When you want impact -- you need Pam Gilchrist.
Inviting, engaging, humorous and creative, you can count on Pam
to deliver a customized program to make your meeting a success!
Through relevant examples, audience participation and actionable take-aways -
Pam delivers. 

Topic Areas: Business Strategy & Trends, Change Leadership, Optimized Outcomes, Executive Presence, Branding/Marketing, Motivation

Most Requested Titles/Speeches Include: 

• Tsunami Success™: Surf The Big Waves In Business & Life
• Marketing Gone Wrong: Giant Blue Cheetos & Other Ways To Waste Millions
• 10 Trend Tsunami™: 10 Trends Pressuring Your Business To Change NOW
• Expert Influence™: Driving Business Through Thought Leadership & Social Media
• Maximize The Personalities On Your Team: Why People Click or Conflict -- And What To Do About It
  
  

THREE REASONS TO CHOOSE PAM:
(Besides her great content and ability to connect!)

1. She's A Veteran.
   Pam's been performing since she was seven-years-old. Whether its a crowd of 30 or 3,000, she delivers with POW and PIZAZZ. If 10,000 hours makes an expert. Pam is it. Practiced, Professional and Polished. She's a road warrior who knows how to adapt to every situation and deliver with excellence. Her experience performing in hundreds of venues and in front of groups ranging from U.S. Presidents to college students shows her adaptability.
2. She Gets it.
   She's been in your shoes... on the corporate and association side handling events, vetting and booking speakers, contracting with production companies, ensuring that attendees have a positive, memorable experience since she was 16-years-old. She understands that the stakes are high, time is tight and you need someone you can count on to make your life easier. She and her team know what details you need -- and what you don't. They've got it covered -- yet know how to adapt on the fly. You can let go and relax.
3. She'll Knock It Out Of The Park.
   Pam's a professional. She give you MORE VALUE -- than you ever imagined. No content-lite, rehashed left-overs. She will research your group and your specific needs to customize a presentation that is relevant and on point. She will engage your audience, make them laugh, make them think and make them remember.

 

TESTIMONIALS:
Incredible! I am walking away with a renewed interest in my business.
Kristan Getsy, CEO, Life's Eyes Media

Pam's thought leadership positioning for B2B is compelling and fresh...excellent examples and takeaway strategies...An excellent addition to any conference.
Chris Eifert, President, Tricom B2B

Pam is an articulate and engaging speaker. She gets to know her audience and customizes her speeches... Any group looking for a professional presentation would benefit from Pam's expertise.
Jill Isaacs, O'Keeffe Communications

 

ABOUT PAM:
A well-known presenter across the country, Pam speaks to corporate, association and non-profit organizations. Her keynote speech "Tsunami Success™" gives leaders tips on how to carefully capitalize on opportunities, face the future head-on, innovate instantly and engage employees. She also helps organizations cut through the marketing crap and get down to what really works.

As chief strategist at the Gilchrist Group, LLC, she counsels her clients on business success and marketing strategies to cement their brand positions as leading industry experts. Pam provides breakthrough business strategies for organizations during times of dramatic change and growth. An international award-winning leadership and communications expert, Pam has served as chief communications council for companies ranging from Fortune 100s to small businesses for 25 years. In 2009, she was named PR Professional-of-the-Year by the Cincinnati Chapter of PRSA.

DIRECT INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
Corporate Fortune 100 (Primarily B2B/Professional Service)
Insurance/financial services, healthcare/wellness; hi-tech/interactive; telecommunications/cable communications, manufacturing/distribution; construction/engineering, association/not-for-profit, restaurant/hospitality and authors/speakers.

LITTLE KNOWN FUN FACTS:
There really is a Kalamazoo. She started her own jazz band in high school and has hung out with jazz legends like Count Basie, Dizzie Gillespie and McCoy Tyner. She's dyslexic and still managed to finish her bachelor's degree in three years. While working crew for Broadway touring companies, she learned how to stuff an entire Broadway musical into a semi in under three hours. An early adopter, she met her husband online -- way before it became fashionable. She was responsible for creating the longest lasagna noodle in the state of Ohio.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Her professional memberships include: National Speakers Association (NSA) [earned professional membership in one year] and serves on the board of directors for the NSA Ohio chapter as Program Director. She is also a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) where she holds Accredited (APR) status, the PRSA Counselors Academy, American Marketing Association (AMA), Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati I-Marketing Group. In 2009, she was recognized as PR Professional of the Year and has been awarded numerous national/international awards for her marketing/communications work.

EDUCATION:
Master's degree from The Ohio State University
Bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University
Pro-Track (Professional Speaker Training Program) NSA Ohio Chapter
Certified Personality Trainer, Loyola University, Chicago
Universal Accreditation, Public Relations Society of America