About Amanda

Amanda Wagner is a speaker, business and leadership strategist, and wants to be "smart famous."

People call me their “Business therapist”.

I’m honoured.

Because building and running a business, leading a team (even a team of one!), and making big decisions can feel terrifying, and lonely, and like a LOT of pressure.

I know this because I feel it too.

And yet - big, juicy, ambition doesn’t just “go away”. Ambitious people don’t settle, and we also can’t wait for an invitation to get moving.

I want big things, I want them now. I want to be at the scale of Oprah. I want to be the “Brené Brown” of ambition. (*See above RE: “smart famous”) And I want to be known for having an impact.

All this to say: I get it. I get you.

If you’re ambitious and find yourself seeing other people do big things while thinking to yourself: “why not me?” You’re in the right place. It’s time to clarify what you want, ask for more, and build your legacy.

“what do you want to be known for?”

Facts. (not fun. Just facts.)

There is no guilt in my pleasure.

I love some good BravoTV. I know it’s trashy, I know it’s not educational, and I know Adele doesn’t watch the Real Housewives. But I do. And I love it. (And VPR, and Below Deck, and…)

Toastmasters isn’t my style.

I refine my speaking practice by dabbling in stand-up comedy and call it Roastmasters. (because I think I’m funny and because I love using humor in my keynotes).