Keynote Speaker · Executive Coach · Former Fortune 500 CHRO
Behind every leader in the room is a little kid who's still trying to prove something.
Teresa Vozza spent twenty years building the executive presence that got her promoted — then discovered the eight-year-old who was really running the show. Now she teaches CEOs, CHROs, and senior executive teams the psychology behind every real leadership breakthrough.
Former CHRO, Allianz · PCC Certified Coach · CHRL · Featured in Fast Company & Business Insider
Leaders coached & audiences addressed at
Signature Keynote
Little Kid, Big Room
The Psychology Behind Every Leadership Breakthrough
Every executive in the room learned to perform long before they learned to lead. Teresa unpacks the moment her own performance collapsed — live, in front of her CEO — and the psychology she's since spent a career studying: why our earliest survival strategies are still running the boardroom, and what changes when leaders finally see them.
Built for executive teams, offsites, and leadership conferences who want more than inspiration — a framework they can use the next morning.
About Teresa
From the boardroom to the breakdown — and back, differently.
"I broke first. Then I rebuilt — and learned what I wish someone had taught me twenty years earlier."— Teresa Vozza
Teresa spent two decades climbing the corporate ladder, becoming everything she was told to become — until her body gave out in a boardroom and she was wheeled out on a stretcher, mid-promotion. That moment became the foundation for a second career: as a former Fortune 500 CHRO turned trauma-informed executive coach, speaker, and writer, helping the most senior leaders in the room lead from truth instead of performance.
Coming March 2027
Little Kid in a Power Suit
The book behind the keynote. Teresa's first book traces the hidden psychology every high-achieving leader recognizes but rarely names — the gap between the executive you present and the kid still trying to earn the room's approval. Part memoir, part field guide for leading from wholeness instead of performance.
Work With Teresa
Consulting & Executive Coaching
For CEOs, CHROs, and senior leaders who need more than advice — a trauma-informed thinking partner who has sat where you sit.
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1:1 Executive Coaching
Private, trauma-aware coaching for individual leaders navigating high-stakes transitions, burnout, or the next level.
Leadership Team Advisory
Facilitated work with executive teams ready to move from a group of individuals to a genuinely trusted team.
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Speaking & Workshops
Keynotes and working sessions for conferences, offsites, and leadership summits — built around your room.
Teresa is the founder of Crucible Leadership, a coaching and training practice helping senior leaders and their teams build resilience under pressure.