Tom Kaden is married to Sarah, and together they are the parents of four children. He lives in Mt. Holly Springs, Pennsylvania. Tom is the co-founder of Someone To Tell It To and he’s been the co-Chief Encouragement Officer, encouraging, supporting, and growing a team of committed, passionate, influential leaders. Tom has helped lead tens of thousands of compassionate listening interactions with people in the United States and in several countries around the world in the last 12 years. He loves using his genius of Invention to help create new ways of fostering human connection and Galvanizing to get projects through to completion. Tom’s deepest passion is to connect with all types of people in a way that makes sense to them and to help others achieve their personal and professional goals. Tom has become a sought after keynote speaker. He has co-authored four books, has written stories and articles for numerous publications, blogs, appeared in podcasts, radio and television interviews, and co-hosts the Someone To Tell It To podcast. In 2024, Tom was nominated for the Luminary Award by a Leadership program in Central, Pennsylvania. Tom was the recipient of The International Listening Association “Listening in the Business Sector” award (2019) and the “Hall of Fame” award (2024).

Session: Listening Across Difference: Practices for Deeper Human Connection