Shawn Kent Hayashi is the founder and CEO of The Professional Development Group LLC, Executive-in-Residence for the Lehigh University MBA Program, and a global expert in developing inspiring leaders and high performing teams. Growth, innovation, and elevated performance and profits are the results of Shawn’s work as an executive coach, speaker, and high performing team consultant. Shawn facilitates growth in leadership ability, emotional intelligence, communication skills, collaboration, and building trust and stronger relationships. Her clients include entrepreneurial companies, Fortune 500, and associations around the globe. Shawn has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and FastCompany. Her TEDx talk on The Future of Talent@Work forecasts coming changes to the workplace, the growing need for collaboration, and the power of engagement. Shawn is also the author of six business communications books, including the best-selling Conversations trilogy and How to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence at Work & in Relationships.