Keynote Speaker · Author · Business Strategist
Challenge Assumptions.
Embrace Change.
Shake Things Up.
After surviving a nearly fatal dog attack that should have ended her career, Shannon made a decision: she would spend the rest of her life doing the things that scared her the most.
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Most Requested Topics
- ♦ Bitten. Not Broken.
- ♦ Becoming Impossible to Ignore
- ♦ Nobody Cares That AI Annoys You
- ♦ Relentlessly Real
- ♦ FREAKING SAY YOU’RE WELCOME Already
The Philosophy
Every Talk Asks the Same Question.
What Are You Still Afraid Of?
Whether Shannon is talking about AI, authenticity, branding, customer service, resilience, or the social media crisis nobody saw coming, the thread running through every single presentation is the same: the most dangerous words in business are “that’s how we’ve always done it.”
Shannon has spent more than three decades walking into rooms where people said that won’t work. And then making it work anyway. That is not a speaking topic. That is a lived philosophy. And it is exactly what your audience needs to walk out of the room carrying.
The fear isn’t change. The fear is staying exactly where you are.
She Has Spoken For
The One That Changes Everything
Bitten.
Not Broken.
The Art of Turning Trauma into Triumph
Everyone gets bitten. It doesn’t matter who you are, how much money you make, how carefully you have lived your life, or how well you thought you had it planned. At some point, life comes for you. A diagnosis. A betrayal. A catastrophic loss. A single moment that splits your entire existence into before and after. Nobody gets out without taking their turn.
The question is never whether you will get bitten. The question is what you do when the bleeding starts.
- How to move forward when the old you is gone and a new life is waiting
- Why most people don’t change until it becomes too uncomfortable not to, and how to get there first
- How to harness fear, embrace change, and sink your teeth into the life you were always meant to live
♦Corporate ♦Women’s Organizations ♦Associations ♦General Audience
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Topics That Transform
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Too much is never enough. That has always been Shannon Heggem’s motto and her competitive advantage. While everyone else fights for followers, the algorithm, and the perfect Instagram aesthetic, she doubled down on everything that made her impossible to categorize.
She opened one of the first luxury pet resorts in America in a rural Montana farming town where dogs ride in the back of pickup trucks. It worked so well that people around the world wanted to know how. So she taught them. And became the highest paid consultant in the pet care industry.
This is not a marketing talk. This is a fundamental rewiring of how you think about your place in the world. Stop trying to be the best. The best has competition. Become impossible to ignore. The only has none.
Ideal For: Entrepreneurs, business owners, women’s organizations, anyone who has ever been told their idea was too much, too niche, or too weird
You’re annoyed it showed up uninvited. You’re scared of what it means for your job, your business, your kids, your doctor, your life. Both of those feelings are completely valid. Nobody cares. AI is already in your home, your office, your kids’ classroom, and your car, and it didn’t ask permission.
Shannon Heggem walks audiences from paralyzed to empowered with zero tech speak, genuine humor, and one very important reminder: be nice to it so it doesn’t kill you in your sleep. You’ll laugh. You’ll cringe. You’ll leave with something to actually do today.
Ideal For: Any audience. Seriously. Any human being who owns a phone, has a job, or has been annoyed by AI and done nothing about it yet.
In a world drowning in AI-generated content, perfectly curated feeds, and algorithmic everything, the most disruptive thing any business or human being can do is be genuine, uncomfortable, and undeniably themselves. Shannon Heggem has never been easy to ignore, and she has the track record to prove that authenticity isn’t just a personality trait, it’s a strategy.
This talk is for anyone who has ever been told to sand down their edges, soften their voice, or be more palatable. Shannon says: don’t you dare.
Ideal For: Corporate teams, entrepreneurs, women’s organizations, anyone who has ever been told they’re “too much”
The bar for basic human professionalism has dropped so low it’s underground. Nobody answers the phone. Nobody makes eye contact. Nobody says you’re welcome, because apparently “yep” and “no problem” are acceptable substitutes now. They are not.
Shannon Heggem has watched common courtesy disappear from the workplace and she is here to tell you something both hilarious and critically important: manners are free, the bar is on the floor, and while your competition forgot how to act like a professional human being, you have the easiest unfair advantage in business sitting right there waiting for you to pick it up. This is not your grandmother’s etiquette class. This is a competitive strategy session with better stories.
Ideal For: Any organization with a staff, a phone, a client, or a “yep.”
You don’t have an account. You’ve never posted a video. You don’t even know what your Google rating is right now. And you think that means you’re safe. You are not safe. Social media doesn’t care if you care. Your reputation is on the line even if you are offline. Right now, somewhere on the internet, someone is writing about your business, and you have no idea it’s happening.
Shannon Heggem has spent her career in service businesses in a small town where your reputation is everything and there is nowhere to hide. This is not a social media class. You don’t have to download a single app. This is a survival talk for every business owner who thinks that staying off the internet keeps them out of the conversation. It doesn’t.
Ideal For: Service business owners, independent professionals, medical and dental practices, restaurants, salons, veterinarians, small business associations, chambers of commerce. Anyone who built something worth protecting.
Custom Programs Available
Tailored to Your Event
Your audience is unlike any other. Your event has a specific challenge, a specific culture, and a specific outcome you need people to walk out carrying. Shannon doesn’t deliver a canned presentation and disappear. She works with you to build something that speaks directly to your people, your theme, and your goals. If you don’t see exactly what you need in the list above, reach out. She will build it with you.
Virtual Speaking
Not Another Boring Webinar.
You’ve sat through them. The pixelated face. The awkward pauses. The presenter reading bullet points off a screen while the audience quietly checks their email. That is not what happens when Shannon Heggem goes virtual.
Here’s the truth: Shannon has never needed a room. What she has always needed is a human being on the other side. Someone who is ready to laugh, ready to be challenged, and ready to leave different than they arrived. A screen doesn’t change that. A screen just changes the ZIP code.
Shannon will also travel for the right in-person event. But for organizations looking to reach their entire team regardless of location, with zero travel budget, zero scheduling around flights, and zero compromise on impact, virtual is not the backup plan. It is the smart plan.
Studio-Quality Production
Professional audio, lighting, and camera. Your audience sees a polished, cinematic presence. Not a Zoom call from a kitchen table.
Any Platform, Any Size
Zoom, Teams, StreamYard, Hopin, or your platform of choice. Intimate workshops to large-scale conferences. Shannon works in your environment.
Cinematic Quality. Real Interaction.
Your audience gets a polished, high-energy presentation followed by a live Q&A with Shannon directly. The production value of a TED talk. The intimacy of a conversation.
Global Availability
78% of event planners now prioritize speakers who deliver both in-person and virtual. Shannon is fully ready for both, from Montana to anywhere on earth.
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Travel fees. Hotel. Flights. All eliminated.
Global
Reach your entire organization in one session
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Direct Q&A with Shannon after every virtual session
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Same energy and impact as a live stage appearance
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The best way to know if Shannon is the right fit for your event isn’t a video. It’s a conversation. A discovery call gives you direct access to Shannon to talk through your audience, your goals, your event, and exactly what she can do for your room.
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You Talk
Tell Shannon about your audience, your event, and what you need them to feel when they leave the room.
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She Listens
She knows within minutes if she’s your person. And she will be brutally honest with you.
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You Decide
No pressure. No pitch. Just an honest conversation about whether this is the right fit.
“The only way to know if Shannon is the right fit for your event is to talk. Not a pitch. Not a proposal. A real conversation about your audience, your goals, and whether she can deliver exactly what you need. She is flexible, she builds custom programs, and she will tell you honestly if she is not your person.”
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Let’s Build Something Unforgettable.
Shannon accepts a limited number of speaking engagements each year, both in-person and virtual. Every booking is a collaboration, not a transaction.