About

The reason I can talk about this subject is because I lived it. I have 30 years of corporate leadership experience within medical non-profit, manufacturing, and family-owned business sectors. I bring every aspect of that experience to successfully own and operate my own business and to my work with you on communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership at any level.

After nearly 30 years in Corporate America, I've had my fair share of experience in Aisle 7. I've created messes, cleaned them up, managed the fallout, and eventually learned how to prevent many of them. I've seen firsthand what creates conflict, what escalates it, and what helps people move through it. One thing became clear: relationships are built one conversation at a time. Every interaction is an opportunity to strengthen trust, create understanding, or chip away at the relationship.

Now as a business owner who helps individuals become the authority of their own life, I have studied human behavior and work with my clients on self-leadership so they can stop reacting to life and own their life in every aspect.

I gained my influential leadership by:

  • Sitting at tables with the CDC, EPA, and FDA to move forward public health programs. 

  • Working with the MLB and NFL on skin cancer awareness and prevention campaigns.

  • Serving as the Co-Chair for the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention.

  • Leading the efforts to set a Guinness World Record for the most skin cancer screenings performed in a single day.

  • Serving as the Executive Director for a family business foundation.

  • Executive producing and program writing for an annual gala in Midtown Manhattan with 300+ physicians, industry leaders, pharmaceutical executives, and celebrity presenters.

  • Being published in several medical journals.

  • Serving as a contributor to the CDC's Shade Planning for America's Schools.

  • Coordinating the creation of guidelines for dermatologist and first responders on the appropriate protocols with anthrax and other deadly bioterrorism agents after 9/11. Through a grant which I managed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, helped drive access to these guidelines for other medical specialties.

  • Performing in two stand-up comedy shows.

  • For nearly three years teaching weekly mindfulness and meditation classes at a 50+ person in-treatment addiction and recovery center.

  • Serving as the President of the Board of Directors for the Rotary Botanical Gardens.

Hello, I'm Connie!

I am the Clean Up in Aisle 7 Speaker, helping leaders at every level avoid and resolve workplace conflict so people can get work done productively and collaboratively. I believe leadership isn’t a title; it's how we show up. Through my O.W.N. I.T.™ self-leadership framework, I help teams strengthen communication, lead with emotional intelligence, and take intentional action before small misunderstandings become expensive messes.

A captivating speaker, inspirational storyteller, and creative entrepreneur, I am also the creator of The Authority Activator™ my original blueprint for developing confident, courageous, and impactful professionals who lead with purpose and model the way for others.

With 30 years of corporate leadership in one hand and entrepreneurial grit in the other, I bring a rare blend of strategic planning, project management, human behavior, hypnotherapy, coaching, NLP, and stand-up comedy to the stage, resulting in an impactful event. I am a keynote speaker, presenter, and workshop instructor for a variety of industries, delivering an experiential message that connects with the audience.


I have been featured on keynote speaker stages, stand-up comedy stages, local television programs, podcasts, summits, and formerly weekly at an addiction recovery center teaching mindfulness and meditation, creating a transformative, memorable experience leaving the audience motivated and ready to step confidently into action.

Before launching my business, I spent nearly 30 years in corporate leadership roles across the medical non-profit industry, manufacturing, and family business sectors. I specialized in strategic planning, project management, volunteer management, and community relations.