This biographical article is written like a résumé. (January 2024) |
Monica L. Wofford, CSP, is an American business executive and founder of Contagious Companies.[1][2]
Monica L. Wofford | |
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 Wofford as the keynote speaker for the Florida Tax Collectors Association | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, consultant, speaker, author |
| Website | Contagious Companies |
Before founding the training and consulting firm, Contagious Companies, in 2003, Wofford began her speaking and training career in 1989 with her first keynote to 9000 fellow students. She has worked with leadership teams in companies such as the US Mint, the Transportation and Safety Administration, the FAA, SHRM, Hallmark, Combined Insurance, AT&T, Estee Lauder, the Non-Profit Times, Cabela's, Microsoft, and SeaWorld. She has spoken or trained in all 50 states and 27 countries[3] for events[4] and organizations including TED Talks,[5] the Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals,[6] and the Association of Legal Administrators.[7]
Her expertise is often requested by the media and magazines such as Fortune,[8] Forbes,[9] CNBC,[10] the Toronto Sun,[11] Miami Herald, Entrepreneur magazine,[12] CNN Headline News,[13] Bloomberg Businessweek and U.S. News.[14]
She is the author of six books,[15][16] including Make Difficult People Disappear: How to Deal with Stressful Behavior and Eliminate Conflict[17] and Contagious Leadership.
She is a board member and national treasurer of the National Speakers Association.[18]
On 1 September 2017, Wofford filed to run for the Florida House of Representatives in District 32, which includes most of Lake County.[19] She qualified for the ballot by petition in March 2018.[20][needs update]
From 2020 to 2022, she served as the CEO of United Way of Lake & Sumter Counties.[21][22][23]
References
edit- ^ "A Dolphin Out of Water" Miami Herald. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Quirky questions" Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Parker University exec calls for “social movement” for chiropractors" Canadian Chiropractors. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "International Women’s Day Celebration on Thursday" Ocala StarBanner. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ "TEDxOcala is back for more" Ocala StarBanner. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Meet our 2017 Conference Speakers" ACCP. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ "Speaker Directory" ALANet. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ "When you are a beloved employee's replacement" Fortune. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Yes your boss is crazy. Here's how to deal." Forbes. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "‘Make Difficult People Disappear’ — New Book on Eliminating Office Conflict" CNBC. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Impending Job Doom" Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "6 Simple Solutions for Getting Rid of Stress" Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Cell phones and rude people" CNN Headline News. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Are You on the Verge of Being Fired?" U.S. News. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Author Monica Wofford says board games teach us a lot about others" The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Oddball Interview Questions" Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "'Homeland's Carrie Mathison, Workplace Hero" Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Social media can take public speaking to next level" Tennessean. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ "Professional speaker Monica Wofford joins race for House District 32" Florida Politics. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ "In HD 32, Monica Wofford qualifies for ballot by petition" Florida Politics. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ "‘Not your average United Way’: CEO talks new programs, expanding their reach and what's ahead" Daily Commercial. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "United Way recognizes Hometown Heroes" Leesburg-News. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "United Way donates $225K to 23 Lake, Sumter county non-profits" WFTV. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
External links
edit- Monica Wofford, CSP Official site
- Contagious Companies
- "When Did We All Become Difficult People?" TEDxOcala