Author, Success Advocate & Human Behavior Expert
Organizational therapist, human resource professional, and expert in the psychology of human behavior, Connie Podesta is internationally known for her high-energy, interactive and entertaining sessions. Having worked with hundreds of corporations nationwide, Connie has an insider`s knowledge of organizations and uses this unique perspective to create customized presentations on key issues such as personal accountability, communication, life balance, customer service, leadership, sales, team building, change and productivity.
With both the experience and personality to captivate an audience, Connie has encouraged millions of people to achieve the success they desire, the happiness they seek, and the personal and professional life they deserve.
Multi-faceted and uniquely able to involve her audience, Connie combines her business expertise with her diverse talents as a comedienne, author, Board Certified Professional Counselor, and radio/TV personality to inspire her audiences to reach new heights in their personal and professional development.
Business as Usual Video
Talk Titles:
STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD:
How to Out-think and Out-Perform the Competition
Reality: "Business as usual" is no longer enough. The game has changed, and the competition is closing in with new strategies daily. If you want to STAND OUT and succeed in an environment where dramatic change happens at the click of a mouse, then you will have to out-shine past performance, out-think old ideas and out-maneuver anyone who says it can`t be done and close the gap between where you are NOW and where you want, need and deserve to be to achieve great results.
ASK YOURSELF: What do you bring to the table that is so memorable AND ESSENTIAL that people would CHOOSE to be your customer, colleague, employee, leader, or partner INSTEAD OF TURNING ELSEWHERE?
Solution: Your success depends upon your ability and determination to be recognized as a unique, vital, one-of-a-kind brand that consistently delivers more than expected in the areas of added value, creative thinking, managing expectations, leadership and amazing, proactive service to both internal and external customers. Entertaining, yet insightful and refreshingly candid, Connie has the answers you need to accelerate past your competition and truly STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD!
ABSOLUTE FEARLESS SUCCESS:
The Power of Passion and Potential
Reality: Just imagine how successful you could be in all areas of your life if you understood the psychology and absolute power of human behavior and the mind as it relates to motivation, performance, strengths, and overcoming obstacles. Connie is an expert in helping people close the gap between where they are now and where they want and need to be to truly succeed and achieve outstanding results--at home and at work.
Get ready to explore every aspect of what makes people do what they do and say what they say. The bottom line is: you can expect the best or you can expect the worst. Either way, you will most likely prove yourself right. The power of your own thoughts, beliefs and perceptions are game-changers and will alter the direction of your future from that moment on. What do you really want? Health? Wealth? Happiness? Promotion? Increased sales? Better relationships? It is all right within your grasp. Connie is fearless about helping people find the power and determination to achieve more than they ever thought possible.
Solution: With laugh-out-loud humor, amazing insight into what makes people tick and killer success strategies, Connie will empower you to develop the FEARLESS attitudes necessary to embrace new ways of thinking, leading, selling, balancing home/career, nurturing relationships, raising families, motivating employees, providing customer service, creating productive teams and last but not least LIVING LIFE the way it was met to be lived. If you are ready to discover just how successful you can really be--this is the session for you. It could change your future forever!
DYNAMIC FEARLESS LEADERSHIP:
The Power of Influence and Empowerment
Reality: Leadership is a powerful privilege--open to everyone, regardless of title or job description. Connie has worked with some of the world`s great leaders and discovered two common traits: 1) they have the intuitive ability to identify the gap between where people (including themselves) are now and where they need to be in order to achieve powerful RESULTS and 2) they have the talent and desire to use that knowledge to mentor, train, and inspire others to be confident and successful in their own right. Leadership is more about service, than wielding power. More about empowering people than managing people. More about charging people up than being in charge. More about making good choices for the right reason than pleasing everyone.
Solution: With her comedic wit and trademark no-nonsense style, Connie is known world-wide for helping leaders create teams that are energized and FEARLESS in their quest for success. Get ready to go straight inside the minds of most common leadership styles and see which one fits you to a tee and which one would be YOUR first choice to follow and respect.
GAME-CHANGING FEARLESS SALES:
The Power of Influence and EMPOWERMENT
Reality: The Number one key to increasing your sales is to identify the gap between where your customer is NOW and where they need to be to achieve the results they want. Closing that gap is what closes the deal and no one can teach you how to do that better than Connie. Bottom line--"Selling as Usual" won`t cut it anymore. Pressure tactics and overcoming objectives is both outdated and irritating.
Solution: Connie is FEARLESS when it comes to taking sales to a whole new level. And don`t even try to use the economy, territory, or price as excuses. SELLING YOURSELF is more important than product, price or brand. Connie puts you right smack inside the mind of today`s new breed of customer. Bargain-hunting. Internet Savvy. Indecisive. And PICKY--especially when it comes to the buying process.
With her tell-it-like-it-is delivery, laugh-out-loud humor and killer SALES STRATEGIES, get ready to increase sales, grow your business, develop long-term customers and... BLOW THE ROOF off of sales done the "old" way!
LIFE WOULD BE EASY IF IT WEREN`T FOR OTHER PEOPLE:
The Power of Relationships-Personal and Professional
Reality: Difficult people and situations can certainly drive us crazy -- at work and home. Imagine what you could accomplish if you understood what makes people do what they do and say what they say. Bottom line: the quality of your relationships impacts everything--your ability to learn. Lead. Sell. Produce. Love. Enjoy life. Stay healthy. Experience success. Luckily, Connie`s got the answers you need to decode the mystery of human behavior so you can handle whatever life throws you way.
Solution: With a rare blend of laugh-out-loud humor, engaging personality, and fearless life strategies, Connie has the uncanny ability to get right inside the minds of every type of personality so you can be a WINNER in the relationship game. Get ready to learn more about yourself and others than you ever thought possible.
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Speaking Topics:
Attitude, Balance, Comedy, Decision Making, Empowerment, Family, Gender Issues, Author, Inspiration, Leadership, Life Balance, Lifestyle, Management, Peak Performance, Motivation, Relationships, Self-image/esteem, Spouse, Stress Management, Success, Women, Humor