Negativity and cynicism can stifle team growth and innovation. In this Training Industry Leader Talk, learn an actionable solution for self-coaching and helping others see the cost of their perspective and brainstorming new ones. You will walk away with the tools to help you and your team build better relationships and improve confidence and resilience.

During this session, Wendy Leshgold, co-founder and president of the Fast Forward Group, will share how to transform negative stories that hold you and your team back into empowering narratives that propel you forward.

In this interactive session, attendees will learn:

  • A simple, three-step model to transform negative stories get in the way of success and happiness.
  • How to deal with a loss of power and confidence.
  • Actionable insights to improve culture, resilience and relationships.

 


 

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Speaker

Wendy Leshgold, President and Co-Founder, Fast Forward Group

Wendy is the president and co-founder of Fast Forward Group, a training and executive coaching company that gives people a proven approach to think big, manage stress and achieve success and fulfillment in their whole life.

After many years leading teams and coaching executives, Wendy Leshgold understood the challenges people face in high-pressure, “always-on” corporate environments. In 2012, she and her childhood friend, Lisa McCarthy set out to create a better way of living and working. Together, they launched the Fast Forward Group to help people live their best lives and do their best work.

Wendy brought to Fast Forward her decades long experience as a successful executive coach. She also spent more than a decade in advertising, leading teams at Ogilvy & Mather, BBDO and Deutsch, where she worked with brands including Apple, Kodak, IBM, Bank of America and Mitsubishi.

Wendy received her bachelor of arts in history from the University of Virginia, and she is an active board member of the California Environmental Voters. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children. In her free time, Wendy can often be found watching her son play baseball and walking her beloved dogs, Scout and Cali.