Speaking

Booked for the rooms where executive careers actually get decided.

Conferences, executive education programs, association events, and private corporate sessions. Arno speaks at the intersection of recruiting, AI, and the modern executive brand — for audiences that need substance, not motivation.

Arno Markus in a podcast interview
Signature Talks

Four talks built for senior audiences.

Keynote · 45 min

Reverse Recruitment: Why the Senior Hiring Market Is Broken — and What to Build in Its Place

The talk Arno is most often booked for. A diagnosis of why senior leaders increasingly lose months to a hiring process that wasn't built for them, and a practical blueprint for how to invert it. Best for conference main stages and exec MBA programs.

Workshop · 90 min

LinkedIn for the Algorithm: How Executive Profiles Actually Get Retrieved

A working session, not a slide show. Attendees rebuild their headline, About, and Featured architecture against real recruiter search queries. Best for executive cohorts, peer groups, and corporate leadership programs.

Panel · 60 min

The Articulation Gap: Why Senior Leaders Get Filtered Out by Their Own Résumés

A conversation about the specific document failures that quietly cost executives six-figure outcomes — and the small-but-disciplined changes that close the gap. Best as a moderated panel anchor.

Private session · custom

Executive Branding Intensives (private, by request)

Closed-door sessions for boards, PE portfolio CEOs, and leadership cohorts on building durable executive brand assets. Scope and format are custom; engagements typically run a half-day to two days.

Recent venues

Industry associations including NRWA and CDI · Executive MBA programs · Private corporate leadership programs · Industry podcasts including CXO Dispatch and C-Suite Brief.