Monique Hayward

Monique Hayward is a dynamic leader with over 25 years of experience as an award-winning marketing executive, entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She has founded three successful companies and built a thriving corporate career in high technology.

As a highly sought-after expert, Monique covers a range of topics related to starting and managing a small business, marketing for yourself and your business, and advancing your career. She is best known for her "5Cs Framework" outlined in her book Get Your Hustle On!—Competence, Cachet, Communication, Connections, and Coaches. This practical, real-world approach to career development provides early-career professionals with candid, actionable advice and lessons learned from navigating Corporate America.

Monique has traveled globally to share her message with professional associations, entrepreneur and start-up groups, industry conferences, and universities. With a dynamic, energetic, and engaging presentation style, she connects equally well with small, intimate audiences as she does on stage in front of large crowds.