speaker sheet - Leading Thought

About Liz Alexander, Ph.D.
Dr. Liz Alexander's broad range of international experience and
expertise makes her a highly valuable consultant. As co-founder of
Leading Thought, Liz helps individuals within mid-tier and
challenger brand professional services firms position themselves to
attract unassailable thought leadership recognition from clients
and prospects, with the aim of generating leads and increasing
market share for the business.
Combining skills acquired over 25 years working in corporate and
academic environments as well as running her own successful
businesses, Liz has developed a global reputation as a:
Globally experienced consultant/speaker/trainer whose international projects extend across corporate, not-for-profit,
academic, and government clients (see selected client list overleaf).
Professional writer and storyteller, showcased through 15 nonfiction books as sole author and consulting co-author with
select corporate executives and consultants.
Practically oriented teacher with Ph.D. in educational psychology who developed and, over two years, facilitated the
Strategic Communication Certificate Program for The University of Texas at Austin's Professional Development Center.
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SPECIALIZING IN:
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP:
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION:
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Identifying and owning your unique “brand positioning”
and point of view to elevate your identity from
products/services to market leadership.
Embedding a long-term, culture-based strategy, not a shortterm marketing fix.
Developing brand ambassadorships among all employees
to attract and retain top talent and maintain employee
engagement.
STORYTELLING FOR BUSINESS:
----------------------------------------Facilitating powerful two-way conversations with your
clients and prospects.
Strategizing your thought leadership book to broaden
brand awareness.
Converting highly technical expert content into more readily
consumable content.
Customizing company-specific courses around
Communicating Complex Ideas; Crisis Communications;
Delivering Strategic Messages Visually and Verbally.
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EDUCATION:
PhD in Educational Psychology from The University of
Texas at Austin (emphasis on learning, motivation,
and innovative thinking).
M.A. in Educational Psychology from The University of
Texas at Austin (thesis on program evaluation)
B.Sc. in Psychology from The
Open University, U.K.
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SELECTED CLIENTS:
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Cathay Pacific Airways
Compassites Ventures (India)
Confluence Consulting International (Spain)
Human Synergistics International
Philips Electronics (The Netherlands)
Protocol & Etiquette Worldwide
Sun Microsystems
Transamerica Retirement Solutions
Not-for-profit:
American Heart Association
YouthLaunch
Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas
SEDL (Austin, Texas)
Academic:
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (India)
The University of Texas at Austin's Professional Development Center
The University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal Arts
Government:
British Broadcasting Corporation (U.K.)
British government's Appeals Service (U.K.)
Environment Protection Agency
To book Liz for:
Keynotes | Conference Sessions
Strategic Consulting | Panel Discussions
Training Programs | Guest posts/articles
---------------------------------------------Call (001) 512 762 0435
Email: [email protected]
“Liz is a terrific talent…” Stig Nybo, President, US Retirement Strategy,
Transamerica Retirement Solutions, California, USA.
or [email protected]
---------------------------------------------Connect with her:
www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethalexander
“I had the pleasure of working with Liz to put together a fantastic 2 day
workshop for the 400+ Top Potentials at Philips electronics worldwide. The
workshops were not only a massive hit but people were still talking about
them years later. Liz was an amazing collaborator: I would have the utmost
confidence to hire her to do almost anything!” Kirsten Menes, Senior
International Development Specialist, The Netherlands.
“Dr. Liz is an expert in the area of Strategic Communications. She does
a fantastic job making teams understand how communication via
story telling and other techniques can make institutions go from
GOOD to GREAT.” Lalit S. Kathpalia, Symbiosis Institute of Computer
Studies and Research, Pune, India.
“Liz is truly a business growth strategist and
consultant (who) could help any professional
services firm accelerate their rate of growth...”
Mark Faust Principal, Echelon Management
International.
---------------------------------------------Twitter: @LeadThought
@DrLizAlexander