Celeste has over 20 years of professional experience in a variety of capacities including media sales and marketing as well as management with Fortune 100 companies in many major markets across the nation. These experiences in television, radio and sports sales and marketing, as well as her management experience with General Motors, provided her the opportunity to understand, engage with and serve a wide range of clients. For over two years, she worked with internationally-known motivational speaker Les Brown as his executive assistant and road manager. They have frequently teamed up speaking and training all over the country in addition to have co-hosted a weekly talk radio show in Chicago.

Her training for and running in the New York City Marathon provided her with a wealth of insight on how to cultivate and develop that winner inside of her-the same winner inside of you. She uses those life lessons learned to inspire you to develop a winning spirit and become a champion in your own life. She's scheduled to do it all again this fall!

Celeste is President and CEO of Celeste Jonson International, Inc., a leadership and personal development company created to facilitate purposeful lifestyle development. She is involved in the professional, civic and spiritual arenas as well as a member of the National Speakers Association. Additionally, she is the author of several handbooks including Life Balance: 150 Quick & Easy Tools & Tips, Mastering Your Image, D.A.R.E. to Succeed Intentionally and is co-author of Give Stress a Rest, as well as a tape series including Balance or Burnout, Change Mastery, Unleashing the Power of Your Mind, and The Winner in You. Her newest book soon to be released is titled The Art and Power of Intentional Living which is being written for those who want to live their lives ""intentionally" - in balance, with power, passion and purpose!

Through her speaking, singing, training, leadership conferences, coaching and educational products, her powerful, yet personable style has touched people internationally in astounding ways. Her empowering message and spirit of hope will leave you with a renewed hunger for your possibilities. She's dynamic, enthusiastic and extremely informative. When you experience Celeste, you'll laugh and maybe even be brought to tears, but one thing is for sure, you will be motivated to be more thoughtful, deliberate and focused in your daily choices, taking your productivity and indeed your life to the next level!

Most Requested Programs...

• Power & Office Politics: Understand the Rules and Master the Game - Success in office politics involves the successful acquisition and use of power. The seeking and acquiring of power as well as the often underhanded tactics used are the parts of office politics that turn many people off, yet your efficiency or inefficiency in this area can make or break your career. It's a choice: Control your destiny or be controlled by others. This session will help you have a greater understanding of how it all works and provide practical tools and techniques to help you play the corporate game and win!

• It's All in Your Mind: Enhance Your Thinking for Optimal Success - The constant and radical changes, diversified workforce, and changing customer base in our world demand various types of thinking skills and expanded approaches to collaboration, innovation, decision-making and problem solving. This session will help you:
  • Clearly understand how influential your thinking skills and habits are on the results you get.
  • Fully realize the often underused power you have available to immediately boost your productivity and effectiveness.
  • Learn key foundational principles and strategies that will enhance your overall thinking.
  • Identify the various types of thinking skills and their most appropriate and effective applications.
  • Identify your own thinking skill strengths and those skills that you would benefit most from if strengthened.