About the Event
Life's A Pitch!
Struggling to get buy-in from executives? Trying to align cross-functional teams when you're not their manager? Need to rally support for a strategic initiative?In this session, Tami Reiss will share practical techniques for stakeholder management and influencing without authority. Whether you're leading cross-functional projects, navigating competing priorities, or need executive sponsorship, you'll learn how to:
- Map and prioritize your stakeholders for maximum impact
- Build momentum with people who don't report to you
- Turn skeptics into champions using Influence-Driven Leadership
- Make strategic decisions that bring others along, not just facts that fall flat
Tami is a keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and the CIO of Leader Within. She helps product managers, project leads, and rising leaders master influence and maximize their impact—even when they're not in charge. She's the author of The Product Manager's Survival Guide, Mastering Executive Presence on Canvas, and The Confident Communicator GPT. Her latest passion project is a rhyming illustrated book on leadership—bringing a creative twist to lessons on confidence and communication.
Why This Session Matters:
If you've ever felt stuck waiting for approval, frustrated by stakeholders who don't "get it," or exhausted from pushing initiatives uphill, this session will give you a proven framework to change that dynamic. You'll walk away with actionable tools to navigate organizational politics, build coalitions, and drive results through influence rather than authority.
Special Offer for TPMA Members:
Also, as a special offer TPMA members can have access to Mastering Executive Presence online course ($499 value) for $49 using this URL or coupon code 450OFF
https://learn.myleaderwithin.com/offers/ZoFximGG/checkout?coupon_code=450OFF
Mastering Executive Presence is a practical, high-impact course for leaders who’ve been told to “show up stronger” but were never shown how. You’ll learn and practice real behaviors across Awareness, Adaptability, Authenticity, and Authority to build trust, increase influence, and lead with confidence in every high-stakes moment.
