Amy Birks

When you’re too close to the problem, you can’t see the potential.

Did you know...? Poor execution of strategy costs mid-market businesses between $1M and $5M a year.

And $8.8 TRILLION is what disengagement, wasted effort, and misaligned teams has cost companies, globally.

(🤔 I wonder how much of that can be attributed to your company’s P&L?)

➡️ WHERE I COME IN:

As a Strategic Advisor and EQ-Driven Coach, I bring the outside perspective leaders need to help them turn friction into fuel—so teams execute more clearly, powerfully, and profitably. We work together to uncover blindspots, opportunities, and leverage your hidden edge: your company’s humanity.

My mission?

💫 Reveal and resolve blind spots
📈 Drive peak performance
🌟 Unlock hidden potential in humans + systems

➡️ HOW I HELP:

With 12 years as a coach and strategic facilitator—and 10 years in corporate finance—I bridge the visible and invisible, the tactical and emotional, the strategic and human.

And as COO of Iron Advocate Mindset, I’ve consulted on projects to help orgs like Xerox, the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, and the PA Turnpike Commission transform how they lead and perform.

My approach centers on:

🧠 Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
💡 Strategic Alignment & Optimization
🌀 Human-Centered Transformation

➡️ WHY IT WORKS:

In fast-paced, high-growth environments, leaders and teams need a view from 50,000 feet that points the way towards better alignment, execution, and leadership. That’s what I help unlock.

My method and outside perspective turns complexity into clarity, resistance into results, and potential into performance.

➡️ SERVICES I PROVIDE:

- Assessments that Reveal Blindspots and Hidden Potential
- Strategic Offsites, Facilitations + Leadership Alignment
- Executive Coaching for Peak Performance
- EQ Trainings That Actually Change Behavior
- Transformational Workshops (Virtual + IRL)
- Keynotes That Shift Thinking + Results

➡️ WHERE YOU'VE SEEN ME:

📰 Fast Company
🗞️ US News & World Report
📺 NBC Denver
🎙️ Countless podcasts and interviews

➡️ PROBLEMS I HELP SOLVE:

- Strategic friction and misalignment
- Underperformance in teams and leaders
- Burnout in high-stakes environments
- Gaps between intention and execution
- Resistance to change or new direction
- Inadvertent blindness to opportunities and potential

➡️ READY TO TURN FRICTION INTO FUEL WITH AN OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE?

💬 Message me or grab a time here: 📆 https://calendly.com/amybirks/letsconnect

Strategic Growth Advisor | Opportunity Hacker | Resident GPS Brain

YOU:

** Are a founder, CEO, or CMO who's built your awesome company to a level of success you feel good about, AND... 

** You're also ready to scale to a new level of growth, BUT...

** You're feeling frustrated about stalled results that are getting in the way of that growth, AND...

** You KNOW that there are untapped opportunities you're leaving on the table in your sales processes, marketing tactics, & internal operations, that could be the difference makers for that growth you want, BUT...

** You're unsure how to FIND all those opportunities, PRIORITIZE them, & then create a STRATEGY to capitalize on them.

Great news! I can help with that :)

As a Strategic Growth Advisor, I help conscious companies & impact-driven founders scale & grow quickly by creating bespoke strategies that capitalize on their highest impact hidden growth opportunities.

I do this with:

** Digital Marketing Strategy & Optimization
** Sales Process & Customer Journey Design
** Messaging & Copyediting
** Vision, Mission, & Values Planning
** Internal Operations & Systems Reviews
** Customer Experience Improvement
** Internal Team Training & Coaching

I work directly with Founders & their teams to design custom growth plans that are efficient, effective, & aligned with the values of the brand (so they're more FUN to execute :)

Client results include:

** Created a bespoke launch strategy for a real estate investor's first online program launch & achieved 400% of our goal

** Helped a hypnosis training company improve conversions from 20% to 80% in 30 days

** Developed a replicable strategy for selling events that's helped clients across industries go from consistently struggling to enroll to sold out

We start this work with my Opportunity Assessment to simplify your business model, and create a focused, highly leveraged trajectory for scaling fast and without having to sacrifice what matters. 

--> Email me at amy@amybirks.com & we'll find your path to more impact and revenue. 

The Evolution Collective Inc.

Spark the Stage: Master the Art of Professional Speaking and Authentic Storytelling to Captivate, Inspire & Transform Your Audience is a bestselling book by award-winning speaker, Aleya Harris. Discover how to turn your life experiences into a compelling message that captivates, motivates, and leaves a lasting impact. Overcome fear, inspire audiences, and become the confident, authentic speaker you’ve dreamed of.

Spark the Stage is a must-read for anyone looking to harness the power of public speaking and storytelling. 

Aleya Harris, an experienced marketer and award-winning speaker, offers a comprehensive guide that helps readers transform their life experiences into captivating messages. 

This book is ideal for both novice and seasoned speakers who want to overcome stage fright, develop authentic storytelling skills, and make a lasting impact on their audiences. 

With practical exercises, expert guidance, and actionable steps, Spark the Stage equips readers with the tools they need to become confident, inspiring professional public speakers and potentially turn their passion into a profitable career.

By the end of the book, you’ll possess increased confidence, enhanced storytelling abilities, and a clear path to professional growth. 

You’ll learn to leverage your authentic voice, master effective stage presence, and stand out in the competitive professional speaking arena.

Bestselling Author

Spark the Stage™ is an online course and 12-month group coaching program that helps entrepreneurs and executives become radically authentic professional public speakers who can confidently deliver a compelling Radical Spark Signature Talk™ from the stage.

✅ Understand how to communicate your authentic, unique message by using energy healing and storytelling techniques 
✅ Develop your signature talk pitch 
✅ Develop your signature talk outline and presentation
✅ Build your on-stage confidence
✅ Embrace the performance aspect of professional speaking with guidance on using your voice and movement to increase engagement
✅ Know exactly where to get speaking engagements and how to pitch yourself
✅ Understand how to maximize your ROI from each speaking engagement, whether the organizer pays you or not

“My favorite part was the frameworks. I've taken numerous courses but none give me the actual steps to create. The frameworks along with examples of how to use the frameworks just made everything click for me.” - Adriana Brava

"Aleya left no stone unturned. She managed to lay all her cards on the table within each session holding nothing back in sharing her approach to becoming a professional public speaker." - Koquis Moore

"I would recommend Spark the Stage with the one on one coaching." - Shayla Stephen (Became a Coaching Client)

YOU DESERVE A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE
Sign up for Spark the Stage™ and make your indelible mark on the hearts and minds of many.

Click here to schedule a free 45-minute strategy call 👇🏽
https://calendly.com/aleyaharris/strategy-call

Program Developer & Lead Trainer, Spark the Stage

If you’re looking for actionable ways to stand out from the crowd by standing in your power, you’ve come to the right place. Each week on The Flourishing Entrepreneur Podcast with Aleya Harris, we help you and your fellow empire-building entrepreneurs become radically authentic and tap into your unique story to attract your ideal clients. Listen in and learn how to use energy alignment techniques and tried-and-true marketing strategies to transform from a leader to a legend.

www.aleyaharris.com/podcast

Host, The Flourishing Entrepreneur Podcast

Delivered a TEDx talk titled ‘How to Rewrite the Stories That Keep You Small’ (Aug 2025).

The Evolution Collective Inc. is a strategic storytelling consultancy that focuses on narrative-based leadership and culture transformation. Using our proprietary frameworks, we focus on empowering organizations to lead with radical authenticity, connect through storytelling, and build cultures that inspire. We specialize in guiding leaders and teams to discover, share, and live their true stories, fostering environments where every voice matters and engagement thrives.

The Evolution Collective Inc. transforms disconnected teams and overwhelmed leaders into thriving, inclusive cultures through Radically Authentic Strategic Storytelling. Our proven frameworks empower leaders to uncover their true essence, align their messaging, and create deep connections within their organizations. By using the power of story, we help build workplaces where people feel seen, heard, and motivated to deliver their best.

As an award-winning international speaker, Aleya Harris delivers dynamic, story-driven presentations that captivate audiences and inspire action. Through authentic storytelling and actionable strategies, she helps leaders and teams connect, align, and create meaningful change. As an award-winning speaker with a talent for blending insight and inspiration, Aleya ensures every event is a transformative experience that leaves attendees energized, empowered, and equipped to lead with authenticity.

CEO, Strategic Storytelling Consultant & Keynote Speaker

Steps Drama Learning Development

At Steps Drama, we use immersive, drama-based learning to spark lightbulb moments that lead to real, lasting change in workplace culture, leadership, and team performance.

As the Global Marketing & Revenue Director, I lead the charge in building a scalable revenue engine while elevating our brand through radically authentic storytelling. My role bridges the creative and the commercial:

✨ I architect global marketing strategy that aligns with business outcomes
✨ I build and optimise a full-funnel sales system—from lead gen to deal close to upsell
✨ I partner with Client Relationship Directors, Business Development, and regional teams to drive alignment, clarity, and conversions
✨ I spearhead our thought leadership, content strategy, and conference presence
✨ I tell the Steps story in a way that connects deeply with decision-makers and inspires action

I believe selling doesn’t have to feel “salesy” when the offer is transformational, the storytelling is powerful, and the system supports relationship-driven growth.

Global Marketing & Revenue Director

StoryBrand

On behalf of StoryBrand, I facilitate in-person and virtual workshops that help corporations and leadership teams clarify their message with the StoryBrand SB7 Framework or sell without feeling slimy or manipulative with the The Customer is the Hero Framework.

Private Workshop Facilitator

In partnership with Donald Miller and Dr. J.J. Peterson, I teach business owners the StoryBrand SB7 Framework so they can clarify their message and increase revenue.
- Featured in the quarterly StoryBrand LiveStream
- Featured as a co-host in the Business Made Simple Platform

LiveStream & Business Made Simple Presenter

ISS A/S

ISS-Guckenheimer North America

Built and maintained a data-driven Inbound Marketing strategy and Marketing team to develop and execute ISS-Guckenheimer North America’s strategy, with specific focus on enabling new business, retention, and overall organic growth.

Primary emphasis on market awareness, demand generation and operational sales support.

Led the team to a 547% Marketing ROI in 1 calendar year.

Head of Marketing, North America

Guckenheimer

Led marketing strategy and execution. Promoted from a regional role serving one client (Google) to a corporate position serving all Guckenheimer entities. 

- Presented national marketing strategy to executive leaders.
- Used market data to develop a cohesive brand that better engaged Millennials and a rapidly changing workforce.
- Hired and collaborated with an external agency to improve SEO and SEM and drive new traffic. Created a style guide for the external writing team and approved all copy to ensure brand accuracy.
- Collaborated with the sales team to create collateral and a storyline that reinforced targeted messaging. - Established an editorial calendar to align across sales, operations, and other departments.
- Supervised a Marketing Specialist.

Senior Marketing Manager

Worked exclusively with Google and the Global Google Food Team with a specific focus on Guckenheimer accounts across the US. Selected by Google to co-create and manage the groundbreaking global Google Food brand; partnered with a core, six-member team to integrate operations, culinary, and marketing tactics across the U.S. for Guckenheimer. Act as a Brand Manager,  co-creator, and activator of the Google Food Brand.

- Created Customer Experience Journey Maps to capture and analyze actual-versus-targeted user experiences.
- Built global and regional marketing, communications, and engagement strategy; merged disparate units into a single regional standard that aligned with the global Google Food brand.
- Co-founded the Google Food Academy, conceptualized a global training strategy and wrote training modules.
- Supervised the storytelling and brand activations of 14+ Engagement Champions and mentored their monthly campaigns from ideation through execution; developed and standardized global Engagement Champion training.
- Branded and raised the stature of Google Food Lab, an applied sciences global platform for conversation and action that catalyzes innovation across food, health, and technology issues:
✓ Built biannual summits; expanded concept from a small group into a professional forum for industry thought leaders.
✓ Promoted promising start-up culinary businesses across a growing, influential membership.
✓ Collaborated with in-house caterers to create themed menus that enhanced messaging across highlighted issues such as hunger, sustainability, ethics, and technology.

Regional Marketing Manager

Culinary Princess Catering

Designed and prepared meals based on specific dietary requirements and health concerns. Established a corporate and private catering business that included private chef services, party catering, in-home cooking, classes, and a business blog.

- Corporate Clientele: AT&T Interactive, TransAmerica, California Psychological Association of Graduate Students
- Built a ground-up business to over 20 private and corporate accounts within two years.
- Designed and prepared meals for Stevie Wonder and Bruce Willis; traveled domestically and abroad with Mr. Wonder to supervise off-site culinary staff to ensure adherence to dietary requests.

Executive Chef & Owner

Freelance Marketing Professional

- Designed and implemented marketing, social media, and communications strategies for a broad range of industry entrepreneurs—from culinary to apparel and accessories.
- Wrote promotional and website copy; educated clients on the concept and effective use of channels.
- Streamlined public relations processes for client, JAFRA Cosmetics; managed its social media presence and messaging across Facebook, Twitter, and Blogger, and created e-blast copy for website and collateral materials.

Marketing Communications and Public Relations Consulting

True Religion Brand Jeans

- Promoted after six months—standardized communication infrastructure between corporate offices and stores, which resulted in coordinated operations, increased sales, and enabled growth from 30 to 90 retail locations.
- Created a Retail Operations Policy and Procedure manual and tools to help district managers plan store visits.
- Established the foundation for the True Blue Client Management System, which captured and used retail conversion data analytics.
- Created a visual lookbook of uniform guidelines to support the brand image and improve the appearance of store staff.

Store Communications Coordinator

The Walt Disney Company

- Supported the Publicity Team on International Press Junket and Electronic Press Junket 
- Coordinated travel, talent, stylists, publicists and assistants before the junkets and on-set 
- Managed the flow of traffic from the valet, to the green room and to set
- Compiled press kits and other publicity materials

Publicity and Special Events Intern

Levi Strauss & Co.

Dockers Marketing/PR INROADS Intern: June 2007 – Aug 2007 (Summer 2007)
- Performed Father’s Day recap report and analysis, covering all seasonal program initiatives including Print Advertising, Online Advertising, Interactive Sitelet, Outdoor Advertising, PR and Customer Marketing programs
- Assisted Presence and Publicity team with CRM and loyalty program research across various industries to inform the implementation of a new Brand Evangelist program
- Participated in the planning and early implementation stages of the Dockers for Women Trunk Show/Style Session program that would cover 8 B-markets across the nation.
- Conducted an assessment of PR monitoring and measuring services
- Provided experience on Golf product line presentations
- Observed press outreach coordination and event management for the Dockers Store opening program

Levi Strauss Signature Marketing INROADS Intern: May 2006 – Aug 2006 (Summer 2006)
- Analyzed competitive retail sales and reported potential brand erosion to refine 2007 Planning Session
- Managed Point-of-Sale photo shoot and imaging logistics to be used in domestic and international markets
- Researched competitor packaging design to inform redesign of Spring ’07 packaging

Human Resources INROADS Intern: May 2005 – Aug 2005 (Summer 2005)
- Reviewed and updated Tuition Reimbursement Plan 
- Developed and compiled in-store new retail employee handbook to be rolled out to new stores

INROADS Intern

TEDx Speaker | Helping Experts Become Paid Transformational Speakers & Book Stages Consistently | Spark the Stage & Spark the Pitch Creator | Award-Winning Speaker & Bestselling Author | Strategic Storyteller

Brand new free training 👇🏽
https://www.aleyaharris.com/masterclass

Want to become a professional public speaker?  Book a free strategy call with me 👇🏽
https://calendly.com/d/cmr8-dmh-49n

I believe story is the ultimate business superpower.

Whether you want to grow your business, amplify your personal brand, or finally land paid speaking gigs, your voice is the asset. And your story is the key.

But let’s be real: most experts get stuck before they even start.
❌ You’re not sure what your Signature Talk should be.
❌ You’ve got a story, but don’t know how to make it land.
❌ You know you need to pitch—but you’re too busy, burned out, or blocked.

That’s where I come in.

I'm a TEDx Speaker, bestselling author, and the creator of Spark the Stage and Spark the Pitch, two powerful programs that help purpose-driven experts own their voice, share transformational stories, and get paid to speak.

Here’s how we work together:
🎤 Spark the Stage™
Spark the Stage™ is an online course and 12-month group coaching program that helps entrepreneurs and executives become radically authentic professional public speakers who can confidently deliver a compelling Radical Spark Signature Talk™ from the stage.

📣 Spark the Pitch™
A done-for-you monthly outreach program that lands you on stages, in front of your dream audiences, without the hustle, overwhelm, or ghosted emails.

No fluff. No gimmicks. Just radically authentic storytelling that turns your journey into income, impact, and legacy.

Let’s connect if you’re:
✅ An expert, coach, or entrepreneur who’s ready to become a paid speaker
✅ A speaker who’s tired of waiting for opportunities and wants to pitch with ease
✅ A purpose-driven voice with a powerful story (and no idea where to start)

Your voice is sacred.
Your story is a gift.
Let’s share it—and get you paid while you do it.

Ready to Win with Story?
📅 Schedule a Call: https://calendly.com/d/cmr8-dmh-49n
📖 Read My Book: Spark the Stage → https://a.co/d/6bVrYil 
🎙️ Tune into My Podcast: The Flourishing Entrepreneur → https://www.aleyaharris.com/podcast 

Let’s unlock your next level through the power of story.

Aleya Harris

Y’all know I don’t play when it comes to celebrating brilliant Black men doing extraordinary work.

So let me brag on my husband for a minute.

Brandon D. Harris, Ed.D is officially on the market for his next Senior Director role. Whoever hires him will be getting one of the most gifted research, learning, and impact leaders I’ve ever met.

This man has built entire assessment systems. Led institutional research. Delivered keynotes. Taught doctoral students. Evaluated programs for thousands of people. Led DEI strategy. And done it all with heart, integrity, and excellence.

He’s looking for Director or Senior Director roles in:
Research & Evaluation
Learning & Development
People Analytics
Workforce Development
Institutional Effectiveness
EdTech
 
Remote or hybrid Los Angeles (Burbank, CA).

If you know anyone hiring, or someone who knows someone, send me or him a message or make an intro please.

We’re calling in the right fit, the right role, the right team, and the right timing.

Let’s get my husband into the room he belongs in.
 ✨🙏🏽💙

If you want innovation, stop updating the policy. Change the story.

At Google X, failure wasn’t punished; it was prized. “Fail fast, fail hard, fail often.”
Because every failure carried a story about what could be built next.
Your people don’t need more metrics. They need permission to believe that courage counts more than perfection.

Bring this mindset to your organization.
Book my keynote, "Story-Driven Leadership: Inspiring Engagement, Accountability, and Results."
Schedule a call at the link in comments.

taplio

The Battle

Amy Birks

Aleya Harris

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Performance ScoreAleya Harris's LinkedIn Performance

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

taplio

The Battle

Amy Birks

Aleya Harris

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Performance Score.css-goub6s{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:500;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);display:block;margin-top:var(--chakra-space-1);}Aleya Harris's LinkedIn Performance

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

Performance ScoreAleya Harris's LinkedIn Performance