Win the rooms you can't afford to lose.
Talk Shop helps leaders command high-stakes rooms - the pitch, the board meeting, the moment everything is riding on - by making the room about the people in it.
It's the method behind a billion dollar pitch. The kind of win that holds.
Storytelling consulting on the Media Brands Universal McCann pitch that won GEICO's account, resulting in over $1.2 billion in new business.
How We Work
We work with leaders and teams in the moments that decide things, like high-stakes pitches, board and investor presentations, media, and the hard internal conversations.
The throughline: persuasion that serves the room is the only kind that holds.
High-Stakes Advisory
Strategic counsel for the pitches, launches, and moments where the cost of getting it wrong is enormous.
Coaching
One-on-one work with senior leaders before the rooms that matter most — board, media, IPO, the high-visibility moment.
Classes
Our flagship program, Communicating with Impact, is now available as a self-paced digital workbook. Live training is offered in half-day and full-day formats, delivered online or in person.
Current programs include Communicating with Impact, High Stakes Conversations, Media Training, and Cultivating Inclusive Spaces of Speaking and Listening.
Emily Donahoe-O'Keefe
Founder/Principal
Self-Guided Tools
Practical frameworks, templates, and workbooks built from the same methodology that has helped clients win over $1 billion in new business.
Communicating with Impact
The Complete Workbook
A 45-page professional communication system covering messaging, storytelling, questions and pushback, and delivery.
Frameworks, worksheets, templates, and cheat sheets — every tool designed to be used before your next high-stakes conversation.
$797 · Instant download · PDF