Shawn Kent Hayashi

Shawn Kent Hayashi is the founder and CEO of The Professional Development Group LLC, Executive-in-Residence for the Lehigh University MBA Program, and a global expert in developing collaboration and high performing teams.

Shawn is a dynamic speaker and executive coach with deep experience working in entrepreneurial companies, Fortune 500, and associations around the globe. Her practical strategies, anecdotes and real world solutions are highly relevant in business today. Shawn delivers keynotes and unforgettable presentations customized to conferences or corporate meetings.

Shawn's TEDx talk on The Future of Talent@Work presented her optimistic view of coming changes to the workplace.

As an executive coach and high performing team consultant, Shawn facilitates growth in leadership ability, emotional intelligence, communication skills, stronger relationships and teams, and effective presentations. She guides leaders to achieve positive, lasting changes in behavior - for themselves, their people and their teams.

She is also the best-selling author of the Conversations Trilogy: Conversations for Change, Conversations for Creating Star Performers, and Conversations That Get Results and Inspire Collaboration.

Shawn earned an M.S. in Organization Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Learn more about Shawn at www.YourTalentAtWork.com.