Deborah Gardner

Deborah Gardner

Keynote Speaker: Competitive Performance Expert, Entrepreneur, Former Olympic Trials Swimmer

Deborah Gardner Biography

Better known by many Fortune 500 companies as "the pit bull in a skirt," Deborah Gardner is a competitive performance expert, entrepreneur, researcher, author, emcee, broadcaster, and professional swimmer. She is recognized as a global keynote speaker known for her high-energy and engaging approach. Additionally, Gardner is a bestselling author of five books and a former Olympic Trials swimmer, the first female broadcaster at CBS Sports, and former hotel sales executive.

With a career spanning over three decades, Gardner’s extensive experience as a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and entrepreneur translates into powerful keynote presentations, teaching audiences how to move beyond obstacles to become champions of business. Her business accomplishments include recognition as a CNN Top 75 Keynote Speaker, Meetings Today Top 20 Meetings Trendsetters 2021, Smart Meetings Top 50 Smart Women Leaders, and Meetings Mean Business Ambassador. She is also a Mrs. Arizona 2020 and Mrs. America 2022 titleholder. Gardner's contributions extend beyond speaking; she has initiated the first-ever International Hospitality Women's Day and serves as the founder and host of "Hospitality Today Live," a top 15% podcast in the podcast world.

Gardner offers highly interactive and entertaining programs designed to support individuals and organizations during times of transformation. She is adept at hosting and moderating large-scale live and virtual events, with extensive television and radio experience that enhances her ability to engage with diverse audiences, including sales teams and CEOs. Residing in Arizona with her husband, Jerry, and their dog, Bear, Gardner continues to be a sought-after speaker for her insights in leadership, culture, resilience, and performance, making her a valuable asset for anyone looking to enhance their personal or business life.

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Deborah Gardner Speaking Topics

A Girl and Her Boots

A Love Story To Self-Worth, Empowerment, Life, and Freedom

As a hard-working woman in a highly competitive world, having goals is just not enough to succeed. And, when dealing with the massive changes that have recently affected every facet of your life, it’s time to take back the power and lead into new experiences moving forward.

A victim of bullying to becoming one of the most famous beauty queens, Deborah will take you on a journey from disappointment and struggles to finding love. Based on her popular book, A Girl, and her boots; A Love Story to Empowerment, watch as Deborah discovered the boots that got away, were made for walking, and that’s just what they do. Highly participate to discover your love for empowerment, elevate your leadership, influence, and mindset to triumph your dreams and passions.

LEARNING TAKEAWAYS:

  • Power up your confidence with 3 actionable strategies for business and in life
  • Hear the ONE thing that clearly separates you from others
  • Learn how to invest in yourself while being a role model of choice

The Sport and Science to Influencing and Leading During Times of Transformation

Massive changes and recent crises have affected companies, organizations, and YOU! Therefore, it’s no surprise to feel stressed, burned out and exhausted while feeling like there is no end in sight. Yet, as we move into a new reality, leadership, culture, resilience, and performance all take on new meanings. What does it look like working and living in the fast lane today? What experiences will matter most to those you deal with every day? Will competing to win escalate in this new complex environment? BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT! This highly interactive, fast pace, and entertaining program is to support those facing the daunting task of transitioning to a more adaptive, purpose-driven, human-centric, and respect-led world. Watch as Deborah Gardner, a promising talented Olympian, boldly unveils her astonishing real-life story that led to a longtime triumph career and now will help you navigate what comes next. Whether to develop stellar employees, better relationships, solve internal workplace challenges, acquire new customers, or grasp more ideas, learn how to take control, dominate any stumbling blocks that slow innovation and adaptation — and opportunities to overcome them.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Better understand how sometimes disappointments are out of your control and yet, how to influence your internal power to accelerate and drive results.
  • Learn a new actionable proven method to help you develop greater confidence and enormous momentum toward growth and profitability as today’s new leader.
  • Participate in a “real-time” transformation to nurture relationships for trustworthy results.
  • BONUS: For extra fun during this program — wear your favorite sports team jersey.

Streamline Into Action For HUGE Results

3 Actionable Way to Get off the Block and GO!

As the world continues to move at our modern high speed, it’s hard to keep up. More and more it feels like our lives have turned into a grueling race that makes us think that reaching your greatest potential is a never-ending process. Sound familiar? Well, shift your mindset, dive into a new way to revolutionize your skills and talents for the latest experience to conquer your goals.

Watch as Deborah’s shares her firsthand experience on ‘taking action’ from her exclusive method which profiles her as the best when it comes to researching and delivering her findings to the international stage. Explore the power of taking risks. Learn why fear of failure is a driving force to more success and crucial for innovation in this wildly fast-paced real-time, talk-back interactive hands-on practice to effectively succeed while working and living in the fast lane.

Success and achievement await you! Take new experiences and work effectively through action. Celebrate your accomplishments and embrace more opportunities.

Achieve enormous momentum in this captivating entertaining and high- energy message with astonishing relevant stories that exemplifies ... get off the block and GO! Up for the challenge?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Learn the 3-step proven exclusive method that will help you take
  • action NOW!
  • Apply your internal power through a working scrimmage process to
  • reach and exceed your all-important goals.
  • Productively interact and learn from others that deal with the same
  • challenges and experiences.

GO. JUST GO.

How to Motivate YOU into Action

Most people looking for motivation will wait for something, or someone, to come around and motivate them before they can get up and take action to motivate themselves. Or they will count to ten hoping that will force themselves or others to act. WRONG! Being motivated doesn’t lead to action. Action leads to motivation. What you need to get started is even more powerful.

Hear from the competitive performance expert, Deborah Gardner, explain that if you want to achieve your goals, shift from dreaming to doing. Learn how to act by laying out a plan to achieve your goals and putting in a consistent effort to achieve them. Create an environment for success, cultivate “grit” and listen to your gut. Find out, how do you maximize productivity to contribute meaningful ideas and goals? Learn the key to becomes a strong leader, a great spouse or partner, win that customer or close that sale. Receive the results deserved. Don’t hesitate! JUST GO!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Learn to visualize yourself taking action
  • Identify your motivators and new skill sets to reach your
  • greatest potential
  • Manage your expectations to discover your GO

Deborah Gardner Videos

Deborah G, Keynote Speaker l Video Reel 2023
This Week in Events with Special Guests
Deborah Gardner Interview ACCELERATE IN THE FAST LANE

How do I book Deborah Gardner to speak at my event?

Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Deborah Gardner for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Deborah Gardner, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Deborah Gardner or any other speaker of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Deborah Gardner for a speaking engagement?

Speaking fees for Deborah Gardner, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Deborah Gardner are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Deborah Gardner, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.

What topics does Deborah Gardner speak about?

Deborah Gardner is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Sales, Motivational, Personal Growth, Sports Motivation, Inspirational, Women in Business, Business Leadership, Business, Athlete, Swimming & Diving, Hospitality, Female Leadership, Peak Performance and Corporate Culture.

Where does Deborah Gardner travel from?

Deborah Gardner generally travels from Phoenix, AZ, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

Who is the agent for Deborah Gardner?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Deborah Gardner for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Deborah Gardner for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Deborah Gardner or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.

Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.


Deborah Gardner is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Sales, Motivational and Personal Growth. The estimated speaking fee range to book Deborah Gardner for live events is $20,000 - $30,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Deborah Gardner generally travels from Phoenix, AZ, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Donna Orender, Erica Dhawan and Janet Evans. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Deborah Gardner for an upcoming event.

Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 04/11/2024.

Deborah Gardner Speaking Topics

  • A Girl and Her Boots

    A Love Story To Self-Worth, Empowerment, Life, and Freedom

    As a hard-working woman in a highly competitive world, having goals is just not enough to succeed. And, when dealing with the massive changes that have recently affected every facet of your life, it’s time to take back the power and lead into new experiences moving forward.

    A victim of bullying to becoming one of the most famous beauty queens, Deborah will take you on a journey from disappointment and struggles to finding love. Based on her popular book, A Girl, and her boots; A Love Story to Empowerment, watch as Deborah discovered the boots that got away, were made for walking, and that’s just what they do. Highly participate to discover your love for empowerment, elevate your leadership, influence, and mindset to triumph your dreams and passions.

    LEARNING TAKEAWAYS:

    • Power up your confidence with 3 actionable strategies for business and in life
    • Hear the ONE thing that clearly separates you from others
    • Learn how to invest in yourself while being a role model of choice

  • The Sport and Science to Influencing and Leading During Times of Transformation

    Massive changes and recent crises have affected companies, organizations, and YOU! Therefore, it’s no surprise to feel stressed, burned out and exhausted while feeling like there is no end in sight. Yet, as we move into a new reality, leadership, culture, resilience, and performance all take on new meanings. What does it look like working and living in the fast lane today? What experiences will matter most to those you deal with every day? Will competing to win escalate in this new complex environment? BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT! This highly interactive, fast pace, and entertaining program is to support those facing the daunting task of transitioning to a more adaptive, purpose-driven, human-centric, and respect-led world. Watch as Deborah Gardner, a promising talented Olympian, boldly unveils her astonishing real-life story that led to a longtime triumph career and now will help you navigate what comes next. Whether to develop stellar employees, better relationships, solve internal workplace challenges, acquire new customers, or grasp more ideas, learn how to take control, dominate any stumbling blocks that slow innovation and adaptation — and opportunities to overcome them.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

    • Better understand how sometimes disappointments are out of your control and yet, how to influence your internal power to accelerate and drive results.
    • Learn a new actionable proven method to help you develop greater confidence and enormous momentum toward growth and profitability as today’s new leader.
    • Participate in a “real-time” transformation to nurture relationships for trustworthy results.
    • BONUS: For extra fun during this program — wear your favorite sports team jersey.

  • Streamline Into Action For HUGE Results

    3 Actionable Way to Get off the Block and GO!

    As the world continues to move at our modern high speed, it’s hard to keep up. More and more it feels like our lives have turned into a grueling race that makes us think that reaching your greatest potential is a never-ending process. Sound familiar? Well, shift your mindset, dive into a new way to revolutionize your skills and talents for the latest experience to conquer your goals.

    Watch as Deborah’s shares her firsthand experience on ‘taking action’ from her exclusive method which profiles her as the best when it comes to researching and delivering her findings to the international stage. Explore the power of taking risks. Learn why fear of failure is a driving force to more success and crucial for innovation in this wildly fast-paced real-time, talk-back interactive hands-on practice to effectively succeed while working and living in the fast lane.

    Success and achievement await you! Take new experiences and work effectively through action. Celebrate your accomplishments and embrace more opportunities.

    Achieve enormous momentum in this captivating entertaining and high- energy message with astonishing relevant stories that exemplifies ... get off the block and GO! Up for the challenge?

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Learn the 3-step proven exclusive method that will help you take
    • action NOW!
    • Apply your internal power through a working scrimmage process to
    • reach and exceed your all-important goals.
    • Productively interact and learn from others that deal with the same
    • challenges and experiences.

  • GO. JUST GO.

    How to Motivate YOU into Action

    Most people looking for motivation will wait for something, or someone, to come around and motivate them before they can get up and take action to motivate themselves. Or they will count to ten hoping that will force themselves or others to act. WRONG! Being motivated doesn’t lead to action. Action leads to motivation. What you need to get started is even more powerful.

    Hear from the competitive performance expert, Deborah Gardner, explain that if you want to achieve your goals, shift from dreaming to doing. Learn how to act by laying out a plan to achieve your goals and putting in a consistent effort to achieve them. Create an environment for success, cultivate “grit” and listen to your gut. Find out, how do you maximize productivity to contribute meaningful ideas and goals? Learn the key to becomes a strong leader, a great spouse or partner, win that customer or close that sale. Receive the results deserved. Don’t hesitate! JUST GO!

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

    • Learn to visualize yourself taking action
    • Identify your motivators and new skill sets to reach your
    • greatest potential
    • Manage your expectations to discover your GO

Deborah Gardner Videos

Deborah G, Keynote Speaker l Video Reel 2023
This Week in Events with Special Guests
Deborah Gardner Interview ACCELERATE IN THE FAST LANE
"$peaker Talk" interview with Deborah Gardner

Deborah Gardner Reviews

  • Standing room only! Oh, wonder Deborah is so popular and experienced in the travel industry.
    IBTM Global Events - Jun 09 2022

  • Spectacular! Deborah knocked out of the park with a room full of masculine men!
    FleetCon - Jun 09 2022

  • It’s been a year since your hilarious and authentic presentation and people are still talking about it! Thank you!
    Florida Apartment Association - Jun 09 2022

  • Deborah has a fun and synergistic effect that makes you want to hire her again which we gladly did!
    Assurant Insurance - Jun 09 2022

  • How do I book Deborah Gardner to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Deborah Gardner for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Deborah Gardner, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Deborah Gardner or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Deborah Gardner for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for Deborah Gardner, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Deborah Gardner are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Deborah Gardner, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Deborah Gardner speak about?

    Deborah Gardner is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Sales, Motivational, Personal Growth, Sports Motivation, Inspirational, Women in Business, Business Leadership, Business, Athlete, Swimming & Diving, Hospitality, Female Leadership, Peak Performance and Corporate Culture.
  • Where does Deborah Gardner travel from?

    Deborah Gardner generally travels from Phoenix, AZ, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for Deborah Gardner?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Deborah Gardner for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Deborah Gardner for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Deborah Gardner or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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