Annella Metoyer, Keynote Speaker, Amazon Best Selling Author, Performance Improvement Coach for Inspire Development LLC, was just recently selected as Top Motivational Speaker of the Year for 2019 by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP), for her outstanding leadership, dedication and commitment to the industry.
While inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations and contributions to their communities. All honorees are invited to attend the IAOTP’s annual award gala at the end of this year for a night to honor their achievements. www.iaotp.com/award-gala
With over 3 decades of professional experience solving complex problems and building high performing teams in the financial industry, Annella has certainly proven herself as an accomplished professional and expert when it comes to knowing what professionals need to do in order to succeed in today’s complex business world. As a dynamic, results-driven leader, she has demonstrated success not only as a Motivational Speaker, successful Author, Coach, Executive and Business Professional, but Annella has succeeded in every position she has ever held. Her impressive repertoire of prior roles have included: Senior Vice President, Trade Area Group Manager of Retail Banking for Hibernia National Bank, and Regional Executive and Market President for Capital One Bank.
As a speaker, Annella’s previous forty-year career in the financial industry gave her a wide range of experience in Sales Leadership, Business Development, Strategic Business Planning, Process Improvement, Customer Service, Client/Public Relations, Revenue Growth, Talent Management, Training and Development and Performance Management.
As a Business Owner, Motivational Speaker, a coach and Best Selling Author for Inspire Development LLC, Annella combines her executive experience with extensive interviews, research and incredible personal stories to help develop others leadership skills in order for them to create a culture of teamwork. . Annella’s powerful message has inspired professionals on a national level and she is a sought after speaker. Annella is recognized as a collaborative leader skilled at inspiring teams and empowering individuals to reflect on their fear and tap into their own power.
Annella attended the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking and has Profile Certification Training for Personalysis. Stephanie Cirami, President of IAOTP stated that “Choosing Annella for this honor was an easy decision for our panel to make. She is talented, brilliant, humble and gracious and we know we will be seeing more amazing accomplishments from this amazing woman. We hope to spend time with her at the gala.”
Throughout her illustrious career, Annella remains active in her community, and has been recognized nationally for her outstanding leadership and commitment to the profession. For 2019 she is being considered for a feature in TIP (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine and for IAOTP’s Empowered Woman of the Year Award. Also for 2019 she was selected as Top Motivational Speaker of the Year and will be honored at IAOTP’s Annual Awards Gala being held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. She has been featured on CUTV News Radio, Promotion Protocol Radio with Dr. Kim Nugent, and interviewed by Athena International-Women Really Mean Business. In 2013 Annella was named “Breakthrough Women by the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce and in 2012, was an honoree at the 7th Annual Top 25 Women of Houston. Annella passionately serves on the boards of numerous professional and non-profit organizations such as North Houston Advisory Board of the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the Women’s Resource of Greater Houston. She has formerly served on the board of the Greater Houston Partnership and the 2011 NCAA Final Four Houston Local Organizing Committee.
Looking back, Annella attributes her success to her perseverance, mentors and coaches she has had along the way especially her father who was the inspiration behind her book “Dare to Be the Change”, which Annella says her dad gave her the foundation to take risks in life, and staying passionate in all her business endeavors. When not working she is traveling and spending time with her family. For the future, she will continue to grow as a professional and wants to continue to make a difference in people’s lives.