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Julia Landauer

NASCAR Champion, Corporate Strategist

Julia Landauer is a record-setting racing champion and corporate strategist who delivers high-impact keynotes on leadership, resilience, and innovation. Known for her warm, relatable, and entertaining storytelling, Julia blends motorsports and business insights to equip audiences with actionable tools to thrive under pressure and drive lasting results.

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Julia Landauer is a two-time champion racecar driver, motivational keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. From breaking records on the track to inspiring audiences worldwide, Julia harnesses lessons from the high-speed world of motorsports to deliver actionable strategies for leadership, resilience, and innovation.

A New York City native, Julia made history at age 14 as the first and youngest female champion of the Skip Barber Racing Series. Her career has spanned many racing series, including becoming the first woman to win a NASCAR Track Championship at Motor Mile Speedway, competing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, and setting a record-breaking 5th-place finish in the NASCAR Euro Series—the highest for an American in the series. She most recently raced part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Beyond the track, Julia’s expertise extends into business strategy and storytelling. A Stanford University graduate with a degree in Science, Technology, and Society, she launched her motivational speaking career with a TEDx Talk and has since worked with Fortune 500 companies, universities, and conferences worldwide. She was also on the TV show SURVIVOR, was a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and has worked with brands to create hosted video content. Her insights bridge the worlds of racing, technology, and community, offering fresh perspectives on high-performance leadership.

Julia also founded FrontRunner, a boutique advisory and coaching firm, and hosts her podcast, If I'm Honest with Julia Landauer. Today, she’s a member of NASCAR's Strategy & Innovation team, helping shape the future of the sport.

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The Drive to Win: Inspired Strategies for Self-Mastery

During her 21-year racing career, Julia Landauer unlocked essential strategies for achieving both personal and professional success. Through dynamic, candid, and often humorous stories from her own journey, Julia equips her audience with actionable strategies to take full ownership of their lives and excel under pressure. Tackling topics like authenticity, leadership, teamwork, overcoming fear, and embracing discomfort, she inspires her audience to pursue self-mastery and develop habits that keep us ahead of the curve. Julia's powerful perspective will leave audiences energized and ready to accelerate toward their goals.

Audience Takeaways: Ownership of Success, Fear as a Catalyst, Resilience and Grit, Embracing Authenticity, Growth in Discomfort, Preparation and Adaptation, Building Relationships.

Key Themes: #MotivationalSpeaker #LeadershipDevelopment #SelfMastery #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalSuccess #AuthenticityMatters #OvercomingFear #TeamworkStrategies #Adaptability #Resilience #Perseverance #GrowthMindset #RacingToWin #FearlessLeadership #EmbraceDiscomfort #DriveToWin #TakeOwnership #EffectiveCommunication #InnovativeLeadership #Empowerment

Slow In, Fast Out: Racing Rules for Workplace Success

Slow In, Fast Out: Racing Rules for Workplace Success

This workplace-oriented keynote draws on the high-stakes world of motorsports to deliver actionable strategies for thriving in any professional environment. Through a collection of powerful racing principles, Julia Landauer explores how strategic preparation, focused execution, resilience, and calculated risks can drive success and innovation. With vivid racing anecdotes and relatable workplace parallels, Julia inspires individuals and teams to embrace discomfort, push limits, and stay persistent until they reach the checkered flag. Perfect for audiences seeking a fresh, dynamic perspective on achieving peak performance and sustainable success.

Audience Takeaways: Strategic Preparation, Vision and Focus, Risk and Resilience, Personal and Team Optimization, Adaptability Under Pressure, Sustained Performance, Winning Mindset.

Key Themes: #Leadership #Motorsports #WorkplaceSuccess #Performance #Resilience #Focus #Innovation #ProfessionalGrowth #PeakPerformance #Teamwork #RiskTaking #StrategicPlanning #RacingLeadership #FastLaneSuccess
Data Drives Success: Winning with Analytics, Adaptation, and Innovation

Data Drives Success: Winning with Analytics, Adaptation, and Innovation

In high-stakes environments like motorsports and business, success isn’t left to chance—it’s powered by data-driven decision-making. With over 20 years of experience as a racecar driver and 10 years as a motivational speaker, Julia Landauer reveals how analyzing data, optimizing performance, and adapting in real time creates a competitive edge. In this keynote, she explores how data enhances leadership, strengthens collaboration, and fuels continuous innovation—whether on the track, in life, or in the workplace. Audiences will gain actionable insights on how to leverage technology, embrace iteration, and develop a strategic mindset to drive high-performance results.

Audience Takeaways: Preparation Creates an Edge, Data-Driven Collaboration, Innovation Through Experimentation, Clarity Builds Confidence, Leadership Shapes Data Culture

Key Themes: #DataDrivenSuccess #PerformanceMetrics #InnovationThroughData #StrategicDecisionMaking #RacingMindset #FailFaster #DataDrivenLeadership #SmartStrategy #ContinuousImprovement #CollaborationThroughData
Can Nice Girls Win? Owning Our Success and Elevating Each Other

Can Nice Girls Win? Owning Our Success and Elevating Each Other

Starting her racing career at just 10 years old, Julia Landauer quickly faced the challenges of being a female in a male-dominated industry. Through grit, collaboration, and a steadfast commitment to excellence, Julia learned to overcome obstacles by building strong alliances, communicating with purpose, and uplifting other women around her. In this honest and inspiring keynote, Julia opens up about some of her most defining moments in racing, shares powerful team-building strategies, and emphasizes the transformative power of proactive allyship in advancing equality. Prepare to be inspired by Julia's journey and equipped with actionable tools for creating inclusive success.

Audience Takeaways: Ownership of Success, Recognizing and Overcoming Bias, Self-Advocacy, Building Confidence, Fostering Allyship, Collaborative Empowerment.

Key Themes: #WomenInLeadership #Leadership #WomenInBusiness #WomenEmpowerment #ProfessionalDevelopment #ConfidenceBuilding #CareerGrowth #InclusiveWorkplace #BreakingBarriers #WomenInSTEM #WomenSupportingWomen

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NASCAR

“Julia is witty and honest and has an incredible ability to be both powerfully impressive and totally relatable.”

Accenture

"Julia was entirely professional, detail oriented, easy to work with and went above and beyond my expectations for the presentation."

Argus Americas

“I fully enjoyed [Julia's] keynote speech...the message was very real, inspiring, and relatable! [She] did a fantastic job!"

CSDA

“Still digesting all the #badass inspiration that is tingling like magic inside my head from this session.”

Sana

“By all accounts, [Julia's] remarks were both timely and energizing. [Her] experience with NASCAR, including the obstacles that [she] overcame to achieve such success in a male-dominated industry, is truly inspiring.”

University of New Haven

“Julia's message about building confidence, overcoming challenges and breaking barriers truly resonated. Her journey reminded us of the parallels we face in the technology industry where perseverance and self-belief are essential for thriving in a traditionally male-driven space.”

Zebra Technologies

"Her story is captivating, motivating and exciting and she delivers it in a very authentic way. Her ability to grab the attention of all the people in the room was awesome to watch."

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Julia Landauer

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The Drive to Win: Inspired Strategies for Self-Mastery

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“Julia is witty and honest and has an incredible ability to be both powerfully impressive and totally relatable.”

"Julia was entirely professional, detail oriented, easy to work with and went above and beyond my expectations for the presentation."

“I fully enjoyed [Julia's] keynote speech...the message was very real, inspiring, and relatable! [She] did a fantastic job!"

“Still digesting all the #badass inspiration that is tingling like magic inside my head from this session.”

“By all accounts, [Julia's] remarks were both timely and energizing. [Her] experience with NASCAR, including the obstacles that [she] overcame to achieve such success in a male-dominated industry, is truly inspiring.”

“Julia's message about building confidence, overcoming challenges and breaking barriers truly resonated. Her journey reminded us of the parallels we face in the technology industry where perseverance and self-belief are essential for thriving in a traditionally male-driven space.”

"Her story is captivating, motivating and exciting and she delivers it in a very authentic way. Her ability to grab the attention of all the people in the room was awesome to watch."

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Julia Landauer

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Keynotes

The Drive to Win: Inspired Strategies for Self-Mastery

Slow In, Fast Out: Racing Rules for Workplace Success

Data Drives Success: Winning with Analytics, Adaptation, and Innovation

Can Nice Girls Win? Owning Our Success and Elevating Each Other

Topics

“Julia is witty and honest and has an incredible ability to be both powerfully impressive and totally relatable.”

"Julia was entirely professional, detail oriented, easy to work with and went above and beyond my expectations for the presentation."

“I fully enjoyed [Julia's] keynote speech...the message was very real, inspiring, and relatable! [She] did a fantastic job!"

“Still digesting all the #badass inspiration that is tingling like magic inside my head from this session.”

“By all accounts, [Julia's] remarks were both timely and energizing. [Her] experience with NASCAR, including the obstacles that [she] overcame to achieve such success in a male-dominated industry, is truly inspiring.”

“Julia's message about building confidence, overcoming challenges and breaking barriers truly resonated. Her journey reminded us of the parallels we face in the technology industry where perseverance and self-belief are essential for thriving in a traditionally male-driven space.”

"Her story is captivating, motivating and exciting and she delivers it in a very authentic way. Her ability to grab the attention of all the people in the room was awesome to watch."

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