Carolyn Strauss
CSP
CO, USAre you and your organization staying "above the line"? Dip below and you could lose everything. Carolyn brings decades of on-stage, on-camera and hands-on actual business experience and strategies to your event. She is the clear choice to help you and your audience perform smarter and do better!
Carolyn Strauss is the only person on the planet who is a Certified Speaking Professional, a Certified Reinvention Practitioner, an Exactly What to Say Certified Guide, and a
Certified Working Genius Facilitator. Combined with her four decades of business experience—including selling more than$160 million of her own clothing line on HSN—she is uniquely suited to help organizations of all shapes and sizes reinvent their products, processes, and people, resulting in better productivity, positioning, and profits.
She is a former CEO , television personality, a professional MC, a certified speaking professional, and an expert on sales, persuasion, and execution. Carolyn has worked with associations and executive teams across all industries. She trains "Wicked Smart People" how to communicate effectively and she is a certified Working GeniusTM facilitator. She has appeared on CBS , CNN , ABC , NBC , and HSN. She an active member of the Screen Actors Guild. Carolyn is the author of 5 books and believes that a good day include s chocolate .
Carolyn is a certified "Working Genius" facilitator and brings that productivity work to her clients.
Carolyn is an "Exactly What to Say" certified guide bringing that simple and effective communication strategy to her clients as well.
"Great Leaders get Great by Studying and Learning from other Great Leaders".
You want to hire a speaker/ emcee that has the experience you need in this new business environment. Carolyn has "written the book/ created THE program" on running virtual/ blended meetings. You can go to www.brilliant100.com to experience the program.
Now, if you are looking for high energy, high content and sales, and business experience, Carolyn Strauss is the speaker for your event. Carolyn Strauss is one of only 800 Certified Speaking Professionals in the world. She is a sales and persuasion expert who spent 18 years on-camera on The Home Shopping Network where she personally sold over $160 Million of her clothing line, the Carolyn Strauss Collection, even selling $1 Million in one day.
(Sidebar... Also, Carolyn is Funny! Check out her podcast for Baby Boomers at www.Anotherdayaboveground.com)
In addition to thousands of appearances on HSN, Carolyn has appeared on PBS, CNN, ABC, NBC, Food Network, and Lifetime Television Network. Carolyn was a fashion show commentator, an internationally-recognized fashion and image expert, and a successful plus-size model for over 20 years with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York City.
Carolyn Strauss is a powerful, compelling, effervescent, and entertaining presenter who speaks with audiences - not at them.
Her client list includes multiple retail industry giants and other Fortune 500 clients, including Macy's, Nordstrom, JC Penney, Toyota, Hanover Construction and Primedia Inc. She has presented to over 100 CEO leadership groups and is one of the top-rated Vistage International Speakers.
Most requested topics
BioTech Firms: "Communication Skills for Wicked Smart People"
Sales Teams: "How to Increase your Dollars Per Minute".
Leaders and Managers: "Managing People, Power and Priorities".
Management Teams: "Effective Execution, Get Work Done Without Killing Your People".
For Associations and Spousal Meetings: "Empowered Persuation: Presenting with Optimal Power".
For Women's Groups: "Get the Best from the Opposite Sex"
Author/Contributing Author
Specialty Modeling (E.P. Dutton)
A Healthier You (Insight Publishing, Sept '05)
Meditation for Manifesting Your Movie (audio CD, May '07)
Manifesting Your Optimal Body (audio CD, August '08)
The Code: A Man's Rules for Living Life, Having Fun and Getting Dressed (Carjack Press 2012) (audio CD available)
Carolyn Strauss is the only person on the planet who is a Certified Speaking Professional, a Certified Reinvention Practitioner, an Exactly What to Say Certified Guide, and a
Certified Working Genius Facilitator. Combined with her four decades of business experience—including selling more than$160 million of her own clothing line on HSN—she is uniquely suited to help organizations of all shapes and sizes reinvent their products, processes, and people, resulting in better productivity, positioning, and profits.
She is a former CEO , television personality, a professional MC, a certified speaking professional, and an expert on sales, persuasion, and execution. Carolyn has worked with associations and executive teams across all industries. She trains "Wicked Smart People" how to communicate effectively and she is a certified Working GeniusTM facilitator. She has appeared on CBS , CNN , ABC , NBC , and HSN. She an active member of the Screen Actors Guild. Carolyn is the author of 5 books and believes that a good day include s chocolate .
Carolyn is a certified "Working Genius" facilitator and brings that productivity work to her clients.
Carolyn is an "Exactly What to Say" certified guide bringing that simple and effective communication strategy to her clients as well.
"Great Leaders get Great by Studying and Learning from other Great Leaders".
You want to hire a speaker/ emcee that has the experience you need in this new business environment. Carolyn has "written the book/ created THE program" on running virtual/ blended meetings. You can go to www.brilliant100.com to experience the program.
Now, if you are looking for high energy, high content and sales, and business experience, Carolyn Strauss is the speaker for your event. Carolyn Strauss is one of only 800 Certified Speaking Professionals in the world. She is a sales and persuasion expert who spent 18 years on-camera on The Home Shopping Network where she personally sold over $160 Million of her clothing line, the Carolyn Strauss Collection, even selling $1 Million in one day.
(Sidebar... Also, Carolyn is Funny! Check out her podcast for Baby Boomers at www.Anotherdayaboveground.com)
In addition to thousands of appearances on HSN, Carolyn has appeared on PBS, CNN, ABC, NBC, Food Network, and Lifetime Television Network. Carolyn was a fashion show commentator, an internationally-recognized fashion and image expert, and a successful plus-size model for over 20 years with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York City.
Carolyn Strauss is a powerful, compelling, effervescent, and entertaining presenter who speaks with audiences - not at them.
Her client list includes multiple retail industry giants and other Fortune 500 clients, including Macy's, Nordstrom, JC Penney, Toyota, Hanover Construction and Primedia Inc. She has presented to over 100 CEO leadership groups and is one of the top-rated Vistage International Speakers.
Most requested topics
BioTech Firms: "Communication Skills for Wicked Smart People"
Sales Teams: "How to Increase your Dollars Per Minute".
Leaders and Managers: "Managing People, Power and Priorities".
Management Teams: "Effective Execution, Get Work Done Without Killing Your People".
For Associations and Spousal Meetings: "Empowered Persuation: Presenting with Optimal Power".
For Women's Groups: "Get the Best from the Opposite Sex"
Author/Contributing Author
Specialty Modeling (E.P. Dutton)
A Healthier You (Insight Publishing, Sept '05)
Meditation for Manifesting Your Movie (audio CD, May '07)
Manifesting Your Optimal Body (audio CD, August '08)
The Code: A Man's Rules for Living Life, Having Fun and Getting Dressed (Carjack Press 2012) (audio CD available)
Profitable Dollars Per Minute Strategies for High Stakes Sales Teams
In today's fast-paced, competitive landscape, standing out isn't just about having the best product or service, it's about being Irresistible. This engaging and actionable program introduces the 5 F's Framework designed to elevate how you and your company attract, engage, and retain clients.
Through this framework, you'll learn how to strengthen your sales fundamentals, create future-focused strategies, leverage the power of feedback, inject fun into your sales...
Managing People, Power and Priorities
Format: Leadership Programs and Executive Retreats
This program is perfect for:
- Highly Stressed Managers and CEO's
- Newly promoted Managers and Leaders
Most people spend their hours at work reacting to demands and requests on their time and attention. Yet there are projects and deadlines that require them to be pro-active. How do you structure your time and your priorities to effectively...
Optimize Communication Both Internal and External in Real Time
Format: This program can be 45 Minutes to 90 Minutes in Person or Virtual
This program is perfect for:
- Sales Teams, Leadership Teams, Management Teams
The audience will leave with:
- A list of words and phrases that they can use to get exactly what they need from any conversation.
- Strategies for setting the intention for...
Effective Execution: Get Work Done Without Killing Your People
As a leader, you request projects and outcomes; but what comes back is surprisingly not what you intentioned. Your team is clear as to who is responsible for what but they feel an unbalanced workload. Your people use lists to get tasks done but the distinction between a project list and a task list has people wasting time. And imagine another year goes by with things moving as they are, is that good enough?
Add to that,...
Sales: I Want That: How to Make You and Your Company Irresistible
Format: Keynote/ Masterclass
As a premier clothing designer on the Home Shopping Network, Carolyn Strauss sold more than $160 million worth of merchandise to people who never actually expressed interest in buying anything! In this dynamic program, Carolyn will share with you the secrets that enabled her to move viewers from a state of apathy, to desperately wanting the items she was selling. And you’ll learn how to apply these five secrets to every...
Communication Skills for Wicked Smart People
The difference between raising $0Million and $4Million is how good your presentation is. How good is your team's presentation? Carolyn can help your people present ideas in a way that is so compelling that the audience wants to hear more and take action. This is a hands on workshop that includes follow up consulting.







