About Judi Hampton

Judi Hampton's strength is connecting and communicating with a wide variety of audiences, from cross-generational to cross-functional. Workshop participants and coaching clients appreciate her energy, humor, and engaging teaching style.

By focusing her passion and energy on the participants' development, Judi enriches their learning experience and motivation to use their new skills. This results in significant and lasting improvements in skills and productivity.

Judi's experience as president of a successful documentary film company and public relations firm enhances her ability to understand complex leadership challenges.

Her years as a senior manager in a major corporation are the foundation of her understanding of challenges in the corporate sector. And her background in civil rights gives her the perspective to connect with issues involving workplace diversity and cross cultural communications on a highly informed level.

These three aspects of professional experience, coupled with a talent for teaching, enable Judi Hampton to offer training and coaching programs that provide practical strategies and solutions for complex workplace issues.

Judi Hampton has over thirty years of experience as a business skills seminar leader and coach, university professor, and public relations executive. She is president of her own professional development firm, Judi Hampton Public Relations (JHPR), which provides training and coaching to a broad range of clients, including professionals with English as another language.

Over the last decade, Judi Hampton has led hundreds of training programs for non-profit organizations, government agencies, and corporations. She has conducted seminars for Cornell University ILR School, Boston University Corporate Education Center, NeighborWorks, and the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Clients include: the United Nations, MasterCard, Raytheon, W.J. Deutsch, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Weill Medical Center, and numerous universities.

Judi Hampton also serves as President of the Board of Directors of Blackside Inc., which produced Eyes on the Prize, the Emmy Award-winning public television series on the civil rights movement. Ms. Hampton spearheaded a successful fundraising campaign that raised over $1 million to clear rights for the series and make it available to the public and the educational community again. This resulted in the series being rebroadcast in 2006 and 2008 on public television, a national outreach program, and a new DVD set. This effort is an extension of Judi's lifelong commitment to efforts that benefit minority communities.

Ms. Hampton has over 25 years of experience in the public relations field. Her firm, Judi Hampton Public Relations, has conducted successful public relations programs for the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Panasonic, McDonald's, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA), the New York City Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Literacy Volunteers, and many other clients. Prior to starting her own company, she was a senior public affairs officer and spokesperson for the Mobil Corporation.

Judi Hampton's experience managing her own two companies and in a major corporation enables her to lead programs that provide real-life solutions. Ms. Hampton's programs feature accelerated learning techniques that allow participants to learn skills and apply them directly to enhance organization results.

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