Workshops
Developing Valuable Leaders
Customized workshops and breakout sessions that equip your teams and leaders, with proven strategies and tools that enhance their value to drive sustainable growth.
Want to grow your organization and provide relevant value?
You must first understand the value your people provide.
But here are the challenges consistently faced when leaders and organizations don’t develop their people or understand their value. They…
- Avoid difficult conversations
- Don't realize the impact of their decisions
- Struggle to recruit and retain top talent
- Limit the Organization's Growth
- Underestimate the ideas they bring to the table
- Become easily distracted and lack focus
Engaging Experiences...
…to Develop Valuable Leaders and inspire sustainable growth
virtually or in-person!
Which Leadership Workshop Is Right For You?
Your Leadership Experience:
Reimagine How You Lead
Strengthen your leadership skills and trigger open discussions. Receive honest feedback and breakdown silos, for greater collaboration and a culture of accountability. Based on the Leadership Principles of Dr. John Maxwell
Warning: Highly engaging, actionable and impactful
Velma nailed it! It was a good combination of education, team building and fun. I would do this again!
– Drew Eason
CEO/Executive Director
Florida Dental Association
Choose Your Attitude:
5 Be-Attitudes For Leadership
The difference between a positive and a negative attitude can make or break your impact as a leader.
Create a values-driven culture with the 5 be-attitudes that make people want to stay.
Explore how your attitude is your choice, why your attitude matters, and the #1 trait that will make your leadership stand out.
The response was AMAZING!
– Heather Kasten
President/CEO
The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Florida
Leadership Presence:
The Art of Personal Leadership
Examine how you show up, speak out and step forward to add value and transform the leader in you!
Connect authentically, build confidence in yourself and others, and become more influential. Based on the Personal Growth Laws by Dr. John Maxwell.
It is refreshing to have a speaker who is so easy to work with, and who fully engages with attendees. Velma was a hit!
– Eleanor McCormick
CEO/ Executive Director
Florida Recreation & Parks
Which Communication Workshop Is Right For You?
Negotiate Difficult Conversations:
Take the Bite Out of Conflict
Conflict is normal, uncomfortable, and unavoidable. Contrary to conventional wisdom, conflict can be healthy. ReDiscover how to build greater collaboration and move from destructive to productive conversations when you manage conflict effectively.
Warning: Highly engaging, actionable, and downright funny.
I was so impressed. Velma is a pro!
– Frank Rudd
President/CEO
Florida Society of Association Executives
Authentic Conversations:
DisCover Your Communication Style
Based on the model of human behavior, increase your ability to communicate and connect.
Recognize your unique communication style and apply the easy process to identify the way others communicate so you can learn to create better connections.
Warning: Highly engaging, actionable, and downright funny.
Our finance team has seen a complete turnaround… enhanced communication, improved morale, and reduced staff conflict.
– Jan Brewer Director of Financial Management Manatee County Government, Florida
I C What You Said:
Your Body Language Is The Virtual You
Decode nonverbal messages and uncover the secret messages to what others are really saying with their body language. Build rapport quickly, deliver messages with authority and establish trust instantly.
Every BODY is communicating something, now you can get to the truth of what they say.
Her presentation was FANTASTIC! The audience was engaged from start to finish. Velma’s style is relatable and authentic.
– Tanya Vaughn-Patterson
Program Manager
HR Florida State Council
Which Performance Workshop Is Right For You?
Kick Your Procrastination Into Productivity:
Unleash the SUPERHERO in You
Don’t let disruption, disrupt your performance. Explain your procrastination style, critique your potential to procrastinate, and plan how to leverage your hidden power to get more done.
Warning: Highly engaging, actionable,
This session was the highlight of the conference for me.
– Lonnie C. Bell, Jr. Director Community and Family Services Orange County Government, Florida
Uncover Your Blind Spots:
5 Blind Spots Holding You and Your Organization Back
Examine the 5 blind spots clouding your vision and holding you back from accomplishing your goals.
It’s time to uncover what could be right in plain sight…you just need to see it from a different perspective so you can advance your mission.
What an energetic and impactful speaker. If you don’t know Velma you should!
– Ron Kasten
Program Manager
Thrivent Financial
Turn Your Goals Into GOLD:
It’s Your Time to Achieve More
Roughly 70% of the population fail to achieve their goals.
Learn how to set yourself up for success with the clarity and direction that comes from keeping SCORE.
Just imagine what next year could be like when you learn to turn your goals to GOLD!
Velma’s session is one of our top successful programs!
– Maria Marchesi
Chapter Operations manager
Meeting Professionals International
Why work with Velma?
1. Interactive
Every program is designed to give you purposeful interactions, so you know, before you go, how to apply what you learn and be prepared to put your learnings into action for your organization.
2. Relevant
When you learn with Velma, she does her homework bringing you refreshing content based on extensive research and personalized for your organization or industry.
3. Adaptable
From the moment you meet Velma, you will feel like you have known her for years because she is so easy to work with. She is easy-going, willing to change as needed to meet the needs of those in the room or on the computer screen.
4. Fun
You will have fun and learn new skills, because Velma likes to have fun too. You will enjoy the high energy and ‘aha moments’ of your peers, knowing too that you are receiving the highest level of quality and respect that you deserve.
5. Actionable
Just like you, Velma wants to provide relevant value with tips, tools, and techniques. She will walk you through tried-and-true processes, drawing on her extensive background in driving sustainable growth for non-profits and associations.
Book your Discovery Call with Velma
Find out how Velma can best help grow valuable leaders to you drive sustainable growth
by scheduling Your Free 30-minute Discovery Call