Driven by a passion to coach business leaders to develop their presence, tell compelling stories, and establish authentic connections, Rob Salafia combines two decades of experience as a top leadership development executive with a stellar past career in the performing arts. In his current professional role, he assists leaders in their quests to build sharper levels of emotional and narrative intelligence, transition into higher organizational levels, and share their visions and strategies in compelling and relevant ways. He is the author of one book – Leading From Your Best Self: Develop Your Executive Poise, Presence and Influence to Maximize Your Potential (McGraw-Hill). When Rob was a performing artist, he traveled the globe delivering a unique, one-person variety show. At the heart of his approach to performance was the relationship he built with his audience, projecting a sense of warmth, confidence, and light-heartedness that permeates his work to this day. Now, as an executive coach, Rob takes great satisfaction in helping executives to emulate this type of performance in their leadership roles. As a popular keynote speaker, Rob enjoys putting his skills to use, galvanizing audiences around critical learning and business topics at leadership conferences and company-organized events. Highlighted speaking engagements include events sponsored by Sony Music Entertainment, Johnson & Johnson, and CREW Network. As a learning partner and workshop facilitator, Rob has worked with Fortune 500 companies such as Digitas, Diageo, Sapient Consulting, NN Group, American Express, and Metro AG. Rob is also a lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management Executive Education Programs, and an MIT Leadership Center Master Executive Coach. He holds an MS in Organizational Policy from Boston University and a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from William James College.