Whether you need a keynote speech to start a leadership event or a motivational speaker to energizing your team, Lawrence will leave people inspired. His high energy, interactive speeches are filled with practical tips, humor and inspirational stories.
Over 5,200 managers and professionals on 5 continents have been inspired and instructed by Lawrence. He focuses on helping leaders overcome the personal and business challenges of change. His speeches draw on extensive practical experience including:
- an IT professional developing and launching new software
- a Training & Communications Manager implementing organizational improvements
- an entrepreneur leading two start-ups; and
- since 1993 as a consultant to organizational leaders into the areas of initiating and implementing changes including new structures, new projects, new leadership roles and new strategies.
Lawrence is co-author of the bestselling book Perfect Phrases for Communicating Change (McGraw-Hill), ranked #13 as a hot new release on Amazon business books and a Managing Partner at PeopleNRG. He earned his M.S. in Organization Development from The American University with NTL Institute, a leading institution in experiential learning. His B.S. in Management, with a minor in Industrial Psychology, comes from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Antoine is an seasoned executive who provides a powerful mix of business perspective and sensitivity to human factors.
Over the past 20 years, he has lived strategy implementation challenges in many shapes and forms, with first-hand experience in the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia specifically:
- COO of a 100-person, $17 million multi-media learning company in Europe (HQ Multimedia of Switzerland)
- Director of global leadership development and e-learning for Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceutical
- Fluency in four languages: English, German, French, and Spanish
He has over 15 years of experience developing award-winning programs that improve business communication and leadership within global, multi-cultural settings.
Communicating Change
"The PeopleNRG keynote inspired managers to look at change differently.
Lawrence related his personal experience and stories to give leaders a fresh
perspective on change."
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Ted Sudol, Director of Training, Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.
"Everyone on our sales team enjoyed your presentation on the YES! Attitude!
During the time of such ambiguity and stress, it was just what we needed. In
fact, the comment I heard more than once was 'we really needed this.'
Keep up the great work!"
- Robin Famiglietti, Vice President, National Sales Manager, USA Funds Services
"Excellent presentation" "great speaker" "very engaging and relevant" "Fabulous" and "we recommend
Lawrence for the conference keynote next year"
- Prosci 2010 Global Change Management Conference, participant written comments
5 Factors Undermining Change
Antoine speaking at the Swiss American
Chamber of Commerce, hosted at the
residence of the Ambassador and Consul General of Switzerland in New York.
Sample Comments
"You gave one of the most captivating speeches that I have seen in a very long time (and I've seen many...)!"
"The level of your presentation was beyond our expectations. Your clear and concise overview of a very
complicated topic was impressive."
"That was such a fabulous presentation you offered, and it was great to see how you got the audience energized."
