speaking

Haley Boehning

Founder + CEO

Haley Boehning works with visionary leaders struggling to tell their story. She helps leaders and their teams forge their most meaningful story, and then activate it—so they can get the results they need and the impact they want.

She launched Storyforge in 2014 after spending almost two decades supporting one of the S&P 500’s longest-serving founder/CEOs during a time of great growth and change, including significant M&A activity. 

A dynamic speaker known for her skills in group facilitation, she brings transformative energy to every room she’s invited to.

  • Vistage Worldwide Speaker
  • Women Presidents Organization
  • The National Association of Women Business Owners
  • The Ohio State University
  • Better Business Bureau Bradyware Women’s Leadership Conference
  • Conscious Capitalism’s International Conference 
  • CBUS Retail
  • American Eagle Outfitters
  • Anderson Aluminum
  • Astellas
  • Big Lots
  • Mount Carmel Health System
  • Ohio Society of CPAs
  • Start Up Week
  • The Huntington National Bank
  • WD Partners

In the press

Storyforge topics

Keynote
The Return on Purpose: How
Stakeholder-Fueled Story Animates
Long-Term Profitability

Today’s stakeholders (customers, investors, and communities alike) are holding businesses to a higher standard. The people we serve are increasingly demanding companies pursue something bigger than profitability.

In this talk, Haley shares the latest on the economics of purpose-fueled story, how to use stakeholder engagement as a differentiating and competitive advantage, and how to ensure that your story performs today and drives results long-term.

Workshop and Keynote
The Same Page: A Meaningful Story 

As businesses grow and become more complex, the tools leaders use to create alignment and engagement become equally complex. Unfortunately, these tools rarely provide the clarity and context people crave. This results in leadership teams working at cross-purposes, leaving employees confused and disengaged. The misalignment and mistrust then get passed directly to your customers, partners, talent pool, and community. 

In this dynamic keynote and hands-on workshop, Haley shares the insights-driven frameworks and practical tools to bring clarity, drive alignment, and get results.

Workshop
Leading Through Communications

Forbes Advisory research in 2023 showed that more than 40% of employees said poor communication affected their stress levels, harmed cross-functional collaboration, and reduced trust both in leadership and their team. Being a great communicator is a key characteristic of a great leader, a core skill for any people manager, and a requirement for anyone hoping to have a greater positive impact. A chief communicator gets the desired results with clear, relevant, and simple communication. 

In this hands-on workshop, Haley shares immediately applicable lessons and tools to help leaders become chief communicators. 

Want Storyforge leading the room?

Whether at sales conferences, opening and closing keynotes, annual company summits, or senior leadership meetings, Haley brings people together around a shared purpose. Her topics can be adapted for groups of any size. They work best as in-person talks, but can also be delivered virtually.

CONTACT US to discuss your goals, audience, and more.