Anese Cavanaugh

Anese Cavanaugh is the CEO of Active Choices, Inc., and the brilliant mind behind the IEP Method® (Intentional Energetic Presence®) and the Positive Energy Workplace Initiative®. She's a top strategist and advisor to leaders and organizations globally, with a mission to help people show up as their best selves, make a profound impact, and cultivate genuinely positive workplace cultures.

Cavanaugh’s dynamic keynote speeches and compelling books, including CONTAGIOUS CULTURE: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization That Thrives (McGraw-Hill, 2015), CONTAGIOUS YOU: Unlock Your Power to Influence, Lead, and Create the Impact You Want (McGraw-Hill, 2019), and THE LEADER YOU WILL BE: An Invitation (a leadership storybook), have inspired countless individuals to embrace their leadership potential, collaborate with passion, create fearlessly, trust their intuition, and lead with joy and effectiveness.

Her expertise in intention, energy, and presence has attracted top innovators and executives from renowned companies like Ford Motor Company, MBO Partners, IDEO, Zingerman’s, Cooper, GM Financial, Vistaprint, 15Five, Fitbit, Vivayic, Kaiser Permanente, and BNY Mellon. These organizations have partnered with Active Choices, Inc. and Cavanaugh to enhance team health, amplify leadership impact, and elevate company culture.

Featured in publications such as Harvard Business Review, The Huffington Post, CEO.com, Forbes, and the NY Times, Cavanaugh has written the “Showing Up” column on Inc.com, blogs regularly for ActiveChoices.com subscribers, and captivates audiences on stages worldwide, both in person and virtually.

Cavanaugh’s keynote experiences are custom-crafted to build the leadership traits organizations need right now: intentional presence, energy accountability, clear communication, trust-building, durable confidence, and the ability to lead with steadiness and alignment under pressure.