Meet Keynote Speaker Marilyn Sherman, who has spent years motivating and inspiring audiences to get out of their comfort zone and get a front-row seat in life. After starting her career in corporate America, she is now seen as the go-to motivational keynote speaker for corporate and association markets that want their people to improve their morale, teamwork, and communication skills and ultimately achieve more results. With her background as a training officer for a major finance company, Marilyn honed her skills to motivate audiences who are often hard to motivate. With her engaging, and fun personality, Marilyn connects with her audiences immediately and delivers content that they can immediately use when they get back to their office.
What’s the one leadership quality you must have to build a successful team?
Recently, I had the honor of being in the presence of Colonel Jason Glynn, the commander of Nellis Air Force Base. When I asked him that question, he didn’t hesitate for a second.
He said, “Trust.”
What lessons can you learn from loss? Today marks one year since I lost my beloved Frenchie—my husband of 20 years, my partner, my cheerleader, and the one who brought endless joy and laughter into my life.
This past year has been an extraordinary journey through grief, and in the spirit of honoring him, I want to share three lessons I’ve learned from this excruciating year, that went by extremely fast.
The true key to being both a great leader and a great networker isn’t found in strategies, scripts, or even titles. It’s found in something simple yet powerful: curiosity. I recently heard Michael Dominguez, President and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International, speak about networking
This week, I had the privilege of hearing a phenomenal speaker at a leadership conference—Kath Koschel, founder of The Kindness Factory. Her story and message moved me deeply, and I knew it would be the perfect inspiration for today’s Front-Row Friday.
In this day of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT threatening to take over jobs in the workplace, my message for this Front-Row Friday is simple: never underestimate the power of human connection. We need it now more than ever.
The famous comedian, game show host, and talk show icon Steve Harvey learned a life-changing lesson when he was just a boy—and it’s a message worth remembering today. When Steve was in grade school, his teacher asked the class to write down their biggest dream.
How big is your obstacle?
When you’re in the middle of a challenge, it can feel massive, like a mountain that would be a challenge to climb. But what if the obstacle isn’t as big as it seems? Sometimes, all it takes is a shift in perspective.
How do you react when one of your friends—or even a competitor—achieves success? Do you celebrate them, or do you secretly feel a twinge of jealousy? It’s natural to feel envy when someone else gets the recognition, the promotion, or the opportunity you wanted.
Sometimes the road to our front-row isn’t smooth. There will be detours—unexpected turns, setbacks, and challenges that test us. But here’s the truth: you don’t have to walk that road alone.
Self-worth is. Self-worth is that deep, unshakable belief that you are worthy of love, worthy of your seat at the table, and worthy of success — not because of what you’ve done, but because of who you are.