Stacey Hanke: Leadership Communication

    Leadership communication speaker Stacey Hanke helps leaders communicate with influence, build trust, and inspire consistent action through authentic, confident, and credible leadership presence.

    Stacey Hanke - Image 01 (July 28, 2026)

    Quick Facts:

      • International keynote speaker and leadership communication expert
      • Inductee into the National Speakers Association Speaker Hall of Fame
      • More than 20 years of research on leadership influence and communication
      • CEO of a global leadership consulting and training company
    • Formats:
    • Keynote Speaker | Leadership Communication Expert | Executive Coach
    • Audiences:
    • Corporate executives, leadership teams, sales professionals, emerging leaders, managers, HR professionals, customer-facing teams, and organizations seeking stronger communication, leadership influence, and employee engagement.
    • Outcomes:
      1. Communicate with greater confidence, clarity, and executive presence.
      2. Build trust and credibility through consistent leadership communication.
      3. Inspire action and strengthen relationships with employees, customers, and stakeholders.
    8 min read
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    • Travels from: Chicago, IL
    • **US Fee range: $20,001 - $35,000

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    Keynote Topics:

    Let’s be honest. Most leaders think they’ve got this. They believe their presence commands attention, their influence drives action, their message lands exactly as intended.

    Here’s the wake-up call. What you think you’re communicating and what people actually experience are rarely the same.

    AI can write your emails, design your slides, even mimic your tone. None of it matters if your presence falls flat the moment you walk into the room. The leaders who rise above the noise aren’t the ones with the best technology. They’re the ones who show up with undeniable presence—the kind that makes people stop scrolling, lean in, and remember your words long after you’ve left the room.

    Executive presence isn’t a skill you’re born with. It’s one you build. And here’s what most leaders miss: your influence doesn’t take the weekend off. Monday to Monday—it’s not what you do some of the time that elevates your executive presence, it’s what you do all of the time. The difference between being heard and being followed lives in that consistency.

    That’s where I come in.

    I don’t deliver another leadership talk. I hold up a mirror. I’ll motivate and inspire how you think you show up and reveal the gaps that quietly hold you back. You’ll get research-backed insights, my proprietary Influence Assessment™, real-time feedback, and yes—more laughs than you expect from a keynote that challenges how you think about influence. This is a reset.

    Your executive presence is either building your influence or destroying it, Monday to Monday®.

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    • Expose the gap between how you think you come across and how others actually experience you

    • Master the three non-negotiables that separate influential leaders from forgettable ones

    • Learn to use AI as your tool, not your voice, so your authenticity stays your competitive edge

    • Leave with a personalized action plan to strengthen your presence in every conversation

    Let’s be honest. Most leaders think they’ve got this. They believe their presence commands attention, their influence drives action, their message lands exactly as intended.

    Here’s the wake-up call. What you think you’re communicating and what people actually experience are rarely the same.

    AI can write your emails, design your slides, even mimic your tone. None of it matters if your presence falls flat the moment you walk into the room. The leaders who rise above the noise aren’t the ones with the best technology. They’re the ones who show up with undeniable presence—the kind that makes people stop scrolling, lean in, and remember your words long after you’ve left the room.

    Executive presence isn’t a skill you’re born with. It’s one you build. And here’s what most leaders miss: your influence doesn’t take the weekend off. Monday to Monday—it’s not what you do some of the time that elevates your executive presence, it’s what you do all of the time. The difference between being heard and being followed lives in that consistency.

    That’s where I come in.

    I don’t deliver another leadership talk. I hold up a mirror. I’ll motivate and inspire how you think you show up and reveal the gaps that quietly hold you back. You’ll get research-backed insights, my proprietary Influence Assessment™, real-time feedback, and yes—more laughs than you expect from a keynote that challenges how you think about influence. This is a reset.

    Your executive presence is either building your influence or destroying it, Monday to Monday®.

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    • Expose the gap between how you think you come across and how others actually experience you

    • Master the three non-negotiables that separate influential leaders from forgettable ones

    • Learn to use AI as your tool, not your voice, so your authenticity stays your competitive edge

    • Leave with a personalized action plan to strengthen your presence in every conversation

    Talent Short Bio

    Stacey Hanke is an internationally recognized keynote speaker, leadership communication expert, executive coach, and Hall of Fame speaker who helps leaders communicate with greater influence, credibility, and consistency. With more than two decades of research and experience studying the science of influence across industries and cultures, Stacey equips organizations with practical strategies that strengthen leadership presence, improve communication, and inspire meaningful action.

    Raised in an entrepreneurial family, Stacey learned early that lasting success depends on how consistently people communicate and show up for others. She began her career in voice-over, where she developed a deep understanding of the impact of every word, gesture, tone, and interaction. She later transitioned into corporate training, working with Fortune 500 organizations to deliver leadership, customer service, sales, and communication programs while researching what separates influential leaders from those who are simply effective communicators.

    Today, as CEO of her leadership consulting and training company, Stacey partners with executives, emerging leaders, and sales professionals to help them communicate with confidence, authenticity, and purpose. Her practical methodologies enable leaders to build trust, increase executive presence, deliver clear messages, and create stronger relationships with employees, customers, and stakeholders.

    Coming from an entrepreneurial upbringing, Stacey Hanke learned early on how we consistently show up and interact determines our success in our organizations and in our lives. Starting with a career in voice-over, she quickly realized how every word matters – every movement of your body matters and every sound you make matters (volume, tone and inflection). All of these combined determines who listens, who stays connected with you, who believes you and then acts on your recommendation.

    Stacey then jumped into the corporate world as a trainer for Fortune 500 companies, training every possible topic from motivation to customer service to leadership. She traveled internationally researching the difference between a leader who is influential versus a leader who’s simply a good communicator.

    Today, Stacey Hanke is the CEO of a highly sought-after consulting and training company where she mentors leaders who want to ensure their employees perceive them as an influential leader – those who are working towards a promotion – and sales professionals to ensure their message and style resonates with their clients.

    An inductee into the Speaker Hall of Fame, she has been a featured guest on media outlets including: The New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Thrive, SmartMoney Magazine, The Economist and Business Week. Her client list is vast: FedEx, McDonalds, Google, Kraft Heinz, Nationwide, American Express, Discover and Oracle. Her knowledge leading diverse, high-level teams makes her a sought-after speaker and consultant and she has inspired thousands around the world through her ability to connect with an audience and one-on-one.

    With over 20 years of studying influence across cultures and industries, leading large corporate teams makes her the perfect fit for organizations large and small who are ready to influence on a consistent basis. Clients hire Stacey Hanke because of her implementable strategies that help leaders get to the point, communicate with confidence and credibility, to build trust and deliver messages that drive action, creating lasting results.

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