Kerry Goyette

Kerry Goyette works at the intersection of emotional intelligence, leadership development, and neuroscience research. She is the Founder & President of Aperio Consulting Group, a firm that uses workplace analytics and research-based strategies to build high-performance teams. Kerry has consulted for organizations around the world and has given keynotes at the Global HR Inside Summit in Austria and the 2018 Best Employers Awards in Barbados. Her popular TEDx Talk, “Stop Trying to Motivate Your Employees” tackles the well-intentioned but often unsuccessful methods leaders use in employee engagement.

Kerry’s new book, The Non-Obvious Guide to Emotional Intelligence, was selected as one of the “Best Business Books for Summer 2019” by Forbes magazine. Her work has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, CEO World Magazine, Inc., CNBC Make It, BNN Bloomberg, and Entrepreneur magazine. She is a Certified Professional Behavior Analyst, Certified Forensic Interviewer, and serves on the University of Missouri MBA Advisory Board. She studies the predictors of entrepreneurial success as a co-leader of the Centennial Investors Research Task Force.