Julie Holunga

Julie Holunga

MBA, PCC

CO, US
Motivate your employees and teams to effectively communicate in order to perform at their peaks, and get out of their own way.

Julie Holunga is a featured speaker and executive coach who inspires mid-career business leaders to ignite direction, focus, and effectiveness in their careers. Through her proven frameworks, Julie teaches her audiences how to practically reach their next level of success.

Julie previously served as project manager for Alumni Career Services at Harvard Business School. She's built relationships with leaders at Wall Street firms leading the efforts to advance women into positions of leadership. She's worked with senior leaders from Fortune 500 companies to develop, implement, and improve corporate citizenship initiatives.

Julie started her career working at Harvard University in the Capital Gifts group. She received her Bachelor's degree in French Literature and Economics at Union College and her MBA from Boston College. She spent seven of her formative years attending school in France, India, and Hong Kong. Julie and her family moved from Boston to Calgary, Canada and are now settled in Denver, Colorado. In her spare time, Julie skis and hikes with her favorite member of the family, her dog Dixie. She can found most weekends in the stands of a rink watching the rest of her family play hockey.

Julie Holunga is a featured speaker and executive coach who inspires mid-career business leaders to ignite direction, focus, and effectiveness in their careers. Through her proven frameworks, Julie teaches her audiences how to practically reach their next level of success.

Julie previously served as project manager for Alumni Career Services at Harvard Business School. She's built relationships with leaders at Wall Street firms leading the efforts to advance women into positions of leadership. She's worked with senior leaders from Fortune 500 companies to develop, implement, and improve corporate citizenship initiatives.

Julie started her career working at Harvard University in the Capital Gifts group. She received her Bachelor's degree in French Literature and Economics at Union College and her MBA from Boston College. She spent seven of her formative years attending school in France, India, and Hong Kong. Julie and her family moved from Boston to Calgary, Canada and are now settled in Denver, Colorado. In her spare time, Julie skis and hikes with her favorite member of the family, her dog Dixie. She can found most weekends in the stands of a rink watching the rest of her family play hockey.

Watch your Language! Beware the Words Cannibalizing your Career

Professionals face issues that hinder their career progression, such as diminished confidence, not being heard, and not regarded as a leader. Julie shares one of the overlooked keys to leadership success: a strong vocabulary. An effective leader needs to be articulate and use robust words. Yet, leaders can be careless about the language they choose (like, um, sorry...) Participants learn strong vocabulary that impacts their success as a leader, and the obstacles that...
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingCommunication

Bounce Back Faster and Easier

Stress, change and challenges are part of everyday life in the 21st century. The ability to bounce back from a loss or a rejection is key to career progression and success. Sweeping rejections under the rug is not an option - the human brain subconsciously sends negative signals to those
around us. Instead, build skills to expand resilience which will simultaneously increase confidence and manage stress, change, and challenges. No matter where participants are in their...

EmpowermentAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Overcoming the Confidence Gap

Confidence is the key differentiator defining gaps in career progression, success, and salary. Our brains are wired for confidence. Yet at times confidence levels can take a hit, or hold steady at a low level. With low confidence, professionals are prevented from achieving goals and
progress in their careers.

This workshop teaches participants how to rewire their brains to build confidence, especially when it takes a hit.

EmpowermentAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Build your Unique Prescence

First impressions do matter. With a strong presence, professionals are heard, can influence those around them, and generate better results for their company, team, and themselves. Presence cannot be emulated from another leader, but rather uniquely developed for everyone. Each individual must know what makes her stand apart from her peers, and how she influences and impacts those around her.

This action-focused workshop helps participants develop their...

EmpowermentAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Pitfalls to Avoid as a New Partner

Firms promote partners based on their potential. It's not time to relax once this milestone is reached. Newly promoted partners must focus on building their book of business and grow their sphere of influence. Partners need to be deliberate about the name they create for themselves inside and outside the firm. Their efforts lay the foundation for achieving the results expected by their firm, as well as their own goals. It takes strategic action, even
during busy...

LeadershipAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing