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Lynn Smith

Communication Expert for the AI Era | Former NBC/MSNBC/CNN Anchor | Transforms Leaders Into Revenue-Driving Communicators

USA Today calls me the CEO Whisperer. I spent 20 years in live television learning how to hold a room under pressure, and now I teach Fortune 100 leaders how to do the same. I help leaders become the one thing AI cannot replace.

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Bio

Lynn Smith is the executive communication expert Fortune 100 leaders call when the stakes are highest. A former national news anchor with 20 years inside the nation's top newsrooms, including NBC News, MSNBC, CNN Headline News, and the TODAY Show, she now advises senior leaders at Google, Amazon, Cox Automotive, and Ascension Health on the one thing AI cannot replicate: human presence.

USA Today named her the CEO Whisperer because she delivers something rare, a keynote that is research-backed, immediately actionable, and built for the moment organizations are actually living in.

Lynn is a Forbes Coaches Council member, a Ragan Communications Leadership Council coach, and the founder of Lynn Smith Media and Communications. She speaks globally on executive presence, communication under pressure, and what it takes to become impossible to replace.

Keynotes

Featured Keynote

  • The Secret of Signals: Broadcast the signals that win every conversation, every crisis, and every room that matters.
  • The Magnetic Seller: Close More Rooms, More Often, With More Conviction
  • The Unshakeable Leader: Build Teams That Perform When the Pressure Is Highest

The CEO Whisperer, Transforming Leadership From the Inside Out

USA Today named Lynn Smith the CEO Whisperer for good reason. A former national news anchor at NBC, MSNBC, and CNN, Smith now coaches Fortune 100 executives through their most high-stakes communication challenges. Her framework teaches leaders to turn anxiety into authority. The result is authentic confidence that produces measurable business results.

Former NBC Anchor Lynn Smith Reveals Why She Said Goodbye To TV and Put Family First (Exclusive)

Changing course. Lynn Smith opened up about the factors that led her to leave her career as a news anchor behind — and why she's more fulfilled than ever.

Why celebrated news anchor Lynn Smith left TV to build her own media business

She recently took a huge leap and said goodbye to the TV world to help others with her own company, Rylan Media, serving as a media consultant advising CEOs and business leaders on how to get their message out clearly and concisely on camera.

  • 2025 Just Keep Going

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