Heather R. Younger

Heather R. Younger, JD, CSP is a globally recognized keynote speaker, organizational culture strategist, and leading expert on Caring Leadership®. A former attorney who shifted from the courtroom to the boardroom, she helps leaders turn empathy into action to create connected, resilient, high-performing teams.

She is the founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix, a premier workplace culture consulting firm serving Fortune 100 companies. Younger has personally reviewed over 30,000 employee surveys and led more than 100 focus groups—including her signature “Art of Active Listening Sessions™”—to ensure organizations build culture strategies rooted in employee voices, not assumptions.

Named to the prestigious Thinkers50 Radar 25 list of top global management thinkers, Younger brings over 25 years of leadership experience across industries including tech, healthcare, financial services, and staffing. She blends current data, storytelling, and her Caring Leadership Transformation Model™ to deliver practical tools leaders can apply immediately.

Younger is a two-time TEDx speaker, host of the Leadership with Heart podcast, a LinkedIn Learning instructor, and a contributor to Forbes, Fast Company, Bloomberg, NBC, and ABC. She is also the bestselling author of "The 7 Intuitive Laws of Employee Loyalty," "The Art of Active Listening," "The Art of Caring Leadership," and her latest release, "The Art of Self-Leadership."

Her mission is deeply personal—shaped by her experiences as the only child of an interfaith, interracial family—and grounded in a passion for creating workplaces where every voice is heard, valued, and empowered.