Keynotes & Workshops

Penny works with companies who want to Win When the Game keeps Changing, and with sales professionals who want to be champions.

Your audience is inspired to follow their dreams as they share in the lessons learned on the road to the Olympics, and beyond. Your team discovers parallels with their own challenges, and since Penny draws on more than 25 years of business experience, she talks your language. Being fluently bilingual, Penny is also able to meet the needs of your group in English and French.

“Great presentation! I will be looking at success differently and will be
using your actionable techniques to achieve it.”

Angie Perotti-Amoroso

President, New Angles

Penny customizes these presentations to help you address the specific challenges being faced by your organization. She is able to deliver them as either:
a dynamic keynote for your conference, business event or sales meeting, or a more in-depth interactive workshop for your breakout sessions.

How to Win When the Game Keeps Changing

In today’s fast-paced world, it is imperative to be able to succeed while changing directions. In this presentation, you experience a time-tested method for creating winning results when the game changes. This is the method that Penny and her team used to pave the road to Olympic success, and also applies for personal and business success. Your team manifests greater buy-in and collaboration, and commits to achieve winning results for your organization.

This presentation will help:

• Overcome the fear of change, leading to a quicker response and enhanced outcomes.
• Create a more collaborative environment when faced with change.
• Develop a structured approach for achieving your objectives when initiating change with a new innovation, or when responding to a game changing event.

CHAMPION’s Competitive Edge

In order for you to reach your full potential, especially in today’s competitive environment, you must commit to become a champion. In this memorable presentation, Penny shares 8 keys to becoming a champion. Penny takes your audience on a journey filled with poignant real-life adventures drawn from the 21 years of hard work and determination leading up to Olympic success in 1992. You discover the character traits common to all champions… you have the power to nurture and further develop these traits in yourself. She shows you how to harness and focus your energy, and put your plan into action – giving you the CHAMPION’s competitive edge.

The 8 CHAMPION traits leading to a winning performance are:

• Courage
• Habits
• Attitude
• Mission
• Passion
• Integrity
• Organization
• Never Give Up

Alternate title: 8 Keys to CHAMPION Success

“You played an important role in the success of our Executive Workshop. Your talk was truly inspirational
– you are an excellent public speaker.”

Mike Landry

Manager, Human Resources, Merck Frosst

Top 7 Reasons to Hire Penny Vilagos to Speak at Your Event

1. Expertise: Penny developed her in-depth knowledge as a performance expert while working with top-level coaches and colleagues. She is able to deliver actionable ideas to help you achieve greater results.
2. Current: Time-tested strategies are at the core of Penny’s messages, and she remains connected and informed in order to keep things current.
3. Relevant: Penny customizes all of her presentations to help address your specific needs. She talks your language.
4. Easy to work with: Penny’s main objective is to help make your event a success. She is responsive to your requests, and fun to work with.
5. Interaction: Penny’s audiences appreciate her interactive approach, both in her keynotes and workshops.
6. Experience: In addition to being an Olympian and former World Champion, Penny has more than 25 years of business experience in the corporate world and as a successful entrepreneur. She has also overcome many personal challenges.
7. Authenticity: Penny is known for her authenticity, and audiences relate to her as they learn both from her mistakes made and from her wins.