About Hanna Hasl-Kelchner

Champion for fairness in the workplace

Hanna Hasl-Kelchner helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed decisions by reducing complex concepts into sensible, bite size pieces.

Hanna accomplishes this as a business strategist through her writing, speaking, consulting, and popular syndicated podcast, Business Confidential Now, and as President of Business M.O., LLC.

She grew up with a front row seat to the American Dream, watching her parents build a successful business and running her own before age 30. Those hands-on entrepreneurial experiences blended with decades of practicing business law gives her a unique perspective on what makes successful business cultures tick.

It’s allowed her to be a trusted advisor to influential decision makers ranging from startups to the S&P 500, Big Tobacco, and the White House.

“With more fairness at work, everyone wins”

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PUBLICATIONS

Hanna’s book, The Business Guide to Legal Literacy: What Every Manager Should Know About the Law reached the top of Amazon’s best-seller list and she has been a featured contributor to Answers.com and AllBusiness.com. In addition, her articles and insights have appeared in numerous media.

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SPEAKING

An acclaimed speaker and media source, Hanna has been featured on radio and TV, including Moving America Forward, hosted by William Shatner, and was filmed by Emmy Award Winning Director and Producer, Nic Nanton, for a segment of America’s Premier Experts that aired on ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox affiliates nationwide.

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AWARDS

Hanna has been named a Dun and Bradstreet Twitter #BizInfluencer in the Specialty Strategy category and is a three time winner of the ACQ Global Award in US – Leadership Development Advisory of the Year category. She also the recipient of the SCORE Platinum Leadership Award.

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TEACHING

In addition to teaching corporate education programs, Hanna has had the privilege of being on the faculty and teaching at two top ranked MBA programs: the Duke University Fuqua School of Management and the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business. She also proudly serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Business Ethics Education.

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EDUCATION

Hanna earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University, her MBA degree in finance and accounting from Cornell University, and her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law, where she won awards for her writing and advocacy skills.

What They’re Saying About Hanna

Supports your business . . .

Astounding advice and compassion for every business client is what sets Hanna Hasl-Kelchner, The No Nonsense Lawyer, apart from the rest of the crowd. She’s clearly someone whose mission is to support your business instead of getting your business.

Vipp Jaswal, Fox News Channel

Huge service . . .

Hanna is a class act and one of the easiest people to work with. Legal literacy is not just a huge service to those she speaks with, in educating, she is saving people hundreds of thousands of dollars. Thank you for making a difference.

Jess Todtfeld, CSP, New York, NY

Smart, creative . . .

Hanna knows her stuff! She is smart, creative and always on the mark. She has a contagious smile and personality. Hanna makes it easy to learn and to understand the complexities of her areas of legal expertise. Use Hanna. Her guidance and no-nonsense communication approach are worth every dollar.

Victor Lindsley, Vice President, Brand Marketing, Lorillard Tobacco Company

Strong partner . . .

Hanna’s ability to balance legal needs with business requirements/strategy make her a strong partner. In addition, her ability to build strong relationships to better understand the needs of her business partners enables her to be an effective and trusted advisor.

Dr. Rosina Racioppi, President and CEO, WOMEN Unlimited, Inc.

Cost effective . . .

Hanna is an excellent lawyer and business person who understands how the law can be used in an efficient and cost effective manner to find solutions for business problems.

Kathy Lang, Trial Lawyer and Member of Dickinson Wright PLLC

Sizzle . . .

Hanna puts the sizzle into a topic that most business people don’t realize they really need to hear about.

Kim Nitskey, Raleigh, NC

What Employees Forget About Communications with Doug Llewyln on Moving American Forward

Featured on Moving America Forward with William Shatner

3 Biggest Business Legal Mistakes, with Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul series

Business Confidential Now Podcast

Each week Hanna interviews thought leaders to help you see business issues hiding in plain view that matter to your bottom line. Listen wherever podcasts are streaming.

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