As a respected leadership strategist, author and speaker, Sara Canaday has a unique gift for connecting and communicating with her audiences to propel them from light-bulb-moment insight to strategic change. Moving far beyond the business-school basics, she helps people identify the professional blind spots that are preventing them from taking their careers – and their companies – to the next level. Sara’s professional career spans 20 years and includes sales, leadership, and executive roles at USAA and Texas Mutual. She served as principal consultant for Empowerment Enterprises before opening her own consultancy, Sara Canaday & Associates, in 2009.

Sara Canaday & Associates guides people through the science and art of presence, personal branding, leadership, and communication. As a speaker and consultant, Sara gives clients the input they need to move beyond the business school basics, helping individuals and groups implement the overlooked fundamentals.