Pegine Echevarria
Pegine's expertise is in identifying the nuances that stop employee success and in developing success strategies that enable individuals, teams, sales forces and corporations to reach their full potential. Pegine's has over 15 years of experience as a nationally recognized expert on diversity, success, leadership, and teambuilding, and 30 years of experience in the workplace, ranging from corporate America to public service. Mark Victor Hansen of the Chicken Soup Series calls Pegine the "WOW of WOWS". Her team building, diversity, leadership, speaking and coaching services have resulted in generating applause from such notables as Montel Williams, Dr. Juan Andrade, Senator Hilary Clinton and Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez, as well as Fortune 1000 companies. Pegine edutains (educates + entertains = edutains) her audiences with concrete information culled from years of experiences as a top salesperson and leader. She combines her hobby as a stand up comedian with her expertise and experiences to be a powerful, funny, content rich motivational speaker.
Topic Categories
- Leadership, Management
- Diversity, Culture
- Ethnically Diverse Speakers
Accomplishments
- Pegine has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, PAX and many other news shows. She has appeared on almost every major talk show. Her high energy is a favorite among radio talk shows. Pegine has interviewed and has been written about in The New York Times, The Chicago Sun Times, The Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Seventeen, Latina, The Business Journal as well as many regional and local papers.
- Pegine received her Masters of Social Work degree from Adelphi University in group and organizational development. She speaks Spanish fluently and has a foreign language certificate from the Universidad de Madrid. She worked and lived in Madrid, Spain for three years and Mexico for one year. She earned an entrepreneurial certificate from Hofstra University.
- She graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts from Hunter College in New York, concentrating in group and theatrical experiences for large groups and audiences. She studied with the Polish Improvisational and Experiential Theatre.
- Pegine is a published author, distributor and publisher of success, leadership, and teambuilding books and audio products. She serves as an advisor for several national best- selling titles and frequently appears on national television and radio. She is a contributing author to "Women in Sales", by Dottie Walters.
In Her Words
"Leaders sometimes are so focused on negative behavior and results, getting stressed in the process, that they do not see the positive attributes of their teams, even though they're right in front of their eyes. Think of lost car keys, how many times were the keys right in front of you? You just didn't see them. Think of the relief you felt when you found them. Leaders can find relief in their teams if they only look."
Key Notes
Fee Range: 10,000 to 15,000 USD Lives In: Jacksonville, Florida, United States, business class expenses for 2 in addition to speaking fee
Videos
Presentation Titles
- Carry the Torch --
In this program Pegine leads participants on an interactive and entertaining journey of what true leadership is. She shares how true leadership is embodied in three torch symbols. Increase yourr knowledge about why some leadership techniques don't work and how you can incorporate simple but effective strategies in yourr leadership skill box.
- Journey from the Streets to Success --
Pegine was able to overcome her past as part of a girl's gang to become national sales manager and president of a catalogue company, business owner, guest expert for Health, Glamour, and Women in Insurance, Monster.com, and Latina Magazine, author and an international motivational speaker. The program reflects Pegine's internal belief that we all must be leaders in our lives, work, family and community
- Play B.I.G.® - Take charge of your potential! --
The program focuses on five of the most frustrating behaviors that stop people from reaching their highest potential and the seven behaviors that make a world of difference. This program is interactive, funny and animated with lots of strategies, lessons and tips.
Testimonials
- "Your enthusiastic approach and easy-to-remember acronyms caught everyone's attention right from the start. Learning is always easier when the audience is having fun. In our opinion, your most helpful takeaways included the importance of: * Getting/maintaining a positive attitude: * Being grateful for what one has * Looking upon problems as challenges with solutions rather than as roadblocks * Focusing on things one can control and being proactive and persistent to improve them * Letting it go. We appreciated your willingness to meet with us in advance to customize your message for Merrill Lynch's audience. The 300+ employees who attended the sessions received a superior return on their one-hour investment. Thank you again for sharing your insights on motivation with us." -- Beth Brockelman & Gwen Owens, Merrill Lynch
- "What a dynamo! Pegine definitely surprised us. She had 150 engineers, scientists and support staff interact, laugh and learn. None of us could believe that she had us do the Mexican hat dance. The interactive activities had us meet people who we never knew before AND we all work together! I highly recommend Pegine. She was different, interesting, smart and fun." -- Henry Dulaney, US Army Corps of Engineers