Hey, I'm Heather
My clients call me Spicy H. My old colleagues called me Sagerbomb. My kids call me their favorite (and only) mom. What do I call myself?
Someone who believes your voice is your most valuable brand asset and it’s time it started working harder for you.
The speaking & Success coach who thinks like a CEO and talks like your unfiltered business bestie.
I wasn’t supposed to end up here.
Born with a rare bone condition that left me with hearing loss and hearing aids, speaking on stages should’ve been the last career path I chose. Instead, it became the thing that’s taken me around the world.
I’ve spoken on more than 1,500 stages, trained thousands, and coached over 300 entrepreneurs to stop winging it and start leading with a message that actually sticks.
But this didn’t start with the coaching business.
For a decade I was a VP of Learning & Development at a healthcare management firm that scaled and sold for $160M. I produced events, hired speakers, made the tough calls, and stepped on stage myself to teach sales, leadership, and communication.
I learned what most people miss: a great speaker doesn't just sound polished, they move people to action.
When the company was acquired, they flew me around the globe for 18 months to teach their teams how I did it. I logged 120,000 miles, pregnant with my second son, and realized this wasn’t just a job... it was a skill set I needed to share with more people. So I did.
But if you want the real origin story, it started years earlier.
When my mom was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer my family created a nonprofit in her honor that put me on stages as a teenager, learning in real time what it meant to speak up when it mattered most.
Since then, I’ve been tapped as a speaker, emcee, trainer, and coach. Not because I chased the spotlight but because I kept showing up when the moment called.
That’s why I believe the best messages don’t come from people who are the loudest in the room.
They come from the ones who have the conviction and heart of a LEADER.
Back from another maternity leave, I relaunched the Hint of Hustle podcast (250+ episodes in!) and launched the 6th evolution of my signature course, the Signature Talk Accelerator™. Proof that your voice (when refined and repurposed) creates staying power.
2026
Left my VP role to go all in full time. Turning my signature speaking framework into a virtual group program AND launching my OWN stage... my podcast!
2019
Dreamed up my business while flying around the world. Between teaching biz owners & trainers I clocked thousands of hours of stage time & miles in the air. I booked my first few clients during my maternity leave.
2018
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Promoted from event planner to head of client training at a top management firm in healthcare. I took to the stage to teach audiologists how to serve their patients by selling hearing aids (yes, really).
2011
First runner-up to Miss Oregon. I tripped on my dress while speaking in front of a massive crowd, but I shook it off and kept going, because I had something to say. Lesson learned: flubs don’t define you, your message does.
2008
Spoke at my high school State Final business & marketing competition. My mom lost her fight with metastatic breast cancer while I was there. Those moments taught me: your voice matters most when life feels impossible.
2002
Life Off Stage
married to james 15 years and counting with 3 boys
training for a 10k
summers on the river
On stage or off, my mission is the same:
When you’ve got something worth saying, you show up. Even (especially) when your voice shakes.
These days you’ll find me in Bend, Oregon, raising three boys with my husband in our log cabin, baking sourdough, or yelling encouragement from the sidelines of a soccer or baseball field.
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