Fawn will energize your spirit, wake you up to your untapped potential and show you what you are doing to sabotage your success. All the while, this is the one popular keynote speaker will make you laugh as you re-focus your vision and dare to be daring.

Whether she’s speaking in front of an audience of thousands, huddling with the nation’s most accomplished leaders or mentoring a new generation, Fawn unleashes the possibility that exists once we embrace our obstacles and dare to stand up and lead. If you wonder why she is considered one of America’s best women speakers, just look at her client list and the testimonials from great leaders. In the last twelve months, this best-selling, Oprah-featured author has keynoted for Xerox, Cisco, NASA, Michaels, State Farm Insurance, The Department of Defense, Novartis, State Street Financial, The Network of Executive Women, ADP, Brown-Forman, the Association for Corporate Growth and many, many other major associations and corporations. Fawn is a four-time, Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist and has personally interviewed more than 300 famous leaders and legends for their perspective on leadership and success.

Last year, she released her sixth book, The Ah-Hah! Moment and is working on another book — on leadership in a globalized market.

If you are waiting for things to turn around, stop waiting. If you are counting on politicians or CEOs to wave their wands and fix the economic crisis, stop counting.

There is a reason America’s largest corporations are turning to best-selling author Fawn Germer in these tough times. It’s that Fawn “gets” that these challenging times have presented us with our greatest opportunity to position ourselves for success.

“Everybody’s waiting for ‘The Recovery,’ ” she says. “Well, if you wait for things to get better for everyone, you’ll miss this incredible moment to define your contribution in its boldest dimensions. This is a time to stand up and deliver.”

Fawn says that if you expect the worst, you’ll get it. What if you turn off the news and turn on your performance hyperdrive so that you work harder, assume more responsibility and contribute at a level you have never demonstrated? These are the moments that will define us as individuals and as leaders.

If you think there is no opportunity out there, you won’t find any. But, if you make up your mind that you will succeed no matter what, guess what? You. Will. Succeed.

Fawn spent two decades digging up dirt as one of America’s grittiest local investigative reporters. You’d never imagine she would leave the journalistic cynicism behind to become one of America’s most revered leadership speakers, known for passing on unbridled optimism and hope to inspire people to act, rather than give up. That’s why Oprah Winfrey thought her first book, Hard Won Wisdom, was “very inspiring.” Fawn has a way of reaching inside of you and getting your best from you — regardless of whether you are a CEO or an intern. Just check out her testimonial page, where some of the most powerful business leaders in America tell how she has changed their lives.

Fawn’s timely new book, Finding the UP in the Downturn shows that you can profit in the downturn by being agile and smart, and by persevering — no matter what. Fawn has interviewed more than 300 famous leaders and trailblazers for her best-selling books and consults with many of them regularly as their coach. She has interviewed presidents and prime ministers, CEOs and Olympic athletes, Academy Award Winners and Nobel Laureates.

Fawn has keynoted for Kraft, Coca-Cola, State Farm, PepsiCo, Ford Motor Co., 3M, Novartis, GSK, Motorola, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Accenture and many, many other companies and organizations that want courageous and creative performance from their people.

Fawn’s Speaking Tour of China and Taiwan

Fawn recently returned from a speaking tour that took her to Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Taipei and Hong Kong. While there, she began working on a book on globalization and interviewed business owners and leaders for their stories. Here are some of the photos from her trip.

Fawn’s New Online Magazine is Out!

Everybody’s talking about it because Fawn’s new magazine is innovative, positive and forceful. Check out the Fall / Winter issue of LiveBold and you’ll find motivation, inspiration and tips that will propel your career and spirit. Fawn shows how to boost your endurance and morale in tough times by making the decision to persevere until you have turned adversity into success. Her articles and columns will give you the perspective you need to stop thinking negatively and start seeing life for all of the possibility that exists around you.

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