Nan Crawford

Nan Crawford Profile

Influential leaders, well-known authors, and speakers from multiple disciplines have called her their “secret weapon.” She is the great presenter behind great presenters.

Nan Crawford is an international speaker and speech coach who has prepared hundreds of leaders for what she calls “the bigger stage.” She has coached various experts and celebrities for Ted talks or media appearances. She helps influential people expand their influence and inspire their audiences through work shopping their message, creativity, and stage presence.

With her background in theater, leadership expertise, and the same principles she applies to her one-on-one coaching, Nan also invigorates groups training them in collaboration, sparking creativity, and communication. Some of her notable clients include Disney, Google, Nike, and HP. She is particularly drawn to clients who work in the areas of women’s rights and environmental justice.

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  Nan Crawford is an expert in how to increase your influence. She specializes in coaching visionary leaders to deliver high-stakes presentations and high-impact conversations. Nan helps clients leverage their strength, wisdom and creativity so they inspire audiences to take meaningful action.

  In addition to a long client list with organizations and individuals, Nan has worked with The Bridgespan Group, Institute of Noetic Sciences, Rudolf Steiner Foundation, World Pulse and V-DAY on issues of economic, environmental and social justice.
  As a presenter, Nan has shared the stage with Christine Arylo, Peter Block, Lisa Ling, Dan Pink, Robert Reich, Anna Deveare Smith, Bill Strickland, Marci Shimoff, SARK, David Whyte and Ben Zander.

  In her role as the Main-Stage Director for The Bioneers conference on sustainability, Nan has coached luminaries such as: Janine Benyus, Majora Carter, Eve Ensler, Gloria Feldt, Jane Goodall, Van Jones, Dune Lankard, Jensine Larsen, Elizabeth Lindsey, Michael Pollan, Kavita Ramdas, Nina Simons, Lynne Twist & Dr. Andrew Weil. Nan coached social entrepreneur Eve Blossom to craft and deliver her courageous talk for TEDIndia and helped Annie Leonard take the stage for her appearance on The Colbert Report.

  Nan has served on the Executive Education Faculty at Columbia, Duke, Harvard and UC Berkeley. She is a cum laude graduate with a BFA in Theatre from the University of Texas and holds an MA in Organization Development from CIIS.