Fawn has inspired millions of women and men around the world with her message of vision, risk-taking and purpose in her powerful keynotes and bestselling books. A four-time Pulitzer- nominated investigative reporter, she has personally interviewed more than 300 accomplished leaders and trailblazers for her best-selling books. Audiences connect instantly with her because she’s the real deal. No pretense, no attitude. Fawn’s been there in the trenches, facing obstacles and persevering – just like they have. She is famous for her wisdom, but she got it the hard way. That first book was rejected by every major publisher in the United States, but she persevered until Oprah Winfrey held it up and told the world how “very inspiring” Fawn’s Hard Won Wisdom was. She has proved it every day since. Fawn presents to audiences from 100 to 10,000 as an expert on tenacity, workplace authenticity, business leadership, women’s leadership, hyper-performance and work-life balance — in fact, she is the nation’s go-to expert on work-life balance. As such, she’s taught hundreds and thousands of women and men how to honor their values, know their priorities, set boundaries and live a fuller, more meaningful life. She is often quoted as an expert on career development, leadership, life balance and women’s issues. Her career has taken her to center stage in China, India, Taiwan, Europe and Africa. She is known around the world as an approachable, authentic keynote speaker who helps others get beyond their self-limiting behavior and dare to achieve at the highest possible level. FAWN GERMER Best-selling Oprah Book Author u International Speaker u Four-time Pulitzer Nominee FAWN GERMER’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.fawngermer.com [email protected](727) 467-0202 Ever since Fawn Germer had a bully boss (the famous “bosshole”) tell her she wasn’t going anywhere, she has been on a mission to embolden others to face their obstacles and dare to push their limits. Visit Fawn at www.fawngermer.com
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Fawn has inspired millions of women and men around the world with her message of vision, risk-taking and purpose in her powerful keynotes and bestselling books. A four-time Pulitzer-nominated investigative reporter, she has personally interviewed more than 300 accomplished leaders and trailblazers for her best-selling books.
Audiences connect instantly with her because she’s the real deal. No pretense, no attitude. Fawn’s been there in the trenches, facing obstacles and persevering – just like they have. She is famous for her wisdom, but she got it the hard way. That first book was rejected by every major publisher in the United States, but she persevered until Oprah Winfrey held it up and told the world how “very inspiring” Fawn’s Hard Won Wisdom was. She has proved it every day since.
Fawn presents to audiences from 100 to 10,000 as an expert on tenacity, workplace
authenticity, business leadership, women’s leadership, hyper-performance and work-life balance — in fact, she is the nation’s go-to expert on work-life balance. As such, she’s taught hundreds and thousands of women and men
how to honor their values, know their priorities, set boundaries and live a fuller, more meaningful life.
She is often quoted as an expert on career development, leadership, life balance and women’s issues. Her career has taken her to center stage in China,
India, Taiwan, Europe and Africa. She is known around the world as
an approachable, authentic keynote speaker who helps
others get beyond their self-limiting behavior and dare to achieve at the
highest possible level.
FAWN GERMERBest-selling Oprah Book Author u International Speaker u Four-time Pulitzer Nominee
Ever since Fawn Germer had a bully boss (the famous “bosshole”) tell her she wasn’t going anywhere, she has been on a mission to embolden others to face their obstacles and dare to push their limits.
Visit Fawn at www.fawngermer.com
Recent Clients � Kraft � Ford Motor Co. � Cisco � Xerox � Harvard Business School � Motorola � ConAgra � Coca-Cola � ADP � NASA � PepsiCo � FritoLay � SAP � Accenture � KPMG � Association for Corporate
Growth � Department of Defense � State Farm Insurance � Novartis � Michael’s � GlaxoSmithKline � State Street Financial � Brown Forman � Raymond James Financial � Sherwin Williams � Network of Executive
Women � Genworth Financial � Johnson & Johnson � Deloitte � Hallmark � Marathon Petroleum � NCAA � Bayer � Ryder � Pfizer � Executive Leader’s Forum � Women’s Foodservice
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Reviews“Fawn hits us squarely in the eyes. She urges us to leave behind any ‘woe is me’ thinking, get up, dust ourselves off and put ourselves in a position to win.”
Mike Salzberg, President, Campbell Sales Company, the $3.2 billion arm of the Campbell’s Soup Company.
“If you take nothing else away from your encounter with Fawn Germer, you will learn that striving to outdo yourself will make almost anything possible.Fawn urges people to take risks, push themselves to their limits and believe in themselves – and have fun while doing so!I believe her new book will inspire her many readers and supporters.”
Jill B. Smart, Chief Human Resources Officer – Accenture
“Fawn has had a tremendous impact on my life. She gets right to what really matters. She touches an emotional chord that pushes us out of our comfort zones. Her real-life stories help all of us to realize that our shortcomings can turn out to be our greatest gifts. She challenges us to take risks and pull ourselves to a level we never thought we dared to go.”
Marie Quintana, Vice President, Sales, PepsiCo
“Fawn Germer has the uncanny ability to capture an audience at every touchpoint possible. She is smart, witty, charming, challenging, thought-provoking, and engaging all at the same time. She is a remarkable speaker whose message remains with the audience long after the event has passed. Most important, she captures both the mind and the heart by inspiring men
and women alike not just to go for the gold but to get it! I know. I went for it and I got it!”
Barbara Hartman , Vice President, Customer Business Development, Procter and Gamble
“Have you thought of doing standup? You are that good.”
Sandy Douglas, President, Coca-Cola
“WOW. Fawn is terrific, she absolutely understands the issues. More important, she knows how to truly connect with men and women to help them understand how to capture opportunities and challenge themselves. Fawn’s realism comes across both as a speaker and author. She has lived her lessons and her honesty makes a difference.
FAWN GERMER will reach inside of you and pull out your best self by showing you how to get out of your own way and take the risks that let you live your largest life.
She once had a boss tell her that she’d never be more than she was at the time – a reporter – but she sure showed him. Fawn is a four-time, Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist and the author of eight books, including the Oprah pick, Hard Won Wisdom.
Audiences easily connect with her because she’s so honest about the setbacks she faced and how she learned to use adversity to create success.
Fawn’s trademark is that she has earned her credibility by going to great leaders and interviewing them on what they learned the hard way. From them, she learned that success is born in risk, and power comes from the self-awareness that disables doubt and self-esteem issues.
She interviewed more than 300 of the most accomplished leaders of our times, including everyone from Hillary Clinton to Marissa Mayer, Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman and others. She has talked to Olympic athletes, CEOs, prime ministers, presidents, Academy Award winners and many other trailblazers who shared with her the secrets of true success.
Fawn’s message has made her an unstoppable force in the competitive speaker market. She is one of just three women to rank in the top 30 of the celebrated “Guru list” of great leadership speakers.
She is also widely recognized as America’s go-to expert on life balance. She learned early on that the one commodity that cannot be wasted or replaced is time.
“Our life choices have consequences,” she says. “You never know what life will throw at you, so your only defense is to live your best life right now.”
Fawn’s recently released eighth book, Work-Life Reset, hit three best-seller lists its first day out and is now in its third printing. The book shows how to make a conscious and deliberate decision to take charge, change paths, and do what calls your soul — giving it a good jolt. A reset.
Fawn has traveled the globe with her message. Leaders, entrepreneurs, young business owners and women in leadership have come to hear her inspiring and insightful talks.
If you have not heard Fawn’s message, get ready. She will shake up your performance dynamic and energize your spirit. She will inspire you to be more courageous and creative, take risks, make faster (and better) decisions, increase your confidence and move well beyond your perceived limits.
Fawn has worked as a Florida correspondent for both The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report. Her distinguished reporting career earned her numerous state and national awards, including four Pulitzer Prize nominations and the prestigious Green Eyeshade Award from the Society for Professional Journalists. She has worked as a staff writer for The Miami Herald and Denver’s
Rocky Mountain News and was an editor for The Tampa Tribune.
“If you want to read a very inspiring book, read Hard Won Wisdom.”
Work-Life ResetDid you and your co-workers show up at work today feeling as if this was the first day at the best job ever? Probably not. More than half of American professionals say they are unhappy at work and more than 40 percent report feeling stressed at work every single day.
Time for a reset.
“Almost every human being reaches a point where he or she needs a dramatic reset in their work or personal lives,” says best-selling Oprah book author Fawn Germer, whose Work-Life Reset topped best-seller lists the second day of its release. “The good news is that it can be done easily. We have tremendous power to change our attitude and approach.”
Fawn’s audiences learn to conquer stress, redefine their work and personal lives, and do a total reboot from a life of pressure and disappointment to one of happiness and satisfaction. Even better, they don’t just improve their lives but also the lives of their families, friends, colleagues and customers.
Fawn famously bonds with her audiences with her no-pretense approach and sense of humor. She is the best-selling author of eight books and a four-time Pulitzer-nominated journalist. She is also one of only three women on the famous list of the “World’s Top 30 Leadership Professionals,” which ranks speakers worldwide.
Fawn’s Work-Life Reset program shows how to:
� Find your own magic bullet – your personal go-to cure for sadness, ruts or frustration.
� See life through a big-picture lens so you maintain a perspective of balance that reduces stress and frees you to define your priorities.
� Change your mindset so you aren’t polluted by office politics or gossip.
� Deal with change by grounding yourself in mindfulness.
� Ratchet it up by re-igniting the spark that drew you to your calling in the first place.
� Make your job work for you even when you think you’re over it.
� Choose happiness rather than expecting it to come to you.
Work Unmasked. Why the Real You Always Performs Better.Don’t trust those “experts” who will tell you that you need to look, talk and act according to a formula if you want to succeed. Those phonies are training a new generation of pretenders.
“Get real,” says keynote speaker and best-selling, Oprah-book author Fawn Germer. “You are your greatest asset. If you aren’t bringing your full self to work, you can’t deliver your best performance.”
Your individual strengths make you stand out.
Many professionals hold back or try to blend in because they aren’t confident in their uniqueness. Some worry that if others see what they are really like, they may be judged or labeled or exposed.
Fawn is one of three women on the famous “guru list” of the world’s top 30 leadership keynote speakers. She’s the best-selling author of eight books and a four-time, Pulitzer-nominated journalist. She’s changed the performance dynamic for hundreds of thousands of people.
When you hide or mute your real self, you minimize your opportunity to shine.
Imagine what you could accomplish if you could overpower doubt and fear and charge forward, confident that you have what it takes to deal with anyone, at any level? If you knew you were completely capable and competent because of your individuality? If you could bank on your own inner brilliance instead of always trying to guess what you think others want or expect?
In Fawn’s workplace authenticity program, you will learn to:
� Confidently and comfortably fit in and interact – with anybody.
� Make peace with your flaws and bet on yourself.
� Project the best of who you are when networking, leading, presenting or interacting at work.
� Overpower negative self-talk that makes you less likable and limits your success.
� Give up on perfection and be more confident and decisive.
� Deal with situations when others might not be as enraptured by you as they should be.
The Tenacity Factor: Why the Worst Can Bring Out Your Best By all means, have a plan for your success.
“It’s the greatest piece of fiction you will ever write,” says international leadership speaker and bestselling Oprah book author Fawn Germer. “Life does not unfold according to plan.”
Weak people see obstacles and stop. Tenacious people see obstacles and find a way.
Success – at work and in life – requires tenacity, grit and focus. At some point, you make the choice to boldly move ahead or shrink down in fear or worry. Fawn shows how to embrace life’s complications for all the challenge and potential they hold.
“Don’t judge yourself by what comes easy,” she says. “Judge yourself by what you do when things get hard.”
Fawn learned this lesson when her first book, Hard Won Wisdom, was rejected by every major publisher in the United States. She persevered until it was the best-seller that Oprah held close and told the world was “very inspiring.” She is now the best-selling author of eight books and keynotes around the world about tenacity, workplace authenticity, life balance and leadership.
“Fall down seven times, get up eight” is the Japanese proverb that is her motto, but that is just the beginning of the game-changing program that uses a dose of tenacity and grit to move others from ordinary to extraordinary.
She teaches how to:
� Expect adversity. Nobody gets a free ride, and those who charge ahead with guts, courage and determination are destined to prevail.
� Realize that setbacks are loaded with opportunity and possibility. They ultimately lead you to a stronger, more successful version of yourself.
� Quickly recover from a blow, assess the situation and strategize a plan.
� Always get up for another round, no matter how worn out and frustrated you feel.
� Focus on the solution, not the problem. Let go of worry, negativity or self-pity.
� Stop complaining and just confront complications, delays and setbacks.
� Persevere, regardless of the challenge at hand, until you have prevailed. Endurance is everything.
Women’s LeadershipTiming is everything, and when Fawn Germer’s Hard Won Wisdom was published, the timing was perfect to launch a new generation of women leaders to move beyond insecurity, take charge, claim turf and bring other women along with them instead of viewing them as competition.
Fawn’s book topped bestseller lists just as corporations were beginning to focus on women’s leadership. Since then, she has keynoted for corporations and organizations around the world, as well as the Harvard, Wharton, UCLA Anderson and Baylor schools of business.
Fawn is the only speaker to personally go to the greatest women of our times and ask them what they learned the hard way.
This four-time, Pulitzer-nominated investigative reporter interviewed Hillary Clinton and other world leaders including presidents and prime ministers. She’s interviewed business icons, including CEOs Marissa Mayer, Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman and scores of others. She’s gotten insights from scientists, Nobel Peace Prize winners, politicians, Olympic athletes, Academy Award winners and trailblazers that include Diana Nyad, Jane Goodall, Martina Navratilova, Ann Richards and so many others.
From them, she distilled a list of strategies and tactics to propel hundreds of thousands of women forward and show them how to claim their turf, confront (and overpower) their self-esteem issues, ask for help, expect obstacles and persevere regardless of the setbacks and complications.
“I really struggled to find my way as a strong woman in the workplace,” she says. “The women leaders I interviewed demystified everything for me. They taught me the strategies of engagement.”
Fawn is one of America’s most sought-after speakers for women’s leadership and the nation’s foremost expert on work-life balance.
Among the leadership lessons:
� You’ll never fly if you don’t jump off the cliff.
� Don’t let security be your dangerous anchor.
� Give up on perfection. Excellence is better.
� One of the biggest mistakes women make is expecting all their hard work to be recognized and rewarded.
� Men constantly ask for favors, women would rather die. But, don’t ask, don’t get.
� Bring your authentic self to work. If they can’t handle you, you are working in the wrong place.
Hard Won WisdomIf you have ever wanted to pick the brains of highly successful people, now’s your chance. Speaker Fawn Germer has personally interviewed over 300 highly successful people, including world leaders, top ranking CEOs, Nobel laureates, Olympic athletes and even movie stars, to discover the real secret of their success.
Fawn will share with you the success secrets of these leaders and trailblazers on what it takes to win. These inspiring stories are just the thing to give your company or organization the performance jolt it needs to be wildly successful.
Fawn shows you how to:
� Market your achievements for career advancement
� Embrace who you really are and go for it
� Seek and find connection opportunities that will further your career
� Realize your greatest potential by taking risks and moving forward
� Give up on the concept of perfection and achieve your goals
� Find key leaders who will advance and mentor you
You don’t need a guru, a coach, a $10,000 program or anyone standing over you telling you how to reset what’s not working in your life. What you need is clarity. Best-selling author
Fawn Germer shows how to take charge of your self, whether you need to reboot your life balance, your work, your mindset, your boundaries or your body.
You may come to this moment because you’ve had it with your life’s obstacles. Or you could be moving through life and realize you want more for yourself. Work-Life Reset shows you how get it by committing to the change you want and then taking action to make it happen. It may seem like you need a big, complicated answer to your big, complicated problem, but the answer may really be small and simple. You may just need to reset.
PearlsJanuary, 2012 Newhouse Books
Get ready for the most life-changing mentoring session you have ever had, guided by many of the strongest, most accomplished women
leaders of our times. Author Fawn Germer’s Pearls brings together the wisdom of prime ministers and presidents, CEOs and Nobel Peace Prize winners, adventurers, Academy Award winners, scientists, journalists, Olympic athletes, newsmakers, senior executives and other women who have captured our hearts while making history. This deluxe gift book is a treasure that will give you clarity, courage and direction as you face the challenges of your career and personal life.
The Ah-Hah! MomentSummer, 2010 Strauss Books
We all have a story about ourselves, and usually, it’s powerful fiction. Fawn Germer shows how to take charge of your thoughts, re-write your negative scripts and live a full
life unencumbered by emotional baggage. How do you let go of that baggage and grab on to all of life’s potential? You answer the questions and have your Ah-Hah! Moment. If you are like most people, there are times when you tell yourself you are too fat, too thin, too slow, too hyper, too loud, too soft, too young or too old. Ah-hah – none of that is real. In The Ah-Hah! Moment, you will do the work to mentally and physically position yourself for a stronger life.
Finding the UP in the Downturn Spring, 2009 Newhouse Books
There is a Chinese proverb that says, “Fall down seven times, get up eight.” We find our greatest opportunities in moments when everyone else is giving up. If you expect difficulty,
you’ll find it. If you expect success, you manifest it. Whether you want to gain ground in your corporate job, have recently hit the wall at work or are flirting with starting a business, a downturn can be the right time to charge ahead. Fawn Germer shows us how the one variable we can control – ourselves — is our most powerful weapon in the battle for prosperity and success and illustrates why now is not the time to stop, but to accelerate.
The NEW Woman Rules Fall, 2007 In exclusive release through Network Books
Some of the most powerful women in American business cleared their calendars for exhaustive interviews with Fawn to share their personal triumphs and defeats, passing on what
they had learned the hard way. After completing more than fifty interviews, Fawn distilled a comprehensive list of more than 200 “how-to” rules for leadership and success that cannot be found anywhere else. What they revealed will surprise, motivate and inspire you. Among her interview subjects are CEOs from Kraft, eBay, PepsiCo, Reynolds America, Sweetbay, Pathmark, Sara Lee and more.
Mermaid Mambo (Novel)Summer, 2006 Newhouse Books
Dumped and duped, Joni Herrschwitz somehow winds up in the back seat of a New York City cab with 78-year-old Ruby Witherspoon, a former
performing Weeki Wachee mermaid. Ruby tells their young female cab driver to head south — to Florida. The madcap road trip teaches Joni and the cab driver the meaning of life and their true power as women.
Mustangs were the original wild horses of the West: tough, agile, quick to learn--and unwilling to run with the herd. And, like the daring woman in the famous song, today’s Mustang Sallies
question the rules, challenge the status quo and dare to make a little noise. For this book, Fawn interviewed everyone from Hillary Clinton to Martina Navratilova, Susan Sarandon to Erin Brockovich and more than 75 others. The result is an engaging, provocative guide for women determined to charge ahead and succeed on their own terms.
Hard Won WisdomFall, 2001 Penguin / Perigee Books
“If you want to read a very inspiring book, read Hard Won Wisdom.” — Oprah Winfrey
Hard Won Wisdom captured Oprah’s fancy and launched Fawn onto her first best-seller list. The book features inspiration and mentoring advice from Nobel Peace Prize winners, women presidents and prime ministers, Academy Award winners, Olympic athletes and more. Fawn interviewed fifty icons, from Jane Goodall to Helen Thomas to Cokie Roberts and Rita Moreno. They share a perspective on self-awareness and balance that will dare you to leave your rut and redefine yourself in extraordinary terms.
“Fawn hits us squarely in the eyes. She urges us to leave behind any ‘woe is me’ thinking, get up, dust ourselves off and put ourselves in a position to win.”
Mike Salzberg, President, Campbell Sales Company, the $3.2 billion arm of the Campbell’s Soup Company.
“If you take nothing else away from your encounter with Fawn Germer, you will learn that striving to outdo yourself will make almost anything possible.Fawn urges people to take risks, push themselves to their limits and believe in themselves – and have fun while doing so!I believe her new book will inspire her many readers and supporters.”
Jill B. Smart, Chief Human Resources Officer – Accenture
“Fawn has had a tremendous impact on my life. She gets right to what really matters. She touches an emotional chord that pushes us out of our comfort zones. Her real-life stories help all of us to realize that our shortcomings can turn out to be our greatest gifts. She challenges us to take risks and pull ourselves to a level we never thought we dared to go.”
Marie Quintana, Vice President, Sales, PepsiCo
“Fawn Germer has the uncanny ability to capture an audience at every touchpoint possible. She is smart, witty, charming, challenging, thought-provoking, and engaging all at the same time. She is a remarkable speaker whose message remains with the audience long after the event has passed. Most important,
she captures both the mind and the heart by inspiring men and women alike not just to go for the gold but to get it! I know. I went for it and I got it!”
Barbara Hartman , Vice President, Customer Business Development, Procter and Gamble
“Have you thought of doing standup? You are that good.”
Sandy Douglas, President, Coca-Cola.
“WOW. Fawn is terrific, she absolutely understands the issues. More important, she knows how to truly connect with men and women to help them understand how to capture opportunities and challenge themselves. Fawn’s realism comes across both as a speaker and author. She has lived her lessons and her honesty makes a difference.”
Kathy Hannan, Managing Partner, KPMG
“The sold out crowd of 457 people at the Ritz-Carlton gave you a rousing standing ovation because they were blown away by your moving, compassionate, uplifting presentation.”
Richard (Dick) Lobo, President and CEO, WEDU
“It was a memorable night filled with fresh thought and vision, and it worked because your comfort with the audience made us so comfortable with you. This was an outstanding night for us. Our expectations were very high, and you exceeded them many times over.”
Carlos Orga, Embassy of Switzerland
“Fawn defines the word inspirational. I have heard her speak to audiences of +350 men and women and have them laugh, cry, get fired up, and leave determined to take a risk and dare to push their limits. She can pull this off because her own story is so inspirational and she really tells it from her heart. She really grabs you! Her books truly add dimension to her speaking engagements. I have read them all and enjoyed each one more than the last!”
Maria Edelson, Director of Sales Capability Development, North America, Procter & Gamble
What others say about Fawn... “Every person in the audience leaves a Fawn Germer event thinking they have a new best friend and mentor. As a keynote speaker, she combines humor and story-telling to make very compelling points about leadership and business. As a panel moderator, she asks the great questions that draw out fabulous insights from the panelists. Fawn takes such an interest in the people that she meets along her journey. I feel lucky to know her.”
Karin Thrift , Director of National Accounts, Clif Bar & Company
“I kept hearing participants wondering why it had to end so soon. You gave them a formula to move forward and take the risks in times that are tough. It is your ability to mix the leadership lessons you learned in your book interviews with the real-life struggles you experienced in the corporate world that helped them connect so intimately with you.”
Stephanie Allen, Women’s Vision Foundation
“Fawn weaves a gripping personal tale into a leadership lesson that has everyone on the edge of their seats. She is warm, engaging, and I highly recommend her. I would hire her again in a heartbeat.”
Robin Rodin, Director of Leadership Initiatives, GlaxoSmithKline
“Fawn is a hit every time. Her ability to connect to each person that she talks to is incredible and her personality is inviting and, most of all, you just feel like you are meeting a great public personality that you grew up with. Fawn is a repeat speaker in our events across the country and, thanks to her, we have experienced great success in attendance and participation.”
Anna Duran, Director of Operations, Network of Executive Women
“Fawn Germer stirs your soul. As you listen to her story and to the insights of the amazing people she has interviewed, you can easily internalize the message into your own life. She is easy to relate to because she is so real.”
Kara Pelecky, Senior Manager of Infrastructure Projects, Exelon
“Fawn is a force in her presentation style, her preparation, and her ability to uncover and shine the nuggets that are true gold. She gives her audience the gift of intimacy by quickly honing in on the most meaningful and powerful stories and providing context that is both memorable and actionable. Her energy is contagious and her presence is highly motivating!”
Gina Bonar, Senior Marketing Manager, Deloitte
“Not only is Fawn a great writer, but she’s also an engaging, witty speaker. She draws you in, making you feel as if you’re having a personal conversation with an old friend.”
Jennifer Bulat , Executive editor, CSP magazine , CSP Information Group
“Fawn is a wonderful author, speaker and friend whom the Network of Executive Women considers one of its greatest supporters. We hired Fawn to write a book about the amazing women leaders of our industry--a real turning point for our organization-- as we published it and sold over 15,000 copies! Fawn has been a key partner touring the country and facilitating panels of the women featured in the book at our various regional events… Fawn continues to be a source of inspiration, ideas and support for the Network--she embodies our ideals of diversity, inclusion, and finding one’s voice.”
Alison Kenney Paul, Vice Chairman and U.S. Retail & Distribution Leader, Deloitte, Fmr. President, Network of Executive Women
