Heather R Younger

Heather was referred to me from an industry contact who I trust. The Colorado Bankers Association was looking for a keynote speaker at our Annual Women’s Leadership conference. She did not disappoint. Heather energized and inspired our attendees to think differently about their roles as leaders inside and outside of their organizations. Heather really connected with the audience, I recommend her for any event. We will have her back at a future conference!

Jenifer Waller, Colorado Bankers Association

Thank you for your involvement in CPHR Manitoba’s Future of Work Conference. We sincerely appreciate the time you put into preparing and delivering a high quality session.

Lindsay Barnett, CPHR Manitoba

Heather and her staff were professional from my first point of contact. Heather arrived at my session prepared, energized, and very confident in her presentation. She related well to the audience and even received participation from the participants during the session which is a skill. I would hire Heather again with no hesitation.

Renee Holland - National Association of REALTORS 

Heather was amazing! We had a speaker drop out due to a medical emergency and Heather stepped in with literally 24 hours notice - did her homework, prepped for our audience and saved the day. It was a very important DEI session and she was a huge success.

Debi Kensell - Restaurant Facility Management Association (RFMA)

• Great learning experience, inspiring and reminds me how it feels to be listened to. This opens my eyes to make sure I am making someone feel that way when someone is talking to me.
• I learned how to be a better listener not only in my career, but at home with my family. It was very engaging, inspiring, and she shared wonderful insights to how I can be more present with others.
• Heather makes excited to start implementing Active Listening techniques. She was an inspiration and made the entire session enjoyable and engaging from start to finish. Could listen to her all day!

Attendees, Colorado Municipal League

Heather did a phenomenal job at our Executive Management Conference. She was high-energy, knowledgeable, and relatable. Most of all, she listened to our members' wants and delivered a memorable and interactive keynote address. Don't wait! Book her now!

Director, Communications & Utility Management Programs, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA)

Her energy and great ideas are inspirational.
She gave the audience a very clear, concise and easy-to-understand keynote about employee loyalty. Heather has a dynamic approach that easily engages the audience. Her energy and great ideas are inspirational.

Ana de Magalhaes, Harvard Business Review Brasil

I strongly recommend Heather for any speaking engagements.
Heather recently spoke to a national trial lawyers‘ organization of which I am an Officer.  Her topic of “Resilience” was timely and very well received.  Her passion for teaching and sharing is both obvious and contagious.  She is articulate, informative and high energy.   I strongly recommend Heather for any speaking engagements.

Michael L. O'Donnell | Partner and Chairman

Heather was a professional from start to finish. She was so accommodating with the prep leading up to the meeting and was a polished speaker. She was very engaging and took the time to meet with attendees following the session. 

Alecia Hogan, Travelers

Heather is an amazing speaker - both in person, and virtually. Her message resonates well with all audiences. She is also able to easily modify her presentation to meet the needs of her client and their respective audience(s).

Lori Maher McCombs, Maher Group, LLC

Heather was a dynamic keynote at our annual leadership conference. Her presentation on active listening was received very well and our leaders were given simple actions they can immediately take to improve their listening skills. 

Rebecca Rogers, Mosaic

Heather is a skilled professional who is very passionate about the employee experience. She offers thoughtful insights and fosters meaningful discussion to help advance professional development and employee engagement initiatives. Heather pulls information from various sources, draws on her expertise, leads productive conversations with her clients, and formulates her recommendations to be impactful. I have appreciated her professional, personable and enthusiastic approach.

Christinne Johnson, FirstBank Holding Company

Heather’s insight, energy, and passion add real value to any employee engagement and professional development initiatives! She strikes the perfect balance between offering a human touch and expertise; as well as meeting clients where they are while challenging them to move forward. It’s great to be in partnership with her!

Danielle Vaughan, FirstBank

Heather's talk at the Denver Improving Capital Projects Symposium gave us great insight into re-framing our mindsets for leadership. She reminded us that leaders don't have to be perfect. In fact, we have the power to choose how we will react to adversity and that we don't have to let challenges hinder us. Instead, we can take control over the "head trash" as one attendee put it and develop a positive mindset to make us stronger. I really appreciate that Heather was approachable and willing to work with us to develop the content for her keynote. It's great to have a local thought leader we could collaborate with for our event!

John Grant, PE, CM-LEAN, Salas O'Brien 

Heather was incredible to work with, and legitimately felt like an extension of our team while she was here.

In my role, I have high expectations for how someone will engage with our employees. I know it is hard to get content to land with large and diverse groups, so we spend a lot of time before bringing someone in to see how open they are to delivering their content and interacting with our employees in a way that lands authentically with them. Heather was incredible to work with, and legitimately felt like an extension of our team while she was here. We have encouraged our employees, and especially the leaders in our leadership development programs, to consider workshops as interactive and conversational. We say that we think out loud together and see how we can grow from that. That is a hard thing for someone who doesn't know our group, our norms or our expectations to come in and experience. To be versed enough in their own content to help others learn new things, but also confident and present enough to follow the lead of the participants is a rare thing. Heather did it so well, and we would definitely advise that others take advantage of her skills as a keynote speaker and her abilities to back it up and help it land with the people who want to dig in with her even more. It felt very genuine that she wanted to be there with us and to make sure that she helped us in meaningful ways.

Erik Morse, Veterans United Home Loans

Heather spent more time preparing for the engagement then would have been expected.

For example, she spent significant time researching our organization and then she essentially interviewed myself and others to ensure that she understood our expectations as well as understanding the current state of play at the organization. Additionally, she provided a very useful and comprehensive report after the engagement outlining key takeaways from the question and answer sessions.

In one day she facilitated four sessions (she was fully engaged and fully energized for each session) where she started off with a different set of remarks (each tailored at the specific organizational subset that was invited to the specific session), encouraged each group to fully engage, and facilitated an active question and answer session. Simply put, Heather R Younger is a superior speaker.

Angela Schaefer, Safety National

Heather really helped us move the needle. We brought her onboard to help facilitate a series of virtual workshops on diversity and belonging, and the feedback was extremely positive. Heather did an excellent job of taking our top takeaways from the workshops and helping us prioritize which to focus on first. We’ve built some great momentum since then, and witnessed a shift in how our people prioritize diversity and belonging. Employees now feel more able to be themselves within their teams, safe enough to discuss their differences, and better equipped to voice concerns without fear of the consequences.

Director, Payor Partnerships, DaVita Inc.

Heather is an incredible speaker! I witnessed an amazing speech earlier this week focused on resiliency. It is challenging to virtually engage an audience and she was phenomenal. Heather's speech was heartfelt, informative, inspirational, and exactly what our organization needed. I would highly recommend Heather as a speaker. If she can do this well virtually, I can't imagine what it must be like in person!

Colorado Access

Heather is a well experienced motivational speaker. She has the ability to understand the room/organization and provide fun activities and thought-provoking experiences that help her audience. More than a good speaker.

Steven Hansen, Prebysterian Medical Services

Heather hosts a wonderful podcast. I was a guest on her program last year. It was the third podcast I was a part of, and she was BY FAR the best interviewer. She was prepared. She listened. She made a difficult topic easier by using her genuine compassion.

David Bradley, Lake Oconee Dentistry

Heather has partnered with SCA Health on several pillar events as a trusted, professional partner and resource. Prior to our events, she went above and beyond and met with our leadership team creating a custom presentation and workshops that complimented her mainstage keynotes.

Her message of caring leadership resonated and was overwhelmingly well received by our teammates. She was also flexible and pivoted to a new format with ease. Our CEO enjoyed Heather so much that he joined her on her podcast.

Kristy Floyd Crowell - SCA Health

We hosted Heather R Younger for a speaking engagement called “Inspiring the Conversation: Empathy in Action.” The audience was a mixture of executive leadership, managers/supervisors and up and coming leaders. Her energy, solid knowledge of the subject matter and ability to connect with the audience was noted in the follow up evaluations. We thoroughly enjoyed working with Heather and would most definitely recommend her to other organizations looking for guidance on building a culture of caring leadership and active listening.

Charmaine Conrad - Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice

Heather was extremely engaging, personable, and knowledgeable in her subject manner. I highly recommend her.

Michael Grace, West Virginia Hospitals

She’s truly one of the leading lights in the field of employee loyalty and our audience of HU professions rated her talk extremely highly.

David Niu, TINYpulse

Heather was recently a Disruptor (aka Speaker) at DisruptHR Colorado Springs 2.0! Heather expertly condensed "Emotion Potion: The Secret Formula for Creating Amazing Employee Loyalty" into a 5 minute learning experience for the sold-out crowd! DisruptHRCOS has received excellent feedback and is grateful for Heather's engaging presentation!

Damian Guerin, HR Professional Services at Employers Council

We were lucky enough to have Heather as one of our presenters at DisruptHR Colorado Springs. She exceeded all expectations in collaboration and her skills in engaging the audience. Her presentation was informative, innovative, and the audience really responded to it. I would highly recommend Heather!

Chelsea Fryman, SHRM-SCP, President Colorado Springs SHRM Chapter

Heather's talk gives excellent insight about employee experience and how great leaders can instill such positive emotions in those they influence. With the growing conversation of culture and how that affects retention, Heather not only discusses the negative effects of bad culture and employee experience but also helps equip you with methods and strategies to make an impact as a leader and drive a better workplace culture! This session was one of my favorites at the Tennessee SHRM Conference this year in Chattanooga! I also subscribe to her podcast too!

Hal Miller, Human Resources & Administration Manager, Chattanooga Tourism Co.

I attended a recent HR conference where Heather was the closing keynote speaker. A coveted but hard spot to fill, Heather had the audience hooked on her well thought-out stories demonstrating that employee experience IS about emotions. Not only did Heather’s captivating speech have the audience engaged and involved, it also drove home the message that “We as leaders choose which emotions we invoke in those that we lead”. And her impact did not stop with her speech. Heather continued to graciously engage with curious attendees at the end of the conference. Yes, Heather…I Choose! I highly recommend Heather as a speaker. She will not disappoint!

Katrina Chesney, MBA

Heather's talk to out HR conference was practical and down-to-earth. Her topic was well-received and delivered with easy-going enthusiasm and a sprinkle of humor. Practical and actionable -- you can take it to work on Monday and see results.

John-Paul Morgante, Human Resources at Stark Aerospace

Heather R Younger is a professional - her performance, expertise, eloquence and charm, all these things make a strong connection with the audience. The energy and manner in which she explains topics are things that people believe that make differences.

Narda Balboa - ERIAC Capital Humano

Heather is a first class speaker who is not only energetic and engaging but backs it all with research and a path to being a truly caring leader. We hired Heather to speak at our annual event and we were not disappointed. Heather and her team were not only easy to work with but quick to answer all of my questions and send over the information that I needed to promote our event. Heather not only has a wonderful bubbly personality but is authentic in her interactions. I would highly recommend Heather to speak at your next event or conference, thank you Heather!

Sabrina Munson Nowling, Flood and Peterson

Your presence made an impact! It is with immense gratitude, that we say THANK YOU.

State Farm

Heather's presentation went great!

Brown & Brown

Heather was a hit with the team and was absolutely the right way to cap off the week for us. A sincere thank you to you, Heather, and the entire team! You all made a big difference for our team.

Director of HR, Space Foundation Headquarters

If you are looking for a keynote speaker for your next conference, or leadership offsite, I strongly recommend Heather Younger! Her opening keynote on the Art of Caring Leadership resonated strongly with the participants at Agile2024 Conference. Heather inspired the group with her insights, her energy, and passion, and set the right tone for the 5 days ahead. Here's some feedback from the attendees: 

- Inspiring and powerful way to change culture. We are all leaders and we have a choice. I learned about empowerment; steps on how to listen well; and how to allow space for emotion with the ability to move forward.

- I took so many notes from a presentation perspective, and wow—she is a fantastic example! I have so much written down about her presentation style. And the content? Absolutely remarkable!

Conference Chair & Attendees, Agile Alliance

Heather did an amazing job holding space for different voices and opinions to be heard with both warmth and genuine empathy. Her approach of listening, restating back her understanding, and collecting feedback, has delivered breakthrough insights. Leaders are now equipped to apply those insights to real-world scenarios, and help continue to foster a rich and meaningful culture.

District Manager, Ideal Image

People need to know they matter. When others feel trusted and cared for, they become inspired. Heather’s terrific book teaches leaders why caring should be at the heart of all they do, and how they can turn genuine caring into an art that can be carefully practiced and refined.

Stephen M. R. Covey, Author of The Speed of Trust

I needed an expert who could help me communicate to my staff how they could overcome challenges and succeed. Heather led two workshops for our department, and helped me channel my strengths as a leader to foster a culture of sincerity, caring, and loyalty. I will continue to seek her expertise as my organization evolves.

Chief of Police, University Police Department

Heather was one of the keynote speakers at out annual sales
kickoff. She focused on creating a loyal and engaged workforce. Prior to the session, Heather took the time to meet with my team and I to learn about our specific challenge. She also took the time to meet with several of our first line leader to hear from them first hand to customize her keynote. Her message was on point! She did an amazing job engaging our audience and responding to all their questions. I highly recommend Heather!

Senior Director of Sales Enablement Center of Excellence, WMware

Heather is an extraordinary presenter! She recently led an interactive virtual event to explore inclusion in the workplace for an audience comprising workforce professionals and regional employers. While engaging a webinar audience can be a challenge, Heather kept everyone fully present and responsive. She speaks from the heart, cares deeply about courageous leadership, and strives to share her knowledge in the most meaningful ways.

Andrea Walls - Communications Specialist at County of Bucks

We had the pleasure of hosting Heather at our Spring National Meeting. She is one of those speakers who comes through on stage or on screen with her warmth and approachable personality. Heather is authentic, funny, and honest and her style allows her powerful message to come through for all to understand. For teams or companies who are focused on culture and leadership, I cannot recommend Heather Younger enough.

Sarah Gustat, Talking Rain Beverage Co.

• Heather is an awesome presenter with lots of energy! Good takeaways from the presenter and my peers.
• Heather is so informative and brings a wealth of knowledge to this subject area. I cannot wait to implement her ideas and suggestions to our organization.
• Heather Younger created an undeniable and actionable connection between lived experience and workplace application for listening well and leading with care. The session reignited my motivation to lead with care as a competency!
• Building a culture of belonging will become even more critical as we strive to diversify our workforce. This program helped me to explore the ways in which I can assist others in feeling comfortable being their authentic self and create a more inclusive culture.

University of Dayton

In a world filled with distractions and a ton of noise, Heather R Younger delivers the message we all need to hear today. Her simple way of breaking down the steps on how each of us owns the ability to create a culture of listening is powerful. Whether trying to connect to sales prospects, clients or employees, Heather lessons, stories and methods are immediately applicable and one's that need prioritization in every organization. If you haven't heard her speak yet, get her in the doors of your company so everyone can listen and grow from her brilliance.

Lou Diamond, Thrive Loud

I just had the pleasure of listening to Heather’s talk about Resilience Through Change. While the message of the talk was strong and encouraging, it was Heather’s charisma and presentation that really made the topic resonate with me. Heather’s humor and personal experiences kept the presentation fresh and exciting. In addition, while facing the limitations of a virtual platform, Heather was able to engage the viewers and allow for audience participation; helping us (the audience) connect with each other through our responses and experiences. At the end of the discussion, I felt optimistic and enthusiastic to implement and share what she had taught me.

Tammy Salazar, Forensic Scientist, Idaho State Police

Heather spent more time preparing for the engagement then would have been expected. For example, she spent significant time researching our organization and then she essentially interviewed myself and others to ensure that she understood our expectations as well as understanding the current state of play at the organization. Additionally, she provided a very useful and comprehensive report after the engagement outlining key takeaways from the question and answer sessions. In one day she facilitated four sessions (she was fully engaged and fully energized for each session) where she started off with a different set of remarks (each tailored at the specific organizational subset that was invited to the specific session), encouraged each group to fully engage, and facilitated an active question and answer session. Simply put, Heather R Younger is a superior speaker.

Uri Clinton, Boyd Gaming Corporation

I have observed Heather R Younger speak on two TEDx stages and as a speaker for various events (such as DisruptHR and leadership workshops). She is ALWAYS one of the most poised, professional, and prepared speakers who easily builds a connection with her audience. I highly recommend Heather for any speaking credential or opportunity.

Mikki Gates, TEDx Manitou Springs

Heather R Younger is a dynamic and engaging speaker who is on the forefront of 21st century leadership. Her work centered around caring leadership and the power of active listening is nothing short of phenomenal. Not only is Heather a master of her message on the stage, she goes the extra mile in engaging and speaking with everyone after the presentation. We hired her to be the keynote speaker at the Midwest Summit on Leadership and I have seen her present on two additional occasions. Pure class! 

Danny Langloss, City of Dixon

Heather is absolutely spot on with her content - our CEO said it was as if she was part of the company, not an external speaker - the fit was perfect.

She went way out of her way to connect with us and communicate in advance and with our attendees onsite. She became a part of the event, as opposed to coming in, speaking, and leaving right away. Her differentiator is that she demonstrates her content in real life.

Marsden Services

Addressing a crowd of over 500 attendees, Heather’s expertise in active listening, shone through. Her engaging presence and relatable demeanor instantly captivated the audience. Heather’s insights not only inspired but provided practical tools for cultivating a culture of caring leadership within organizations. Her session was a highlight of the summit, leaving attendees feeling empowered and eager to implement her teachings. If you’re seeking a speaker, Heather Younger won’t disappoint.

Michelle Khider, Director of Front-End Operations, Safeway

“Our CEO said the fit was perfect. It was as if Heather was a part of the company, not external. She has real content. She went out of her way to connect with us and communicate. She’s more of a consultant, as in coming and being a part of the event, as opposed to coming in, speaking, and leaving right away. Her differentiator is that she demonstrates her content in real life.”

VP of Talent Management, Marsden Services

Heather R. Younger ranks as one of the very best speakers and thought leaders ever encountered on DEI initiatives. At Xerox’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging ‘All of Us Together’ event, she delivered a dynamic and engaging presentation on the topic of intersectionality. Heather shared the importance of whole self-leadership and how to use intersectionality to make connection points that help strengthen our culture.

Yetta Toliver, DBA, LSSBB, Global Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at XeroxGlobal

She was a hit! I really appreciate the positive energy and enthusiasm Heather brought to the session, as well as her authenticity. It was wonderful to work with her. I hope we can work together again in the future.

Kimberly Markiewicz, VP of DEI, DuPont

I can't thank Heather enough for her presentation. She is truly changing lives, and I hope she continues to positively impact others. Heather has a gift, and I'm so glad I was on the receiving end of her sharing it. It was a thrill to run into her in the hallway—what an honor to meet her in person.

Her amazing work is making a difference, and I’m excited to hear more about her book. I can’t wait to buy and read it. Bless Heather for following her dreams, benefiting not just her family but all of us. Keep up the incredible work, changing the world.

Attendee, Stellantis Mopar

Heather’s presentation was incredibly impactful and meaningful. Her insights on leadership and workplace culture are ones I will incorporate into my daily life.

As someone deeply passionate about mental health and personal growth, I am constantly striving to improve myself. Heather’s message and personal stories resonated deeply with me. Her speech not only motivated me but also inspired me to take action and make changes in my life to reach the next level.

Her influence has truly made a difference, and I’m grateful for the powerful impact she has had.

District Manager, Helm

Thank you for participating in the Engineer Employee Engagement for All Managers at our DDOT.  Your profound message on The Art of Caring Leadership will continue to inspire our leaders as we continue the spirit of engaging our teams across the agency.  Caring for those we lead will be key to our reentering workforce and for those who have been on the front lines without having the option to fully retreat to the “stay at home” order.  Managers who provide guidance for those brave men and women will need to provide a spirit of leadership with care and compassion.

Stephanie Clark, Interim, HR Manager, Chief Learning and Development Officer
District Department of Transportation

Heather R. Younger ranks as one of the very best speakers and thought leaders ever encountered on DEI initiatives. At Xerox’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging ‘All of Us Together’ event, she delivered a dynamic and engaging presentation on the topic of intersectionality as the keynote speaker. Heather shared the importance of whole self-leadership and how to use intersectionality to make connection points that help strengthen our culture.

Yetta Toliver, XeroxGlobal

Heather was wonderfully prepared, her time management was on point. I loved the background because it made it seem more “official”. No technical difficulties on webinar hosting (unheard of these days!), and the messaging was on-point while not being overly touchy-feely.

Kristy LeGrande, Innovest Portfolio Solutions

I had the pleasure of listening to Heather Younger deliver a talk via Zoom on how to cultivate more resilience. What an excellent speaker Heather Younger is. She keeps your attention with her vibrant personality and charming sense of humor. Heather very openly shares her experiences with adversity and makes her audience feel safe. During the talk Heather asked for participation and the comments were very open and honest. I left that session with skills I can put to use right away. I also am signing up for Heather's mini-course and buying her book about employee loyalty.

Christine Hudek, Innovest Portfolio Solutions

Heather just gave a talk to our clients and friends on resilience. It was a great message with actionable steps that everyone should take - especially in these times! She was engaging and funny but serious as she understands how we can't take being resilient for granted. Her personal story in overcoming obstacles was inspiring! No one dropped off the presentation; she had a firm grip on the audience! Thank you, Heather, for making today a very productive one for everyone!

Rich Todd, Innovest Portfolio Solutions

Positive, Clear and Powerful. Heather's message was brought to our business association members at just the right time. While many of our local businesses struggle to find ways to recover from the COVID-19 shutdown, Heather's positive message gave us all a push to keep going while "Transforming Adversity into Opportunity" to grow. Thank you, Heather.

Maki DeLaet, President, Wheat Ridge Business Association

Heather did a fantastic job for our 1-hour zoom event targeting women in the nonprofit space. She was very energetic and was well received by those on the call. Her information was relevant and on point. One attendee even commented that she wished she could spend the day with Heather!

Natalie Roderick, Innovest Portfolio Solutions

Heather, You were just what the doctor ordered! You were a wonderful speaker and what you delivered really seemed to resonate with our team. I thought the timing, the pacing and your way of engaging us – even virtually – was perfection!

University of Colorado

Heather gave an inspiring presentation on building resilience. Her enthusiasm and down-to-earth approach really connected with our staff. She gave good, practical suggestions on how to adjust your mindset and stay strong even when difficult times occur. Though virtual, Heather's presentation was very interactive. She was able to involve staff throughout the presentation and speak directly about what was troubling them. Her presentation was incredibly well-received and appreciated by our staff. They related to her presentation and ended feeling empowered. I highly recommend her.

Elizabeth Moss, Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries