Sara Canaday

“Sara is a tremendous asset to our company. Although she is a contractor to us, she feels like a part of our team. She learned the culture and value of our company and models her services as if she were on our executive staff. She provides well rounded services including career coaching, business consulting, and leadership training. Her style is a great balance between the science and passion of leadership where she understands the diversity of management and bridges those differences with productive and insightful training and coaching. Her well rounded career offers ‘real life’ scenarios that take the ethereal training into practical and useful terms. Sara is an invaluable part of our team to ensure we are focusing on the right goals with the right people. I would highly recommend her services to any company of any size!”

“We have invited Sara Canaday to deliver Professional Presence presentations. She received very positive feedback and the group was genuinely interested in the research that she provided. She grabbed their attention immediately and was able to involve the audience. We received glowing feedback and would like Sara to continue to share her message with others in our firm.”

“Sara is an engaging, knowledgeable speaker. She is witty and disarming, forming an almost immediate rapport with her audience. The information she presents on leadership qualities, professional presence, and non-verbal communication are both timely and classic. I never pass up an opportunity to work with Sara, or to seek her advice.”

“I have had the pleasure of hearing Sara Canaday conduct group presentations on several occasions. Her speaking style has always been energetic, informative, sincere, and relevant to her specific audience. The audience finds Sara interesting and credible, so they pay attention to what she has to say. In fact, they have been eager to learn more about Leadership and Executive Presence and were anxious to share their new success stories. They are still talking about the presentation two weeks later and there are marked improvements in the executive presence of the team members on my team. If you are interested in a high-impact presentation with life-long benefits, I would highly recommend Sara!”

“Sarah did a nice job sharing how women can show up, be heard, and some techniques to take away to practice. She did a great job. She weaved in interpersonal stories that really resonated with the group.”

It was truly wonderful having Sara as our keynote speaker in New York for the Multicultural Women’s National Conference sponsored by Working Mother Media. Her message was chock-full of tips and insights that were perfect for our audience, and the response was outstanding. Sara really helped to set the tone for the whole conference

We could no longer deny the importance of personal branding. Our company invests significantly in the development and maintenance of our corporate brand. We needed to address the gaps in our personal brands as well. Sara’s workshop helped us transform a somewhat nebulous concept into tangible actions by identifying gaps and creating real plans to close them that are both quantifiable and measurable.

I had an opportunity to see Sara in action, delivering the keynote address at Working Mother’s Multicultural Women’s National Conference in New York City. Her message was so powerful. She inspired the attendees and challenged them to think about their career goals in a whole new way. I knew immediately that I wanted the women in my company to also benefit from hearing Sara’s unique insights, entertaining stories and actionable strategies. We have already booked her to speak at an October event.

Sara Canaday is a true innovator in the realm of leadership. Her uncanny understanding of who leaders need to be has helped thousands transform their careers and solidify their path to advancement. Through her Career Acceleration Series, she is empowering leaders to manage their impact on both those they lead and those they work with. If you have not discovered the work of Sara Canaday you are missing a key tool in your arsenal for success.

Sara is a dynamic and engaging speaker who uses specific work examples to tell a powerful story. I’ve had the opportunity to attend several leadership and career acceleration overviews created by Sara and found the information to be both valuable and memorable. Sara made the material interesting and relevant for the audience made up of various levels and tenure. I highly recommend reaching out to Sara to build and develop your talent pool

Sara’s presentation to the Hispanic Leadership members was a critical component to our opening retreat. Her presentation set the tone for the entire year: Leadership. Our goal is to provide tools to the class that will enable them to be leaders in Central Texas. In order to accomplish this goal, a primer in “Leadership Presence” was an essential building block in the process. Sara’s presentation provided valuable information and her use of behavioral science helped solidify the importance of first impressions and non-verbally communication. The class buzzed about this presentation the rest of the day and through the following week