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CEO of Libby Gill & Company an executive coaching and consulting firm, former head of communications and PR at Sony

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“I appreciated that Libby researched our culture and spoke with various associates to build relevance into her content. I also appreciate her mindset-based approach, and how she integrated her knowledge of our challenges into her presentation. She was engaging, dynamic, genuine, and impactful.”

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Why you should book Libby Gill for your next event

  • A frequent media guest, Libby has shared her success strategies on CNN, NPR, the Today Show, and in BusinessWeek, Time, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and more.
  • She is the author of six books and has worked with major companies such as Acura, Bank of America, Capital One, Disney, EY, Honda, Intel, Marriott International, Medtronic, Microsoft, Vanguard, Wells Fargo and many more.
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Keynote speaker Libby Gill is the former head of communications and public relations at Sony, Universal, and Turner Broadcasting. She is now CEO of Libby Gill & Company, an executive coaching and consulting firm. She is a sought-after speaker with an impressive list of former clients who have all gained valuable knowledge on how to create cultures of risk-taking and innovation as well as effective leadership and high performance teams.

Why you should book Libby Gill for your next event

  • A frequent media guest, Libby has shared her success strategies on CNN, NPR, the Today Show, and in BusinessWeek, Time, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and more.
  • She is the author of six books and has worked with major companies such as Acura, Bank of America, Capital One, Disney, EY, Honda, Intel, Marriott International, Medtronic, Microsoft, Vanguard, Wells Fargo and many more.

Keynote speaker Libby Gill knows change. She grew up on two continents and went to eight different schools before putting herself through college waiting tables. She started her first job in entertainment only to go through three mergers in five years, where she went from assistant in a small production company to vice president of publicity, advertising and promotion for Sony’s worldwide television group.

After heading communications at media giants Universal, Sony and Turner Broadcasting, Libby left the corporate world after nearly twenty years to become an entrepreneur. In her mid-forties when many people are slowing down, Libby founded Libby Gill & Company, an executive coaching and leadership consulting firm based in Los Angeles.

Libby now guides clients to lead their teams through change, challenge, and chaos.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, certified speaker Libby Gill shows high-performing individuals and organizations why hope IS a strategy – if you have the right mindset, methodology and expertise. She shares the science-based concepts of hope theory to provide the structured business discipline and competitive advantage you need in today’s swiftly changing world.

In her executive coaching, leadership consulting, and keynote presentations, Libby Gill guides you to: re-frame change as your biggest growth opportunity; Re-energize your best performers to reach their potential; Re-invent your company culture to embrace ambiguity.

As Libby was reinventing her professional life, her personal life also underwent a major transition. She chronicled her journey of overcoming the self-perceived limitations left behind by a family legacy of alcoholism, divorce, mental illness and suicide in her bestselling book TRAVELING HOPEFULLY: How to Lose Your Family Baggage and Jumpstart Your Life.

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Leading through Change & Challenge

Executive coach, leadership expert, and award-winning author, Libby Gill delivers an inspiring message about leading collaboratively in times of change. The former head of communications for Sony, Universal, and Turner Broadcasting, Libby helps leaders (at all levels) link vision to action so they can deepen purpose and drive performance in their organization. She also shares concepts from the science of hopefulness, called Hope Theory, and describes hope’s role in creating a highly engaged workforce.

Your group will receive relevant information and timely takeaways, including how to:

  • Learn the Five Factors for Optimal Change that leaders must master so they can reframe change as an opportunity for growth.
  • Tap into the personal Leadership Superpower that motivates you and others to thrive even in the most challenging times.
  • Take the Accountability Challenge and leave the event with a powerful call-to-action to help you persevere toward your goals.
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You Unstuck: Turning Fear into Fuel

A powerful session for identifying and reframing fear as fuel for growth so that organizations can create cultures where team members are willing to take risks, make mistakes, and develop new strategies for the future.

With an emphasis on linking beliefs to behaviors, Libby connects the dots between personal accountability and organizational success. She helps you understand why you might be getting in the way of your own success and what you can do to change that pattern forever.

Your group will:

  • Learn the difference between Growth Mindset and Fixed Mindset to unlock risk-taking.
  • Discover 5 Reasons We Resist Change and how to overcome them.
  • Identify and overturn your personal and organizational excuse-making behavior -the Immediate Negative Response – and replace it with bold action.
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Women Leading the way forward

With one of the most challenging periods in our lives (nearly) behind us, it’s time to reflect on the positive lessons learned as we forge our way into the future. And who better than women to lead the charge?

Libby guides emerging and established female leaders through an inspirational process linking belief to behavior so they can create a path to personal and professional success—without burning themselves out in the process. Libby helps your audience discover a sense of hope, resilience, and connection despite challenging times.

Libby’s customized, interactive presentation will give your group timely takeaways to:

  • Determine your Way Forward using Libby’s 3-step Clarify, Simplify, Execute model.
  • Tap into uniquely female strengths by identifying your Leadership Superpower.
  • Create a Lift as You Climb culture of connection and community.
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The Secrets to Painless Self-Promotion

Libby delivers a dynamic interactive presentation to help you get your message heard. The former head of communications for Sony, Universal, and Turner Broadcasting, Libby shares the latest research on confidence, helps you crack the code on your best-ever elevator speech, and gives you some tips and tools for enhancing executive presence in both the live and virtual world. By increasing your credibility and visibility, you increase your opportunities and options.

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Maximizing Multiple Leadership Styles

Highly interactive session where Libby guides participants to situationally broaden their leadership skillset by learning four key leadership styles, identifying their default style, and mastering the ability to toggle among styles depending on the circumstances.

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People-Centered Leadership by speaker Libby Gill at American Manufacturing Excellence Forum

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The leadership and management principles I learned from Libby have increased my productivity, improved communication and even balanced my often-challenging work and family schedule. She helped me become a better leader!

Todd Blevins, VP

Cadbury Schweppes

Libby’s presentation was one of the most inspiring I’ve seen in a long time. She managed to blend practical business information with deep insights about personal responsibility and leadership. After a challenging year, our group was ready to get back to work, totally re-energized by her empowering message.

Sharon Williams

Disney

Libby was absolutely fabulous…a perfect blend of credible business experience, fascinating life circumstance and helpful insight into how to reframe stagnant perspectives and effect real change. I am not alone in feeling this as her talk sparked a long and interesting discussion among conference participants.

Courtney Rice

Global Pharmaceuticals

We were inspired by you…….your stories, your messages, and your insight!  Thank you for taking the time to spend it us!  You were the perfect ending to a great 2 days of inspiration and motivation.

Jodi Weinzetl

Medtronic

Libby's message of action and accountability was strong, impassioned and clear. Her interactive presentation struck a deep chord with our female professionals and really helped set the tone for our event.

Monica DeTullio

Microsoft Corporation

Libby Gill just presented at our national conference and the feedback I'm getting is that Libby is the best opening keynote speaker we've ever had. She reached out to our members before she came here to find out what the specific leadership challenges they were facing and wove it into the presentation.

CEO Sandy Markwood

National Association for Area Agencies on Aging

I previewed more than 20 speakers for our leadership event, but kept coming back to Libby.  The warmth and intelligence that I saw in her video were exactly what I wanted for our group of high potential future leaders.  And Libby delivered even more than I’d hoped.

Kathy Martin

PayPal

Very relevant, thought provoking.

Sarah Quackenbush

Wegmans Food Market
10.12.2014

Interview with Libby Gill

What is the most unique experience you have had as a result of your job?

Communicating across cultures and learning about both the commonalities and the differences among people is truly the most unique part of my work. The most rewarding has been sharing strategies for success with so many creative, dedicated people in the US, but also from Canada, Vietnam, France, Holland, India and more. Nothing is more exciting than hearing from audience members weeks or even months after you’ve given a presentation and having them tell you that they took some action based on the ideas you presented and it changed their lives.

What is the message you hope people take away from your presentations?

My audiences tell me that they take a great deal of inspiration and hope away from my presentations. They feel energized, capable and ready to take on the world. In addition, they feel empowered not only with conceptual information but also strategic tools so that they can leave the presentation and take immediate action. I always encourage participants to leave a keynote or conference and go do “one bold thing.” It’s very gratifying to hear from people later who tell me that they’ve revitalized their teams, they’ve taken a great to their management, or they’ve created a company-wide initiative that will benefit their colleagues.

Can you give 3 tips for creating a more innovative company culture?

  • Clarify the Vision that you have for your company, division or team.  This includes creating a vivid picture of what your organization will be like within one year, including revenue goals, employee engagement and culture change.
  • Simplify the Path by determining exactly what needs to happen to make that vision a reality.  Determine any obstacles that need to be removed from the path – including excuse-making, limiting assumptions and worn-out systems – as well as any outside expertise or resources that need to be introduced into the company.
  • Execute the Plan with measurable milestones for success along the way.  Add some factors for accountability and “chunk down” your plan into quarterly, monthly and weekly action items.  Celebrate success, even small victories, along the way.

Can you briefly explain the importance of taking risks?

As humans, we are wired to avoid danger as part of our biological survival system. What our primitive brains perceive as danger, however, also include risks that actually carry no physical threat but are interpreted by your brains as something to be avoided.  I refer to that knee-jerk resistance to change as the Immediate Negative Response or INR.

It’s what makes us stick to the old ways, saying things like, “We’ve always done it that way,” “We’ve never done it that way,” or “What if it doesn’t work?” This type of thinking keeps us stuck in a business-as-usual mentality, instead of finding creative solutions to problems or innovating new ideas and systems. Companies that encourage risk – and even failure – are the ones who stay ahead of the curve and take their customers with them.

What type of audience benefits most from your keynotes?

Because of the homework and customization I do, I am a good fit for any organization that wants to increase passion and productivity in its workforce. Recent client Kao USA (John Frieda, Ban, Jergens)told me that they’d never seen a speaker customize a presentation as skillfully as I had.

As one of a few female speakers with senior-level experience, top-notch content and dynamic delivery, Ihelp organizations bring out the best in their people, even in times of uncertainty or change.  Through my proven “Clarify, Simplify & Execute” methodology, I offers strategic and relevant solutions to ignite bold leadership at all levels of the organization, create a culture of risk-taking and innovation; and inspire high passion and high performance.

For conference clients interested in branding and communications, I also offer branding keynotes and trainings focusing on “capturing the mindshare of your clients and customers so the market share will follow.”

I am considered a very strong opening keynoter because of my high energy and because I set the tone for the event based on the organization’s style and objectives.  I am also a great closing keynote because I leave audience members with relevant and applicable information and a feeling of being inspired and ready for the real world!

My best audiences/industries are: Sales, Management, High Potential Executives, Healthcare, Telecommunication, Banking, Real Estate, Financial Services, Legal, Hospitality, Insurance, Retail, Technology, Media, Publishing and Women Leaders.

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5 out of 5 stars

“I appreciated that Libby researched our culture and spoke with various associates to build relevance into her content. I also appreciate her mindset-based approach, and how she integrated her knowledge of our challenges into her presentation. She was engaging, dynamic, genuine, and impactful.”

The Irvine Company See all references

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