Judi Holler | Author, Entrepreneur and Improviser

Judi Holler

Author, Entrepreneur and Improviser

Judi Holler
Biography

 

Judi Holler is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, podcaster, and entrepreneur who imagines a world where the word regret has been eliminated from the conversation.

For the last decade, Judi has built an enterprise that includes a robust keynote speaking business, a top 4% podcast on iTunes, and a publishing arm that has created a line of personal development products that has gotten the attention of clients like Four Seasons, Ford Motor Company, Marriott, Bank of America, T-Mobile, The Boston Red Sox, The Ritz Carlton, and more.

Judi’s professional accomplishments have earned her praise with Forbes and Success Magazine mentions. Additionally, her podcast, “Yes, And” with Judi Holler, highlights her professional improv training as an alumnus of Second City’s Conservatory in Chicago, bringing thought-provoking ideas and inspiring weekly interviews to help elevate your mindset and take more confident action.

Each year Judi speaks on stages around the United States and beyond to audiences of 10 - 10,000, sharing the power of the CEO mindset with her thought-provoking and captivating keynote speeches.

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The Transformational Power of You
Create Environments Where Everyone Thrives, Starting With You

A Post Covid employee culture survey, curated by McKinsey, looked at the Top 3 factors driving both attrition and retention in the workforce today. The number one factor driving employee retention was love.

Yep, you read that right. Love.

So, if love is the door standing between your organization now and where you want your organization to be, this makes you the unlock.

The problem? Organizations mistakenly assume managers have an endless capacity to take on personnel and company demands. Or that because they are paid more, they should be able to weather the storms and burdens that come with the job. But leaders are not immune to stress and fatigue. Like anyone, they need reinforcement, appreciation, and balance.

Without these things, no amount of pay will decrease burnout; higher salaries and the pressure that comes with leadership positions make it worse. It's time to step up and help our leaders thrive. Because when leaders don't thrive, their employees, teams, and organizations won't either.*

Participants will take away the following:
* Tools to reduce burnout and come off autopilot
* The ability to embrace uncertainty
* Empowering ways to support individuality
* Get more out of work
* Strengthen the workplace culture and community

*2023 Global Culture Report by O.C. Tanner Institute

Best Audience: This talk is designed for leaders across all industries, focusing on those seeking to retain talent, build trust, and leave a legacy.

Balanced by Design
5 Habits Fear Uses to Keep You "Crazy Busy"

BREAKOUT SESSION (can also be customized as a keynote speech as needed)

Best Audience: Sales Teams, Women, Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Direct Sales Organizations, Hospitality Companies, Associations

Length – 60-90 minutes

Non-explicit – Clean language

This session is designed to build off the work in my best selling book, Fear Is My Homeboy® and is a tactical extension of my signaure keynote speeches. This session will empower participants how to take action by getting rid of the energy sucking tasks draining their lives. Participants will learn how focus + action can get you more of want you really want, FREEDOM!

Participants will take-a-way the following:
Tools to provide more focus and increase sales, productivity, and balance.
A different perspective on discomfort and embracing failure.
Powerful ways to say now and feel less guilt about it.
How to get more done in LESS time.
Why goal-focused planning will change your life.
High-Performance Habits that will help you maximize productivity.
How to get out of the “cycle of suck” and back in control
This session comes with individual handouts, custom take-a-ways, and a session tool kit so participants have tangible items to keep the learning going!

Everyday Improviser
Ditch the Script and Fall in Love With Failure

Throughout history, the biggest misconception about improv theater is that improvisers just wing it. And that couldn’t be any further from the truth. It is the preparation and the adoption of a CEO mindset that allows an improviser to think on their feet and make confident decisions.

The formal definition of improv is two or more people collaborating and environments of uncertainty with the common goal of creating a solution. Sound familiar?

The improv mindset will build confidence in individuals, and teams, so they can turn obstacles into opportunities and remain flexible inside of disruption. Fear isn’t something to be afraid of; neither is failure. Both are incredible data streams that illuminate the path toward innovation, confidence, and true collaboration. The problem is that most of us remain in our comfort zones because we are afraid to take risks leaving us with loads of regret.

This interactive keynote is designed to help participants use the experimental ideas from the improv theatre and apply them to the unscripted stage of everyday life.
When you start thinking like a CEO, you will begin to transform the quality of your work and your life. 

Participants will take away the following:
• Better collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Tools to feel more confident taking risks
• he ability to stay agile in the ever-changing world and work environment
• A CEO mindset that will elevate performance and get results

Judi’s work is always collaborative and interactive. This keynote builds off the big ideas in Judi’s best-selling book. Fear is My Homeboy®. 

The Discomfort Zone
Fall in Love with Failure and Embrace Disruption

Best Audience: Sales Teams, Leadership Teams, Direct Selling Organizations, Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Hospitality Companies, Associations

Length – 60-minutes

Non-explicit – Clean language

This keynote is designed to empower participants to get more comfortable in uncomfortable situations. The core curriculum in this keynote will help particpants navigate change, manage fear, take more risks, and understand what it really takes to be brave.

Participants will take-a-way the following:
5 mindset shifts required for manging discomfort.
The secret to becoming “pandemic-proof”.
Tools to help you take action and empower your team.
A sneak peek into the world of improv theatre.
The #1 way to take more risks without fearing failure.
Creative ways to stay relevant and sell more.
Session comes with custom take-a-ways and a session tool kit so participants have tangible items to take home with them, or back into the office, so they can stay focused on results.

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Featured Book

Fear Is My Homeboy: How to Slay Doubt, Boss Up, and Succeed on Your Own Termsby Judi Holler

Fear Is My Homeboy: How to Slay Doubt, Boss Up, and Succeed on Your Own Terms

by Judi Holler
AMAZON BESTSELLER IN ANXIETIES & PHOBIAS

In Fear Is My Homeboy, author Judi Holler has a message: It's time to stop letting fear boss you around so you can start leveling up personally and professionally. This is a book for people who believe that they deserve more. Holler focuses on helping the reader shut down self-doubt so they can start taking action. After reading this book Judi promises that you will get braver, bolder, and more confident in your natural-born badassery.

Inspired by her improv theatre background at The Second City Training Center's Conservatory in Chicago and building off her decade of speaking, sales, and marketing experience, in addition to her current role as a business owner, Holler's book is your own personal life coach and cheerleader. In it she shares valuable, actionable advice on how to accept&and even embrace&fear, so readers can start to live more balanced, successful, and fulfilling lives. Holler's mission: to stop fear from stealing your opportunities so you can start connecting in powerful and profitable ways.

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