That Scale Sustainably
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Hiring / team formation, with Layla Foord
Find your own strengths and gaps, and create a team that can get the job done.I attended a presentation skills seminar that Layla ran and found it extremely useful and a lot of fun. Layla's down to earth approach made the seminar very accessible. She provides a range ... keep reading Outware Mobile
Layla spoke at our Carsales independent Guild created to showcase women in business and I had previously seen her speak at a start up event. Layla shared her personal and professional journey and the audience was engaged throughout the talk. Layla is a story teller with the presence of a friend which made everyone feel they could connect with her words. I highly recommend Layla as a speaker and coach.
Layla conducted a great fireside chat at the opening ceremony of GIYC2016 with our media executive. Layla interacted really well with the host and also the audience, capturing their attention with worldy examples of her start up and work adventure, and also embracing topics of worklife balance and motherhood which struck a deep connection with the audience. Layla's talk was exceptionally well received and memorable, with fantastic feedback from the audience and also corporate sponsors and other speakers in the room. Layla was a pleasure to work with, really organised, on time and friendly to all our executive and the audience. We loved having Layla talk at GIYC. Thanks Layla!
Layla is one of those speakers that delivers truth, because she's actually done the work. She's also witty, disarmingly intelligent and an absolute pleasure to work with. Book her, work with her, befriend her, she's ace. :)
Layla did a talk on 'Finding Superheroes for your Organisation' at our Lean Startup Melbourne event. The talk was received very well by the 400 attendees that attended the event. The content of the talk was original and insightful. Her delivery of the talk was very engaging, which the audience responded well to. I would highly recommend getting Layla to speak at your event.
