Nina Sossamon-Pogue Speaking Fee, Schedule, Bio & Contact Details

Nina Sossamon-Pogue

Rethinking Resilience, Motivation & Mindset for today's Hard-working Human

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Charleston, SC

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 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!)

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.

Chair Tranzon Driggers

Nina connected with our group from the start and her message really resonated with our operators. I love that she gave them practical and tangible things, like tools in a tools box, that they could take home and put into practice in their own life and business, without reading a book or having to study. She is professional, polished, and prepared. She knocked it out of the park.

Chick-fil-a

I enjoy working with Nina. I appreciate her professionalism and ability to adapt to changes. She's prepared, adds value, and always ends on time. I told her she could go into business coaching other speakers on how to work with a group. Our audience feedback on Nina was full of words like amazing, encouraging, inspirational and some listed Nina's presentation as their favorite of the event.

Maher Group non-profit/trade association consulting and management.

Nina was great! We really appreciated her ability to adjust on the fly for us. People in our SHRM community are still talking about Nina's presentation weeks later. What resonated with me personally, was seeing the THIS's in different sizes. I have thought about that visual several times in the past few weeks.

Arkansas SHRM

Nina has the ability to make you laugh, cry, and think all at the same time. Her authentic and vulnerable way of connecting with our team drove the message home. Resilience is a muscle we all flex daily, and Nina brought the team an easy way to accept and navigate.

As our keynote speaker, Nina gave insightful alternatives in handling difficult situations, whether large or seemingly small. Her high energy and informative delivery kept our group enthralled and wanting more. I honestly believe that our people left our conference motivated to look at life experiences in a little more positive light. Working with Nina in the lead up to and at the actual event was an absolute joy!

SCACEE

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