Biography of Marjorie Brody

 She acts in four distinct capacities: company president, motivational speaker, executive coach and published author.

As an internationally recognized speaker, Marjorie proudly wears the designation of CSP -- Certified Speaking Professional, one of only a handful of speakers so designated by the National Speakers Association. She was the ninth person with a CSP to also earn the title of CMC – Certified Management Consultant – awarded by the Institute of Management Consultants. Marjorie was one of 12 women selected as "1999 Distinguished National Leaders" by the National Association of Women Business Owners, Greater Philadelphia Chapter. She was also one of 25 women selected as "1999 Women of Distinction" by the Philadelphia Business Journal, National Association of Women Business Owners and The Forum of Executive Women.Marjorie's company, Brody Communications Ltd., was a finalist in the small business category for the "2001 Family Business of the Year Award," coordinated by Wharton Small Business Development Center. Marjorie was also a finalist in the Ernst & Young "2001 Entrepreneur of the Year" award, in the business consulting category.

Her topics include business etiquette, presentation skills, turning business dreams into reality, and effective self-marketing. Marjorie travels extensively as a professional speaker and executive coach, sharing her knowledge with people in the U.S. and abroad. Through repeat business and referrals, she has built up an impressive client roster of Fortune 100 and 500 companies. 

A well-published writer and author, Marjorie Brody has authored 15 books, including Speaking Is An Audience-Centered Sport (Career Skills Press), Complete Business Etiquette Handbook (Prentice Hall) and Professional Impressions ... Etiquette for Everyone, Every Day (Career Skills Press) and Help! Was That a Career Limiting Move? (Career Skills Press). Marjorie also has six audio cassette programs, two videos, a CD-ROM and Web-based training that features her business etiquette expertise. Marjorie is profiled on several speaking - and training-related sites on the World Wide Web, and has two home pages: www.BrodyCommunications.com and www.Marjorie Brody.com.

Members of the national media regularly contact Marjorie for her commentary on a variety of workplace and career issues – including CNBC, Fox-TV, Oxygen, ABCNews.com, CNN.com, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, People, Fortune and BusinessWeek.

Marjorie is a Professor Emeritus at Bucks County Community College, a past president of National Speakers Association, Mid-Atlantic Chapter (NSAMAC) a member of the National Speakers Association, Institute of Management Consultants, the American Society for Training and Development, the National Association for Female Executives, The Forum of Executive Women, a founding member of Master Speakers International and Business Builders, and a founding professor of Mentor U.com. She is also a board member of Women's Business Development Center, and a member of the editorial advisory boards for Selling! and communication briefings newsletters. Marjorie was NSAMAC "Chapter Member of the Year" in 1997 and NSAMAC's "Speaker of the Year" in 1999. Her company, Brody Communications Ltd., has WBE certification – Women's Business Enterprise.