Empowering professionals to grow their careers—and organizations to attract and retain top talent!
I deliver actionable, high-impact sessions on personal branding, LinkedIn, networking, recruiting best practices, and employer branding—designed to help both individuals and organizations thrive. I’m based in Buffalo, NY and able to travel. Events can be tailored to in person or virtual audiences.
Why Book Me?
Actionable, not theoretical
Every session is packed with practical strategies your audience can apply immediately—no generic advice.
An insider perspective on hiring and career growth
With 14+ years in HR and Talent Acquisition, I bring real-world insight into how recruiters search, evaluate, and hire—giving your audience a true competitive edge.
Engaging, relatable delivery
My sessions are high-energy, conversational, and designed to keep audiences engaged while delivering meaningful value.
Relevant for today
From personal branding and LinkedIn to recruiting and employer branding, content is tailored to what actually matters in today’s market.
Customized to your audience
Every session is adapted to your audience, goals, and event objectives—so it feels relevant, not one-size-fits-all.
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Signature Topics
Building Your Personal Brand & Visibility
How to clearly communicate your value, grow your network, and attract opportunities
Audience will learn:
- What a personal brand is—and why it matters
- How to define, build, and communicate your value
- My Connect, Post, Engage Intentionally framework
- How to use LinkedIn and networking to attract opportunities
This session is designed for professionals looking to increase their visibility, expand their network, and take a more intentional approach to career growth.
Previously presented at SHRM Annual, NYS SHRM, multiple SHRM chapters including Winona SHRM (MN), NoCoHRA (CO), and NYC SHRM (NY)., universities, and community organizations.
Elevate and Uplift the Next Generation of HR Leaders
How to build credibility, grow your network, and take ownership of your career early on
Audience will learn:
- How to navigate the workplace with confidence and intention
- How to build credibility and stand out early in your career
- How to leverage networking and social media for growth
- Practical strategies for professional development and long-term success
Ideal for young and emerging professionals looking to accelerate their career growth. Session can also be tailored specifically for HR audiences or broadened to any early-career group.
Previously presented at SHRM Talent, SHRM Annual, NYS SHRM Conference, HRUnite!, and Villanova Level UP HR Conference.
Recruiting Best Practices: Playing the Long Game
How to build a sustainable, effective recruiting strategy that attracts and engages top talent
Audience will learn:
- End-to-end recruiting best practices—from job posting through hiring
- How to attract, and engage your candidates more effectively
- How to leverage tools, technology, and process to improve outcomes
- How to implement efficiency, repeatable processes so you can do more strategic work and less administrative!
Designed for HR and Talent Acquisition professionals looking to strengthen their recruiting process and set themselves up for long-term success.
Previously presented at SHRM Talent, Michigan Recruiters Conference, Northern Ohio HR Association Conference, and Mile High SHRM Annual Conference.
How to Leverage Employer Branding to Attract and Retain Talent
How to showcase what makes your organization unique—and turn it into a competitive advantage
Audience will learn:
- How to define and activate your employer brand
- How to align mission, vision, and values with your talent strategy
- Practical ways to stand out across job postings, career sites, and social media
- How to create a consistent, compelling candidate and employee experience
This session equips HR professionals with actionable strategies to strengthen both attraction and retention—without overcomplicating the process.
Previously presented at Iowa State SHRM Conference (Pre-Conference Workshop).
Using LinkedIn as a Growth Strategy
How to empower employees to build their personal brand and drive business impact through LinkedIn
Audience will learn:
- How to optimize LinkedIn profiles for visibility, credibility, and social selling
- How to build a strong, authentic personal brand
- My Connect, Post, Engage Intentionally framework
- How employee activity on LinkedIn can support business growth, recruiting, and employer brand
Ideal for organizations looking to activate their workforce on LinkedIn in a way that benefits both the individual and the company.
Previously presented for organizations including M&T Bank, CannonDesign, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Walsh Insurance, and more.
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Media & Speaker Kit
For event planners, you’ll find a copy-and-paste ready bio and downloadable headshot below for easy use.
Claire Stroh, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, is currently a Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner at ATI Materials and CEO of Claire is Coaching LLC. She has used social media and networking to build her personal brand and uncover new opportunities for herself and the companies she’s worked for. She’s passionate about helping others do the same! Claire has more than 14 years of successively diverse human resources management experience with privately-owned and publicly-traded global leaders. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in HR from the University at Buffalo and an MBA from Niagara University. She is certified as a Professional in HR through SHRM and HRCI, and is an Adjunct Professor for HR at Niagara University. Claire is an active national conference speaker and she serves on the board of her local HR Association, BNHRA, as the Certification Director. She was named a HR Impact Award Winner by Buffalo Business First, School of Management Alumna of the Year by the University at Buffalo, and a Community Catalyst/Talent Acquisition Trailblazer Award Winner by HRUnite!.
Full Session Descriptions For Program Use
Elevate and Uplift the Next Generation of HR Leaders
As a former SHRM Foundation Mentor and College Relations/Emerging Professionals Director for her local HR Association, Claire Stroh is passionate about helping the next generation of HR leaders learn from her mis-haps and get ahead in their careers! During this session Claire will guide the audience through best practices on learning and professional development, navigating the work place, building credibility, using social media, networking and advancing your career as a young/emerging HR professional. Target audience is young / emerging HR professionals, however experienced leaders are also encouraged to attend if they’d like to learn how to support their more junior staff.
Building your Personal Brand: How to communicate your value and network online to advance your career!
Join us for this engaging session with Claire Stroh where we’ll discuss showcasing your value and personal brand on and offline, and using social media to network and attract opportunities to yourself and your organization. Whether your goal is to attract candidates to your organization, boost sales, learn and find professional development opportunities, network with fellow HR pros, find a new job, (or all of them!) Claire’s connect, post and engage intentionally framework will help you communicate your value and network to grow! We’ll cover what is a personal brand and the importance of having one, how to develop, build and communicate your brand, and techniques to connect, post and engage online to build and communicate your brand.
Recruiting Best Practices (Play the long game!)
As a talent acquisition practitioner for over 12 years, Claire Stroh is passionate about helping the organizations she’s worked for attract talent and lead them through the recruiting and hiring process. During this session Claire will guide the audience through best practices on recruiting tools, technology and process, while always considering stakeholder and candidate experience. Target audience is recruiting/talent acquisition practitioners or HR practitioners responsible for recruiting, and looking for a fresh perspective on setting themselves up for long-term success connecting with talent for their organizations. Learning objectives for this session will be to take the HR professional through the recruiting process from start to finish including job posting best practices, attracting candidates to apply, piquing interest on the role and organization, screening, submitting, and interviewing. A focus will be put on tools, technology and process through all of these items in the recruiting/hiring process.
How to Leverage Employer Branding to Attract and Retain Talent
Talent attraction and retention are hot topics within the HR community, and Claire loves to bring a fresh perspective on how to showcase what makes your company unique and use that in your attraction and retention strategy. She is a passionate and energizing speaker who excites and empowers HR professionals to try something new and make an impact in their roles! The easily implementable tips teach HR pros how to put their marketing and branding hats on, get started with improving talent attraction and retention to make their lives easier. Topics discussed in detail include utilizing the organization’s mission, vision, values in every aspect of the talent attraction and retention strategy from careers sites, job posting, brand ambassadors, social media and more to help you STAND OUT.
Using LinkedIn as a Growth Strategy
If your business is looking to leverage your employee’s use of LinkedIn for growth, this is the session for you! Claire is a passionate and energizing speaker who excites and empowers individuals to take control of and use their LinkedIn profiles. Her easily implementable tips teach employees how they can get started growing their personal brand online with LinkedIn and leverage it for their professional success and success in their roles, which in turn helps your employer brand as well. The focus of this presentation is to introduce your employees to the power of LinkedIn, how to optimize their profiles and connect, post, and engage intentionally, learn what a personal brand is, and then how to develop, build and showcase it to grow and reach your goals such as attracting customers and candidates!
What Clients Are Saying
I invite you to visit my Recommendations Section on LinkedIn for a full list of speaking testimonials.
“Claire was a keynote speaker for our Level Up HR conference at Villanova University. She spoke on building your personal and professional brand in HR and “leveling up” your networking for career growth. She was AMAZING! Her content was so relevant for our audience. She connected with many of the audience personally after the session and stayed to network. She went above and beyond! Her knowledge, enthusiasm, and energy make her talks awesome, but her genuine care for connecting with the audience and advancing our profession makes her special! I can’t recommend her enough!” – Bethany Adams
“Claire has been an excellent partner for the Graduate School at the University at Buffalo. She has offered several presentations to graduate students on leveraging LinkedIn and their professional digital presence. Her presentations are engaging and interactive. Her workshop is one of the most popular professional development offerings we have, and she has been a great asset to our students. I highly recommend Claire as a presenter, and we are fortunate to have such a successful UB graduate giving back to our campus community.” – Christopher Hamm
“Whether you’re a social media novice or an expert, Claire Stroh can help you grow your personal brand on LinkedIn—and activate your employees and colleagues as brand ambassadors. You’ve probably seen Claire’s engaging content on your LinkedIn feed. Let her help you build the same kind of reach and influence! Claire co-delivered a presentation on LinkedIn best practices to members of M&T Bank’s Resource Groups recently—and the impact on the quantity and quality of their LinkedIn activity has been incredible! Thank you, Claire, for sharing your expertise and enthusiasm with our team!” – C Michael Zabel
“Claire served as a speaker and presenter for the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s young professionals program, BN360. The event was called “LinkedIn Lessons.” Claire is an exceptional presenter and a true expert in her field. She combines her industry knowledge of HR, LinkedIn and other key topics with her hands-on experience in a way that is both engaging and educational. She not only had the room engaged…but actually participating and asking questions. What’s more is that Claire’s LinkedIn learnings were taken and applied outside of the educational seminar. In the days, weeks, and months following attendees were using what Claire taught them – a true measure of her success as an educator, facilitator and expert in the field.” – Rachael Ireland
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