Thriving on Change:  Secrets of Successful Businesswomen in Tough Times

An energetic, practical and highly interactive presentation that’s perfect for conferences and business events!

Today’s busy businesswomen are experiencing tough challenges – increased workplace tension, more demanding clients, reduced budgets, and more.  A natural reaction is to hunker down or withdraw.

But, that's the opposite of what successful people do!  Successful businesswomen embrace change, seek new people and fresh ways of doing things, and actively support one another.

Mary Foley, author of Bodacious! Career:  Outrageous Success for Working Women, learned these secrets to thrive on change and successfully build her 10-year AOL career during the company’s rocky rise to global brand.  Now, you can, too!

In this highly energetic, interactive session, you will learn:

• The #1 motivation-killer during times of change and how to avoid it
• The fundamental choice everyone must make when responding to change
• Fail-proof evidence that you are already resilient in the face of change
• 4 secrets of successful businesswomen in tough times

"You were fantastic!  Inspiring, right-on target message, plus fun!"

- Vicky Carr, Lockheed Martin Women's Network

Bodacious® Women's Leadership: 7 Strategies for Being Seen an an Invaluable Leader

An energetic, practical presentation that’s perfect for conferences and business events!

Between reduced resources, nagging uncertainty, and pressures to produce results, today’s managers are facing tough challenges. Companies are dramatically reducing their ranks of managers who do not add measurable value to the organization.  At the same time, research shows that middle managers may be the most important people in a company—but only if they have the right set of skills for today’s work environment.

Now more than ever, what does a manager need to do to be seen as an invaluable leader within his or her organization?

This session will share 7 powerful strategies every manager needs to know to make themselves invaluable to their company. Create more effective teams, communicate more effectively with the top brass—and know how to sell yourself and your ideas, so that everyone (including you) knows how you add to the bottom line.

Through Mary’s in-the-trenches stories and energetic style, you will learn:

• Why entrepreneurial leadership is invaluable in every company
• The three essential skills of being an entrepreneurial leader
• How to engage in “visi-posure” to gain visibility and exposure
• Why every manager needs a leadership portfolio
• Getting smart about office politics by understanding the 5 power bases in every organization

Increasing Busy Women’s Sanity, Confidence & Fun – Even in Nail-Biting Times

Perfect when you want an energetic, fun-filled presentation to inspire and motivate busy women!

In today’s nail-biting times, it’s easy to let stress, fear, and frustration affect your success.  Stop biting your nails and start living like your nail color!  Mary Foley, author of the Amazon bestseller Live Like Your Nail Color, Even If You Have Naked Nails, says living like your nail color may sound like a fluffy, female, feel-good phrase, but it’s so much more than making your nails look pretty.

• How trying new nail colors—from mild to wild—can increase your confidence in taking risks and navigating change
• That just as a “base coat” provides a foundation for healthy, happy nails, clarity about what you want is the foundation for personal and professional success
• How a “top coat” of positivity keeps gratitude and laughter top of mind so you can stay energized, even when “chip happens”
• How having naked nails can remind you of your true, authentic self.

Mary can even create a special signature nail polish for your event!

"I got the adrenaline shot of courage that I had long been searching for."

- Leizel Parks, Booz Allen Hamilton

Inside the Women's Success Studio

Forget boring panel. This talk-show like interview format is lively, engaging and interactive!

It's easy to recognize a successful woman; its not so easy to understand what it took for her to get there. But, that is precisely what every aspiring woman wants to know!

Using their fun and engaging interviewing style, former Girlfriend We Gotta Talk radio show co-hosts Mary Foley and Susie Galvez uncover the success strategies of your top performers, your industry leaders, and your corporate executives.

Your audience will gain valuable insights for their own success when they hear answers to such questions as:

• Share a story of a pivotal moment on your path to success. Why was this moment so significant and how can we learn to recognize similar moments for ourselves?
• What was your biggest mistake and what can we learn from it?
• What would your 8-year old self tell you to remember as an adult woman?
• In six words or less, what is your best advice for creating success and why?

"I've done tons of media interviews and few have impressed me like Mary and Susie.  They are true pros at creating a fun and engaging experience that allows others to shine and ideas to flow!"

- Marci Shimoff, New York Times bestselling author