Carlos Hidalgo
SPEAKER | AUTHOR | COACH
My Mission
I help entrepreneurs and business executives design intentional, fulfilling lives that drive sustainable success, without sacrificing what matters most. Through a practical, proven Life Design framework, I guide leaders from feeling overwhelmed and disconnected to living with clarity, purpose, and joy.
My approach is personal. I've experienced firsthand what it means to achieve traditional success while feeling empty inside. I checked all the boxes yet missed the joy and fulfillment that life offers. Since that turning point, it is my mission to help business leaders redefine success on their own terms, so they can build careers and lives that are both fulfilling, meaningful, and rewarding.
About Carlos
Carlos Hidalgo is an international keynote speaker who transforms how entrepreneurs and business leaders define and achieve success. After spending years climbing the corporate ladder while feeling increasingly unfulfilled, Hidalgo made a pivotal shift that changed everything.
Now, Carlos dedicates his career to helping business executives and entrepreneurs escape the trap of external success without internal satisfaction. Through his proven Life Design framework, he provides leaders with actionable tools to create lives that are both professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling.
As the author of Driving Demand and The UnAmerican Dream, Carlos brings a unique perspective that challenges conventional wisdom about what it means to "make it" in life and business. His approach resonates with countless leaders who have discovered that checking all the traditional boxes doesn't guarantee happiness or meaning.
Carlos's speaking engagements are transformational experiences where audiences move from feeling stagnant and stuck to feeling energized and alive. He empowers leaders to redefine success on their own terms, building careers that drive results while creating lives they genuinely love living.
Places I've Spoken
Carlos's Talks
The Change Formula:
How To Get Unstuck & Start Thriving!
Nearly half of all professionals feel stuck; trapped in unfulfilling careers, stagnant relationships, or financial plateaus. The statistics are sobering: 33-50% of adults report feeling lost socially, financially, and professionally. But feeling this way isn't a life sentence. It's a starting point.
Drawing from my own decade-long struggle of being successful, yet unfulfilled, this engaging and dynamic talk takes audiences on a transformative journey. Together, we'll explore how you arrived at being stuck and map the route forward, from merely surviving to genuinely thriving.
You'll walk away with four actionable principles you can implement immediately to create real change and lead to a life filled with joy, purpose, and abundance.
Discovering Worth, Identity & Happiness by Redefining Success
In an effort to obtain the American Dream, many professionals have spent incredible time and effort in pursuit of business success and professional achievement, only to find that despite achieving it, they still feel unfulfilled and happiness to be elusive. This is supported by the 2024 World Happiness Report, which saw America drop to its lowest level in the history of the research.
Despite living in the most prosperous nation in the history of the world, Americans are more stressed, lonely, and have more anxiety than ever before. Is this really the dream? Clearly, our modern, hustle-at-all-costs culture is costing us far more than it is worth, and we are losing ourselves in the process.
In this engaging and authentic talk, I take your audience through the process of getting back to who God created them to be, so they can define their true purpose and begin to define success on their terms.
Stagnant to Strategic:
Transforming Employee Engagement into Competitive Advantage
Your employees are quietly costing you millions. Only 21% of employees worldwide report being engaged at work, and every disengaged employee costs your organization 34% of their annual salary through reduced productivity, higher absenteeism, and lower profitability. When your workforce feels stuck, your bottom line suffers. But disengagement isn't inevitable; it's reversible!
This high-energy, engaging keynote reveals the hidden patterns that trap employees in disengagement and provides a roadmap for organizational renewal. Your leadership team will leave with four actionable strategies to transform your culture, re-engage your employees, and move them from survival mode to thriving contributors.
“I first experienced Carlos Hidalgo through one of his private corporate speaking sessions, and I was so impressed by his ability to connect, simplify complex ideas, and spark meaningful dialogue. I can say his professionalism and impact go well beyond the stage.”
