Nina grabs you by the brain, pulls you in, and holds you there. She's a dramatic speaker and professional to the T. I think that her message, her energy, enthusiasm and quite frankly, her empathy helps individuals relate and get the message. Our leadership team enjoyed her so much that we brought her back for our annual meeting.
Nina Sossamon-Pogue
Rethinking Resilience, Motivation & Mindset for today's Hard-working Human
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Nina Sossamon-Pogue
Biography
Nina Sossamon-Pogue is a highly sought-after motivational speaker, renowned for her expertise in resilience, change management, and mental wellness. With a dynamic career spanning elite athletics, broadcast journalism, and executive leadership, Nina empowers audiences to navigate today’s unprecedented era of constant change, fueled by evolving technologies, vast data influxes, and machine learning.
As a USA Gymnast (1982–1984), Emmy-winning television news anchor (1992–2007), and hyper-growth tech executive (2007–2019, Benefitfocus), Nina has experienced success at the highest levels in sports, media, and corporate America. She is also no stranger to life’s most challenging moments, including an injury that ended her athletic career, a very public layoff, and a tragic car accident that thrust her into the headlines and tested her mental fortitude. Through these trials, she not only rebuilt but reached even greater heights, fueling her passion for helping others do the same.
Beyond the stage, Nina serves as CEO of her communications company, contributes to several non-profit boards, and passionately advocates for the Alzheimer’s Association. She was honored as a ‘Woman of Distinction’ by the state of South Carolina. Nina and her husband are proud parents of three adult children. Based in Charleston, SC, she travels the globe, inspiring people to overcome challenges, take control of their narratives, and achieve their greatest potential.
Nina Sossamon-Pogue
Featured Keynote Programs
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Taking On Life’s Challenges With Unapologetic Confidence.
A Session that delivers the Mindset, Motivation, and Tools to Navigate Today’s Unique Challenges.
Challenges are inevitable, but how we face them defines our success. In this powerful session, Nina unpacks why obstacles feel overwhelming, how our brains instinctively resist discomfort, and what it takes to turn adversity into an advantage. Blending science, stoicism, and storytelling, she reframes challenges as a catalyst for growth rather than a roadblock.
Audience Takeaways:
Understand the True Meaning of Resilience: Learn why how you get back up matters and how challenges shape your growth.
Learn THIS Framework to Handle Adversity of All Sizes: A science-backed, actionable approach to navigating challenges like a pro.
Discover the “Reverse Resume” Concept: Uncover the untold story of life’s challenges and setbacks; those transformative experiences beneath the surface that shape who you are and fuel your resilience.
Develop Practical Skills for Stress & Motivation: Gain strategies to manage stress, stay motivated, and maintain perspective, even in uncertain times.
Foster Collaboration: Walk away with insights to strengthen teamwork, build resilience, and confidently tackle your next challenge.
Let’s Do ‘THIS’
Navigating Change Like a Pro A Session that delivers the Mindset, Motivation, and Tools to Embrace Change with Confidence.
Change is constant, but our instinct to resist it holds us back. In this engaging and insightful session, Nina explores why change feels so difficult, how our brains and bodies react to uncertainty, and what we can do to rewire our response. Through a mix of neuroscience, stoicism, and personal storytelling, she shifts the narrative, showing audiences how to embrace change as an opportunity instead of fearing it.
Audience Takeaways:
Why Change Feels Hard - Understand the brain’s natural resistance to change and how to shift your perspective.
The THIS Framework for Navigating Change - A science-backed, actionable approach to handling change like a pro.
Resilience Redefined - Learn how to embrace change instead of fearing it, and develop a challenge-ready mindset.
Practical Strategies for Stress & Uncertainty - Gain tools to manage stress, stay motivated, and remain flexible in the face of change.
Stronger Together - Discover insights to foster teamwork, collaboration, and confidence during times of transition.
Resilience for High Achievers
The Secret to Sustained Success
Empowering Top Performers to Keep Leveling Up in a World That Never Slows Down
High achievers thrive on success, but the relentless pressure to perform can lead to burnout. In this eye-opening session, Nina introduces Excellence Exhaustion, a condition where the unending drive to surpass previous achievements, coupled with perpetual demands, leads to diminished productivity and well-being. Success isn’t just about pushing harder, it’s about building resilience, making this session essential for leaders, executives, and driven professionals striving for peak performance without burnout.
Audience Takeaways:
Recognize “Excellence Exhaustion” - Understand the hidden toll of nonstop achievement and learn how to prevent burnout.
Unlock the Power of Your Reverse Resume - Reframe setbacks and challenges as essential milestones in your success story.
Sustain Success Without Breaking Down - Gain Nina’s proven approach to navigating obstacles and staying in control.
Boost Productivity & Team Culture - Foster an environment where high performance and well-being go hand in hand.
Thrive Under Pressure - Develop a mindset and toolkit to tackle change with confidence, clarity, and resilience.
Nina Sossamon-Pogue
Featured Book
This Is Not 'The End': Strategies to Get You Through the Worst Chapters of Your Life
by Nina Sossamon-Pogue
This Is Not 'The End' helps those in a miserable part of a really crappy chapter in their life to see that their life is not ruined, and better days are ahead.
Nina Sossamon-Pogue, former world-class gymnast and award-winning television personality turned successful corporate executive, pulls from decades of high, lows, and public pain to write This Is Not 'The End'. It became the resource Nina needed when she thought her life was over and sometimes wished it was.
In This Is Not 'The End', Nina shares candid stories of her own journey toward healing after a series of traumatic events. She uses the wisdom gained from her experience, combined with proven and practical tips, to show those going through a difficult time how to:
- Figure out where to put this event in their head
- Create the script that will protect them in public
- Assess which people and places are helping or hurting them
- Learn how to look at a traumatic event as a fraction of their life story
- Understand that even the most public pain (television trucks on the front lawn) comes and goes
- Practice the mental gymnastics needed to get them to the next chapter (yes, there is a next chapter!)
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