Workshops & Speeches
I am passionate about mobilizing business leaders, communicators, and young professionals. Here are ten speeches I give regularly – I am also happy to work with your organization to customize a presentation.
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Ten of my most requested topics
Want to become a bestselling author? Want to build a community of readers/followers and reach people of influence and commitment? Marji knows exactly how to accomplish this – and what not to do. Entertaining and enlightening, Marji will show you precisely what you need to do to achieve world-class publishing success, and she’ll share some war stories from past publishing mishaps in the hopes that you can avoid some surprisingly common pitfalls sure to sidetrack your success.
Whether you are the CEO of a major corporation, the “chief cook and bottle washer” for a start-up, or a volunteer trying to herd cats, Marji lays out what it takes to be a great leader. With advice on team building, mentoring, and keeping your sanity – these four elements will help ensure your work has direction, meaning, results – and satisfaction. Bonus: two lessons on public speaking, both learned the hard way.
Regnery has one of the best track-records in the business, with 84 New York Times bestsellers during Marji’s tenure. For a company that publishes just 25 new current events titles per year, this is a remarkable, and much envied, feat. What’s Regnery’s secret – and what does it have to do with your future success? Marji explains the surprising approach she takes to book publishing, and how that formula can make any communicator a “category killer” in their field.
Having worked with some of the biggest celebrities among female authors on the right side of the aisle, as well as many female executives and political leaders, Marji shares the secrets she has learned from these powerful and persuasive women, how they navigate the worlds of politics and publishing, and balance the demands of family, career and self.
You don’t have to settle for half a life – learn how to blend and integrate work, marriage and kids into a happy, healthy, tasty stew. Being a working mom means having two full time jobs, but you have the power to choose a path of strain and struggle or the path of joyful juggling. Marji shows that even a control freak can learn how to achieve happily ever after.
With the power of the MAGA movement and the growing conservative majority in America, business executives and leaders of all stripes must better understand what makes this market tick. Enter Marji Ross, long-time publisher of the country’s pre-eminent conservative book publisher and frequent speaker and commentator on marketing to the conservative buyer. She shares her inside knowledge of the do’s and don’ts for connecting with conservatives.
The past 20 years have seen an explosion in conservative media, from talk radio to blogs to podcasts, social media and 24-hour cable-TV news. But what does this all mean for business leaders, civic leaders, even individual authors as they strive to communicate their message, reach their audience, and protect their brand? Marji Ross lays out how to navigate the new realities of 24-7 digital media, and how to leverage old and new media channels to achieve your goals.
The good news for young women today: You can achieve anything — you can become president someday. The lesson: Act as if you will. In this candid and timely speech, Marji gives essential life-shaping advice to tomorrow’s leaders, offering a blend of inspiration, insight and empathy based on 30+ years of business success and 25+ years as a wife and mother.
Great Books to Read in College
A very popular question whenever Marji speaks to college audiences, this speech shares Marji’s list of books that every college graduate should read, but are almost certainly not on any college syllabus on today’s politically-correct, identity-politics-driven campuses. Along the way, Marji also shares her insights on the core values and core skills these books impart – plus some advice on how to get the most out of what you read.
American Exceptionalism: Don’t Apologize – Evangelize!
Marji takes on today’s fad of “history shaming” and explains what truly makes our country exceptional. (Hint: it’s not that we are better than everyone else.) Marji calls on her audience to educate themselves on the unique experiment that is our country, and why it has led to the greatest explosion of liberty, creativity, prosperity and opportunity in history. With great opportunity comes great responsibility, and Marji also outlines what we must do to keep the torch of liberty burning bright.