Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour

Speech Topics

• A New Conversation: Actively Transforming a Company, Culture and Country

  This isn’t about politics; this is about being proactive. This is about coming together and deciding what we can do as an organization to create an equitable culture for employees, stakeholders, and customers that serves all involved. Where ALL can feel like they belong. Where all feel like they are part of the team. This is about establishing rules of engagement for civil, productive conversations that find solutions, not fault. Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour was a diversity officer for U.S. Marine Corps HQ and liaison to the Pentagon. As a gay, Black woman she brought valuable personal experience to her work, driving diversity policy for a 200,000 personnel organization. When you bring people together, you will have differences and similarities that result in tension and complexities...THIS IS NORMAL! How you MANAGE diversity is the key! SAMPLE TAKEAWAYS • Why it’s time to turn THE Conversation into a NEW Conversation • Ways to face uncomfortable issues without playing ostrich • How to prevent a counter-productive herd mentality • Set an example of civility and motivate people to respond in kind • Create a culture that values and respects all team members TAILORED TO THESE THEMES: Belonging, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Organizational Culture, Teamwork

• Get Gutsy - Harness A Breakthrough Mindset

  How you respond to personal and professional obstacles, adversity, and disappointment is a choice. It also determines your future. Black, gay, and a child of divorce, Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour learned this early. Her incredible journey – from police department to the Marines and becoming America’s first Black female combat pilot – was filled with challenges, adventures, successes, and ultimate triumph. She translates those lessons for audiences, drawing from her book Zero to Breakthrough - The 7-Step, Battle-Tested Method for Accomplishing Goals that Matter. FlyGirl is a force who will rock the house! Her energy, enthusiasm, and positivity inspire people to Get Gutsy and reimagine what’s possible. SAMPLE TAKEAWAYS • 7 steps shatter limiting beliefs, unleashing personal and professional breakthroughs • Swap a defeating “Zero Mentality” with a winning “Breakthrough Mentality” • Delay is not Denial, and to Retreat does not mean Defeat • Tactics to ignite your passion and design the path to your dreams TAILORED TO THESE THEMES: Inspiration, Positivity, Resilience, Motivation, Achieving Big Goals, Overcoming Obstacles

• One Mission - One Goal - One Team

  Gutsy Leaders create Gutsy Teams that make Gutsy Moves. Be proactive – not reactive; that’s how the best organizations create the future. It begins by summoning the courage to change tactics and align. Drawing on a distinguished career as a U.S. Marine combat helicopter pilot, Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour unloads valuable lessons learned under the most stressful of circumstances – about leadership, teamwork, resilience, communication, execution, and building a culture of unshakable trust. A compelling storyteller who commands attention – in-person or virtually, FlyGirl inspires audiences and shows them the key steps to achieving more than they ever thought possible. SAMPLE TAKEAWAYS • Create a culture of trust where everyone steps up, engages, and collaborates • How really knowing your people can harness skills, talents & hidden passions • Unleash the full potential of diversity to impact the bottom line • Disrupt traditional metrics of success (measure more than money) • How to decide when to plant and when to pivot TAILORED TO THESE THEMES: Leadership, Teamwork, Execution, Inspiration, Creating High Performing Culture, Improving Trust, Diversity, Accountability

• Who Needs A Runway?! Take Off From Where You Are!!!

  Helicopter pilots can spring into action from where they are. They don’t need a runway. Being nimble gives them an incredible edge in battle. Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour thinks this metaphor is perfect for uncertain times where speed and agility are survival skills. FlyGirl not only fires up an audience – in-person and virtually – with her energy and memorable stories, she punctuates hard-learned lessons with tactics that can be used to quickly adapt to the forces of change impacting your organization. This presentation is perfect for audiences navigating uncertainty, new regulations, unparalleled market forces, or looking to accomplish audacious goals. Give your group the necessary boost to come together as a team and innovate quickly and confidently. SAMPLE TAKEAWAYS • Recognize and take decisive action to capitalize on a defining digital moment • The situation is never perfect – gain momentum from where you are • Decide, Commit, Execute • Recognize and harness the skills and talents of everyone around you • Create a “Zero to Breakthrough” culture TAILORED TO THESE THEMES: Change, Inspiration, Overcoming Adversity, Innovation

• Cleared Hot! You HAVE Permission to Engage

  Employee engagement, customer engagement, team engagement, personal engagement. No matter what area an organization is strategically trying to improve, individuals have to be engaged and execute in order for the plan forward! The key is giving the permission to engage from the inside out. Once that happens, your organization will be CLEARED HOT! There’s no secret…a solid flight plan is the key. Give your attendees a fast paced message that will show how them how to: •Harness the power of a ‘Breakthrough Mentality’ mindset •Lead through mentorship •Leverage functional and individual diversity as a strategic advantage •Create breakthroughs for their teams with five simple steps

• Zero to Breakthrough - A Breakthrough Mentality Creates A Breakthrough Life!

  Put passion back in your life and design the path to your dreams with a ‘Breakthrough Mentality.’ Be inspired by Vernice’s personal story of setbacks, challenges, adventure, success and triumph. Vernice takes you on an amazing journey through her life experiences and, most importantly, the lessons learned. Unleash the personal leadership power needed to take your life to the next level! Attendees will discover: •How Passion, Purpose & Positive Steps create breakthrough results and shape your destiny •The Tangibility of Possibility Delay is not Denial and to Retreat does not mean Defeat •How to ignite your spark and make YOUR dreams a reality!

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