Liz Volpe Travels from VIC
Fee Range: .Up to $5000
Liz Volpe's Biography
s a serial
entrepreneur and charity founder, Liz walks her talk. She has the unique
ability to break down extraordinary visions, into tangible actions that inspire
others to step into the realisation of their dreams.
Entrepreneurial
thinking is in Liz's DNA, and in 2001 she put this natural ability to the test
when she moved to Australia as a backpacker. At the time, she worked in
commission only sales jobs, before launching her own business in 2006, Zest
Possibilities. Today Zest is a market leader in outsourced promotions, sales
and marketing campaigns.
While Liz, has
always had the gift of the gab in business, Zest also provided her with a
unique opportunity to activate purpose and to transition into the role of
social entrepreneur. Alongside the Zest team, Liz has collectively raised $138
million for Australian and International charities.
Despite huge
success at the helm of Zest, Liz was looking to move beyond the world of
business development, instead seeking other female leaders who understood the
unique journey of the entrepreneur. In 2012, she walked through the doors of
destiny finding those like-minded ladies, and co-founding the League of
Extraordinary Women.
The League is
today, Australia's fastest and largest growing movement of female entrepreneurs
and was named as No. 3 in the 'Top 10 organisations encouraging female
professionals in Australia' by Business Review Australia. In early 2014, Liz
was also named as Number 13 on the Top 50 Australian Female Entrepreneurs under
40 list.
By 2015, Liz had
ticked all the boxes defining success, however for a second time her life was
about to pivot after a life-changing trip to Cambodia. During this time, Liz
visited the Sunrise Children's Village, a home and education centre for abused,
vulnerable and orphaned children in Cambodia. After spending time with the
children at Sunrise, Liz felt that it would be impossible to return to her busy
life without doing something, but was unsure of what to do until looking in the
mirror and asking "What do I do well?" the answer....Inspire great
entrepreneurs.
As a result
Project Gen Z was born. The project is aimed at inspiring disadvantaged orphans
and children to dream! By running a series of workshops Liz and the team hope
to educate, inspire and motivate these children to follow their dreams and
maybe even move into Entrepreneurship.
As a speaker, Liz
delivers a high-energy presentation, that is content rich, yet full of passion
and a sense of fun. Just like any entrepreneur she is not afraid to take risks
ensuring the audience leave the room with valuable learning tools designed to
inspire and motivate the extraordinary.
Speaking Topics Include
THE ART OF BEING
EXTRAORDINARY
People are
fundamentally dreamers, and many of us have extraordinary visions for our lives
both professionally and personally. What sorts out the people that make it
happen, opposed to those that don’t is the ability to work back and map out the
steps to creating the dream. These steps are the paint brushes used to bring to
life an extraordinary vision.
In the Art of
Being Extraordinary Liz guides the audiences through a step-by-step process
that outlines what it really takes to incubate an idea and bring it to life as
an entrepreneur or an Intraprenuer. Liz also shares tales from her personal
journey as an entrepreneur, in addition to sharing stories and lessons from the
thousands of other leaders she has mentored, and inspired along the way.
Audiences will
walk away from the presentation with a redefined sense of vision and purpose,
in addition to the strategic steps it takes to transform an extraordinary
vision into reality.
Key Outcomes
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A solid action plan for incubating new ideas and
implementing innovation
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Inspiration from one of Australia’s most extraordinary
female entrepreneurs
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Insights and Leadership tools aimed at creating the
extraordinary
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An understanding of the human driver known as purpose,
and how to harness this fundamental power in creating business success
AN EXTRAORDINARY
DREAM
We all hope to
change the world, yet often we don’t take the necessary steps to action that
change. As the saying goes, to change the world one must change themselves
first. In this topic Liz recounts a very personal and heart felt journey that
led her to co-found Project Gen Z and use the resources already available to
her to create positive social impact in developing countries by inspiring Gen Z
to Dream.
An Extraordinary
Dream is a topic that harnesses the power of purpose, to enhance performance
and engagement in the people that make your business happen. Within the four
walls of an organisation there are people who each have unique tools, talents
and time available. If as organisations we are able to harness social awareness
and give back in our daily activities, we are also able to create an inspired
culture where team members are not only engaged in their work, but also in
their contribution to the communities they live in.
Audience members
will walk away from this presentation with strategies to implement corporate
social responsibility, driven by innovation and using the resources already
available. They will also gain insights into the value of a workplace culture
that supports the community in addition to looking at strategies to market and
promote ethical decisions, and sustainability.
Key Outcomes
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Activate purpose in your teams
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Gain insights into collaborating with communities.
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How can your tools, talents and time change the world?
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How do you promote yourself as an industry leader
‘famous’ for giving back.
A LEAGUE OF
EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN
As a co-founder
for The League of Extraordinary Women Liz inspires women to achieve their goals,
amplify their strengths, and become empowered in believing that they can
achieve their dreams.
In this
presentation, Liz talks candidly about what female leaders struggle with, in
addition to highlighting the attributes of successful women. She provides tools
and learning methodologies that enable women to take ownership in leadership,
and step into power. Liz has a can do attitude that will support any female
leader looking shift from ‘I think I can’ to actually making it happen.
Audiences will
also walk away with an understanding of the importance of those who form your
tribe, and how women can pro actively support each other and collaborate rather
than compete. She also discusses the power of proximity, and what it means to
develop empathy and emotional intelligence in business. Both attributes found
in strong female leaders.
Key Outcomes
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Understand the roadblocks faced by women in business
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How do you transition and step into your female power
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Insights into successful female leadership
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The importance of tribe
LEADING THE
EXTRAORDINARY
The fundamental
mindset of the entrepreneur consists of a desire to problem solve and create.
Innovation is at the heart of these founding leaders, and they are driven by a
purpose to create positive change in someone else’s organization. What if you
could harness the extraordinary ‘modus operandi’ found in entrepreneurs to
inspire and engage the people within the four walls of your business. Your
employees.
Leading the
Extraordinary is full of useful tools to inspire innovation, creativity and
brand ownership, in addition to enhancing the performance of your team members.
The true nature of being an extraordinary leader is to inspire those around you
by creating an Intrapreneurial culture within your organisation.
Audience members
will walk away from this presentation, with the tools to lead and create
followership through aligning team members with a sense of purpose and
ownership within their key job roles. This in turn will lead to more effective
problem solving, enhanced innovation and engagement. It is one thing to be
extraordinary; however inspiring others to be extraordinary is the essence of
success.
Key Outcomes
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Create an Intrapreneurial Culture
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Inspire ownership in your people
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Enhance a team’s ability to innovate a problem solve
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Gain insights into the tools used by Extraordinary
leaders.