Speaking

Empowering teams & leaders to excel in their strengths, communication, and leadership.

Looking for a passionate, engaging speaker who will inspire and challenge your people to ACTION, look no further!

Keynotes & Programs

These keynotes can also be expanded to interactive workshops, where we go in-depth and I facilitate discussions and activities to get your team engaged. I offer both in-person and virtual presentations.

Format: 45 minutes to 1-hour Keynote or Break-out Session.

Description: We can have the best of intentions to have a great company, team, event, year.… But if we are not intentional about our direction and do not take tangible steps, we will not end up where we want to be. Don’t be the person or company that says, “How in the world did I end up here?”

Your attendees will:

  • Identify the temptations to avoid and what characteristics to implement for continued growth and success in business.
  • Determine the questions to ask, which will ultimately lead to the actions one should take.
  • Identify growth opportunities.

Note: This can also be conducted as a two-hour workshop where we have interactive activities.

Format: 45 minutes to 1-hour Keynote or Break-out Session.

Description: In this session, we will define leadership and discover different ways to lead effectively based on John C. Maxwell’s book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, because your leadership ability determines your level of success.

Your attendees will:

  • Identify myths of leadership.
  • Learn and be able to apply (3) laws of leadership that will help attendees become better leaders.
  • Learn what it takes to lead effectively.

Note: This program can also be a workshop that spans from two hours to two full days, depending on the number of laws covered and the interactive activities we facilitate.

Format: 45 minutes to 1-hour Keynote or Break-out Session.

Description: Reaching your potential is a constant journey of discovery, growth, and insight that requires curiosity, consistency, and willingness to change. Participants will discover ways to reach their full potential, both personally and professionally, by understanding the process of growth and techniques they can apply to facilitate their growth.

Your attendees will:

  • Discover and be able to apply (3) “Laws of Growth” to accelerate their growth.
  • Unlock ways to embrace personal growth and change to reach their potential.

Note: This program can also be a workshop that spans from two hours to two full days, depending on the number of laws covered and the interactive activities we facilitate. There are 15 Laws of Growth.

Format: 45 minutes to 1-hour Keynote or Break-out Session.

Description: A leader is great not because of his or her power but because of his or her ability to empower others. There is no greater responsibility than equipping, nurturing, and developing potential leaders. Learn how to develop leaders, and take the necessary steps to invest in the potential leaders around you.

Your attendees will:

  • Increase their ability to identify and raise potential leaders.
  • Become better at identifying and hiring the right talent for your organization.
  • Be able to form, equip, and coach their dream team to success.
  • Discover how to create the right environment to encourage and cultivate growth.
  • Learn the #1 difference between creating a winning, positive growth climate and a losing, negative growth climate.

Note: This program can be a half-day, full-day, or two-day workshop based on the depth we can go into and interactive activities.

Format: 45 minutes to 1-hour Keynote or Break-out Session.

Description: Current culture tells us leaders are born, but participants will learn through (3) critical components of authentic, personal leadership how leaders are made.

Your attendees will:

  • Increase their ability to Influence.
  • Discover How to Manage Priorities Better.
  • Be Empowered to Problem Solve Effectively.

Note: This program can be a half-day, full-day, or two-day workshop based on the depth we can go into and the interactive activities. The above covers (3) of the critical components, but there are up to (10) components.

Format: 1-hour Keynote or Break-out Session.

Description: Gain an understanding of your tendencies and others by learning and applying the knowledge of DISC behavioral styles. The awareness of behaviors can prove invaluable in effectively communicating with others by allowing you to use language that resonates with them. DISC can facilitate an increased understanding that can improve communication, identify each team member's strengths to enhance their performance, and boost your influence both with your employees and customers.

Your attendees will:

  • Identify and understand the 4 basic DISC behavioral styles to improve communication within their teams and across departments.
  • Recognize the strengths and challenges of the various styles, and which styles complement each other to increase leadership effectiveness.
  • Increase employee engagement and growth by using specific motivators, based on an individual's style.
  • Foster team communication to improve productivity and decrease conflict.

Note: This program can also be a workshop that spans from two hours to two full days, based on the depth we can go into and the interactive activities we facilitate.

Format: 45 minutes to 1-hour Keynote or Break-out Session.

Description: Most meetings are a waste of time. Why? Because many leaders don’t plan in advance and they don’t use an appropriate meeting structure. As a result, their meetings are often dull or they spin out of control, leaving participants frustrated and uninspired.

Leadership guru John C. Maxwell advises, “The secret to a good meeting is the meeting before the meeting.” The Maxwell Method of Leadership for Engaging and Productive Meetings outlines John’s secret for successful meetings, including proven strategies to help you ensure that your meetings are purposeful, engaging, and productive.

Your attendees will:

  • Discover why the meeting before the meeting is imperative for success.
  • Differentiate between the (4) different types of meetings and when to use each.
  • Learn how to structure and lead meetings to keep them intentional, productive, and on track.

Note: We also have a 2.5 - 3-hour workshop on the Maxwell Method of Leading Engaging and Productive Meetings.

Format: 45 minutes to 1-hour Keynote or Break-out Session.

Description: Discover the shifts necessary to ultimately strengthen and sustain your ability to impact those you lead. Create harmony, increase morale, and employee engagement by seeing your team's potential and helping them to contribute their best talent to your organization.

Your attendees will:

  • Understand the importance of shifting their focus from themselves to others.
  • Understand what it takes to lead and equip others to increase their leadership potential.
  • Learn principles that will help them shift from soloist to conductor to bring out their team's best and accomplish more.
  • Be able to empower their teams to advance their skills, make decisions, and take on more responsibility.

Note: This program can also be a workshop that spans from two hours to two full days, as the above only covers one shift. However, there are up to 11 shifts that a leader must be able to make.

Format: 45 minutes to 1-hour Keynote or Break-out Session.

Description: What would happen if your employees were able to build a bridge of appreciation and respect between them? Based on Tim Elmore’s book, “A New Kind of Diversity”, this presentation gives you a big-picture summary of the differing perspectives on paradigms, attitudes about authority, and more.

Your attendees will:

  • Gain strategies to bridge the gap toward better productivity and a healthier culture.
  • Understand the different generations on your team, and how to better connect with them.
  • Learn how each generation can respect and learn from each other.
  • Be able to embrace collaboration versus conflict.

Note: I am licensed to use Tim Elmore's material.


Speaking Topics

I customize keynotes, conference break-out sessions, workshops, and events to bring the most value to my clients.
Here are some topics that I specialize in: Leadership, Communication, Teamwork/Team Building, Personal Development, and Mindset. 

Speaking Clips and Client Testimonials

Angela's Bio and What to Expect When Working with Me

Angela Chatham is a passionate speaker, executive coach, and the founder of Pressing Forward LLC, a leadership and professional development consulting agency specializing in leadership development, employee engagement, and team and culture building.

She partners with companies to cultivate dynamic leaders and engaged teams, fostering a passionate commitment that drives them to fulfill their purpose and enhance performance through strengths awareness, impactful communication, and values-based principles.

Through her programs, she aims to drive a passionate commitment to achieving your company's goals, leading to better performance, increased employee retention, and shared vision. Ultimately, our goal is to contribute to your company's success and bottom-line growth.

Angela believes a positive, engaged company culture is created when we help employees find fulfillment and feel valued by recognizing and allowing employees to use their greatest skills and strengths. When we do this, it becomes a win-win for the company and the employee, creating an environment where people want to work and stay - while increasing productivity and creating greater impact and influence within the company and with clients.

With over 20 years of management and leadership experience from the corporate and private sectors in such industries as oil and gas, technology, health, and legal, including companies in the Fortune 500 and Am Law 200 rankings, Angela has learned the importance of creating a growth and collaborative environment.

Angela understands how to perform under pressure and manage the stress that comes with meeting high-demand roles, never-ending priority changes, employee challenges, staff development, and the art of juggling daily operations and project deadlines. She understands the various organizational levels and can empathize and relate to them.

She started her career as a temporary, then took her first full-time job as a purchasing clerk and worked her way to management and leadership roles from there. In addition, she has managed and led levels from the mailroom staff to office managers to network engineers and advised executives. Angela will inspire, motivate, re-engage, and challenge your teams to want to reach their full potential, perform at the level they are capable of and strive for more!

Angela is a Maxwell Leadership Certified Speaker & Executive Coach, trained by John C. Maxwell and his team. She has learned from the best in the industry as John C. Maxwell was named the #1 leader in business by the American Marketing Association and the world's most influential leadership expert by Inc. Magazine. She is also a Speaker Academy Graduate of the National Speakers Association (NSA) New Orleans Chapter in addition to a DISC Certified Advanced Behavioral Analysis Consultant.

Angela has a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems.

She lives in Mandeville, LA. 


What's Angela up to when she is not working?

When she is not working, she enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, and trying out some of New Orleans’ best restaurants with family and friends. But she will also not pass up a good old-fashioned crawfish boil! Although not athletic, you may find her hiking or riding her bike on the St. Tammany Trace, huffing and puffing. LOL! Angela is passionate about giving back and helping others.

"I love giving, and my goal is to be an outrageous giver! - Blessed to be a blessing. I am a researcher on mindset, positive psychology, and how our brain works. Health conscious. I enjoy swimming and taking walks in nature. I volunteer at my church. I want to do more traveling. Recently discovered snorkeling, and want to do more!"

  • Delivery of a powerful, engaging, and inspirational presentation with practical strategies that your attendees can begin to implement immediately! 
  • Customized presentation based on your event's outcomes and organization's objectives.
  • Easy to work with, professional, and organized. 
  • Prompt return of phone calls and e-mails. 
  • Communication before the event and follow-up after the event to ensure all expectations are met, but my goal is to exceed your expectations. 
  • Meet and interact with attendees at the event before and after the session and/or event. I am willing to stay for the full event when it is one day if you're good with that. (If requested and the event is multiple days, additional charges may apply.)
  • Available for photos and videos with your attendees. Let's make this fun! Capture what you want for your social media and internal communications. 
  • After the event, provide a short video or article emphasizing one or more key points that were presented. This is great to send to attendees to reinforce concepts and encourage implementation and for those who could not attend. 
 
  • Opening or Closing Keynote Speaker
  • Conference or Event Session Speaker
  • Conference Break-out Sessions
  • Leadership Team Meetings and/or Retreats
  • Women's Conferences and Events
  • Business and/or Team Seminars
  • Association Conferences and Conventions
  • Team Building Meetings and Events
  • Faith-Based Conferences

Angela has been described as full of energy, passionate, engaging, inspiring, and thought-provoking. She brings relevant information, stories, examples, and experience to help bring out the best in your leaders and teams so that they can achieve their biggest and most challenging goals.

My WHY.os Profile:

  • WHY (My Belief) - “Contribute”
  • HOW (My Process) – “Makes Sense”
  • WHAT (My Deliverable) – “Better Way”

My WHY.os Purpose - I believe in contributing to the growth of people so that they can “Boldly Lead & Succeed in Life & Business”, and how I do this is by helping them get unstuck and work through the challenges of where they are to where they want to be. Ultimately, what I bring is awareness and clarity to help them overcome self-limiting beliefs, see potential opportunities, and establish a plan of action with an immediate next step to get closer to their goal.

My DISC Profile: Precisionist; C – Conscientious / S - Steady

My Strengths Finder Profile: Futuristic, Focus, Discipline, Maximizer, Responsibility


Want to learn about your and your team’s WHY.os or DISC Profile to understand each other better? Ask me how I can facilitate these assessments for you and your team!

What Participants Have to Say...

"Engaging personality, professional presentation, great takeaways." - Kathy F.

"Made a possibly dry and boring information-based presentation into a personal, warm, and interesting topic." - Chic M.

"Very powerful speech! Wow!" -  Claude W.

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Just Kids Dental - Office Managers & COO

"Very informative. Visual props were really helpful."

"I gained a lot of insightful information that I can take with me."

"Very thought-provoking. I am eager to spend more time thinking about what was discussed."

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"Angela and I presented a workshop called “Creating Your Life by Design, not Default” at Franco’s Athletic Club in Mandeville, LA, to talk about leadership and physical health for executives and professionals.

We led a group with interactive exercises and programming to teach the audience how to weave exercises and leadership principles into their lives to increase their income and longevity.

Angela is great at adapting to her audience and other presenters to deliver maximum value. I look forward to working with her again on similar projects." - Matt Peale, NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist, Athlete in the Game of Life, LLC


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