Steve Gutzler: Emotional Intelligence

Steve Gutzler is a leadership speaker, coach, and author who helps organizations develop emotional intelligence, strengthen communication, and grow leaders at every level.

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Quick Facts:

    • Founder of Leadership Quest.
    • More than 26 years of speaking and leadership development experience.
    • Delivered over 2,500 presentations.
    • Clients have included Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, and Cisco.

Formats:

  • Keynote presentations, leadership training, and coaching.

Audiences:

  • Corporate leadership teams, sales organizations, executive retreats, HR and L&D leaders, associations, professional services firms, Fortune 500 companies

Outcomes:

    1. Strengthened emotional intelligence and leadership capacity
    2. Tools for leading under pressure and accelerating team performance
    3. Increased engagement, communication, and trust within organizations
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  • Travels from: Seattle, WA
  • **US Fee range: On Request

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Keynote Topics:

Harness the power of the “number one” predictor of professional success, impact, leadership, high performance, and sustainable relationships in business and life. Steve’s highest-rated keynote presentation.

Increase your teams’ emotional currency to develop better relationships leading to an optimal workplace where everyone can thrive.

Steve Gutzler dynamic keynote addresses the epidemic of stress and pressure. Through real-life case studies, Steve explains how leaders today need strategies to be both “smart and healthy”.

You’ll learn actionable keys to operate at optimum levels while facing deadlines and challenging relationships.

In this uncertain age of worry, insecurity, and self-doubt, how will you lead and manage change for greater inspiration, clarity, and confidence?

In this program, Steve will teach how to unlock 7 Key Leadership Shifts for greater influence and impact.

Through inspiring stories of untitled leaders, Steve Gutzler unlocks extraordinary keys each one of us can use to improve our organizations and enhance our careers.

Steve shows the power of true leaders who are positive influencers, create remarkable impact and inspire others to greatness.

Talent Short Bio

Steve Gutzler is a keynote speaker, leadership coach, author, and founder of Leadership Quest, a Seattle-based leadership development company. With more than 26 years of experience, he has delivered over 2,500 presentations.

His clients have included Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, Cisco, Pandora Radio, Starwood Corporation, and Oxford Financial. He has also coached and trained CEOs, presidents, professional athletes, and organizational teams.

Steve’s work centers on emotional intelligence, communication, personal leadership, and performance. His programs include Emotional Intelligence for Leadership and Unleash the Leader Inside of You.

Combining humor with practical business examples, Steve encourages audiences to examine how their responses influence others and recognize leadership opportunities beyond formal titles. His message, “Growing Leaders at Every Level,” connects individual responsibility with organizational development

Steve Gutzler | Emotional Intelligence & Growing Leaders at Every Level

Steve Gutzler is a keynote speaker, leadership coach, author, and founder of Leadership Quest, a Seattle-based leadership development company. His work focuses on emotional intelligence, personal leadership, and helping people contribute more effectively at every level of an organization.

With more than 26 years of experience and over 2,500 presentations, Steve brings a practical perspective to conversations about leadership and performance. His clients have included Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, Cisco, Pandora Radio, Starwood Corporation, and Oxford Financial.

Steve’s approach connects leadership development with the everyday situations professionals face: managing pressure, communicating expectations, building relationships, and maintaining focus on important goals. He combines humor, clear explanations, and an energetic delivery to make these topics accessible to audiences ranging from small leadership groups to large conferences.

Emotional intelligence is central to his work. His presentations encourage leaders to examine how their emotions and responses influence communication, decisions, and the people around them. He invites audiences to consider how greater self-awareness can support more intentional behavior, especially during challenging conversations or periods of change.

His programs include Emotional Intelligence for Leadership and Unleash the Leader Inside of You. Across these presentations, Steve emphasizes that leadership development extends beyond formal titles. He encourages individuals to recognize the influence they already have and take responsibility for how they use it.

Steve has coached and trained CEOs, presidents, professional athletes, and organizational teams. That experience informs his understanding of the different demands people encounter as they pursue growth, lead others, and work toward ambitious objectives.

His speaking also addresses sales performance, connecting communication and relationship skills with the responsibilities of customer-facing professionals. As a published author on leadership and emotional intelligence, he extends these ideas beyond the stage.

Steve is suited to corporate conferences, leadership meetings, sales gatherings, and professional development programs. His message of “Growing Leaders at Every Level” encourages organizations to make leadership a shared practice supported by self-awareness, clear communication, and consistent action.

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