Nadine is a dynamic, motivational presenter.  Her informative and engaging keynote presentations and workshops blend inspiration with insights, humor, style and practical advice that engage everyone, no matter their title, profession or experience.

Nadine’s message is vital and compelling and so is her delivery. She empowers, inspires and entertains,  expertly weaving together humor with plenty of specific and often personal examples and practical pointers, which audiences can apply immediately. Her command of and passion for these most important topics, makes her one of the worlds most sought-after speaker at corporate events, industry conferences and celebrations.

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ILG National Conference, August 2010

World Diversity Leadership Summit, September 2010

USBLN Conference, September 2010

ASBO International Conference, September 201o

Out & Equal Workplace Summit, October 2010

Ohio Diversity Conference, October 2010

HR Southwest Conference, October 2010

M2M Conference, October 2010

National Middle School Association Conference – November 2010

Diversity & Inclusion in Asia Conference, Hong Kong – November 2010 

Annual Society for Disability Studies Conference, June 2010

BraunAbility Blue Ribbon Panel, “ADA 20/20: Looking Back Looking Forward on Mobility” - June 2010

 Work Without Limits Employer Summit, June 2010

New England Work & Family Association Conference, June 2010

Tri-State Diversity Conference, NYC – May 2010

Network & Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC), May 2010

National School Board Association Conference – April 2010

M2W (Marketing to Women) Conference – April 2010

Linkage Conference – April 2010

University of Pennsylvania’s Symposium, “Embracing Challenges” – April 2010

Strategies 2010 Conference – March 2010

Best Buddies Jobs & Development Conference – January 2010

Florida Diversity Leadership Conference – January 2010

ORC – Global Member Meeting, November 2009

American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) Conference Clinic, October 2009

Wesley Spectrum’s Special Care Planning Informational Seminar, October 2009

Diversity Best Practices, October 2009

Disability Innovation Forum, October 2009

YAI, September 2009

VSA arts of Florida, September 2009

World Diversity Leadership Summit, September 2009

ORC – U.S. Member Meeting, July 2009

National Speakers Association Conference/NSA, July 2009

AARP’s National Diversity Conference, June 2009

World at Work/AWLP – Total Rewards Conference, June 2009

Boston College National Work & Family Roundtable, May 2009

The Marketing Forum, April 2009

The Work Life Conference – Conference Board, March 2009

The Federal Reserve System EEO/Diversity Conference, February 2009

Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality (SATH), January 2009

Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Summit & Gala, November 2008

Disability Innovation Forum, November 2008

Marketing to Moms (M2W) National Conference, October 2008

US Business Leaders Network National Conference, October 2008

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), National Diversity Conference, October 2008

Kaiser Permanente Annual Diversity Conference, October 2008

Prudential –National Disability Awareness Month Celebration, October 2008

National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), September 2008

South Carolina Tri-County Diversity Conference, August 2008

Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD), August 2008

World Diversity Leadership Summit, The United Nations, July 2008

Disability Matters, July 2008

Make Mine A Million Dollar Business Program, Count Me In, June 2008

Meltzer Financial Group, May 2008

Lumin Annual Marketing/PR Retreat, May 2008

Aetna, Diversity in Action Lecture Series, April 2008

Schering Plough, April 2008

International Marketing Forum, April 2008

International Human Resource Forum, April 2008

Association of Destination Management Executives National Conference (ADME), February 2008

Columbia Business School – Columbia Women in Business Mentoring Session, January 2008

US Department of Justice – ADA Business Connection Leadership Meeting, January 2008

National Affinity Leaders Conference (NALC), November 2007

Bridging The Gap – Raising Disability Awareness on Wall Street, October 2007

Working Mother Media’s Work Life Congress, October 2007

U.S. Business Leaders National Conference, September 2007

Finding Your Future, A Career Preparation Forum, September 2007

International Society for Certified Employee Benefit Specialists, September 2007

2007 Conference Board’s Work-Life, June 2007

Mid-Atlantic States Broadcasters Conference, June 2007

Richmond Events Marketing and Human Resource Forums, May 2007

Gulf States Marketing Spring Conference, April 2007

Disability Matters Awards Conference, April 2007

AVIVA, January 2007

Ford Motor Company, October 2006

Work Life Matters Media, October 2006

Million Dollar Round Table, June 2006

American Marketing Association, February 2006

Blackbaud Incorporated, October 2005

Here are some of the topics Nadine is asked to speak about most often:

Marketing to the Special Needs Community*

When A Niche Is Not A Niche

Nadine covers lots of important ground in this popular presentation including startling statistics and key differences that distinguish the needs, interests, and purchasing decisions of those in the special needs community.

Nadine provides valuable insights and demonstrates how to successfully apply those insights to every element in your marketing plan. She also addresses the dos and don’ts of disability friendly communications. You’ll learn why you may have to work somewhat differently to gain a customer from the special needs community and why increased sales, ROI, and referrals will make it well worth your while.

*This presentation can be industry specific.

Diving Into Diversity

Supporting Employees Who Have a Disability or Have a Child or Other Dependent with Special Needs.

Businesses today typically define diversity as women and people of color. What’s not so typical however, the inclusion of the largest minority market in the country: individuals with special needs.

Businesses today also clearly understand the demands placed on their employees when they are caring for an elderly parent or in the throws of long-term care issues. What about when the demands are due to caring for a child or other dependent with special needs?

Nadine will provide valuable insights to understanding the needs of this large employee population. She will also demonstrate how to successfully apply those insights into every element of your diversity, employee benefits, and work life initiatives and by doing so substantially benefiting in terms of the retention and loyalty of these employees.

The Marketing of Diversity

The Profit Partnership between Human Resources and Marketing

Human Resource departments need to become profit centers. If handled properly, one of the easiest ways to accomplish this is by partnering with the marketing department. Diversity organizations that are doing great work internally are seldom seen as contributors to the bottom line. If however, the work being done is told properly to consumers through creative marketing initiatives that are then tied to products and services, the value of the work will go up considerably as revenue is generated as a direct result.

Nadine provides valuable insights on how to accomplish what seems like an impossible yet much needed task.

*This can be made industry specific.

Selling to the Special Needs Community*

A Rewarding and Profitable Way to Build Your Business

A lot of sales professionals are surprised to learn that individuals with disabilities are the largest minority market in the country. For parents who have children with special needs as well as grandparents, adult siblings, and other caregivers of people with special needs their decisions on where to shop and travel, live and more are made with the child’s needs in mind first and foremost. They also have the same income, assets, and home ownership as the general population. Adults who have disabilities have almost $200 Billion in discretionary spending. Where they spend and on what they spend on is what you need to know.

Getting smart about the unique needs and interests of the disability community will help you secure your share of this lucrative and loyal special needs wallet.

Turning Lemons Into Lemonade

Adversity Turns Sweet

How will you handle your tipping point? Nadine’s tipping points were the births of two daughters with life threatening disabilities. Rather than shrink into despair, she took charge, changing her life and reinventing her profession. From sales rep to branch manager to vice president, founder and head of an entire division of a company that supports families who have children and other dependents with special needs, Nadine never stopped. She did all of this while creating one of the largest special needs advocacy agencies in the country.

Hear how Nadine took some sour lemons, wrote a recipe for lemonade and in doing so created a new industry for the financial services business. Hear how she then took that recipe and built a cook book of success for every other industry in Corporate America and the world.

Motivation coupled with factual information can easily teach but only when it is coupled with inspiration can it spark the heart to unleash its dreams. Only coupled with inspiration can it cause major change and transformation. This is what Nadine Vogel causes to happen in individuals, organizations and businesses with her powerful presentation.

Cause Marketing

Doing Well By Doing Good

Businesses want to do good. They want to be socially responsible. So what’s stopping them? Often, it’s not knowing where to start or which cause to support or in some cases, confusion as to what really constitutes a cause marketing.

Nadine provides insights and options for companies to do good. She will review some of the differences between cause promotions, cause related marketing, corporate philanthropy, community volunteering and more. You will learn how to align business goals with cultural and social goals, choose issues to support and gain employee support. By doing good, you will also learn how to bring revenue to your company’s bottom line. This is one presentation your company should not do without.

The Power of One

Making a World of Difference

Many of us old enough to remember the 1969 hit by Three Dog Night: One, can recall the line “one is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do”. Not when that one is Nadine Vogel.

Nadine knows first hand how to take someone’s darkest days and turn them into powerful opportunities. She knows the true meaning of power in terms of self-determination and motivation, and being one but having the effect of many. She will explore the difference between power and empowerment. The power of an individual versus an idea versus a need that no one yet knows they have.

Nadine’s insights and personal stories will be sure to unleash the power lurking inside of everyone in attendance. Motivation coupled with factual information can easily teach but only when it is coupled with inspiration can it spark the heart to unleash its dreams. Only coupled with inspiration can it cause major change and transformation. This is what Nadine Vogel causes to happen in individuals, organizations and businesses with her powerful presentations.

Special Needs Estate Planning

Planning for the Future of a Child or Other Dependent with Special Needs

Nadine created a business for financial services representatives to help parents who have children and other dependents with special needs, plan for their futures. Her business turned into an entire industry.

This is Nadine’s most popular presentation within the financial services industry. She reviews the legal and financial issues that pertain to planning for the future; ensuring not just lifetime care but quality of life for an individual with special needs.

Nadine reviews important topics such as special needs trusts, letters of intent, why and how to protect government benefit eligibility, appropriate funding vehicles and much more.

You’ll learn why every financial services representative must know the ins and outs of special needs planning and must be willing to ask every prospect if they have a child or other dependent with special needs. The result of doing this will speak for itself.