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.
Pegine's Profile
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.
Topic Categories
Diversity, Culture
Ethnically Diverse Speakers
Leadership, Management
Presentation Titles
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.
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
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.
Audience 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
In Her Own 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."
