Victoria Labalme
- Creative Communications Strategist
- Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker
Victoria Labalme Speaker Biography
Victoria Labalme is a master at helping people at all levels dramatically elevate their ability to communicate, connect, come alive . . . and win over the people they serve.
Her results-driven approach offers a strategic blend of art and business that taps into her decades of performing arts experience: HBO, Caroline’s on Broadway, comedy clubs, television, one-woman shows and documentary films.
Her creative projects have received critical acclaim from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, BBC, CBS, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Good Morning America.
A member of the Speaker Hall of Fame, Victoria is known for her customized Keynote Performances and workshops around the world. Her proprietary systems and strategies have been embraced by top teams at more than 700 organizations including Starbucks, Microsoft, PayPal, Verizon, Coca-Cola, Chase, L’Oreal, Oracle, Lowe’s, the World Bank, universities, cultural institutions, and not-for-profits.
Through her Rock The Room® and High Performance Communications coaching, She is a trusted consultant to hundreds of elite individuals, top teams, and C-suite executives at global brands, helping them knock their presentations out of the park for high-stakes meetings, calls, pitches, keynotes, and video communications—both virtual and live.
Victoria is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, as well as the founder of Risk Forward®, Rock The Room® and High Performance Communications. In addition to her keynotes, she offers a full suite of learning experiences, courses, workshops, and consulting.
To learn more or check availability for Victoria Labalme, contact Executive Speakers Bureau at (901) 754-9404.
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Leading Teams That Win
COMMUNICATE > CONNECT > COME ALIVE
There is no question the world has changed.
Leaders are faced with an ever-evolving work landscape. You may have restructured parts of the organization, developed new systems and brought on new people.
There’s so much possibility.
Given all this, how can people adapt to change and lead effectively?
How can they inspire teamwork, foster resilience, and win together?
Now more than ever, it’s essential to Risk Forward.
The most successful companies, creative endeavors, individuals and organizations are those who have the courage to go where others have not been before.
In this keynote, your leaders will learn how to:
-Shift mindsets to see change as opportunity
-Go beyond what’s been done before
-Inspire the people they lead to tap into their own courage, confidence and capabilities
-Be customer-centric and client-focused
-Empower & engage their teams; dramatically improve teamwork
-Improve connection and collaboration
-Embrace new possibilities, opportunities and even AI disruption
-Discover how to inspire team members
-Listen like a true leader with 3V Listening Skills
-Foster a culture of resilience, wellness and psychological safety
-Bring out the best in others
-Encourage innovation and “Risking Forward”
Participants will leave with immediately applicable tools— empowered to lead confidently, engage their teams and achieve remarkable results.
Using skills she developed through 25 years of professional stage, screen, and comedy performances, Victoria leverages her background—from Broadway to Hollywood and C-suites to top sales teams—to share her proprietary systems that have led to stunning results around the world.
RISK FORWARD®… and Rock Your Sales
COLLABORATE > CONNECT > COME ALIVE
There’s no question the sales, consulting, and advising landscape has changed:
hybrid work environments, shifting market conditions, AI disruption, and increasing competition.
What do your people need now?
The ability to take action
. . .to innovate
. . .to Risk Forward.
Now more than ever, to win out over the competition, it’s critical to develop people’s courage, confidence, competence, and communication skills.
The most successful sales professionals are those who go the distance; who tap into their own hidden genius; and who approach their work with authenticity, integrity, and a true commitment to serving the needs of their customer/client.
Based on your specific needs, your sales team members will learn to:
-Being customer-centric
-Use the hybrid model of virtual + live to their advantage
-Stand out from the competition
-Express their value proposition
-Listen effectively with 3V Listening Skills
-Engage prospects and clients in a unique and compelling way
-Be innovative
-Maximize your current selling/consulting systems
-Select and tell stories to help close the sale
-Harness courage
-Increase confidence
-Shift mindsets to see change as opportunity
-Be the person people buy from, remember, and refer
Using skills she developed through 25 years of professional stage, screen, and comedy performances, Victoria leverages her background—from Broadway to Hollywood and C-suites to top sales teams—to share her proprietary systems that have led to stunning results around the world.
RISK FORWARD®
COLLABORATE > CONNECT > COME ALIVE
Ideal for Opening & Closing Your Event
Whether you need a keynote to kick things off and set the tone for the days ahead . . .
. . . or whether you need someone to send everyone off with a positive outlook, empowered, emboldened and eager to take on the challenges ahead
. . . Victoria is the perfect choice.
Based on your specific event vision, Victoria will incorporate shrewd insights and practical take-aways that your attendees can use the very next day . . . and for the weeks and months ahead.
Possible themes include:
-Inspiring and Motivating
-Collaborating
-Winning as a Team
-Being Customer-Centric
-Embracing New Opportunities
-Listening Skills
-Staying Relevant & Innovating
-Being Resilient
-“Risking Forward”
Custom-crafting each keynote, Victoria will immerse herself in your organization, collaborate closely with your events team, study your website and materials, share content options to get your input, show up early, and weave in the specifics you want and need to make sure she knocks it out of the park
Using skills she developed through 25 years of professional stage, screen, and comedy performances, Victoria leverages her background—from Broadway to Hollywood and from C-Suites to world class organizations—to share her proprietary systems and strategies that have led to stunning results around the world.
COLLABORATE > CONNECT > COME ALIVE
Having guided advisors, agents, staff and teams for close to 20 years, in this engaging keynote Victoria shares specific, immediately applicable tools she’s taught her top clients to help them dramatically improve their business performance.
This inspiring and tactical keynote will shine a light on select business essentials that are too often overlooked and ignored, and which can either create—or cost you—key relationships and incalculable dollars.
Based on your intended event outcomes and the length of time Victoria is allotted, takeaways may include:
-The #1 tool to communicate with impact, anywhere, anytime
-The biggest mistake most advisors and staff make…and how to avoid it
-How to improve the outcome of any client interaction using the KDF framework
-How to up-level effectiveness with 3V listening skills
-Two moments you can’t afford to blow (and what to do instead)
-How to reconnect (and help clients reconnect) with what really matters
-20 Top Traits of a Successful Advisor
Using skills she developed through 25 years of professional stage, screen, and comedy performances, Victoria leverages her background—from Broadway to Hollywood and from C-Suites to world class organizations—to share her proprietary systems and strategies that have led to stunning results around the world.
With gripping storytelling, comedic highlights, and custom-crafted content, Victoria brings decades of stage mastery to your event.
Attendees are laughing, learning and taking notes. They’ll be captivated . . . profoundly touched . . . and emotionally moved.
