Cynthia Fortlage

It is much harder being an executive as a woman than a man. I should know I have been both! At the age of 50 and at the peak of my professional success I transitioned on the job. In this session, I will share some of what I learned and tips for organizations to be more diverse and inclusive, based upon my philosophy of Acceptance without Understanding™.

In this session, I will share reflections on;
- How Gender shapes your experiences in the boardroom
- Why Language matters
- The Lessons I learned on my journey
- What I wish my employer had known
- Open Q&A with the audience

How Do You Convey a strategy so every one of your stakeholders can understand it?

Learn to use visual methods to communicate your strategy on a single page.

Using an actual case study to walk you through the process of creating a visual representation of your strategy.

You will never look at your strategy the same way again.

In this session, I will share reflections on;
- The power of graphics
- Telling a compelling story
- Make room for your strategy to grow
- Future proofing your strategy

How do you convince the business to apply new and emerging technology in solving business challenges?

Good, Better, Best is a technique developed over a 30-year career, this award-winning executive will walk you through some of the insights from projects spanning Server Consolidation, Virtualization, Cloud to BlockChain.

Results speak for themself and more believable than vaporware.

In this session, I will share reflections on;
- Connecting multiple disparate challenges
- Understanding the pain
- Defining the strategy
- Going beyond the Win
- It's more than a legacy

Coaching women and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons I have seen an integrated life that consists of four pillars that are our whole self.

Unlocking our human potential to achieve professional success requires you to focus on the whole person using an integrated approach.

The full joy and success of life await the whole person!

In this session, I will share reflections on;
- The four pillars of an integrated life
- Acceptance Philosophy as a foundation
- Exploration of each pillar
- Your plan for success

This is a sex-positive discussion!!

Sex-positive audiences are asking the question about understanding possible sexual partners who identify as transgender. What do they need to know? How do they interact? What's the right thing to say and what's wrong?

Dealing with common myths, confusion, and incorrect language is part of what we address in this discussion.

Can be held as a speech or as a workshop.