Former Deloitte Executive; Former VP of Learning & Development, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs; Executive Presence & Leadership Influence Expert; Creator of The ACT Method™
Francesca Zampaglione Biography
Francesca Zampaglione, MBA, is a former Deloitte executive and a keynote speaker on executive presence who helps leaders and emerging executives turn technical credibility into influence. Zampaglione spent more than a decade at Deloitte, then 12 years as vice president of learning and development at the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs, growing its continuing education programs from roughly 400 in-person offerings to more than 1,000 multi-channel offerings. In 2006, Zampaglione created the executive presence program that became the foundation of her work today.
Zampaglione teaches leaders to stop waiting for opportunity and assign themselves through the ACT Method, which stands for Appearance, Composure, Trust. With more than 25 years of speaking experience, Zampaglione has presented for organizations including Jackson Lewis, the American Marketing Association, the Risk Management Association, the Washington Society of CPAs and the Michigan Association of CPAs. She holds an MBA from Temple University and a B.S. in business administration with a concentration in accounting from Widener University. Zampaglione's guiding principle: executive presence is an everyday practice.
Francesca Zampaglione Speaking Topics
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Executive Presence Is an Everyday Practice: How Leaders Increase Influence, Command Trust, and Move Decisions Forward
Most executives believe the only thing standing between them and greater influence is the right opportunity: the bigger platform, the senior meeting, the chance to finally prove their value. Former Deloitte executive Francesca Zampaglione spent more than a decade inside the rooms where leaders were handed those assignments, and she saw a clear pattern: the leaders who advanced had built their presence long before the assignment.
In this story-driven keynote, Francesca reveals that the real gap is ownership. Through The ACT Method™, her proprietary framework, audiences strengthen presence across three controllable areas: Appearance (the signal you send before you say a word), Composure (how you respond instead of react under pressure), and Trust (the consistency that turns a strong impression into a lasting reputation).
Attendees leave with an actionable framework and practical steps to apply the very next day, ready to increase influence, command trust, and move decisions forward.
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