LET'S INSPIRE CAREER CLARITY & CONFIDENCE FOR YOUR AUDIENCE
ENERGIZING WOMEN'S CAREER PATHS, ONE TALK AT A TIME
As a professional facilitator, trainer, and career coach, I love bringing energy and expertise to workshops, panel discussions, webinars, and keynotes.
I help women feel empowered to create the life they want by telling the story of an unfulfilled employee turned confident corporate leader.
Rather than simply speak to people, I make it a point to speak with people through highly engaging and interactive sessions that inspire self-reflection. Using my personal experiences as a career changer, top performer, entrepreneur, and mother as a catalyst, I guide participants through actions they can take to make joy and fulfillment a reality in their own lives.
“THE TEAM COULDN'T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH OF YOUR MORNING SESSION. WE ALL LEARNED SO MUCH. IT WAS MY FAVORITE KEYNOTE EVER, AND I AGREE THE ENERGY IN THE ROOM WAS AMAZING. A DAY THAT A LOT OF US WILL REMEMBER FOR A VERY LONG TIME! “
— LINTBELLS
I'M TONYA MONTELLA, FORTUNE 500 HIRING MANAGER, AND CAREER COACH
My career journey has been anything but linear, and that's precisely what makes it a story worth sharing.
While climbing the corporate ladder of Fortune 500 companies to transitioning roles six times without a guiding hand, I've navigated the ins and outs of the professional world—and it wasn’t easy.
Through every twist and turn—B2B Marketing, Ad Ops, Customer Success, Learning & Development, Instructional Design, Sales Enablement, and Career Coaching, to be precise!—I’ve developed strategies for purposeful career change and leadership.
Although I’ve achieved senior leadership roles and significant salary jumps, it’s never been about chasing titles—I’m an advocate for professional fulfillment and growth. Through balancing my roles as a leader, hiring manager, mother, and career coach, while supporting my husband's entrepreneurial journey, empowering others is what lights me up.
As a speaker, I channel my diverse career experiences towards a clear mission: turning ambitious women into confident career changers and fulfilled professionals.
"THE AUDIENCE LOVED YOU, AND MY TEAM ALL ASKED, 'WHERE DID YOU FIND HER?! SHE'S AMAZING!'"
— THE MOM PROJECT
LET'S CREATE AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT FOR YOUR TEAM
Because let’s face it—women speakers, and speakers of color, are still wildly underrepresented.
But when you choose to bring diverse voices to the forefront, you're unlocking new perspectives, sparking innovative ideas, and fostering a culture that values and resonates with every participant.
Imagine the transformation when your events and presentations reflect the actual diversity among your audience and the world around us. They gain access to fresh viewpoints that can reshape their thinking and inspire action, making your next event so much more than a meeting.
MY TALKS ARE DESIGNED TO:
INSPIRE
Your audience will be moved to take more control of their personal life and career, taking the necessary steps to achieve more joy and fulfillment in both.
CREATE
Listeners will make space for self-reflection and dialogue to confirm what they most value and what they want for their immediate and long-term future.
CHALLENGE
Everyone will be challenged to evaluate their current state and identify ways to hold themselves accountable for agency over their life and career.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS THAT EMPOWER AND INSPIRE
MY SIGNATURE WORKSHOP:
BUILD A PERSONAL BRAND THAT OPENS DOORS
This most-requested session empowers employees to build an authentic and strategic personal brand that aligns with their career goals and positions them for greater professional visibility and growth.
Through a dynamic blend of real talk, reflection, and strategy, attendees will:
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Understand what personal branding really is, and why it matters now more than ever
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Craft a personal brand statement
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Learn how to align their actions with the brand they want to build
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Walk away with more confidence and clarity in how they show up at work
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Rooted in my 20+ years of corporate experience and my work with high-achieving women across tech, this session leaves participants feeling seen, inspired, and equipped with tools they can use right away.​
