Zovig Garboushian is the fiery force behind Boldness Ablaze. With over 25 years of experience in marketing, management consulting, organizational change, and leadership development, Zovig's mission is simple: Help leaders reconnect with themselves as their primary source of truth so they can lead with less stress and more ease. Zovig has worked with leaders and teams at companies like Accenture, CreditKarma, New York Life, Google, Fastly, Microsoft, Planned Parenthood, Bungie Games, Wizards of the Coast, the University of Delaware, University of Washington, and Southern New Hampshire University along with numerous small businesses and startup leaders. She has spoken at organizations such as TriNet, Advancing Women in Tech, Dutchie, CFO Council, Business Networking International (BNI) and KeyBank. And, she’s the host of When Does It Get Good? podcast. Whether she's on a stage, in a workshop, or in an intimate coaching moment, Zovig is dedicated to helping her clients feel comfortable in their own skin so they can stop worrying about getting it right and go after what matters most.

Speaking Topics:

Everything’s On Fire, Now What?: Six Moves to Stay Resilient and Still Standing

The world’s upside down. People are anxious, uncertain, and looking to you for direction. You’re used to going from problem to solution in 2.2 seconds—but right now, everything just feels heavy.

This talk is for the leaders who can admit the load is getting hard to carry… and still have to keep going.

Because real resilience doesn’t look flawless—it looks shaky, human, and still in motion.

We’ll explore six ways to reinforce your resilience so you can stay steady without pretending you’re fine. This isn’t about staying tough. It’s about leading through the mess with grace, grit, and honesty, and showing your people how to do it too.

Beyond the KPIs: Moving People with Influence, Not Performance

You can have the sharpest strategy, the cleanest metrics, and the best-laid plans—but if no one buys in, it all falls apart.

Right now we’re facing economic whiplash, AI disruption, and nonstop change which requires something more from leaders, and leaders who focus only on execution are missing the bigger play because strategy means nothing without influence, and leadership doesn’t matter if no one follows.

This talk is for leaders who know their role isn’t just about directing work—it’s about moving people. You’ll learn how to translate your expertise into impact by using the deeper mechanics of influence: what you do, how you think, and who you are while leading. Because authority might get you compliance—but influence is what drives real results.