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Joanna Barsh

Best-selling Author of "How Remarkable Women Lead" and the Director Emeritus at McKinsey & Company

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Joanna Barsh Biography

Director Emerita at McKinsey & Company, Joanna served consumer-facing clients for over 30 years, leading growth strategy, performance transformation, organization effectiveness, and leadership development projects. And in 2007, Joanna led the creation of Centered Leadership at McKinsey with the mission to develop all leaders seeking to transform their organizations and communities.

In addition, Joanna has long been a strong advocate for women. Joanna served on NYC’s Commission on Women’s Issues from 2002-2013, invited by Mayor Bloomberg. She led ground-breaking research for The Wall Street Journal’s Women in Econ Task Force and for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She has spoken at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women summit, DB’s Women on Wall Street and Women in Asia summits, the annual EVE Programmes in France and China, MAKERS, and more. Joanna co-chairs the Leadership Working Group on the International Council of Women Business Leaders and facilitates its Centered Leadership program in Sweden.

She is the best-selling author of How Remarkable Women Lead and Centered Leadership. Her newest book, Grow Wherever You Work, helps rising leaders accelerate their growth by embracing challenges.

Joanna holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago in English Literature, in addition to Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar. Having completed 20 years on the board of Sesame Workshop, Joanna currently serves on the board of Genesco and is a member of the Compensation and Nominating & Governance Committees.

Speaking Topics
  • How Remarkable Women Lead

    In this lecture, Barsh offers a hopeful outlook and unique ideas about success. It's the new "right stuff" of leadership, teaching participants self-awareness and their power to choose, offering them practical take-aways and a roadmap to positive impact.

    This program is available as a keynote lecture, workshop, or longer program upon request.

  • Moving Mountains Quickly: The Centered Leadership Project

    Based on ten years of research and dozens of training programs globally, this lecture equips audiences with a toolkit of practices based on the five dimensions of Centered Leadership:

    • Meaning: finding and using strengths on a path to living into one’s leadership vision

    • Framing: learning to manage feelings and actions in difficult situations to lead in one’s most resourceful state

    • Connecting: developing relationships, forming communities and cultivating sponsors in service of one’s vision

    • Engaging: stepping up to challenges and opportunities, taking risks and actions

    • Energizing: managing one’s energy through recovery and renewal practices

    This program is available as a keynote lecture, workshop, or longer program upon request.

Videos
Books
Grow Wherever You Work: Straight Talk to Help with Your Toughest Challenges

Grow Wherever You Work: Straight Talk to Help with Your Toughest Challenges

Centered Leadership: Leading with Purpose, Clarity, and Impact

Centered Leadership: Leading with Purpose, Clarity, and Impact

How Remarkable Women Lead: The Breakthrough Model for Work and Life

How Remarkable Women Lead: The Breakthrough Model for Work and Life

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  • HOW TO BOOK Joanna Barsh?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Joanna Barsh for both live and virtual events for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Joanna Barsh, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Joanna Barsh or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK Joanna Barsh?

    Speaking fees for Joanna Barsh, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that Joanna Barsh charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Joanna Barsh, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • WHO IS THE AGENT FOR Joanna Barsh?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Joanna Barsh for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Joanna Barsh for your next private or corporate function.
  • WHAT IS A FULL-SERVICE TALENT BOOKING AGENCY?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Joanna Barsh or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Joanna Barsh or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
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Best-selling Author of "How Remarkable Women Lead" and the Director Emeritus at McKinsey & Company

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Joanna Barsh Biography

Director Emerita at McKinsey & Company, Joanna served consumer-facing clients for over 30 years, leading growth strategy, performance transformation, organization effectiveness, and leadership development projects. And in 2007, Joanna led the creation of Centered Leadership at McKinsey with the mission to develop all leaders seeking to transform their organizations and communities.

In addition, Joanna has long been a strong advocate for women. Joanna served on NYC’s Commission on Women’s Issues from 2002-2013, invited by Mayor Bloomberg. She led ground-breaking research for The Wall Street Journal’s Women in Econ Task Force and for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She has spoken at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women summit, DB’s Women on Wall Street and Women in Asia summits, the annual EVE Programmes in France and China, MAKERS, and more. Joanna co-chairs the Leadership Working Group on the International Council of Women Business Leaders and facilitates its Centered Leadership program in Sweden.

She is the best-selling author of How Remarkable Women Lead and Centered Leadership. Her newest book, Grow Wherever You Work, helps rising leaders accelerate their growth by embracing challenges.

Joanna holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago in English Literature, in addition to Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar. Having completed 20 years on the board of Sesame Workshop, Joanna currently serves on the board of Genesco and is a member of the Compensation and Nominating & Governance Committees.

Joanna Barsh Speaking Topics

  • How Remarkable Women Lead

    In this lecture, Barsh offers a hopeful outlook and unique ideas about success. It's the new "right stuff" of leadership, teaching participants self-awareness and their power to choose, offering them practical take-aways and a roadmap to positive impact.

    This program is available as a keynote lecture, workshop, or longer program upon request.

  • Moving Mountains Quickly: The Centered Leadership Project

    Based on ten years of research and dozens of training programs globally, this lecture equips audiences with a toolkit of practices based on the five dimensions of Centered Leadership:

    • Meaning: finding and using strengths on a path to living into one’s leadership vision

    • Framing: learning to manage feelings and actions in difficult situations to lead in one’s most resourceful state

    • Connecting: developing relationships, forming communities and cultivating sponsors in service of one’s vision

    • Engaging: stepping up to challenges and opportunities, taking risks and actions

    • Energizing: managing one’s energy through recovery and renewal practices

    This program is available as a keynote lecture, workshop, or longer program upon request.

Joanna Barsh Videos

  • Joanna Barsh | The 2021 MAKERS Conference - YouTube
    Author and Director Emerita, McKinsey & Company, gives an update on the state of women in the workplace.
  • MAKERS@Home with Joanna Barsh - YouTube
    Joanna Barsh talks with MAKERS Senior Partner Manager, Ja'Nay Hawkins, about tangible actions that companies, and the individuals who ...
  • Joanna Barsh | The 2019 MAKERS Conference
    Joanna Barsh, Director Emerita, McKinsey & Company, reveals findings from a new MAKERS study on equality in the workplace from 2019 ...

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FAQs on booking Joanna Barsh

  • How to book Joanna Barsh?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Joanna Barsh for both live and virtual events for over 20 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Joanna Barsh, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Joanna Barsh or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Joanna Barsh?

    Speaking fees for Joanna Barsh, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that Joanna Barsh charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Joanna Barsh, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • Who is the agent for Joanna Barsh?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Joanna Barsh for clients worldwide for more than 20 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Joanna Barsh for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service talent booking agency?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Joanna Barsh or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Joanna Barsh or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.

Joanna Barsh is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as How Remarkable Women Lead and Moving Mountains Quickly: The Centered Leadership Project. The estimated speaking fee range to book Joanna Barsh for your event is available upon request. Joanna Barsh generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Fran Hauser, Gabrielle Bernstein, Joan Lunden, Nataly Kogan and Jennifer Hyman. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Joanna Barsh for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Joanna Barsh Speaking Topics

  • How Remarkable Women Lead

    In this lecture, Barsh offers a hopeful outlook and unique ideas about success. It's the new "right stuff" of leadership, teaching participants self-awareness and their power to choose, offering them practical take-aways and a roadmap to positive impact.

    This program is available as a keynote lecture, workshop, or longer program upon request.

  • Moving Mountains Quickly: The Centered Leadership Project

    Based on ten years of research and dozens of training programs globally, this lecture equips audiences with a toolkit of practices based on the five dimensions of Centered Leadership:

    • Meaning: finding and using strengths on a path to living into one’s leadership vision

    • Framing: learning to manage feelings and actions in difficult situations to lead in one’s most resourceful state

    • Connecting: developing relationships, forming communities and cultivating sponsors in service of one’s vision

    • Engaging: stepping up to challenges and opportunities, taking risks and actions

    • Energizing: managing one’s energy through recovery and renewal practices

    This program is available as a keynote lecture, workshop, or longer program upon request.

Joanna Barsh Speaker Videos

  • Joanna Barsh | The 2021 MAKERS Conference - YouTube
    Author and Director Emerita, McKinsey & Company, gives an update on the state of women in the workplace.
    MAKERS@Home with Joanna Barsh - YouTube
    Joanna Barsh talks with MAKERS Senior Partner Manager, Ja'Nay Hawkins, about tangible actions that companies, and the individuals who ...
  • Joanna Barsh | The 2019 MAKERS Conference
    Joanna Barsh, Director Emerita, McKinsey & Company, reveals findings from a new MAKERS study on equality in the workplace from 2019 ...
    Joanna Barsh: Centered Leadership - Being at Your Best - More of ...
    In 2008, Joanna led colleagues at McKinsey & Company to develop and teach a new form of leadership that enables everyone, not just leaders ...
  • Joanna Barsh: Confessionals and Career Advice for Millennials
    Join Amy Yury, a founding member of the Global Women@Google leadership board, in welcoming Joanna Barsh.
    Joanna Barsh on Getting to 50/50 | 2017 MAKERS Conference
    www.makers.com/conference Women take note: McKinsey & Company’s Director Emeritus Joanna Barsh spotlights the companies that are getting to 50/50 fast and the policies that are helping them achieve...

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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