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Annual Signature Keynote Presentation

In Celebration of National Small Business Week

Leadership • Inspiration • Meaningful Connections

Each year, leaders from across the Lakeshore gather to kick off Leadership Month and celebrate National Small Business Week with fresh ideas, meaningful connections, and renewed inspiration.

Life is messy. You know it and your team does too. Yet many workplaces still expect people to separate their lives from their work, push through at all costs, and "fake it till they make it".

In this keynote based on her bestselling book We’re Gonna Need Cake, Valerie Garcia challenges that thinking and explores how embracing authenticity can actually make us strong, more effective leaders. 

With honesty, humor, and real-world insight, Valerie shares how showing up as your real self can create stronger teams, deeper trust, and healthier workplaces. 

• How to turn emotions into leadership superpowers
• Three ways to transform fear into bravery and reluctance into risk
• What great leaders are—and are not—responsible for 

Valerie is an authenticity and leadership coach, global keynote speaker, and bestselling author who helps leaders lead with confidence and create extraordinary experiences.

With more than 20 years of corporate leadership and entrepreneurial experience, she combines storytelling, humor, and practical strategies audiences can immediately apply.

valeriegarcia.com | @valeriegarciaspeaks

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