Wayne Heidle: Emotional Intelligence
Motivational speaker, emotional intelligence expert, and leadership trainer Wayne Heidle helps individuals overcome adversity, build resilience, and lead with emotional intelligence to achieve lasting success.
Quick Facts:
- National keynote speaker on emotional intelligence and resilience
- Creator of the “Lead to Succeed” (LS) framework
- Overcame vision loss and reinvented career and life path
- Former Assistant Professor and University Director
- Formats:
Keynote Speaker, Leadership Trainer, and Emotional Intelligence Expert
- Audiences:
Corporate teams, healthcare professionals, educators, and organizations seeking resilience, leadership development, and emotional intelligence.
- Outcomes:
- Build emotional intelligence and self-awareness
- Overcome adversity with resilience and confidence
- Develop leadership skills grounded in purpose and adaptability
- Travels from: Los Angeles, CA
- **Fee range: $5,001 - $10,000
Keynote Topics
Your Inner Superhero
A motivational and inspirational speech about finding that Inner Super Hero inside all of us to succeed in life beyond expectations.
Based on Emotional Intelligence principles:
“The capacity to be aware of, control and express ones emotions to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically to succeed both personally and professionally.”
The Importance of Understanding Team concept in Leadership
Without teamwork from your employees leadership is an impossible task.
Let me take you on an important teamwork adventure where success is realized with your greatest assets, your employees and managers
Further Topics
- Technology Today and Tomorrow
- Leaders for Tomorrow (Leadership)
- The Right Stuff (Leadership)
- Finding the Inner You (Emotional Intelligence)
Talent Short Bio
Wayne Heidle is a national keynote speaker, emotional intelligence expert, and leadership trainer who has inspired thousands through his powerful story of resilience and reinvention. After losing his vision and a successful executive career, Wayne rebuilt his life using the principles of emotional intelligence and self-empowerment—an approach he now shares with audiences worldwide.
His signature “Lead to Succeed” framework combines emotional intelligence (EI) and self-empowerment (SE) to help individuals navigate adversity, adapt to change, and achieve meaningful success. Wayne’s journey from personal loss to becoming an assistant professor, university director, and national speaker demonstrates the real-world impact of these principles.
With a background in healthcare education and leadership, Wayne has held roles as an Assistant Professor and Director of Community Relations at Marshall B. Ketchum University, as well as serving as an Adaptive Technology Specialist. His work extends into community leadership as Chairman of the Orange County Transit Authority Accessible Transit Advisory Committee.
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