I speak from the inside out. Everything I talk about on stage I have built, run, or lived firsthand — at enterprise scale, across multiple companies and markets.
30+ engagements. 15+ countries. The topics have evolved — from inbound PR to Customer Success to AI — but the approach has always been the same: practical, direct, and grounded in real execution.
My current speaking topics:
I speak at conferences, executive summits, leadership offsites, and fireside chats. I tailor every session to the audience — whether that's a room of CSMs, a C-suite leadership team, or a conference stage.
If you have a topic in mind that isn't listed, get in touch. I'm open to custom formats where the conversation is worth having.

Iliyana has a unique presentation style, always ensuring to educate, motivate and engage the audience by keeping people's attention for long and also making them laugh.
Watch One of Iliyana's Recent Talks!
There's a common assumption in CS leadership: CSMs don't act on AI signals because they don't trust them. That's not quite right. In most cases, the signal isn't the problem. The gap is what comes after it. A CSM sees a risk score drop. An alert...
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Every Customer Success leader I know is under pressure to adopt AI. The tools are being deployed. The dashboards are being built. The announcements are being made. And yet — adoption stalls. CSMs quietly ignore the signals. Workarounds emerge....
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Retention is often discussed as a Customer Success metric. It's tracked as a percentage, reviewed in quarterly reports, and used to evaluate the performance of CS teams. When retention improves, it is seen as a positive signal. When it declines, it...
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