STRATEGIC FUTURIST
S. Robert Yi
Insights about tomorrow.
Better decisions today.

Your listeners can feel it. The world is changing faster than their strategy. Most leaders are executing plans built for a world that no longer exists.

Robert Yi names the global shifts that are shaping their customers, congregations, and communities. Then he turns each trend into a decision: the strategy to rethink, the investment to make, the team to build now. This conversation will reframe how your audience sees the future… and the present.

Robert is uniquely qualified to deliver this perspective. As COO of the Global Leadership Network, Robert leads a ministry that equips 380,000+ leaders in 110+ countries each year. His new book, Future-Perfect: 8 Megatrends Revealing the Future—and God's Call for Bold Leadership, is a critical strategic briefing endorsed by respected Christian leaders, including Craig Groeschel, Peter Greer, Tami Heim, and David Ashcraft.

Your Strategy Won't Last

Most strategies are built for yesterday. Robert shares the trends defining the future and guides leaders to reframe their plans so they stay relevant for tomorrow and for decades to come.

3 Strategic Bets That Will Pay Off for Generations

Three moves a leader can make this year that compound for generations — in their people, their reach, and their model. Where to place each bet, and why the window is now.

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4 Shifts Every Leader Needs to See Coming

Four forces already reshaping who you lead and who you serve. Robert names each shift, shows where it's heading, and hands leaders the first decision to make in response.

Steady Leadership When AI Is Changing Everything

AI anxiety is everywhere. Robert brings a grounded, data-driven view of what's actually changing in work, ministry, and the marketplace — and how leaders stay steady, and even get ahead, while the ground moves.

About Robert Yi

Robert Yi is a strategic futurist who has spent years researching global megatrends and helping leaders understand what's coming so they can make better decisions today. He is the author of Future-Perfect: 8 Megatrends Revealing the Future—and God's Call for Bold Leadership.

Robert serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Global Leadership Network, which equips more than 380,000 leaders in over 110 countries each year through the Global Leadership Summit.

He previously served as President and COO of Westfall Gold, Managing Partner of Ten Talents Partners, and COO and General Counsel of ECCU. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School, a JD from Loyola Law School, and a BA from UC Berkeley.

Robert and his wife, Kelly, live in Johns Creek, Georgia, and have two college-aged daughters, Karis and Christina.

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