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Karen McCullough, CSP

  Karen McCullough, CSP

 Keynote Speaker, Branding Expert, Consultant

KAREN’S MOST FREQUENTLY REQUESTED SPEAKING TOPICS:

Change Is Good…You Go First!
We live in a time of uncertainty where change is the only constant. You can either let change happen to you, or you can choose to lead the way and help guide others. You can sit back and let the stress become overwhelming, or you can embrace change and drive growth. It’s your choice – and yours alone. During this presentation, Karen will reveal the 4 fatal flaws in leadership and how to find and execute a strong vision in a high-change environment. Whether your natural instinct is to embrace change or to run from it, this program is for you!

Brand YOU – 4 Steps to personal branding in the workplace
Harley Davidson, Apple, Coke, Target. Branding is ubiquitous in the corporate world.  But are you and your employees realizing your personal brand potential? Branding is a critical element that defines who you are and what people know about you. Branding drives your career advancement, leadership development, and compensation opportunities. Experience Karen’s 4-step branding process to learn how every employee – from sales associates to executives – can find and foster their own brand identity. Don’t just be one among many – stand out from the pack and become noticed! (Also great program for small business owners)

Stand By Your Brand – Your employees make the difference
Branding is not a tagline, logo, or an advertising campaign. All the promotion in the world won’t help you win if your company and your employees are not living the brand. Are you and your employees delivering on the values and promises you profess to embody? Do you truly earn and own a unique position in the mind of your prospects and customers? Karen will teach you how to translate the essence of your brand to employees and outside audiences through a mix of clarity, consistency and trust. Find out how you can uncover what makes your business one in a million and then how to inspire and empower your employees to build the brand!

Generations! A New Game in the Workplace - The rules, the roles, and the players have changed. So far, a winner has not emerged.
Today there is a new game in town…YOUR WORKFORCE- and you along with EVERYONE else are part of it!  It’s a new game with new players and the rules could be changing! With four generations in the workplace – each with their own distinct values and beliefs – conflicts among employees are rising. Are you proactively managing the “mix” or are you sitting back and hoping for the best? Karen will highlight the motivations of each generation and outline the operational practices that can help any organization bring employees across generational lines together to ensure success. Can’t we all just get along? Yes, we can. And Karen can show you how!

Knock-Out Sales Presentations - Stand out from the pack and get results. Keynote to a full day – Highly Interactive
They say that public speaking is the #1 fear among individuals, over death by drowning!  In this program Karen will teach you how to channel that fear into positive energy that creates knock-out sales presentations that put the authentic you in the mix.  This program combines Karen’s  expertise in  creating and building  a killer keynote (opener and close), with  her personal branding techniques, making your next sales presentation one that will attracts and informs as you build credible relationships with your customers.
 

Quotes from Clients:

"Karen, you never fail to set the perfect tone for our conferences - high energy, high involvement, and huge optimism! The standing ovation at our last program was testament to the way you touch people. To mix a serious, empowering message with fun and enthusiasm is a rare talent and you're the best! Year after year our participants want us to bring you back and year after year they leave with broad smiles and renewed spirit."
Joe Serio
Director, Correctional Management Institute of Texas

“The comments are fantastic.  Word on the street is that your sales presentation session was the best we had at the 6 day sales meeting.”
Anne Fry, Regional Manager
McGraw Hill

"Your general session  program, Change is Good, was fun, informative, and it fit perfectly with the theme of the entire conference. I appreciate the extra effort! You have very impressive credentials, a great product (YOU) and an impeccable service ethic.  I know I will be able to say I knew you- when.”
Pat Miller, Executive Director
Southwest Fertilizer

" Your closing session Branding for Success at our Regional Sales Meeting was a huge success and has created quite a buzz.  Personally, I think that due to your presentation, this was probably one of the best meetings we have ever had!"
Mike Satterfield, Regional Vice President
HelmsBriscoe

"We had Karen close our customer service training on "You are the Brand." We received incredible feedback from our employees about how motivated they were after hearing Karen to change their focus around customer service and recognize their role in making interactions with customers positive."
Kathi Crawford HR Director, The Talent Tree

"Karen, your opening session ranked the highest from the evaluations. The energy and message of your leadership program set the tone for the entire week. Many parts of your presentation were quoted throughout the rest of the conference. In fact if I had a nickel for every time I heard, “You rock!” – Both you and I could retire. You are so entertaining and your message is so on!"
Scott Joslove President and CEO Texas Hotel & Lodging Association

 

Karen McCullough is an award-winning speaker, consultant and branding expert who inspires and empowers organizations and individuals to evolve, grow, and realize their true potential for excellence.

Karen delivers powerful presentations that feature a dynamic blend of humor and eye-opening content, generated from comprehensive research designed to help you get to the heart of what comes between you  and your greatest dreams—both professional and personal.

Groups of all sizes – from emerging growth businesses to national associations to Fortune 500 companies – retain Karen to share personal anecdotes, practical tips, and secrets to success gleaned over her 30-year career spanning sales, marketing and executive leadership.

Karen worked for two of the world’s most powerful fashion brands, where she started studying the internal culture of large organizations – including what makes them work and what holds them back.  She them put her branding skills to the test and launched her own small business, which grew into a multimillion dollar retail chain.

If your employees are your greatest asset, Karen’s presentations are for you. Karen believes that the key to any successful organization is the energy, talent, and happiness of its people. She thrives on sharing what she has learned with others to help them approach their work and their lives with a new attitude and a fresh approach. Her presentations are hysterically funny, thought-provoking, and energizing. But most importantly, Karen’s speeches are focused on impacting your bottom line.

Past clients have included:
The World Bank, Merrill Lynch, State Farm, Shell Oil,  Exxon Mobil, Sun Microsystems Proctor & Gamble, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Humana, California Pacific Medical Center, U.S. Oncology, JP Morgan Chase, Project Management Institute, McGraw Hill
 

 

Booking Info:  Gail Hand
(561) 807-7769 East Coast
(503) 284-2342 West Coast
gail@gailhand.com