MEET TARJA

The next 10 years will bring challenges we’ve never faced, and opportunities we’ve never imagined. Old leadership models no longer fit. What we need now is leadership rooted in wisdom and built on what makes us human. My work brings people together across ideas and industries to build that future.

I'm an author, advisor, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker on a powerful mission: helping leaders unlock their human potential so that they can guide our world toward a better future.

LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY INSPIRED BY NATURE'S INTELLIGENCE

My deepest lessons in leadership came from nature. Growing up in Finland’s nature taught me that creativity comes when we slow down. Nature showed me how to listen, and it still guides me today. As I continue to learn, I return to these roots to stay connected to what truly matters.

WATCH

Leading the Future in the Intelligent Age | The Three Layers of Exponential Change

TARJA'S SPEAKER REEL

LEADERS OF THE FUTURE | LAUNCH SEMINAR

Global Virtual Leadership Seminar, September | 2025

MEDIA

What if your next workplace colleague isn't human at all, but an AI?

FUTURE OF WORK AND AI: TEA TALK PODCAST

BLUE OCEAN GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY INTERVIEW

Blue Ocean Global Technology Interview, September 27, 2025

FINLAND'S LEADING VOICE IN AI

Tarja Stephens recognized as Finland's #1 female voice in AI education and productivity, September, 2025

Reflections from UNGA80: Exploring how global leaders are reimagining education, skills, and leadership for a rapidly changing world.

UNGA80: THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY

Highlights from Leadership keynote at the Hispanic Unity of Florida Entrepreneur Summit, exploring how AI is redefining leadership and the human edge in business.

AI-POWERED LEADERSHIP KEYNOTE

Reflections from UNGA80: How Finland’s legacy of Nordic trust and leadership continues to shape global conversations in a rapidly changing world.

SMALL NATION, GLOBAL IMPACT

The Leaders of the Future initiative was born from a mission to help leaders navigate the next decade of exponential change that every leader is now stepping into.

THE LAUNCH OF LEADERS OF THE FUTURE

Founder’s Essay: The Three Layers of Exponential Change Discover my latest keynote and written essay exploring how technology and leadership are evolving in the age of exponential change.

AI AND LEADERSHIP KEYNOTE

What does leadership mean when the world around us is changing at the speed of AI?
And what skills will the leaders of the future need, and what can all of us start learning from them today? (Podcast In Finnish)

THE AI CLUB PODCAST

SUOMEN EKONOMIT

Finland's Ekonomi Magazine Interview: What Finland and the U.S. can teach each other about AI and Leadership, reflections by Tarja Stephens with Leaders of the Future

Empowering Leaders for an AI-Driven Future