CWE Founder Bio: Trudy Bourgeois
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Trudy Bourgeois is the founder and President of the Center for Workforce Excellence. Her company focuses on providing individuals and organizations with strategies and solutions to bring out their best performance and effect positive change. Trudy has created this company to allow her to live her passion to teach and inspire others to become leaders who can transform corporate America into a business environment where employees of all diverse backgrounds can experience extraordinary success. |
Services emphasized focus on personal and professional development,organizational effectiveness and cultural change. Programs provided through seminars/workshops, executive group and one-on-one coaching, core competency enrichment training/education and business consulting venues.
Trudy Bourgeois is one of America's leading experts on transformational leadership and a highly regarded leader in the field of workforce performance improvement. As an acclaimed author, business coach, experiential learning facilitator, and sought after international and inspiring business speaker she has reached thousands of people with her positive messages about leadership, personal empowerment, and the search for success and happiness in our lives. She conducts numerous seminars and speaking symposiums for corporations throughout the country teaching men and women how to harness the greatest of the 21st century workforce.
Bourgeois left behind an eighteen-year corporate career after climbing to Vice President of National Accounts, where she managed a 3 billion dollar business unit for a Fortune 100 company, in order to create her own business. Dollars and Sense Magazine honored Bourgeois as one of the "Best and Brightest Women Leaders". As the founder and President of The Center for Workforce Excellence, Bourgeois continues to utilize her superb management and interpersonal skills to help others understand what it will take to unleash talent in others. An expert at developing next generation leaders and creating programs that enhance workforce performance, Bourgeois is an esteemed and reliable resource.
Bourgeois is the author of two leadership books, Her Corner Office : A Guide to Help Women Find a Place and a Voice in Corporate America 2nd Edition (Brown Books, 2007) and The Hybrid Leader: Blending the Best of Male and Female Leadership Styles. She has also written articles & white papers, and contributes regularly to educational materials for corporations, associations, and trade groups.
Trudy's clients range from Fortune 500 companies and national associations to educational institutions in the US and abroad. Her client list includes Wal-Mart, Kellogg, Kroger, Rockwell Automation, University of North Texas, and the Network of Executive Women to name a few.
Bourgeois is a graduate of Loyola University. Trudy is active in her church and community. She is particularly active in Special Olympics supporting her husband Michael who coaches their sons Special Olympic basketball team. She currently serves on the board for the Network of Executive Women and has also served as a board member for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), University of Texas (Denton- PLP Program), and Southwestern University. Trudy Bourgeois is available for speaking engagements to corporations, government and civic organizations, colleges, universities, community groups and professional associations. She is also available for interviews and panel discussions by request.