Please join NIRI Charlotte and Interact Studios on September 25 for an engaging, interactive morning focused on authentic and effective leadership communication.
Participants will explore how to build trust through listening, identify their authentic communication strengths, use storytelling to create connection and credibility, communicate confidently under pressure, and strengthen their presence through intentional use of voice, movement, and eye contact. The session will conclude with a personal action plan featuring practical takeaways participants can immediately apply in conversations, presentations, and leadership moments.
Additional Details:
- Date: September 25, 2026
- Time: 8:00am - 12:00pm ET
- Location: Nucor Headquarters, 2100 Rexford Road, Charlotte NC 28211
Speaker:
Lou M. Solomon
Founder and CEO of Interact Studio
Lou M. Solomon is the Founder and CEO of Interact Studio, an executive communication consultancy based in Charlotte, North Carolina. A former broadcast executive, she founded the firm in 2000 after recognizing that traditional public speaking programs often focused more on performance than on authenticity. She developed the Authentic Speaking methodology to help leaders communicate with greater credibility, trust, and influence through authentic connection, executive presence, and strategic storytelling.
For more than 25 years, Lou has coached executives, managers, and leadership teams at Fortune 500 companies across manufacturing, energy, and professional services. Her work focuses on executive presence, high-stakes presentations, leadership storytelling, media communication, and authentic influence. She is known for helping leaders communicate with clarity during moments that matter most—whether addressing a boardroom, leading organizational change, or engaging patients, colleagues, and stakeholders.
She is the author of Say Something Real and Fighting the Impostor Mindset, inspired by her TEDx Talk, which has received more than one million views and has been incorporated into higher education curricula to help students understand and overcome impostor thinking. She is currently completing her third book, Start Where You Stand.