Walking the Talk, a division of ZRG, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Amanda Fajak as its new CEO, effective immediately. Having joined the company in 2014, Amanda has been an integral part of the leadership of the organisation for nearly a decade.
Walking the Talk Founder and culture pioneer Carolyn Taylor will transition to a senior advisor role and focus on key client and keynote speaking engagements.
“Carolyn’s decades of experience in advising some of the largest companies in the world on culture and building one of the world’s leading culture consultancies, whose mission is to make culture do-able has set Walking the Talk up as a premiere brand the world over. She’s handing the reins to an excellent successor in Amanda Fajak, and we’re thrilled to continue offering these services to our clients.”
Larry Hartman, CEO, ZRG
“In the past year, as President of our Americas business, Amanda has spearheaded our expansion in North America. Her deep expertise in culture, strong commerciality, innovation, creativity and exceptional relationship skills means she is the right person to lead the business into its next phase of growth and development. I am very happy to have her step into a new leadership role, serving our clients and our team.”
Carolyn Taylor, Founder, Walking the Talk
With over 25 years of experience in culture management and creating the workplace of the future, Amanda is recognised as a leading expert on organisational culture. Her professional journey has spanned continents, with extensive engagements across Europe, Asia, and Australia driving enterprise-wide change in a diverse range of industries, including financial services, telecommunications, energy, technology, and pharmaceuticals. In the past year, as President of our Americas business, Amanda has spearheaded our expansion in North America, a focus she will continue as CEO.
“Learning from and working with Carolyn has been an amazing period in my career. I am excited to continue the work of Walking the Talk in the Americas and worldwide as we continue to help make culture a catalyst for our clients growth, helping the people and organisations we work with thrive.”
Amanda Fajak, CEO, Walking the Talk
Under Amanda’s leadership and with the backing and investment of ZRG, Walking the Talk has exciting expansion plans for its range of culture transformation, leadership development and assessment and succession solutions. Leveraging our 30 years experience in culture and combining that with the latest in digital and AI solutions, we will enable clients to accelerate transformation to unlock performance and purpose in an ever-changing world.