Press
Forbes 4 Books That Will Make You A More Powerful Communicator
REVIEW
"She delivers a clear roadmap for speaking up, even when the room is filled with others who may want to dominate the discussion."
Training Industry
ARTICLE
"Training Managers to Coach Communication and Self-Advocacy Skills"
Atlanta Journal Constitution
ARTICLE
"Want your voice heard at work? This Atlanta marketing exec explains how"
Journal of Petroleum Tech
INTERVIEW
"How Early-Career Women Engineers Can Speak Up With Confidence"
Fast Company
ARTICLE
"Hushed Coping: The quiet way women sabotage themselves at work."
CEO World Magazine
ARTICLE
"The Most Expensive Thing In Your Company Is The Thing Nobody Said."
Charlotte Women Magazine
ARTICLE
"The Room Asked Her to Soften. Founder Dr. Kristine Sickels Chose to Lead as Herself."
Built on Relationships with Mindy East
PODCAST
"The Real Cost of Staying Quiet at Work"
Blueink
REVIEW
"This is an original, well-written and necessary book."
Atlanta Women Magazine
ARTICLE
"After Two Decades in Corporate America, Author Dr. Kristine Sickels Chose to Speak on Her Own Terms."
Atlanta Business Radio
PODCAST
Lee Kantor speaks with Dr. Kristine Sickels about the power of clear, intentional communication in leadership.
Women in Leadership Empowered
YOUTUBE
"How Women Build Influence, Trust & Visibility"
Booklife
REVIEW
"Real power doesn't should; let your values shape your voice."
Foreward Clarion Reviews
REVIEW
"An informative leadership guide for women who are looking to speak up in professional settings as a step toward improving their lives, their teams, and their workplaces."
Lighthearted Leadership with Lizette
PODCAST
"The Voice-Values Gap: Kristine Sickels on the 360 That Changed How She Led"
Manifesting Your Mission with Brianna Brown Keen
PODCAST
"Why Women Aren't Taken Seriously at Work (And How to Change It)"
Seattle Women Magazine
ARTICLE
"From Fortune 500 Executive to Champion for Women Finding Their Voices. Meet Speaker Dr. Kristine Sickels."
Kirkus Reviews
REVIEW
"An empowering book about finding your voice."
PIX11 New York
INTERVIEW
"Simple Strategies to be More Confident at Work"
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
PODCAST
Rebecca Hall Gruyter welcomes Paul Chiniquy and Dr. Kristine Sickels for a conversation about storytelling, finding your voice, overcoming obstacles, and having the courage to bring your ideas into the world.
mEet dR. KRistiNe sicKEls
She Knows Exactly What it Costs to Stay Quiet.
Most leaders know exactly what needs to be said in the room. Far too often, they don't say it.
Dr. Kristine Sickels calls this The Voice-Values Gap™, and the cost runs in both directions: leaders carry the quiet weight of words they didn't speak, and organizations pay in unflagged risks, watered-down decisions, and strategies built on the loudest voice instead of the clearest one.
Kristine helps leaders and organizations close that gap. After twenty years inside the rooms where decisions get made – most recently as SVP of Marketing for a $2 billion portfolio including Crockpot, Calphalon, Mr. Coffee, and Oster – she now teaches The VOICE Framework™ to leaders who want to speak with clarity and conviction when it counts.
She is CEO of Mic Drop, co-founder of C-Sweet, and author of The Clearest Voice in the Room (Mic Drop Books, September 2026). She holds a doctorate from Georgia State and an MBA from Michigan.
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