Suzanne Bates is the CEO of Bates, a firm founded in 2000 with a mission to help leaders influence the world. The firm is distinguished in the field of leadership development for its groundbreaking research and practical approach to helping leaders make an impact.

Suzanne’s years as an on-air personality with major market television stations WBZ-TV Boston, WCAU-TV Philadelphia, and WFLA-TV Tampa-St. Petersburg put her at the center of major news stories with the opportunity to interview thousands of political leaders, CEOs, business people, authors, and celebrities. She won an AP News Award and was part of a team that won the Columbia DuPont, the highest award in journalism. As a nationally recognized expert in business communications and leadership, Suzanne has appeared in hundreds of publications, including the New York Times, Forbes, Businessweek, Investors' Business Daily, the New York Post, the Wall Street Journal, and CNNMoney.com, and on countless television programs, including the Today Show, Fox Business Morning, New England Cable News, and CBS Radio.