Learning Comes Through Inspiration

“The best education comes not from being taught, but in being inspired. I would rather educate and inspire a hundred than teach a thousand.” ~ Steven Howard

Leadership keynote speaker and award-winning author Steven Howard is a dynamic, thought-provoking, engaging, and enthusiastic speaker who brings to audiences the perspective of over 40 years of senior leadership experience in Asia/Pacific, Australia, and North America.

In 2023 he was named one of the Top 200 Global Voices on Leadership. In awarding his book Humony Leadership a Gold Medal, the Nonfiction Authors Association called it “a significant work with an important mission.”

He brings a truly international and multicultural perspective to his keynote presentations, having lived in the USA for 30+ years, in Singapore for 21 years, in Australia for 12 years, and in Mexico City for over three years. He currently resides in Southern California.

Steven brings his audiences expertise in leadership, business development, sales, and marketing. His corporate career covered a wide variety of fields and experiences, including Regional Marketing Director for Texas Instruments Asia-Pacific, Regional Ad Sales Director for TIME Magazine, Global Account Director at BBDO Advertising handling an international airline account, and VP Marketing for Citibank’s Consumer Banking Group.

Since 1993 he has delivered leadership development programs in the U.S., Asia, Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, and Mexico to numerous organizations, including Citicorp, Citibank, Covidien, CVS|Health, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, DuPont Lycra, Enterprise Products, Exelon, Esso Productions, ExxonMobil, Gilead, GSK Pharmaceuticals, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Humana, Micron Technology, Merck, Motorola Solutions, Rackspace Technology, SapientNitro, Standard Chartered Bank, and many others.

A highly accomplished platform and virtual speaker, Steven provides Leadership Keynote Speeches and educational workshops globally for public and corporate conferences, off-site meetings, executive retreats, product launches, and association meetings. All keynote speeches are customized, tailored, and aligned for your audience and meeting theme.

Steven is the award-winning author of 22 leadership and professional development books, including:

Humony Leadership: Mindsets, Skills, and Behaviors for Being a Successful People-Centric Leader

Better Decisions Better Thinking Better Outcomes: How to go from MIND FULL to Mindful Leadership

Great Leadership Words of Wisdom

8 Keys to Becoming A Great Leader: With Leadership Lessons and Tips from Gibbs, Yoda and Capt’n Jack Sparrow

Strong Women Speak on Leadership, Success, and Living Well: Lessons for Life from Strong Women Through the Ages (co-author)