Sheila Paxton, founder and president of ami group, is a professional speaker who excels at informing, motivating and inspiring an audience. She was recently recognized as an influential "training renegade" by Working Woman magazine for her ability to help executives create a culture of learning within their organizations.

For the past 10 years, Sheila has been a sought-after speaker on business trends and best practices for conferences and executive briefings worldwide. Her business savvy and expertise in adult learning also make her a highly effective speaker on the subjects of leadership, sales, customer service and managing change. Sheila is also the author of the audio and video programs "How to Lead a Team" and "Delight Your Customers and Keep Them for Life."

Sheila's current programs can be customized for any audience. They include:

• The Path to Personal Regeneration

This motivational program is ideal for groups going through significant change - whether it's industry consolidations, company reorganizations or life-changing events. Using memorable examples from her own life, Sheila takes participants on an inspiring, fast-moving journey that maps a formula for adapting to the unexpected, removing barriers and creating a happier, more rewarding life.

• Cultivating the Leader Within

This popular program features compelling examples from current events and Sheila's own experience to illustrate the challenges of leadership today. Using the qualities of accountability, mastery and integrity as touchstones, Sheila shows attendees how to become stronger leaders by cultivating their core values - and those of their organization - and then translating those values into actions people want to be part of.

• The Learning Organization

Learning technologies are changing the way companies do business, interact with clients and manage employees. This program looks at what's happening in the learning industry and shows you how to use learning for competitive advantage. Sheila will also offer an insider's perspective on e-learning and seven keys to making it work. Whether attendees are concerned about their company's performance or their own personal development, they'll benefit from this insightful program.

• Integrity-Based Sales

Information on the Internet has leveled the competitive field, empowering prospects to take a more active role in the sales process than ever before. At the same time, salespeople are under intense pressure to close quick deals. Sheila offers an integrity-based formula for rethinking the client relationship process and adapting a more collaborative approach - one that helps prospects make informed decisions by discovering the need behind the need.