Brenda Neckvatal

Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Inc.,

Brenda Neckvatal helps the strongest leaders deal with the messiest people, because leadership gets real when emotions get loud, trust gets shaky, and egos start swinging. She’s a three-time bestselling author, an award-winning Human Results expert, and a serial entrepreneur featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Inc., and US News & World Report.

After 18 years inside six Fortune 500 companies, Brenda transitioned out of traditional HR and into Human Results, where the goal isn’t checking boxes. It’s getting results. Her no-fluff strategies have helped over 1,000 leaders and 700 companies avoid costly mistakes, fix toxic dynamics, and build teams that actually work.

Brenda has spoken on nearly 400 stages, delivering high-impact transformational keynotes that break through the audience’s mental background noise and land with such precision, audiences lean in, lose track of time, and get fully immersed in the message. With 30 years of experience, she’s a trusted mentor in crisis management, group dynamics, and leadership transformation, especially when the stakes are high and the people are difficult.

She also donates 32 weeks a year to The Honor Foundation, helping Navy SEALs and Special Forces veterans navigate the transition to civilian life with purpose and clarity.


Tuesday

09
June,
2026

Being a Successful HR Department of One

In our course, "Being a Successful HR Department of One," you'll gain the tools and insights needed to not just survive, but truly excel in this challenging role.

Brenda Neckvatal
  • Time: 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
  • Duration: 60 Minutes
  • Price: $149.00
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Wednesday

10
June,
2026

Emotional Intelligence Leadership Training for Hard Conversations

Emotional intelligence is often positioned as a soft skill focused on awareness and interpersonal understanding.

Brenda Neckvatal
  • Time: 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
  • Duration: 60 Minutes
  • Price: $149.00
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Friday

12
June,
2026

Why Leaders Burn Out Around Difficult People

Difficult people do not drain leaders by accident.

Brenda Neckvatal
  • Time: 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
  • Duration: 60 Minutes
  • Price: $149.00
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Thursday

18
June,
2026

Resolve Conflicts at Work: Techniques That Work

Our journey begins by building a firm understanding of conflict, exploring its various forms, numerous sources, and far-reaching impacts on the workplace environment.

Brenda Neckvatal
  • Time: 11:00 AM PDT | 02:00 PM EDT,
  • Duration: 60 Minutes
  • Price: $149.00
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Being a Successful HR Department of One

Getting your day-to-day HR work done has never been so difficult. The circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 and most recently the widespread civil unrest are continuing to develop quickly, and with the rapid-fire nature of modern media and social media channels, details vary from broadcast to broadcast, leaving many in the workforce in confusion and fear.

  • Brenda Neckvatal
  • Recorded
  • Duration: 60 Minutes
  • Price: $199.00
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Mandating COVID Vaccines at Work

The circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) are continuing to develop hourly (let alone daily), and with the rapid-fire nature of modern media and social media channels, details vary from broadcast to broadcast, leaving many in the workforce in confusion and fear.

  • Brenda Neckvatal
  • Recorded
  • Duration: 60 Minutes
  • Price: $199.00
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Employers Playbook for COVID at Work

COVID continues to present new challenges and issues and with it comes new requirements and a new gamut of challenges for small business owners and leaders.

  • Brenda Neckvatal
  • Recorded
  • Duration: 60 Minutes
  • Price: $199.00
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Overcoming Challenges of a Remote Workforce

The circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) are continuing to develop hourly (let alone daily), and with the rapid-fire nature of modern media and social media channels, details vary from broadcast to broadcast, leaving many in the workforce in confusion and fear.

  • Brenda Neckvatal
  • Recorded
  • Duration: 60 Minutes
  • Price: $199.00
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