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Delivering laugh-out-loud programs with solid takeaways, Colette helps leaders and teams change behaviors that impact their relationships, revenue, and results. How to create effective connections, and leverage them for greater success, is the thread that is woven into every one of her presentations.

Colette Carlson, founder of Speak Your Truth, Inc., is a human behavior expert, author and keynote speaker who delivers laugh-out-loud programs with solid takeaways and inspires leaders and teams worldwide to strengthen behaviors that impact their relationships, resilience, and results. How to create effective connections, and leverage them for greater success, is the thread that is woven into every one of her presentations.

With a Master’s Degree in Human Behavior and 20 years of experience in the personal development field, Colette understands the psychology, mindset and skills required to thrive during times of uncertainty, ambiguity, and stress. She excels at developing leaders’ social-emotional intelligence creating empathetic, inclusive environments where teams flourish.

She is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), and in 2017, Colette was inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall Fame®, a lifetime award that honors professional speakers who have reached the top echelon of platform excellence.

Her articles on mindful communication, stress management, leadership and the power of connection have been featured in Success, Business Management Daily, and Working Mother magazines. Trusted clients include Microsoft, McKesson, Costco, Domino’s Pizza, Great Clips, Procter & Gamble, and Federal Express.

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Colette’s infectious spirit, passion for her subject, and humorous delivery engaged the audience which is why we would highly recommend her as a speaker for your next event!
– Ginnie Roeglin, Senior Vice President, Costco Wholesale
Our local and international teams left with inspiration, excitement and new skills!
– Brenda Nakano, BSEC Chair, Microsoft
Colette is an amazing speaker! She did a keynote for 2300 franchise owners, general managers, and managers and a breakout session for 1500 general managers and managers. She did a great job researching our business and sharing stories and examples that the participants could relate to. The participants found her funny and insightful. The vast majority of the participants rated her as Excellent! She was also a delight to work with in planning the conference as well as on-site. I highly recommend Colette as a speaker!
– Lora Peterson, Director, Great Clips University
Colette was a huge hit at our Leadership Series, and people are still talking about it! We were all so impressed by the way she researched and got to know us. As a result, she nailed it, gained immediate credibility and connected with everyone! Colette was knowledgeable, relatable and down to earth… what more could you ask for.
– Donna Sanders, People Development Mgr, Texas Roadhouse
Your presentations were very well received and a perfect alignment with the objectives of the meetings. I was also impressed with how well you prepared for the two presentations!
– Jane Conti, Executive Vice President, New York Life
After two days of education focused on improving patient safety and health care quality, Colette’s closing keynote brought an element of positive inspiration and humor to a crowd of 500 health care executives! The post event evaluation identified her as the most highly rated speaker, and it was no surprise given her ability to tailor the content to meet the needs of our audience.
– S.B., Program Manager – Texas Hospital Association Foundation
You were a perfect fit for our global audience!
– Karen Bohanan, HR Manager, Cisco
Colette’s presentation was the perfect capstone to our annual customer event. Colette is brilliant, funny, warm and inspiring, and her insights were well-received by everyone there. At the end of a long day, there could not have been a better way to re-energize our audience.”
– Doug Deane, President & CEO, DSD Business Systems

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