Libby Spears

One of the highest compliments I have been given by a client was this: "I didn't pull my phone out one time while you were presenting. That's a miracle. I looked around and no one else was on their phone. Everyone was paying attention. You created a no phone zone!" In today's short attention span culture, the ability to hold an audience's attention is a challenge. Every event I speak at--my goal it to engage and inspire you from start to finish. You will be fired up and ready to go after my presentation and you can be certain that you will leave the room with action items that are realistic and easy to implement.

Hi! I am Libby Spears and I am happy to meet you. Teaching is in my D.N.A and after many years teaching college students, I started Bravo cc to work with professionals like you to help them find their Plan Be and learn strategic things they can do to stand out in a crowded and competitive marketplace.

Here are a few things about me: I spent A LOT of time in the principal’s office as a kid and were it not for the loving guidance of my elementary school principal, my high school debate coach, and other positive influences, I would probably be in a far different place than I am today! I was a “big ol’ speech and debate nerd” in high school and it is, in my estimation, one of the FIVE most important things that shaped my life and who I am today...and it also paid for college with a speech and debate scholarship.

My first “paid gig” was warming up a TV audience at a studio taping of a game show when I was just seven years old! The comedian invited me up to tell a joke and when I was done, he gave me $10! I found my calling! I love being in front of an audience and while entertaining and making people laugh is one of my greatest highs in life, I also want you to LEARN something that will impact your success story.

Audiences seem to love my West Texas twang and I have been told countless times by people that they go home and tell their
friends and families the stories I use in my sessions.

I specialize in topics related to: Leadership & Success, Storytelling & Branding, Public Speaking and Presentation Trining.

My Most Popular Topics include:

WHAT’S YOUR PLAN BE?
Today’s marketplace is complex, crowded, competitive, and incredibly noisy. Do you stand out? I have worked with professionals, teams, and organizations across all industries and business models. Here is what I have found: Too many well-intended people are just operating from a play book that is out-of-date and out-of-touch, leaving them just another face in the crowd. The people and organizations that excel in this marketplace do not operate from the, “This is how we have always done things” Plan A mindset and instead they write their own rules for success. That is Plan Be! When you find the courage to ask the question “What’s Your Plan Be?”, you take a different path that is not built around Plan A thinking. When Plan A thinking goes wrong, we scratch our heads and ask “O.K. what’s our Plan B?”
I am convinced that the best and brightest, the fastest and most nimble, the thought leaders, and innovators do not talk about Plan A and Plan B. Instead, they ask the hard questions to determine who they want to Be and then get to the work of charting their path for success. This activity driven presentation will challenge you to confront your own Plan A limitations and replace them with new Plan Be thinking that allows you to use your strengths and talents to realize your success trajectory!

You are a Storyteller!
”Once Upon a Time in a Land Far Away....” Stories are not just for bedtime or audiences under the age of 10. Did you know that people are far more likely to remember a story that resonates with them than facts, figures, statistics and a sophisticated 10 pt font chart/graph/table you created in PowerPoint? If you want to stand out in a crowded and competitive marketplace then capture the story of YOU and your organization to connect to your client/customer. Equal parts science art, storytelling can transform the way you communicate your message. Learn the aspects of great stories, get to know some amazing storytellers in the Bravo cc Storytelling Hall of Fame, and find and tell YOUR story.

You are a Storyteller!
”Once Upon a Time in a Land Far Away....” Stories are not just for bedtime or audiences under the age of 10. Did you know that people are far more likely to remember a story that resonates with them than facts, figures, statistics and a sophisticated 10 pt font chart/graph/table you created in PowerPoint? If you want to stand out in a crowded and competitive marketplace then capture the story of YOU and your organization to connect to your client/customer. Equal parts science art, storytelling can transform the way you communicate your message. Learn the aspects of great stories, get to know some amazing storytellers in the Bravo cc Storytelling Hall of Fame, and find and tell YOUR story.

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Building YOUR Personal Brand in a Noisy Marketplace.
YOUR personal brand is a form of currency in today's marketplace. If you are working to grow your business, grow your presence in your organization, or grow new opportunities for yourself then your personal brand is one aspect that must be nurtured and grown. You do not have to have an army of marketing, advertising, and PR people to do this but you do have to have an understanding of how to build a brand. In this fun, content rich, and potentially game-changing presentation, Libby Spears challenges you to change the way you think about branding. You will take away:
1. Strategies used by the world's most recognized brands.
2. An activity to get you started on defining YOUR Brand.
3. Mistakes to avoid like the plague in building YOUR Brand.

*For a complete list of all my topics, please contact me!