Your audience is capable of far more than they're currently claiming.

Dana B Weaver is a keynote speaker, author, and leadership coach who specializes in one thing: helping women stop playing small in the moments that define their careers and businesses. She brings nearly two decades of real leadership experience, a proprietary framework featured in her book Magnetic Leadership for Women Entrepreneurs, and a rare ability to move a room. Not just inform it.

Event organizers book Dana when they want their attendees to leave different from how they arrived.

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WHAT EVENT ORGANIZERS SAY

"I’m honored to recommend Dana Weaver for your speaking opportunity. When she spoke at the July Founders Connect event I helped organize to unite Topeka-area entrepreneurs, Dana brought warmth, authenticity, and deep expertise to the stage. She spoke from the heart, connected meaningfully with the audience, and thoughtfully answered every question she received. In my own interactions with Dana, I have found her to be consistently kind and generous, offering unique perspectives and challenging those she interacts with to become stronger, more intentional versions of themselves. As founder of Weaver Solutions and author of Magnetic Leadership for Women Entrepreneurs, Dana offers practical insight grounded in real, personal experience. I’m confident she would be a valuable and engaging addition to any event, and I recommend her without hesitation."

India Yarborough
Principal, Local Lens PR

"I had the pleasure of hiring Dana to speak at Associations North's inaugural women's conference, SheMoves. She spoke on imposter syndrome and leadership and really tailored her content to fit the needs and interests of our audience. Working with Dana was seamless from the initial planning calls to the conference and beyond to the debrief call."

Alyssa Frank, CMP

Meeting & Event Management, Associations North

Dana is a passionate, thoughtful, and insightful speaker and author. I would highly recommend her for your next event. Her wealth of experience leads her to ask great questions and her words of wisdom are always helpful. She is so kind and thoughtful. Dana helps each person she works with to understand the reason for their goals, how to discern what is the most important next step, and how to discern what the next step is to accomplish the established goals."

Pam Luthi

President, Topeka Independent Business Association

"Dana is phenomenal. She has so much information to share. Highly recommend her for your next event. We had raving reviews from all those in attendance."

Elaine Schwartz

Event organizer

WHAT ATTENDEES SAY

"Dana's workshops are transformative. Her deep knowledge of leadership development and effective communication shines through in her sessions. I left feeling inspired and armed with practical strategies I could immediately apply to my team."

Jennifer S.

"Dana captivated us from the moment she began to speak. She broke down complex systems in a way we could understand them."

Jon D.

"Dana's presentation was powerful and relatable."

Donalee G.

"So incredible. You have great flow and heartfelt leadership."

Rebecca I.

BY THE NUMBERS

After Dana's recent "Hiring With Heart & Backbone" corporate training, participants were surveyed. Here is what the data showed.

100%

rated themselves "very confident" or "ready to lead" after the session

0

participants left feeling unconfident or unchanged

19

attendees. Every single one walked away with a new skill.

In their own words, what attendees said they were taking home:

"A lot of good information that was needed to advance our interview process and help decrease our turnover rate."
"You are very knowledgeable and organized. You allow others to speak and you are a great listener."
"This has strengthened my belief in the value of the interview process."
"Honestly, all of them! Great tools to use in interviews but also in one-on-one conversations."
"I think the team will conduct better interviews from what they learned today."

SIGNATURE TALKS

Each talk is rooted in Dana's book and framework. Available as a keynote, breakout, or workshop. All content is customized for your audience.

Talk 01

Lead Yourself First: The Foundation of Magnetic Leadership

A keynote and workshop on leading yourself first: the personal foundation beneath every magnetic leader, before the voice, the team, or the vision come into focus

Dana spent her career doing everything right, climbing the ladder in the senior living industry, until the day she lost the CEO position she'd worked hard toward. That loss forced her to ask a question most leaders never stop to consider: was she leading from her title, or leading from herself? The answer changed her trajectory, and it's the foundation of the work she does today, helping women entrepreneurs build businesses and leadership from the inside out.

Keynote | Breakout

Talk 02

Why Women Play Small and What it Actually Costs Them

A keynote and breakout on imposter syndrome and women's leadership

Imposter syndrome, social conditioning, fear of success, Dana unpacks the real reasons capable women hold back and gives audiences a path forward rooted in neuroscience and lived experience.

Keynote | Breakout

Talk 03

Why Avoiding Hard Conversations is Quietly Killing Your Culture and Influence

A keynote and breakout on difficult conversations, workplace communication, and leadership culture for women entrepreneurs and organizational teams

The silence you think is keeping the peace is the most expensive thing in your business. Audiences leave with a clear, practical framework for having the conversations they have been putting off... kindly, clearly, and with confidence.

Keynote | Breakout

Talk 04

Hiring with Heart and Backbone: The CARE Framework

A breakout and workshop on values-aligned hiring, interview strategy, and building intentional team culture for HR professionals and leadership teams

Culture starts before day one. Dana's CARE framework helps organizations hire with intention, ask values-aligned questions, and build teams that actually reflect who they say they are. Ideal for leadership teams and HR professionals.

Breakout | Workshop

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WHO DANA SPEAKS TO

Women's Leadership Conferences

Entrepreneurship Summits

Healthcare Leadership Events

Corporate Women's ERGs

Chambers of Commerce

Small Business Associations

Keynote

45–60 min
In-person or virtual

Breakout Session

60–90 min
Interactive & discussion-based

Half-Day Workshop

3–4 hours
Teams & Corporate Groups

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ABOUT DANA

Dana B Weaver is a women's leadership keynote speaker based in Topeka, Kansas. She is the author of Magnetic Leadership for Women Entrepreneurs and creator of the Magnetic CEO Framework. She speaks at women's conferences, corporate ERGs, healthcare leadership events, and entrepreneurship summits nationwide on topics including imposter syndrome, difficult conversations, and magnetic leadership.

Magnetic Leadership for Women Entrepreneurs

The essential framework to lead yourself first, speak with conviction, and build a purposeful business. All three of Dana's signature talks are rooted in this book. Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon.

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IS YOUR EVENT THE RIGHT FIT?

Dana takes on a limited number of speaking engagements each year to ensure every audience receives her full preparation, presence, and follow-through. If you're planning a women's leadership conference, corporate event, or organizational summit and you're ready to give your attendees an experience they'll still be talking about months later. Dana would love to hear about your event.

Engagements are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. Inquiries are reviewed and responded to within 48 hours.