Inspiring, engaging,
and actionable talks.
Keynotes, facilitation, and virtual experiences
to ensure your organization has the inspiration, mindset and approach to thrive.
Cosmic Centaurs CEO & Founder Marilyn Zakhour is a seasoned facilitator, podcast host, teacher, and public speaker.
Across all her speaking and training engagements, she brings her dynamic, creative approach to storytelling, infusing academic research and data.
Marilyn always incorporates activities and games in her sessions making them engaging and memorable.
She also shares leave-behinds, tips, and resources to give audiences lasting insights.
Marilyn speaks in podcasts, conferences, workshops, webinars, and other public speaking events about:
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Organizational strategy & culture
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Employee Engagement
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Employee Experience
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Leadership
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Human-centered design
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Strategy
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Entrepreneurship
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The Future of Work
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Teams & Collaboration
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Marilyn Zakhour is the CEO & Founder of Cosmic Centaurs, a flexible work consultancy company, helping executives and managers implement new ways of working to improve collaboration, agility, performance, and happiness.
She has experience in organizations of all sizes, and knows how to bring the agility of small startups to big corporations. Previously CMO of EMAAR, and Head of Dubai Opera, Marilyn holds an executive MBA from INSEAD. She has also spent 10 years in the startup world, building and running digital native companies.
Since 2015, she has been teaching graduate and undergraduate classes at the Faculty of Economics of USJ as well as ESA, in addition to facilitating workshops and training for several corporate and educational institutions. Her courses focus on Strategy, Marketing, Design Thinking, Agile methodologies, Content Creation, and the Future of work and Learning.
She is the host of two podcasts: Who Run The World, and Centaur Stage. Who Run The World is an award-winning podcast where 2 best friends explore what it's like being an Arab woman in the world today. Centaur Stage is a LinkedIn Live series and podcast for Cosmic Centaurs, where Marilyn and her guests discuss the future of work and teams.
