Seattle Keynote Speaker
Sara Dean is a Seattle-based keynote speaker who has spent over 20 years leading people through growth and transformation in order to help them walk more fully into leadership.
She helps leaders and teams get out of their own way, retrain culturally ingrained negative thought patterns, gain communication confidence, and advance their emotional intelligence.
Frequently Requested Topics for Seattle Keynote Speaker Sara Dean
Speak Up, Stand Out: Advance Your Thought Leadership and Communication Confidence
Shed Your Secret Lies: How to Turn Your Struggles Into Strengths
Seeking Self-Trust: How to Start Trusting Yourself and Your Voice
Top 5 Reasons Event Organizers Love Working with Seattle Keynote Speaker – Sara Dean
#1. Sara Dean is Seattle born and bred.
Sara has lived in Seattle her entire life, with the exception of the four years she spent at Gonzaga University. Throughout her career, she’s had the joy and honor of serving a vast network of women while giving back to the Seattle community she’s so proud to call home.
She understands the unique perspectives of Seattleites and incorporates that perspective into the talks and training she delivers. As a local, she’s an ideal choice for companies and organizations wanting to keep costs in check while looking for a speaker or trainer.
#2. Sara Dean is known for inspiring and moving people to take action.
In every keynote or training Sara delivers her top goal is to have attendees walk away with tangible action steps. She prioritizes sharing ways participants can immediately integrate what they learn in order to experience a mindset shift or other quick wins.
It’s a common occurrence for Sara’s attendees to reach out shortly after her keynotes to share how they have integrated her advice and immediately found it impactful in their lives.
#3. Sara Dean is a dynamic storyteller, adept at creating connections and building community.
One of Sara’s greatest superpowers is using stories to connect with her audience. She has a unique ability to help women see themselves through her stories and experiences. This creates an environment that allows groups to quickly connect and open up with her, as well as one another during Sara’s talks and trainings. This dynamic builds trust, safety, and belonging in every room in which Sara speaks.
#4. Sara Dean isn’t afraid to tackle hard subjects and conversations.
Sara understands the gravity of our current culture — we must acknowledge where we are and the opportunity we all have to play a role in becoming culture shifters and culture shapers. She helps women own their voices, while also teaching women how to pass the mic and elevate underrepresented and underestimated voices. Sara always challenges her audiences to be courageous agents of change.
#5. Sara Dean brings a magical combination of coaching, education and humor — it’s NEVER boring, even with hard-hitting topics.
Whether speaking at international events, training teams in Fortune 10 companies, or leading women’s retreats, Sara gets constant feedback on how well she integrates raw and real honesty with a touch of humor into all she does.
Sara invites her audience to step into vulnerability while also owning their power. Her talks and trainings are suitable for an array of events, including:
Professional Association Conferences
Sales/Direct Selling Conferences
Company/Team Retreats
All-Hands Meetings
Leadership Development Events
Women’s Corporate Events
HR and Talent Development Events
Team Development Events
New-Hire Events
“Sara’s session was warm and so motivating. I felt really seen, heard, and validated by Sara’s explanations of what many women face in the world today. This also opened my perspective to better see those around me. Thank you for helping us build a greater sense of community. This is the best workshop for women I've attended at Google.”
Event Attendee
Google International Women’s Day Event
"Sara was a fantastic speaker for our event. Sara’s high energy lit up our main stage. Attendees were engaged and inspired and left feeling motivated to take action. She wove raw and relatable stories into her tactical tips - keeping her content closely connected to the needs of the audience. Multiple attendees shared that Sara was one of their favorite speakers at our 3 day event."
Jess Kupferman
Women’s Leadership Founder & Event Organizer
“Sara was an opening keynote speaker at WE Ignite 2020 (in person) and 2021 (virtual). Both years, she helped us beautifully and powerfully kick off our multi-day event, by inspiring attendees with vulnerable stories, a decent dose of humor and impactful takeaways. We can always count on Sara to light up the room and lift up the crowd.”
Erin Long
WE Ignite Founder & Event Organizer
“We booked Sara for her keynote on How to Get Out of Your Own Way as our organization kicked off a new year with a new leadership team. Sara's talk was highly relatable and actionable. Attendees were able to see themselves in her stories, and were inspired to immediately implement her strategies. The day after Sara's talk, one attendee shared, "I've already put Sara's words into action and I feel an immediate difference in my energy!" We are so glad we booked Sara for this event.”
Lauren Exnicios
President, Junior League of Seattle
“An amazing, funny, one-of-a-kind speaker, Sara Dean captured all of us with her energy and the unflinching way she tackles sensitive subjects. Sara presents in a way that is undeniably relatable and is both humorous and inspiring, a hard combination to achieve. She’s a natural.”
Laura Cathcart Robbins
Keynote Speaker, Author, DEI Educator
“Sara Dean is an engaging and dynamic speaker who brings her passion and insight into every space she enters. She's truly an expert on empowerment and well-being who inspires participants to live fully, be courageous, and lead with integrity.”
Sage B Hobbs
Leadership, Equity & Communication Consultant, Coach, Author
“Sara is a truth-teller, community builder, brilliant speaker and incredible motivator. She always leaves her audience inspired, full of hope and ready to take action. As a presenter/speaker, Sara is professional, polished, and dependable - using her personal stories to allow her audience to feel seen and validated. One of Sara’s greatest gifts is being conscientious in creating timely and relevant content that speaks to where we are as a culture within our various workplaces and communities. Hiring Sara will be one of the best decisions you make all year. She will leave your group as a more thoughtful collective.”
Jessica Butts
Myers Briggs Expert, Keynote Speaker, Corporate Trainer, Coach, Author
“Sara’s talk for our group at Amazon was excellent. It was well organized, well presented and current to what is happening in most of our lives today. It was extremely helpful to me. I would definitely recommend this talk to friends and colleagues.”
Event Attendee
Amazon EDS Group
“Sara’s talk was a stand out at Alt Summit. Not only did she teach a room full of women how to take clear, simple, and specific action, she helped us see the power of owning our worth, playing a bigger game, and building a legacy that has a deep impact in the world.”
Event Attendee
Alt Summit
About Seattle Keynote Speaker Sara Dean
Sara Dean is a Seattle-based keynote speaker, mindset and leadership coach, business coach, and trainer to leaders and teams.
Sara has worked with countless organizations as a speaker and trainer. She is especially well-versed in speaking and leading trainings for Seattle tech companies.
With a passion for working with women in leadership who want to become more courageous in their thoughts, actions, and conversations, Sara has helped her clients and audiences deeply understand that their voices have value.
When she’s not busy speaking and coaching, she’s hosting one of her multiple podcasts, including Shameless Leadership. She has hosted over 900 podcast episodes which have over collectively garnered over 6M downloads across 140 countries.
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