2010 Entrepreneur Of The Year
Iowa Great Lakes
"She's Inspiring, Motivational and Driven to Build Strong Teams!"
Pat McGill travels the country sharing her inspirational messages on everything from creating a more positive work place to finding your own personal strengths. Recognized for her upbeat attitude and unique sense of humor, McGill was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year award from the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation during a business recognition luncheon held November 17 at the Clay County Regional Events Center in Spencer.
Today, McGill has authored two books and is finishing a third. Each year, she travels the country, averaging more than 125 speaking arrangements to business leaders, educators and to workplaces and associations. Her messages vary from dealing with differences in personality to bridging generational gaps, with the common thread of wit and humor strung throughout.
“The Hand is a Living Poem”
Your handshake is a heart transplant.
Think about all the things we do with our hands each day.
We plan.
We work.
We create.
We serve.
Think of the hands of the people who have graced your life.
Think of the those people who have reached out to you to lend a helping hand.
I have found that the hand itself can be a reminder to us of the “Five Kinds of SMART” that all of us need to truly live. I present the Five Kinds of SMART on the Hand and THREE we find in the PALM.
Growing You from a job, to a career, to your calling.
This presentation has been ‘awed’ by men and women in the world of work regardless of their fields of excellence.
It has been called by many of Pat’s clients - Pat’s most unique presentation written for people who work with people!’
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity,.”
This presentation is excellent for Education, Agriculture, Healthcare, Business, Hospitality – Customer Service, Leadership, Rock Stars to Boomers from Hip Hop to Be-Bop. The presentation crosses all ages and stages in the workplace and can also be adapted to the title of: "Who Am I? Who Are You? Who Are We Together?"
Pat presents this creative keynote, workshop or seminar using the Power of Five. This can be adapted to 90 minutes, half or full day, depending on client needs. It’s homemade by Pat. Think it. Ink it. Own it. Live it. Share it.
The folks in the audience will learn:
- The Five Kinds of SMART with THREE in the PALM.
- The Five Ways of Being
- The Five Emotional Cancers
- The Five Important Words /Phrases
- The Meaning of CALLS
- The Five TASKS
- The Five C’s of Community
- The Five P’s from Pat
- The Three in the PALM Model Mentor Monitor
- What Life are you waiting for?
- Quit THINKing out of the box, you CAN’T
- The POWER of SHIFT-Heart, Serve, Faith, Smart, Humor
- What SHAPE are YOU? Learn to collaborate or evaporate.
- “If it’s going to be, It’s Up to Me!” I am. I can. I will.
- The BENEFITS…it’s all about THEM….Priceless
- For Women’s Conferences of all types, sizes and shapes…
- Pat’s very popular “Purse-Ology”
- The Power of a Women’s Purse-
- “What your purse says about you without talking…”
Pat presents this very popular program for Women’s Night Out, Women’s Expo’s and Conventions.
Teambuilding:
A team is a team when they want to be. It’s that simple and that complicated. Pat is a certified Psycho-Geometrics trainer, Pat utilizes this established profile to build collaborative teams in all kinds of workplaces. She has successfully used this time-proven program to benefit companies, financial institutions, non-profits health care organizations, schools, and communities. This Psycho-Geometrics assessment program is at once informative and entertaining and can be incorporated into any of Pat’s programs. Dinners, Gala’s and Award’s Events, and You name It…
Call Pat to speak for your next luncheon, dinner or group. Pat has rave reviews on her educational humorous dinner talks…Let her entertain you and your group at your next outing.
Pat does not compete with food, and does not speak until the listeners are ready to listen…Her best presentations are 43 minutes following dinner!
“Fear less, hope more.
Eat less, chew more.
Wine less, breathe more.
Hate less, love more.
And many more good things will be yours.” Swedish Proverb
It’s about WOMEN:
Pat’s programs for women in business is based on the concept that we are all in sales and that you must first master the ‘Art of Selling Yourself.’
Women in Pat’s audiences will benefit in the following ways.
- Women In Business need to learn to believe in who they are and what they do.
- Know your strengths, follow your passion, and believe in you.
- How your attitude and how you perceive yourself reflects on your ability to succeed.
- Knowing how to market yourself
- A renewed self-worth, confidence builder and feeling uplifted and empowerMEnt. The ME in WE.
Women will learn to affirm and market to other women who are 51% of the population. Marketing to younger women is different that marketing to Baby boomer women who spend 2.5 times more than younger women.
Founder of he WE –Women Entrepreneurs of the Lakes
Women’s Mastermind Groups
Marketing to Women
Pat’s List of Glee Club Stress Busters for Women
Coaching to women
Pat’s Salted Commandments for Women
Women UP Retreats (Friday night to Sat. at 3pm)
Pat’s Mantra’s for Women
Be Brave, Intelligent, Tenacious, Creative and Honest.
“A strong women has faith that she is strong enough for the journey, but a woman of strength has faith that in the journey she will become strong.”
WE are strong.
WE are decisions makers.
WE are risk takers.
WE are creative.
WE are resourceful.
WE are Women
“My work is good work.
My work is important work.
My work is creative work.
For through my work, I make, LOVE Visible.” -- Pat McGill
Building Strong Teams is her passion. Check out this recent article in Sioux Falls Business Magazine, which sited Pat McGill's expertise in building a strong team! Click on this link, page 26: Sioux Falls Business Magazine
ONE DAY, ONE FEE, ONE FREE!
When you book Pat for a speaking engagement, you will get a full day with a FREE evening presentation for the charity event of your choice! - Click on Me To Watch My Video!
"I was lucky enough to attend a workshop given by Pat at UNK about different personality types, and within 5 minutes she had the audience wrapped around her little finger and eagerly lapping up everything she dished out. Wow! What a gifted presenter."
Betty Streff, Catering Manager-Sales, Chartwells University of Nebraska Kearney
"The Best Way to Learn is to have FUN!" Pat McGill
"Pat has been an incredible resource for the ongoing development of our team." Steve Dusek, President/CEO, Prairieland EDC, Slayton, MN
"If it's going to be, it's up to me." Pat McGill
"Pat McGill makes you rethink the relationships with those around you, looking for good in everyone. She helps us laugh at ourselves and to realize just how special we are. I truly think any audience could be entertained and motivated by Pat's work."
Becky Dorman, HR Supervisor, Sioux Falls, South Dakota School District
Pat McGill is witty, intelligent, entertaining, and effective. Her delivery style is comfortable and engaging. Through many years of experience in training and speaking, she has mastered the art of developing a group of individuals into a high-performing, GREAT team!
- Keynotes - Motivational and Inspiring
- Seminars - Content-Driven
- Workshops - Hands-on Learning
- Training - Develop A Strong Team
"Recession Proof" Your People . . . "What A Recession!" - This seminar is specifically designed to ease the burden on organizations that want to continue to foster professional development during challenging times, ONE DAY, ONE FEE, ONE FREE is the ultimate "win / win" and is really quite simple. Specifically, with this community-based approach to training, Pat can present abbreviated yet customized programs to a couple of groups and organizations that in turn share the cost of her day fee. And for FREE, Pat will present to a Ladies' Night Out or a similar social gathering that same evening to benefit an area non-profit organization.
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"Woman Of The Year" 2005
"Top Women In The Midwest" 2000