Bio

Hollie Stuart is a dual-certified human resources professional and #1 bestselling / award-winning author and keynote speaker. She most recently published her moving memoir I Can See for Miles, which has won eight awards, including the 2023 International Book Awards, the 2023 Indie Excellence Awards, the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and the 2023 BookFest® Awards. It also placed as a Finalist for the 2023 Oklahoma Book Awards.

As a speaker, Hollie will study your organizational culture to create a customized keynote that reinforces your event’s theme and feels personally relevant to each member of your audience. She will tell stories about her athletic feats and challenges, her adventures and travels, and ways she has dealt with and overcome trauma to help your group:

• Handle setbacks in accomplishing their goals
• Be resilient during times of change
• Maintain a sense of humor under stressful circumstances
• Face adversity with strength and courage
• Rebound from disappointment
• Live a life true to themselves
• Follow their bliss and create the life they want to live

Hollie’s presentations blend humor with soulful storytelling. Your attendees will experience a roller-coaster ride of laughter, possibly tears, and more laughter. They will walk away feeling entertained and inspired.

In addition to motivational and inspirational speaking, Hollie is a certified human resources professional and former personnel manager. Her training and experience give her a wide range of expertise on business-related topics, including effective employee relations, leadership, performance management, and employment law compliance. Hollie presents your audience with practical tools to handle issues and to promote a successful workplace culture.

An avid world traveler, adventurer, marathoner, and outdoors enthusiast, Hollie is fulfilling her goal of running a marathon on all seven continents, most recently completing the 2022 Queenstown Marathon in New Zealand. Her riveting memoir regales her journey to Tanzania, where she completed the 2017 Mount Kilimanjaro Marathon and scaled Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. 

Both professionally and personally, Hollie devotes herself to humanitarian and social causes, advocating for awareness and prevention of various forms of discrimination, harassment, and sexual assault. In her free time, she practices yoga, meditation, and strength training. Along with her other pursuits, Hollie has several nieces and nephews, whom she adores, and aspires to be the world’s “coolest” aunt. Hollie holds a BA in economics from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Liberal Studies from the University of Oklahoma.

Motivational Topics

• Handle setbacks in accomplishing their goals
• Be resilient during times of change
• Maintain a sense of humor under stressful circumstances
• Face adversity with strength and courage
• Rebound from disappointment
• Live a life true to themselves
• Follow their bliss and create the life they want to live

Business / HR Topics

• Leadership
  • Transformative Leadership
  • Management and Leadership: What Is the Difference?
  • Lead Where You Are
• Employee Relations
  • Creating a Positive Work Environment
  • Shaping a High-Performance Workplace Culture
  • Power of Employee Engagement
• Performance Management
  • Helping Employees Achieve Performance Goals
  • Nine Elements of Effective Employee Conversations
  • Creating Solid Documentation
• Employment Law Compliance
  • Understanding the FMLA, ADA, and Title VII
  • Workplace Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation