Julia Duffy Corporate Speaker from Austin, TX

Website: juliaspeak JULIA DUFFY came out of the womb speaking non-stop and only shuts up when she sleeps…if then! Her yearning to entertain with a purpose stems from growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, where she won the middle school talent show with her "Edith Ann" performance at the age of 11. This girl from "Cowtown" takes her audiences on a hilariously entertaining journey through the years she spent establishing herself as one of the most successful and highly sought after television warm-up comics in Hollywood. Earning the moniker of "The Hardest Working Woman in Show Business" wasn't easy! In her keynote presentations, Julia shares tough life lessons she learned and the many obstacles she overcame while having the pleasure of working with comedic royalty such as Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne, Phyllis Diller, Steve Allen, Lily Tomlin, Martin Short, Betty White, Rosie O'Donnell, John Ritter, Billy Crystal, Chevy Chase, Whoopi Goldberg, HowieMandel and many others. Julia's enormous success in warming up live audiences during television tapings led to her becoming one of only five producers of the Emmy-nominated nationally syndicated daytime talk show, "The Other Half" for NBC. This put her in the male-dominated elite club of television studio audience warm-up comics which included only 2 other women. Corporations such as NobelPharma and Baxter Industries as well as non-profits such as the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and the North Texas Women's Foundation have all enjoyed Julia's signature "crowd-pleasing" style where she entertains, inspires and motivates by combining intelligence, high-energy, common sense, charm and humor all while getting impactful content across in an engaging and interactive way. She creates and performs tailor-made programs that deliver wildly fun entertainment that your group or organization will be talking about for a long time! Some topics include: Become a Stage Sage - Present Like A Pro Performer Power of Persistence & Perseverance: Lessons from Hollywood Trenches