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Bios

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Stephanie Judd is Managing Partner of Wolf & Heron and the creator of the Influential Storyteller certification, earned by 3,500+ professionals. She's spent ten years on one question: why the best case in the room so often loses.
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Talk Descriptions

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You made the case. The numbers were undeniable. Everyone in the room agreed — and then nothing changed.
Stephanie Judd spent ten years working out why, starting with a $31.7 million recommendation that a boardroom called brilliant and never touched. Her answer: understanding lives in the head and produces agreement, and only experience gets people to move. Through a diving board, a boardroom, and a warehouse full of light bulbs, she hands audiences the move that closes the gap — scenes, then summary — and the craft to actually pull it off.
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Host introduction

Host introduction

Three versions. Pick one. All three end with her name.


Prefer to write your own? Wonderful — just let Stephanie know in advance so she can adjust her opening.

VERSION A — STANDARD, 60 SECONDS (MOST ROOMS — THE DEFAULT)

VERSION B — SHORT, 30 SECONDS (TIGHT AGENDAS, MULTI-SPEAKER DAYS, PANELS)

VERSION C — STRAIGHT, NO HUMOUR, 45 SECONDS (CLINICAL, SCIENTIFIC, FORMAL EXECUTIVE)

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Tech requirements

Short list, and I mean it.

  • A lavalier or headset mic. Hands-free — I move, and a good chunk of this talk happens in my body rather than behind a podium.
  • A handheld mic for the room, if you have one. There are two moments where I take an answer from the audience, and they land much better when people can hear each other.
  • No slides. No projector, no clicker, no confidence monitor, no AV tech on standby. I don't use them.
  • No podium, please. If there's one on stage and it can't move, that's fine — I just won't be behind it.


That's the whole rider. No green room requirements, no specific water temperature, no bowl of anything with the brown ones removed.

Logistics

  • I'll be there the day before for anything before noon, and I'd like fifteen minutes on the stage before doors to check sound and sightlines.
  • I hit my time. If you need forty-five and the schedule slips to thirty-eight, tell me and I'll deliver thirty-eight.
  • Happy to do a pre-event call with you, and a separate one with a few audience members — that's where the customisation comes from.
  • I'll stay after to talk to people. Book me somewhere I can do that.

Travel

I fly out of Denver International Airport (DEN).

  • Domestic US: $1,000 plus hotel
  • International: $1,500—$3,000 plus hotel.

What people say

Kayla Newton
Kayla Newton PgM, TPgM & PM Steering, Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Stephanie's sessions were a phenomenal success; the high-impact format made it easy for even our busiest Engineering Program Managers to integrate essential skill-building into their schedules. Participant engagement was outstanding."

Lisa Boesen
Lisa Boesen CEO, It's Your Season.Life
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"I'm a professional speaker and writer. Stephanie's talk was more than I expected in just 45 minutes. Just. Wow."

Jenna Gadile
Jenna Gadile Co-Host, MYLead Conference
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"You kicked off our conference with incredible power, clarity, and heart."

Lindsay Hohn
Lindsay Hohn Co-Director, Women Who Code
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Stephanie's talk was engaging, interactive, and uniquely addressed some of our issues."

Technical Program Manager, Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"This was an incredible experience that truly exceeded all of our expectations."