Featured Speakers

At Keynotes for Leaders, you have access to over 30 speakers with a wide variety of industry experience. Reach out to us to find the right speaker to meet your needs.

Here are a few of our featured speakers – with video clips so you can see them in action.

Keynote speaker Staci Taustine. CEO and Founder of Stubborn Heart Consulting | Intergenerational Leadership Trainer | Facilitator | Experience Designer | Career Guide | Coach | Belonging Advocate. Areas of expertise include: Intergenerational Collaboration for the Modern Workplace, Leading Authentically, Contagious Culture, The 5 P's for Purposeful Remote Work, Social Identify Storytelling for Change. Click to watch video clip.
Learn more about Staci Taustine via LinkedIn


Keynote speaker Ali Palmer. CEO and Technology Company Founder | West Point and Harvard Business School Graduate | Combat Engineer, Army Ranger, IRAQ War Veteran | Expert Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach. Areas of expertise include: Navigating Organizational Politics, Critical Conversations, Maximizing Employee Engagement, Healthy Conflict Management, Leading through Change, and Servant Leadership of Teams. Click to watch video clip.
Learn more about Ali Palmer via LinkedIn


Keynote speaker Neville De Lucia. President and CEO of Dale Carnegie Training, Central and Eastern NC Region | Former CEO of South Africa Region | Global Corporate Trainer | Sales and Business Builder. Areas of expertise include: Business Lives in Conversations and Relationships, Connecting with Teens and Tweens in the Digital Age, How Women Have Shapes My Life, and Selling Is a Life Skill. Click to watch video clip.
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Corporate trainer Shannon Bendixen. Founder, Integrated Leadership Consulting | Keynote Speaker | Executive Coach | Instructional Designer | Leadership Facilitator | Published Researcher. Areas of expertise include: Creating and Communicating Your Compelling Vision, The Challenges of Change, Understanding Influence Styles, Advancing Women in Leadership, and Creating Change-Capable Leaders. Click to watch video clip.
Learn more about Shannon Bendixen via LinkedIn



Corporate trainer Dennis John. CEO and Founder of Without Exception | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Practitioner | Educator | Facilitator | Systems Thinker | Content Designer | Qualitative and Quantitative Research Expert. Areas of expertise include: Examining and Responding to Microaggressions Productively, Understanding Our Blind Spots, Conflict Resolution, Building Influence Skills, and Communicating with Impact. Click to watch video clip.
Learn more about Dennis John via LinkedIn.


Keynote speaker Clemson Turregano. CEO | Organizational Strategist | Executive Coach | Instructional Designer | Corporate Trainer | US Army Veteran | Founder of Global Leadership Services. Areas of expertise include: Creating High Performing Teams, Lessons in Effective Boundary Spanning, The Power of Mentorship, The Best Player Is the Team Player, and Strategy for Normal Folks. Click to watch video clip.
Learn more about Clemson Turregano via LinkedIn.


Corporate trainer Ginny Olson. Leadership Coach | Corporate Trainer | Content Strategist | President and Founder of Brand Elements Coaching | Cofounder of Keynotes for Leaders. Areas of expertise include: Building Resilience, Developing High Potential Talent, Inspiring Frontline Leaders, Giving Effective Feedback, and Managing Communications within Nonprofit Organizations. Click to watch video clip.
Learn more about Ginny Olson via LinkedIn.