Iris Isabella Engelund is CEO and Founder of Play Your Talent, as well as a professional keynote speaker, business leadercoach, and talent developer. In recent years, she has inspired over 50,000 people with her talk, “Embrace Your Talent” Iris teaches strategic talent development and change management, drawing on 20 years of experience creating success in both private and public organizations. Her approach disrupts the traditional idea of talent by emphasizing that everyone—not just those with standout achievements—has talents. By spotlighting each individual’s strengths, she shows how teams can achieve a notable boost in efficiency, collaboration, problem-solving, and communication. When Iris speaks at events, runs team days, or conducts workshops, she focuses on how our diverse hidden talents profoundly shape interpersonal relationships. She delivers her message with humor, everyday examples, and interactive exercises, showing how to activate talent and open up new, better possibilities in organizations. Besides touring around Denmark with her talk, Iris serves as a talent mentor for leaders and teams and acts as a sparring partner in strategic development and innovation processes. Iris has also developed an innovative software platform PLAY YOUR TALENT—similar to Kahoot—that reveals a person’s talents in just 12 minutes and provides AI learning, ESG`s`documentation and much more . This app provides immediate insights into what drives each individual and offers a straightforward way to discuss diversity in a constructive manner. With this digital tool, organizations can quickly discover new solutions and action possibilities for teams, leadership, and the company as a whole.
