Emmy Award-Winning Journalist; The Connection Economy creator; Breast Cancer Survivor & Resilience Expert

Raleigh, NC, USA
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Sharon Delaney McCloud, CSP® Biography

Your most powerful competitive advantage isn't a product, a strategy, or a technology. It's your relationships. And Sharon Delaney McCloud, CSP® has spent 30 years building the framework to prove it.

As an Emmy Award-winning TV journalist, Delaney McCloud spent two decades covering stories that shaped communities: the Persian Gulf War, NASA missions, Super Bowls, hurricanes, and the conversations that happen at the edge of grief, triumph, and change. Every narrative she told was an investment in the people watching. Every live shot, every interview, every report filed from a scene that mattered was a deposit into a Connection Economy she didn't have a name for yet.

Now, as a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and university lecturer, Delaney McCloud helps leaders and teams understand that organizations which thrive long-term aren’t the ones with the poshest perks or flexible hours. They’re the ones that invest in human connections built through story, sustained through presence, and compounded over time.

Before launching her 3-time honored INC 5000 company, Delaney McCloud traveled the world with the Department of Defense's USO Program supporting American troops serving abroad. Her insights have been featured in Thrive Global, Enterprising Women, and Keep Going: Memoirs of Strength, Courage & Perseverance.

As a mom of three, Delaney McCloud considers that job her most important as she attempts to keep all the balls in the air in our fast-paced lives.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/24/2026.

Sharon Delaney McCloud, CSP® Speaking Topics

  • The Connection Economy: The Human Advantage: Leading with Connection in the Age of AI

    Artificial intelligence is the most disruptive force in the modern workplace and the leaders who thrive in it aren’t the ones who learn to use it best. They're the ones who double down on what it will never replicate: the ability to build genuine relationships, tell true stories, and make people feel like they belong.

    Drawing on The Connection Economy framework, Sharon Delaney McCloud delivers a keynote that reframes AI anxiety as a human opportunity and gives leaders specific, actionable investments in the relational skills that compound in value the more AI advances.

    Audience Takeaways:

    • Why human connection is the only competitive advantage AI can’t commoditize
    • The three Connection Economy investments that matter most as automation increases
    • How to build a culture of trust, belonging and story that retains talent in a world of disruption

  • Prepare Yourself for the Media Hot Seat: Top Tips from a Newsroom Insider

    With the prevalence of cellphone videos, YouTube, blogs, vlogs, podcasts, and live streaming, you are always "ON”. Whether it's a quick comment to a reporter on Zoom or a lengthy sit-down interview in a television studio, you need to know how to navigate today’s ever-changing media landscape. In this multi-media-packed keynote presentation, Emmy Award-winning television journalist Sharon Delaney McCloud will provide an insider’s playbook so you can feel more confident the next time you’re in the hot seat.

    KEY TAKEAWAYS:

    • Learn about the rules of engagement for media and the Interviewee’s Bill of Rights
    • Learn why you should never say “no comment” and what to say instead to create compelling messages
    • Hone your on-camera presence, what to wear and NOT to wear on-camera

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Sharon Delaney McCloud, CSP® is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Connection Economy: The Human Advantage: Leading with Connection in the Age of AI, Prepare Yourself for the Media Hot Seat: Top Tips from a Newsroom Insider, Leveraging Levity in Leadership: A Recipe for Retention and Team Success, Having a Voice, Not Merely a Seat at the Table: Powerful Strategies to Amplify Your Impact, Build Your Executive Presence & Personal Brand and Turn Your Battle Scars into Badges of Honor: Activating Resilience & Perseverance. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sharon Delaney McCloud, CSP® for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Sharon Delaney McCloud, CSP® generally travels from Raleigh, NC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Shannon Miller, Shayla Rivera, Leslie Mouton, Erika Obando and Christine Handy. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sharon Delaney McCloud, CSP® for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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