Becky Blalock

Former Fortune 200 CIO Becky Blalock inspires leaders to navigate change with confidence, courage, and innovation.

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"Becky’s passion for and commitment to making the community a better place for all is not just a chapter in her book but a lived experience. Her words and presence serve as an inspiration and challenge to women (and men) to 'give back.' Becky truly understands the importance of integrating philanthropy into one’s life – personally and professionally."

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Why book Becky Blalock for your next event

Former Fortune 200 CIO with more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in technology, transformation, and business strategy.
Inspires leaders to embrace confidence, innovation, and inclusion through actionable insights drawn from real boardroom experience.
Bestselling author of DARE and award-winning executive recognized for driving organizational growth and future-ready leadership.

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Leadership expert, former Fortune 200 CIO, and bestselling author

Becky Blalock is a highly respected leadership expert, former Fortune 200 CIO, bestselling author, and keynote speaker known for helping organizations lead with confidence in times of change. With more than three decades of executive leadership experience, she equips audiences with practical strategies for innovation, digital transformation, and inclusive leadership. Becky’s inspiring and honest approach empowers leaders to make bold decisions, strengthen workplace culture, and build resilient organizations prepared for the future.

Book Becky Blalock for Your Event

When organizations book Becky Blalock for their event, they gain access to decades of executive leadership experience combined with practical, real-world insight into leading through transformation. As a former Chief Information Officer for a Fortune 200 company, Becky understands the challenges leaders face in rapidly evolving industries where innovation, technology, and people must work together to drive results.

Her keynote presentations are engaging, strategic, and highly actionable. Becky delivers insights that help leaders navigate uncertainty, embrace change, and build organizations that thrive in competitive environments. She speaks directly to executives, managers, and emerging leaders who want to strengthen their leadership capabilities and create lasting business impact.

Becky’s leadership philosophy centers on confidence, courage, resilience, and accountability. Audiences leave her presentations inspired to take action and equipped with tools they can immediately apply within their organizations.

Leadership Through Change and Transformation

Throughout her career, Becky Blalock has led large-scale transformation initiatives and technology strategies at the highest corporate levels. Her experience allows her to translate complex business and leadership challenges into practical solutions that resonate with audiences across industries.

As a former Fortune 200 CIO, Becky understands how to align innovation with business strategy while building strong teams capable of adapting to change. Her presentations explore how organizations can foster agility, encourage innovation, and create cultures where people feel empowered to contribute and lead.

She shares valuable lessons on:

Leading confidently during uncertainty
Driving innovation across organizations
Navigating digital transformation successfully
Building resilient and adaptable teams
Strengthening leadership communication
Creating accountability and trust

Becky’s ability to connect leadership principles with real executive experience makes her presentations both relatable and impactful.

Becky Blalock on Confidence and Courage

One of Becky Blalock’s most recognized leadership themes is the importance of confidence and courage in professional growth. As the author of the bestselling book DARE: Straight Talk on Confidence, Courage, and Career for Women in Charge, Becky has inspired professionals around the world to step into leadership roles with authenticity and purpose.

Her approach is direct, honest, and empowering. Rather than focusing on theory alone, Becky shares practical insights leaders can apply immediately to strengthen their mindset, communication, and decision-making abilities.

Audiences appreciate her ability to speak openly about the realities of leadership while providing strategies for overcoming barriers and building personal confidence. Her talks encourage leaders to embrace challenges, take calculated risks, and lead with conviction.

Becky is especially recognized for empowering women in leadership and helping organizations create environments where diverse talent can thrive and contribute at the highest level.

Recognized Executive and Industry Voice

Becky Blalock’s accomplishments have earned recognition from some of the most respected names in business and technology. Her leadership expertise has been featured by Forbes, CIO Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal, further establishing her as a trusted authority in executive leadership and corporate strategy.

Over the course of her career, Becky has received multiple Lifetime Achievement Awards and Global CIO honors for her contributions to technology leadership, innovation, and business transformation. These recognitions reflect both her professional achievements and her lasting impact on the organizations and leaders she has influenced.

Her credibility comes not only from awards and titles, but from years of hands-on executive experience leading at the highest levels of business. This gives audiences confidence that her insights are grounded in practical application and proven leadership results.

Why Organizations Book Becky Blalock

Organizations book Becky Blalock because she delivers more than inspiration. Her presentations combine strategic leadership insight with practical guidance leaders can implement immediately. She understands the realities executives face and provides audiences with clear tools for navigating complexity, leading change, and strengthening organizational culture.

Becky’s keynote presentations are ideal for leadership conferences, corporate events, technology summits, women’s leadership programs, and executive development initiatives. Her engaging style, executive credibility, and relatable storytelling make her a standout speaker for audiences seeking meaningful and lasting impact.

Whether speaking about innovation, confidence, digital transformation, or inclusive leadership, Becky leaves audiences motivated to lead with greater courage, clarity, and purpose.

Book Becky Blalock for your event to inspire leaders with practical strategies for driving innovation, building resilient teams, and creating lasting organizational success in a changing world.

Customer Reviews

Kim Hearn Director, Women’s Leadership, United Way of Greater Atlanta

"Becky Blalock lit up the room with her candid discussion and insights on the courage needed and the willingness to take risks in order to be a great leader. Our guests did not want her to leave and after her speech the questions kept coming. Feedback from our guests included, 'I had a fabulous time and can’t thank you enough for the invitation to hear Becky speak. I could not stop raving about my experience to colleagues and friends,' and 'Thank you for inviting me to the event. It was excellent, and I was quoting from Becky all day.'"

Mary Lou Heastings Co-Chair of Atlanta’s Tiffany Circle, a national philanthropic organization of women leaders in support of the Red Cross

"Whether you are in a leadership position or just beginning your career, Becky Blalock is an inspiring speaker whose success in business offers guidance that can be used in the corporate world and in our daily lives."

Ricardo Azziz President, Georgia Regents University

"Becky spoke to our firm’s Women Initiative about her experiences as an executive, a mother, a wife and a friend and she was a complete hit! The women all found her to be relatable, entertaining, and most of all, inspiring. Our women asked her dozens of questions about DARE, her career and her experiences, and she handled them all with grace and humor. Becky’s advice resonates with all of us and her practical tips help us to apply her wisdom to our own careers. The women have already asked when she can come back and share more!"

Kate Pearch Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

"Becky Blalock is the ‘real deal’. She is an engaging presenter who relates the ins and outs of her ‘real life’ climb to the top in a way that’s genuine and inspiring. Her book and presentation combines humor, anecdotes, research and lessons culled from the hard won successes and character-building setbacks of many high achieving women. We’re so glad she dared to share with us."

Cheryl Strickland 2013 President, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Atlanta

"Months later, we are still receiving positive feedback on Becky's inspiring keynote address at our Women's Business Conference. Attendees found her straight-talk on confidence, courage, and career refreshing and packed with actionable suggestions for women executives at all levels of their career."

Shannon Nail Vice President, Member Engagement, Dallas Regional Chamber

"Becky is a wonderful presenter, engaging everyone in the audience, from male senior executives to young women just starting their corporate career, with her lively and gracious style. Our site executive stated, 'I was so interested in the presentations that I spent more time than I had planned - I really enjoyed Becky’s presentation… The advice that was shared applies to everyone as we all manage our own development and careers.' Becky’s talk received much positive feedback, and she tailored her talk to absolutely hit the target with our audience and the 'Think Big, Play Big' theme of our event. She delivered an absolutely perfect keynote for us with grace and style!"

Renata Shore Manager, Cisco Systems, Inc.

"Becky's keynote for our women's business resource group was a huge success. Her advice and wisdom was taken in by all levels of leaders and everyone walked away with several nuggets. It was a huge success. Becky's honest, transparent and fun approach to sharing her leadership journey really resonated with the audience. I'm still getting emails and stopped in the hallway and they all say they same thing...Becky is a gem of a speaker...one special lady!"

Veronica Sheehan SVP, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc.

Earlier this year I asked Becky to be my featured speaker at a monthly employee town hall for 130 IT Professionals. Because the topic was "DARE" for women, I asked my employees to bring their daughters and spouses to the meeting. Becky was a HUGE hit!! My audience had more men than women, but everyone was enthralled with her lively presentation on taking charge of your career. As I announced when I introduced her, the advice in "Dare" applies just as much to men as it does to women. Becky is a natural people-person; she exudes warmth, charm, and humor which makes her an engaging speaker with a mix of personal stories, research studies, and real life examples. Our survey of attendees was very positive, noting that Becky's message resonated with a wide age range of both men and women (and daughters). I purchased a copy of "DARE" for all the attendees and Becky was gracious enough to stay after our meeting and autograph each book. To this day I still have female employees reference her presentation and/or book during performance reviews. The women all left the presentation excited and motivated, and the men left with a much better understanding of the differences between the two sexes in the workplace and the challenges that women sometimes face.

Lee W. Crump CIO and GVP, Rollins, Inc.

I had the pleasure of recently hosting a session at UPS for Becky to share her insights from her new book with our team members. Months later, we are still receiving positive feedback on Becky's inspiring presentation at our Women's Leadership Development Initiative. Attendees found her straight-talk on confidence, courage, and career refreshing and packed with actionable suggestions for women executives at all levels of their career

David Barnes SVP & CIO, UPS

Our organization, the Women of Teradata, brought Becky in to speak to not only our global membership, but we invited women leaders from other Atlanta companies. Her presentation was insightful, timely and provided clear actions for all attendees to help them with both their professional and personal development and career growth. Our senior leadership member and executive sponsor in attendance was impressed as well. He commented that everything she shared was dead on with how things really are in business, making her advice even more critical for women to hear. I strongly recommend her as a speaker for both male and female audiences.

Susan Baskin Director, Teradata

Keynotes

Keynote by Becky Blalock:

DARE: Straight Talk on Confidence, Courage and Career

During her 33-year career at Southern Company, a Fortune 300 utility company, Becky Blalock rose to become SVP & CIO in a traditionally maledominated industry. In her book, "DARE: Straight Talk on Confidence, Courage and Career for Women in Charge" she shares her hard-won advice on how you can gain confidence, find mentors, allies and manage others – and ultimately reach the highest tier of leadership. Becky empowers women (and men) to succeed with practical strategies that build relationships, promote potential, and ultimately create the opportunities on which great careers are founded, nurtured, and grown.

Key takeaways:

Dare to begin within: Know who you are and what you want
Dare to be bold: Don't be afraid to fail, take risks and go after what you want
Dare to invest in relationships: The more you give, the more you get

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Keynote by Becky Blalock:

DARE Q&A – Fireside Chat – interview-style

An interactive discussion/fireside chat with Becky Blalock and an interviewer from your organization, Becky shares insights, stories and career tips in a dynamic conversation about her trailblazing career to the C-suite in the maledominated utility industry. She’ll also share findings from her book, DARE: Straight Talk on Confidence, Courage and Career for Women in Charge (Wiley), which included interviews with 28 women who have achieved career success. Emphasis can be made on themes or messages that are important to your organization. This format is highly interactive with the interviewer, and the attendees.

Suggested interview questions are available
Pre-call / discussion with interviewer and organizing team

Typical takeaways from this session are:

Dare to begin within: Know who you are and what you want
Dare to be bold: Don't be afraid to fail, take risks and go after what you want
Dare to invest in relationships: The more you give, the more you get

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Keynote by Becky Blalock:

Boosting Your Confidence and Taking Risks

Confidence is not something we are born with. In many ways, our natural instinct is to stay cautious and avoid uncertainty because that is what helps us feel safe. Yet growth, opportunity, and success rarely happen inside our comfort zones. To reach our full potential, we must learn how to become more confident, embrace challenges, and take calculated risks.

In this empowering keynote, Becky Blalock shares practical insights on how individuals can strengthen their confidence, overcome self-doubt, and develop the courage to step into new opportunities. Drawing from her own executive leadership journey, Becky explains how some of the most important career and life breakthroughs happen when we are willing to take chances and trust our abilities.

Audiences will learn how to shift their mindset around fear and failure, build resilience through uncertainty, and become more comfortable making bold decisions. With honest stories, practical advice, and actionable strategies, Becky inspires leaders and professionals to stop holding themselves back and start pursuing bigger goals with greater confidence and purpose.

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Keynote by Becky Blalock:

Building Your Personal Brand

We all have a personal brand, whether we actively shape it or not. Your brand is the reputation, perception, and lasting impression people carry with them when you are no longer in the room. The question is: does your brand reflect who you truly are and where you want to go?

In this inspiring and practical keynote, Becky Blalock shares how professionals at every stage of their career can identify, strengthen, and communicate their personal brand with confidence and authenticity. Drawing from decades of executive leadership experience, Becky explores how credibility, communication, consistency, and visibility all play a role in shaping professional success.

Audiences will gain actionable tools to better understand how they are perceived, how to align their personal values with their professional image, and how to build a brand that creates trust, influence, and opportunity. This keynote encourages individuals to take ownership of their reputation and position themselves for long-term career growth and leadership success.

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Personal and professional goal setting

“If you don’t know where you are headed, you may end up somewhere else.”

Reaching your full potential starts with clarity, direction, and the courage to set ambitious goals. In this motivational keynote, Becky Blalock demonstrates why successful professionals and organizations alike achieve more when they create clear objectives and develop intentional plans to reach them.

Drawing on her extensive executive experience, Becky explains how effective goal setting can create momentum, improve focus, and unlock both personal and professional growth. She shares practical strategies for identifying meaningful goals, staying accountable, overcoming setbacks, and maintaining motivation in fast-changing environments.

This keynote inspires audiences to think bigger about what they want from their careers and lives while providing realistic tools to turn aspirations into measurable achievements. Participants leave energized, focused, and equipped with a stronger roadmap for success both personally and professionally.

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