Engagement and growth are rooted in relationship.
And relationships are built one conversation at a time — over time.
That’s the throughline in everything I do. Whether I’m on a stage, in a workshop, or working alongside your team, the focus is always the same: helping leaders make growth and engagement a natural part of how they show up – and deliver results – every day.
Three Books. One Belief
Leaders — not programs — are what make growth and engagement possible. This conviction has driven two decades of work with organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to fast-growing mid-market firms, and it’s what connects everything from the stage to the workshop room to the strategy conversation.
Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go has become a go-to resource for managers navigating career development conversations. Promotions Are SO Yesterday reframed what career growth can look like in a world where the ladder isn’t the only path. And the forthcoming Checked Out tackles engagement where it actually breaks down — in the everyday moments between leaders and the people they lead.
Named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers, Julie’s work has appeared in Fast Company, Training Industry Magazine, The Economist, and SmartBrief. Her clients include Cisco, Amazon, Honda, HP, and the IMF.
Way to Work Together
Speaking
Interactive keynotes and engaging breakout sessions for conferences, leadership forums, and company events — fresh thinking that gives audiences language and practices they can actually use.
Training
High-energy and impactful workshops and learning journeys that help managers practice, hone, and build habits around the conversations where growth and engagement are strengthened.
Consulting
Thought partnership for HR, talent, and L&D leaders who want development and engagement strategy to translate into real leader behavior — not just better intentions.
What Clients Say
“I’ve sat through a lot of keynotes on engagement. Julie’s was the first one where managers were still talking about it three weeks later — not the ideas in the abstract, but specific things they are going to do differently with their teams.”
— VP, Talent Development · Fortune 500 company
“Our managers came in skeptical that a workshop could change how they have conversations. By the end, they weren’t just engaged — they had a language and a set of moves they could actually use on Monday morning. That’s learning in action.”
— Director, Learning & Development · Global professional services firm
“We had good intentions around development and engagement but no real throughline connecting them. Working with Julie helped us stop treating them as separate initiatives and start building something our leaders could actually own and act on.“
— Chief People Officer · Technology company
Let's Talk About What You're Working On
If you’re planning an event, building a manager development experience, or rethinking how your organization approaches engagement development — share a little about what you’re facing. I’d love to work with you to figure out together how to achieve the results your organization is looking for.