
Princess Castleberry
Global Speaker on Leadership Performance & Behavioral Risk
Princess Castleberry
Global Speaker on Leadership Performance & Behavioral Risk
Biography
Meet Princess Castleberry! [Yes, that’s her REAL name!] Princess Castleberry is a Global Keynote Speaker and Leadership Strategist who helps fast-growing organizations uncover hidden triggers, behaviors, and misalignments that stall momentum, drain investments, and erode performance. Instead of applying temporary fixes, she delivers sustainable solutions that turn obstacles into levers for lasting success.
Through her proprietary Live, Lead, and Build Leverage™ framework, Princess equips leaders with practical strategies that eliminate inefficiencies, enhance decision-making, and build resilience to burnout and decision fatigue—ensuring that the solutions don’t just work but stick.
Before launching her leadership training company, Castleberry Global, in 2019, Princess spent over two decades as an expert in enterprise risk management, human resources, and organizational resilience. She worked with global leaders such as Marsh & McLennan, Pulte Homes, and Kelly Services, bringing strategic expertise in global insurance, business continuity, cybersecurity, and wellness counseling across the U.S., EMEA, and APAC regions.
A proud alumna of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business programs, Princess now partners with corporate clients, professional associations, and entrepreneurial hubs to help them drive high-impact, enduring change.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from Illinois Wesleyan University, a Master of Training and Development from Oakland University, and a Certificate in Wellness Counseling from Cornell University.
Princess commands the stage with bold energy, sharp insights, and humor that challenge leaders to go deeper. She is a featured TEDx speaker (her first time ever on a main stage) and thought leader published in Fast Company, Silicon Republic, and Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Born, raised, and based in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Princess is a global citizen who immerses her family in cultures around the world.
Speaker Videos
Princess Castleberry Speaker Reel 2025
You Can Break Bad Agreements | Princess Castleberry | TEDxDetroit
2024 International Women's Day: Keynote - Princess Castleberry
Speech Topics
Live, Lead & Build Leverage™: Skills for Resilient Growth
When leaders strengthen how they live, lead, and build leverage, they don't just adapt to change—they drive it, creating the clarity, resilience, and innovation today’s organizations can’t afford to live without.
- Explore the Live, Lead, and Build Leverage™ Framework’s six high-impact skills to strengthen decision-making and adaptability.
- Uncover the hidden triggers and behaviors quietly eroding leadership effectiveness.
- Turn internal friction into levers for innovation, collaboration, and sustained success.
- Equip leaders with practices for resilience and lasting growth.
- Customize this talk to focus on any of the framework's six high-impact skills.
Eliminate Conflict Waste™: How to Have Conflict & Still Win Together
Conflict Waste™ is the time, energy, and resources that we lose when conflict is mismanaged, avoided, or escalated too quickly. When leaders eliminate conflict waste, they don’t just reduce friction—they unlock faster decisions, stronger alignment, and the capacity for teams to grow without burning out.
- Reframe conflict as a catalyst for growth.
- Develop self-awareness and situational awareness to navigate conflict effectively.
- Turn unchecked triggers and dead-end conversations into productive dialogue and collaboration.
Cue-to-Chaos™: Leading Under Pressure & Through Uncertainty
In a world where pressure is constant and change is inevitable, leaders who can recognize the early cues, interrupt the chaos, and lead with clarity aren’t just surviving uncertainty; they’re shaping the future through it.
- Decode Leadership Under Pressure
o Master how the four stages of Cue-to-Chaos™ shape leadership behavior, decision-making, and team dynamics under stress. - Recognize Volatility Cues in Real Time
o Learn to spot subtle behavioral shifts and emotional signals early. - Disrupt the Chaos Curve
o Practice strategic leadership responses and communication tactics that shift teams from reactive patterns to focused, adaptive action. - Lead Through What Others Avoid
o Build resilience habits that keep you grounded, trusted, and decisive.
Burnout-Proof™: Resilience for the Long Game
True burnout is advanced-stage chronic stress that destroys leadership decisions, relationships, and health. It’s time to stop trivializing and avoiding it.
- Gain a fresh, proactive approach to burnout and decision fatigue.
- Learn why traditional burnout prevention strategies fail, and what to do instead.
- Discover mental, physical, and technological strategies to enhance energy, focus, and overall well-being.
- Develop an action plan to build resilience that withstands and outlasts disruptions.
Additional Workshops & Breaks Sessions
AIM – Align, Ignite, and Manage – A dynamic, hands-on workshop that helps leaders tackle real-world challenges by aligning goals, igniting productivity, and managing stress with strategic communication and AI-driven collaboration.
- Braving the Real Triggers of Imposter Syndrome – A bold and eye-opening session that shifts the focus from imposter syndrome as a personal flaw to uncovering the real systemic and psychological triggers that hold high achievers back.
- Building Belongers and Believers – Mastering Inclusion and Influence – A transformative experience that equips leaders with strategies to create psychological safety, foster inclusion, and inspire true buy-in for meaningful change.
- The Future of AI is Now: Parts I and II – A forward-thinking, hands-on exploration of AI’s evolving role in productivity, advisory decision-making, and strategic leadership, empowering participants to leverage AI as a true business partner.
- Voice and Vision of Next-Gen Leaders – A powerful leadership workshop designed to help emerging and established leaders refine their voice, articulate their vision, and drive impact in a rapidly evolving world.