Female Keynote Speaker Marilyn Sherman
Marilyn offers several highly engaging keynote topics that can transform your team’s perspective.
Her enthusiasm for success is contagious which is why she has become a nationally recognized keynote speaker and author.
Marilyn shares a heartwarming story of a young boy who showed courage and how a community came together with compassion and kindness to support him.
Life is a venue, are you in the balcony or the lobby just watching things happen? What does YOUR front row look like? Marilyn explains the basics of her philosophy.
Did you know that even FAKE laughter can make you feel better? Listen and laugh as Marilyn offers two quick things you can do right now to improve your life!
Most Requested Keynotes
FRONT-ROW SUCCESS®
How Top Performers Never Settle for Balcony Seats
Best for: opening and closing general sessions, all-company meetings, and annual conferences
Fresh energy. Stronger effort. Teams that bring their best
Most teams aren’t short on talent. They’re running on habit, and habit sets the ceiling. When people settle, effort flattens and expectations slip. Marilyn helps audiences see the standard they’ve drifted into, what it’s costing them, and how quickly they can raise it. Audiences discover how much is actually within their control, how their attitude shapes everyone around them, and why their best work is still ahead of them, so they come back ready to give more to the job and to each other.
Desired Outcomes: Increased sales, increased employee engagement, more motivated workforce, bigger results.
FRONT-ROW LEADERSHIP®
Leading So People Choose to Step Up
Best for: leadership development programs, emerging leader tracks, any team where accountability needs to spread
Leaders at every level. Accountability without reminders
The best thing about leadership is that you don’t need a title to lead. Marilyn believes the ultimate job of a leader is to illuminate the path for others to reach their own Front-Row, and she shows the whole room how. It’s funny, it’s inspiring, and it lands hardest on the people who never saw themselves as leaders. Audiences discover how much potential they already have, how good it feels to use it, and how far a team can go when everyone is lighting the way for somebody else.
Desired Outcomes: Stronger ownership, greater resiliency, a deeper leadership bench
Communicating for Results
From Conflict to Cooperation
Best for: cross-functional teams, service and sales organizations, department offsites
Braver conversations, Less tension, and Faster resolution
Workplace tension is high, and avoiding difficult conversations usually makes things worse. Marilyn gives leaders and teams practical tools to address issues directly, communicate clearly, and resolve conflict before it turns into drama, resentment, or disengagement.
Audiences discover what to say, when to say it, and how to say it so they can handle tough conversations with confidence, keep their cool under pressure, and bring people together instead of working around each other.
Desired Outcomes: Clearer communication, less conflict, and higher-performing teams.
EMBRACING CHANGE
Are You a Victim, Vacationer, or Volunteer?
Best for: Organizations navigating change: new leadership, mergers, new systems, or rapid growth
People aren’t resistant to change. They’re resistant to not knowing why. Managers are good at explaining what’s changing, but as Marilyn says, don’t forget the why in the what. When the why goes missing, people fill in the blank themselves, and nobody ever fills it in with good news. Three characters show up whenever that happens, and the room recognizes every one of them, including the one in the mirror. Audiences discover how to ask for the why, how to give it, and how much easier change gets when nobody’s guessing.
Desired outcomes: Faster adoption, stronger commitment, change that lasts.