Meet Heather R Younger, J.D.

Heather R. Younger, J.D.

CEO, EMPLOYEE FANATIX

Heather R Younger, J.D, CSP, shifted from the courtroom to the boardroom, where she helps leaders turn understanding into impact to create a leadership advantage that gets results.

 Heather is a former practicing lawyer who puts empathy into action as a leading expert on Caring Leadership®.

 She is a trusted contributor to leading news outlets, like Forbes, Fast Company, Bloomberg, NBC and ABC on Caring Leadership® and active listening at work. She is the visionary Founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix, a preeminent employee engagement and workplace culture consulting firm to Fortune 100 companies. Heather has been named to the Thinkers50 Radar 25, an esteemed recognition that highlights the world's leading management thinkers shaping the future of leadership and talent development. Employee Fanatix conducts annual research on workplace culture, relying on employee voices for what is relevant now, to help companies redefine a culture strategy that gets results.  

Heather has personally read over 30,000 employee surveys and facilitated over 100 employee focus groups, including her signature “Art of Active Listening Sessions.” Heather offers pre-event focus groups and site visits for speaking engagements to ensure complete customization.

 With over 25 years of successfully managing teams, she has worked in customer experience, sales, and large account management for multi-million dollar accounts and multiple industries such as tech, staffing, healthcare, professional services, the public sector, and the financial sector. She's a renowned keynote speaker, drawing insights from current data and putting into practice what she teaches in her Caring Leadership Transformation Model™. 

Heather is an award-winning leader in the area of Employee   Engagement as recognized by Inspiring Workplaces, is a LinkedIn Learning course partner, 3-time best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and the host of the popular Leadership With Heart podcast.