HI, I’M HAYLEY BURNS.

I help visionaries become the leaders they are meant to be, utilizing models that create incredible wealth, legacy, meaning, and purpose.

I'm a former journalist who once covered breaking news and politics at NBC Chicago, FOX Chicago, and CNN. Nearly fifteen years ago, I stepped away from the newsroom, and after a brief chapter in corporate leadership, I co-founded a crisis management and public relations firm with a former colleague and friend. Two years later, we expanded our work by launching what has become Chicago’s leading nonpartisan social impact and public affairs event series—a platform that brings together civic leaders, change-makers, and bold ideas. I am a certified Reiki practitioner with a particular interest in the role of the nervous system for leaders and entrepreneurs - its power to open up the world for us, or close it down.

Over the years, I’ve interviewed U.S. presidents, crafted messaging for First Ladies, and led communications and business strategy for a wide range of leaders—from policymakers and entrepreneurs to advocates navigating some of the most challenging business, political, and nonprofit landscapes.

Through working with so many bold, brilliant people building businesses, lives, and legacies that matter, I’ve learned something important:

when you catch wind of a true desire - you better buckle up. Because that kind of calling doesn’t let go. It’s powerful, persistent, and might be wildly inconvenient.

And it’s also the most accurate evidence of what you’re capable of creating.

Whether that desire is to run for office, launch a company, step into a new role, become a mother, or introduce a completely new idea that disrupts the way things are done, our work is to meet that desire skillfully. To tend to our inner worlds, understand our patterns and fears, and work with the world around us. Sometimes that means pushing through external barriers; other times, it means learning how to leverage them. When we begin to truly partner with our desire, that feeling of limitlessness starts to emerge—and everything begins to align.

I bring both practical strategy and an awareness of the natural process of creation to everything I do.

My most important goal is to help visionaries become the leaders they are meant to be, utilizing models that create incredible wealth, legacy, meaning, and purpose.

i know:

  • You can ask internally for an answer or guidance, AND GET A REAL ANSWER, every time

  • Nervous system health is fundamental to innovation, creativity, genius

  • Many of our issues, hang-ups, things blocking us from our desires and goals have their roots in the emotional body—AND OUR BODY KNOWS EXACTLY HOW TO HEAL THEM NATURALLY

  • Incorporating a committed practice that connects you to your internal guidance system is crucial  - especially for leaders in our modern world, for both personal and social wellness

  • Energetic hygiene is as important as brushing your teach in the  morning

  • We can actually train our brain to see every obstacle and problem as a gift, present temporarily only to get us to our goals more quickly, or to learn an important human skill.  And when we start to believe this, it becomes TRUE.

  • If we are able to take radical responsibility for our experience in life, in work, in relationships, the potential for greatness is endless.

  • Your body is the most intricate, accurate mechanism for guidance, and once you figure that out, decision making begins to become easeful and exciting, and surprising opportunities present themselves.

My mentorship is where I am able to bring every last drop of the strategy, modalities, theories, wisdom, and presence into one powerful exchange. It is constantly evolving as I learn more and more about accessing the incredible powers within, and how to leverage them in grounded, sensible, and impactful ways in our modern world.