Are you looking for purpose and balance in your life? If so, book Gloria today! In her life and work, Gloria excels in celebrating and lifting up the magnificence of the human spirit, inspiring organizations and teams to think outside the box and reach new heights of performance. Evocative and engaging, in her keynotes and presentations Gloria draws on her experience as a successful entrepreneur and former executive in the computer and human services sectors.
An award-winning performer and bestselling author of Legacy Living, she is one of the few speakers who integrates insightful commentary, heart-warming stories, and artistic mastery. Gloria enjoys inspiring audiences around the world and is often requested to speak on authentic leadership and building bridges across cultural and social divides. Gloria is dedicated to providing organizations with brilliant ideas, services, and products that lead to extraordinary results. Organizations come in all shapes, cultures, and sizes. One thing they all have in common is that they are made up of people who bring their lives to work, and who take their work back home to their lives. Keeping that in mind, Gloria focuses on the whole person, drawing on the inherent abilities of each individual to strengthen the organizational whole. Her diverse speaking, consulting, and executive coaching clients include Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, professional development organizations, universities, non-profits, and churches.
Recent Highlights:
Watch Gloria’s Interview on Q13 Fox News for Black History Month.
Gloria is featured as an University of Southern California Annenberg Alumni
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Testimonial
“I’ve attended a lot of conferences and heard many inspirational speakers, and I have to say that hearing Dr. Burgess speak is a truly electric experience. She is just tremendous—positively amazing. I would absolutely recommend Gloria to anyone looking for a speaker or presenter, anyone looking for someone who will make an incredible, inspirational impact”. – Dr. Konji Sebati, Medical Director, Pfizer, Inc., and former South African Ambassador to Switzerland
Sample Client List
Adobe Systems
Antioch University
Association for Quality Management
Association of Health Care Administrative Assistants
AT&T
Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Bastyr University’s Leadership Institute (LIOS)
Boeing Company
Casey Family Programs
Cingular
Clover Park Public Schools
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Edmonds Community College
Edmonds Public Schools
Experience Arts Camp
First AME Church
Friends of the Children
Galef Institute
Group Theatre
Guiding Lights Network
Helene Fuld Trust
Hollyhock Retreat Centre
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
International Coach Federation
IslandWood Environmental Learning Center
Leadership Tomorrow
Lifelong AIDS Alliance
Microsoft
MSNBC
New School Foundation
North Seattle Community College
Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
Peninsula College
Providence Health System
Providence Mount Saint Vincent Foundation
Qwest
Richard Hugo House
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Seattle Community College
Seattle Public Schools
Shoreline Public Schools
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc
Skagit River Poetry Festival
South African Embassy, Switzerland
State of Idaho Department of Child Protective Services
State of Texas Department of Child Protective Services
State of Washington, Department Early Childhood Learning
University of Washington, College of Engineering
University of Washington, College of Library Science
University of Washington, Engineering Programs
University of Washington, Facilities and Transportation
University of Washington, Finance and Accounting
University of Washington, Human Resources
University of Washington, Medical Center
University of Washington, Office of Minority Affairs
University of Washington, Training & Development
Valley Medical Center
Vulcan, Inc.
Washington State Association of School Business Officials
Whidbey Island Writer’s Conference
Woman Spirit Center
Women’s International Network
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