Themes

Baby Boomers - Impact on Employment Trends

Career Burn-out – Is it too late to save your career?

Career Advancement – Don’t Make Assumptions

Change Management - Managing Life’s Transitions

About

Career Catalyst and Coach: Proven management style coach for over 1000 mid-level to senior executives, and professionals. Over the past 18 years Pam has been asked to speak and share insights she has gained, not only in her own transition and personal growth, but what she has learned from helping others. In 2005, she wrote "Your Next 25 Years," created to help individuals design a lifestyle that fit their specific needs. In 2003 she established, The Venné Group.
She has been quoted in nationally syndicated articles on executive coaching, how career transitions impact families, and retirement.

Areas of Expertise:
• Maintaining valuable but plateaued employees
• Organizational development coaching
• Enhancing executive performance
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Texas

Typical Engagements:
• Improving communication, interpersonal and leadership style
• Developing leadership pipeline - High potential employees
• Fine-tuning impact and influence with senior team
• Overcoming a stalled career inside a company
• Increasing leadership ability and presence
• Recognizing perception by others
• Maximizing work – life potential
• Building relationships
• Transitioning careers
• Speaking


Biographical:
Pam led the HR team for a national food manufacturing division of The Southland Corporation (7-Eleven). During her 12 years in this role she positioned company resources to support significant growth and cultural change through succession planning and leadership initiatives. Her behind the scenes coaching efforts made considerable impact on senior staff who improved their leadership style and interpersonal impact.

After a 25% staff reduction at Southland, she was hired as VP at a regional boutique specializing in coaching senior executives. Because of her outstanding results, Pam was recruited into another entrepreneurial consulting firm to help build their executive coaching practice.

Pam received her MA degree in counseling from Amberton University and Bachelor’s Degree from North Central College in Naperville, IL.

Assets

a. Overview: Pam uses personal stories and humor to address some of life’s tough career issues. Her unique way of bringing personal struggles to life makes you realize that you are not alone. With this acknowledgement the audience lets out a group sigh and is ready to absorb the message Pam has to convey. She delivers with energy and absolutely knows the topic she is addressing as she has lived it. She not only survived but thrived and wants to share those career secrets with you!

b. Specifics: Having spent the last 18 years in outplacement and coaching Pam knows the relevant issues companies, employees and applicants are facing today and recommends solutions and actions. She is well respected in the areas of:
i. Career Transition Coaching
ii. Leadership Skills Development
iii. Retirement Lifestyle Planning
She will tell you what she has experienced and learned through her own and others’ mistakes.

c. Takeaways: Not only will you have a thought provoking experience you will have specific exercises to use as you leave the presentation.

Rave Reviews

Enthusiasm – “She was excited about the subject and that made all the difference in what I got out of it.” “Her openness and energy pulled me right into the topic. Powerful presentation.” “Pam conveyed positive energy, attitude and respect towards various comments made during her presentation.” “The exercises she includes are great!”

Very informative – “Great overview of the current retiree demographic and issues in America.” “I especially liked the depth of knowledge and enthusiasm Pam has in this area.” “Thought provoking!” “Pam is apparently an ‘expert’. I like the fact that she was so well prepared and organized. She is delightful to listen to.”

Participative – “I appreciated Pam’s expertise, enthusiasm and encouragement for us to participate actively. Made the learning experience more powerful.” “Encouraged discussion where appropriate.” “Related specific examples to our lives. I was glad to know I was not the only one experiencing those emotions and concerns.”

Flexible – “Great use of visual aids and allowed individual input.” “Handouts kept us focused on discussion.” “Pam was great at drawing commends from the group.” “She tailored her delivery to our specific group. Not everyone can do that.”