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Lonnie Weaver-Johnson with her dog.

Meet Lonnie

Lonnie Weaver-Johnson is a keynote speaker and facilitator who has spent 25+ years in leadership, often in rooms where the hard conversations just weren't happening. She's given over 1,500 performance reviews, lost a job for speaking up for her people, and has delivered her keynote talks around the world (including giving her feedback keynote to 400 people in Brazil in broken Portuguese).

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She's best known for her talk on giving and receiving hard feedback, "Your Zipper Is Down: Turning Hard Feedback into Growth." Her second keynote, "Two Coaches, One Whistle," draws on four generations of women in her family who faced real barriers and refused to be stopped by any of them.

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Lonnie's has presented on five continents and her stories move people — to laugh, to reconsider, and to act.

  • Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST) — one of only ~300 worldwide, fewer than 30 women

  • Certified in Training from the Back of the Room (TBR)

  • B.A. in Speech Communications, University of Minnesota

  • National Speakers Association, Minnesota Chapter

  • Former Charter Member and President, Toastmasters

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Lonnie's Specialties

Lonnie speaks on what she knows from the inside, and she's exactly who your organization needs for your next keynote, panel, keynote, or breakout session.

Agile & Leadership

  • Building high-performing Agile teams

  • Leadership skills for Agile transformations

  • Coaching leaders to create psychologically safe workplaces

  • Making Agile stick beyond the training room

  • Measuring success in Agile transformations

Career & Personal Development

  • Overcoming adversity and building resilience

  • Lessons in leadership from unexpected mentors (family, peers)

  • Women in leadership: challenges, strategies, and growth

Team & Collaboration

  • Navigating team conflict and difficult conversations

  • Emotional intelligence in team dynamics

  • Collaboration across diverse, distributed teams

Feedback & Communication

  • Giving and receiving feedback that actually changes behavior

  • Handling tough conversations with confidence

  • Developing a culture of openness and trust

  • Communication skills for leaders and managers

Professional Facilitation & Training

  • Engaging workshop design and facilitation techniques

  • Panel moderation and effective public speaking

Stories from the room

In her LinkedIn Newsletter, Lonnie shares stories from 25+ years of performance reviews, hard feedback, and rooms where the real conversations finally happened. Subscribe to follow along.

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