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Dr. Margie Warrell is a global authority on human and leadership development, empowering people to lead braver lives with greater impact.
With over 30 years of experience living and working around the world, she has emboldened millions through her speaking, writing, coaching, and commitment to unlocking the potential that fear holds dormant in individuals and organizations.
“If you want to embolden your teams and leaders, Margie is the perfect adrenaline-like shot of inspiration you need.”
-Sarah McKensey, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Johnson & Johnson
Books
In her five bestsellers, Margie empowers you to embrace courage and live your bravest life.
Consulting
Margie consults with leaders across the world in fostering cultures of courage.
“Margie sets herself apart with a powerful and inspiring message.”
— Kathy Calvin, President, United Nations Foundation
Inspire your team to take brave action!
“Margie is a master – her ability to engage, empower and affect positive change is outstanding.” – Keri Day, Marriott International
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What People Say About Margie
“Margie’s message to ‘lead with courage’ to bi-partisan Chiefs on Capitol Hill can change the world. Yet, it’s how she delivers it that sets her apart. If she can command the attention of this group, she can bring any audience to their feet!”
Larry Burton
Larry Burton, Congressional Chief of Staff
“Margie delivered a truly transformative virtual experience. Great energy, insightful frameworks and high impact sound bites left our teams both energized and deeply introspective on embracing courage in their work and life.”
Maya Hari
VP, Global Strategy & Operations, Twitter
“We HIGHLY recommend Dr Margie Warrell for any event! We could not have been more thrilled with the attendee engagement during Dr Warrell’s virtual keynote and the positive feedback since. Dr Warrell tailored her presentation to our attendees, offered real examples, and provided clear processes to navigate our challenges, reminding us all that We've Got This!” ”
Nikki Wenzel-Lamb
Senior Director, Society of Nuclear Medicine
“When it comes to empowering people to be braver, Margie is a master. The wonderful feedback from Margie’s virtual session with our clients was a testament to her ability to get to the heart of what limits potential, emboldening us to take the brave actions we too often put off. ”
Tracy Beighton
Account Director, Salesforce
“Margie delivered an incredibly powerful opening keynote on Brave Leadership at our Women in Leadership Asia virtual conference. Not only was her content on point for adapting to this brave new world, but she was dynamic and engaging - not easy to pull off a virtual environment. Fantastic energy, fantastic insights!”
Elizabeth Lie
Managing Director, Aventedge
“Margie’s ability to weave interesting personal and professional anecdotes on how to refocus, prioritize and build resilience was extremely well received by our team. Her energy and candour was uplifting and motivating.I highly recommend Margie for any engagement requiring a thoughtful and credible speaker.”
Karinne Brannigan
Senior Vice President Marketing, Dell
“If you want to embolden your teams and leaders to raise their sights and take more courageous action, Margie is the perfect adrenaline-like shot of inspiration you need.”
Sarah McKensey
Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Johnson & Johnson
“Google engaged Margie to facilitate a full-day program at our Hong Kong office. The feedback was so overwhelmingly positive that I have no hesitation in recommending Margie as a terrific investment in team and personal development.”
Leonie Valentine
Managing Director, Google Hong Kong
“In just a short hour presenting to an audience of 1,000, Margie became part of our team. She exceeded our high expectations, weaving her message of courage into our strategy in a meaningful and entertaining way. The standing ovation she received reflected how much the audience loved her. I strongly recommend Margie for any event that ties into meaningful advancement.”
Rich Wilson
President and CEO of Paul Davis
“Margie was an absolutely instrumental part of enlarging the context for our new team. She inspired us to reach for significant business opportunities, strengthen our collaboration, and embrace the mindset needed to achieve amazing success!”
Liz Carnabudi
Vice President, BD Medical Technology
“If you are looking for a powerful yet practical message to inspire our team to take action, Margie is the speaker for you! The audience feels the positive and personal message she delivers with credibility as a best-selling author and global leadership authority. She is also a joy to work with!”
Jason Green
Senior Vice President, Global Sales, National Instruments
“Attending Margie’s workshop changed my life and that of my colleagues. I am quite confident you will walk away from her session agreeing that they were some of the best hours you have spent on yourself in a long, long time. A worthwhile investment for all leaders, both emerging and established.”
Elizabeth Faber
Chief People & Purpose Officer, Deloitte Global
“Margie’s opening keynote at our annual conference was nothing short of spectacular! She has my highest recommendation for any event – in fact, her message is one that everyone should hear in their lifetime!”
Mike Morini
CEO, WorkForce Software
“Margie’s speech on leading with courage at our Senior Leadership Forum was very inspirational and greatly appreciated by all who left with practical ways to lead through change.”
Renata Gusmon
Talent Development Director, United Health Group
“One word: Amazing. Not only was Margie's message tailored perfectly for our audience but her 1 on 1 interactions with attendees made the experience that much more personable. The feedback we received was phenomenal.”
Victoria Lambert
Talent Management, AT&T
“Margie facilitated an outstanding program with my Asia Pacific leadership team. She connected immediately and had everyone fully engaged and participating. Even the skeptics in my team were very impressed with her approach and style and we all left inspired to execute action plans to improve their leadership effectiveness. I recommend Margie to any company seeking to up the ante on their leadership capability.”
Wendy Stops
Global Managing Director, Technology, Accenture
“I first engaged Margie as a keynote speaker for an Asia Pacific women's leadership event in China. From the moment we met, I was a huge fan - her ideas, perspective and ability to deliver thought-provoking and empowering sessions for leaders of all levels from diverse backgrounds is impressive. I've since engaged Margie for many leadership events, always with incredible feedback.”
Edweena Stratton
VP Employee Success, Salesforce.com
“Margie’s keynote on creating a culture of courage was dynamic, passionate and thought provoking. The feedback from our top 100 leaders was overwhelmingly positive. We will all go forward a little bolder and braver than before!”
Rachael Powell
Chief People Officer, XERO
“Margie is a true expert in her field who immediately captivates an audience. I have engaged her several times for large keynotes, workshops and, most recently, to interview our Chairman Mr Bill Marriott. On every occasion she has been wonderfully well received.”
Keri Day
Chief Audit Officer, Marriott International
“Margie is a truly sensational speaker. She had our audience hanging off her every word - her thought provoking, engaging and professional presentation style along with her unique ability to be down to earth was truely refreshing and motivating. I would recommend Margie as a keynote speaker anytime.”
Michelle Morcombe
National Learning Support Manager, Optus
“Margie was a huge hit! She kept everyone engaged - not easy with a room of tired and distracted physicians - receiving the highest possible rating from 94% of participants. From a meeting planners perspective, she is a joy to work with. Her input made our conference even better from the outset.”
Kathleen Bozis
Medical Society of Virginia
“Margie sets herself apart with a powerful and inspiring message. She helped me craft my own vision for leading a more forward leading workplace. We welcome her back anytime.”
Kathy Calvin
President & CEO, United Nations Foundation
“Margie led us through an absolutely beyond any expectations two-day workshop. My team members (from 8 countries!) were all thrilled by what we achieved. I have no words to thank her enough. Just amazing!”
Sandra Guazzotti
Vice President, Oracle Financing
“Engaging, inspiring, and a delight to work with, Margie’s call to courageous action was a perfect fit for our employees. A true gem!”
Alissa Janey
Best Buy
“Margie’s interactive style and sharp humour paired with her powerful insights helped our national conference attendees see the world through a whole new lens. We received nothing but outstanding feedback. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
Leslie G. Sarasin
CEO, Food Marketing Institute
“Our best speaker ever!”
Ross Stange
Sage Micropay
“Margie left the leaders are our national conference re-energized, refocused and emboldened to build a bigger and better business.”
Georgia Bartholomew
Body Shop
“Margie’s content was great and her delivery was absolutely awesome. I’ve never had so much positive feedback from an audience - not one negative comment, not one. Everyone just raved about it and believe me, this was a tough crowd.”
Robert Gosling
Managing Director, Oracle New Zealand
“Margie’s ability to engage, educate and embolden people is inspirational. Her nuggets of wisdom are both profound and practical for anyone wanting to be a more confident communicator and enjoy greater success in their workplace and life.”
Professor Rebecca Heino
Columbia University
“Margie is a dynamic keynote speaker! Her message really hit home, and set an excellent foundation for the rest of our leadership campaign. We were engaged by her dynamic delivery, entertained by her personal stories, and inspired by her ability to tie it all back to our core personal and organizational values.”
Donna Vitalie
AOL
“Dear Margie, Thank you for your recent Courageous Conversations program here at NASA headquarters. You brought both an impressive depth of knowledge and genuine passion to support our staff. Once again, the feedback we received from those who participated in your program was outstanding.”
Kim Haney
NASA, Director, Career Management
“It was a pleasure meeting Margie. She was extremely entertaining, inspirational and right in point for our company event. The feedback was universally positive. We appreciated her time talking to us and for engaging with our team. I hope we can do it again in the not too distant future.”
Tim Orpin,
illumina, Vice President, Asia Pacific
“As keynote speaker at a recent Deakin University alumni event, Margie's presentation was engaging, heartfelt and thought-provoking. Having spent many years in events management I have rarely seen such an engaged and delighted audience on the night. Margie is a wonderfully inspiring and energetic presenter and I recommend her very highly. Her latest book Brave is also a great read!”
Associate Director, Alumni Relations
University of Tasmania
“Attendees at our annual conference loved Margie so much they gave her a standing ovation. She was absolutely excellent.”
Lisa Nguyen
American Psychiatric Nurses Association