helping high-potential leaders
become high-impact ones
ALIGN COACHING
TRANSFORMING PEOPLE. POWERING PURPOSE
Business & Leadership Development Strategist , Speaker, Transformational Executive Coach
Aaliyah Haqq is a speaker, transformational coach, and leadership strategist helping professionals and organizations unlock their full potential. Her unique blend of empathy, experience, and data-driven insight makes her a trusted partner in creating change that lasts.
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2026 USBC POWER 50 HONOREE
The USBC Power 50 “Women of Influence” initiative celebrates women leaders who are driving economic growth, advancing social progress, and building generational impact across various business verticals, entertainment, film, media, finance, public service, and philanthropy.
CAREER COACHING SECRETS PODCASTS
Host Rexhen sits down with Aaliyah, strategist and certified executive coach at the Academy for Advancing Excellence. With over two decades in leadership, people development, and organizational transformation, Aaliyah brings a human-centered and global perspective to executive coaching and culture design.
Essence Festival of Culture: Defining the S in ESG
Aaliyah breaks down the power of the “Social” pillar; shifting the conversation from compliance to culture, from metrics to meaningful impact and challenges leaders to think beyond policies and into people.
Work With Me
Speaking
Keynotes, panels, and workshops that challenge leaders to think differently and act with intention.
Consulting
Strategic advisory support for organizations building inclusive, high-performing cultures and stronger leaders.
Coaching
Aaliyah is the architect of the T.R.A.N.S.F.O.R.M. Coaching Model, a framework that supports behavioral change and accountability while aligning organizational goals with purpose and value creation.
MEET AALIYAH
Aaliyah Haqq serves as Chief Operating Officer of The Academy for Advancing Excellence, a global leadership development firm. In this capacity, she partners with C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to accelerate organizational performance and leadership capability.
Aaliyah Haqq brings cross-industry expertise spanning Health & Human Services, Commercial Real Estate, and Executive Leadership Development. Her track record includes scaling a business unit by over 400% in three years through strategic relationship development, marketing transformation, and implementation of scalable operational processes. Systems she designed over two decades ago remain in active use, demonstrating the durability and effectiveness of her solutions.
She has created and led engagements with Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T, Intel, Cisco, Morgan Stanley, and Amazon. Her work focuses on learning and development strategy development and implementation, operational excellence, organizational transformation, and people capacity building. Ms. Haqq has developed proprietary leadership development content and frameworks utilized across diverse industries.
Known for her strategic acumen and data-driven approach to business challenges, she combines rigorous analysis with stakeholder collaboration to deliver sustainable outcomes. Her professional practice emphasizes creating conditions for high performance across organizations, leadership teams, and operational functions.
To maintain her own peak performance, Aaliyah embraces a holistic approach to life; she is a runner, yogi, meditation practitioner, soccer player, and cyclist. Her commitment to well-being is not just a personal choice but a testament to her belief in the power of balance and self-care.
Ms. Haqq holds a Bachelor of Science in Community Health from Hofstra University and is a certified executive coach.
Hire Aaliyah to Speak
Aaliyah Haqq is known for delivering powerful, engaging, and actionable keynote addresses and workshops. She is a skilled moderator and a thoughtful contributor to panels. Her style is a compelling blend of authenticity, expertise, humor, and connection.
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Middle managers are the connective tissue of organizations. They translate strategy into execution while shaping culture in real time. This keynote equips them with the tools to lead up, down, and across with clarity, influence, and resilience to drive measurable business outcomes.
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Empowerment without execution stalls potential; this keynote challenges the audience to move beyond inspiration into disciplined, strategic action. Participants will learn how to tap into their own power to operationalize their vision, make bold decisions, and build momentum that drives results.
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Fear is often the invisible barrier between where you are and where you are meant to be. This keynote reframes fear as a catalyst for growth, equipping individuals with the tools to confront limiting beliefs, activate their strengths, and step fully into their power.
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Inclusive leadership is the foundation of high-performing, innovative organizations. This keynote demonstrates how leaders intentionally create environments of belonging, and trust. They can also unlock stronger engagement, better decision-making, and superior business outcomes.
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When women rise, ecosystems shift! This keynote explores the responsibility and opportunity women have to intentionally bring others along. Attendees will gain strategies to build authentic networks, practice advocacy, and create pathways that expand access and advancement for other women.
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Sustained success is the result of intentional alignment across key internal and external factors. This keynote introduces the 10S Personal Success Formula, providing a practical framework for individuals to align their mindset, personal development strategy, and behaviors to consistently achieve success.
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Webinar: Close the Pay Gap
How to ask for (and get) equal pay
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New Voices: Learning Lab
Strategic Networking for Entrepreneurs
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New Voices Learning Lab
Unlocking Opportunities through Supplier Partner Networks
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