Amy Shoenthal is a leadership expert and the author of USA TODAY bestselling book, The Setback Cycle, about how today’s prominent founders and leaders overcome obstacles to find success.

Amy has been studying the journeys of successful leaders for more than two decades. As a top contributor to ForbesWomen and Harvard Business Review, Amy highlights underestimated innovators dedicated to solving society’s greatest challenges. She’s interviewed high profile leaders such as Senator Mazie Hirono, Tracee Ellis Ross, Norma Kamali, Robin Arzón and others.

Amy frequently speaks at conferences and within organizations about career development, leadership, unexpected pivots, working motherhood, and more. She also works with organizations to help their employees and managers confidently lead through tumultuous times, offering the tools to help teams navigate workplace setbacks together.

Throughout her career, she has worked with some of the world’s largest brands, from Procter & Gamble to Google, providing strategic marketing guidance and helping shape their brand narratives. Blending her marketing expertise with her formal journalism training, Amy approaches storytelling as sense making. As a top contributor to ForbesWomen, Harvard Business Review, and Fast Company, she shines the spotlight on those who have been historically underestimated yet are doing the work to solve society’s biggest problems.