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I speak to organizations and professional groups about the hidden costs of anxiety-driven leadership — and how analytical, mission-driven leaders can interrupt patterns of overthinking, self-doubt, and burnout to lead from groundedness instead.

My signature keynote, “The Courage to Speak Up,” unpacks the invisible scripts that keep women stuck and offers practical tools to speak with confidence, advocate effectively, and lead without apology.

Audiences walk away with:

Strategies to reframe self-doubt and imposter feelings
Tools to navigate feedback and power dynamics with confidence
A practical path to self-advocacy that lifts others, too

Grounded in research from the Global Gender Gap Report and real-life career stories, this keynote is a rallying cry—for women, and the allies who want to help them thrive.

In addition to this keynote, I offer close to a dozen more topics (see below) many of which have supported leaders and teams in multiple industries, including academia.

Additional Featured Talks & Workshops

Based on Shirzad Chamine's research, Positive Intelligence, learn to identify and interrupt the saboteur voices that undermine your confidence and career choices. Build mental fitness to respond from wisdom rather than react from fear or self-doubt.
Using human-centered design principles to navigate career transitions and major decisions. Learn to prototype your next move, test assumptions, and iterate toward clarity when you're unsure of your direction.
Stop living by external "shoulds" and internal critics. This interactive workshop helps you identify your core values, develop a personal permission practice, and trust your own judgment over others' expectations. Leave with practical tools to replace self-doubt with self-leadership and author your life authentically.
Organizational change creates stress and conflict as teams navigate new roles and relationships. This workshop uses CliftonStrengths as a common language to help team members understand each other's talents, reduce friction, and position themselves strategically. Participants gain clarity on their unique value and how to leverage collective strengths during transitions.
Strategic job search approaches that go beyond networking. Position yourself authentically, interview with confidence, and negotiate from a place of knowing your worth rather than grateful desperation.
Lead with integrity and purpose. This comprehensive program helps leaders align actions with core values through practical sessions on communication, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and strategic decision-making. Build authentic leadership skills that foster trust, navigate challenges, and create positive organizational change.
Craft compelling professional narratives that showcase your value without underselling yourself. Master the art of professional storytelling for interviews, networking, and workplace visibility.

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What Audiences Gain

Strategic Self-Advocacy

Navigate the double bind that researcher Alison Fragale identifies - where speaking up risks being seen as "too much" while staying quiet renders you invisible. Learn to advocate effectively without triggering these harmful stereotypes.
Communication Reframing

Strategies to ensure your contributions are heard and valued, regardless of your communication style.
Resilience Building

Recovery tools for when workplace dynamics undermine your confidence or career trajectory.

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Upcoming Events

October 28, 2026

Tufts Alumni Career Event
Human-First Leadership in the Age of AI
AI is hitting leaders from three directions at once — new tools arriving faster than anyone can evaluate them, constant organizational change, and pressure to build AI into the products themselves. Most of the conversation skips the part that matters most: what all of this is doing to the people who lead, and to their judgment.

Fellow Jumbo Becky Farone (J90 )Josh LaMar (Amplinate) pair the outside view with the inside one. Together they'll introduce the Three Mirrors — a way to catch what AI is doing to your team, and what it's doing to you, before either one costs you your judgment.

Virtual
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December 2, 2026

Northwest Hydroelectric Association - Women In Hydro webinar:
Why Capable Women Go Quiet Under Pressure, and What to Do About It

Members only
Virtual
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February 25 2027

Northwest Hydroelectric Association Conference
Women In Hydro luncheon
Seen, Heard, and Credited

Members only
In person
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Past Tufts Events - recordings open to the public

Tufts University Alumni
YouTube Playlist

Speaking Testimonials

Ron Delfine, Executive Director, Alumni Relations, Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon

“Becky presented ‘Command Any Room’ as part of Heinz College’s For Alumni, By Alumni professional development series, and she did an outstanding job connecting with our alumni audience. She has a very engaging and approachable style and understands the challenges experienced professionals can face when communicating their value in high-stakes situations.

What I especially appreciated was how practical the session was. Becky gave our alumni strategies and tools they could immediately apply in their careers, while creating an environment that encouraged reflection and participation. As a Heinz College alum herself, she also brought a genuine connection to our community that made the program particularly meaningful.”
Nicole Anderson, Senior Associate Director, Tufts University Alumni Services

“Becky facilitated "The Courage to Speak Up: How Women Can Find Their Voice" for almost 80 alumni at Tufts University. My alumni took to her right away. The hour drew people out of their shells. There was much emotion and honesty about being a woman in the workplace.
Becky is now one of my regular speakers in the Professional Development Series, hosted by the Tufts Career Center and Office of Alumni Engagement.
I love her style, her flexibility, and multiple areas of expertise (Her work with women +40 who are stuck is critical for our audience in Alumni Career Services, among other areas). I would trust Becky with any of my clients, any age, any stage, any industry! She really is an astute coach, an effective business partner, and an amazing woman. She's a rock star. I have strong praise for Becky. Message me if you want a glowing report!”
Laura Guderyahn, Director, Principal Consultant, Rana Habitat Group

“I had the pleasure of organizing and attending a career coach presentation hosted by Becky for our women-identified environmental mentoring group, Women in the Environment. I had been working with Becky for personal career coaching and knew that the other members of my mentoring group would benefit from her wisdom, empathy, and ability to connect with people on a personal level.
Becky provided us with invaluable tools and strategies for overcoming obstacles, both in our professional and personal lives. Her insights into cultivating resilience, moving through imposter syndrome, setting meaningful goals, and maintaining a balanced life were incredibly empowering.
By the end of the presentation, many of the attendees were expressing a renewed sense of purpose and motivation. Becky's guidance has not only enhanced my own journey but also strengthened the bond within our mentoring group. We are now better equipped to support one another and to lead with confidence and compassion in our environmental efforts.”