Executive Coach & Emotional Intelligence Expert; Former Senior Leader at Salesforce & Bank of America; Leadership Developer
Heidi Connal Biography
Heidi Connal is an executive coach, emotional intelligence expert, and leadership developer whose career spans three decades at the intersection of business growth and human potential. Connal has held senior leadership roles at Salesforce, Bank of America, American Express, PwC, and the United Nations, where she built global teams that navigated hyper-growth, mergers and acquisitions, and digital transformation. While driving organizational performance, she identified her greatest impact in empowering others to lead with clarity, confidence, and authenticity, which led her to focus on executive coaching.
Connal specializes in transformational coaching for C-suite and senior executives, guiding them to enhance communication, relationship management, talent leadership, and personal brand awareness. With expertise in emotional intelligence and neuroscience, she combines empathetic listening with direct coaching to help clients identify their strengths and development areas. Drawing on her business experience and knowledge of neuroscience and psychology, Connal fosters collaboration that supports leaders in achieving authentic and sustainable success.
Connal has coached leaders across more than 20 industries, including technology, finance, and the military, working with organizations such as the US Navy, LinkedIn, Roblox, McCarthy, Paul Hastings, TIAA, Wells Fargo, HP, Experian, Genentech, Wachtell Lipton, Petco, and WindRiver. In keynote presentations, she addresses topics in neuroscience, behavioral psychology, mindfulness, and coaching techniques, providing audiences with tools to foster positivity, self-compassion, and purpose. She has served as a speaker and facilitator at events including a fireside chat with Margot Lee Shetterly for the UVA Centennial Speaker Series, a Career Epiphanies Workshop with the McIntire Ivy Society, a session on "Bouncing Back in Times of Stress and Change," and as a panel facilitator on innovative technology and the fight against AIDS and HIV.
Connal holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia. She is a Berkeley-certified executive coach, a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, a National Board–Certified Health & Wellness Coach, and is credentialed in a range of 360-degree, personality, and team assessments, including Hogan, CCL, EQ-i, ISI, and W5BP. Connal is recognized for her expertise in team dynamics, emotional intelligence, and executive relationships, supporting healthier and more effective leadership within technology, financial services, marketing, and nonprofit sectors.
Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Heidi Connal and other top speakers and celebrities.
Heidi Connal Speaking Topics
-
Bouncing Back: Resiliency in Trying Times
Life often throws us situations—personal and professional—where we are caught off guard or knocked off our feet. During these times it’s easy to lose our stride and our confidence, but there are ways to get back on our feet quickly, spending less time on the down and more time in creative action. In this talk, Heidi shares the latest in neuroscience, behavioral psychology, mindfulness, and coaching techniques so that you can rewire your own brain for positivity, self-compassion, and a strong sense of purpose.
Key Takeaways:
- Calm your nervous system in stressful situations
- Regain control of your creative mind when caught off guard
- Stay open to possibilities
- Take action with confidence
- Grow from failed experiences and get better faster
- Learn to tolerate ambiguity
- Develop realistic optimism
-
Leading Through Traumatic Times
The workplace is no exception to the human existence of change, loss, and grief. This talk dives into how loss and trauma impacts an employee, and how we as leaders can understand what they’re going through, support them in their journey, and help them build their resilience.
Key Takeaways:
- Defining leadership moments
- This is our brain, on grief
- What makes resilience, resilient?
- The mindfulness of words and actions
-
How do I book Heidi Connal to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Heidi Connal for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Heidi Connal, 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 speaking fee information and check availability for Heidi Connal or any other speaker of your choice. -
What are the speaker fees for Heidi Connal
Speaking fees for Heidi Connal, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Heidi Connal are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and under $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Heidi Connal, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Heidi Connal speak about?
Heidi Connal is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, Leadership, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Psychology, Resilience, Social Sciences, Storytelling -
Where does Heidi Connal travel from?
Heidi Connal generally travels from Oregon, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent. -
Who is Heidi Connal’s agent?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Heidi Connal for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker 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. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Heidi Connal for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Heidi Connal or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
Heidi Connal is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Bouncing Back: Resiliency in Trying Times, Leading Through Traumatic Times, Leading Change and Winning Over Resistance and Career Reinventions and Epiphanies. The estimated speaking fee range to book Heidi Connal for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Heidi Connal generally travels from OR, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Brendan Hall, Dorsey Standish, Ginny Priem, Kristel Bauer and Stephanie Simpson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Heidi Connal for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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.








