Kristen Hadeed

 
 
 
 

    • Kristen approaches every engagement as a custom and unique experience. See Popular Topics below for inspiration.

    • 1-on-1 Leadership Coaching

    • Executive Team Coaching- Workplace Culture, Feedback, and Building Trust

 

"I'm here to help you lead as your most authentic, human self."

- Kristen Hadeed

Kristen Hadeed believes that authentic, human leadership can change the world. At 19, with hardly any leadership experience, Kristen started a cleaning business called Student Maid. She never expected it to be her career; it was simply a way to earn money while she was in college. But before she graduated, her company received a contract to clean hundreds of apartments—and it changed her path forever. Kristen hired a team of 60 people to help her, and within days, 75% of that team quit. That’s when Kristen’s obsession with learning how to be a leader began.

Over the next 14 years, Kristen learned a lot by screwing up. But most importantly, she learned how to lead from her heart. Doing so helped her take Student Maid from a small cleaning company to a business known on a global scale for its culture of belonging, its focus on people, and its purpose of building leaders.

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Today, Kristen spends her time helping leaders, teams, and organizations around the world embrace their humanity. She’s worked with just about every industry with one purpose behind it all: To build a better world through courageous, compassionate leadership. Kristen’s work has been featured in news outlets including PBS, FOX, Inc., NBC, TIME, and Forbes. Kristen’s book, Permission To Screw Up, has sold more than 40,000 copies worldwide. Her first TED Talk has more than three million views on YouTube.

 
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Ignite Human Leadership

Keynotes and leadership programs that build trust, belonging, and wildly engaged cultures.

 

Popular Topics

Ignite Human
Leadership

Build The Culture Of The Future

If we want our organizations to continue to thrive, the way we think about leadership needs to shift in a big way—and we need to work together to bridge the gap.

 

Permission To
Screw Up

Reframe Your Relationship With Failure

Strong leadership isn’t about knowing all the answers and getting things right on the first try; it’s about having the courage to take risks, make mistakes, ask for help, and admit when you don’t feel strong.

Courageous
Conversations

Deliver and Accept Feedback Effectively

Courageous conversations are hard, and yet, they’re often the most rewarding and important conversations we can have to help each other grow.

 

Build Meaningful Relationships

Strengthen Trust and Inspire Belonging

So often, we’re told to leave our “personal stuff” at home and make work only about . . . work. But work is personal, and we’re human.

 

You’ve
Got This!

Grow Resilience and Beat Burnout

When we feel overextended, exhausted, and overwhelmed, it doesn’t just hurt us; it hurts the people around us. The key to reducing overwhelm and working more effectively and productively is knowing how to prioritize time, energy, and well-being.

Testimonials

“Kristen is, without question, one of the most inspiring, genuine, and authentic leaders I have ever met. She is truly a treasure chest of creative ideas and has a unique ability to provide and inspire with unconventional wisdom that helps drive a forward-thinking, progressive culture. Kristen’s work with leaders at Whitmor has had a meaningful impact on those individuals, adding fuel to the speed in which we continue to build upon our strong people-first culture. Above all else, I feel very blessed to be able to call Kristen a friend - I’m a stronger leader and person because of it.”

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Scott Felsenthal, CEO, Whitmor

“Kristen has become one of Cardinal's top external thought leaders. She brings the rare combination of amazing storytelling skills coupled with a powerful vision of the future of leadership. If you are looking to motivate a team or your entire company, there is no greater option available today than Kristen Hadeed.”

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Peter Lynch, Chief People Officer, Cardinal Group Companies

“Looking for a leadership expert and speaker who will wow your audience and help them laugh, learn, and lead? Well then Kristen Hadeed is your answer! I had the privilege of creating a custom digital program with Kristen for our Women’s Leadership Group in the Summer of 2020. We received such tremendous feedback from the session that we partnered with Kristen to develop a 4-part custom deep-dive series this past year. Kristen’s energy is incredible and her ability to keep people engaged is electric. I can’t wait to work with her on more upcoming projects.”

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Courtney Mesmer, VP of Member Learning and Experience, Finseca

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