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Courtney Anderson, JD, MBA, “the workplace relationship expert” ™ practices the “Joyful Art of Business” ™ around the world!
Ms. Anderson is an attorney, author, independent hearing examiner (administrative law judge), keynote speaker, internationally renowned business strategist, professor and a television legal analyst (FOX News –, CNN HLN – Nancy Grace, THE O’REILLY FACTOR with Bill O’Reilly, MSNBC – SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY with Joe Scarborough, FOX News – ON THE RECORD with Greta Van Susteren, and more.). A globally recognized expert, her numerous media appearances include CNN HLN, BusinessWeek, CNN International, The Wall Street Journal Radio Network, FOX News, The HuffingtonPost, USA Today and several other media outlets. She is currently the host and producer of the daily radio show and weekly television show, “Solutions…with Courtney Anderson!”
In a word, “unconventional.” Courtney Anderson utilizes her academic, entrepreneurial, and vast life experiences spiced with dramatic styling, humor and her gift as an entertainer to deliver the most inspiring, informative and compelling keynote performances in the industry. She has received accolades around the world including the “2011 Strategic Leadership Award” ( received at the World HRD Congress in Mumbai, India), and lauded as a multiyear nominee (2009 – 2011) as a “Top 5 Speaker”. She has been named as one of “America’s Top Women Motivators.” She has clients across the globe, in North America, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. She has worked on five continents and reached millions through her speaking engagements and media appearances.
Ms. Anderson has co-authored (with #1 New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott [et al.]) “Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Success” (Career Press) in 2003 and “Life Choices: It’s Never Too Late” (Turning Point International) in 2012.
In 2000 Courtney Anderson opened her corporate training and consulting practice. Her firm is a preeminent global boutique provider of human resource capital management. Ms. Anderson provides global clients solutions to some of the most challenging workplace relationship issues imaginable. With over 600 successful speaking engagements delivered, her unique approach of integrating leadership skills with her knowledge of the law has inspired, motivated, enlightened, and transformed the way organizations manage to minimize their legal liability in North America, Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa.
Ms. Anderson is an MBA business consultant and attorney who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin (which she earned at the age of 20). She received a full academic scholarship to the University of Texas School of Law where she received her Doctor of Jurisprudence. After law school, Ms. Anderson received an MBA from the Texas A&M University System (Tarleton State University).
As an attorney, Courtney Anderson, Esq., opened a private practice in 1998 as a solo practitioner with her firm, the Law Offices of Courtney E. Anderson, based in Austin, Texas. Attorney Anderson has practice experience in litigation and transactional law as a general practitioner (in areas including family law, CPS, criminal defense, business, employment, intellectual property, probate, and other substantive areas). In 2011 Ms. Anderson was selected to serve as a Certified Hearing Examiner for the Texas Education Agency (acting as an administrative judge).
As an educator, Ms. Anderson has served in both public and private primary, secondary, and university institutions. Professor Anderson has previously served on the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin McComb’s School of Business and she is currently a Collegiate Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Management and Technology at the University of Maryland University College. In 2011 she was a nominee for the Graduate School of Management and Technology 2011 Stanley J. Drazek Teaching Excellence Award and UMUC Teaching Recognition Award and received the 2012 University of Maryland University College Teaching Recognition Award for The Graduate School. In addition, she has served on the faculty of other higher education institutions where she has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses.
An entertainer (singer, songwriter and radio talk show host, television producer and host), Courtney Anderson has garnered acclaim with her introspective and unique art. Her award-winning music video work and sizzling live performances are highlights of her impressive and distinctive music career. Ms. Anderson, as mentioned earlier, currently hosts a daily radio show and weekly television show, “Solutions…with Courtney Anderson!” A lifelong entrepreneur, Courtney Elizabeth Anderson, JD, MBA has built her successful firms through a convergence of her boundless passions and pragmatic decisions. She is the owner of media and real estate firms in addition to owning her own law and consulting practices.
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What is the message you hope people take away from your presentations?
My most fervent desire is that they invest in themselves and take action based on the content and message of the speaking event! My message is always centered on practicing, “The Joyful Art of Business!”TM
How did you decide to become a management/leadership/personal empowerment speaker?
I have an educational background in business and management (with graduate degrees in management and law). I have been a university professor in business schools at several institutions (including The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Maryland University College).
I know that as an entrepreneur that business is a vehicle for realizing personal dreams and goals. I seek to provide enjoyable context and content for creating financial, personal and community wealth! Business is not boring and investing in our personal growth and empowerment are fun pursuits!
How are your keynotes unique?
I have to base my response regarding uniqueness on the feedback that I have received over the past 12 years as a professional speaker (as it is very difficult to judge myself)!! I am fortunate to have a style and presentation that is engaging, enlightening and empowering. I work to marry the content that I have provided as a professor in a lecture hall with the dynamism I have used as an attorney in a courtroom and add a dash of the showmanship that I bring to my live television appearances and comedy club live shows. That is a unique combination!
Have you had any unique experiences as a keynote speaker?
Wow! How many days as a speaker aren’t unique? I have worked in all types of environments (indoors, outdoors, in the day, in the night, etc.). Speaking has permitted me to go on safari in South Africa, be part of the dynamism of Tokyo, relish in the vibrancy of Mumbai, India and meet amazing individuals around the world who quest for knowledge and a better future (for their professional and personal goals)!
I have had all of the challenges that most professional speakers endure (e.g., travel troubles, working while ill, dealing with unusual audiences at times, etc.). Yet, at the end of each day I am so grateful for this life I have had where I have made my dreams come true!
Who or what is your biggest source of inspiration?
Unfortunately, the family members who I loved and who inspired me the most have passed away. Yet, I am proud of my focus on ethics and dedication to excellence that they instilled in me. I am inspired everyday by the beauty in the world and the capacity that we all individually have to change ourselves and our communities for the better. We are masters of our fate and that is inspiring!
What are some of the elements which make a great leader?
It is always about core values! The ethical internal compass, the way that the person treats other people and themselves (do they nurture themselves, do they take care of their health, etc.). Money and accolades are transitory but the legacy of how a person treats themselves and other people is lasting.
How did you get interested in the topics that you cover as a speaker?
All of my topics are related to my academic, professional and personal life journey! I think that credibility is imperative with speakers. How do they “know” what they assert they “know”? I have degrees, licensees and expertise in all of my content area in addition to living the advice that I disseminate.
Sometimes people are a bit overwhelmed by the diversity and breadth of my background (attorney, professor, humorist, entrepreneur, etc.), yet I have always pursued my passions and worked to craft a life around my interests so I been able to accomplish all of my dreams. My mission now is to provide a path for others to realize their own desires and create contentment in their own lives!
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