YANICK HICKS
About Yanick Hicks
Yanick Hicks, PharmD is an Executive Director and keynote speaker with the Maxwell Leadership Team, certified to speak on leadership, team communication, and resilience. Known for his engaging and high energy presentations, Yanick inspires audiences to reach their full potential through powerful storytelling and practical leadership strategies drawn from his professional journey as a pharmacist with Walgreens.
With more than seven years of professional speaking experience, Yanick delivers over 80 speaking engagements each year and is consistently rated among the top speakers based on participant evaluations. He has captivated audiences as large as 2,400 attendees and is known for bringing values based, people centric servant leadership principles to organizations seeking lasting impact.
Yanick has spoken for a wide range of organizations and global brands including Medtronic, McDonald's, and Wells Fargo, primarily supporting leadership development initiatives. He has also been a featured speaker at numerous association conferences across healthcare, human resources, and education sectors.
He holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy (PharmD) from Marshall University and is a licensed pharmacist in the state of Arizona. In his pharmacy career, Yanick led and inspired teams while working closely with patients to improve health outcomes.
Outside of speaking, Yanick enjoys coaching youth sports, playing soccer, hiking, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends.
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Speaking Topics
Focus: Equipping and multiplying leaders to strengthen organizational culture and impact.
Summary:
Those closest to a leader determine the magnitude of their success. That's why a leader has to take responsibility for training and equipping a core group of leaders. An organization's growth depends on the growth of its personnel. The more people you lead, the more leaders you need. Successful leaders maximize the abilities of those they supervise and empower them to exercise their influence for the benefit of the organization.
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate and identify potential leaders
- Equip and develop potential leaders
- Create an environment for potential leaders to thrive
- Reproduce generations of leaders
Focus: Building credibility, trust, and influence to lead effectively at every level.
Summary:
My presentation is packed with information and interaction to create a fun learning environment for building awareness. My goal is for each participant to walk away with at least one mind-changing idea that fosters motivation and self-improvement, ultimately increasing productivity and results within their organization.
Learning Objectives:
- Increase staffing and retention
- Reflect on personal leadership practices and recognize their impact and influence on others
- Describe the five levels of leadership
- Create and foster positive change and innovation
- Challenge individuals to critically examine leadership at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational levels
Summary:
In R.E.A.L. Success, I help participants understand the keys to succeeding in life. This lifelong strategy focuses on building strengths, minimizing weaknesses, and prioritizing the people and points in life that matter most. Whether you are a civil servant or a corporate executive, you can achieve great things by mastering four important success-building areas: Relationships, Equipping, Attitude, and Leadership.
Learning Objectives:
- RELATE to others better as you understand relational rules
- EQUIP others with the proper skill sets
- Improve your ATTITUDE through daily practice and turn problems into blessings
- LEAD others successfully to where you've gone and beyond
Summary:
The Leadership Edge is a transformational keynote that equips leaders with the mindset and methods to create lasting impact. Drawing on John Maxwell's leadership laws and research from The Leadership Challenge, Dr. Yanick Hicks shows how leadership capacity determines organizational success. Through engaging storytelling and practical strategies, attendees learn how to attract and develop strong teams, inspire shared vision, and build resilient cultures—gaining actionable tools to elevate influence, strengthen engagement, and lead with greater purpose and results.
Learning Objectives:
- Law of the Lid: Understand how leadership growth determines team and organizational performance.
- Law of the Edge: Learn why leadership is an organization's greatest competitive advantage during change.
- Law of Magnetism: Attract and retain the right talent by embodying strong leadership values.
- Exemplary Leadership: Inspire vision, empower others, model integrity, and build a culture of recognition.
- Actionable Impact: Apply practical strategies and commit to one step to elevate your leadership.
Focus: Cultivating authenticity, character, and vision to inspire others to follow.
Summary:
Great leaders inspire loyalty and respect by demonstrating consistent, high-integrity behavior. This topic explores how to attract effective leaders, cast a vision that inspires commitment, and create a culture where leaders lead by example.
Learning Objectives:
- Attract better and more effective leaders
- Earn greater respect from those you lead through consistent leadership behavior
- Cast a compelling vision and get people to buy in
- Take the high road and value all people
*Based on Everyone Communicates, Few Connect
Focus: Developing communication skills that foster connection, engagement, and clarity.
Summary:
Effective communication goes beyond talking—it's about creating authentic connections. This topic highlights barriers to connection and offers actionable strategies to help you build meaningful relationships in both personal and professional settings.
Learning Objectives:
- Examine common barriers that prevent authentic connection in communication
- Provide practical strategies for becoming better at connecting with others in personal and professional relationships
- Channel your energy strategically by maximizing connecting opportunities
- Search for common ground and build on it; focus on agreement rather than disagreement
Testimonials
Yanick Hicks was an engaging, funny, and incredibly motivating speaker. He captured the audience from the start and inspired them to invest in developing their staff as leaders. His energy and message left a lasting impression. Yanick truly stood out among the speakers and was excellent.
Connie Guinn, Director of Education, Care Providers Oklahoma