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A great idea expands our thinking. The right message shifts thinking into action.

Stacey Mahoney, ACC-CPDC, is an international speaker, facilitator, and leadership advisor who brings fresh thinking and practical insight about the relationship between leadership capability, influence, and impact.

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Stacey is an expert at managing the flow of conversations that can create the most impact for the audience. When I receive a request to be on a panel, I’m always thrilled to learn that Stacey is moderating it!

— Jodi-Ann Burey, speaker, writer, author of AUTHENTIC

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let’s MEET STACEY

Stacey Mahoney, ACC-CPDC, has over 30 years of experience across technology, advertising, nonprofit, and government.

She brings together leadership coaching, organizational development, facilitation, and decades of corporate experience to explore how capable people communicate, influence, and create impact through others.

Stacey is the creator of The Intelligence to Impact Gap™, original thought leadership examining why intelligence, capability, and effort do not always translate into positive leadership impact.

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 Why do some of the SMARTEST LEADERS in the room often have the LEAST IMPACT?

EXPLORE THE INTELLIGENCE TO IMPACT GAP™

Intelligence, capability, and effort can build an impressive career. But they do not automatically create leadership impact.

As responsibilities grow, the measure of success changes.

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Leadership becomes less about what you can accomplish on your own and more about what your leadership makes possible for other people.

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Clearer thinking, better collaboration, stronger decisions, and goals accomplished.

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The Intelligence to Impact Gap™ gives leaders a way to examine where their capability is getting lost between what they know, how they lead, the influence they create, and the impact that ultimately follows. It makes visible the places where strong intent or expertise is not carrying through — and gives leaders a clearer way to recalibrate how they communicate, influence, and lead through others.

Talks that reframe the question and give clarity

Stacey’s KEYNOTE TOPICS

How to Lead with Impact Without Overthinking
Every Move

For capable leaders who want to make stronger leadership decisions without second-guessing every move.

Close The Intelligence to Impact Gap™ — How Leaders Move from SMART to EFFECTIVE

Capable leaders can still struggle to be heard, build influence, or create the impact they intended. This talk explores the shift from individual excellence to intentional leadership.

Stop Relying on Being Smart. Start Leading for Impact.

A provocative look at what happens when individual expertise becomes a liability in leadership success.

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