Tara LaFon Gooch, MBA, CVP

Award-winning International Trailblazing Keynote Speaker • TEDx Speaker • 3X Forbes-Featured CEO • Personal Branding Expert • LinkedIn Expert • Bestselling Author • Executive Coach
Fee Range:
$10,000 - $12,500
Travels From Thomasville, North Carolina

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Tara LaFon Gooch is a Forbes-featured, award-winning, trailblazing keynote speaker, bestselling author, coach, and mentor, celebrated for her ability to unleash the untapped potential within leaders and organizations.

She has established herself as a leading authority in the field of leadership development, inspiring countless individuals to transcend their limitations and achieve greatness.

Drawing from her own remarkable journey of overcoming adversity and self-discovery, Tara created the GRASP Method®—a proven five-step framework built on Gratitude, Responsibility, Action, Sight, and Purpose. This transformative methodology, featured in her bestselling books How To GRASP Confidence & Own Your Power and Talk Your Way To The Top, has empowered thousands of professionals across six continents to shatter self-doubt and step boldly into their leadership potential.

Her thought leadership has been featured in numerous publications and within Major Press, and she is often invited to share her expertise on prominent platforms and media outlets. Tara’s unwavering commitment to empowering others with the gift of confidence and self-assurance makes her an invaluable asset for any event or organization seeking to unleash the potential of its leaders and teams.

As host of a top-rated podcast focused on personal growth and authentic leadership, Tara extends her influence beyond the stage, reaching listeners who are ready to elevate their impact. Her expert insights have been featured across major media outlets, and she continues to coach C-suite executives and high-performing teams on building magnetic personal brands and cultivating cultures where confidence thrives.

Her mission is crystal clear: to equip the next generation of leaders with the mindset, tools, and courage to rise confidently, lead with purpose, and create ripple effects of positive change in their organizations and communities.

When you bring Tara to your event, you’re not just booking a speaker—you’re investing in a transformational experience that will leave your audience energized, equipped, and ready to take bold action toward their biggest goals.

 

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Achievements and Accomplishments of Tara LaFon Gooch Include:

  • Certified Virtual Speaker (CVP) by eSpeakers Inc
  • USA Country Chair: Start-Up Ecosystems G100: Mission Million
  • International Bestselling Book: "How to Grasp Confidence and Own Your Own Power"
  • New Book Release: "Talk your Way to the Top"
  • Featured in Forbes Magazine - Morocco
  • Featured in INSC Digital Magazine
  • MBA - University of North Carolina Wilmington - Business Analytics
  • Cornell University - Certificate – Financial Management
  • University of Notre Dame – Mendoza College of Business - Professional Certificate in Management
  • Wingate University - B. S. Environmental Biology
  • Top #50 TEDx Talks of 2024 – Nottinghamshire, England
  • Certified Virtual Speaker (CVP) by eSpeakers Inc
  • USA Country Chair: Start-Up Ecosystems G100: Mission Million
  • International Bestselling Book: "How to Grasp Confidence and Own Your Own Power"
  • New Book Release: "Talk your Way to the Top"
  • Featured in Forbes Magazine - Morocco
  • Featured in INSC Digital Magazine
  • MBA - University of North Carolina Wilmington - Business Analytics
  • Cornell University - Certificate – Financial Management
  • University of Notre Dame – Mendoza College of Business - Professional Certificate in Management
  • Wingate University - B. S. Environmental Biology

Tara Lafon Gooch delivered an excellent presentation to our team of land-focused real estate agents, highlighting the immense value of personal branding, especially using social media platforms. Tara’s engaging style and expert knowledge gave our team actionable strategies to enhance their online presence and connect with clients and customers in meaningful ways. We left feeling empowered and ready to elevate our brand. I highly recommend Tara.

~ Chris Miller, Managing Director of Real Estate Services
American Forest Management

Most Requested Keynote Experiences From Tara LaFon Gooch Include:

Confidence Capital™

Build the only currency that never runs out

Confidence Capital™ reframes confidence not as a personality trait but as a tangible form of wealth. The Confidence Capital™ Framework is a proprietary system designed to help leaders transform confidence into an exponential return. It begins with making consistent deposits through daily gratitude, aligned action, and speaking truth. Leaders must also recognize and limit withdrawals such as fear, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and self-doubt that quietly deplete their reserves. Over time, their commitment generates interest, the compounding effect that comes from resilience and consistency. Ignoring these principles can lead to bankruptcy, the inevitable collapse that occurs when leaders outsource their worth to external validation. Ultimately, true mastery comes through wealth transfer; using your confidence to inspire and ignite confidence in others, creating a lasting legacy that multiplies far beyond yourself.

Like financial capital, you can:

  • Build it – through practice, self-awareness, and small wins.

  • Invest it – by taking bold action, pursuing opportunities, and leading with courage.

  • Compound it – because the more you risk and reinvest, the more exponential the return.

  • Spend it wisely – refusing to waste it on comparison, approval-seeking, or the wrong battles.

  • Protect it – by guarding your identity from criticism, doubt, and burnout.

Confidence is currency, and once you see it that way, it changes everything.

Why It Matters Now

We’re living in an age of disruption:

  • Automation & AI are commoditizing skills; human presence, confidence, and clarity are now the ultimate differentiators.

  • Social media comparison is eroding self-worth, just as influence becomes more critical than ever.

  • Leadership crisis is widening; technical expertise is abundant, but conviction, courage, and authenticity are rare.

Confidence Capital™ reframes confidence as an asset you steward and grow; not ego, but equity.

This single mental shift can redefine how we develop leaders, build companies, and transform culture.

Becoming a Global Thought Leader: Expanding Your Influence, Impact, and Income

Move beyond your market. Lead industries. Shape the future.

In today’s borderless economy, influence knows no zip code. The leaders who shape industries and drive innovation are no longer confined to boardrooms or local markets; they are global voices who shape conversations, set cultural trends, and create ripple effects across continents.

This transformative keynote is designed for visionary entrepreneurs and executive leaders ready to rise from expert to global authority. It’s for those who know their message carries weight and who feel called to move beyond simply participating in their industry to leading it on a global stage.

Through a powerful blend of branding psychology, visibility strategy, and values-driven leadership principles, you’ll discover how to clarify your signature message, position yourself as an authority, and build a thought leadership platform that transcends borders. You’ll learn how to leverage digital platforms, international media, global stages, and strategic partnerships to amplify your voice and how to do it without sacrificing authenticity, integrity, or alignment with your core mission.

This isn’t just about building a brand. It’s about building a legacy of influence; where your ideas shape culture, your presence builds trust, and your leadership inspires transformation at scale.

Core Pillars:

  • Clarity – Define the message only you can deliver and communicate it with conviction.

  • Credibility – Build a reputation that earns trust across industries, cultures, and continents.

  • Consistency – Establish a powerful, cohesive presence across every platform, market, and opportunity.

After this program, you will be able to:

  • Position yourself as a global authority by identifying, packaging, and promoting your thought leadership at scale.

  • Expand your reach and reputation through international media, global conferences, and strategic collaborations.

  • Leverage your influence to shape industries, inspire movements, and multiply revenue opportunities.

Give Your Way to God: Three Steps to a Deeper Connection

Discover how a heart of giving leads to an unshakable bond with the Creator.

In a world obsessed with gaining, this transformative message calls you back to the heart of the Gospel: giving. Not just as a transaction, but as a sacred act of trust, surrender, and alignment with the heart of God.

Give Your Way to God reveals how generosity transcends finances—it becomes an act of worship, a declaration of faith, and a pathway to profound intimacy with the Father. Rooted in biblical truth and filled with practical steps, this message will help you dismantle fear of lack, release the grip of control, and step into the divine flow of abundance that only comes from a life fully yielded to Him.

Through three powerful and practical steps, you’ll learn how to align your life with the character of God, experience His presence more deeply, and live as a vessel through which His love and provision can flow.

After this program, you will be able to:

  • Align with God’s Heart
    Recognize how giving reflects the nature of God and creates space for a deeper, more intimate relationship with Him.
  • Live Generously with Confidence
    Implement three faith-driven steps that activate spiritual alignment and empower you to give with boldness, purpose, and joy.
  • Break Free from Fear and Lack
    Overcome limiting beliefs by embracing a lifestyle of trust, surrender, and abundance through the power of giving.

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.” – Luke 6:38 (NIV)

Confident in Your Calling: Becoming the Leader God Designed You to Be

Silence the doubt, embrace your purpose, and lead with Spirit-empowered confidence.

Before he was king, David was a shepherd—overlooked, underestimated, and dismissed even by his own family. But God saw what others couldn’t: a leader after His own heart. Imagine if David had listened to his self-doubt or the voices around him telling him he wasn’t enough. He may have never stepped into his destiny.

This powerful talk is for anyone who has ever felt unseen, unqualified, or uncertain about their purpose. Confident in Your Calling: Becoming the Leader God Designed You to Be goes beyond personal growth—it’s about uncovering your true identity in Christ and stepping into the unique calling God placed on your life. You’ll be reminded of who you are and whose you are, and equipped with the confidence to lead from that unshakable foundation.

Through biblical insight, mindset renewal, and the inspiring story of David, this session instills divine confidence—not rooted in ego, but in spiritual authority. You’ll also learn to recognize and defeat the lies that hold you back: fear, comparison, perfectionism, doubt, and imposter syndrome. With practical tools and Spirit-led strategies, this message will help you silence the inner critic and embrace the leader God designed you to be from the very beginning.

After this program, you will be able to:

  • Lead with divine confidence by embracing your God-given identity and rejecting the lies of unworthiness, fear, and self-doubt.

  • Recognize and defeat the internal battles that hold you back, including perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and limiting beliefs—through Scripture-based tools and mindset renewal.

  • Align your leadership with God’s design, stepping boldly into your calling with clarity, courage, and spiritual authority—just like David did when he rose from shepherd to king.

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.” —Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV)

Clients Include:

  • Goodyear
  • IMA – Association of Accounts and Financial Professionals in Business
  • Womble Bond Dickinson
  • The Women’s Business Center of North Carolina
  • TEDx Nottingham England
  • Carolinas Payroll Conference
  • American Forest Management
  • Steere The Engineering Edge
  • eXp Realty
  • Stanly Community College
  • C-Suite for Christ

Why Hire Tara LaFon Gooch?

Ready to ELEVATE your event with authentic leadership transformation? Tara LaFon Gooch doesn’t just inspire—she equips your team with proven strategies to GRASP confidence and own their power. Book now and watch potential become performance!

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