Peggy Klaus has spent more than a decade advising America's top Fortune 500 executives and reaching thousands of professionals a year through speaking, coaching, and workshops at leading corporations and organizations, including JP Morgan Chase, Levi Strauss, Chevron Texaco, American Express, Disney, Goldman Sachs, Pharmacia Upjohn, General Mills, Cisco Systems, and UNICEF, among others. She’s the author of BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It and The Hard Truth About Soft Skills—Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish They'd Learned Sooner.

With advanced degrees in Drama, Speech, and Theatre from the London-based Royal Academy of Music and the Drama Studio, Klaus started off in Hollywood coaching entertainers for The Tonight Show and Cosby. Her screen credits include shows for Paramount Studios, Warner Brothers, ABC, CBS, and NBC TV. Klaus's reputation for getting the best out of performers spread to the corporate world when friends on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley called for help with their speeches and press conferences. In 1993 she left Hollywood to start her consulting firm Klaus & Associates—which offers a wide variety of workshops and individual training programs in corporate communication and leadership skills.

A popular speaker at conferences, Klaus has keynoted presentations for such organizations as the Women in Leadership Summit, San Francisco Trial Lawyers, Pharmacia-Upjohn, and the Financial Women's Association.

Well regarded in higher education, Klaus has lectured to students and faculty at the University of Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Boalt School of Law, and the School of Public Health & Sciences. She has also served as lecturer at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and School of Public Health, Wharton’s Executive MBA Program, Pepperdine University School of Law, and Smith College’s Executive MBA Program. Additionally, Klaus sits on Harvard’s Women’s Leadership Board.

Creator of BRAG! workshops for both professional development (promoting yourself and your agenda) and business development (promoting your company and its products), Klaus has led 100+ BRAG! events for organizations, including General Mills, SC Johnson, Credit Suisse, American Express, Freddie Mac, The Harvard Business School Alumni Association, and The National Association of Female Executives. In 2004 she launched BRAG! Connections, an innovative cross-generational program that pairs aspiring youth with seasoned professionals to teach critical networking and self-promotion job skills. A variety of companies, schools, and non-profits have participated in this program, including JP Morgan Chase, The Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem, Training Inc., Linkage, Merrill Lynch, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, and High Water Women.

Testimonials:

•  "Peggy’s workshop is effective with people at all levels. A great long term investment." Alicia Whittaker Managing Director of Global Human Resources Programs Credit Suisse, Inc.
• "The improvement we saw in people Peggy trained ranged from more than we had hoped for to the miraculous. The bottom line is that we are having Peggy back to train more people." Harry Kavros Associate Dean for Administration Columbia Law School
• "Klaus’ greatest gift is helping professionals develop a commanding presence while still being themselves. It’s a real art!” Bobbi Silten Chief Foundation Officer Gap, Inc.
• "Peggy Klaus is the single greatest thing to happen to my career. Her process works so well because it is truly about leveraging your natural strengths and letting your true self come out." Harry Davison Principal Bessemer Trust Company
• "I’ve seen Peggy change more lives in 90 minutes than any other speaker." Rayona Sharpnack President Institute for Women’s Leadership
• "Peggy Klaus is an Energy Tornado. The exercises and ideas she uses help bring a more visible and unique “you” to the surface. She’s genuine, fun, and over the top in a way that makes sense." Bob Dow Technical Services Manager The Linde Group
• "Peggy is an incredible coach—in person, in writing, and in spirit! Her energy is infectious, and she ALWAYS provides that rare opportunity for insightful introspection bolstered by actionable advice. I keep several copies of her BRAG! book on the shelf in my office and regularly present them to colleagues and friends in need of a boost of self-promotion confidence. Peggy (and I) have a lot of satisfied customers!" Patrice Hall Vice-President Global Equality & Diversity ORC Worldwide Former Managing Director JPMorgan Chase Global Investment