--- title: "Speaking & Training — Suzanne Gilad" description: "YPO Broadway: Behind the Curtain and corporate keynotes drawing on Sue Gilad's 25 years producing Broadway — leadership, creativity, and human connection." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Suzanne Gilad", "alternateName": "Sue Gilad", "jobTitle": "Broadway Producer, Author, Editor, Speaker", "description": "Grammy and five-time Tony Award–winning Broadway producer, published author, professional editor, and arts-education advocate.", "award": [ "Grammy Award", "Tony Award for Best Musical (5x)", "30 Tony Award wins across productions" ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Service", "name": "Speaking & Training — Suzanne Gilad", "description": "YPO Broadway: Behind the Curtain and corporate keynotes drawing on Sue Gilad's 25 years producing Broadway — leadership, creativity, and human connection.", "provider": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Suzanne Gilad", "url": "https://www.suzannegilad.com" }, "serviceType": "Keynote Speaking, Executive Training, Corporate Workshops", "areaServed": "Global", "url": "https://www.suzannegilad.com/speaking" }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.suzannegilad.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Speaking & Training", "item": "https://www.suzannegilad.com/speaking" } ] } ] --- [Suzanne Gilad ](/) [About ](/about)[Producer ](/producer)[Author & Editor ](/author-editor)[Speaking ](/speaking)[Philanthropy ](/philanthropy)[Notes ](/notes)[Glossary ](/glossary)[Contact ](/contact) Speaking & Training # Lessons from Broadway, taken seriously by business. A working producer's perspective on leadership, creativity, and the practical mechanics of making something real on a deadline. Signature Program ## YPO Broadway: Behind the Curtain. Sue created _YPO Broadway: Behind the Curtain_ as an immersive executive leadership experience for members of the Young Presidents' Organization — a multi-day program that uses Broadway as a framework for creativity, leadership, and human connection. The format pairs Tony-winning productions with structured backstage access — conversations with directors, choreographers, stage managers, and performers — and reflective workshops that translate what executives have just watched and heard into their own companies. The point is not theatre tourism. The point is to see leadership operating at the highest possible level in a field most executives have only ever experienced from row J, and to come home with a small number of changes they will actually make on Monday morning. Past cohorts have left the program with new vocabularies for giving feedback, new rituals for opening a meeting, and a more honest relationship with the creative people who already work for them. The program at a glance - Multi-day immersive experience - Curated Tony-winning productions - Backstage access & artist conversations - Facilitated leadership workshops - Small-group reflection & application - Bespoke versions for executive teams Speaking Topics ## What Sue talks about. ### Corporate Leadership What corporate America can learn from a Broadway rehearsal room — the working culture of feedback, trust, and rapid iteration that ships a show on time. ### Innovation & Agility How a production team absorbs change in the rehearsal room, the tech week, and on opening night — and what executives can borrow from that muscle. ### Storytelling & Empathy Why narrative is the most efficient leadership tool you already own, and what neuroscience says about why a well-told story changes a room. ### Creativity & Collaboration How creative teams sustain quality over a long run — the systems behind the magic, told with examples from shows audiences know by name. ### Producing as Leadership The job of a producer in five words: 'say yes to the right things.' A practical talk on conviction, capital, and choosing what to back. Formats ## How Sue shows up in the room. - Keynote (45–60 min) - Fireside chat / on-stage interview - Executive offsite workshop (half- or full-day) - Panel moderator - Closed-door advisory session Book Sue ### For a keynote, offsite, or program. Tell us about your audience, your format, and your dates. Sue's team will reply with availability and a tailored proposal. Inquire about speaking Related reading ## Essays and reference for leaders - [Essay Creative Leadership: Keynote Lessons from Broadway What a Tony-winning rehearsal room teaches executives about feedback, iteration, and trust. ](/notes/creative-leadership-keynote-lessons) - [Essay From Moulin Rouge! to Buena Vista Social Club Two very different productions, one producer's throughline on story, taste, and taking care of the artist. ](/notes/from-moulin-rouge-to-buena-vista-social-club) - [Guide About Suzanne Gilad — the long-form guide A comprehensive read of the producer/editor/philanthropist career, in one place. ](/l/suzanne-gilad) - [Glossary ATPAM The Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers — what it does and why it matters. ](/glossary/atpam) - [Glossary Broadway show capitalization How Broadway productions raise, budget, and recoup capital — plain-English explainer. ](/glossary/broadway-show-capitalization) - [Contact Get in touch with Sue's team Speaking, press, scholarship, and producing inquiries — direct line to the office. ](/contact) Suzanne Gilad Grammy & five-time Tony Award–winning Broadway producer, author, editor, speaker, and arts-education advocate. 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