SIMORIAH STOGNER
TEDx Speaker, Technology Executive and Founder of Simulating Mindsets
About Simoriah Stogner
Simoriah Stogner entered technology without knowing how to use email. Twenty years later, she leads enterprise systems engineering and server operations.
A TEDx speaker, technology executive and founder of Simulating Mindsets, Simoriah built that career from a starting point most hiring filters would have screened out. She survived childhood homelessness, became a mother at seventeen and entered the industry without a four-year degree. She then spent two decades rising through enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI, operational transformation and people leadership.
Her results speak in the language executives use. She led automation that cut server delivery from roughly 33 days to under 24 hours, and she helped build women's employee communities serving more than 4,000 participants. Her work has spanned enterprise modernization, remediation strategy and governance across complex environments, and she was named the 2023 IT Person of the Year by the Springfield Technology Council.
That combination is what makes her land. Her TEDx talk, One Size Does Not Fit All, asks leaders a pointed question: what if the talent shortage is partly a vision problem? Simoriah puts a face to the capability organizations overlook, then connects it directly to the decisions leaders make about hiring, technology and execution. Audiences leave with a clearer view of their own capacity and a practical way to recognize it in others.
She has spoken at TEDx Missouri S&T, the Biz 417 Think Summit, the Springfield Technology Council, SheLeadsTech, Missouri State University's College of Business, the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, Central Bank and Care to Learn, and serves on boards focused on technology, women and rural innovation.
Based in Springfield, Missouri, Simoriah travels across the U.S. for in-person events and delivers virtual keynotes for U.S.-based audiences.
- TEDx speaker, One Size Does Not Fit All
- 20 years of enterprise technology leadership across infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI and operational transformation
- 2023 IT Person of the Year, Springfield Technology Council
- Led automation that reduced server delivery from roughly 33 days to under 24 hours
- Helped build women's employee communities serving 4,000+ participants
- Board service in technology, women and rural innovation
- Founder of Simulating Mindsets
Watch Simoriah's TEDx Talk
Speaking Topics
Signature Keynote • Talent, Leadership & Workforce Innovation • Best for: HR and talent leaders, corporate conferences, workforce and association events.
What if the talent shortage is partly a vision problem? Based on her TEDx talk, Simoriah challenges inherited hiring filters and shows leaders how to recognize capacity beyond credentials, build pathways for overlooked talent and turn human potential into organizational advantage.
Your Audience Leaves Able To
- Challenge inherited filters that confuse pedigree with potential.
- Recognize evidence of capacity outside traditional credentials.
- Use See. Build. Rise. to turn recognition into real development opportunities.
Resilience, Leadership & Possibility • Best for: leadership summits, women's leadership events, education and community audiences.
From childhood homelessness and teen motherhood to enterprise technology leadership, Simoriah tells a story about the doors people open, the standards we choose and the responsibility to build a path wide enough for others. It is a story-led keynote with a practical discussion of credibility and opportunity at its core.
Your Audience Leaves With
- A new frame for adversity: treat it as information, not identity.
- Permission to lead early: lead before the title confirms you are ready.
- A responsibility worth taking on: become the person who sees promise before proof.
Practical AI & Human-Centered Change • Best for: technology conferences, financial services, corporate teams navigating AI adoption.
A grounded, accessible keynote that moves people from AI anxiety to useful action. Simoriah connects enterprise technology leadership with everyday decisions, so audiences can experiment with confidence without losing judgment, ethics or the human center.
Your Team Leaves Able To
- Identify practical AI use cases that remove friction from their work.
- Ask better questions and verify the outputs that matter.
- Lead adoption through confidence, context and human judgment.
What Audiences Say
Simoriah has spot-on advice for you on how to attract the best talent.
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Where Simoriah Appears
Read the spotlight: She Entered Technology Without Knowing How to Use Email. Twenty Years Later, She Leads Enterprise Server Operations.
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