Leigh Henderson Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000
Travels From:
SAT - San Antonio, TX
Primary Topic Category:
Company Culture / Employee Engagement / Teamwork
Secondary Topic Category:
Leadership and Management
Leigh Henderson Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Leigh Henderson is a former Fortune 100 HR executive turned workplace truth-teller, keynote speaker, and author. She is the founder of HRManifesto, a viral social brand that helps people navigate and escape toxic workplaces. With a signature mix of humor, honesty, and HR credibility, Leigh delivers the kind of keynote that makes audiences laugh, cry, and rethink how they lead. Her viral videos and speaking engagements challenge the status quo of burnout culture and surface-level engagement strategies. Whether on a main stage, social or a podcast mic, Leigh is here to remind us that thriving at work isn’t a luxury, but a baseline.
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