Jane Hyun

Bestselling Author, Global Leadership Strategist, Executive Coach Best-selling Author

Often called an “interpreter,” Jane Hyun is the leading authority for leveraging culture and diversity to drive business growth and innovation. A trusted coach to global Fortune 500 companies, she is an internationally recognized expert in cross-cultural effectiveness, inclusive leadership, and talent engagement. Over the past 20+ years, she has helped leaders navigate change in high-stakes business environments and has coached thousands of leaders to increase their agility in the workplace. Her learning sessions and keynotes are known for creating “unexpected light bulb moments” that motivate us to work better together.

Jane Hyun Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type
$20,001 - $30,000
Languages Spoken
English

Jane Hyun Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type
$20,001 - $30,000
Languages Spoken
English

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Bridging Differences to Build High Trust/High Performing Teams

Are you ready to unlock new growth in your team? Trust is a fundamental driver of results and a key to effective leadership. Yet how we build that in today’s global marketplace demands more agility to navigate change and respond to differences. Relying on our default ...

Are you ready to unlock new growth in your team?

Trust is a fundamental driver of results and a key to effective leadership. Yet how we build that in today’s global marketplace demands more agility to navigate change and respond to differences. Relying on our default mode won’t work.

We need to be mindful of the motivations, preferences, and conflict/communication styles of our team members, clients, vendors and external partners, while recognizing our own blind-spots. When practiced, this skill, called “cultural fluency” can accelerate trust and drive performance.

In this session, interculturalist and bestselling author Jane Hyun shares how to unlock trust by leveraging differences to drive insights that lead to bottom-line growth. Participants learn practical tools that lead to high trust, innovative teams.

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Flex Your Leadership

Today’s leaders juggle a lot—managing teams across different functions, time zones, and cultures while keeping everyone aligned. Flexing, the art of adapting your cultural and communication approaches, is a critical future-proof skill. ...

Today’s leaders juggle a lot—managing teams across different functions, time zones, and cultures while keeping everyone aligned. Flexing, the art of adapting your cultural and communication approaches, is a critical future-proof skill. Join global strategist and bestselling author Jane Hyun as she reveals the science and art behind this foundational approach for creating trust with your multicultural teams, clients, vendors, and external partners. This dynamic session combines proven, data-informed insights from Fortune 500 companies, healthcare, and schools to help you put the skill into practice.

You’ll discover how to:

Adapt your interaction style to connect authentically
Flex your conflict styles to turn tension into breakthrough collaboration
Re-think your decision-making approach when collaborating across complex organizational dynamics
Leverage the power of language to build trust

Learning how and when to use Flex will transform how you lead and drive innovation in today’s complex business environment.

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Art of Cultural Fluency

What if you could unlock stronger business outcomes by improving how you and your sales team engage across cultures and boundaries? Culture deeply influences how people interact—both within teams and with ...

What if you could unlock stronger business outcomes by improving how you and your sales team engage across cultures and boundaries?

Culture deeply influences how people interact—both within teams and with clients, customers, and consumers. To succeed, you need to crack the unwritten “code” for understanding the unspoken nuances that matter. Failing to do so can be costly, leading to disengagement, inefficiency, or lost revenue. Jane Hyun, global advisor to Fortune 500 companies, reveals how mastering the art of cultural fluency connects your values to your day-to-day interactions. It will help you decode the signals and unspoken rules that shape behavior—leading to increased trust and sales results.

Improve your intercultural capability and learn:

How decisions really get made
How to build trust with different communities
The social cues or cultural behaviors to pay attention to when onboarding
How creating an environment of trust makes people feel safe and understood

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About Keynote Speaker Jane Hyun

Often called an “interpreter,” Jane Hyun is the leading authority for leveraging culture and diversity to drive business growth and innovation. A trusted coach to global Fortune 500 companies, she is an internationally recognized expert in cross-cultural effectiveness, inclusive leadership, and talent engagement. Over the past 20+ years, she has helped leaders navigate change in high-stakes business environments and has coached thousands of leaders to increase their agility in the workplace. Her learning sessions and keynotes are known for creating “unexpected light bulb moments” that motivate us to work better together.

Jane has appeared on CNN, CNBC, and National Public Radio, and her writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The Atlantic on the topics of culture, leadership, and diversity. Jane has been an external advisor to the American Heart Association Diversity Council and Operation Exodus, a non-profit that provides academic enrichment and transformational mentoring to Latino youth in Washington Heights and the Bronx. She served as research director for The Conference Board’s Cultural Fluency: How Culture Shapes Leadership Styles in Asia.

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Jane is the recipient of the Marshall Goldsmith 50 Leading Global Coaches Award as the #1 Coach for Cultural Fluency and was recently named Global Gurus Top 30 Coaches in 2025. Jane’s third book, Leadership Toolkit for Asians, was published in April 2024. It is a follow-up to her groundbreaking book, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians. She is the co-author of Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences, which examines the skill of switching between communication styles to leverage the power of diversity in teams. Jane is a contributor to Coach Me (published April 2022).

Her life’s mission is to bring out the best in people in their workplaces and in their communities. She is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Economics and International Studies.

Testimonials

We rely on the firm’s expertise, counsel, and industry experience to help us to further develop our global talent pipeline.

Fiona W.

Senior Director, Global Talent Management, PepsiCo

Jane’s insights on cultural fluency helped bring focus to manager behavior that creates inclusive work environments. Results include product launches, brand acquisitions, and ad campaigns that foster competitive business advantage.

Erby F.

Chief Diversity Officer The Clorox Company

Your Keynote was a huge success, and I received a number of DM’s today from teammates who attended the live meeting last night and were thoroughly impressed by your expertise and the helpful insights you provided.

Amy W.

Former Chief Planning Officer, Nike