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“Arlene is a powerhouse of insight—her practical tools and stories make stress relief and negotiation both inspiring and actionable for any firm.”                                   

“Warm, wise, and authentic, Arlene elevates every room—her strategies for calm, clarity, and resilience create lasting impact in organizations.”

Keynote Presentations

"Arlene Cohen Miller delivers transformative keynotes that empower leaders to step into their fullest presence with clarity, courage, and connection. Her work blends practical strategies with heartfelt insight, helping audiences transform stress into serenity and negotiation into lasting influence. Through her signature blend of grounded wisdom, compassionate leadership, and actionable tools, Arlene leaves audiences not only inspired but equipped to lead with purpose and authenticity."

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Workshop

Negotiating with Courage & Connection: Executive Presence for Lasting Success

Where confidence meets compassion — and influence becomes impact.

Every conversation is an opportunity — not just to make an agreement, but to build connection, trust, and lasting impact. Negotiating from the Heart with Executive Presence is the art and practice of showing up fully, listening deeply, and leading with both courage and compassion.

This isn’t about mastering tactics alone — it’s about transforming how we engage so that every negotiation becomes an opportunity to elevate relationships, strengthen trust, and create solutions that matter. Working with Arlene, leaders gain the presence and influence to retain top talent, strengthen trust, and deliver lasting results.


The Three Core Challenges Leaders Face — and How This Workshop Addresses Them

1. Retention & Turnover

Pain: Losing great talent to burnout, lack of advancement, or disengagement costs time, morale, and client continuity.
Solution: Equip leaders to foster environments where talent feels valued, heard, and invested in.
Goal: Retain your best people, protect reputation, and build a future-ready organization.


2. Culture & Communication Gaps

Pain: Heavy workloads, poor communication, and outdated expectations leave people exhausted and disconnected.
Solution: Teach leaders to set healthy boundaries, communicate with clarity, and model balance without sacrificing performance.
Goal: Shift culture from draining to energizing — boosting productivity and loyalty.


3. Leadership Pressure & Visibility

Pain: Carrying the weight of revenue, retention, and reputation leaves little space to reflect or lead with clarity.
Solution: Develop executive presence grounded in courage and compassion, blending decisiveness with empathy.
Goal: Lead with calm assurance while inspiring trust and connection.


Your Transformational Promise

Negotiating with Courage and Connection integrates strategy with humanity — blending masculine strengths of structure with feminine strengths of care. Leaders learn to:

  • Show up grounded and authentic.

  • Listen deeply and ask with intention.

  • Create agreements that honor both people and purpose.

The result isn’t just a win — it’s lasting impact. You’ll walk away with the tools to negotiate not just for agreements, but for enduring relationships, stronger culture, and a legacy of trust.


Key Benefits Statement

By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a deeper understanding of executive presence and how to blend confidence with compassion. You’ll gain clarity, courage, and practical communication skills to build trust, retain top talent, and lead with purpose. Negotiating from the heart will become not just a skill — but a leadership approach you can begin to integrate. Ongoing practice, supported by follow‑up training or refreshers, will help make what you’ve learned lasting and transformative.

Keynote Presentation

Negotiating with Courage & Connection: Executive Presence for Lasting Success

Where confidence meets compassion — and influence becomes impact.

This keynote reframes negotiation as more than a skill — it’s a leadership practice that blends courage, clarity, and connection. Leaders will gain a clear, grounded approach to negotiation that strengthens relationships, builds trust, and drives meaningful results.

What the Audience Will Walk Away With:

  • A heart-centered negotiation mindset — seeing negotiation as a collaborative, trust-building opportunity rather than a transactional exchange.
  • Clarity in leadership presence — integrating confidence with compassion to influence with authenticity.
  • Practical tools for courageous communication — asking with intention, listening deeply, and creating agreements that honor both people and purpose.
  • A lasting perspective shift — moving beyond tactics to embody negotiation as a transformative leadership skill.

Impact Statement:
"Attendees will leave inspired and equipped to lead with courage and compassion—transforming negotiation from a transactional task into a lasting practice of trust, connection, and impact."

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Workshop

From Stress To Serenity: Harmonizing Our Lives from the Inside Out

Step off the relentless hamster wheel and step into a life of purpose and presence. The story of “never enough” isn’t truth — it’s a story we’ve been told. Your worth and leadership aren’t waiting at some finish line — they already live within you.

This workshop is for professional women ready to do differently, not more. Together, we’ll face the inner critic with courageous compassion, set boundaries that honor your time and energy, and show up authentically — imperfections and all. True confidence grows here, in the real arena of life and leadership.

You won’t carry this alone. Vulnerability is strength, and connection is your lifeline. Through mindset shifts, practical recalibration, and intentional presence, you’ll transform burnout into clarity, people-pleasing into powerful boundaries, and doubt into wholehearted confidence.

This is your invitation to pause, celebrate how far you’ve come, and move forward with calm assurance. Step into harmony. Step into your power.


The Three Primary Challenges Professional Women Face — and How This Workshop Addresses Them

1. Chronic Burnout & Boundary Overload

Professional women consistently report burnout as their top workplace challenge. Heavy workloads, blurred work-life lines, and constant pressure to prove themselves leave leaders drained.

Solution:
This workshop teaches boundary-setting as a core leadership skill. You’ll:

  • Identify and enforce boundaries that protect time and energy.

  • Practice saying “no” with grace.

  • Learn how to pause, celebrate wins, and reconnect to purpose.

Outcome: Reclaim time, reduce overwhelm, and replace burnout with calm assurance.


2. Lack of Visibility, Voice & Executive Presence

Despite expertise and results, many women struggle to be heard and seen in leadership spaces. Self-doubt and workplace norms can suppress their voice.

Solution:
You’ll develop a powerful presence grounded in authenticity and self-worth. This includes:

  • Practicing confident communication.

  • Reframing self-doubt into self-trust.

  • Learning how to speak up with courage while maintaining connection.

Outcome: Step into leadership with clarity and impact — and make your voice unmistakable.


3. Isolation & Fear of Vulnerability

Success can feel lonely. Fear of judgment keeps many women from taking bold steps or showing authentic vulnerability.

Solution:
We cultivate courage and connection through vulnerability-based leadership. You’ll:

  • Practice safe vulnerability with peers.

  • Build resilience to embrace imperfection.

  • Learn gratitude practices to sustain energy and joy.

Outcome: Strengthen connection, courage, and authenticity while building a supportive leadership community.


Key Benefits Statement

By the end of this workshop, you will walk away with practical tools to set boundaries that protect your time and energy, the confidence to speak and lead with authenticity, and the resilience to turn self-doubt into wholehearted self-trust. You’ll leave with renewed clarity, deeper connection, and a sustainable path from stress into serenity — ready to show up in your life and leadership with calm assurance and unwavering presence.

Keynote Presentation

From Stress To Serenity: Harmonizing Our Lives from the Inside Out

Step into your power by stepping away from overwhelm.

This keynote offers a transformative approach to work-life harmony for professional women. It reframes stress not as a failure but as a signal to recalibrate and empowers leaders to create sustainable balance through intentional presence and courageous connection.

What the Audience Will Walk Away With:

  • A renewed perspective on leadership and self-care — seeing boundaries, vulnerability, and authenticity as strengths.
  • Tools to manage stress and prevent burnout — cultivating clarity, confidence, and calm assurance.
  • Strategies to amplify voice and visibility — practicing confident communication and self-trust.
  • A deeper sense of alignment — connecting work and life in a way that feels purposeful and sustainable.

Impact Statement:
"Participants will walk away with practical tools and renewed clarity to transform burnout into balance, doubt into self-trust, and overwhelm into calm assurance—stepping forward as leaders who harmonize presence with purpose."

 
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