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Haley Boehning

Founder + CEO

Haley Boehning helps ambitious leaders solve the meaning problem — the hidden root cause behind misalignment, disengagement, and stories that don’t stick. She works with organizations through Storyforging, a structured program for forging and activating meaningful stories, and mentors individual leaders and solopreneurs using Storyforging principles to sharpen their story and increase their impact.

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 and facilitator, Haley brings warmth, depth, and 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

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.

In the press

The Keynote: On the Same Page

What if the biggest threat to your business isn’t your competition—it’s that everyone inside your business is telling a different story?

We live in a time when 81% of leaders believe their employees are energized and motivated—but only 52% of employees agree¹. Where only 22% of workers think their leaders have a clear direction for the company². Where nearly half of employees who feel unaligned with the businesses they work in and for are planning to leave within two years³.

The problem isn’t strategy. It’s not systems or structure. The problem is that we’re not telling the same story.

In this keynote, Haley Boehning, founder and CEO of Storyforge, reveals why traditional approaches to alignment fail and introduces a different framework: the meaningful story. Drawing from a decade of insights-driven work with over 100 enterprises, Haley shares the surprising research behind why humans need meaning at work, the hidden costs of misalignment, and the five questions every business must answer to forge a story that actually gets everyone moving in the same direction.

This isn’t about marketing messages or vision statements. This is about the fundamental human operating system and how the world’s most impactful companies use story as their most powerful tool for growth.

In her dynamic keynote and hands-on workshops, Haley shares insights-driven frameworks and practical methods to bring clarity, drive alignment, and get results.

Footnotes: ¹ Axios, 2024 ² Gallup, 2023
³ Axios, 2024

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