Trudy Bourgeois is a recognized international business speaker. AND she is smart and personable with a reputation as a practical, no-frills truth-teller.
Without fail, Trudy delivers powerful presentations that are filled with deep and invaluable content that is based on credible experience, current research and case studies. Her delivery style inspires people to take action and make behavior changes – guaranteed.
After a decade of research, working with clients and writing books, Trudy has recently released several exciting new keynotes…
CAREER MANAGEMENT
Seven Steps to Becoming the Architect, Designer and Owner of Your Career
People who experience breakthrough professional success today have a plan – a personal blueprint for success. And top leaders take ownership for mapping out their careers and designing their own development plans – on purpose. Career advancement doesn’t just happen. So, what’s the secret to doing this? Learn that secret and the 7-step how-to in this session with Trudy as she uses the proven strategies from her book, Her Corner Office, as the foundation to enable you to skip the next level!
GENDER AND LEADERSHIP
Finding the Courage and Confidence to Become an Authentic Female Leader
We are currently experiencing a perfect storm in professional America – a tipping point, if you will – for women to arise and claim their rightful leadership positions within their organizations. The question is: will YOU have the courage and confidence to be one of those women? Let Trudy impart her insider knowledge, easy-to-understand wisdom and authentic passion to empower the authentic female leader inside of YOU to be released!
Changing the Game: Innovative Strategies For Harnessing the Power of Female Talent
Lost productivity. High turnover. Low morale. These are the costs of overlooking the talent of women leaders. Not to mention the risk of expensive litigation. In today’s fiercely competitive environment and economy, organizations simply cannot afford NOT to optimize over 50% of their workforce. Companies have been able to put up a good front and fake it – until now. With the extreme shifts in workforce makeup, with the slowed market and with women having simply had enough – the time for intrinsic, foundational organizational change has come. And the numbers prove it. Join Trudy in this session as she helps you understand WHY we are here, HOW we can truly harness and use the power of female talent and WHAT the future holds for us once we walk it out.
LEADERSHIP
The New Leader of the 21st Century: Becoming a Coach and People Developer
Leaders who understand today’s workforce spend more time authentically investing in OTHERS than in themselves. To do this, you must master the art of becoming an effective teaching leader – one who is capable of captivating, inspiring and developing your team members. In her book, The Hybrid Leader, Trudy fully details how to become this leader. Learn all that and more in this session to then experience breakthrough solutions and results.
INSPIRATIONAL / MOTIVATIONAL
When Life Rattles You to the Core: Finding the Strength to Go On!
In the ‘60s, Trudy Bourgeois integrated her Catholic school system in Alabama. In the ‘70s, she was the first in her family of 10 to attend (and graduate) college. In the ‘80s, Trudy gave birth to a special needs son. In the ‘90s, she broke the glass ceiling in the tobacco industry by becoming the first African American woman VP. Needless to say, Trudy has been rattled to the core. She has survived and thrived during crazy times. She knows how to make sense of it all – and use it to her advantage. Let Trudy REFRESH and INSPIRE YOU to do the same…through her touching life story of choosing success.
"Your training on the changing workforce and the need for a new style of leadership was exactly what my organization needed to begin to formulate a culture where the 21st century workforce can be optimized."
-Wayne Jackson, Vice President, Nestle Purina Pet Care
Contact us today if you are ready to get results from a speaker of excellence!