Live, work, and lead with grounded confidence
Heather Whelpley is a speaker, award-winning author, executive coach, and leadership development expert
Testimonials
“Heather's presentation on The Power of Grounded Confidence was fantastic! Our employees called the event inspiring, empowering, and insightful and said it helped them to gain confidence and show up authentically in the world.”
Dawn Valentine, Lindt & Sprüngli
“I can’t say enough great things about Heather’s presentation on Discover Your Authentic Voice. We received actionable tools to confidently take up the space we need to communicate with presence and power. We all left feeling empowered to speak up and take a seat at the table!”
Will Kulesza, Kellanova (formerly Kellogg’s)
“Heather's presentations on imposter syndrome for our Women's Leadership Forum were incredible! You know it’s a good session when comments are flying into the chat so fast you can’t even keep up! “
Brittany Dvorak, Cargill
Is your organization facing any of these challenges?
✔️Retention of high performing employees
✔️Imposter syndrome stalling career growth
✔️Employees hesitant to speak up and share ideas
✔️Burnout, disengagement, and quiet quitting
✔️Emerging leaders struggling to lead with confidence
Let’s address these challenges by equipping your people to…
Live, work, and lead with grounded confidence!
My work goes beyond the typical empowerment training. Instead of merely fixing surface issues, I guide people through a transformative process that gets to the root causes that hold them back so they can overcome imposter syndrome, use their authentic voice, and advance in their career.
What is grounded confidence?
Grounded confidence is a steady, inner-trust that comes from deep within. You know who you are and what’s important, while also being open to learning and growth.
Walking through the world with grounded confidence means you:
Take bold steps in your career - and life
Become unshakable, centered, and calm
Communicate with greater power
Create more impact
Break free from proving, pleasing, and perfecting
Advocate for yourself - and others
Know you have the ability to figure it out - even if you don’t have all the answers now
Show up with authenticity and strength. You know who you are and you show it to the world
Why is grounded confidence important at work?
Grounded confidence doesn’t just benefit individuals, it transforms teams and cultures. When employees and leaders are rooted in self-trust and authenticity, they:
Share more ideas - ideas that could impact processes and improve your bottom line
Respond with purpose, rather than reacting
Show up to hard conversations without defensiveness
Know what they want and go after that higher level role
Create an engaging environment and develop others to excel in their career
Encourage greater authenticity at every level
Make aligned decisions and take action
Remain calm in the face of uncertainty
“It is ALWAYS an absolutely joy to work with Heather! Anyone thinking of engaging her as a speaker should absolutely do it. Heather is exceptionally well organized, thorough in her questions and review, and can tailor the experience to your organization. I would bring her on for another speaking engagement in a heartbeat!”
— Jessica Sares, ITW
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"Heather was dynamic, engaging and authentic, and created a space where our employees felt comfortable sharing and engaging on topics previously ‘off limits’ with colleagues. Additionally, in our post-event survey, 100% of employees said they plan to use the tools from the session in their ongoing development!"
— Sarah Strehl, CHRO, ECMC Group
Hi! I’m Heather
I want you to walk through the world with grounded confidence.
You know what gets in the way? Putting constant pressure on yourself to succeed. Imposter syndrome and doubting your brilliance. Holding yourself to ridiculously high standards in every area of your life. Feeling like you’re never doing enough.
I know this because I saw it while working at Cargill and Ameriprise in HR, leadership development, and change management roles. I saw it in offices and production facilities. I saw it across the globe when I worked in Latin America and Australia.
And I experienced it myself.
An overachiever since birth, I drove myself hard to succeed no matter what. I worked way too many nights and weekends, was always the first to volunteer for yet another project, and even suffered from shingles when I was just 30.
Then I realized I could make a change. I could break free from the rules that caused me to prove, please, and perfect for so many years - and reconnect to my grounded confidence.
Now I create more impact, use my voice with more boldness, get more sleep, and occasionally go on a hike on a Wednesday afternoon - without feeling guilty about it!
My keynotes, coaching, and leadership development programs get right to the heart of this mission of empowering people to live, work, and lead with grounded confidence. Participants leave each engagement feeling seen, ready to take action, and with tools to advance.
“Within three weeks after the event, two women in the group applied for senior roles and directly attributed the imposter syndrome session in their decision to apply.”
— Lisa Propati, Promach
Heather’s Speaker Reel
“Heather's virtual presentation was insightful, inspiring, and captivating! Attendance was fantastic and Heather's knowledge, energy, and interactive style kept the group so engaged that attendees commented they didn't realize how quickly time was passing. I would love to bring her back for another event!”
— Kristine Holtzer, Field Engineer, Mortenson
Inspiration from the blog
A few weeks ago, I went to a music circle with a bunch of people I didn't really know - and I was reminded of an exceedingly important lesson, one that will help you get more of what you want and open doors you didn't even know existed.