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Passion and Purpose – How to Find These Must-Have Ingredients in Life and Work

Alise Cortez Speaker Kit
Take Charge: Live with Passion, Work on Purpose
In today’s hustle-and-bustle world, who has time for passion and purpose? “I can barely keep up with getting the kids to school, my crazy travel schedule, and this latest big initiative at work. I’m exhausted!” As far as we know, we only get one shot at this thing called life to make the difference we so desire. So, what will you do with your precious gift and to make the contribution and impact you want? Taking charge of your life means “taking the wheel” for what meaning you give your life experiences, being intentional about your mindset, cultivating passion and inspiration, and awakening to your purpose. You owe this to yourself. And guess what? When you live and work from passion and purpose, you generate potent impact worthy of your precious life and everyone WINS!
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Timely, provocative messages can be a powerful catalyst for motivation, change, and growth. Alise Cortez and Associates deliver communication that enlightens the mind, moves the spirit, and empowers people into purposeful action.
Recent Speaking Engagements
- Toastmasters International District 25 Conference, Stand in the Power of Identity: Knowing, Sharing, and Editing Your Life Story, May 4, 2019 (Dallas)
- Toastmasters International District 25 Conference, Your Unique Reason for Being: Why Purpose is So Enticing (keynote), May 3, 2019 (Dallas)
- CPhl North America conference, Women in Leadership forum (moderator), May 2, 2019 (Chicago)
- International Association of Business Communicators, Take Charge: Live with Passion, Work on Purpose, Communicate with Potency, April 12, 2019 (Dallas)
- Women in Leadership conference, Strengths – Living and Leading from Authenticity, March 3, 2019 (San Antonio)
- Women in Healthcare, Take Charge, February 13, 2019 (Dallas)
- North Texas Commission LNT University, The Power of Authenticity, January 17, 2019 (Dallas)
- Leadership Women Launch, Women Taking Charge, November 2, 2018 (College Station)
- Woodrow Wilson High School/Dallas Rotary Club, Strengths and Leadership for Teens, October 4, 2018 (Dallas)
- Sharp Heels Conference, Women in Leadership (moderator), September 20, 2018 (Dallas)
- The Hockaday School, Form III Retreat, Strengths and Leadership for Teens, August 22-23, 2018 (Dallas)
- Texas Women Win – Top Women Nominees Celebrating and Planning, emcee and presenter, June 9-10, 2018 (Fort Worth)
- Metroplex Area Consortium of Career Centers, Professional Development Day, The Magic of Living and Working with Passion and Purpose as our Guide, May 30, 2018 (Irving, TX) – https://www.maccc.org/professional-development-day
- Women of Visionary Influence, Wondrous Women with Purpose, Passion & Power Conference, Want to Live and Work from Your Purpose, Look from Not-So-Obvious-Places, May 19, 2018 (Richardson, TX) – http://www.wovi.com/2018-wovi-annual-conference/
- National Charity League, Living Life on Purpose, March 25, 2018 (Dallas)
- Texas Central, The Power of Authenticity, February 19, 2018 (Dallas)
- Lockton Women in Leadership, The Power of Authenticity, January 23, 2018 (Dallas)
- North Texas Commission LNT University, The Power of Authenticity, January 19, 2018 (Dallas)
- Leadership Women, Know Yourself, Know Each Other, and Know Your Strengths, March 4, 2018 (Dallas)
- Regional Leadership Forum, part of Society for Information Management, Making the Connection Between What You Do and Who You Are, October 26, 2017 (Dallas)
- Adkins Elementary School, Discover and Leverage Your Strengths at School, October 19, 2017 (Lantana, TX)
- Raytheon Women’s South Region, Are You Working on Purpose? September 29, 2017 (Plano, TX)
- National Charity League, Are You Working on Purpose?, September 25, 2017 (Dallas)
- The Asia HRD Conference, Strengths-Based Leadership, August 7, 2017 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) – http://hrdcongress.com/index.php/alise-cortez/
- Leadership Women / Leadership Pipeline 2017, What Kind of Leader Are You, July 28, 2017 (Dallas)
- Cornerstone Credit Union Women’s Leadership Conference, Women Taking Charge of Their Lives and Leading Others, July 25, 2017 (Dallas)
- Northwestern Mutual, The Power of Authenticity, March 23, 2017 (Dallas)
- Dallas Society for Women Engineers, The Key to Success and Sanity in the Workplace, March 21, 2017 (Dallas)
- Leadership Women / Leadership Texas 2017, The Power of Authenticity, March 5, 2017 (Dallas)
- Wise Women Power Conference 2017, Super Heroes Need Wing (Wo) Men, February 17, 2017 (Decatur, TX)
- Whitley Penn, The Power of Authenticity, June 20, 2016 (Dallas)
- Northwestern Mutual, The Power of Authenticity, May 17, 2016 (Dallas)
- Investment Professionals, Inc, The Power of Authenticity, April 13, 2016 (San Antonio, TX)
- Lockton Women in Leadership, The Power of Authenticity, April 12, 2016 (Dallas)
- Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni Association, March 29, 2016 (Corpus Christi, TX)
- Investment Professionals Inc., Strengths Based Teamwork, March 7, 2016 (San Antonio, TX)
- Full Force Foundation, Cultivating a Strengths-Based Life, March 7, 2016 (San Antonio, TX)
- Full Force Foundation, Cultivating a Strengths-Based Life, March 5, 2016 (San Antonio, TX)
- Women’s Leadership / Leadership Texas 2016, The Power of Authenticity, March 6, 2016 (Dallas)
- Full Force Foundation, Put Your Strengths to WORK, October 9, 2015 (San Antonio, TX)
- Regional Leadership Forum, part of Society for Information Management, Making the Connection Between What You Do and Who You Are, May 28, 2015 (Dallas)
- Investment Professionals Inc, Put Your Strengths to WORK, May 1, 2015 (San Antonio, TX)
- Full Force Foundation, Who are You and What are Your Stengths, May 2, 2015 (San Antonio, TX)
- Hockaday School, Who are You and What are Your Strengths, April 9, 2015 (Dallas)
- Beckloff Associates, Cultivating a Strengths Based Life, March 25, 2015 (Dallas)
- Canadian ISD, Cultivating a Strengths-Based Life, March 2, 2015
- Hockaday School, Who are You and What are Your Strengths, September 19, 2014 (Dallas)
- Midcourt Tennis Academy, Discover Your Strengths and Put Them to Work, September 3, 2014 (Dallas)
- Regional Leadership Forum, part of Society for Information Management, Making the Connection Between What You Do and Who You Are, August 7, 2014 (Dallas)
- Regional Leadership Forum, part of Society for Information Management, Modes of Engagement at Work, August 8, 2013 (Dallas)
- Lewisville High School/Aid Matrix, Discover Your Strengths – July 23, 2013 (Dallas)
- Whitley Penn, YOU Lead the Charge – Professional Women Driving Their Own Engagement – June 3, 2013 (Dallas)
- Wisdom and Wine, Discover Your Strengths – and Put Them to Work, November 12, 2012 (Dallas)
- Dallas County Schools, Keynote at Administration Annual Meeting, Choosing to Matter, September 6, 2012 (Dallas)
- Regional Leadership Forum, part of Society for Information Management, Modes of Engagement at Work, May 3, 2012 (Dallas)
- Society for Information Management, Regional Leadership Forum, Know Your Strengths – And Put Them to Work! Webinar, April 30, 2012 (Dallas)
- Dallas HR – Non-Profit and Public Sector Employee Relations Professional Emphasis Group, Engage and Retain Talent, April 19, 2012 (Dallas)
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