Nina Sossamon-Pogue
- Author, Tech Executive, News Anchor and World-Class Athlete
- Resilience, ‘Post Pandemic Powers’
In Person-Fee 🛈
Fee Range
$15,000 - $20,000
Virtual Fee:
$7,500 - $10,000
Travels From
South Carolina
Nina Sossamon-Pogue Speaker Biography
Nina Sossamon-Pogue is an expert on resilience and an engaging entertainer who empowers audiences uncertain about change.
Using her own gripping story and the word THIS to represent adversity of all sizes, she takes audiences to the intersection of personal and professional resilience, then empowers them to stay the course and take control of their life story.
A best-selling author, speaker, and podcast host, she gives individuals and organizations the tools to handle challenges and change. Audiences are motivated to not just survive - but to thrive and find new levels of success when things change.
Nina expertly blends big data, current events, and brain science research, into an energetic multi-media stage performance, or virtual presentation, to help organizations strengthen their workforce. Nina’s expertise is built upon her experience as a Communications Vice President in a hyper-growth technology company, an Emmy-award-winning television news anchor and world-class gymnast on the USA Gymnastics team.
Highlights include:
Aha moments! – sharing big data insights about our workforce, Nina allows the audience to figure out how their own strengths play a role in their success.
Levity – using pop culture and current events in analogies, Nina includes video and social references to ensure the audience connects with her message.
Head & Heart – as an expert storyteller and award-winning journalist, Nina tugs at heartstrings and challenges the audience’s thinking as she unpacks scenarios and offers solutions for handling adversity.
Big Picture Thinking - with experience at the highest levels of sport, television and corporate America, Nina candidly and humbly offers unique observations into today’s workplace.
Proprietary Practical Framework – a self-proclaimed research geek, Nina pulls from leading resources including Forbes, Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today. This data sets the stage for her resilience framework that empowers her audience to go from adversity to achievement at all levels.
Post Pandemic Powers:
Resilience Is Not a Destination
We Were All Asked to Be More Resilient - Now What? Where does the pandemic fit into our stories and how did it change us all?
We All Became More 'Resilient' - Now it’s time to use that new strength for Future Success! Nina shares how we all adjusted, adapted and became more resilient, then, uses big data, analogies and stories to empower audiences with strategies to use their new superpowers in the future.
Nina’s POST PANDEMIC POWERS message is inspiring, empowering and personalized for each audience. It has been a hit in person and virtually. (if your workforce is adverse to returning to the office – Nina has a version of this message that can help them see the long term gains of staying the course)
THIS is ‘Resilience’
A proven approach to strengthen resilience and succeed at the highest levels
Every organization faces challenges and today’s pace of change is staggering. Diversity of all sizes is sidetracking our workforce each day. Think personal medical issues, difficult customers, or product failures. Data shows our workforce is struggling and a lack of resilience can eat away at shareholder value, yet most organizations are not even aware of it. Nina shares a deliberate framework corporations can use to stop losing billions of dollars in lost productivity, low engagement and sinking morale.
You’ve Got ‘THIS’
Empowering you to handle anything life throws at you
Nina shares a multi-media presentation that hits home for an audience of one hundred, or one thousand. An engaging storyteller, Nina shares her journey of success in the highest levels of sport, television and corporate America. She also opens up about her painful public failures and devastating life events along the way. Using her own story as a backdrop, she inspires audiences to see that even when things look really bad and you are not sure if you can keep going, there is a way forward; not just to survive but to thrive! Nina shares a proven framework to conquer adversity and teaches you how to overcome challenges, of all sizes. This knowledge allows you gain strength from each obstacle, on your way to success. Nina brings a wealth of experience and passion to the stage and inspires you to examine your future in a new way.
THIS: FROM ADVERSITY TO ACHIEVEMENT
Strategies to succeed at the highest levels
Organizations can be liberated from the restrictive forces of adversity, when their people can recover quickly and ultimately grow stronger through challenges and change. Using ‘THIS’ to represent adversity of all sizes, Nina take audiences to the intersection of personal and professional resilience.
Give your attendees a dynamic multi-media experience that shows them:
· Their style of facing adversity
· Their role in their own success and their corporation’s success
· How to power through day-to-day challenges and stay on track
· New strategies to increase their productivity and job satisfaction
NINA IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN EMCEE OR PANEL MODERATOR:
Emcee
Nina is an experienced event emcee, both in-person and virtual. With a passion for preparation, she blends your corporate messaging, corporate culture and event themes into her delivery so your event is on message and on brand. She is a professional and gracefully controls a room to ensure your event stays in track.
Moderator
Nina is an expert panel moderator who connects with your panel participants and makes everyone she interviews feel comfortable, confident, and heard. Using her award-winning journalism skills combined with her 12 years spent in corporate meetings and board rooms, Nina diligently prepares for panel discussions to ensure your session delivers the message you want heard and the audience gets the information they need. Plus, she ensures your session wraps up on time and on a strong note.
