Pat Bender is the CEO & President of Bayley & Bender. Prior to co-founding Bayley & Bender, Pat worked for IBM Corporation. In her first year with IBM, she achieved Rookie of the Year by selling 140% of quota and went on to claim top performance awards for the next ten years - a rare accomplishment. For four consecutive years, Pat was in the top 2% in performance at IBM and was honored with four Golden Circle Awards. Her final year at IBM, Pat earned the distinguished award as the Top Sales Representative in the country. As a manager, Pat built and trained a sales force, which finished as the top team in the country. Whether working with steel workers from Baltimore, Maryland or Corporate & Government Executives from all over North America, England, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Greece, India, Brazil, Argentina, Uraguay, Chile, Spain, France, Vietnam, Thailand, Canada, China, and working with the blind, Pat brings awareness, fun, creativity and insight into her programs. This is probably one of the reasons she is a popular keynote speaker on a number of international cruises including the former Seabourn Sun, Seabourn Spirit, QE2, Crystal Harmony, Oceania, Silver Sea, Celebrity Cruise Line, Azamara and Sea Dream Yacht Club Cruise Lines.She holds a B.S. degree from the University of Maryland. She is a Certified Behavioral Analyst (CPBA), Certified Values Analyst (CPVA), Certified Emotional Intelligence Analyst (CPEIA), Certified in 5 Generational Differences, and Certified AQ Partner. Pat often speaks about the behavioral styles and values that affect individuals, Corporate America and the Federal Government. She is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), Association for Talent Development and Training Development (ATD), Society for Human Resource Managers (SHRM), Training Officers Conference and a former member of the Women's Leadership Council for the United Way of Central Maryland.Specialties: Team Building, Leadership Development, Emotional Intelligence, Overcoming Obstacles...How to Develop Grit, Mental Toughness & Persistence, Adaptability Intelligence, World Class Selling, Leadership Excellence, Take Action Seminars, Leadership Seminars for Chinese with interpreter & the Blind, Coaching, Facilitator, Key Note Speaker, Awareness Is Power® Process, Take Action, Career Choices, Interviewing Skills, Time Management, Supervisory Mgmt. Training, Communications, Conflict Management. www.awarenessispower1.com. Help Organizations & Leaders Measure, Test & Improve their Adaptability Intelligence so they can Adapt in the fastest period of change.