Speaking

Plano Chamber of Commerce, Grab Your Gusto: Live with Passion and Work on Purpose, March 8, 2023 (Plano)

Leadership Women, Honoring Your Path to Purpose Along the Leadership Trail, August 25, 2022 (virtual)

All State, Grab Your Gusto: Live with Passion and Work on Purpose, March 29, 2022 (virtual)

Hilltop Holdings, Grab Your Gusto: Live with Passion and Work on Purpose, March 22, 2022 (virtual)

Global Symposium of Joy, Courage, December 8, 2021 (virtual)

Association of Business Technology Professionals, Your Mode of Engagement: How to Find and Keep Work You Love, October 26, 2021 (Dallas)

Leadership Women, Your Next: Discovering Your Path to Vitality and Legacy, October 13, 2021 (virtual)

DOVIA, Grab Your Gusto: The 4Rs of Rebooting Volunteer Work Amid the Pandemic, October 8, 2021 (Dallas)

Leadership Women, Honoring Your Path to Purpose Along the Leadership Trail, October 7, 2021 (virtual)

Anaplan, Grab Your Gusto: Activate Vitalizing Meaning and Purpose, September 2, 2021 (virtual)

Cornerstone Credit League, Cultivating Mindful Relationships as a Leader, September 8, 2021 (Denver)

DFW Veterans Chamber, Grab Your Gusto: Live with Passion and Work on Purpose, July 30, 2021 (virtual)

United Conference of Women Leaders in Pharma, Grab Your Gusto, July 14, 2021 (virtual)

House of Shine, Grab Your Gusto: Live with Passion and Work on Purpose, June 22, 2021 (virtual)

National Charity League, Grab Your Gusto: Live with Passion and Work on Purpose, May 16, 2021 (Allen, TX)

Leadership North Texas University, The Power of Authenticity, April 9, 2021 (virtual)

DOVIA, Live with Passion and Work on Purpose, March 18, 2021 (Dallas)

BVESA, Grab Your Gusto: Live with Passion and Work on Purpose, February 27, 2021 (virtual)

North Texas Commission, Grab Your Gusto and Take Your Passion and Purpose Anywhere, January 29, 2021 (virtual)

Methodist Healthcare Ministries, Working with Passion and Strengths, December 3, 2020 (virtual)

Dream Team Women’s Network, Take Charge: Live with Passion, Work on Purpose, Lead with Inspiration, December 1, 2020 (virtual)

CC Café, Grab Your Gusto: Finding Meaning and Purpose, November 18, 2020 (virtual)

Raytheon Global Summit, Ignite Your Purpose, November 12, 2020 (virtual)

TEXO The Construction Association, Take Charge, November 2, 2020 (virtual)

AMEP, Hazte Cargo (en español), October 30, 2020 (virtual)

Women of Visionary Inspiration, Your Two Hands, October 23, 2020 (virtual)

CPhL Festival of Pharma, Women’s Leadership Forum (moderator), October 14, 2020 (virtual)

Leadership Women, Honoring Your Path to Purpose Along the Leadership Trail, September 20, 2020 (virtual)

WorkProud, Delivering Value Through Non-Cash Rewards, September 10, 2020 (virtual)

Kilele Challenge (Africa convention), Take Charge: Live with Passion, Work on Purpose, Lead with Inspiration, August 27, 2020 (virtual)

Cornerstone Credit League, Cultivating Mindful Relationships as a Leader, August 25, 2020 (virtual)

Association for Business Technology Professionals, Post COVID 19 Reimagining Opportunity, July 28, 2020 (virtual)

North Texas Community Foundation, Stewarding Your Own Well-Being and Standing in Strengths, July 22, 2020 (virtual)

WorkProud, Meaning as the Ultimate Motivator, July 16, 2020 (virtual)

Leadership Women, Reclaiming and Redefining Your Passion and Purpose in the Pandemic and Beyond, June 11, 2020 (Little Elm, TX)

National Association of Women Business Owners, Take Charge: Live with Passion, Work on Purpose, Lead with Inspiration, May 14, 2020

Leadership Women, A Silver Lining: How to Discover Your Purpose During Crisis, April 23, 2020 (virtual)

Leadership Women, Standing in Strengths: Living and Leading from Your Legacy, March 1, 2020 (Dallas)

KBR Heritage Credit Union, Strengths Vision Performance, February 17, 2020 (Houston)

North Texas Commission University, The Power of Authenticity, January 23, 2020 (Dallas)

Dallas Roundtable, Elect a New Mindset to Elevate Passion, Inspiration and Purpose, November 5, 2019 (Dallas)

NDBW, Take Charge: Live with Passion, Work on Purpose, Lead with Inspiration, October 11, 2019 (Dallas)

Hockaday School, Strengths and Leadership, August 28, 2019 (Dallas)

Leadership Women, What Kind of Leader Are You? August 10, 2019 (Dallas)

Texas Network of Youth Services, Cultivating Mindful Relationships as a Leader, August 8, 2019 (Austin)

UT Southwestern, Standing in Strengths: Leading with Passion, Inspiration and Purpose, July 29, 2019 (Dallas)

Rotary, Live with Passion, Work on Purpose, and Create Work-Life Harmony, July 24, 2019 (Dallas)

North Texas Community Foundation, Living, Working and Relating with Authenticity, June 21, 2019 (Fort Worth)

Texas Women Win, Work on Purpose, Unite, and Hand Off, June 10, 2018 (Fort Worth)

UT Dallas, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Strengths: Living and Leading from Authenticity, May 9, 2019 (Dallas)Toastmasters International

District 25 Conference, Stand in the Power of Identity: Knowing, Sharing, and Editing Your Life Story, May 4, 2019 (Dallas)

Toastmasters International District 25 Conference, Your Unique Reason for Being: Why Purpose is So Enticing (keynote), May 3, 2019 (Dallas)

CPhl North America conference, Women in Leadership forum (moderator), May 2, 2019 (Chicago)

International Association of Business Communicators, Take Charge: Live with Passion, Work on Purpose, Communicate with Potency, April 12, 2019 (Dallas)

Women in Leadership conference, Strengths – Living and Leading from Authenticity, March 3, 2019 (San Antonio)

Women in Healthcare, Take Charge, February 13, 2019 (Dallas)

North Texas Commission LNT University, The Power of Authenticity, January 17, 2019 (Dallas)

Leadership Women Launch, Women Taking Charge, November 2, 2018 (College Station)

Woodrow Wilson High School/Dallas Rotary Club, Strengths and Leadership for Teens, October 4, 2018 (Dallas)

Sharp Heels Conference, Women in Leadership (moderator), September 20, 2018 (Dallas)

The Hockaday School, Form III Retreat, Strengths and Leadership for Teens, August 22-23, 2018 (Dallas)

Texas Women Win – Top Women Nominees Celebrating and Planning, emcee and presenter, June 9-10, 2018 (Fort Worth) 

Metroplex Area Consortium of Career Centers, Professional Development Day, The Magic of Living and Working with Passion and Purpose as our Guide, May 30, 2018 (Irving, TX) – https://www.maccc.org/professional-development-day

Women of Visionary Influence, Wondrous Women with Purpose, Passion & Power Conference, Want to Live and Work from Your Purpose, Look from Not-So-Obvious-Places, May 19, 2018 (Richardson, TX) – http://www.wovi.com/2018-wovi-annual-conference/

National Charity League, Living Life on Purpose, March 25, 2018 (Dallas)

Texas Central, The Power of Authenticity, February 19, 2018 (Dallas)

Lockton Women in Leadership, The Power of Authenticity, January 23, 2018 (Dallas)

North Texas Commission LNT University, The Power of Authenticity, January 19, 2018 (Dallas)

Leadership Women, Know Yourself, Know Each Other, and Know Your Strengths, March 4, 2018 (Dallas)

Regional Leadership Forum, part of Society for Information Management, Making the Connection Between What You Do and Who You Are, October 26, 2017 (Dallas)

Adkins Elementary School, Discover and Leverage Your Strengths at School, October 19, 2017 (Lantana, TX)

Raytheon Women’s South Region, Are You Working on Purpose? September 29, 2017 (Plano, TX)

National Charity League, Are You Working on Purpose?, September 25, 2017 (Dallas)

The Asia HRD Conference, Strengths-Based Leadership, August 7, 2017 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) – http://hrdcongress.com/index.php/alise-cortez/   

Leadership Women / Leadership Pipeline 2017, What Kind of Leader Are You, July 28, 2017 (Dallas)

Cornerstone Credit Union Women’s Leadership Conference, Women Taking Charge of Their Lives and Leading Others, July 25, 2017 (Dallas)

Northwestern Mutual, The Power of Authenticity, March 23, 2017 (Dallas)

Dallas Society for Women Engineers, The Key to Success and Sanity in the Workplace, March 21, 2017 (Dallas)

Leadership Women / Leadership Texas 2017, The Power of Authenticity, March 5, 2017 (Dallas)

Wise Women Power Conference 2017, Super Heroes Need Wing (Wo) Men, February 17, 2017 (Decatur, TX)

Whitley Penn, The Power of Authenticity, June 20, 2016 (Dallas)

Northwestern Mutual, The Power of Authenticity, May 17, 2016 (Dallas)

Investment Professionals, Inc, The Power of Authenticity, April 13, 2016 (San Antonio, TX)

Lockton Women in Leadership, The Power of Authenticity, April 12, 2016 (Dallas)

Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni Association, March 29, 2016 (Corpus Christi, TX)

Investment Professionals Inc., Strengths Based Teamwork, March 7, 2016 (San Antonio, TX)

Full Force Foundation, Cultivating a Strengths-Based Life, March 7, 2016 (San Antonio, TX)

Full Force Foundation, Cultivating a Strengths-Based Life, March 5, 2016 (San Antonio, TX)

Women’s Leadership / Leadership Texas 2016, The Power of Authenticity, March 6, 2016 (Dallas)

Full Force Foundation, Put Your Strengths to WORK, October 9, 2015 (San Antonio, TX)

Regional Leadership Forum, part of Society for Information Management, Making the Connection Between What You Do and Who You Are, May 28, 2015 (Dallas)

Investment Professionals Inc, Put Your Strengths to WORK, May 1, 2015 (San Antonio, TX)

Full Force Foundation, Who are You and What are Your Stengths, May 2, 2015 (San Antonio, TX)

Hockaday School, Who are You and What are Your Strengths, April 9, 2015 (Dallas)

Beckloff Associates, Cultivating a Strengths Based Life, March 25, 2015 (Dallas)

Canadian ISD, Cultivating a Strengths-Based Life, March 2, 2015

Hockaday School, Who are You and What are Your Strengths, September 19, 2014 (Dallas)

Midcourt Tennis Academy, Discover Your Strengths and Put Them to Work, September 3, 2014 (Dallas)

Regional Leadership Forum, part of Society for Information Management, Making the Connection Between What You Do and Who You Are, August 7, 2014 (Dallas)

Regional Leadership Forum, part of Society for Information Management, Modes of Engagement at Work, August 8, 2013 (Dallas)

Lewisville High School/Aid Matrix, Discover Your Strengths – July 23, 2013 (Dallas)

Whitley Penn, YOU Lead the Charge – Professional Women Driving Their Own Engagement – June 3, 2013 (Dallas)

Wisdom and Wine, Discover Your Strengths – and Put Them to Work, November 12, 2012 (Dallas)

Dallas County Schools, Keynote at Administration Annual Meeting, Choosing to Matter, September 6, 2012 (Dallas)

Regional Leadership Forum, part of Society for Information Management, Modes of Engagement at Work, May 3, 2012 (Dallas)

Society for Information Management, Regional Leadership Forum, Know Your Strengths – And Put Them to Work! Webinar, April 30, 2012 (Dallas)

Dallas HR – Non-Profit and Public Sector Employee Relations Professional Emphasis Group, Engage and Retain Talent, April 19, 2012 (Dallas)