Brenda Bence

Background

About Brenda Bence

I coach CEOs, Boards, & Executive Leadership Teams of the world’s most influential corporations to excel at succession and lead with clarity, confidence, and impact. With 30+ years of experience across six continents, I’ve coached hundreds of top executives from 60 nationalities and 70 industries, including leaders of companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, & Malaysia exchanges. Before founding my own firm, I built billion-dollar brands at Procter & Gamble and Bristol-Myers Squibb, leading businesses spanning 50 countries & four continents. That Fortune 100 experience shapes how I coach today: pragmatic, enterprise-focused, and grounded in the realities of running multibillion-dollar organizations. Through my proprietary C-Suite Succession & Leadership System™, I help the highest-level leaders cut through complexity, accelerate readiness, and ensure seamless leadership continuity and performance. While my approach is grounded in business strategy and enterprise results, lasting change comes from helping leaders transform from the inside out. My coaching is trusted by leaders at organizations like Google, Microsoft, Citigroup, Shell, UBS, Hershey, Shiseido, Bayer, Deloitte, and Petronas. With an MBA from Harvard Business School, I’ve been honored by Thinkers50 as a Coaching Legend, ranked by Global Gurus as the #3 Executive Coach & the #1 Branding Expert worldwide, and inducted into the Professional Speaker Hall of Fame. I’ve delivered hundreds of keynotes across six continents, and my 11 award-winning books on leadership and branding have received 50+ international honors. I’ve been featured in hundreds of media outlets such as NBC TV, Fortune, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, and The Los Angeles Times. In short, I help Boards, C-Suite leaders, & Executive Leadership Teams navigate succession to lead with clarity, confidence, and impact in the high-stakes environments of the world’s most influential corporations.