Denise Brosseau’s Biography
Denise Brosseau has a portfolio career as a thought leadership strategist, speaker, business advisor, facilitator, trainer and author. She has dedicated her career to advancing women leaders and moving change forward around issues that matter.
Denise is the CEO of Thought Leadership Lab, a boutique professional services firm which specializes in building leaders into thought leaders -- increasing their 'discoverability,' amplifying their social influence and catalyzing strategic connections that lead to a seat at the table for the conversations that matter. She is the author of Ready to Be a Thought Leader?, published by Wiley in January 2014.
At Thought Leadership Lab, Denise consults with social entrepreneurs, start-up CEOs and executives at Fortune 500 companies like Medtronic and BofA. Her focus is building her client’s personal platform and leadership effectiveness so they can effect social and organizational change.
Denise has also developed and led women's leadership programs for Liberty Global, Nimble Storage, Gracenote and KPMG. Over 8 years, her programs at KPMG have measurably impacted their retention of women leaders.
Denise has spoken before tens of thousands of people worldwide, at companies like Microsoft and Intel; leadership conferences, including the Grace Hopper Conference for Women in Computing; and organizations like the Association of California Nurse Leaders. She has also guest lectured at Wellesley, Berkeley, Princeton and Stanford Business School.
As part of her work with organizations, Denise facilitates strategy sessions, retreats, Compression Planning sessions, Innovation Games and thought leadership development sessions. Her recent clients include the Packard Foundation and Vermillion.
In 2012, Denise was honored as a Champion of Change by the White House and in 2014 she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women of Influence in Silicon Valley by the SV Business Times. Her ideas have been showcased in Fast Company and Inc.com.