Leadership Training: Insights & Talks

Amy Travis is the founder of Stillhouse Consulting, specializing in leadership development and executive coaching, and is also a sought-after speaker and trainer. Currently, she serves as the CEO of a local non-profit organization, bringing nearly a decade of executive-level leadership experience and firsthand knowledge from owning and operating a small business.

With degrees in Organizational Leadership and ongoing doctoral study in Strategic Leadership with a concentration in coaching, Amy combines academic rigor with real-world accountability in her work. Her training and speaking engagements focus on how leaders think, decide, and lead—integrating evidence-based leadership frameworks, emotional intelligence, and behavioral science to enhance clarity, accountability, and ethical judgment in both everyday and high-stakes moments.

Amy has provided leadership development and consulting services across nonprofit, public, and private sector organizations. She has also served as a speaker and presenter at various regional conferences and professional development events. Her commitment to community leadership includes service through Rotary, mentoring high school students aspiring to entrepreneurship and self-leadership, participating in the Bakersfield Chamber’s Leadership Bakersfield program, and serving on the boards of the Kern County Museum and the Kern County Network for Children.

Renowned for her ability to transform leadership theory into practical, engaging insights, Amy equips leaders with the tools they can immediately apply to navigate complexity, build trust, and align their daily behavior with organizational values.

Her leadership philosophy is informed by both executive responsibility and personal adversity, providing her with a grounded understanding of how people lead, respond, and make decisions.