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Tricia Brouk

Tricia Brouk helps executives and organizations lead with authentic voice, storytelling, and presence. As founder of The Big Talk Academy and an award-winning director, she brings decades of stagecraft and screen experience to leadership communication training worldwide.

Trusted by Pride Global, Innovation Women, Electric Collab

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Tricia Brouk

Tricia Brouk

New York City, United States

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$11k–25k

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Tricia Brouk's biography

At a glance

  • Author of The Influential Voice and Being Smart Is Stupid
  • Former exec producer, TEDxLincolnSquare
  • Directed James Gandolfini and Kate Winslet

Tricia Brouk helps executives, entrepreneurs, and emerging thought leaders move beyond information-sharing to create genuine human connection, using the power of voice, story, and presence.


As founder of The Big Talk Academy, Tricia certifies speakers in the art and science of transformational communication. She previously served as executive producer of TEDxLincolnSquare and Speakers Who Dare, and continues to host The Big Talk, a podcast and YouTube channel recognized among the 20 Great Podcasts for Speakers by Interview Valet. She is the author of The Influential Voice and Being Smart Is Stupid, and the subject of the documentary Big Stages.


Tricia's decades directing for theater, film, and television, working with performers including James Gandolfini, Kelly Reilly, and Kate Winslet, inform how she teaches leaders to give direction that is clear and kind, balancing high expectations with emotional intelligence.


Audiences leave her sessions able to trade performance-based leadership for presence-based leadership, replace intellectual overdrive with wisdom and deep listening, and build cultures where creativity, empathy, and accountability coexist.


Book Tricia to help your leaders communicate with the courage and authenticity that builds lasting trust and stronger teams.

Tricia's showreel and videos

Topics, sessions and talks

Being Smart Is Stupid

Inspired by her best-selling book Being Smart Is Stupid, Tricia Brouk challenges high achievers to trade intellect for wisdom, and control for presence. She blends Eastern philosophy with decades directing for film and theater, showing leaders how to build cultures of trust, creativity, and true collaboration. Audiences learn to shift from performance-based leadership to presence-based leadership, replace intellectual overdrive with deep listening, and discover how team cultures can hold creativity, empathy, and accountability at once.

The Influential Voice

Based on her best-selling book, Tricia Brouk shares how to lead with clarity and communicate with presence and purpose. She offers audiences vocal and physical tools to speak with impact, rally teams, and drive aligned action through high-stakes conversations. Attendees come away able to master the techniques behind captivating communication, build a leadership voice grounded in trust, and influence others simply by modeling presence and purpose.

Lead Like a Film Director

Tricia Brouk draws on her experience directing stars including James Gandolfini, Kelly Reilly, and Kate Winslet to show leaders how to give clear, kind direction that inspires trust and performance. She explains how emotional intelligence paired with creative precision unlocks a team's full potential, and how to navigate tough feedback moments while preserving dignity. Leaders leave able to build cultures where people feel seen, supported, and inspired to deliver their best.

Why we recommend booking Tricia

Tricia combines decades of stagecraft with hands-on leadership coaching, work that speaks directly to organizations building trust and authentic culture. Her background directing actors on screen gives her a distinct lens on feedback that actually lands.

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Trusted by Pride Global, Innovation Women, Electric Collab

Testimonials

When you are chairing a group with 150 professional speakers in it, it's hard to get a speaker who will wow them. Tricia did that for us. And that was in a live online presentation...imagine when we get back to in-person events! Hint: make sure you leave time for Q&A and she'll blow you away all over again. (Still savoring several particular bon mots.

Bobbie Carlton

Founder, Innovation Women, Carlton PR & Marketing, Publisher, Lioness Magazine, Innovation Women

We were lucky to secure Tricia as a keynote speaker for Pride Global's International Women's Day 2021 event. Tricia led a presentation where she spoke about the importance and power of your voice. Our employees left Tricia's session with tactics to implement in their daily lives, both personally and professionally. Tricia was a pleasure to work with and comes highly recommended.

Sarah Bove

Project Manager, Pride Global

Tricia is the most enigmatic speaker I've ever witnessed. She has the capacity to compel the room's attention while maintaining a softness and approachability that keeps me hanging on every word. It's easy to see that she's an incredible mentor and strategic guide in helping others share their stories, and anyone who has the privilege of working with Tricia can expect a truly transformative experience.

Emily Paulsen

Founder, Electric Collab

Featured Projects

Tricia Brouk - The Influential Voice - book cover
Tricia Brouk - Being Smart Is Stupid - book cover
Tricia Brouk - The Big Talk podcast - cover

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Email tricia.brouk@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Tricia's availability and fees. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and a bit about your audience.

Tricia Brouk draws on her background directing for film and theatre — with performers including James Gandolfini, Kelly Reilly, and Kate Winslet — to demonstrate how leaders can give direction that is clear and kind, using vocal and physical tools she teaches directly to audiences.

What is Tricia Brouk's speaking style like?

Tricia Brouk draws on her background directing for film and theatre — with performers including James Gandolfini, Kelly Reilly, and Kate Winslet — to demonstrate how leaders can give direction that is clear and kind, using vocal and physical tools she teaches directly to audiences.

Tricia Brouk draws on her background directing for film and theatre — with performers including James Gandolfini, Kelly Reilly, and Kate Winslet — to demonstrate how leaders can give direction that is clear and kind, using vocal and physical tools she teaches directly to audiences.

What topics does Tricia Brouk specialise in?

Tricia Brouk's sessions address presence-based leadership, influential communication, and directing-informed people management. She is the author of two books on these themes, The Influential Voice and Being Smart Is Stupid, and previously served as executive producer of TEDxLincolnSquare.

Tricia Brouk's sessions address presence-based leadership, influential communication, and directing-informed people management. She is the author of two books on these themes, The Influential Voice and Being Smart Is Stupid, and previously served as executive producer of TEDxLincolnSquare.

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