Gwen Bortner
Whether in a keynote or a day long workshop, my goal is to provide your audience with highly actionable content, delivered in an engaging and accessible manner, leading to effective implementation.
I’ve always been interested in a wide variety of things.
Though I had originally planned on being a math teacher, my immediate future took a different path when I discovered computer programming back in the early ‘80s (when PCs were a novelty, and dial up was the hottest technology).
This led to a decade and a half career during which I ran my own consulting company, worked as a consultant for Ernst & Young, and ran the IT department for a competitive phone company.
From there I eventually made the obvious transition into professional knitwear designer and instructor on the national teaching circuit, before transitioning fifteen years later to a consultant and speaker bringing my breadth and depth of operational and instructional experience to helping businesses succeed.
I
started public speaking at the ripe age of 13 when I wrote and gave the sermon for my church. Since then I’ve presented to over 1,000 groups, large and small, for organizations including: Merced College, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Western Jurisdiction for United Methodists Church, The National Needle Arts Association, and the Association For Creative Industries. And on a wide variety of topics ranging from software best practices, business finances, effective management, productivity, personal motivation, skills development, to spiritual inspiration.
I’ve been told my presentation style is casual yet dynamic, both focused and fun, and I know I always enjoy presenting.
I’ve always been interested in a wide variety of things.
Though I had originally planned on being a math teacher, my immediate future took a different path when I discovered computer programming back in the early ‘80s (when PCs were a novelty, and dial up was the hottest technology).
This led to a decade and a half career during which I ran my own consulting company, worked as a consultant for Ernst & Young, and ran the IT department for a competitive phone company.
From there I eventually made the obvious transition into professional knitwear designer and instructor on the national teaching circuit, before transitioning fifteen years later to a consultant and speaker bringing my breadth and depth of operational and instructional experience to helping businesses succeed.
I
started public speaking at the ripe age of 13 when I wrote and gave the sermon for my church. Since then I’ve presented to over 1,000 groups, large and small, for organizations including: Merced College, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Western Jurisdiction for United Methodists Church, The National Needle Arts Association, and the Association For Creative Industries. And on a wide variety of topics ranging from software best practices, business finances, effective management, productivity, personal motivation, skills development, to spiritual inspiration.
I’ve been told my presentation style is casual yet dynamic, both focused and fun, and I know I always enjoy presenting.
Every Type is Right
Format: 3 - 4 Hour Workshop
This program is perfect for:
- Work groups or teams wanting to improve their communication
The audience will leave with:
- The ability to notice personality type preferences in others based on clues in their behavior, speech, work style, etc.
- The ability to tailor their approach when managing, leading, collaborating, providing...
Stress, Strife & Struggle
Format: 3 hour workshop (length can be adjusted)
This program is perfect for:
- People working in teams or small groups where stress will arise for any number of reasons
The audience will leave with:
1. The ability to apply their knowledge of type to recognize that different people demonstrate and handle stress differently.
2. The ability to identify the impact of...
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