LeAnn Thieman

LeAnn Thieman is one of the most sought after professional speakers in healthcare today. By sharing stories from Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul and her own story of rescuing orphaned babies at the end of the Vietnam war, she helps recruit and retain nurses all over the world.

She has been featured on CNN, Fox, BBC, and PBS, in Newsweek’s Voices of the Century issue and on PAX TV's It's a Miracle show. Negotiations are currently underway to produce her story as a Hollywood feature film.

As a renowned motivational speaker, she shares life-changing lessons learned from her Airlift experience. Believing we all have individual "war zones," Thieman inspires audiences to balance their lives, truly live their priorities and make a difference in the world.

After her story was featured in Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul, Thieman became one of Chicken Soup's most prolific writers. Her devotion to 30 years of nursing made her the ideal co-author of Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul. She went on to coauthor Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman's Soul; Chicken Soup for the Caregiver's Soul; Chicken Soup for the Father and Daughter Soul; Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul; Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2, and Chicken Soup for the Mother and Son Soul.

While health organizations and women groups are an obvious "niche" for her keynote addresses and seminars, her audiences have grown to include all walks of life. Now cattlemen, contractors, and corporate America appreciate her message. One CEO summed it up best when he said: "I'm going to live my life differently after hearing you today.”