Thank you for being our keynote speaker at our System's Women of Achievement Awards Reception. your message was empowering and positively affected everyone.
Mary Foley
An AOL Insider Who Cracked the Code to Outrageous Success for Women
Featured Topics
Fee Range
$7,500Travels From
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Mary Foley
Biography
Mary Foley has been increasing her own sanity, confidence and fun since her freshman year in engineering at Virginia Tech. Thankfully, her university experience didn't put her over the edge, but it did cause her to search for a career she loved. She didn't anticipate she would find it as an $8 an hour customer service rep at then-unknown America Online.
During Mary's 10 year AOL career she thrived on the company's intense hyper-growth, being promoted four times and becoming the company's first head of corporate training. Even while experiencing success, her sanity was tested again and again. She survived six layoffs, a difficult marriage, and bumped her head on the glass ceiling (even though she's only 5' 2" tall).
Not satisfied to settle, Mary reached deep inside to find her inner courage - the bodaciousness - to reinvent her life. That decision set her on a path where she has never looked back. She went on to earn a Master's degree in Organization Development, became co-owner of a human resources company, started her own company, and wrote her first book, all by the age of 36.
Today, Mary is the author of three books, a popular national speaker, and former co-host of the Girlfriend We Gotta Talk! radio show. Her latest book, Live Like Your Nail Color, Even If You Have Naked Nails became an instant Amazon bestseller. Now, instead of solving engineering problems Mary inspires women with practical advice to create sanity for their lives and confidence for their careers - all while having a bit of fun!
Mary is an active member of many local and national organizations including the National Speaker's Association (NSA) and the American Business Women's Association (ABWA). In 2010, she was honored as the ABWA Richmond Business Woman of the Year. Mary has appeared on the cover of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and spoofed on the E! Entertainment TV Show The Soup.
Spoofed or not, Mary takes life in stride, declaring "Wearing red nail polish really helps!"
Mary Foley
Featured Keynote Programs
A Little Testosterone Goes a Long Way
Can you be female and be effective in the workplace? Mary says “yes!” This is a great topic for audiences who want to understand how to be effective in the work place without sacrificing being female. Effective male and female workplace behaviors are included.
I Want to Live Like My Nail Color
This is a great topic for audiences who want to have fun and feel fully alive as a woman! Mary talks about what it means to be audacious . . . courageous . . . and bodacious! “I Want to Live Like My Nail Color” inspires audiences with its humorous, uplifting, and empowering message.
It's Who Knows You
Creating Deliberate Relationships for Your Bodacious Career
Mary started as an $8 an-hour Customer Service rep at America Online, and rose through the ranks to become AOL’s first head of corporate training! How did she do it? Mary shares how to leverage relationships for career growth, strategies for creating career-building relationships, and an "anyone can do it" approach to networking.
My Job is Great, Except for the People
Proactively Resolving Conflict for Your Bodacious Career
This is a great topic for audiences who want to understand how to proactively resolve conflict in the work place. It can be done when you employ Mary’s six steps. Powerful!
Mary Foley
Featured Reviews
Find Similar Speakers Overcoming Adversity
How Do You Choose the BEST Speaker for Your Event?
We’ve had 30 years and 40,000 events to perfect the process—and we’ll do it for free.