Speaking & Keynotes
Leadership insight, live on your stage
Keynotes and speaking engagements bring ProjectNext Leadership's research-backed point of view on senior leadership directly to your stage.
Every session draws on what we see coaching senior leaders inside Fortune 500 organizations every day, paired with our latest research and a point of view that's been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, and on stages including TEDx.
Available for keynotes, fireside chats, panels, and interactive workshops. Virtual or in person.
Why book ProjectNext Leadership
– Director of Executive Development, Finance Industry
Andrea, your facilitation was exceptional. You built trust and rapport with a room full of executives almost immediately and created a space where people felt comfortable being candid and engaging. That's no small feat, and it's a testament to your skill as a facilitator.
It isn’t easy getting to the top of an organization, and it can be a lonely place when leaders “arrive.” Executives and VPs are expected to align and inspire people in and out of the enterprise whom they may never have met. They need to make difficult decisions with minimal information. They’re pulled in many directions, and they may find it hard to find people who will give them candid feedback. As a result, executives and VPs crave the opportunity to connect with other leaders at their level, receive feedback that will increase their effectiveness, and build on the leadership capabilities that fueled their career growth. This development experience incorporates an assessment, one-on-one coaching, group learning, and peer consulting.
It focuses on:
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Their personal leadership identity, vision, and impact, which anchor their decisions and actions
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Communication skills to build trust and mobilize action in people who don’t know them personally
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Scaling the leadership capability in those who roll up to them
The benefits to your organization? More resilient and focused executives and VPs who can lead the enterprise through uncertainty, changing markets, and challenging times.
These past few months have been challenging but this program is making a real impact in how I navigate these challenging times. I feel empowered to keep learning and bringing my best self to work each day. A win for me - and a win for the company.
– Managing Director, Healthcare Organization
I've never felt more confident in my role as an enterprise leader. I'm making fewer, better decisions and trusting my team to step up as decision-makers in their own right. What's surprised me most is the alignment I now have with my peers — we're locked in on the mission in a way I didn't think was possible before this program.
- VP, Enterprise Technology Organization
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The move into a Director role is one of the biggest leaps in a leader's career — bigger than most people expect, and bigger than most organizations account for. Directors are asked to translate vague executive strategy into executable work, lead across the enterprise without authority, delegate culture not just tasks, and manage their time and focus with a precision they have never had to before. Most do it without a roadmap, a peer community, or targeted support.
This program closes that gap.
Through a blended journey of cohort learning, 360 assessment, individual coaching, and small-group practice, Directors develop the capabilities to:
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Translate executive strategy into clear, actionable direction for their teams
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Inspire commitment by communicating strategy in ways that motivate and align, not just inform
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Lead laterally: building influence and alignment across functions without relying on authority
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Delegate outcomes and culture, not just tasks, to build teams that don't depend on them
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Make high-stakes decisions with speed and clarity
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Lead transformation with the confidence and presence to bring others through change
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Show up with the intentionality that the role demands — in every interaction, at every level
The result for your organization: faster execution, stronger cross-functional alignment, and a leadership pipeline that's ready for what comes next.
– Sr Director, Cyber Security, global
tech companyI used the tools from the program to strengthen my team’s culture and awareness of our styles and strengths. It has led to an increase in trust and removed barriers to communication on the team and with our stakeholders.
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Specifically for leaders from underrepresented groups, this program fortifies leaders’ essential skills for leading effectively through their teams and taking on ever-greater responsibility throughout their careers. The program also encourages participants to continuously invest in their self-awareness, expand their capabilities, and strengthen their professional networks.
Completing this program will enable leaders from underrepresented groups to:
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Connect with peers and facilitators who share common business challenges and experiences
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Better able to address the distinct dynamics of serving as a corporate leader from an underrepresented group
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Inspire action of their teams to lead change
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Effectively communicate their leadership vision
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Become self-aware of leveraging own leadership style
The benefits to your organization? Knowledge and strategies that are valuable and relevant to the experiences of leaders from underrepresented groups.
– Participant
It’s indescribable to have the opportunity to sit across from people with the same experience as mine.
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Speaking & Keynote Topics — Leading the Enterprise
Leading through Communication
Most leaders learn to inform. Few learn to align. This talk explores how leaders can turn their voice into their most powerful tool, using storytelling to build belief and galvanize people to action that drives true impact.
Leading Across: The Case for Lateral Agility
Today's most effective leaders spend as much time leading across the organization as they do leading down. This session reframes leadership development around the skill most programs still miss: navigating complexity without direct authority.
Succession Planning Is Broken
Most succession planning treats leadership as a slot to fill, not a capability to build. This talk challenges the standard model and lays out a more dynamic approach to developing leaders before the organization needs them.
Leading Self
Resilience as a Leadership Skill
Resilience isn't something leaders either have or don't. It's a skill built deliberately, under real pressure. This talk unpacks the habits and mindset that keep leaders steady and effective when the plan stops working.
Emotional Intelligence: The Leadership Edge in the AI Era
As AI takes over more analysis and execution, what sets leaders apart is what AI can't do: read a room, build trust, and stay steady under pressure. This talk makes the case that EI, not technical fluency, is becoming the most valuable and least automatable leadership skill.
Accelerating Impact: The First 90 Days
The earliest days in a new leadership role quietly set the tone for everything that follows. This talk breaks down how leaders build trust and drive results fast, without overcorrecting or overpromising.
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Meet Our Speakers
Client Testimonials
Director of Executive Development, Finance Industry
“Andrea, your facilitation was exceptional. You built trust and rapport with a room full of executives almost immediately and created a space where people felt comfortable being candid and engaging. That's no small feat, and it's a testament to your skill as a facilitator.”
CHRO, Tech Industry
“Wonderful session, Molly. Thank you for everything. The ELT had great things to say about the event. Great facilitation, excellent engagement, tangible outcomes.”
Head of Global Talent Management, Media & Entertainment Industry
“Molly did a fantastic job, and we had nothing but positive feedback. I was stopped a couple of times by members of the SLT to say how valuable they found it.”
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