Cheryl B. Mitchell
Cheryl brings candid, thought-provoking conversations to the stage that challenge how people think, communicate, and lead.
Price range
- $6,000 - $10,000
Expert
- Change
- Coaching
- Communication
- Farm succession planning
- Female Speakers
- Generational Issues
- Inspirational
- Leadership
- Succession Planning
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About
Cheryl B. Mitchell is a keynote speaker and author who challenges audiences to examine the assumptions shaping how they communicate, lead, and understand one another. Her work explores communication, generations, leadership, and the beliefs we hold on to, often without realizing how much they influence how we see the people and possibilities around us.
Known for her direct, conversational style, Cheryl brings humor, candor, and real-world perspective to the stage. She asks the questions people may not be asking themselves, challenges without alienating, and creates the kind of productive discomfort that leads to better conversations and meaningful change. Her presentations are highly customized for the people in the room, giving audiences something increasingly rare: a conversation worth continuing long after the event ends.
Raised on a dairy farm in Jasper County, Illinois, Cheryl brings an authentic understanding of the people, relationships, and realities of agriculture, combined with more than 35 years of experience across education, business, nonprofit organizations, and agriculture. She is a TEDx speaker and author of Farm Legacy or Loss: The Decision is Yours. Her TEDx talk, What If You’re Wrong?, challenges us to reconsider one of the things we hold onto most tightly: the certainty that we’re right.
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Topics
What If You’re Wrong?: Challenging Our Locked-In Beliefs
What if the beliefs we’re most certain about are keeping us from truly seeing the person in front of us? Most conflict isn’t caused by bad intentions. It’s often rooted in different perspectives and the assumptions we make about what others think, mean, or believe. Through stories, humor, and practical insight, Cheryl challenges audiences to loosen their grip on certainty, get curious about the beliefs they rarely question, and consider one powerful question: What if I’m wrong? The result? Better conversations, stronger relationships, and a greater ability to understand people who don’t see the world exactly as we do.
It’s Not About Your Age: Rethinking How Generations Communicate
We’re quick to blame age when generations don’t understand each other. But age is rarely the whole story. What looks like a generational divide is often a collision of different experiences, expectations, assumptions, and ways of communicating. With humor, real-world stories, and practical insight, Cheryl challenges the stereotypes we attach to generations and helps audiences get curious about what’s really behind the disconnect. Because communicating across generations isn’t about learning how to deal with “them.” It’s about understanding what shapes the way each of us sees, hears, and responds to the world around us.
Lead You First: Start With the Person in the Mirror
We spend a lot of time talking about how to lead other people. But the first person you have to lead is yourself. Change and uncertainty reveal how we think, react, communicate, and make decision, especially when there isn’t a clear right answer. Cheryl challenges audiences to look inward first: to recognize the patterns that keep them stuck, get clear about what they can control, and become more intentional about how they respond when the path forward isn’t obvious. With candor, humor, and practical insight, this keynote brings leadership back to where it begins. Because how you lead yourself shapes how you show up for everyone else.
Your Farm Legacy: The Conversations That Shape What Comes Next
A successful farm transition is about more than acres, assets, and legal documents. It’s about people and the conversations families often avoid until they can’t. Drawing from decades of experience working with farm families, Cheryl brings candor, humor, and practical insight to the realities of succession. She challenges families to move beyond assumptions, address the conversations that matter, and recognize that a lasting legacy isn’t simply what gets passed down; it’s how you prepare people for what comes next.
Thriving Through Change : The True Constant
People don’t dislike change—they struggle with the process. This talk provides frameworks and tools for understanding and managing change more effectively, both personally and professionally. Perfect for teams facing transitions or individuals seeking resilience.