Biography
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Trudy Bourgeois President and CEO of the Center for Workforce Development Trudy Bourgeois is a workforce performance strategist and president and CEO of The Center for Workforce Excellence. The Center for Workforce Excellence is a national organizational cultural change consulting company. For nearly ten years we have provided services to Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies in the areas of leadership development, diversity and inclusion, executive coaching and employee engagement. |
As an acclaimed author, business coach, experiential learning facilitator, and sought after inspiring international business speaker, she has reached thousands of people with her positive messages about leadership, personal empowerment, and the search for success and happiness in our lives. Trudy conducts numerous seminars and speaking symposiums for corporations throughout the country, teaching men and women how to harness the greatest of the 21st century workforce. Trudy is one of America's leading experts on transformational leadership and a highly regarded leader in the field of workforce performance and improvement.
Bourgeois left behind an eighteen-year corporate career after climbing to Vice President of National Accounts, where she managed a $3 billion business unit for a Fortune 100 company, in order to create her own business. Dollars and Sense Magazine honored Bourgeois as one of the "Best and Brightest Women Leaders." As the founder and president of The Center for Workforce Excellence, Bourgeois continues to utilize her superb management and interpersonal skills. An expert at teaching managers and leaders how to unleash the greatest potential of every employee, Bourgeois is a highly sought-out resource.
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Bourgeois is the author of two leadership books, HER CORNER OFFICE : A Guide to Help Women Find a Place and a Voice in Corporate America 2nd Edition and THE HYBRID LEADER: Blending the Best of Male and Female Leadership Styles. She has also written articles & white papers, and contributes regularly to educational materials for corporations, associations, and trade groups.
She is the mother of two children, Adam and Mary Ellen, and has been married to Michael for 30 years. She is active in her church and community. She is particularly active in Special Olympics, supporting her husband Mike who coaches multiple Special Olympic sports. She has served on several boards including the Network of Executive Women. Trudy Bourgeois is available for speaking engagements, interviews and panel discussions by request.