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Linda Spalla

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Location of Speaker: Huntsville, AL
Fees: $1,000 - $5,000

Specialties: 
  • Keynote
  • After Dinner
  • Seminar Leader
  • Broadcast
  • Panel
Topics: 
  • Leadership
  • Women in the Workplace
  • Teambuilding
  • Sales
  • Retention, Recruitment
Speech Titles

  • Leadership Tips from Leading Ladies
  • Being Female in the Workplace
  • Salesmanship
  • Leadership Profile for Men & Women Executives
  • Mentoring Women in the Business World
About This Speaker:

Linda Spalla's Clients Comment:

"We asked Linda Spalla to address a group of Teledyne Brown Engineering female employees to discuss her book "Leading Ladies". She was very articulate and inspiring, and greatly helped our efforts to professionally develop women in our company seeking leadership positions. I whole heartedly recommend Linda as a speaker and mentor for aspiring women in the workplace."

Teledyne Brown, Huntsville, Alabama
CEO
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“We have received such positive feedback from your presentation….I want you to know on a personal note that because of your presentation I rescinded my resignation from The Schools Foundation and look forward to a wonderful career with the Foundation. Thank you for your inspiring and motivating talk.”

Executive Director
The Schools Foundation, Huntsville, Alabama
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“We had super attendance of over 90 members and guests for the April 10th meeting featuring Linda Spalla speaking about her new book, Leading Ladies: 30 Tips for Dynamic Female Leaders. As you'd expect, Linda's presentation was excellent, right on the mark about the qualities and benefits of female leadership. Her book is the same, a quick interesting read. You literally hear Linda speak as you are reading the pages, her writing style mirrors her speaking style. She truly calls 'em as she sees 'em, with fabulous frankness. The way she’s organized the book lends it to becoming an important reference tool for any female leader. You can pick it up and get a quick jolt of common sense and encouragement at a moment’s notice on any particular leadership attribute you are tussling with at the time. I'll be keeping a copy at both my office and home.”

Women’s Economic Development Council, Huntsville, Alabama
President and
Vice President and Treasurer, Valley Pizza, Inc. d/b/a Domino's Pizza — a 16 store franchise
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“Yesterday you gave what may have been the most perfect short presentation I have ever heard. You balanced anecdote with data, the personal with the objective and articulated your goals for the talk and for your future more effectively than anyone I can remember. And I attend a lot of speaking events. The clarity of your prose, your choice of examples, the way you supported your statements were not only entertaining; they were compelling. Bravo!”

President, Monte Sano Learning Center, Inc.
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“Just wanted you to know how many compliments I have received about you, your book and your presentation. Everyone loved your tips and the way you presented them. I was at a huge wedding last night, and you wouldn't have believed the number of people who came up to me and said how good they thought you were. And, how appropriate for the occasion. I second their compliments. You were terrific! Just perfect. Your info, ideas and your lively way of talking to us. Perfect for Ophelia's first fundraiser.”

The Ophelia Project, Tampa Florida
Chairman, Community Volunteer
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“I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your talk and being able to spend some time with you. I found your presentation powerful and “on the mark” — there is no question in my mind why you have been so successful.”

CEO, SEA Wire and Cable, Madison, Alabama
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Linda Spalla's Media Quotes, Article Titles

Step Aside and Let a Lady Lead the Way
An Interview with Linda Spalla by Joyce Dixon,
Southern Scribe

""After reading Linda Spalla’s book and interviewing her, I have this image of Scarlett O'Hara standing in the field with her fist raised to Heaven saying, “With God as my witness, I shall never go hungry again.""

Linda did not let the blocks that life put in her path stop her; but she worked to succeed, was kind to those around her, and helped those following her. Linda Spalla went from divorced, single mother and school teacher to the first female general manager for The New York Times Broadcast Group.

Southern Scribe 6/5/03
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New Author Linda Spalla worked hard for a dream

Retired WHNT TV boss now focuses on promoting book
Shannon Belew: Today’s Home Office Having just published the book, “Leading Ladies: 30 Tips for Dynamic Female Leaders” (Over the Transom Publishing Co., $15.95), Spalla is familiar with making her own way. Not afraid of hard work, her previous career was built by climbing the professional ladder one rung at a time. She considers the journey to the top to be a privilege, and much less of what others might consider a fight. Building leadership skills from this vantage point is the basis of her book.

Huntsville Times 4/10/03
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An Interview with Linda Spalla by Joyce Dixon, Southern Scribe After reading Linda Spalla’s book and interviewing her, I have this image of Scarlett O'Hara standing in the field with her fist raised to Heaven saying, “With God as my witness, I shall never go hungry again.” Linda did not let the blocks that life put in her path stop her; but she worked to succeed, was kind to those around her, and helped those following her. Linda Spalla went from divorced, single mother and school teacher to the first female general manager for The New York Times Broadcast Group.

Southern Scribe 6/5/03
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Retired WHNT TV boss now focuses on promoting bookShannon Belew: Today’s Home Office Having just published the book, “Leading Ladies: 30 Tips for Dynamic Female Leaders” (Over the Transom Publishing Co., $15.95), Spalla is familiar with making her own way. Not afraid of hard work, her previous career was built by climbing the professional ladder one rung at a time. She considers the journey to the top to be a privilege, and much less of what others might consider a fight. Building leadership skills from this vantage point is the basis of her book.

Huntsville Times 4/10/03
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Retired WHNT TV boss now focuses on promoting book Joyce Dixon: Southern Scribe Reviews, 6/14/03

Linda Spalla is a Steel Magnolia in the flesh.
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Articles:

Two Women Making a Difference in the Lives of OthersTragedy, triumph have formed pair into leaders in local communityby staff writer,

The Huntsville Times, Women's Expo insert -
June 12, 2003
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Female Mentoring Program Continues Linda Spalla Featured as Guest Speaker by Gina Jones, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Company Newsletter

June 12, 2003
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‘Old Bags Luncheon’ - April 25, 2003

Compiled by reporter Jennifer Barrs, Tampa Tribune
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Linda Spalla's Brief Biography:

As a young mother in the 1970’s, Linda Spalla found herself divorced and jobless in north Alabama. In scrambling for a way to feed her child, she also found a groundbreaking career in the hectic world of local television. Over twenty five years, Linda worked her way up from an entry-level secretarial position to become president and general manager of WHNT-TV, the CBS affiliate station in Huntsville, Alabama. In the early 1990’s, she was one of a handful of female managers of CBS affiliates in the United States, and the only one in the deep South. Leading WHNT, she grew also into a respected leader in her community and her industry. Now in her breezily readable new book, Leading Ladies Linda shares her unique perspective on being all the woman you can be while making it in a TV-man’s world. It’s a must-read for women leaders and aspiring leaders, and for the men who live and work with them.

 

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