 Hellen
Davis Bio |
Hellen Davis,
Co-founder/CEO
Indaba, Inc. |
For more
than two decades, Hellen Davis has been a corporate strategist,
executive consultant, and motivational speaker. Hellen Davis
is the President & CEO of Indaba, Inc., a management consulting
and training corporation. Her clients include executives and
leaders from dozens of Fortune 100 corporations.
Ms. Davis is an entrepreneur and self-made millionaire who
has been a guest on many talk shows and has appeared on a
large variety of TV and radio stations across the country
(CNN, Dateline, EXTRA, etc.). She recently appeared on the
cover of Main Line Today and is frequently quoted in national
publications. Her books, manuals, and audio-visual materials
are widely distributed by bookstores, online, in corporations,
and by independent consultants.
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| Keynote
Experience: |
Hellen
has delivered motivational, strategic planning and sales presentations
worldwide. Her keynote addresses are described as dynamic, motivating,
captivating, and educational. She entered the sales arena in the life
insurance industry where she quickly rose to become one of the top producers
and a sales manager for a $14 Billion insurance company. Hellen says,
"The experience I had selling financial products and services as
well as my experience in air sports (skydiving, flying, and hang gliding)
was the grounding and springboard for the goals I have achieved."
"This
unique combination of experiences forced me to confront fear, overcome
adversity, plus it taught me that to a large extent survival depends
on achieving a high level of knowledge in the endeavor I am undertaking."
In keeping with her love of the life insurance industry, she personally
coaches over fifty insurance and investment people annually so that
they can attain similar success. Hellen also coaches dozens of CEOs,
executives, and management teams on accountability and executing strategic
goals. She is respected for her extensive knowledge of influencing strategies,
strategic planning, behavior modification processes, sales and peak
performance expertise, and negotiation tactics. Her keynotes and seminars
focus on influencing strategies, communication & management development,
sales management practices and training techniques. |
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| International
Experience: |
Hellen
Davis has an impressive knowledge of the international marketplace and
shares her global philosophy with audiences. She lived overseas in Africa
and Europe for more than twenty years and is fluent in five languages.
She founded, owned and operated an import/export company in South Africa
dealing with Europe, the Far East and other African countries, the United
States, and Canada. After immigrating to the USA, she and her husband
founded 30glycolic.com, a company that has supplied skin care products
online throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Africa since 1988.
In 2004 the company was sold privately. |
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| Media: |
Hellen
has graced the cover of "Main Line Today" magazine, headlining
an article entitled, "Women in Charge" and "Philadelphia
Magazine" voted Hellen Davis as one of Philadelphia's "Women
to Watch" because of her business acumen, her contributions to
the area's networking affiliates and women's business organizations,
her role in raising consciousness for effective networking and her good
standing in the community. She is often quoted in publications and newspapers;
including the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, Lancaster
New Era, etc. Ms. Davis has been a guest on many talk shows and has
appeared on a large variety of TV and radio stations across the country
(CNN, Dateline, EXTRA, Philly After Midnight, ABC: WPVI-Philadelphia,
ABC: WHTM-Harrisburg, CBS: WHP-Harrisburg, NBC: WBRE-Wilkes-Barre, NBC:
WGAL-Lancaster, FOX: WOLF Scranton, 96.5 WWDB-Philadelphia's Talk Station,
1210 WPHT-Talk Radio etc.). |
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| Community
Involvement: |
Hellen
Davis is Past President of the Main Line Women's Network, Past President
of Women's Capital Funding, a Past Board Member of The Women's Referral
Network of Chester County, Past President of the Tri-County Business
Alliance, current Board Member of the YMCA Heritage Foundation, and
a Charter Member of the National Association of Female Executives. |
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| Education: |
Ms.
Davis was educated in the United States, England, Scotland, France and
South Africa. She holds a BS in Computer Science, Masters Designation
in Neuro Linguistic Programming, and holds a CLU from American College
focused on Estate Taxation and Planning, Corporate Taxation, Financial
Analysis & Budgeting, and Accounting Practices in Corporations.
While in the insurance and investment industry, Hellen successfully
completed several NASD securities licenses. |
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| Hobbies
& Interests: |
She
resides in the Tampa area with her husband, Jack, and their two children.
In her youth, she modeled overseas and she holds the Mrs. East Coast
USA 2002 title. Ms. Davis came to the United States more than 20 years
ago from South Africa with a dream and two suitcases and is now a self-made
millionaire. She is creative and artistic and in her free time enjoys
spending time on the beach with her family, reading voraciously, and
working with stained glass and mosaics. She has over six years experience
in the skydiving world and was a parachuting instructor. Hellen was
a coach and judge for two skydiving World Champion teams. She plays
tennis, golf, likes to water ski and enjoys entertaining friends. |
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| Availability: |
Nationwide
by arrangement and via telephone; flexible and often available for last
minute interviews. |
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| Client
Partnership List: |
Air
Products, Allegheny Power, American College of Physicians, Allstate
Insurance, Ardmore Alliance, AT&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ,
Businessman's Life of Kansas, Centra Financial Group, CoreStates Bank,
Corum Healthcare, DVFG Financial Group, Eastwood Company, E.F Hutton,
First Capital Holdings, GE Medical, GMAC, Hansch Financial Group, Icon
Clinical Research, Leadership Peak, Lee Hecht Harrison, Liberty Life,
Lincoln Financial Planning, Lutheran Brotherhood, Massachusetts Mutual
Life, Meridian Bank, MetraHealth, Metropolitan Life, National Computer
Services, National Association of Female Executives, NE ISO, North West
Mutual, Pacific Corinthian, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical, PECO Energy,
PennDot, Pfizer Pharmaceutical, Philadelphia 76ers, PJM Interconnection,
Prism, Provident Mutual, Prudential Life, Raytheon, Sears Financial
Corporation, ShopRite Supermarkets, Spohn Medical, St. Paul Companies,
State Farm Insurance, Sun Corporation, Texas A&M, Ursinus University,
U.S. Senators, Verizon, Wakefern Corporation, Warner-Lambert Pharmaceuticals,
Wharton School of Business |
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