Connie Holmes

I help business professionals learn how to live and lead with confidence, fulfillment and impact.

Travels from Janesville WI, USA

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Speaks on:

Influential Leadership

Leadership Development

Company Values

Emotional Intelligence

Founder Mindset

Personal Empowerment

Speaks to:

Small & Medium Businesses (SMBs)

Startups & Entrepreneurs

Formats:

Workshop

Keynote


2023 Hypnotherapist of the Year: MI Hypnotherapy

Audience members say

Connie captivates business owners and project managers with her authentic, engaging presentations that transform complex concepts like emotional intelligence into actionable steps. She connects through vulnerability and personal stories, breaking down barriers while delivering practical wisdom that participants implement immediately in both business and life. Her confidence and approachability create a clear path forward, helping audiences navigate difficult conversations and build leadership skills with newfound empathy. Consistently ranked among top conference speakers, Connie empowers attendees to tackle challenges with fresh insights, leaving them feeling capable and equipped to diversify their businesses with confidence.
Key Audience Outcomes
  • Gained practical steps to implement immediately

  • Developed a clearer understanding of emotional intelligence and its application

  • Felt more confident and empowered to take on new challenges

  • Acquired new insights and strategies to build and diversify their business

  • Learned how to navigate difficult conversations and different personality types with empathy

Connie's Bio

Connie Jo Holmes is a captivating speaker, inspirational storyteller, and creative businesswomen spear-heading a movement in leadership called The Authority Accelerator, her original blueprint for creating confident, courageous, impactful professionals who lead and live with purpose while modeling the way for others to do the same. Carrying the power of 30 years of corporate mastery in one hand and entrepreneurial hustle in the other, Connie blends her training in strategic planning, project management, hypnotherapy, life coaching, NLP, teaching, and stand-up comedy to bring a unique, no-nonsense, confidently courageous energy to her work, earning praise for her fearless attitude, confident spirit, and creative delivery of her message. She is a keynote speaker, presenter, and workshop instructor for a variety of industries, delivering an experiential message that connects with the audience leaving them inspired and ready to confidently take action.


Connie Offers the Following Talks

Influential LeadershipRelationship Building

Legacy in Motion: How Strong Professionals Shape the World One Interaction at a Time

  • Gain an in-depth knowledge of emotional intelligence with actionable steps to immediately utilize

  • Develop deeper leadership skills that are rooted in human psychology

  • Deepen working relationships by understanding people's model of the world, their human needs, and their communication method

  • Implement strategies that encourage long-term vision versus short-term outcome

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0.75 - 3 hours

Founder MindsetSuccess Mindset

Entrepreneurial Mindset

  • Deep understanding of the qualities of a powerful and productive mindset

  • The transformative power of a focused mind

  • Developing an identity mindset to step into the version of you that you and your business need for your growth and fulfillment

  • Make informed decisions that reduce burnout and overwhelm

  • Evidence-based strategies to develop a powerful and productive mindset

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30 - 90 minutes

Influential LeadershipPersonal Empowerment

Influential Leadership

  • confidence

  • influential leadership

  • ending imposter syndrome

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30 - 90 minutes

Emotional IntelligenceLeadership Development

The EQ Advantage: Emotionally Smart Workplaces

  • Define Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and explain its impact on leadership effectiveness, team performance, and project success

  • Review data that indicates why a high EQ is just as important and effective as a high IQ as it relates to collaborations, cross-functional teams, and overall effectiveness within business objectives

  • Recognize self-awareness and self-regulation techniques to better lead under pressure to increase connection, support accountability, improve decision-making, and ensure project completion and excellence

  • Apply strategies and techniques for recognizing others’ emotions to maintain effective communication, efficient collaboration, along with trust and team building within in-person, virtual, and hybrid project teams

  • Implement emotionally intelligent communication practices to reduce conflict, enhance clarity, and improve stakeholder engagement across all phases of the project lifecycle

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45 - 90 minutes

Company ValuesLeadership Development

Values in Action: How to Make Decisions, Lead, and Live with Purpose

  • Identifying values

  • Understanding how to reach goals

  • Claiming the identity of who you are becoming

  • Creating company and/or personal values

  • Assisting companies in hiring a values fit

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30 minutes - half day




Frequently Asked Questions on Working With Connie

Absolutely! We can schedule pre-event planning calls to explore your needs to ensure the content matches your client's needs and desired outcomes.

When appropriate, I post on all my social media channels, share with my email list. I also will create a promotional video for you to share through all of your channels as well as for all attendees.

Of course I can and I do. I am a published author of four books, and I love a meet-and-greet!

I understand this. We can have a conversation to see how we can work together to find creative ways to make it a win-win.

Yes. Whatever I prepare for the opportunity is yours to have for attendees and registrants.

Happy to have you record my presentation. I just ask for a copy and to discuss how the recording will be shared before publishing.


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