Giselle Ugarte is a renowned performance coach, content creator and top motivational speaker. She’s known for her action-forward messaging and programming designed to teach today’s leaders how to be more confident, productive and visible, online and especially off. With 15 years in digital media and over 100M video views, Giselle demystifies the overwhelm of social...
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Giselle Ugarte is a renowned performance coach, content creator and top motivational speaker. She’s known for her action-forward messaging and programming designed to teach today’s leaders how to be more confident, productive and visible, online and especially off. With 15 years in digital media and over 100M video views, Giselle demystifies the overwhelm of social media and personal branding, turning distraction into connection and visibility into impact. She’s been recognized by TikTok as one of the Top 100 Women to Watch and featured in AdWeek, Business Insider, and more.
She’s shared the stage with leaders like Brendon Burchard, Gary Vaynerchuk, and others, and has been featured in AdWeek, Forbes, and the Hollywood Reporter and more for her innovative work. Previously, she was a LIVE television and radio host, writer, and producer (Today, E!, Entertainment Tonight, ESPNU, and others).
She’s a proud Latina and USC Trojan. For fun, she’s probably taking a boot camp class at Barry’s, out on Lake Minnetonka, or making her famous ceviche while dancing with her long-haired chihuahua Penelope Cruz. She’s a lifelong volunteer and coach for Special Olympics Minnesota, and she serves on the Junior Council of the American Ballet Theater and the World Games board for Special Olympics.
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“The hardest brands to humanize are people—especially ourselves. When teams learn to show up with clarity and connection, online and off, that’s when real impact begins.”
Speaker Programs
Proof, Presence, Pitch: The New Media Toolkit for Networking and Visibility
Today’s media landscape moves fast. You need more than just talking points, you need presence, proof, and polish. This workshop blends media training with personal branding strategy, teaching you how to prep executives (and yourself) ...more
Today’s media landscape moves fast. You need more than just talking points, you need presence, proof, and polish. This workshop blends media training with personal branding strategy, teaching you how to prep executives (and yourself) to win opportunities, build trust with producers, and deliver messages that stick. This is a two-part series that combines concept one and concept two. ...less
Forward-Facing Leadership: Communicate with Confidence in Every Room (Even on Zoom!)
Leadership today isn’t just about strategy -- it’s about presence. Whether on stage, in the boardroom, or on Zoom, the way you show up defines how others perceive you. In this interactive session, you’ll practice ...more
Leadership today isn’t just about strategy -- it’s about presence. Whether on stage, in the boardroom, or on Zoom, the way you show up defines how others perceive you. In this interactive session, you’ll practice small but powerful shifts in body language, tone, and storytelling that instantly elevate your presence. Walk away with practical tools to lead with authority and authenticity. ...less
From Pitch to Presence: How to Make Producers Say Yes
It’s no longer enough to send a perfectly worded email -- producers and journalists want proof that you’re credible, relatable, and ready. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to build a personal brand that makes ...more
It’s no longer enough to send a perfectly worded email -- producers and journalists want proof that you’re credible, relatable, and ready. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to build a personal brand that makes it easy for decision-makers to say yes. We’ll cover how to package yourself online, use social media as a credibility portfolio, and create simple proof-of-concept videos that serve as your best PR assets. (And, no, this isn't just for your forward-facing executive team, this is for the publicists, marketers, and especially the behind-the-scenes types, too.)
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Confidence is Currency: Why Forward Facing Leadership is Non-Negotiable
Not sure if she'll be speaking to the leaders of the company or if it's those who are more behind the scenes. Regardless of how forward-facing they are expected to be, Giselle will push how ...more
Not sure if she'll be speaking to the leaders of the company or if it's those who are more behind the scenes. Regardless of how forward-facing they are expected to be, Giselle will push how important it is for credibility to be more forward-facing and to have a personal brand to back it up.
She’ll provide coaching techniques, confidence, and communication that will follow them in everyday situations, scale their presence, and increase visibility. Giselle will show how important it is to have a personal brand online and to incorporate video so people can put a face to your name as fast as possible. The audience will walk away with tangible techniques to be more clear in their communication and immediate action items to begin building an online presence starting with an accountability video they film together in the room. You’d be surprised how much engagement that part of her talk gets! This exercise has resonated with even the highest level executives, and has changed how they lead and show up every day. Giselle can tailor it based on the audience and how influential they are at the company.
Giselle is not just a "one talk" type. She is a coach first and foremost. If you’d like, we can put together what it would look like for her to come back on a quarterly basis and stack more learning on top of this talk. This could be the spark and then sessions on how to put your profile together, types of videos to post, how to create community even and especially when you want to be influential for your company and department.
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The Social Shift: The Online Future of Leadership, Community and Sales
Scaling Human: Online Actions for Exponential Offline Impact
Share-WORTHY: Building Confidence, Redefining Visibility and Finding Your Unique Space in the Digital World
Own It: Taking Accountability in a Distraction-Filled World
Reviews
“I felt like Giselle was part of the team. Everyone was asking if she worked for us. She did her homework. She crushed it.”
- Marketing Director, Coldwell Banker Realty
“Hands down, Giselle is the best and most relevant training we’ve ever received from a keynote speaker. Both content and delivery were perfect.”
- Leadership Team, RE/MAX Results
“Giselle is absolutely amazing. She speaks intelligently, gives real tips, and challenges your audience. Use Giselle.”
- Executive Producer, NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners)
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