Judy Martin
Journalist / Public Speaker
P.O. Box 496
E-mail: info@judymartinspeaks.com
Websites: www.JudyMartinSpeaks.com
www.WorkLifeMonitor.com

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Volunteer with Hospice of Rockland
Volunteer Coordinator for a NYC project which served Incarnation Children’s Center

Awards:
National: 2006 Excellence in Media Silver Angel Award: African American Women & AIDS
National: 2006 Telly Award: 9/11 Commemorative News Program
Local Service Award: Victim’s Information Bureau of Suffolk County
Local Service Award: Project Families United for Life: Coverage of the AIDS Pandemic

When and why did you start your business?
While reporting for Public Radio International’s Marketplace Morning Report in the aftermath of 9/11, I volunteered with the children of the victims immediately following the disaster. During this service work I learned a lot about consuming chaos in the workplace and in stressful business situations as I reported by day and volunteered by night.

My mission from that point on was to concentrate on producing better media coverage exalting the value of Human Capital in the workplace and demonstrating the importance of worklife balance. I began JudyMartinSpeaks soon after, speaking to business groups, social entrepreneurs, and corporate America about worklife integration using a four-step formula called Practical Chaos: The Four Gates of Transformation.

Please provide a brief overview of your company.
JudyMartinSpeaks is a media company that communicates on worklife culture. Judy is an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist and speaker who gives an objective voice to social issues, business news and the delicate balance of working and living with purpose; in an era of great uncertainty. She reports on the value of human capital as a contributing editor to Motto Magazine, writes the monthly Work/Life column for Long Island's Canvas Magazine, and is the Founder of Work/Life Monitor.com.

Judy’s WorkLife Minute is currently being slated for national syndication. She also produces the WorkLifeMonitor Podcast which provides commentary and news - with an eye toward the uniqueness of the companies, CEO's and entrepreneurs facilitating positive change in the workplace and in business. Judy speaks across the country on issues relating to worklife integration. She is known for her dynamic yet compassionate signature lecture series, PRACTICAL CHAOS® Cultivating Work/Life Resilience in a 24/7 Global Marketplace.

What accomplishments are you most proud of?
My Hospice work with people who are facing life challenging illness gives me the most joy as it’s an opportunity to give back in a very unusual way. Second to that is the work I’ve done for the national radio program - The World Vision Report - covering AIDS, poverty, genocide, and human rights concerns. Third is a tie between my Economic Fellowship with the National Press Club Foundation and my Emmy Award.

What advice could you offer women looking to get into business for themselves?
Do what you love, with purpose, meaning, and courage; listen to your gut intuition, and don’t be concerned with what others think of you. We get so bogged down bowing to the almighty dollar and sidestepping what gives us joy. As accomplished business women, there are standards we are often forced to contend with. Image plays a big role in this as society dictates how we must allegedly look, act and sound a certain way. But I believe we should set our own benchmarks as individuals and have the courage to move forward in the face of chaos and head upstream against the flow. You can have purpose, passion and profit - your way. They do not have to be mutually exclusive.