Kelly McDonald - How We Can All Learn To Get Along Better

15/10/2023 1h 12min
Kelly McDonald - How We Can All Learn To Get Along Better

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WHATYOU NEED NOW: For Those Who Want to “Do Better & Be Better”, Kelly’s NewBook and Speaking Topic Tackle the Most Important - and Difficult - Subjectthat Organizations Wrestle with Today: How to Talk about Race at Work.

Kelly McDonald is consideredone of the nation’s top experts in diversity, equity & inclusion(DE&I), leadership, marketing and sales to people “not like you”, consumertrends, and leveraging the customer experience. Kelly is a 4X bestsellingauthor and renowned professional speaker. She is also the founder of McDonaldMarketing, which has twice been named one of the “Top Ad Agencies in the U.S.” by Advertising Age magazine and ranked asone of the fastest-growing independently-owned companies in the U.S. by Inc.Magazine.

​Shehas been featured on CNBC, in Forbes Magazine, BusinessWeek, Fast Company, onCNNMoney.com and on SiriusXM Radio.

Herclient experience includes iconic brands such as Toyota, State Farm, Nike, Harley-Davidson,Miller-Coors and Sherwin-Williams, Great Clips and NASA.

Her four bestselling books are:

​“It's Time to Talk About Race at Work” (Wiley Publisher)

​“How to Work With & Lead People Not Like You” (WileyPublisher)

“How to Market to People Not Like You” (Wiley Publisher)

“Crafting the Customer Experience for People Not Like You”(Wiley Publisher)

Kellyis originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsinand graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She now lives in Denver, Colorado. When she’s not speaking andtraveling for business, she enjoys boxing (yes, actual boxing – notkickboxing!) and shopping for high heels.

​Kelly is a Certified Virtual Speaker, which independentlyverifies through eSpeakers that a professional speaker has the right equipment,the right environment, and the right skill level to deliver an amazing virtualexperience for every customer.

Weare all so very different in so many ways, such as:

*Morning people vs. night owls

*Introverts vs. extroverts

*Analytical thinkers vs. creative thinkers

*Listeners vs. talkers

*Tech-savvy vs. tech-phobic

*Parents vs. non-parents

*Risk takers vs. risk averse

*Listeners vs. talkers

*Rural vs. metro

*Military vs. civilian

It’sa good thing, otherwise it would be boring if we were all the same. Author andspeaker, Kelly McDonald, focuses exactly on this. She crosses the countryspeaking to organizations about how to get along with people “not like you,”but her message is for more than just in the workplace. Wherever people gather,learning to appreciate differences is applicable. Kelly has specific, concreatetake aways for your listeners that will be helpful in their lives.