Motivational Humorist

"As you know our special stage presentation was a huge success - for our client, Panasonic, and for us at Visualize. We started with an idea to build on the existing corporate brand in our presentation, and as it developed our main concern was how to deliver this all-important message to our audience. Well, we found the way: Victoria Labalme."
-- Tony Paris, President & Creative Director, Visualize, Inc

For more than two decades, Victoria Labalme has been entertaining and inspiring audiences, providing theatrical and comedic performances and interactive programs on communication, humor, risk taking, and coming back to life. Personable, real, and down to earth, Victoria Labalme presents memorable keynote performances filled with characters, comedy, and cutting edge commentary. Her productions are interlaced with original, witty film clips, making the event a truly unique, multimedia experience.

A veteran of the stage and comedy world, Victoria Labalme is a graduate of Stanford University where she earned her BA with Honors in English and Writing. She graduated from Marcel Marceau's master training seminars in mime, and from the Gately-Poole 2 year Conservatory Acting School in NYC. Since 1989, she has worked professionally in the entertainment industry. As a Professional Member of the National Speakers Association, the Actor's Equity Association, and the Screen Actors Guild, Victoria is a unique presence in the speaking industry.

Victoria Labalme's dynamic style, which blends professional acting, comedy and mime skills with thoughtful commentary and insight, has led to work with dozens of companies ranging from General Motors to Panasonic. She also has appeared in films, on television (HBO's "Sex & the City," a PBS special, a documentary film with Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel, and over 25 commercials, including a Super Bowl spot), on ABC's "Good Morning America" stage, and on a variety of radio programs.

In her interactive programs, Victoria Labalme utilizes the power of humor and movement to revitalize audience members and teach communication skills. Participants find themselves laughing, taking risks, connecting, and surprising themselves and their colleagues with their own personal flair. People leave with invaluable new insights, practical & applicable communication tools, and an unforgettable, laughter-rich experience.

As a professional performer, Victoria Labalme has presented her original one-woman plays in over 100 venues, clubs and theatres across the country. Known for her ability to blend the spoken word with physical expressiveness, Victoria Labalme has won awards for both her movement work and her writing. She has been featured in two documentaries: the PBS special, "Bessie" by DA Pennebaker, and Japan's NHK-TV film with Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel. In 1991, she was named a Finalist in NYC's New Voice Poetry Award.

Additional performing credits include:

HBO's "Sex & The City"
ABC / Good Morning America stage in Times Square

More than 25 television commercials
A Super Bowl spot
Comedy Clubs: Caroline's on Broadway, Gotham Comedy Club, Catch a Rising Star, Stand Up NY
NYC's Toyota Comedy Festival
Chicago's Funny Women Festival
HBO's Workspace Theatre in Los Angeles

As a presentation skills coach, Victoria has worked across the country, coaching professional speakers, trainers, managers and CEOs. She has been a guest teach -- in presentation skills, movement, and acting -- at New York University, Stanford University, the National Dance Institute, the Actors Institute, the Professional Performing Arts High School, and the New School University in NYC where she is an Adjunct Professor.

Clients include:

AT &T, Bayer, Bell Atlantic, Champion Mortgage, Con Edison, Cornwall Library Association, Ford, General Motors, Heineken, Holiday Inn, Homestead Suites, Kohl's Department Stores, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Neosporin, Panasonic, Pennsylvania Lottery, Random House Publishing, Santa Fe Mountain Center, Sherwin Williams Paint, Starbucks, Southern New England Telephone, Tylenol, Vail Chamber of Commerce, & Volvo.

What People Are Saying

“Victoria Labalme is unquestionably the most inspiring and moving speaker I have experienced in my 15 years as President and CEO of Bosley. Each and every person she has touched within our company has walked away in awe and is now able to realize more of their potential in life.

We first brought Victoria Labalme into our company to do a 1-day communications training program for our regional meeting. Her energy immediately began to inspire our team member culture. As a result, I personally hired her on the spot for 2 more full-day events as well as our National meeting. She has since done 17 sessions for Bosley, impacting our entire company throughout North America .

She is fun, entertaining, light, humorous, informative, and above all, very smart. Have no doubt. Bringing her on board will be a culturally changing event for your enterprise or business."
-- John Ohanesian, President & CEO, Bosley

"Our special stage presentation was a huge success...We started with an idea to build on the existing corporate brand in our presentation, and as it developed our main concern was how to deliver this all-important message to our audience. Well, we found the way: Victoria Labalme."
-- Tony Paris , President, Visualize, Inc. --Consumer Electronics Show, Panasonic

"Victoria Labalme performed the closing keynote at our 4 Regional Sales Rallies and without exception we were delighted with the results. Victoria's presentation was unlike any other presentation we've ever had, as she personalized and customized her message specifically for our sales associates.

Victoria Labalme completely broke the mold of the typical motivational speaker, and put on a show (performance) that wove together acting, creative comedy bits, film clips, customized humor, and inspiring theatrical moments. Victoria powerfully reached and influenced the minds, hearts and souls of our team members.

People are still talking about the Rally and Victoria's final presentation, and more importantly they are practicing some of her practical and useful tips and techniques."
-- Jill Kallmeyer, VP Organizational Development & Learning, Interstate Hotels & Resorts

"Victoria Labalme's performance stimulated my mind, lifted my spirits, and resonated in my soul - both during and longer after the show ended. Through her witty, smart, and truly insightful performance, Victoria gets you to laugh, wonder, and reflect about how we live our lives -- and think about why we do the things we do. It’s a unique experience - not to be missed - and not easily forgotten. It may also change your life!"
-- Daris Delins, President & CEO, Castlestone Management

"Customer needs are the basis for the program and you were able to communicate how we addressed those needs in a very effective and memorable way! I thoroughly enjoyed working you and learned more about mime as an art form. For that I owe you my sincere thanks."
-- Fred J. Schaafsma, NY International Auto Show, General Motors

"The recent communications session with Victoria Labalme was remarkable! I was completely impressed with how well she listened to what really mattered to me, without mouthing the kinds of cliches and trite aphorisms that abound in the speaking and coaching industry. Her insights, enthusiasm, and encouragement were more than worth the time and cost. I look forward to working with her again, and to having her work with other members of our organization."
-- Stephen S. Pappaterra, J.D., ,Senior VP & Director, PNC Bank

"Thank you so much for the superb job you did for us at Consumer Electronics Show. You have such a wonderful presence on stage. It was a pleasure working with you, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate your professionalism, talent and personality! I look forward to working with you again."
-- Jennifer Ahn, Associate Producer, Panasonic, Consumer Electronics Show

"Icebergs in Africa is one of those unique 'out-of-the-box' learning tools every organization should give their people. There isn't a more powerful, engaging, and memorable way for participants to be inspired to levels of passion and determination to make life all it is meant to be."
-- Ian Percy, CEO & Founder, Transformational Executive Events

"Oh, the creativity, the cooperation, and most of all the Talent! Everyone at the Jack Morton Company, as well as our General Motors Clients, would like to thank you for your superb performances at the GM Vanscape Press Conference."
-- Christina Kemp, Jack Morton Productions