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Denise Lee Yohn

Denise Lee Yohn

Keynote Speaker: Brand Leadership Expert & Author of "What Great Brands Do"

Denise Lee Yohn Biography

Through her expertise and personal approach, Denise Lee Yohn has become an in-demand keynote speaker inspiring business leaders around the world to build great brands and exceptional organizations. Her keynote presentations have captivated international audiences at conferences including TEDx, the Consumer Electronics Show, The Art of Marketing, the National Restaurant Show, and Sustainable Brands, among others, and at corporate events for Facebook, Lexus, NFL, and more.

Yohn enjoys challenging readers to think differently about brand leadership. With that goal in mind, she has written several books including the bestseller What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest and the new book FUSION: How Integrating Brand and Culture Powers the World’s Greatest Companies.

She is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review and Forbes and has been a sought-after writer for publications including Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Knowledge@Wharton, ChangeThis, Seeking Alpha, QSR Magazine, among others. News media including CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times call on Yohn when they want an expert point-of-view on hot business issues.

Yohn initially cultivated her brand-building approaches through several high-level positions in advertising and client-side marketing. She served as lead strategist at advertising agencies for Burger King, Land Rover, and Unilever and as the marketing leader and analyst for Jack in the Box restaurants and Spiegel catalogs. Yohn went on to head Sony Electronic Inc.’s first ever brand office, where she garnered major corporate awards as the vice president/general manager of brand and strategy. She has served clients as an independent consulting partner since 2004.

For her work with some of the world’s greatest organizations, Yohn has won awards from the American Marketing Association (EFFIE). HOW Magazine’s Interactive Design competition, the Financial Communications Society, Sony Corporation, and Sony Electronics Inc.

When she’s not writing or speaking on brand leadership, Yohn serves as the Founder of Faith & Work Journey. She is also a board member of Cameron House. She has served as an advisory board member of the Millennium Alliance and World Brand Congress, a judge for the Association of Management Consulting Firms Awards, a finalist selection committee member for CONNECT’s Most Innovative New Product Awards, and the brand director for TEDxSanDiego

Outside of her professional roles, Yohn counts hiking to Everest Base Camp, dancing with a professional ballet company, and flying a helicopter as some of her greatest life experience.

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Denise Lee Yohn Speaking Topics

READY & RESILIENT: Leadership For Now & Next

The new world of work requires leaders to lead differently. Emotional intelligence, people development and engagement, and the ability to align short-term changes with long-term goals are the new leadership competencies you need now. Denise Lee Yohn shows how to navigate the way work and business has changed and lead your organization to greatness.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE DISRUPTED

Employee experience has been disrupted and a new work reality is emerging. You must rethink your approach to organizational culture and employee engagement, now that employees are dispersed, divided, distracted, and demanding authentic diversity and inclusion. Denise Lee Yohn, author of FUSION: How Integrating Brand and Culture Powers the World's Greatest Companies, shows how to ensure your workforce is engaged and productive today and ready for tomorrow.

BRAND LEADERSHIP: How to Break Through, Blaze New Trails, and Build a Great Brand

New market conditions require your brand to be more authentic, powerful, and valuable than ever before. Bestselling author of What Great Brands Do Denise Lee Yohn shows how great brands inspire trust, establish competitive advantage, and lead their field.

Denise Lee Yohn Videos

How Can Sales Contribute to CX Excellence
Brand, Culture & Experience -- An Interview with Brand Leadership
Denise Lee Yohn Keynote Speaker Reel Updated With Virtual 2020

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Denise Lee Yohn is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Authors, Strategic Leadership, Marketing, Customer Service, Human Resources, Food & Beverage, Fitness, Retail, Women, Business, Corporate Strategy and Leadership.

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Denise Lee Yohn generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Denise Lee Yohn is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Authors, Strategic Leadership and Marketing. The estimated speaking fee range to book Denise Lee Yohn for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Denise Lee Yohn generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Robert Spector, Dan Gingiss and Sarah Weise. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Denise Lee Yohn for an upcoming event.

Denise Lee Yohn Speaking Topics

  • READY & RESILIENT: Leadership For Now & Next

    The new world of work requires leaders to lead differently. Emotional intelligence, people development and engagement, and the ability to align short-term changes with long-term goals are the new leadership competencies you need now. Denise Lee Yohn shows how to navigate the way work and business has changed and lead your organization to greatness.

  • EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE DISRUPTED

    Employee experience has been disrupted and a new work reality is emerging. You must rethink your approach to organizational culture and employee engagement, now that employees are dispersed, divided, distracted, and demanding authentic diversity and inclusion. Denise Lee Yohn, author of FUSION: How Integrating Brand and Culture Powers the World's Greatest Companies, shows how to ensure your workforce is engaged and productive today and ready for tomorrow.

  • BRAND LEADERSHIP: How to Break Through, Blaze New Trails, and Build a Great Brand

    New market conditions require your brand to be more authentic, powerful, and valuable than ever before. Bestselling author of What Great Brands Do Denise Lee Yohn shows how great brands inspire trust, establish competitive advantage, and lead their field.

Denise Lee Yohn Videos

How Can Sales Contribute to CX Excellence
Brand, Culture & Experience -- An Interview with Brand Leadership
Denise Lee Yohn Keynote Speaker Reel Updated With Virtual 2020
Denise Lee Yohn Speaker Video -- Virtual Engagements

Denise Lee Yohn Reviews

  • Best speaker of the day...a fresh perspective!
    Facebook - Nov 25 2014

  • You were truly a hit and with top travel companies…and our offices and staff really took it to heart and truly enjoyed your presentations and workshops.
    Discover the World - Nov 25 2014

  • You definitely made an impact…your talk provided us with a framework as to how to operationalize [our] brand to achieve our Billion Dollar vision.
    E&J Gallo Winery - Nov 25 2014

  • “We recently had Denise speak for a series of three events. She was nothing short of amazing in front of a very passionate and outspoken audience. She did a fabulous job and really was able to relate it to the attendees and their industry. Our client sincerely appreciated her being well versed in the industry she was speaking to. Because of this she got some hard questions and didn’t shy away from them. She was an absolute pleasure to work with and we really enjoyed getting to know her. She was fabulous!”
    Moxi Events - Nov 25 2014

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