Anne Bonney
Anne Bonney is a fun, energetic international motivational keynote speaker and trainer. She is also an authority on Change Management, best-selling author of GET OVER IT!, podcast host of Igniting Courage Podcast, and an experienced leadership workshop facilitator.
Anne Bonney, CSP®, was born to talk—just ask any of her childhood teachers who wrote "talks too much" on her report cards!
Now, she’s turned that chatter into a powerhouse career, jet-setting around the globe to help overwhelmed professionals build resilience in the discomfort of change. A dynamic keynote speaker, energizing conference Emcee, two-time author, and host of the hit podcast Dancing in the Discomfort Zone, Anne lights up both virtual and in-person stages with her high-energy, relatable style.
After 20 years of crushing it incorporate and nonprofit leadership positions, she now uses her hard-earned experience and fiery passion to ignite YOUR courage to build resilience in change and challenges, tackle tough conversations, and lead with emotional intelligence.
PUNCH IT MARGARET! ®
Change can be intimidating. Whether it’s a bold new idea, organizational transformation, evolving industries, rapidly modernizing technology (A.I. anyone?), or personal transitions, the uncertainty of change can leave us freaking out and paralyzed. But here’s the truth: change ain’t going away. Shoot, it’s the only thing we can count on in today’s lightning-fast world.
The question is, how do you find the courage to face it head-on and get through it with maybe an ounce of grace? In this dynamic and energizing keynote, Change Leadership Authority Anne Bonney will empower you to step boldly into the unknown.
Drawing from her acclaimed book, GET OVERIT! and her personal experiences and accomplishments, Anne delivers practical tools, high-energy insights, and a whole lot of fire to help build the confidence and resilience to navigate change like a pro. This isn’t just a keynote; it’s a rallying cry to embrace the challenges of transition with courage and resilience.
Key Takeaways:
•Cultivate the confidence to tackle change with courage and resilience.
•Overcome fear of the unknown by shifting your mindset and taking purposeful action.
•Transform change into an opportunity for growth, unity, and renewed energy, boosting productivity and morale.
CONQUERING THOSE CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS
Having tough conversations isn't fun for anyone, and when they go wrong, relationships are damaged, and the problem that’s being addressed doesn’t get solved. This makes many leaders avoid these conversations, reducing their team’s effectiveness and their own success. Fortunately, you can quickly learn to rise in these challenging interactions so the problem will be solved, while trust and respect increase. This workshop will help you get there!
During this rapid-fire skill building (and fun!) virtual or live presentation, Change Management Authority and Communication aficionado Anne Bonney will ignite your courage for these conversations so you can have productive difficult dialogue when you need to. Empowered with the spark to start the dialogue on the right foot, you’ll also learn a structure to keep the exchange moving in a constructive direction, and she will teach you an approach for rescuing the conversation before it turns into a towering inferno! Once you put these techniques into play, motivation will crackle, collaboration will sizzle and a culture of positive accountability will blaze hot within your organization.
Key Takeaways
- Immediately impact your culture to one of accountability and engagement, increasing productivity and ultimately results
- Reduce problem behaviors and conflict while improving individual attitudes and team motivation
- Interactions that entice people to listen and follow through
IGNITE YOUR LEADERSHIP
Leading in today’s workplace isn’t easy—different generations, diverse perspectives, and constant change can make it feel like you’re managing a whirlwind.
The key to success? Becoming the kind of leader people want to follow.
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the foundation for effective leadership, and the good news is, these skills can be developed at any stage of your career. In this high-energy and interactive presentation, Change Management Authority and Leadership Expert Anne Bonney ignites your leadership fire with practical strategies to improve your EQ, enhance communication, and strengthen connection with your team.
You’ll learn how to regulate your reactions in challenging situations, delegate effectively, and inspire motivation and collaboration. Packed with immediately applicable tactics, this session will help you reduce turnover, increase engagement, and create a culture where productivity, positivity, and bottom-line results thrive. Get ready to lead with confidence, clarity, and impact!
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Connection skills that immediately impact your culture with greater engagement, collaboration and motivation, resulting in increased productivity
- Reduce “water cooler” talk that negatively influences attitudes within the workplace
- Improve individual performance and reduce unwanted behaviors
THE POWER OF CELEBRATION
Get ready to feel the energy, excitement, and purpose behind one of the most powerful tools in life and work: celebration! In this dynamic, interactive, and joy-filled keynote, Anne Bonney will ignite your appreciation for what it means to truly celebrate—and why it’s so much more than just applause and awards.
This isn’t your typical dry-chicken-dinner speech! Through her signature energy and humor, Anne will engage and uplift the audience with laughter, hands-on interaction, and powerful insights that showcase how celebration isn’t just fun—it’s a game-changer. From fostering stronger teams to boosting motivation, momentum, and well-being, Anne reveals how celebrating wins—big or small—fuels personal and professional success. She’ll leave your audience inspired to embrace celebration as a tool for connection, growth, and lasting impact.
Join Anne for a keynote that’s as much a celebration itself as it is a call to embrace the transformative power of celebrating every day. This unforgettable experience is the perfect complement to Anne’s stellar emcee skills, ensuring your awards ceremony becomes more than just another night out—it’s a spark for unavoidable future success!
I BURN FOR YOU!
Let’s face it—being the rock for everyone else can feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world. Whether you’re in senior care, health care, HR, education, social work, non-profit, or any other field where helping people is the mission, it’s easy to end up emotionally drained and on the verge of complete deflation like an unplugged holiday lawn inflatable. But fear not!
This fun, interactive, and laugh-out-loud session with international speaker and disruptor Anne Bonney is here to help you stay strong, resilient, and mentally healthy so you can keep doing the amazing work you do.
You’ll learn the characteristics of a resilient person, and leave with proven tactics to be able to become that person. You’ll also discover how to refill your cup before it’s empty, and leave armed with actionable strategies you can use right away. Walk out of this session feeling lighter, and equipped and energized to hold it all together—even on the toughest days.
Come for the laughs, stay for the learning, and leave ready to keep doing the incredible work that changes lives. Let’s get stronger together!
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Identify how Expectations play a huge role in our Resilience.
- Discuss boundaries and how to comfortable set some without losing connections and feeling like a jerk.
- Understand how humor, humans and hinges are the key to a completely different experience.
- Discover quick tricks to get you through the next few hours when things really get squirrely!
Engaging, inspiring, raw and tenacious. Anne Bonney is classy, but a little bit edgy, motivational and relatable. Her presentations (which I’ve hired her more than once) are empowering and refreshing. You just wanna be her friend.
Char-Em United Way
Anne made my event GREAT! She is enthusiastic, professional and passionate! She engages the audience with laughter and fun, along with a great message. I feel like I made a new friend!
Rock Ventures LLC
Anne brings the fire every time she presents. She is smart, funny, and to the point. Anne was born to speak and have a microphone! She graciously shares her wisdom while not taking herself too seriously. Anne is relatable and has a blast doing what she was born to do!
Ramona Pleva - Chiropractor
Our organization hired Anne to speak to our youth (ages 14-23) at the annual summer conference. She was a joy to work with! She responded timely to all communications, was flexible during the planning stages, and developed a custom topic for her keynote address that fit the goals of our conference. The tagline she shared with our youth (Showing Up) resonated with the youth and was continually brought up throughout the rest of the conference by the youth. Anne's enthusiasm and kindness were contagious! Her upbeat attitude and genuine personality engaged the youth as well as the hands-on presentation activities that encouraged audience participation.
Sunshine Ratliff
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