Reignite passion and purpose in your workforce.

Inspiring Peak Performance in Leadership, Employee Engagement, and Life with a keynote about living and leading from the Front-Row.

Life is a venue. Get out of the balcony and take a seat in the front-row.

Marilyn is a top female motivational speaker who has ushered thousands of people to the front-row of their lives through her fun and engaging keynotes.

See how she is changing lives.

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Your best people are one decision away from their best work.

Hall of Fame keynote speaker Marilyn Sherman has spent 25 years helping organizations close that gap, from Coca-Cola and Starbucks to NASA and Marriott.

Life in the front-row

The front-row is a symbol of living life to the fullest and achieving your professional and personal goals. No more settling for mediocrity. After Marilyn’s keynote, audiences walk away with tools to:

Re-ignite passion and purpose
Implement immediately to achieve more results
Inspire employees for increased morale
Build confidence and work through fear in order to maximize efforts towards success

What does life in the front-row look like?

Marilyn is driven to help audiences increase their professional and personal goals but explaining that the front-row is where high achievers sit. No more settling for balcony seats! Her keynote will help people discover how to:

Achieve most valued goals
Demand excellence from self and others
Make the right choices that bring fulfillment

Life in the Front-Row

How do we go from making excuses to saying, “It doesn’t get better than this”?

The front-row is a symbol of living life to the fullest and achieving your personal and professional goals. In order to inspire others to reach the front-row, Marilyn shows audiences how to answer questions such as:

Resources for Continued Growth

Motivational Books and training programs that will help you set goals, overcome obstacles, and start living your life in the front-row.

High-Impact Keynote Experiences

Shift your leadership type and the culture of your organization to a high-trust, high-performance environment.

Here is What They Are Saying

"Inspiring Others to be Better than they Were Yesterday"

Melinda Altamirano
Regional Director, Starbucks Coffee Company

"Your Program was the Highlight of Our National Sales Meeting"

Jackie Swift
Director, Catering Sales Operations, Boston Market Corporation

"Her Customized Approach will Pay Dividends"

Steven M. Sweeney
CEO, Chartwells

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Front-Row Fridays is one short note and video each week from Marilyn. A little perspective, a little encouragement, and the occasional nudge you didn’t know you needed.
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