Rocky Ozaki

Keynote Speaker | Kelowna, British Columbia

Future of Work
Workforce Engagement | Technology & Innovation Expert

Rocky Ozaki Expertise Future of Work, Business Transitions, Operational Process Improvement, Global Business & Trade, Emerging Technology & Tech Trends, Future Trends, Leadership and Change, Strategic Thinking and Technology & Innovation.

Rocky Ozaki

About Rocky Ozaki

Rocky Ozaki is one of North America’s leading voices on the Future of Work, modern business transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He is a 3-time tech start-up Founder and the CEO of a consulting firm helping organizations create naturally innovative and agile teams that can thrive in these exponential times. Rocky blends strategic foresight with proprietary data and insights to encourage leaders to challenge all their assumptions of how-to future-proof their organizations. His presentations are high-energy, a bit edgy and fun, all while jam-packed with practical insights for companies that want to lead - not follow - in this rapidly evolving world. His blend of on-stage charisma, a futurist mindset, and decades of experience actually training and transforming companies, Rocky is one of the most unique, credible and inspiring keynote speakers in the industry today.

Rocky Ozaki Videos

Rocky Ozaki | Keynote Speaker | Speakers Bureau of Canada

Techworks Vancouver 2019: Rocky Ozaki

Wia Van 2018 Summit Rocky Ozaki "belonging in the Workplace"

The Future of Work is Now: Rocky Ozaki at Imagine Your Workplace Conf

Building Resilient Organizations | Invincible Innovation

Rocky Ozaki Interviews & Podcasts

Interview: Rocky Ozaki

Hr in the Time of Covid-19: in Conversation with Nowofwork Founder Roc

Episode 32: the Now of Work with Rocky Ozaki

Rocky Ozaki Talks to Nikolas Badminton About Covid-19 Killing the Para

S2: Ep11: Rocky Ozaki Talks About Covid-19 Killing the Paradigm of Wo

ROCKY OZAKI BIOGRAPHY

Rocky Ozaki is one of North America’s leading business culture transformation experts on the future of work. Rocky is the Founder & CEO of a business transformation firm whose primary focus is helping leaders build future-proofed, resilient teams that are anchored on cultures of innovation and agility. He couples a decade of senior leadership roles in large organizations, with 10 years in start-up tech to form what he believes is the culture and operational DNA of all modern companies.

Previously, Rocky Ozaki held the role of Vice-President and Head of Corporate Innovation for the BC Tech Association and was the Founder of Pondr. Pondr is an innovation software that guides and measures organizations’ innovation journeys as a strategic priority which captures ideas, then guides the innovation journey,. The concept was developed to ensure that innovation was prioritized as a part of the business process, so teams develop the habit of ideating, validating, testing, learning, and measuring the return on their innovation investments.

Through his experience as an entrepreneur and business leader, Rocky has always been at the forefront of digital transformation. As a successful entrepreneur, Rocky Ozaki shares the basics around corporate innovation, defining key terms & frameworks used in the innovation world, and provides tactics to begin, or re-energize your organization’s transformation journey.

Rocky Ozaki first heard the term, “the Future of Work” in 2010. Rocky Ozaki watched tech companies, mostly in Silicon Valley, co-designing a new paradigm of work (and life) that compelled him to leave the corporate world and join the startup tech scene in Vancouver, Canada. At first, Rocky Ozaki called BS on ping pong tables, Friday @ 4, “holacracy”, unlimited vacation, flip-flop-wearing CEOs, and the hyper-personalization and democratization of anything startups could solve with code.

Within three months, he was converted. Not only did he believe in this “Future of Work”, but it also became clear to him that every company would one day operate as a technology company.  By 2013, Rocky Ozaki estimated that 99% of companies were still stuck in an outdated industrial age mindset and were facing inevitable disruption.

Once Rocky Ozaki equipped himself with years of startup & scale-up tech experience and entrenched himself in the innovation scenes across North America, He founded an organization with Eric Termuende, which had a clear focus to prepare organizations for the future through generational and accelerated change. The problem to solve was clear – people and companies were not ready for an exponential world.

The information/digital age has exploded beyond most people’s wildest imagination. A team, equipped with the culture and operational knowledge of both (necessarily bureaucratic) large corporations and scrappy (necessarily innovative and agile) startup tech, could bridge the gap and help organizations thrive in a rapidly changing world. The global pandemic may have forced organizations to challenge all their assumptions, but it’s also rapidly given birth to new products and services. Innovation is now a table stakes of every modern organization

Throughout the years, Rocky became an expert at identifying trends in the market and for the internal operations within organizations across all sectors. Through implementing new systems, process and by understanding the trends for employee’s needs, wants and expectations, Rocky started the Now of Work, which was and still is at the forefront of reshaping originations to redesign their business purpose, that is inclusive for all stakeholders of the company.

Rocky Ozaki delivers keynotes and other presentations with a hyper-focus on creating naturally innovative and agile teams capable of thriving in our exponential times. Rocky specializes in helping executives build futureproofed resilient organizations that attract the right employees and retain top talent in a competitive environment. Rocky Ozaki shares a unique perspective with a hyper-focus on creating naturally innovative and agile teams capable of thriving in exponential times through great resignation.

Rocky Ozaki is a keynote speaker, corporate trainer & consultant with a hyper-focus on creating innovative, agile and capable teams through complex transitions, while mitigating and implementing strategy based on future trends. In years past, Rocky Ozaki had success as a speaker during his Disrupt HR Talks, which shared new innovative approaches for people first cultures to strategize for the future of work.

Rocky empowers executives to build futureproofed and resilient organizations that attract the right employees to bring organizations to new foundations of thinking and operating for business success. He assists organizations through what he calls “The Rise and Fall of HR” which focuses on how critical it is for organizations to become 21st Century ready.

Rocky Ozaki Topic Presentations

Rocky Ozaki Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

The Future is Now…are You Ready?: Personalized to Any Industry, and It’s Not Just About Ai.

How and Why We Will All Co-exist with AI: You’ve All Heard of the Technology, but Have You Truly Begun Your AI Journey?

AI Adoption is Broken: But We’re Here to Share the Solution

Innovation in a Changing World: Navigating the New Era of Business Transformation

Disruptive Innovation: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Business

Cross-generational Culture: Bridging the Gap to Win Talent and Stakeholder Engagement

The 4-day Work Week: Embracing a New Era of Work-life Balance

Rocky Ozaki Books & Articles

Disrupthr Vancouver: Interview with Rocky Ozaki, Rise
Disrupthr Vancouver: Interview with Rocky Ozaki,

Rocky Ozaki is Director of People & Culture at Rise (formerly Paysavvy). Rocky argues that the mainstream way we lead our employees needs...

Rocky Ozaki Speaking Testimonials

"Rocky has spoken at two of our annual conferences (New Orleans and Chicago) and always brings top quality content with unbeatable enthusiasm. He is an expert on innovation and is such a pleasure to work with."

Kelly Wong

Marketing & Events
Achievers

"Rocky was one of the best presenters on the future of work that I’ve ever seen. His energy and passion kept the room engaged while his expertise and insight ensured everyone left with concrete takeaways they could apply to their own teams."

Dany Richard

President
ACFO-ACAF

"Rocky has a natural gift to challenge, inspire and guide organizational leaders on how to thrive in these exponential times. He has the expertise and is a true authority on the Future of Work, and is masterful at demystifying Innovation and Agility in the context of the modern people-centric company culture. Our entire people leadership team walked away from his keynote and breakout sessions better equipped, and eager to elevate their contribution to our organization’s audacious strategic journey. We are living in a rapidly changing operating environment and I could see how many companies would benefit from hearing his passionate, inspiring and action-oriented message!"

TJ Schmaltz

Chief People & Legal Officer

"Rocky brings passion, energy and unquestionable expertise on how organizations must modernize to remain relevant in our exponential times."

Nancy MacKay

CEO
MacKay CEO Forums

"Rocky’s keynote was both thought-provoking and inspiring, and his insights on how we can best future-proof our business will help shape our strategic plans going forward."

Greg Shepherd

CEO
Pharmasave Drugs

"Rocky is an energetic and knowledgeable presenter. His perspective on innovation and how organizations and CEOs can embrace it for success should be on everyone’s must listen to list."

Michael McKnight

CEO
United Way BC

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