Bio

Meet Debbie Peterson, a dynamic speaker and consultant who helps her audiences and clients harness the power of their thoughts to make a bigger impact in their careers, businesses, and lives. Through her speaking and consulting business, Debbie travels the country, empowering professionals with the tools and strategies to go all in on who they are, what they do, and how they consistently show up to level up in their leadership and life! 

As a result of Debbie's programming, participants consistently report being more focused, having increased momentum, and experiencing the motivation to get into action. Debbie is an accomplished author with her book Clarity: How Smart Professionals Create Career Success on Their Terms and is the host of the Getting to Clarity Podcast. She is also a professional member of the National Speakers Association and proudly earned the Certified Speaking Professional Designation in 2023, an achievement earned by 17% of professional speakers worldwide.  

When she's not empowering others to make a bigger impact on what’s most important, Debbie can be found boycotting winter and chasing sunshine from Pennsylvania to Florida each year with her husband, Tom.

Speaking Topics:

The Clarity Compass: The Roadmap to Make a Bigger Impact in Your (Leadership, Career, Business, Team)

Can you imagine having a clear and focused compass to guide you through the complexities of your career?

Debbie's unique Clarity Compass Framework does just that, serving as the foundation of this program. This framework is built on your answers to five essential questions, each crucial for guiding you toward playing bigger and making a greater impact in your leadership and life.

In this highly interactive session, Debbie will introduce you to her Impact-Driven Philosophy. Discover the mindset that allows you to stop wasting time and make the impact you want. 

Together, we will take steps toward:

• Clearly defining your vision for your career, leadership, or business.
• Understanding what amplifies your influence and clarifies your decision-making process to create more impact.
• Creating a plan that turns your vision into actionable steps so you walk out and know where to start.
• Building relationships and networks that can accelerate your progress and success, personally and professionally.

Join Debbie and discover how you can make more of a clear impact in your career because you are “all in” on who you are, what you do, and how you consistently show up to make a bigger impact at your organization without sacrificing who you are in the process!

The Secret to Exceptional Mentorship

Are you ready to unleash the full potential of mentoring in your organization?

This thought-provoking program will challenge your assumptions about mentoring and reveal the subtle nuances that can make all the difference. You'll discover how to put this powerful tool to work for your organization, gain clarity on different mentorship methods, and leave with a system that empowers your employees to grow and thrive with mentoring. 

In this highly interactive session, we will:

• Dispel the myths of mentoring and explore methods that provide significant value for employees and their organizations.
• Learn how to identify what needs to be in place for a successful mentoring relationship to take place.
• Create a mentoring plan to implement for themselves and their employees as soon as they return to work. 

Through a combination of expert insights and real-world examples, you'll learn how to build an effective mentoring program that drives results and helps your organization stay resilient. Take advantage of this opportunity to harness the power of mentoring and include it as part of your talent retention strategies today!

Clarity in Communication: How to Show Up as Your Best Self for Clients, Customers, & Colleagues

Unlock the power of effective communication for you and your team with this interactive and transformative program that takes your communication to the next level. From discovering the common obstacles to communication to learning the habits of the most successful communicators, this program is the key to building strong and collaborative relationships in the modern workforce.

In this highly interactive session, we will discover:

• Strategies to improve rapport, credibility, and influence with your co-workers, colleagues, and clients. 
• A tool to connect with anyone, no matter their communication style.
• A way to explore your own authenticity to show up confidently as the best self in your professional life. 

Tap into the power of your career and leadership aspirations by delving into the secrets of clear communication. Join me and uncover the hidden strategies to communicate with Clarity, Confidence, and Connection. Join me for this chance to transform your communication skills and see the profound benefits in your leadership and life.

Lead Yourself First

Authenticity is the bedrock of becoming an empowered leader, but what gets in the way of your leaders showing up personally and professionally as their authentic selves, especially in their leadership?

As an organization, authenticity is the key to building the foundation of trust necessary to strengthen your existing leaders and help to create an atmosphere where collaboration, creativity, and communication thrive. So, instead of “bracing yourself” for another year of the revolving door of talent, introduce this critical element that’s missing from many businesses but can help your business stay resilient no matter the circumstances. 

In this highly interactive program, you will discover:

• the roadblocks that keep them from harnessing their true power at work. 
• practical strategies for discovering their authentic leadership potential and inspiring others to achieve their best. 
• their inner clarity of direction to align their choices with their core beliefs for unwavering success. 

Participants will leave inspired and with actionable steps for implementing these strategies in their leadership journey. Whether you're a seasoned leader or just starting, this session will provide valuable insights and tools for taking you and your leadership to the next level.