Steven D. Smallwood
Author, Speaker, Consultant
Services
Leaders can’t inspire if they’re not inspired. We equip frontline leaders with the practical skills and strategies they need to build confidence for organizational success. Through personalized coaching and targeted development programs we address your leadership team's unique challenges, including answers to complicated people questions. Let's build a more effective leadership team together.
Guest Speaker
Our speakers share inspiring stories that highlight the power of leading with vulnerability and emphasize the human side of leadership.
Development Programs
We create and deliver tailored programs designed to enhance leadership skills and drive departmental performance.
One on one Consulting
We work closely with your leaders to identify their specific challenges, facilitate mindset shifts, and empower them to achieve their full influence potential.
When You Change The Way You Look At Things, The Things You Look At Change.
My Story
Steven's Bio
Steven D. Smallwood is the founder of Leader Roots, a leadership development company focused on the human side of leadership. A Tulsa, Oklahoma native and Retired Navy Veteran, Steven served 20 years in the Navy, where he built a strong foundation in leadership through military training and real-world experience.
He went on to spend 25 years at American Airlines, leading aircraft maintenance teams before becoming a Human Resources Business Partner. In this role, he focused on the human side of technical operations, supporting teams and guiding leaders through personal and professional dynamics, including the US Airways merger and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Steven empowers leaders across industries by emphasizing the power of effective communication, empathy, and the strength of leading with vulnerability. Through his coaching, he helps frontline leaders shift their mindset to reduce stress, build confidence, and lead more effectively.
Steven lives by the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson:
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations in life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."