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Heather R Younger

Transform workplace cultures with Heather R Younger, speaker and employee engagement expert. Heather works with organizations to develop caring leadership and active listening skills, delivering research-backed strategies as a Thinkers50 Fellow and 2x TEDx speaker.

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Heather R Younger

Denver, United States

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$11k–25k

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At a glance

  • Workplace culture transformation expert focusing on heart and performance
  • Thinkers50 Radar Fellow with insights from 25,000 employee stories
  • Bestselling author and TEDx speaker on compassionate leadership
Heather R Younger transforms workplace cultures through leadership that combines heart with high performance. As CEO of Employee Fanatix and a Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025 Fellow, she leverages insights from over 25,000 employee stories to guide organizations toward sustainable engagement and growth. Heather's expertise is backed by her role as a trusted contributor to Forbes and Fast Company, and her bestselling books including "The Art of Caring Leadership" and "The Art of Active Listening." As a 2x TEDx speaker, she translates complex leadership concepts into actionable strategies for creating human-centered workplaces. She helps organizations address critical business challenges by developing leaders who balance emotional intelligence with performance expectations. Her research-backed approach creates cultures where resilience and empathy drive measurable results - organizations implementing her methods see up to 147% higher earnings per share and 21% greater profitability. Audiences leave Heather's presentations with practical tools to transform personal leadership, foster genuine team connections, and build cultures that thrive during uncertainty. Her keynotes provide immediately applicable strategies for developing high-performing teams through compassionate leadership and effective communication. Book Heather when you need more than inspiration - when you need a speaker who delivers transformational insights that create lasting organizational change.

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The Unshakeable Leader
Heather R Younger challenges leaders to reframe adversity as opportunity and shift from burnout to balance without compromising performance. With her signature warmth and insight, she unpacks how self-leadership fuels resilience, clarity and influence — especially during rapid change. Backed by data and brought to life through personal storytelling, Heather equips audiences with practical tools to lead from within. Expect a high-impact reset that inspires stronger ownership, deeper connection and enterprise-wide transformation, starting at the individual level.
The High-Performance Culture Code
Heather R Younger explores how compassionate leadership drives performance, loyalty, and resilience. Drawing on insights from over 30,000 employee voices and her best-selling book, she demonstrates how care and accountability can coexist to fuel engagement and long-term results. Heather’s energetic delivery, grounded in real-world experience and data, captivates audiences while offering a clear path to building teams that thrive, even through disruption. Learn how recognition, coaching, and connection can transform culture from the inside out.

Why we recommend booking Heather

Heather R Younger transforms workplace cultures by combining heart-centered leadership with high performance, helping organizations achieve up to 147% higher earnings per share through her research-backed approach to employee engagement. Book this Thinkers50 Radar Fellow and bestselling author to equip your leaders with practical strategies that balance emotional intelligence with performance expectations for sustainable organizational growth.

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What is Heather R Younger's speaking style like?

Heather R Younger builds sessions around data drawn from over 30,000 employee voices, anchoring findings in personal storytelling to translate research into practical leadership tools.

What topics does Heather R Younger specialise in?

Heather R Younger's sessions address self-leadership and resilience under adversity, compassionate leadership as a driver of team performance, and the building of high-performance workplace cultures through recognition, coaching and accountability. She is a Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025 Fellow, CEO of Employee Fanatix, and author of bestselling titles including "The Art of Caring Leadership" and "The Art of Active Listening", with her frameworks drawing on over 25,000 employee stories.

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