Connie Podesta is a highly qualified keynote speaker and consultant with expertise in sales, communication, leadership and team building. Podesta is the founder, CEO, owner, and president of Connie Podesta Presents, a company that focuses on helping organizations and individuals achieve their goals by fostering collaboration, creativity, and consensus from the corner office to the front line. Podesta holds a Master’s degree in Human Relations & Counseling from Eastern Connecticut State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Speech and Communications from Northern Illinois University. Podesta is a former co-founder of the Kick Butt With Class Speaker Extravaganza and a former keynote speaker at many events including Sales, Like You've Never Heard It Before!, How To Get People On Board, Stand Out from the Crowd and Blow Away the Competition, and Leadership, Like You've Never Heard It Before! Podesta is known for challenging audiences to defy limited thinking, take bold action, push past excuses, and move beyond complacency to thrive in today's 24/7 world.