Member since May 2021
Colleen Hauk is a keynote speaker, executive coach, and communication expert who helps leaders show up with presence, clarity, and influence. As a speaker, she is known for blending inspiration with practical application - delivering energizing, content-rich experiences that equip high performers and organizations to achieve meaningful, measurable results.
As a trainer and coach, Colleen is recognized for her unique combination of straight-talk and sincere support. She challenges leaders with candor, guides them with compassion, and equips them with the tactical tools and strategic shifts that strengthen alignment, improve execution, and drive high-performance cultures.
With more than 25 years of leadership experience - including 15 years as a corporate executive - Colleen witnessed firsthand how powerful communication can accelerate performance or create costly breakdowns. This insight fuels her mission to refine how leaders communicate and lead, ensuring their messages are clear, their presence is felt, and their influence is measurable. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from California State University, Fullerton, a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a Certified Professional Coaching certificate from Success Coach Institute.
A bestselling author, creator of LinkedIn Learning’s popular Improving Your Leadership Communications course, and multi-time Forbes contributor, Colleen partners with global organizations such as Dell, Pfizer, Merck, and Panasonic to elevate leadership performance. Her approach combines research-backed insights with practical tools that empower leaders to influence outcomes, elevate execution, and produce measurable results across the business. Whether on stage or in the boardroom, Colleen is known for energizing audiences and empowering leaders to connect, command attention, and catalyze change.
Colleen is married to her supportive husband, Matt, living in Southern California where they were both born and raised. They enjoy life with their three children - Jordan, Ethan, and Reese - camping, hosting fun-filled evenings with friends, and spending quality time with their nearby extended family. When she's not with her family, you can find Colleen motivating gym goers as a certified Les Mills BodyCombat instructor.
“THIS IS GOING TO BE THE YEAR!” It turned out to be the year all right, but not the way I originally expected.
I entered 2013 in my corporate career with a newly earned promotion as Executive Director of Business Development. I was thrilled and looking forward to an amazing year!
But because I was handling nearly two books of business, I was sleeping only 4 hours every night. My husband and I became roommates during the week, my children stopped laughing when I walked through the door and my personal health suffered as I became sleep deprived and overly stressed. I was all in at my job, but everything else in my life was getting my leftovers.
Thirteen months into my promotion I completely burned out! I thought the only way to survive was to choose one or the other – my career or my personal life. But I would not quit either! I figured out how to have, what I now call, the ‘and’ life.
I spent 15 years in the corporate landscape, specializing in training and leading sales teams in a fast-paced, quota driven environment. I excelled at aligning business challenges with smart solutions and inspiring others across the organization to impact cultural change.
My leadership and personal development skills were honed during my tenure in the private sector, where I experienced first-hand the negative effects of poor leadership and lack of self-care. I transformed the workplace culture from toxic to thriving and, after suffering my own breaking point, I altered my circumstances and developed successful methods for a healthy, holistic life.
“THIS IS GOING TO BE THE YEAR!” It turned out to be the year all right, but not the way I originally expected.
I entered 2013 in my corporate career with a newly earned promotion as Executive Director of Business Development. I was thrilled and looking forward to an amazing year!
But because I was handling nearly two books of business, I was sleeping only 4 hours every night. My husband and I became roommates during the week, my children stopped laughing when I walked through the door and my personal health suffered as I became sleep deprived and overly stressed. I was all in at my job, but everything else in my life was getting my leftovers.
Thirteen months into my promotion I completely burned out! I thought the only way to survive was to choose one or the other – my career or my personal life. But I would not quit either! I figured out how to have, what I now call, the ‘and’ life.
I spent 15 years in the corporate landscape, specializing in training and leading sales teams in a fast-paced, quota driven environment. I excelled at aligning business challenges with smart solutions and inspiring others across the organization to impact cultural change.
My leadership and personal development skills were honed during my tenure in the private sector, where I experienced first-hand the negative effects of poor leadership and lack of self-care. I transformed the workplace culture from toxic to thriving and, after suffering my own breaking point, I altered my circumstances and developed successful methods for a healthy, holistic life.