RISK FORWARD®

Leading Teams That Win

LEADERSHIP KEYNOTES & VIP EVENTS

with Victoria Labalme

Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author • Hall of Fame Speaker • Performance Strategist for Top Teams
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Level Up 2025: Unlock Our Full Potential

Dear Robert, Sue and the HVMG Executive Leadership Team,

Bringing together 150 people for your May conference is a unique opportunity. Making the most of this experience is essential.

Based on the level of leaders in the room, your industry and what Kathryn shared with us on the call, my team and I have selected testimonials, video clips, and content ideas we think would be most relevant to your audience and placed them on this page. We would work closely with your key stakeholders to refine and finalize which content pieces would be of greatest value based on your vision.

The keynote I would create would be a dynamic, engaging, custom-crafted combination of relevant material designed for your general managers, sales directors, and leaders in HR and accounting to unlock the hidden genius that lies dormant within and give them practical takeaways that they can use for years. 

These are time-tested tools that have been transformational and have led to stunning results for other leaders and their top teams at some of the world’s leading businesses and brands—including those in the hospitality and service industries.

I’m all in to help your leaders level up.

My very best,

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Brilliant. Inspiring. Client centric. And uniquely talented. Not only did Victoria energize and inspire our PayPal team, but her techniques from the performing arts helped us perform at the highest levels . . . and unlock hidden genius in our top talent."
Hill Ferguson
Chief Product Officer, PayPal
"When it was time for our Topgolf Leadership Conference for 300 of our Directors & above, I knew immediately who to bring in. Victoria did a tremendous amount of research to customize her presentation. Victoria had our entire audience listening, laughing and taking notes. She offered practical tools our team could apply immediately. In a leadership training landscape where one often hears the same concepts again and again, Victoria brings unexpected insights from the arts to give your organization a unique advantage. If you're looking for a speaker to inspire, engage, and encourage participation, Victoria will deliver like no one else can."
Geoff Cottrill
Chief Brand & Games Officer, Topgolf
"Unlike any other presentation! Victoria completely broke the mold of the typical speaker. She put on a show that wove together customized humor, film, and inspiring theater. People are still talking, and more importantly, practicing her practical and useful tips and techniques!"
Jill Kallmeyer
VP Organizational Development & Learning, Interstate Hotels & Resorts
"When speaking to corporate partners whose investment adds up to billions of dollars, the stakes are high. She is direct, insightful, committed, fun to work with and results oriented. Victoria has been my ace in the hole. I can’t recommend her highly enough."
Jon Roskill
Corporate Vice President, Microsoft
"Victoria contributed greatly to our Elevate experience, staged for our company’s best clients. Her highly memorable and incredibly popular closing keynote address, Risk Forward. In addition, she delivered a Masterclass for a select crowd, focused on the Art of Listening, which also drew rave reviews. Both presentations were highly customized to our audience and industry. Victoria helped make Elevate a smashing success and we recommend her highly!"
David Peckinpaugh
President & CEO, Maritz Global Events
"In looking for a speaker to help our top leaders embrace change and lead with Purpose, we chose Victoria and her RISK FORWARD® theme for our Senior Leadership Forum. Victoria met with our team members and I beforehand, asking insightful questions to understand our specific needs. She then designed a custom keynote that was both relevant and engaging. She captivated the room, exceeded our expectations, and inspired our leaders, providing ideas to take ownership and quick action. Months later, our leaders are still referencing her keynote. We would highly recommend Victoria as a keynote speaker and look forward to working with her again."
Laura Dottori-Attanasio
CEO, Element Fleet Management
She’s helped our top leaders be more confident, more powerful and more impactful on every level. Victoria's influence goes far beyond inspiring, I can’t recommend her highly enough.”
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Kate Hutchison
Chief Marketing Officer, Polycom
“I have booked many speakers and I look for the ones who care about my event as much as I do. It’s easy to find competence and not always easy to find equal passion & heart. I had Victoria come speak to my CMO Community as our customer partners are looking for top level content. Victoria asked amazing questions and tailored her talk to everything I needed from the theme to the specifics of how her story would intersect with my audience. She brought everything she had to the endeavor and did an amazing job. I highly recommend her…engaging and imaginative…a total delight.”
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Katherine Twells
Senior Vice President, Coca-Cola

RISK FORWARD®

Leading Teams That Win

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Today, leaders are faced with an ever-evolving work landscape. Competition comes from every corner. AI is surging forward. And disruption is upon us.

With change comes tremendous opportunity, but only if your team members have the
right mindset.

What does your team need now?

The ability to adapt, innovate & take action… to tap into their strengths and unlock hidden genius.

The most successful companies, individuals and organizations are those who have the courage to go where they have not been before.

Now more than ever, it’s essential to Communicate, Connect and Come Alive.

Today, leaders are faced with an ever-evolving work landscape. Competition comes from every corner. AI is surging forward. And disruption is upon us.

With change comes tremendous opportunity, but only if your team members have the
right mindset.

What does your team need now?

The ability to adapt, innovate & take action… to tap into their strengths and unlock hidden genius.

The most successful companies, individuals and organizations are those who have the courage to go where they have not been before.

Now more than ever, it’s essential to Communicate, Connect and Come Alive.

In this Leadership keynote, leaders will learn how to:

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  • Shift people’s mindsets to see change as opportunity
  • Unlock potential and innovation using a single phrase from the “Risk Forward Methodology”
  • Use the #1 tool to communicate with impact, anywhere, anytime
  • Up-level effectiveness with “3V Listening Skills”
  • Improve the outcome of any client interaction using the “KDF Framework”
  • Utilize the human factor in the era of AI
  • Use the “Pencil Approach” to foster collaboration
  • Master two moments you can’t afford to blow
  • Inspire teams to develop a high-performance mindset to support others
  • Understand the myth of work-life balance and what to do instead
  • Embrace critical tools and be customer-centric and client-focused
  • Take “Micro Risks” to move beyond a comfort zone
  • Reconnect (and help your teams reconnect) with what really matters
  • Capitalize on your organization’s most valuable asset: your people

Your leaders will leave with immediately applicable tools they can implement the next day.

What Makes Victoria Different

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Using skills she developed through 25 years of professional stage, screen, and comedy performances, Victoria leverages her background—from Broadway to Hollywood and C-suites to top sales teams—to share her proprietary systems that have led to stunning results in leaders and teams around the world.

With gripping storytelling, comedic highlights, and custom-crafted content, Victoria brings decades of stage mastery to your event.

Attendees are laughing, learning and taking notes. They’ll be captivated . . . profoundly touched . . . and emotionally moved.

Each keynote is:

  • 100% custom-crafted to meet your intended outcomes.
  • filled with practical, immediately applicable take-away tools.
  • engaging, entertaining, humor filled, high energy and interactive.

FORMATS – LIVE & VIRTUAL

  • Keynotes
  • Breakouts & Workshops
  • Online learning courses and videos
  • Custom-crafted VIP events

Victoria highlights

Watch how Victoria helps leaders connect, engage, and deliver with confidence.

 

A COMEDIC RENDITION OF YOUR DAY
The Conveyor Belt

 

HOW LEADERS CAN RISK FORWARD TO INSPIRE THEIR TEAM 
The Throughline & Noble Intent

 

HELPING PEOPLE SEE CHANGE AS OPPORTUNITY
Leading by including others in your process

 

LISTENING AS A LEADER TO BRING OUT THE BEST
The Mistake of Pouncing & What To Do Instead

 

THE VALUE OF MICRO RISKS
Encouraging Innovation Through Trusting Ideas

 
HELPING OTHERS RISK FORWARD
Leadership as a Sharpie vs. Pencil
 
2 CRITICAL MOMENTS IN YOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Making An Impact
 

HOW TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOURSELF & OTHERS
The Importance of Adjusting Intention

 
HELP OTHERS PERFORM AT THEIR BEST
The Power of Listening
 

A TECHNIQUE TO HELP YOUR TEAM SPEAK UP 
Trust The Idea That Can Lead To The Idea

 

INSPIRING INNOVATION IN YOUR TEAM
And A Mistake Leaders Can Make

 

TOP LEADERS: AN UNEXPECTED TRAIT
The Value Of Risking Forward To Figure It Out As You Go

Our clients see immediate results

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"We brought Victoria in to speak to 75 top CEOs at an event hosted at MIT. She totally crushed it! Her keynote was theatrical, entertaining, and informative all at once. Our CEOs gained invaluable perspective and practical tools they could apply immediately to their businesses and their lives."
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Darius Mirshahzadeh
Curator, CEO Retreat, MIT
“Victoria was fantastic! Not only was her session entertaining to watch, but the content she had within was significant. What makes her so distinct is the combination of incredible theater skills with high level business strategy. Comments from our group of 120 C-Level leaders from our Schottenstein-affiliated companies included: ‘captivating’, ‘surprising how much she shared in the time frame’, and ‘what an inspiration’. 92% of our executives ranked Victoria 5 out of 5. It is clear to say she had an amazing impact on our leadership! Not only is she articulate and professional; she's also a joy to work with!"
Michael Broidy
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Schottenstein Stores
“We put Victoria on stage in front of 900 team members. Her extensive preparation allowed her to speak 'our language.' She was relevant, entertaining, exciting; what more could we ask!?"
Steve Ashby
ASMO Geo Training Manager, Intel
"Thank you for the outstanding presentation you gave to our leadership team. People are still buzzing, talking about how meaningful it was to them. Your messages from that day are still resounding."
Karen Morris
Communications Manager, BlueCross BlueShield
"Victoria is unquestionably the most inspiring & moving speaker I’ve experienced in my 15 years as CEO. Every person she has touched within our company has walked away in awe and is now able to realize more of their potential in life. Victoria has done 19 sessions for Bosley, impacting our entire company throughout North America.
John Ohanesian
CEO, Bosley

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