Heather McGowan Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000
Speaking Fee:
$20,000 to $30,000
Travels From:
BOS - Boston, MA
Travels From:
BOS - Boston, MA
Primary Topic Category:
Business & Entrepreneurship
Primary Topic Category:
Business & Entrepreneurship
Secondary Topic Category:
Strategy / Data Analytics
Secondary Topic Category:
Strategy / Data Analytics
Heather McGowan Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Future-of-work strategist, thought leader, researcher, and author Heather McGowan is one of the leading voices on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. McGowan is a sense maker, a dot connector, a deep thinker, and a pattern matcher who sees things that others miss on the topics of future of work, diversity, equity and inclusion, empowerment, retention and culture. Heather gives people the courage and insight that illuminates their path forward. She’s transforming mindsets and entire organizations around the globe with her message about how the next phase of work will focus on continuous learning rather than simply learning once in order to work.
As a keynote speaker, Heather E. McGowan is full of energy, highly engaged, and regarded as one of the most outstanding thought leaders in innovative work. A robust and energetic supporter of inclusion and strategic adaptability within organizations, McGowan has become a seminal expert in helping guide organizations through the complexities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This is where her work becomes critical—urging the need to leverage technology to augment human potential in building a continuous learning culture and creating agile leaders equipped to traverse the ever-changing business landscape.McGowan's insights are based on a deep background in industrial design, business strategy, and academia. She has played leadership roles at institutions such as the Rhode Island School of Design and Jefferson University, where she was the strategic architect for an undergraduate program that won prestigious prizes in innovation. So, she quickly gained a reputation as a sought-after advisor to Fortune 100 companies, and she thought leadership from her could be read in leading publications such as Forbes.A best-selling author, McGowan co-wrote influential books, including "The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work," named one of 2021's best business books. Critically acclaimed and named "The Empathy Advantage: Leading the Empowered Workforce," her newest book continues to establish her as a leading voice in modern leadership and workforce development.Through her dynamic, engaging storytelling and data-driven research, Heather McGowan changes how leaders and their teams think about work and leadership. With upwards of 75 keynote presentations each year around the globe, she influences audiences on an advanced, more equitable, creative, humanly focused approach to business.