Rachel Mahoney
About
Rachel Mahoney (formerly Rachel DeAlto): Author of The Relatable Leader | Speaker on Communication and Human Connection
Why Book Rachel Mahoney?
Rachel Mahoney helps leaders and teams turn better communication into stronger working relationships. Formerly known as Rachel DeAlto, she is the author of The Relatable Leader and relatable. She draws on her background in psychology, years of speaking experience, and practical exercises to show how people can build trust through everyday interactions.
Rachel makes connection tangible. Her presentations invite audiences to consider how they make others feel seen and heard, then give them ways to improve conversations with colleagues, customers, and the people they lead. Her keynotes can be shaped for leadership, sales, customer experience, or company-wide audiences.
Why Is Rachel Mahoney Right for Your Audience?
Rachel is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, customer experience events, association meetings, and gatherings focused on workplace culture. She is especially relevant when an organization wants to improve collaboration and engagement by changing how people communicate with one another.
Book Rachel when your audience needs to:
- Build trust across teams and departments
- Help people feel heard, valued, and included
- Communicate with greater clarity and empathy
- Strengthen relationships with customers and clients
- Reduce friction in everyday interactions
- Lead through connection while maintaining accountability
Audience Takeaways
Attendees will leave:
- More aware of the behaviors that help people feel seen
- Equipped to build trust through everyday conversations
- Ready to listen and respond with greater intention
- Better able to connect across roles and perspectives
- Focused on one practical way to improve a working relationship
Keynote Programs
RELATABLE
Rachel shows how relatability can strengthen communication, trust, and influence. The keynote can be tailored for leaders building engaged teams, colleagues working across silos, or sales and customer experience professionals who need to understand the people they serve. Ideal for audiences seeking stronger relationships that support better results.
SEEN
Rachel explores what it means to acknowledge, include, and understand people at work. Through stories, reflection, and practical tools, she helps leaders and teams recognize when people feel overlooked and change the interactions that shape belonging and contribution. Ideal for culture, engagement, and leadership events.
Is Rachel Mahoney Right for Your Event?
Tell us which relationships your audience needs to strengthen and what you want people to do differently after the event. We can help choose Rachel’s most relevant keynote, discuss customization, and confirm her availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Topics and Audience Takeaways
Recent Publications
“Everything you could hope for and more with a presenter. She tailored her presentation to our needs and audience. She gave such access ahead of time with the planning that we felt comfortable with her style and knew that she would work incredibly well and connect with our members. She was so positive and engaging that each time we ended a meeting we all knew that her portion of our meeting was one we never needed to worry about. If we could feel that way about her then we knew our audience would as well!”







