Cy Wakeman

Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, New York Times best-selling author, and 2023 World’s #1 Leadership Guru who is recognized for her Reality-Based approach to leadership. Backed by over 25 years of unparalleled experience partnering with top brands spanning all industries, Wakeman’s philosophy offers a modern approach to leadership in which employees and managers alike can deliver better results with less drama, higher engagement without entitlement, and more happiness in even the most challenging workplace realities.

Deemed “the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace and the worldplace,” Wakeman empowers leaders to love their teams up while calling them up to greatness. Her client list includes Google, Meta, Viacom, NBC Universal, Keurig Dr. Pepper, NASA, Pfizer, CVS, Johns Hopkins, Stanford Health Care, Bank of America, among others.

As a highly sought-after conference headliner, Wakeman holds a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speaker’s Association, placing her within the top 3% of speakers worldwide.

Wakeman’s social platform audience has surpassed 250,000 followers. Her Reality-Based Leadership newsletter that often goes viral within organizations reaches over 25,000 raving fans who discuss and apply her modern leadership techniques each and every week.

She has published four best-selling books, the latest of which is “Life’s Messy, Live Happy: Things Don't Have to Be Perfect for You to Be Content” (2022). Wakeman also hosts the “No Ego” podcast that offers her latest insights into how to address the toughest leadership challenges of today.