Speaking Engagements for Conferences & Corporate Events
Dr. AJ Lauer combines 20+ years of experience helping people navigate self-doubt with a doctorate in leadership studies to equip professionals with practical strategies to overcome imposter syndrome, embrace belonging, and take bold action.
Through humor, storytelling, and the unforgettable Imposter Monster Method, AJ challenges the idea that imposter syndrome is a personal flaw to overcome.
Instead, she helps audiences recognize how their environments shape their self-doubt—and how building a relationship with their Imposter Monster can help them move forward with courage.
Because you don't have to feel confident to do courageous things.
Why it matters: the hidden cost of feeling like an imposter
Your most capable people may be spending more energy proving they belong than doing the work they're capable of.
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In competitive workplaces, imposter feelings can shape how professionals show up, communicate, and pursue opportunities. Especially people with underrepresented identities.
Overcompensate
Work harder, overprepare, and chase perfection to prove their value - even when they've already earned their place.
Hold Back
Avoid speaking up, sharing ideas, pursuing promotions, or taking risks because they're afraid of being exposed as not good enough.
Second-Guess Themselves
Question their expertise, downplay accomplishments, or wait for external validation before making a move.
Burn Out
Spend so much energy trying to meet impossible expectations that they lose the confidence, creativity, and motivation that made them successful.
The Imposter Monster Method will teach your employees or conference attendees how to turn their inner critic into their greatest ally.
Make your Imposter Monster your sidekick.
Most advice about imposter syndrome focuses on silencing your inner critic, overcoming self-doubt, or faking confidence until you feel it.
The Imposter Monster Method takes a different approach.
Dr. AJ Lauer helps audiences give their imposter feelings a face, a name, and a personality—transforming an intimidating inner voice into a recognizable character they can engage with.
When you stop fighting your Imposter Monster, you can start recognizing what it's trying to tell you, questioning the messages you've absorbed, and choosing your next move.
Your Monster doesn't have to disappear for you to do extraordinary things.
Your Audience Will Walk Away With:
A Stronger Sense of Belonging:
They learn how to stop measuring their worth against impossible standards. To recognize how workplace expectations and experiences influence imposter feelings - and why self-doubt isn't proof that they don't belong.
Courage to Take Bold Action:
Audience members will learn practical ways to move through uncertainty, speak up, pursue opportunities, and take meaningful risks - and what to do when their Imposter Monster has something to say about it.
A Powerful New Sidekick
They’ll meet their Imposter Monster and learn to work with it instead of against it. Turn moments of self-doubt into opportunities for reflection, choice, and courageous action.
The result? Professionals who spend less energy proving their worth and more energy putting their talents to work.
“The session felt like an honest conversation that made attendees feel seen, understood, and encouraged. She tackled a topic that so many people quietly struggle with and did so with creativity, warmth, and a practical perspective. Our members walked away feeling genuinely impacted. If you are looking for a speaker who can engage a group, share insight into an important topic, and leave a lasting impression, I would highly recommend AJ. “
Jill Fowler
Executive Director
Community Fund Ohio
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Keynotes & Workshops
Ready to Bring the Imposter Monster Method to Your Event?
Your audience doesn't need another speaker telling them to be more confident. They need a new way to move forward when confidence isn't there.
Bring Dr. AJ Lauer to your next conference, leadership event, or corporate gathering for a memorable experience that combines humor, insight, and practical strategies for courageous action.
From Saboteur to Sidekick
Stop proving you belong. Start believing you do.
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An engaging, empowering keynote that challenges everything audiences think they know about imposter syndrome.
Through relatable stories, humor, and practical tools, Dr. AJ Lauer helps professionals understand where their imposter feelings come from, meet their Imposter Monsters, and discover how to move forward without waiting for self-doubt to disappear.
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Ideal for leadership conferences, professional associations, corporate events, and organizations seeking to empower professionals in competitive or male-dominated industries.
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Audience takeaway: You don't have to defeat your Imposter Monster to succeed. You can bring it along—and do courageous things together.
Let's Talk About Imposter Syndrome
Building teams where people don't have to prove they belong.
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An interactive workshop for leaders, managers, and teams who want to better understand imposter feelings and how they show up at work.
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Participants explore their own Imposter Monsters, learn to recognize the workplace dynamics that can amplify self-doubt, and practice more effective ways to talk about imposter feelings with colleagues.
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Ideal for leadership development, employee resource groups, team retreats, and professional development programs.
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Audience takeaway: Create more productive conversations about self-doubt, confidence, and belonging—without placing all the responsibility for change on individuals.