Meet Stephanie
Most organizations don’t fail because of strategy — they fail because of leadership blind spots.
Leaders who lack self-awareness often create toxic cultures, stalled projects, and disengaged teams. I help leaders uncover those blind spots and transform the way they lead, starting with themselves. Through powerful keynotes and workshops, I guide audiences to harness self-awareness as the catalyst for integrity, influence, and impact. My approach blends real-world leadership lessons with relatable stories and practical tools, so leaders walk away not just inspired, but equipped to lead themselves, their people, and their organizations with clarity and confidence.
At the heart of my brand is a simple truth: when leaders transform, entire organizations change with them.
About Stephanie
Stephanie L. Bowie, CPA, MBA is a sought-after leadership speaker, trainer, and coach who has spent over 30 years leading teams in the Army Reserve and corporate finance. She knows firsthand what it means to rise from being a toxic leader without self-awareness to becoming a transformational leader who inspires confidence, trust, and integrity.
Stephanie began her career in accounting and finance, but it was her decades of leadership in high-pressure environments that revealed a bigger truth: many leaders fail not because of a lack of skill, but because of blind spots in self-awareness. This discovery fueled her passion to help leaders transform from the inside out.
Through her signature talks, including From Toxic to Transformational and her Next Level Leadership framework, Stephanie equips audiences with the tools to lead themselves, their people, and their organizations with integrity and impact. Her practical, engaging style blends tough love, relatable humor, and powerful storytelling, leaving leaders not just motivated but ready to act.
Offstage, Stephanie is just as dynamic. A proud Army First Sergeant, devoted mother, and self-proclaimed fitness enthusiast, she brings discipline, heart, and resilience into every arena of life. And when she’s not inspiring leaders, you might find her crushing a heavy deadlift in the gym or mentoring women on reclaiming their confidence and voice.
Event planners and organizations turn to Stephanie because she doesn’t just talk about leadership transformation — she lives it.
Stephanie's Talks
Helping Leaders Harness Self-Awareness to Lead Themselves, Their People, and Their Organizations with Integrity and Impact
Toxic to Transformational:
Harnessing Self-Awareness to Lead with Impact
From blind spots to breakthroughs in leadership.
Many leaders don’t realize that the greatest threat to their success isn’t external—it’s their own blind spots. In this keynote, Stephanie shares her journey from toxic leader to transformational leader, and the pivotal role self-awareness plays in that shift. Audiences will walk away with practical tools to identify blind spots, foster integrity, and create healthier, more engaged teams.
This talk inspires leaders at every level to take ownership of their growth and lead with confidence and impact.
The Case for Character:
A Roadmap for Values-Based Leadership
Why integrity isn’t optional for leaders who want lasting influence.
Skills may get leaders promoted, but it’s character that sustains influence and trust. In this keynote, Stephanie draws on her Army leadership experience to reveal a practical, values-based roadmap for character development. Using her three-stage framework — action, feedback, and self-reflection — she shows how leaders can make ethical decisions, respond with integrity, and continually refine their leadership identity.
Audiences will leave with a clear model for building character in everyday leadership, and a renewed commitment to lead themselves and others with courage, consistency, and credibility.
Courageous Conflict:
Turning Dissent into a Driver of High-Performing Teams
How to turn tension into trust, innovation, and stronger results.
Most leaders see conflict as a threat — but the healthiest, highest-performing organizations embrace it. In this keynote, Stephanie challenges the myth that disagreement is destructive. Instead, she shows how dissent and open dialogue create psychological safety, innovation, and trust. Audiences will learn how to navigate conflict with integrity, invite diverse perspectives, and create space where issues are surfaced — not silenced.
By reframing conflict as a catalyst, leaders walk away with strategies to transform tension into a powerful tool for engagement, accountability, and high performance.
Stephanie, “Thank you for sharing your leadership lessons yesterday! I appreciate your perspective, stories, and positive energy so very much!”
Liz Briggson, CPA Encoursa
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Helping Leaders Harness Self-Awareness to Lead Themselves, Their People, and Their Organizations with Integrity and Impact
(317) 690-0802