About

Whitney Johnson: CEO of Disruption Advisors | Author of Smart Growth | Speaker on Personal Disruption, Learning and Talent Development

Why Book Whitney Johnson?

Whitney Johnson helps leaders understand growth as a process they can support more deliberately. CEO of Disruption Advisors and author of Smart Growth, she uses the S-Curve of Learning to explain how people move through unfamiliar work, increasing competence, and eventual mastery.

Whitney connects individual learning with organizational development. Her message helps managers consider when someone needs encouragement, a new challenge, or a different opportunity—and how those choices can shape the growth of the whole team.

Why Is Whitney Johnson Right for Your Audience?

Whitney is a strong fit for leadership conferences, talent development programs, management meetings, and organizations navigating change. Consider her when developing people is central to the business strategy.

Book Whitney when your audience needs to:

• Recognize different stages of learning
• Support employees through unfamiliar challenges
• Create opportunities for continued growth
• Rethink assumptions about career progress
• Connect individual development with team needs
• Make learning a more deliberate leadership responsibility

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on the S-Curve of Learning
• Ready to reconsider their own stage of growth
• More aware of the support a colleague may need
• Equipped with questions for development conversations
• Focused on a meaningful next learning challenge

Keynote Programs

Program options include Disrupt Yourself® and a tailored focus on smart growth and talent development:

Disrupt Yourself®

Whitney explores how personal disruption can open new paths for development. Ideal for professionals and leaders considering their next growth opportunity.

Smart Growth and Developing Your People

Whitney connects learning stages with the decisions leaders make about talent. Ideal for managers building development into everyday work.

Is Whitney Johnson Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the people you want to develop and the learning challenges your organization faces. We can help select Whitney’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.