Gretchen Hydo

Leading like a woman in a man’s world

The issue of gender equality and supporting women in the workplace is more important than ever. With four out of 10 women being the primary earner or sole supporter for their family, both men and women are stepping up to bridge the equality gap.
Along with the subtle gender biases there are a few self-imposed barriers holding women back. In her usual entertaining way, Gretchen Hydo will give practical tips to create working environments that foster the innate gifts and abilities of both sexes, while debunking myths about them.
You will learn:

How to combat gender bias
How to break down self-imposed barriers that might be holding you back
How to stop internalizing challenges!

Today more than ever, some professionals suffer from an overcrowded mind – we struggle, focusing on the present. This impacts our ability to be productive in the future. Others get overwhelmed and feel pulled in too many directions. Our minds can become a warehouse of information that is juggling too many details, too many lists, too many voices, and too many thoughts. This naturally leads to stress, anxiety, distraction, procrastination, ineffectiveness, lower self-esteem and the inability to make good decisions

- Discover why we have overcrowded/unfocused minds
- Identify your inner boss to find out who is really running the show
- Tame your inner critic
- Receive practical tips to be more effective and present in the workplace and at home

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Learning how to answer the question, "So, what do you do?" is a skill that goes beyond writing your elevator pitch. In this session you will learn how to write an effective pitch that is conversational, engaging, and that includes your ask.

Gretchen Hydo is a connector by nature. During her conversational and straightforward talk, she turns the concept of ugly on it’s head. By exposing the beauty, power, and true connection that ugliness holds, she shares life-changing tools on how to shine your ugly.

Ugliness. Rejection. Isolation. Fear. These are all elements that keep people from connection. During her conversational and straightforward talk, Gretchen Hydo turns the concept of “ugly” on it’s head while revealing the true power and beauty that the things we want to keep hidden, offers, while making ugliness the greatest connector of all.