Virginia Lacayo
SHE / HER / HERS
Driven by the belief that is easy to colonize an unchallenged mind, Virginia Lacayo, Ph.D. is co-founder and CEO of Massive, a coaching practice that guides and equips business leaders called to use their status and power to take on systemic change. Dr. Lacayo is a certified mindset coach, a thought leader in the field of communication for social/organizational change, a complexity scientist, and a systemic leadership expert.
One insight can lead to massive change.
Popular Talks
Becoming Indomable:
“Indomable” is a Spanish word that means “difficult to domesticate”. Becoming Indomable is the radical idea that the ultimate call of leadership is to take on systemic change. Dr. Lacyayo will guide the audience through misperceptions about power, the internal and external challenges faced by those called to lead differently, and the positive outcomes of having an Indomable mindset.
Decolonizing Your Mind
Curious about where your thoughts and beliefs come from? Or were the stories we tell about ourselves and others arise from? In this highly interactive talk, Dr. Lacayo unlocks how much of what we think we think comes from social conditioning. Through exercises and discussion, participants will learn how our identities and our stories about our identities are formed by institutions, how to recognize and de-program limiting and/or unconscious beliefs and behaviors, and how to liberate yourself from colonization to be more authentic, more creative and more confident
The Living Enterprise:
Learn how to decentralize power and tap into your organization’s collective intelligence and creativity by evolving from thinking of your organization as a machine to understanding your organization as a living organism to enable your teams to solve complex problems and thrive in uncertainty.
All keynotes/workshops can be delivered in English or Spanish.
“It was incredible how in a single session Virginia helped me clarify my fears and how to turn them in my favor. She helped me understand such key and basic things, such as the difference between acting with courage and acting with confidence. The coaching was intense and each exchange was very impactful. I consider myself a person committed to personal development and a conscientious person who listens to and understands my feelings. But Virginia at another level! I can say that Virginia’s coaching marked a before and after in my new path.”
“[Although] I had already completed my thesis on emotional intelligence for graduate school, there were things that I did not understand and did not know how to apply. The biggest result is that I have learned to trust myself, I am more confident in the things I do and things that I did not do before out of fear.”
“What I liked the most about working with Virginia is realizing the need I had for a space to interact and grow. I am now filled with energy, hope, faith and confidence in myself. I have stopped blaming myself for some situations that have happened. I feel emotionally very calm with a lot of serenity to face what comes. Working with Virginia is wonderful. She is a very authentic person, with an incredible ability to connect with us. She is always willing to help us understand ourselves and joins us in transforming ourselves. She emits a beautiful warmth.”
Driven by the belief that is easy to colonize an unchallenged mind, Virginia Lacayo, Ph.D. is co-founder and CEO of Massive, a coaching practice that guides and equips business leaders called to use their status and power to take on systemic change. Dr. Lacayo is a certified mindset coach, a thought leader in the field of communication for social/organizational change, a complexity scientist, and a systemic leadership expert.
Virginia is a committed social entrepreneur and feminist activist. She mentors women activists fighting for social justice throughout Latin America. Virginia hosts the popular Spanish-language podcast, “Indomable” and also serves as President of FCAM, a feminist organization supporting women’s rights in Central America.
Dr. Lacayo holds dual citizenship from Nicaragua and France and currently resides in Austin, Texas. Since earning her doctorate in Communication for Development from the University of Ohio, Virginia’s rich and diverse background stretches across four continents and includes consulting, facilitating, serving as a faculty member, working for the UN, and producing a successful television show. Outside of her work, Virginia enjoys spending time with her son, and her partner and believes deeply in the transformational power of coaching, music, friendship, and laughter.
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