How to Build a Healthy and Thriving Speak-Up Culture

Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky helps leaders make it safe, and worth it, for people to speak up. A globally sought-after speaker, coach, and advisor, he works with leaders across industries to build cultures grounded in trust, psychological safety, and accountability.

Shed is the author of Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up and the host and co-producer of the leadership podcast Shed Some Light. He spent over a decade at Simon Sinek’s The Optimism Company as Chief of Staff and Head of Brand Experience, Training & Development, leading global teams of speakers and facilitators.

A graduate of the Ivey School of Business, Shed also holds a coaching certification from the Co-Active Training Institute. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two young children.