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Judy Carlough draws her years in radio and TV to share stories and experiences with some of America’s top athletes, coaches and broadcasters to teach lessons about productivity in leadership, management and sales. A central theme is building a Champion Mindset, the mental toughness that all great performers must master to reach the top.

speaking topics Judy spent over a decade as a sports personality on Boston TV and Radio (WBCN, WBZ, WSBK and others). She also served as the only woman to have ever run an all-sports radio station in a major market (San Diego’s XTRA). Her unique broadcasting unique broadcasting and management careers have provided an unprecedented chance for her to observe the habits of champion athletes and coaches while working as a top business executive.

 

Now as a speaking professional, Judy takes her 20+ years of business and sports success and helps companies improve productivity in leadership, management and sales. She shares the secrets of top performers as a keynote speaker, in workshops and training programs, and in her weekly radio show “Winning at Business”.

Keynote, Workshop or Training Options

Each of Judy’s topics can be delivered as a keynote, a workshop (2 hours to a full day) or a customized series of training sessions. Contact Judy for more information about a session tailored to your audience needs.

head trash

Athletes always have a plan and a process for every move they make, like how they line up a putt, set up to pitch or take the ball down court. Without a strong selling process and game plan, you’re defaulting to the buyer’s agenda and losing control. Result: longer lead time, fewer closes, wasted time and money. Learn the basic steps to the most powerful sales process and understand why people will buy from you (or not).

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keynote speech: champion mindset
gold medal

What do “Tiger Woods, Rick Pitino, Kristi Yamaguchi and Billie Jean King know that you and your team don’t?

Judy teaches ways to boost self-confidence, improve accountability and make your sales and new business performance soar.

head trash
What are the self-limiting beliefs you carry in your head that are holding you back? Where did they come from? How can you make them go away, for good? Judy shares the secrets that professional athletes and coaches use to make sure their head trash doesn’t get in the way when the game is on the line.
Keynote topic raising the game
As a leader, how do you inspire greater success? What’s your leadership style? When you walk down the hall, do your team members duck into the nearest cubicle? Learn the leadership secrets from Hall of Fame coaches and athletes that you can use immediately to get more out of your team.
networking
Top College coaches network with alumni and fans to sign the best future players. In business, networking is also one of the most effective, inexpensive ways to get new clients and referrals. Learn high-ROI game plans for networking like a champion; don’t just wander around an event with a drink in your hand making small talk!
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whistle
We often think weak communication is the other guy’s fault. THEY don’t listen. THEY don’t understand. But the problem starts with us. Judy shows that first you have to look in the mirror and understand your own communication style and how it connects with (or butts up against) other styles. Better communication begins when you change your attitude about how you should reach out to others. Learn the secrets of 12 legendary coaches and athletes.
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baseball
How can you be optimistic with daily rejection, discouragement and defeat? Judy teaches the secrets of top baseball players, quarterbacks, and Olympians who embrace the challenges of the sport and use the setbacks to succeed. Her techniques can be used immediately, with dramatic impact on things like dealing with objections, getting to decision-makers, and getting tough clients to cooperate.
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Accountability. We all duck it from time to time yet resent it when others do it to us. What’s at the root of scape-goating and not taking responsibility? Has America lost its moral compass, drifting on a sea of litigation and passing-the-buck? No, Judy says, but there is an epidemic of lowered accountability that only an attitude of empowerment and ownership can correct. Learn from champion athletes like Arthur Ashe, Larry Bird, and Peggy Fleming why winning is a do-it-yourself business, and you have to take responsibility for your victories and defeats.
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battle of the sexes

Why can’t a man think more like a woman and vice versa? Some of the problems in the age-old battle of the sexes are attitude-driven. Learn which self-limiting attitudes are gender-linked. Judy offers simple changes that can lead to profound improvements in communication, cooperation and productivity.

This funny and entertaining session is one of Judy’s most popular topics.

generations
By 2010, population experts predict there will be critical American labor shortages which will bring retirees back into the workplace. Imagine 20-something Millennials working alongside 60-somethings Baby Boomers, with Gen-Xers, Echo Boomers and Nexters in between. It can be chaotic unless everyone understands and respects the different attitudes and work styles of all generations. If you want champion teamwork with all the players in your organization, you need to explore this area.
battle of the sexes

Do you practice visualization of success? Constantly? It’s like Kevin Garnett seeing the three-pointer drop in. Or Annika seeing herself sink the 40-foot putt. Too many of us put fearful images into our minds — fear of giving the wrong answer, of not doing the right thing or making the wrong decision. Find out what all-star athletes know: That visualization can have a near-miraculous impact on your self confidence and success. Seeing is believing.