Podesta, Connie
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About Connie Podesta
My passion as a keynote professional speaker comes from my experience as a human behavior expert and comedian. I know what it takes for audiences to get their needs met because I have presented to more than 10,000 audiences over the last 25 years. I love to help people understand the role other people play in their lives, especially difficult people.
So who is Connie Podesta?
How many comedians do you know who are also licensed therapists? While that’s a unique combination, it tells you something very interesting about who I am. The therapist in me sees a great need to challenge people to make choices that will lead to happier, healthier, more productive, and more successful lives. And though this world that can be demanding at times, the comic in me can’t help but express the sense of humor and love of life that can be found when we look just a little bit closer.
At my core, I deeply believe that people have an innate desire and ability to change. To be better, perform better, and feel better in their jobs, their relationships, and their personal lives. That’s why I have made it my life’s work to help thousands of people realize these desires, motivating them to make changes and achieve successes they didn’t even think were possible.
Being funny and inspiring change only goes so far without a great message. I promise that your group will laugh and they will interact teaching them to better understand other people in your organization. After many years as a keynote professional speaker, I also know that my approach with understanding human behavior makes it easier for a person to reflect and reconsider long-held beliefs, listen and absorb new information and skills, and most importantly, lead that person to want to take some action and change something in their life for the better. I’ve seen that only when an individual begins to change, does an organization change as well.
So now you know a little more about why I love doing what I do. I invite you to keep digging around my site to learn more. You’ll find client feedback that proves a long track record of doing what I say I’ll do. You’ll discover articles and resources that demonstrate the insight and skill set I can bring to your organization. And you’ll find that I go the extra mile for meeting planners, ensuring you have everything you need to make your presentation a resounding success.
I truly want you to feel the passion I have for what I do. I believe that no speaker will work harder for you or deliver a program more compelling than I will. So let’s get to work on your event! Contact me online or get me on the phone and let’s do this together. I can’t wait to get started!
Stand Out From the Crowd
How to Out-think and Out-perform the Competition
“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 succeed in an environment where dramatic change happens at the click of a mouse, then:
Ask yourself:
What do you bring to the table that is so memorable that people would CHOOSE to be your customer, colleague, employee, leader, or partner?
Your success will depend upon your ability to differentiate and be recognized as a “one-of-a-kind” brand that delivers more than expected in the areas of added value and amazing service. Entertaining, yet insightful and refreshingly candid, Connie has the answers you need to accelerate past your competition and truly STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD!
Stand Out Sales
How to Out-sell and Out-smart the Competition
“Selling as usual” won’t close the deal anymore. Prices, products and services have begun to look alike in the eyes of your customers, and the competition is “cutting deals.” If you want to succeed in sales today, you must set yourself apart and be recognized as a unique, “one-of-a-kind” brand.
Ask yourself:
What do you offer in the way of added value, extraordinary customer service and creative business consulting that would cause a customer to CHOOSE to buy a product or service from YOU rather than your competition?
With wit, wisdom and captivating insight into the mind of both the buyer and the seller, Connie will show you how to STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD and look at “SALES” from a whole new perspective. Get ready to sell like you’ve never sold before—and enjoy a flood of new customers and bankable profitability!
Stand Out Leadership
How to Achieve Success by Influencing Others to be Successful
You have the power and opportunity everyday to lead others to success. Leadership is not defined by title or corner office, but rather by how you DECIDE to live your life. Your personality, beliefs, character, values and intent are reflected in your choices, words, actions – and your ability or potential to INFLUENCE the thoughts, behaviors, attitudes and lives of the people around you either positively or negatively.
Ask yourself:
Are you the type of person that others would CHOOSE to imitate, follow and respect?
Do you STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD because of your skills, talents, ethics and expertise? With humor, insight and her “no-nonsense” style, Connie will share the secrets of being the leader others can’t WAIT to follow
Testimonials
“I don’t know if you are aware that the Million Dollar Round Table rarely invites a speaker back, and never the next year – but in your case we are pleased to make an exception. By popular request, we would like to invite you for an encore presentation as one of our Main Platform speakers….”
– Karen Lewis Clark, CMP, Program Coordinator, Million Dollar Round Table
“Thank you, thank you, thank you for the wonderful closing address you provided for the Annual Meeting of the Emergency Nurses Association. Having attended these meetings for the past 14 years, I can safely say that it is rare that a speaker gets the entire audience of 2300 on its feet so fast and for so long following a presentation. You were outstanding!”
– Deborah Smith MS, RN, MBA, CEN, Chairperson, Annual Meeting Committee, Emergency Nurses Association
“Everyone loved you! After your session, I felt like a rock star! I got so many positive comments that I not only can’t remember them all, but to put them in perfectly paragraphed and punctuated prose is not possible. But I did keep hearing ‘she was the best we ever had’ and ‘let’s have her again next year!”
– Tasca Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.
“Connie Podesta received the highest rating on our post-meeting survey that I have seen in 24 years!”
– Western Southern Financial Group