LeAnn Thieman

Motivational Speaker,  Author, Nurse

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       Welcome to LeAnn Thieman’s Media Room. As a nationally acclaimed motivational speaker, author and nurse, LeAnn has been featured in print and on countless radio and television programs across the country, including Newsweek Magazine’s Voices of the Century issue, Investors Business Daily, Woman’s World, PAX-TV’s It’s A Miracle show, CNN, FOX-TV, BBC, NPR and PBS. We invite you to contact LeAnn directly for a sound bite, interview or quote. Call 1-877-THIEMAN (MST) or e-mail LeAnn@LeAnnThieman.com.

LeAnn Thieman, CSP

How LeAnn Can Help the Media

LeAnn is experienced and well versed at radio, print and television interviews.  She can provide:

  • tips on how to improve nurse recruitment and retention
  • ideas on how to help the family or professional caregiver keep on caring and cope with stress
  • tips on how to improve wellness and work-life balance for all women and men

She provides clean, compelling copy and respects deadlines.

Short Version of Bio

     LeAnn Thieman’s (Tee-man’s) life changed forever when she bought a dozen cupcakes at a bake sale to support the war orphans in Vietnam. Her book, This Must Be My Brother, details her daring adventure of helping to rescue 300 babies during Operation Babylift in 1975, as Saigon was falling to the Communists. An ordinary person, she struggled through extraordinary circumstances and found the courage to succeed.     

     Today, LeAnn shares life-lessons learned to help others find more hope in the world, good health in their life and happiness all around. As a nationally acclaimed speaker, author and nurse, her popular keynotes and seminars inspire thousands with tools for life balance, living priorities and making a difference in the world.

     She is co-author of the New York Times best seller Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Caregiver's Soul, Chicken Soup for Father and Daughter Soul, Chicken Soup for the Grandma’s Soul , Chicken Soup for the Mother and Son Soul, Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2, Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul, Second Dose and Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul. She lives with her husband in Colorado where she enjoys her family and the beautiful mountains near their home.

Long Bio

     100 little babies lay three and four to a cardboard box, strapped in the belly of a gutted cargo jet. Saigon was falling to the communists - and LeAnn Thieman was “accidentally” caught up in the Vietnam Orphan Airlift. An ordinary person, she struggled through extraordinary circumstances and found the courage to succeed. Her book, This Must Be My Brother, details her daring adventure and her story and it’s messages have been featured in Newsweek Magazine’s Voices of the Century issue and PAX TV’s It’s A Miracle show, CNN, Fox-TV, BBC, NPR and PBS to name a few.

     Believing we all have individual "war zones," LeAnn helps people focus on the importance of balance and the power of positivity. LeAnn receives many accolades from clients on her keynotes and seminars. While health organizations and women groups are an obvious “niche” for her keynote addresses and seminars, her audiences have grown to include all walks of life. Now cattlemen, contractors and corporate America appreciate her message. One CEO summed it up best when he said, "I'm going to live my life differently after hearing you today."

        A nurse for over 30 years, LeAnn is co-author of the New York Times best seller Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul, plus Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Caregiver's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Father and Daughter Soul, Chicken Soup for the Grandma’s Soul. Chicken Soup for the Mother and Son Soul, Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2, Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul, Second Dose and Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul . She also publishes a bimonthly electronic E-zine called “Sip of Soup” offering quick tips and insights for life balance in today’s fast-paced world.

     LeAnn lives with her husband Mark in Colorado, where they enjoy their “empty nest.” Two daughters, Angela and Christie, and son Mitch have all “flown the coop.” When LeAnn isn’t speaking and writing, she balances her life with church, gardening, enjoying her three grandkids and hiking in the beautiful foothills and mountains near her home.
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