Speaking Programs
Jennifer Eggers, CSP®
Executive Advisor to CEOs, Boards, and C-Suite Leaders
President, LeaderShift Insights
Jennifer Is Known For:
- Kitchen-English, no-fluff content — heavy on substance, light on jargon
- Extremely interactive sessions — real discussion, live diagnostics, and audience participation (no passive keynotes)
- Enterprise-level truth-telling — power, politics, decision-making, and the behaviors that quietly stall strategy
- Immediately usable tools — language, frameworks, and questions leaders can use the same day
- Making it safe enough to be honest — candid, high-trust conversations without “polite” avoidance
- Certified Speaking Professional (CSP®) — proven content and craft (earned by fewer than 16% of professional speakers worldwide)
“Pulling no punches with engaging, homespun wisdom, Jennifer gives senior leaders the language they’ve been reaching for—and then makes them work with it in the room.”
Expect high engagement, real talk, and a few “oh…that’s us” moments—usually followed by laughter and a clear path forward.
The C-Suite Transiton Fallacy
Why Strong Leaders Stall at the Top
(Keynote / Executive Working Session • CEOs, Boards, C-Suite, Senior Teams)
At the C-suite level, leadership stops being about making smart decisions and starts being about which decisions can survive visibility, politics, and consequence—and still move through the system.
Most organizations pretend that shift is automatic. It isn’t.
That’s why strong leaders stall at the top—quietly, expensively, and usually without anyone having the language for what’s really going on.
In this content-heavy, kitchen-English working session, Jennifer names what she calls The C-Suite Transition Fallacy: the belief that success at one level naturally scales to the top without changing how you lead, use power, and execute through other leaders.
Here’s the promise: this is not a passive keynote. People will talk—not just listen. Jennifer makes it safe enough to be honest, then she gets real about the things leadership teams avoid: informal power, decision drag, and why “alignment” in the room doesn’t always show up in behavior afterward. Expect a few laughs, a few winces, and at least one moment where someone says, “Well…that’s us.”
Participants will leave able to:
Mastering The C-Suite Mindset
(Keynote / InteractiveWorkshop • Senior Leaders, New Executives, Hi-Po Leaders, Leadership Cohorts)
Based on Jennifer’s book, Mastering the C-Suite
The C-suite is not a bigger job. It’s a different job.
Most new executives don’t fail because they’re not smart. They struggle because they keep using the same operating system that made them successful as functional leaders—when the enterprise now needs something else: enterprise altitude, enterprise judgment, and enterprise relationships.
Based on Jennifer’s book Mastering the C-Suite, this program breaks down the mindset shifts that separate leaders who thrive at the top from leaders who stay stuck in “expert mode.” Jennifer delivers it in kitchen English—direct, practical, and blunt in the best way. No theory parade. No corporate poetry.
Room promise: it’s interactive and real. People will work with their current situations, not hypotheticals. Jennifer creates a straight-talk environment where leaders can say what they’re thinking, test assumptions, and walk out with a plan they’ll actually use.
Participants will leave able to:
Resilience: It's Not About Bouncing Back
How leaders and organization can build
resilience before disruption hits
(Keynote / Interactive Workshop • Leaders at All Levels During Pressure, Change, and Distruption)
Based on Jennifer’s book, Resilience: It’s Not About Bouncing Back
Most people think resilience means: take the hit, recover, move on.
That’s not resilience. That’s survival.
Real resilience is the ability to get stronger before and through disruption—especially when the pressure is high, the ambiguity is real, and everyone is watching how you respond.
Resilience is the number one requirement for leaders today and very view people know exactly how to build it. Jennifer does.
Based on Jennifer’s book Resilience: It’s Not About Bouncing Back, this is a practical, content-heavy session that demystifies resilience and turns it into something leaders can build on purpose—individually and as a team. Jennifer is funny and blunt about what doesn’t work (“positive thinking” is not a strategy), and she makes it safe enough for people to admit where they’re actually struggling.
Room promise: this isn’t a “feel better” talk. It’s a working session. There will be participation, discussion, and tools leaders can use immediately—especially in organizations dealing with sustained change, high scrutiny, or burnout risk.
This thought provoking program engages participants around:
The Promotion Myth
Why Performance Isn't What Gets You Promoted
(Keynote / Highly Interactive Workshop • High-Potential Leaders, Directors/VPs, Emerging Executives, Leadership Cohorts)
Most high performers believe promotions work like this: deliver results, keep your head down, and your work will speak for itself.
That’s the myth.
In real organizations—especially as roles get bigger—promotion decisions are bets made under uncertainty. Leaders aren’t only choosing competence. They’re choosing trust, visibility, judgment, and who can get results through other people.
This session is candid and practical in kitchen English. Jennifer doesn’t do vague encouragement. She tells the truth about why “being essential” can keep you stuck—and how to build power without the title in a way that’s credible, ethical, and promotable.
Room promise: people will participate. They’ll diagnose real situations, name the patterns, and leave with moves they can apply immediately. You’ll get laughter, some self-recognition (“oh no…that’s me”), and a lot of “I wish someone told me this earlier.”
This provocative program challenges participants to think differently to:
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WHY WORK WITH A PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER?
Speakers are often hired for their expertise. But expertise alone isn’t enough.
Content is only useful if your presenter can:
- Capture and keep attention
- Wrap ideas in stories that stick
- Create interaction and discussion
- Leave people with tools they can actually use
When you hire a speaker, you’re not just hiring what they know. You’re hiring how they deliver it.
The Certified Speaking Professional (CSP®) designation is earned by less than 16% of professional speakers worldwide and recognizes significant experience and excellence in ethics, eloquence, expertise, and enterprise.
With a CSP, you can expect a speaker who will:
- Listen before they talk—to you and your audience
- Notify you when they’ve arrived so you can focus on everything else
- Show up early, start on time, and never crowd other speakers by running over
- Handle faulty AV, fire drills, and other surprises calmly and professionally
- Understand the challenges you face as a meeting professional and help make your event a success
- Deliver eloquence on the platform as well as expertise in the content
- Make the presentation about your audience, not about themselves
- Deliver value far above their speaking fee—and make you look good for bringing them in
Jennifer combines this professional craft with heavy-content, highly interactive programs, so your leaders don’t just feel inspired for an hour—they think differently and act differently afterward.