Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D.

Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D., helps leaders build stronger influence and impact skills. She is a sought-after international speaker who has spoken for business organizations, association conferences, government agencies, and universities in 32 countries.

Carol works with executives, managers, entrepreneurs, team leaders, and sales professionals to build that elusive but essential quality called leadership presence and to use body language to become a more effective communicator. Her speaking engagements are designed to give audiences powerful and practical strategies that can be implemented immediately with speaking topics that include her most requested: “How to Build Your Leadership Presence” and “The Power of Presence for Women Who Lead.”        

Her list of over 300 clients include corporate giants such as Consolidated Edison, 3M, and PepsiCo; major associations such as the International Association of Business Communicators, and the Young Presidents’ Organization; high-tech firms such as Google and LinkedIn; government agencies such as the Department of Veteran Affairs, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments; universities such as Stanford and Ohio State; and international organizations including Petrofac in the UAE, and the Women’s Leadership Conference in Trinidad.

The author of thirteen business books, including her latest – the award-winning “STAND OUT: How to Build Your Leadership Presence,” Carol is a leadership blogger for Forbes, the creator of LinkedIn Learning’s best-selling video course with over 2 million views, “Body Language for Leaders,” a content expert with the e-learning company, Athena Online, and a faculty member for the Institute for Management Studies.

 She’s also been a therapist in private practice, a nightclub performer, and a majorette for the 49er football team — but not in that order.