About Kathy McAfee: Kathy McAfee is a national speaker, author and executive presentation coach and is known as “America’s Marketing Motivator.”

A certified master practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and certified Blind Spots executive coach, Kathy has 22 years of corporate marketing experience plus six years as a successful solo-preneur.

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Kathy is the author of the book Networking Ahead for Business: The Best Vehicle to Get More Customers, Make More Friends and Create More Opportunities for Yourself and Others. (Kiwi Publishing).

She co-founded “Power Up Your Professional Image,” a professional development company focused on helping career-minded women get an edge in the workplace by helping them to improve their professional image, bolstering their self confidence and expanding their networking connections.

An active blogger and prolific writer, Kathy is a co-contributor to the book “The Ultimate Guide to Solo and Small Firm Success” with attorney/author Renee Berman. Kathy regularly contributes to ExecuNet.com and serves as a moderator for their HR Executive Roundtable. She is an approved executive development instructor for LIMRA International, where she teaches insurance and financial service industry executives how to give more powerful presentations.

A graduate of Stanford University, Kathy is a  member of the National Speakers Association, a board member for the YWCA of the Hartford Region and an active member of Soroptimist International of the Americas, an women’s service organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls. She is an ovarian cancer survivor and thriver.

Kathy holds a black belt in the martial arts of Tae Kwon Do and teaches self defense workshops for women and girls. She and her husband Byron are proud foster/adopt parents to  twin boys. Originally from California, Kathy and her family now reside in Connecticut.

Speaking Topics from Kathy McAfee

(Categories: Marketing, Networking, Communication, Personal Growth & Development)

Networking Ahead for Business and Professional Success

Networking is the art of building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships before you need them. That makes networking an essential life skill for anyone who is serious about managing their career, business or life through any economic cycle. Networking expert and author, Kathy McAfee will motivate and equip you to take your networking efforts to the next level of success and confidence. She will redefine what networking truly is and get you motivated to embrace it as a key strategy for business development as well as personal and professional growth. If you’ve ever been confused or frustrated with networking, Kathy McAfee will show you how to get ahead by learning to leverage the people in your personal and professional network for mutual gain. Available as a keynote talk, a breakout session (90min) or ½ day seminar

Perfect Your Pitch: Position yourself for greater success through networking

This highly engaging program is designed to bolster confidence, enthusiasm, and most importantly, results from networking efforts. Participants will learn to embrace a more positive attitude and take bolder action when it comes to networking so that they get results and enjoy the process. They will learn to think relationships (not transactions); think conversations (not sales pitches). They will also be introduced to the MR ABE 5-point criteria for polishing their elevator pitch content and delivery to help them start more conversations. It is all about striving to be more Memorable, Relatable, Authentic, Believable and Engaging when you introduce yourself to others. This program will show your participants how networking can accelerate business growth and advance their individual careers more easily. Available as a keynote talk, a breakout session (90min) or ½ day seminar

Motivated Networking Follow-Up: Therapy for building a robust professional network

If 80% of winning is just showing up, then the other 20% is following up. Networking expert and author, Kathy McAfee will motivate you to overcome the feelings of procrastination and overwhelm that prevent good networking follow-up. She will show you how to create a systematic approach to highly personalized, effective follow-up that will help you grow a professional network that works for you. You will learn how to act on your promptings in a way that will bolster their reputation, get more results and improve your professional relationships over time. Using the T.H.E.R.A.P.Y. model of networking follow-up, you will learn how you can be more Targeted, Helpful, Efficient, Reliable, Accessible, Personalized and have more fun with networking and achieve greater results. Find out why going the extra mile in your follow-up can accelerate your networking success and deepen your relationships with important people. Available as a keynote talk, a breakout session (90min) or ½ day seminar

Power Up Your Communication: Vocal Power and Body Language Intelligence for Professionals

To be effective communicators, professionals must not only strive to be articulate, but also to be more aware of and in control of their verbal and non-verbal messages. Research studies indicate that over 90 percent of what’s being communicated in face to face situations is influenced by the visual and vocal factors involved. In this program, you will be learn how to leverage the full range of your vocal dashboard and how simple changes in your body language can help you communicate more effectively at work, at home and in the community. Most people are unaware of what their non-verbal body language is signaling to others and what it may be costing them in terms of influence and opportunity. These unconscious behaviors will continue to limit career and business growth unless individuals learn to recognize and correct them. Kathy McAfee will teach you how you can create a more commanding presence for yourself by learning to put more power into how you communicate your thoughts and ideas to others.
Available as a keynote talk or a breakout session (90minutes)

To book Kathy McAfee as the keynote speaker for your next conference or event

please contact Kathy McAfee, America’s Marketing Motivator at:

• Office phone: (860) 408-0033
• Cell: (860) 371-8801
• Email: Kathy@MarketingMotivator.net

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