Heather Hansen

Founder & MD - Global Speech Academy | Author, Global Speech Academy

Business, Strategy & Entrepreneurship | Verbal Communication, Art and Culture, Diversity & Inclusion

Heather Hansen

Biography

Heather Hansen empowers global professionals to show up, speak up, and inspire action in an ever-changing world. A passionate advocate for global voices, she helps leaders overcome language-related micro inequities and build inclusive communication cultures in international teams. Trusted by some of the world’s largest companies, Heather guides leaders and teams to unmute themselves, fostering innovation, inclusivity, and adaptability. She serves as External Faculty at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, delivering executive education courses on presentation skills, professional presence, and storytelling.

Her insights have been featured by NPR (USA), ABC Radio National (Australia), and Singapore’s Straits Times and CNA 938. Heather is the award-winning author of Unmuted: How to Show Up, Speak Up, and Inspire Action (Bloomsbury, 2022), and Powerful People Skills. Her upcoming book (2025) focuses on tackling accent bias and advancing linguistic inclusion in the workplace.