Marianne Worthington
Described as brilliant, hilarious, awesomesauce and so engaging you’ll forget to eat your snacks, Marianne has trained over 10,000 people in nearly every state. Recently she was recognized as one of the top trainers in America. She is the founder of Work Warrior, a company that helps managers become rockstars. In 2018 she decided to launch her second brand, Sequins and Superheroes, where she helps people manage themselves, and become the hero of their own story.
Before deciding to go out on her own, Marianne spent over a decade in corporate America in leadership and management roles. She discovered people can learn to be a good managers. However, not if they can’t manage themselves, their fears, their biases, and their emotions. In 2010 Marianne received her Master’s in Organizational Development from Avila University.
Marianne grew up in Kansas City, and now resides in Lincoln, Nebraska. She loves glitter, superhero shirts, exclamation points, and Mini Coopers. She prides herself on being a mediocre road warrior and loves collecting stamps in both her National Park passport and her real one! She speaks fluent emoji and when she isn’t traveling you can find her running around town with her mini golden doodle named AlexanderHamilton.
Talks
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Fear: The Driver Behind Our Behavior
Did you know there are only five root causes of fear? Yep, only five. But those five root causes of fear are real. So real that it drives 80% of our bad behavior. And instead of giving the word the proper respect it deserves, we turn the word into a “cute” Instagram post encouraging the world to simply be fearless. But this isn’t a thing. We are born to fear. It’s in our DNA. After all, something has to tell us to run from the tiger. Until we’re willing to actually examine our behaviors when we are afraid, and the root causes we won’t ever be able to “act fearless.” In this educational and inspirational presentation we discuss why fear exists, common behaviors of fearful behavior (you’d be surprised at how insidious it is) and what you can do to act despite your fear. As an added bonus we talk about how to recognize when others are acting out of fear and how you can open up dialog about fear. Once we’re able to talk about fear it becomes a game changer for our relationships with co-founders, partners, and ourselves. This is a practical approach to understanding fear and has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs make huge decisions and leap to the next level.