Traci Austin
Permission to Live Your Life Now. Not Then. | Lead with clarity| Grow with intention.
Travels from Madison WI, USA
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Speaks on:
Leadership Development
Employee Engagement
Performance Management
Personal Growth
Career Development
Coaching Skills
Speaks to:
Associations & Membership Orgs
Corporate Teams & Enterprises
Nonprofits & NGOs
Small & Medium Businesses (SMBs)
Formats:
Training
Breakout
Keynote
Workshop
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Key Audience Outcomes
Participants gained actionable strategies to implement in both their professional and personal lives.
Attendees felt inspired and equipped to foster a culture of gratitude and open communication within their organizations.
Many attendees felt empowered to shift their leadership style and improve employee engagement.
Traci's Bio
Traci Austin, MPA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, PCC (ICF) I've spent 20+ years inside the industries most leadership programs ignore — manufacturing, construction, trades, and transportation. I founded Elevated Talent Consulting because I believe that the leaders doing the hardest, most essential work deserve coaching that speaks their language and meets them where they actually are. As an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), I hold the ethical commitments of the ICF Code of Conduct as foundational, not optional — that means you can expect unwavering confidentiality, an honest partnership, and a relationship built on your goals, not my agenda.
Private
Varies based on date, location, and engagement type
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Traci Offers the Following Talks
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BECOMING: The Science of Writing Your Life Forward
Understand the neuroscience of written goals and why the bucket list isn't optional — it's a leadership tool
Learn the And/Both Method: four steps that move high achievers from complaint to request, from wanting to allowing
Leave with a 7-day journal practice that produces measurable shifts in mindset and momentum within one week
Reframe 'must be nice' from resentment into the clearest signal of what they actually want
Give themselves permission — right now, not then — to pursue the life and leadership they've been deferring
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30 minutes - half day
Lead Forward, Live Forward: The And/Both Leadership Experience
Build a personal bucket list that integrates work ambition with life vision — not as separate domains, but as one
Apply the And/Both Method to current leadership challenges using the four-step framework
Use the Tough Talk Blueprint to resolve a real communication challenge they're currently facing
Leave with a 90-day action plan with specific written goals, daily allows, and clear requests
Access the 7-day And/Both journal challenge to maintain momentum after the session
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half day
Stop Complaining, Start Requesting: The Tough Talk Blueprint
Master the Tough Talk Blueprint: a four-step framework for turning complaints into productive leadership conversations
Identify the hidden need beneath any team conflict or communication breakdown
Apply the complaint-to-request reframe in real workplace scenarios — field, shop floor, and office
Build a culture of accountability without micromanagement
Leave with ready-to-use tools: Reframing Worksheet, Tough Talk Audit, Action Plan Template
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The Culture of Gratitude
Define and assess a “culture of gratitude” within their organization.
Apply the three stages of gratitude (recognize, appreciate, acknowledge) to leadership practices.
Identify measurable impacts of gratitude on employee engagement and mental health.
Use the Five Ways to Implement Gratitude in daily work routines.
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60 minutes - full day
Driving Sustainable Accountability
Define what a culture of accountability looks like at the personal, team, and organizational level.
Apply the Five Steps to an Accountable Workplace to real business scenarios.
Identify and address blockers to accountability, including role misalignment and unclear expectations.
Align business strategy with individual performance goals to improve engagement and retention.
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60 minutes - full day
Leadership Development Program
Increased success of leaders in position using the length of time, productivity, and staff retention metrics.
Increased cohesion of the teams these leaders manage as they are now equipped with tools to overcome challenges and enroll their team in problem- solving and decision-making.
Effective problem-solving as a leader and driving positive change through innovation
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full day
Audience Feedback on Traci
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Traci will expose your teams weaknesses and teach you how to build cohesion. Our team is walking away from this seeing more of the human element of each other, and with the tools to build cohesion, trust, conflict, commitment, accountability, and results! 10 out of 10 would recommend this training for your team!
Alberto Lopez
It’s been very dinamic, and I’m sure it will be helpful for us as a team. I had my doubts in the very beginning but now I understand what important can be the opinion of the others and the work in group. I hope what we learned can be used in the future to improve our production and our relationship too.
Attendee
Traci gave an excellent presentation on accountability and leadership in the workplace. She was clear, engaging and provided actionable insights. I got a lot of value out of her presentation and I’m looking forward to applying what I learned in my own business.
Richard Dunton
Best keynote of the whole conference. Excellent, clear presentation. Helped to have key elements of the process repeated in slides, discussion, examples, and sum-up. Packaged well and the right size in terms of concept and fundamental principles. Thank you!
Cameron Clapper
This was a great overall explanation on the importance of performace evaluations and included many tips and insights on how to make the evaluation process more consistent (monthly one-on-one meetings), and more engaging and more meaningful for the employee.
Jennifer Dylik
The training focuses on developing stronger leadership habits like giving clear feedback, understanding different communication styles, and holding yourself and others accountable. It’s helped me step into leadership with more confidence and structure.
Attendee
This course is useful in both work and home. Tracing makes this a fun and interactive way to learn about the differences in people. How they operate well or where they may have difficulties, and providing tools to work through those areas
Tiffany
The session was very engaging regarding accountability for both others and yourself. How to engage accountability across all platforms and examples of what that looked like. Letting individuals understand their impact of their actions.
Attendee
Traci was great to listen to. She has a lot of knowledge around expressing gratitude in the workplace, or even at home. Her passion for the topic shines through and makes you get excited to take on some of the small things she does.
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Frequently Asked Questions on Working With Traci
What should I know about working with you?
Partnering with me means more than a keynote- it's real impact built on real experience. I have 20+ years of experience in HR, leadership development, and ICF Professional Certified Coach credential. I bring a propriety framework (The And/Both Method), high energy, and zero fluff.
What's included in your fee?
My standard keynote fee covers pre-event consultation, tailored presentation, delivery, and light follow-up resources. Travel is additional. Let's talk about what's right for your event.
Can you customize your presentation for our specific audience and event theme?
Always. Whether I'm speaking to a corporate leadership team, a women's professional organization, a trades association, or an entrepreneurial group, I tailor tone, language, stories, and examples to make it land.
Will I receive post-event materials (slides, recordings, handouts)?
The 7-day And/Both Journal (digital) is included for all keynote audiences. Workshop fees include The And/Both Journal Kit (physical), the Tough Talk Blueprint workbook, and a 90-day action plan template.