Lonnie Weaver-Johnson speaking to an audience

Speaker Topics

Keynotes built from 25 years in the room.

Lonnie speaks on what she has lived: feedback that cost her something real, and the leadership that builds teams people actually want to work on. Every talk is built to leave your audience with something they will use Monday morning.

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Keynote Talks

Two talks, one throughline: honesty that works.

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Feedback

Your Zipper Is Down

Turning Hard Feedback Into Growth

Lonnie has given over 1,500 performance reviews and survived a brutal one that almost ended her career. She brings humor and heart to the conversation most people avoid, helping audiences separate emotion from information and turn an uncomfortable moment into real growth. Whether you are giving the message or dreading it, you leave knowing what to do with it.

For anyone who has ever struggled with hard feedback. Isn't that all of us?

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Leadership & Agile

Strong Leaders and Great Teams

Building Teams That Deliver

Agility only works when people trust each other. Drawing on 25+ years as a Certified Scrum Trainer®, Lonnie shows leaders how to build teams where feedback flows, conflict gets resolved instead of avoided, and people feel safe enough to do their best work.

A taste

Feedback keynote, snippet

Specialties

What she can speak to.

Lonnie speaks on what she knows from the inside. She is exactly who your organization needs for your next keynote, panel, or breakout session.

Feedback & Communication

  • Giving and receiving feedback that actually changes behavior
  • Handling tough conversations with confidence
  • Developing a culture of openness and trust
  • Communication skills for leaders and managers

Agile & Leadership

  • Building high-performing Agile teams
  • Leadership skills for Agile transformations
  • Coaching leaders to create psychologically safe workplaces
  • Making Agile stick beyond the training room
  • Measuring success in Agile transformations

Team & Collaboration

  • Navigating team conflict and difficult conversations
  • Emotional intelligence in team dynamics
  • Collaboration across diverse, distributed teams

Career & Personal Development

  • Overcoming adversity and building resilience
  • Lessons in leadership from unexpected mentors
  • Women in leadership: challenges, strategies, and growth

Professional Facilitation & Training

  • Engaging workshop design and facilitation techniques
  • Panel moderation and effective public speaking

More ways to work together

Beyond the keynote.

Speaking

Keynotes and breakout sessions built around your event's goals, with hands-on activities to reinforce your key messages.

Consulting

Custom strategies for building strong cultures, resilient teams, and effective leadership.

Facilitator & Emcee

Lonnie keeps rooms moving, conversations honest, and participants engaged, all without letting the agenda slip.

Training

In-depth workshops on leadership, agile, feedback, conflict management, and more.