MARY JANE MAPES, CSP – Leadership Keynote Speeches

Clients who book motivational speaker Mary Jane Mapes for a leadership keynote speech benefit from an educational and inspiring experience. Mary Jane is masterful at tailoring every leadership keynote to the client and the organization. She holds the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation and is one of only three people to have ever been granted the Charles Leadership Award by the National Speakers Association - Michigan Chapter for outstanding leadership. For the multitudes that have heard her speak, Mary Jane is known for her powerful storytelling ability that allows her to transport her audience into the picture and leave them with unforgettable insights into the dynamics of human relationships—the bedrock of true leadership. Her storytelling ability, along with her infectious energy, humor, authenticity, and interaction with the audience, has made her a rare speaker whose messages are memorable for years to come.

LEADERSHIP KEYNOTE SPEECHES

You CAN Teach a Pig to Sing

This leadership keynote is based on Mary Jane's newest book, You CAN Teach a Pig to Sing – Create Great Relationships…with Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime, Anywhere. In this insightful and motivational leadership keynote speech, you will discover the secrets to building extraordinary relationships with employees, customers, colleagues, or members of your own family.

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People, Performance & Productivity

Develop your leadership ability to become a people-reader. Consider this: Have you ever wondered why the person in the cubicle next to you finds it necessary to communicate via email even when asking where you'd like to go for lunch, while a colleague across town requests face-to-face meetings? Different behavioral types reveal themselves in the way they communicate. Each style has very distinct patterns of observable behavior, and once you understand these patterns, you have the key to unlock your leadership ability to get along with nearly anybody.

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Change, Growth, and Rotten Bananas

In your leadership role, are you finding that people are struggling to embrace needed changes? Are they expecting things to be different…while standing still? In this enlightening and motivational keynote speech, Mary Jane Mapes examines winning formulas, uncovers ways to create new possibilities where there don't appear to be any, and introduces you to what is necessary to harness the collective power available - all critical elements in on-going growth and change.

In this presentation Mary Jane explores the attitudes and behaviors required of leadership to be constantly on-the-grow, able to navigate change, develop increased resiliency, and experience greater leadership and organization success.

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(Create Your Own Title)

Whether it's Leadership, Communication, or Sales and Service, it's Ordinary People Who Create Extraordinary Relationships and Get Profitable Results...

After two decades of speaking, coaching, consulting and writing, Mary Jane has the wisdom and depth of knowledge and experience required to craft a message specific to your organization. Based on your objectives, Mary Jane can tailor an existing program around your meeting theme or develop a presentation specifically for to your group.

Whether you're looking for an opening keynote speaker, closing keynote speaker or general session seminar, Mary Jane delivers a tailored program that will exceed your expectations.

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What clients are saying

"I absolutely LOVED your presentation this week at the APPA annual conference. You were SO funny, all of us at the back of the room were literally rolling on the floor laughing! What a fantastic speaker you are and you have such a great message too. "
— Grace Gravestock, Senior Consultant
Organizational Change Management

"THE RESULTS ARE IN! You win "hands down" as the best speaker at the EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATION'S annual conference held in San Francisco.…Thanks for making me, as conference chair, look good. If you need a recommendation, count on me."
— R.B., Employee Involvement Association



The Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), conferred by the National Speakers Association, is the speaking industry's highest earned designation. Less than 10% of NSA's 3700 + members hold this professional designation. The CSP is the speaking industry's international measure of professional platform excellence.