Walking TALL

21/06/2024

Celebrating World Giraffe Day today!

Back in 2004, my first book was published, called Walking TALL - partly due to my love of giraffes but mostly due to my height or lack of (5ft 1.5 inches!) and it's connection to the subject matter of Personal Branding, which of course the book is about.
McGraw-Hill ingeniously came up with a beautiful giraffe design for the cover. In 2006 I rebranded my company to be called Walking TALL and the giraffe became synonymous with the Walking TALL brand. It worked and I even got called The Giraffe Lady at times - how funny is that!

Today in honour of World Giraffe Day, celebrating the majestic giraffe, a perfect symbol of our Walking TALL philosophy.

Here are three lesser-known facts about giraffes and why they embody the essence of Walking TALL.

1. Unique Communication: Giraffes communicate using infrasound—sounds below the range of human hearing. This ability to communicate subtly yet effectively aligns with our belief that true presence often lies in the unseen and unheard, making a quiet yet profound impact on how we make people feel.

2. Incredible Vision: Giraffes have excellent vision, allowing them to see great distances. This trait represents our commitment to foresight and clarity in our actions, helping individuals and organisations see beyond immediate challenges to achieve long-term success.

3. Strong Heart: A giraffe's heart can weigh up to 25 pounds and is powerful enough to pump blood up their long necks. This symbolises the strength and resilience required to make mindset changes, reminding us that true power comes from within.

Our logo has undergone a few iterations since the book cover and we love the latest - designed by the talented Guiseppe Boscherini.

I'm proud to have delivered the Walking TALL methodology now to 28 countries (and numerous others remotely) across 5 continents, and hopefully have provided some valuable insights to many people over the years.

Here's to giraffes and the happiness, peace and smiles they bring to our planet.

20/02/2024

The business is based on Referrals. Are you actively building your reputation with this in mind?

20/02/2024

Love it when artists draw my sessions!

20/02/2024

Personally signing books for a client! LOVE this job

12/02/2024

A fabulous client event in Niagara-on-the-Lake,, keynoting and working with the Chief Growth officer and his team at Compass Group Canada on their transformational program.

A great mix of hard but rewarding work, and loads of fun - wine blending,,great food and a horse and carriage ride on sub-zero temperatures around town dropping into each groups dinner!

And ginger beer and chocolates in my room! Thank you Compass!

11/04/2022

I'm delighted to be featured in the California Society of Association Executives (CalSAE) Spring Magazine.

I loved speaking for their members a few months back in Sacramento on Entrepreneurial Leadership - Thinking outside the Brand, meeting executives from such incredibly diverse sectors and learning about associations I never knew existed!

https://www.theexecutive-digital.com/cses/0122_spring_2022/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1771036

10/12/2021

Fun to join Andy Lopata today and be interviewed for his Connected Leadership Podcast on Entrepreneurial Leadership - Thinking Outside the Brand.

And thanks for the huge accolade at the start Andy, as a pioneer of Personal Branding before it went massive across the world. It certainly does seem a while ago that I started on this journey. I'm glad we met all those years ago.

Andy has interviewed some amazing people on his Podcast - hope you enjoy this interview

https://lnkd.in/gKcERcG4

I am joined by personal branding expert Lesley Everett as we explore the subject of entrepreneurial leadership. What does it mean for leaders within large or...

08/12/2021

Getting back to international - ok not on a plane yet but fabulous working with this wonderful group of leaders from Heriot-Watt University in Dubai.

I would have loved to be there again in person of course. Perhaps in 2022?

Thank you to COO Matt Sukumaran for inviting me to work with such an engaged and dynamic team.

03/11/2021

What a great kick-off to the Exceptional Speaker Academy yesterday!

We started with techniques for story-telling and had fascinating discussions.

This is an on-going 'join-any-time' Academy where we'll discuss and share world-class content for improving your public speaking skills. The sessions are recorded too so you'll have access to all those while you're subscribed.

Join me, Alan Stevens and Sean Weafer, all award-winning international speakers for this fabulous opportunity at only $99 per month.

Register here https://walkingtalltraining.square.site/the-exceptional... and get started while the group is still small!

28/10/2021

Launching The Exceptional Speaker Academy!

Have you ever wanted to be a great speaker, learn all the tools and skills to create and deliver a compelling presentation and to deal with nerves?

You have 3 more days to pre-register for the launch on November 2nd of our Exceptional Speaker Academy.
Only $99 per month for over 2 hours of live interaction and content from 3 award-winning speakers - Sean Weafer, Alan Stevens and myself. We're all so excited to bring this to you. The three of us have been in a mastermind group for several years and it's great to be working together again.

This is too good to miss if you're serious about improving your speaking skills. We promise you'll get world-class advice from some of the best in the professional and international speaking business.

Here's the link to register your interest and see all the details (nothing to pay yet until November 1st) -
https://walkingtalltraining.square.site/the-exceptional...

See you there for solid content, inspiration and lots of fun.

14/10/2021

Ever seen a great speaker and wish you could present like that? I have many times, and that's what's always inspired me to learn from the very best.

But some training programs leave you wanting and needing much more.

I'm so excited to be launching our brand new Exceptional Speaker Academy with 2 professional speaker buddies Alan Stevens from London, UK and Sean Weafer from Dublin, Ireland.

This Academy gives you access to over 2 hours per month of live (on ZOOM), interactive group coaching, covering all you need to know and all your questions answered, with 3 award-winning professional international speakers.

A no-brainer fee of just $99 per month - it doesn't get better than that.

Launching on Nov 2nd - pre-register here to get your place at the table

The Exceptional Speaker Academy - 2021

https://lnkd.in/g7dX-Tcm

02/10/2021

A Senior VP in a global tech company once said to me – “Lesley I believe one’s ability to get promoted rests on one’s ability to present well”.

While I believe there are other important factors too, I wholeheartedly agree that being able to speak well and construct and deliver a compelling message in a succinct and clear way, is essential in business today.

With this in mind, and with many of my coaching clients either fearing speaking and/or wanting to get great at it, I’ve teamed up with 2 amazing experts (and buddies) in this field (Alan Stevens and Sean Weafer), to provide you with 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙮.

The 3 of us are all award-winning international speakers with many years of presenting, speaking and MC-ing experience, from large audiences of 1000s live and remote, to smaller executive teams and to the media.

Now you have access to this wealth of experience for over 2 hours a month, live and interactive, for only $99 per month!

Get details and pre-register here to ensure you get a place and join in the fun (and we WILL have fun!) – we’re launching on 2nd November.

https://lnkd.in/g7dX-Tcm