Annie Franceschi Speaking Topics

• Be a Better Boss to Yourself: 6 Smart Shifts to More Boundaries, Balance, and Confidence

  Formats: 45-min or 1-hr keynote (plus optional Q&A)

  Whether you’re running a business or leading a team, it’s easy to become the worst boss you’ve ever had—always “on,” overcommitted, and putting yourself last. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Join former Disney storyteller, bestselling author, and business strategist, Annie Franceschi, for a powerful conversation on self-leadership—and how to create success that doesn’t come at your own expense.

  Through her 6-part Better Boss Method™, Annie shares how leaders and entrepreneurs alike can reclaim their time, energy, and clarity to show up fully for the work (and life) that matters most.

  In this inspiring and actionable session, you’ll discover:

  • Why being a better boss to yourself boosts your results, not sabotages them
  • The 6 permission-based shifts of the Better Boss Method™ that help you lead with intention
  • How Annie and her clients have used boundaries to grow (not shrink) their impact
  • Simple ways to create space for what fuels you—without guilt, burnout, or FOMO

  Includes a PDF takeaway with the 6-part method and reflection prompts to make your own “better boss” shift.

• Marketing Without Social Media Madness: 3 Authentic Steps to Success

  Keynote Length: 45 min + Q&A

  Exhausted feeling like you have to promote yourself 24/7 to have a profitable, passion-filled business? There's a better way to establish yourself!

  Join former Disney storyteller, bestselling author, and branding expert, Annie Franceschi, to learn 3 social media-free steps to brand, streamline, and grow your greatest business, not the one everyone's telling you that you should have!

  So, how can you grow your practice without all that marketing madness and social media stress? Discover how to "establish yourself."

  Attendees will love learning these powerful lessons inspired by Annie's bestselling book, "Establish Yourself":

  • How to avoid getting swept up in "tactic tornadoes," burned out, and broke, down the black hole of internet marketing
  • What to do instead of chasing shiny new tactics (leverage the magic of "consistency containers"!)
  • How to find more profit and passion in your existing practice using the simple, easy-to-follow "Establish Yourself" Framework
  • The essential factors that solidly successful service business owners have: "The 4 Key Cs" to unlocking your greatest business

  Includes access to a PDF handout recapping the talk with key action steps!

• Permission to Pivot: 5 Courageous Steps to Change Your Life

  Keynote with Action Step Guide provided; standard length: 50 minutes + 10 min Q&A (1 hr); available in other formats

  “What’s my purpose?” “What if I fail?” “What will other people say?”

  Are these powerful FEARS keeping you in a job you hate or a life you don’t want?

  Wanting permission to change positions, start your own practice, or go full-time after our dreams stops so many of us!

  But from the other side of worry, former Disney storyteller and 2x bestselling author Annie Franceschi, shares her top five courage-building tips on finding purpose and facing risk from her acclaimed book, "Permission to Try: 11 Things You Need to Hear When You're Scared to Change Your Life."

  In this memorable keynote, Annie dishes her favorite hard-earned career advice from getting and quitting a dream job at The Walt Disney Studios, and reinventing herself as a passionate, profitable entrepreneur.

  Join us to discover:

  • Where you can look to discover your best next career purpose
  • Why being told to follow "the one path" to success is total bullsh*t
  • How stargazing is holding your career back
  • A new tool to build your confidence and finally give yourself some credit
  • Annie's favorite easy and powerful trick for making your dreams happen
  • Leave feeling empowered, ready to switch roles, start your practice, or make your dreams happen!

• Your Stand-Out Recipe : How to Package, Position & Set Your Services Apart

  Length 45 minutes + Q&A; (An interactive workshop that includes a Post-talk Toolkit with AI marketing prompts!)

  Craving more clients?

  Want to feel proud to share what you do?

  Ready to rock your next discovery call?

  Join former Disney storyteller-turned-branding strategist, Annie Franceschi, to learn how to stand out in the sea of sameness by “productizing” your coaching, consulting, or services as easier-to-sell solutions

  • with just a little help from our new friend, AI.

  Whether you’re an AI pro or just getting your feet wet, Annie will show you simple, clear ways to start leveraging your story plus tools like Canva and ChatGPT to “package your process” and fill your practice with more ease!

  Join us to:

  • Learn How to Position Yourself as an Expert: Rooted in your unique story, clarify your unique value proposition and set yourself up to become known for your expertise.
  • Explore Crafting a Branded Solution: Learn how to shift from "X months of coaching (or consulting)" to a compelling offer that connects to your clients’ needs and goals.
  • Discover How to Make Services Visual & Easy to Explain with AI and Canva: Discover how to use new and creative technologies to make your offers clear, visual, and easy to share online and offline marketing.
  • Gain Sleaze-free, Authentic Selling Strategies: Discover organic, effective approaches to bringing awareness and new clients into your practice via speaking engagements, networking, and free consultations.

  This fun, engaging presentation will equip you with a winning recipe and the right ingredients to attract clients with the marketing power of AI and the heart of your practice: the human connection. Your journey to a thriving, well-known practice starts here. (And yes, AI played a role in writing this description – learn how in the session!)

• Follow-up Magic: Craft Your 3-Sentence Strategy for Better Opportunities, Referrals & Relationships

  Formats: 30-, 45- or 90-minute workshop + networking time (30-60+ min)

  • This can lead directly into or include a guided networking experience where every attendee leaves with a personalized “Referral Message” paragraph—so follow-up is fast, easy, professional, and effective!

  When expanding your network and growing your business, having a clear, confident way to describe what you do—and how to connect with you—can make all the difference. Learn (and start using) the authentic 3-sentence strategy that turns new connections into lifelong relationships

  • just like magic!

  In this hands-on session, attendees will:

  • Discover why most professionals miss out on amazing introductions, opportunities, and referrals—not because people don’t want to help, but because they don’t know what to say

  • Use Annie’s proven Referral Message Creator™ to write your clear, 3-sentence message that makes you easier to refer and connect (provided as an online template, PDF template, or both!)

  • Get live expert coaching to polish your message on the spot

  • Leave with a customized cut-and-paste paragraph you can use right away in follow-ups and networking to make it easy to refer and introduce you

  If you’d love a personalized resource to help you follow up fast, connect with confidence, and make your networking matter today and every day after

  • this is the session for you.

  SCHEDULING TIP: This session is ideal to set just before in-person or virtual networking as it primes everyone to talk clearly about what they do (and own the post-event follow up faster and more confidently than ever before!)

• Website Makeover Magic: How to Turn Clicks Into Clients

  Seminar / Breakout session length: 30 minutes + Live Website Audits (15-30 min/Flexible) + Q&A

  Is your website working hard enough for you?

  Is it connecting with ideal clients, and driving them to work with you?

  Before you get in the weeds of SEO, ads, and more

  • make sure your site delivers your value clearly in this quick, action-focused presentation taught by a former Disney storyteller. Discover 5 practical things you can do to help your site connect with more ideal clients and more confidently communicate your value through branding. With extra time for questions, you'll even be invited to volunteer for live expert feedback on your current website!

  Key Takeaways:

  • Learn 5 surprising, but key practices to strengthening your website
  • Understand the important role branding plays in web design and experience
  • Discover the value of a "Topper" statement for connecting with ideal clients
  • Gain a live opportunity for expert feedback to improve YOUR website

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