Casey Sykes

Great companies are built by Great people. Hiring, Onboarding and Retaining strong managers is the most important process of building a great organization. Learn interviewing techniques to hire the right candidate, strategies to retain high performers and the universal, time-tested leadership skills and tools that are most impactful to creating high-performing teams. Casey has over twenty years of full-cycle recruiting experience as a Talent Acquisition Strategist and Advisor working with start-up companies to build high performing teams that sustain optimal performance. She works with small to medium start-up offices and Fortune 500 leaders identifying top-tier talent for hire, development and retention of high-performing individuals and aligning them in the right role for maximum impact. Format: 45-60 minute Keynote. Ideal for: * Human Resources and Talent Acquisitions events/programs/training * Senior Managers/Hiring Managers/New Managers * All Hiring Authorities and Individuals involved with Interviewing * Leadership/Executive Events Attendees will learn how to: * Assess and Ascertain positional needs to better target candidates. * Interview strategies including structured, behavioral, technical, competency-based and panel. * Align candidates for culture/team/role for optimal capacity. * Hire for succession planning.

Every single person has leadership potential and is capable of doing great things, and inspiring greatness. This important program unravels the limiting belief system people own that hold them back. Individuals learn to lead from important core values and harness the power of authenticity to re-frame and reinvent their approach to work and live with more confidence, clarity and composure. Overcome the barriers that stand in your way to better manage conflict, overcome doubt and transform the way you speak up for yourself, accept feedback, demonstrate judgment, take ownership and build trust for stronger connections. This dynamic keynote reveals the non-negotiable core values leadership must embolden to significantly improve performance, improve relationships at work, home and within oneself, to create better connections for a better life. In a constantly changing world, the key to sustained joy and success lies in your belief system. Change your beliefs in order to change your life. Learn the power of Executive Presence and how this leadership mindset Influences and the Impacts your team and organization. The world needs effective leaders, and strong leaders must have values-based qualities that elevate, activate and resonate for lasting change. This keynote, speech is for anyone who commands teams, leads people, influences others. Format: 45-60 minute Keynote. Ideal for: Leadership conferences Executive Retreats Manager development programs Corporate programs and meetings Human Resources and Talent Acquisition teams Company-wide events, meetings or programs

Women have been heroines in stories for centuries. Women Who Lead and Empower is a powerful mix of personal stories of courage and resilience: loss and triumph, perseverance and success and fortitude and reinvention. The world needs more women to rise in leadership and share stories of being underestimated, undervalued and underutilized. Yet, strong women rise, and give other women, and men, permission to be authentic, and succeed. Learn the core values that drive success, sustain performance and how to empower others. This keynote is the "Little Black Dress" of success for women. The LBD is a timeless symbol of universal beauty and success. Attendees will learn how to: * Strengthen organizations and communities through improved communication, collaboration and connection. * Inspire others to pursue management and executive positions, breaking outdated stereotypes. * Shatter limiting beliefs that keep people stuck in their careers, personal lives and relationships. * Create organizational cultures for expanded opportunities where people of different backgrounds feel valued, supported and aligned for optimal contribution towards success. * Improve communication and support workplace wellness through increased emotional and social intelligence. This high-energy keynote emboldens women to lead authentically with confidence. Format: 45-60 minute Keynote. Ideal for: * Women's Events and Programs * Senior Managers/C-Suite Executive Events and Programs * Human Resources/Talent Acquisition/Change Management Events and Conferences * Culture and Engagement Conferences